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U.S.R.C. Cocktail Party
Russia 'cold' tactics
gain
more than
Jap shooting war
Washington, May 14.- Mr John Foster Duiles, American Republican Party Foreign Affa irs expert, recently appointed special consultant to the Secret ary of State, Mr Dean Acheson, said today that he did not think that the Russians wanted a shooting war,
Dispute No Nearer Solution
"I do not think that we necessarily face war,
| but I do think that we must develop better techni- ques and more strength to fight successfully the cold war," he stated in a radio interview.
Mr Dulles said that the] Russians had made net gains in the cold war largely Through suceeSNEA
where, he declared, have
Won
in Asia "they for victories
any Japan Cairo, May 14-An in-greater than
the would have won if they had formal meeting at Egyptian Foreign Ministry won the shooting war."
today made a last-minute Je attributed Sovlet success attempt to find a way out in China to long time when at t
of the impasse in the League because of the Arab objections led by Egypt to King Abdullah's incorpora- tion
Congress Campaigns Begin
Washington, May 14.- preporation President Truman will ad- Democratic the United i dress the States let things drift."-Reuter. Party's "Jefferson Jubilee" in Chicago on Monday night, and the event will be hailed nationally as marking the commencement of the 1950 campaigns. Congressional
RUSSIA WINNING United Press adds that Mr of Eastern Palestine Dulles, asserted that the United into the Kingdom of Jordan.States was losing the cold war The Prime Ministers of Egypt, to Russia and had been doing Iraq, the Lebanon and Syra so for the last four or five years. and the chief Arab Lengue delegates of the Yemen Arabia
Saudi
meeting, which
attended
and
the
The Chicago Stadium is ex- "We have made some gains in pected to have n capacity areas," he said, "but in the crowd of 30,000 to hear the some areas," he
net balance, I think, Russian was held ist Communism has been winning." President. the absence of the Jordan The Republican foreign policy named Foreign Minister and the Prime spokesman,
recently
Secretary of Gazn "All-
All-ansistant of the Minister of the
State, Dean Acheson also said Palestine" Arab Government,
broch
bipartisan The Secretary General of the the League, Rahman Azzam Pasha,foreign policy was due to the sald after the meeting that they Democrats belief, after had come no nearer to a rolu 1918 elections, that they could tion of the dispute. They were "get along without much Re- reported
discussed jublican help." have "frankly:
1.-Egypt's Jusistence that Jordan should be expelled from the Arab League; and
to
2.-The possible consequence
of such an action.
It was not known
whether
the Arab League Political Con- mittee, briginally called for formal meeting
the
Issues, but
Until national election day, November 7, there will be re- lentless partian debate through- out the country,, waged Hen- erally an dementle likely to be confused by bitter
Ste or failure of Prezident discussions as to the degree af Truman's forelim palicy. Mr Dulles made the state. There is a distinct possibility
modified
isolationism" men in a radio Interview, ife that a
will emerge as an issue in some also said: The
United States does Middle Western states.
four Thirty-six not necessary" face war, since
because of the Russians
can get every more than normal thing they want with the cold vacancies temporarily led in
recent years, 435
war.
2. The Far East was lost be-the House of emise the Soviets had it pro-
Senators,
this momit graining for 25 years that was large number would meet nt all today-imed at conquest of China and to be chosen this
Ieuter.
alber Oriental ontlons. They have used their "best political ISRAELI CHARGES Tel-Aviv. May
14. The means" while the United States Israel Government Information was content to Office Loday Issued a statement belief that China always would averting that "agenta of the be frilly.
Former Mufil,
a)
Huzini,"
Amin were cermanising "
for
EL
3. Marshall Europe may
the
military organisation liberation of Palestine,"
Palestine
Israel."-
"drift" in the
10
Plan ald have to be con-
members of Representatives, 33 governors of states, and a of muyors are year. Elee- tions occur on November 7 inalt where Maine, Plates except election date is September 11, TRUMAN HELPS
From May until September a elec- long series of "primary
"will be held in various tlons
basis of "my Ko
there
tinued after the programme states, designed to select party lor the November ends in 1932, but the amount nominees The statement said Arob re-should be and
can be drasil-elections.
Mr Truman's speech at Chica- fugeer from
were cally redured."
will climax a three-day being recruited in Syria and
On the 4. Use Lebanon for "irregular personal contacts
are meeting of Democratic political operations against
In the leaders from all stutes, to dis- disloyal eniployees 111 Reuler.
cuss campaign strategy, attitude State Department.
Dulles
about on current issues, and perfect was asked
organisation plans. the public opinion polls which "have shown the public general- by ja distrustful and suspicious of the way the State Depart- men las conducted our foreign
Reds launch
new
attack Christianity
Ma
affair." He said this was partly due to the fact that the United
on Stites was losing the cold war He believed responsibility for that had its roots pretty for back," but the people were out
Berlin, May 11, The' Communist Party, in a new
to a scapegoat,
SCAPEGOAT WANTED
The President's helping hand for Ho Democratic candidates.
Congress In 1950 is a logical aftermath of the 1948 elections. -United Press.
"Stop Arming Arabs"
New York, May 14-Senator (Republican, M. Ives Irving
York) suggested in a
"I think the efforts to put all Now
attack on Christianity, call-the responsibility on one or two speech here that if England did arming the Arabi people in the State Department not stop
to
ed today for a "protest might perhaps be an effort to States the United States should movement" within
"enough arms the find a scapegoat for misfortunes send Israel
the eagerness of the Church. Churchmen said it which have been caused else cool off
Arab militarists to attack the was another to the Com-where." munists to form secret cells ments, when he took the State
He said he had no commit-Jewish State."
Senator Iven was speaking in the churches.
Department post, which would Inst night of a Madison Square of Israel's prevent him from running for! Garder celebration
second anniversary--Reuter,
The party's Politbureaú, in the Senate again. draft resolution, accused both Catholic and Protestant Church caders of assalling the East German Communist State, aald, These are the same high church lenders who have always delended the domination of blessed monopolista and who the arms used in Hitler's war of robbery."
It
SIDE GLANCES
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It called for a "brond protest movement within the church... Churchgoers and clergymen can fulnll freely ther rational duties and exercise thelr rights as citizens."-United Press,
Nationalists
Not Welcome
Saigon, May 14-Emperor Boo Dai sald today that-his government would not permit the Chinese Nationalists establish bases in Indo-Ching to Com- assist in fighting the munista.
10
In a written statement to the United Press, in answer to a questionnaire, Dao Daly said, "Such action would not be. ponsible as we could not per mit a foreign power to intervene In our Internal affair.**
Asked about plans to win greater popular support for his regine, he replied, "The polley which we have shaped to obtain the support of the people has It consists, nover changed. firstly, of reallsing our national aspirations and secondly, to as mire protect of the popula Gon-United Press.
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By Galbraith
́COPI, 1960 RY MEA SERVICE, INC. 7. MŰŰRED, U. 6. PAT, OFF.
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"I don't like to alibi, Mr. Jenkins, but the only reason I'm ever late is my wife--she can't seem to start screaming
early enough!"
SEVEN COUNTRIES TALK TO HELP
A CONTINENT
Sydney, May 14.-Delegates of seven British Commonwealth countries tomorrow begin discus- sion of a plan which they hope eventually will at- tract the United States' support to raise living standards and fight Communism in Asia.
Britain, Canada, Australia, which won Independence niler Indin, New Zealand, Pakistan | the war Indla. Pakistan, and Ceylon are represented Burma, Ceylon and Indonesia. at ministerial level in the con-
nre
Ministers,
ference, which is a continuation They feel as a consequencT of the January Colombo meeting. that the problem of Asia le far ||South Africa is not represented. | more complex but equally Only Australia and New Zealand urgent because of the steady represented by Foreign inroads of Communism in that area, even since the Colombo meeting.
Discussions among NO MARSHALL PLAN various delegates indicate tho complexity of the problem in The talks are expected to last what the authoritative London 10 days and the Fress will be Economist described as "lack of admitted to tomorrow's session the undertanding and unity of
went only. The plan to be discussed purposo that
Into the
18 variously known 43 the framing of the Marshall Plon Colombo Plan and the Spenter for Europe." Plan, after the Australian Ex- ternal Affairs Minister Percy Spender.
Some of the people enjoying a cocktail party at the United Services Re- denies
creation Club last week.
Flood peak expected Momentous
in 48 hours
Big Three
Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 14. The main flood Decision
crest was expected to reach here within the next 48 hours, flood control headquarters said today.
With floods already isolat- ing 3,000 homes, flood con- trol headquarters said fur- ther rines would be men-
POSITIVE
sured with inches rather POLICIES than feet, but added, "It will be a prolonged crest. Water will remain crest level for up to a week."
at high ESSENTIAL
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noon as possible, complete free- dom of action and to receive her into the comity of nations.” Dr Adenauer told Reuter in Bonn that the cominunique on Germany of the London Con- with ference will be greeted satisfaction in the widest pos- sible circles in Germany."
Dr Adenauer was expected to make
fuller statement before German Cabinet
even
French
political
shortly, possibly
West the Sydney, May 14. A meets on Tuesday. Communist threat levelled In Paris, at "South-East Asin to In-quarters called the three-power Occupation donesin" is expected to take declaration
expressed
an
Engineers raid the rise of an inch now wns
more dangerous feet in the earlier than five istakes of
the flood, Excentre was far above the a prominent place in the policy in Germany "a momen
tous decision talks at the Commonwealth moderate terms." Conference opening here to-
the water
food stage now.
to
WATER AT EAVES
morrow.
in
the ndvocated by
U.S. HELP WANTED
Mr. Spender emphatically
One of the vital objectiven of tha! the
Colombo the conference is to ignite the scheme can be described as an epark of American support. All Asiatic Marshall Plan He and the conferees at Colombe agreed olker delegates explained that that American dollars and there were vast differences in knowledge were indispensable the problems of Western to any plan. How to work out Europe and Asia
and in the an approach to Washington is, approach to them.
in fact, one of the topmost of The Marshall Plan, they say, the conference objectives.
On this point, the discussions
delegates disclosed
was a full-blown programme applicable to the developed de- mocracles of Europe, while in of
to the south and southeast Asia thero United Press some differences of are five untried new countries opinion-United Press.
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In Rome, diplomatie quarters The meeting will be n confer- up to the caves.
05 an ence of the Commonwealth Con-welcomed the declaration
towards Ger- An estimated 80,000 persona sultative Council, set up after important step
integration In already have been driven from the Colombo Conference last many's Winnipeg. One flood, which January,
uropean Union Specifically for economic and Italy. than one month, stretched-out aceial development of South and Italy, was felt. might find 60 miles to the American bor-South-East Asia, it will be at- useful diplomatie support in a der, enveloping two deserted tended by representatives of all West Germany endowed wil a towns and thousands of forms.Coinmonwealth nations.
KOWLOON: bigger voire in the affairs of Well over 10,000 persons have Australia is expected to offer Western Europa. fled rural Southern Manitoba technical aid for substantial in- for
out archa
development. danger-dustrial
BELGIAN APPROVAL United Press,
offer would include technical A source chose to the Belgian training equipment, and con-Government sait in Brussels tributions to a Commonwealth |today: "Every word of the fund.
historic declaration' on Germany
Affairs
has been building up for more
of
"McCARTHY,
This
The New Zealand External
Minister,
Mir
of a nature to receive Bel- Fred gium's wholehearted approval."
"The integration of Germany united Europe is a highly into as in Europe it we are to desirable thing in itself, but this halt Soviet Russia's aim to en-Ume we can afford no risks.
need policies as positive in
YOU'RE A , said of the Conference:
LIAR!"
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ם
source
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partner State the intending The delegates
Include Lord
any MacDonald, of Britain,
Mr must be proved beyond
doubts before we adult it na of India, a Ayyangar Mudaliar,
Nazi Ahmeda fully fledged member of the Washington, May 14 and Chaudhury The
the aume Khan, of Pakistan, Mr Robert Community of free and honest
nations," States Department. Mayhew, of Canada, and Mr struck buck nt
added-Reuter, Senator J. R. Jayawardene, of Ceylon.- Joseph McCarthy (Republi-| Reuter, can) today with a heavily- documented White Paper" implying that the Senator was a liar.
The Asistant Secretary of State, Edward Barrett, sent
POLICEMEN FLEE
"Whispering Jack" Smith Dies
Berlin, May 14.--The Western New York. Muy 14-The Jack" "Whispering Allied authorities sald today baritone,
100 that approximately
East Smith, collapsed and died here German people's policemen Ged today from a heart attack while
a televised
baseball watching the Russian zone last month.
Most of the fugitives arrived come.
clothes, but some Ile was 51 and had a long run of popularity on both sides of the Atlantic-Reuter.
more than 500 newspaper editors an eight-page "analysis" in civilian
of Senator McCarthy's speech came in uniforms, officials said. to the American Society of United Press, Newspaper Editors here On
April 20.
In his speech, Mr McCarthy that the repeated his charges Department was overrun with Communists.
Mr Barrell's extraordinary brochure contained a point-by- point denial of the claims and, while it did not asseri in 50 many words that the Senator was lying, the document sought to show that he uttered "mis- statements and Inaccuracles" when he must have known the facts were otherwist-United
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