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THE CHINA MAIL, 'FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1946.

NO ANGLO-U.S. DISPUTE Misunderstanding On Morrison Visit

How Germany Got French Workers

Nuremberg. May Germany use. French P,0.W».

tu. bludgeon beaten as a club

war

France out of 250,000 workera for German industries in 1942, it was revealed at today's sea-

Nuremberg sion of the crimes tribunað.

The plen was divulged by Fritz Sanckel, Hitler's man- power chief, who said that ho and the late Pierre Laval, the French quisling, drew it up on the orders of Hitler and Her

Fuehrers' the mann Guering. Buecessor.

For every French prisoner released, Laval agreed to send i three French civilians to work in Germany, Sauckel said, add- ing that the whole deal was ac- cepted by the French as an "net of comradeship, and we had the it was received feeling that very favourably among

nation."

French workers

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Minister's Clash With! Churchill

LONDON, MAY 30.

Unbeaten Army Myth In Germany

London, May 30, Mr. Winston Churchill, leader intervening of the opposition,

MR. HERBERT MORRISON, LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL, TOLD THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TODAY HE HAD THE AUTHORITY OF MR. WILLIAM' CLAY- TON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE, FOR SAY- INC THAT THERE WAS NOT AND NEVER HAD BEEN ANY MISUNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THEM. MR. MORRISON ADDED, " FOUND THAT VARIOUS MISUNDERSTANDINGS WERE CAUSED BY CABLED PRESS MESSAGES OF MY STATEMENT BEFORE THE OFFICIAL TEXT WAS RECEIVED BY THE STATE DE- PARTMENT IN WASHINGTON." AFTER RECEIVING THE OFFICIAL TEXT OF MR. MORRISON'S STATE- MENT AND ASCERTAINING THAT THE FIRST VER- MR. SION OF IT HAD BEEN MISINTERPRETED, CLAYTON HAD CONFIRMED THAT MR. MORRI-minister генролвівіе SON'S STATEMENT "CORRECTLY REPRESENTS THE UNDERSTANDING REACHED IN OUR DISCUSSION." "It was a pity" he added, already told the House, namely "that a subordinate officinta that these decisions were deci- United States Public Relations alons of the governments con-

was-should cerned. Officer I think it

"The question of export com have entered into the matter. We have made representations mitments from particular coun- on that point, and Mr. Clayton tries to particular destinations has expregand his regret on be did not arise during my visit to half of the United States Gov- Washington, and all claims on the United States by other countries will be settled through the Combined Food Board at the proper stage in the usual way."

ernment."

Incident Closed

of these

TARGET

London, May 30. Sir Ronald Wall, Deputy Secretary of the Atiulatry of Food, said of today's Anglo- 'Danish lincheon on board the Danish vessel Fredorik:

am auro the hospitality and food we have had today will be the target at which the British Ministry of Food will Hiz."

11:09:

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Big Four Deputies Conferring

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in a brief discussion in the House of Commons today on the destructin of certain offensive German war memorials, asked if the destruction memorials in stone or bronze was not the way to write ideas even more deeply in the minds of the German people.

Mr. John Hynd, Chancellor

Paris, May 30, of the Duchy of Lancaster and

The deputies of the "Big for the Four" Foreign Ministers, re- British administration in Ger- prosenting Britain, the United many, replied that he could States, Russia and France, met certainly agree if it were the in conference in Luxembourg question of destroying mem-Palace this evening. orials as such. He

No decision was announced that Mr. Churchill after the meeting for examina- however. would be one of the flrat totion of the bilateral treaties be- agree that such inscriptions on tween Italy and the Allied Will all individuals or flrms appear on the memorials in the

having claims against Green powers. centre of towns og “Unbeaten

Tomorrow, the deputies will Island Cement Co., Ltd., prior Was something Army"

that discuss the Italo-Austrian fronto 8th December, 1941, kindly should

not be encouraged in tier question and hear reports forward game, with supporting future designing of tombs and from Dr, Karl Grueber of the details where possible, to other memorials.

Austrian Foreign Office, and Hend Office, Exchange Building, Mr. Churchill: "No, I think Count Carandini, Italian An- Des Voeux Road Central, Hong we have

more to do in bassador in London. on behalf Kong, on or before 16th June, building up new world than of, Italy.

1946. that."

The French Foreign Minis- Mr. Hynd explained that the ter, M. Georges Bidanit, gave a

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scripted for a period of only nine months Sauckel said, and

Mr. Morrison said that one the releme "was not earried out under pressure" he asserted. passage had been interpreted in Questioned about reports that some quarter as implying that Germany only sent back weak- the United States had assumed encil

otherwise, physically specific commitments to export!

to certain Mr. Morrison said he thought handicapped P..We, defendant American wheat replied that it is entirely pos-areas, this grading the ex- the incident might now be re-directive issued made provision dinner in Paris tonight in hon- at the present time, for record

by which garded as closed.

for the destruction of any of-jour of Dr. Grucber. He will purposes only. sible the army commanders at tablished procedure

those questions were settled Mr.

Winston Churchill, fensive memorials or statues or return to Vienna oil Satur- prison camps would do that."

Combined Food Lender of the Opposition. inscriptions which might he day after presenting the Aua- Sauckel said had always through the

agreed with Mr. Morrison that reminiscent of or encourage-trian case rejected the theory of the Board,

to the deputies.— Mr. Morrison said he Ead it was a pity a subordinate of- ment to Nazi ideals. master-race" and lebenstrua,

the United ficial of the United Statea There were many of those living space) if it meant ag- already informed

Mr. statues and inscriptions on gressive war.-Associated Press. States Government what he had should have contradicted

Tokyo, May 29. Morrison in "this rather-dis-statues in-the-British-zone.He Brig. Gen. Roy, L. Urcham, concerting manner."

said that none had been des- Besistant Chief-of-Staff for Mr. Churchill then asked Mr. troyed so far except as a result General MacArthur, will leave on Morrison how he reconciled his of land and air operations dur- June 1 for Washington for re remarks that export

<mmit-ing the war-Reater.

nasignmentAssociated Prest. ments from particular entries to particular. destinations did not. arise during his visit in: Washington with an earlier statement ไ the House of Commone that the United Staten Government had now agreed; unreservedly to supply India and the British Zone in Ger- many to the fullest, extent of available resources and had, in fact, instructed their represon- tatives on the Combined Food Board to act accordingly.

Anglo-U.S. Protest To Tito Government

London, May, 30.

Britain and the United States have protested formally to Yugoslavia against what was described as "obstruction" to the Allied Military Government in Trieste and Venezia Guilia and the Tito Government's general attitude to- ward the western nations, a Foreign Office spokesman said yesterday.

Lords Changes

Not Acceptable

the House, announced that the Government had carefully con. sidered the amendment and as they firmly believed it was con trary to the main scheme of the bill. they could not accept_if.

The House of Lords will now have to decide whether to persist in a new amendment or withdraw it.-Reuter.

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Matter Of Life And

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- London, May 30.

Britain's wartime Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill, said today that the League of Nations, if it had been stronger, would not have failed and he urged that the divisions and disunity in the present United Nations Organisation should be healed as a "master of life and death,"

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PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have re- ceived instructicas from The Custodian of Property to sell by Public Auction un

Monday, the 3rd, June, 1946 commencing at 10.30 a.m.

at The Taikoo Sugar Refinery Godown. Quarry Bay,

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85 LOTS OF MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,

comprising:

The texts of the notes, which were sent on May 20 and which have not been answered, were not made public.

Mr. Churchill Bald the mis-1 The Foreign Office spokes understanding, between the twoj man said the British Govern- countries might be regarded as | ment concluded that Yugo- closed but the misunderstand-l "If there had been 'reasonable | League. It has a stronger body slavia is trying to isolate her- ing between Mr. Morrison and strength' on the part of the gov-but the ideas, groundwork and self from the west" and that the House still required further ernments supporting the foundations are the same." the British had made this a elucidation.

League of Nations and clear Lord Cecil replying, said that Mr. Morrison retorted: "The indications that methods of a tremendous choice main point in their protest.

faced London, May 30. The British note includes pro- difficulty is that Mr. Churchill violence would not succeed and humanity-civilization or an- The Government has decided

Yugoslav de does not understand normal that rearmament would not be archy, progress or destruction. not to accept the opposition amend tests about the

Hemonstrations in Venezia Giulia procedure of these things fully," allowed, I have no doubt that "I see no hope except in inter-) ent passed by the

of the four Mr. Churchill: "No doubt from changes would have taken place national collaboration," he Lords last week which led to the during the visit

border power

investigation my inexperience."

in Germany which would not added.--Reuter. Government's first defeat.

Mr. It was understood

Morrison said it was only have saved the world from The

was commission. amendment, which carried by the opposition in the that the British charged the the negotiators' business to ar- horrors through which we have but also would have House of Lords, where the Con-Yugoslav Government with in- rive at an agreement about how passed" servatives have a big majority, citing "lack of cooperation" much should be provided and saved Germany from the awful would limit the Government and "obstruction" to the allied not to decide which countries fate that has befallen her," Mr. powers to control investings un

authorities in the disputed area should provide how much to go Churchill declared, when he un- der the Borrowing (Control and under the military government. to a particular place. That was veiled a bronze head of Lord Guarantee) Bill to five years,

for the Combined Food Board Cecil at Chatham House, the When the bill was again con- :

And Albania

and was being followed up in London headquarters of the sidered in the House of Lords to The British also complained the usual way.

Royal Institute of International

New York, May 30. day. Viscount Addison, lender fabout the difficulties in their

Mr. Churchill: "The matter Affairs today.

At least nine were drowned Embassy and Consular com- Was presented to us in the

The bronze head is the work and four others missing munications from Yugoslavia form of

of sacrifice of

Charoux, whose group muddy flood waters fed by four and about the Yugoslav refusal 200,000 tons of wheat by Bri-

"Summer Day"

is being ex-days almost continuous rain to allow British businessmen to tain, involving serious difficul- hibited in this year's Royal flowed into homes and business inspect their property in Yugoties and Increased privation. Academy,

establishments in south central slavia.

Mr. Churchill described Lord New York and north Were we not assured that in.

central The British spokesman also return the United States-would Cecil as deeply interwoven in Pennsylvania today. announced that the Foreign associate themselves uureser- the whole story of the League Estimates of the damage ex- Office has dispatched a note, to vedly with the tank of supply of Nations and of the League ceed $3,000,000 and thousands Albania expressing dissatis- ing India and the British Zone of Nations Union. The League of persons were homeless. faction with the Albanian ex in Germany ?**

of Nations failed partly be The swirling waters of the planation for shots fired at:

Mr. Morrison: "Mr. Chur-cause the United States, as a Susquehanna river raced vir-↓ British cruisers passing near

chill will persist with the most result of a popular election, left tually out of control and struck the Albanian

for coast recently.

itself hardest at Williamsport. persistent determination to try Europe to fend The spokesman said that

which it did to make politics out of this

after a grisly Eye-witnesses sdid this cen- Albania's explanation that it

He is utterly

fashion. Bumehow.

tral Pennsylvania community of Berlin, May 30, was not realized the cruisers capable of judging matters on Even after the United States 43,000 lay helpless in the most The grimly methedical United were British was States: army today completed the 1tion at all.

no explana- their merits, or words of their to have prevented the arrival at crippling flood ance 1986, with

English meaning. hanging of 28 Germany respon-

of the residential Greek officials said that the States Government has associat- enough moral and physical force, area

The United had withdrawn, there was quite 30 per cent

under several feet of ible for the deaths of 300,000 Albanians fired because theyed itself with us to the maxi- the summit of Germany of the tortured inmates of Dachau thought the ships were Greek mum extent to that end within monster and maniac,

The above premises will be In Now York the Chemung against

on tho open to inspection. the available resources of the whom all the best instincta of river, a tributary of the Sub- 31st. May, between 10.00 a.m. Combined Food Bourd by in the German people were power, quehanna, disrupted utilities

and Noon, and between structing its representatives. less.

and closed all roads but one. 2.00 p.m. and 5.00 p.m. and on My statement did not say, or Referring to the UNO, Mr. About one third of

the com- the 1st, June, between 10.00 a.m.. pratend to say and ought not Churchill said: "It would be munity was under more than to be misunderstood by the affectation not to notice that Ave feet of water and many of Beck at the office of Taikob and noon, on application to Mr. reader of the King's English, while the League of Nations its 50,000 inhabitants were ren- Sugar Rofinory, Quarry Bay, to say that' wheat would 'come | had no United States it also dered homeless. Associated and to the storekeeper of the from a particular place and go was in its outset fairly homo Presa. to another particular place."-genous and an agreed body of associates, whereas at the pre- Reuter.

sent time in the new UNO, wo cannot be blind to the fact that: New York, May 30, there are grievous ́ and deep- The Directors of the Commer-seated divisions. cial Solvents Corporation today dividend of declared an extra $0.20 a share and one of $0.30 a sharo both payable June 28, to holders on record on June 7 Associated Press.

Method In Their Hanging P

concentration camp.

In four hours i4 men dropped

in quick death. Fourteen others

were hanged on Tuesday.

Associated Pгcas.

The seventh man to climb the Britain Saves

thirteen steps to one of the twin black scaffolds in the old Landa- berg prison courtyard today was Martin Weiss, former com- mandant of the camp.

The Situation

London, May 10. The danger ofn abrious famine in the British zone of Germany has been avorted by shipment from Britain of large quantities of barley and pota-| toes, according to an authorita- tive source here.

As the trap sprung, he shout- ed, "I am giving my life for Germany."-Associated Presa.

ADRIATIC SEIZURES

Washington, May 30, Government officials said today The same source states that that the United States la con- ships are now leading in the sulting with Britain to determine United States with food grains whether the two countries should for Germany, and it is thought Jointly investigate ronoris that that a cut in the present ration

:

Yugoslavia hasselned fishing of 1,014 calories por day, may News Service reported today. bonto the Adriatic.

now be averted.

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SERVICE to maximum collection of agriculto arm it as for as may be of those arrested, 189 Arabs quest of the Italian Government and added that there is a good adopt an emergency four-point tural products from farms, the necessary and bonsible for the and 17 Jows had been brought chanke" that America would plan to supply the minimum of stamping out of the black mar-future

the Jews had been convicted-As- sundertake each investigations, food, to the 17,500,000 Germans ket and just distribution of all UNO is heir to to to trial and 128 Arabs and 14 g

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