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Anti-Communist Belt Across West Europe

London, June 4.

A great belt of fundamentally Conservative and anti-Communist parties, stretching across Western Continental Europe, seems likely to emerge as the result of the French and Italian elections.

Except for Spain and Portugal, where Catholic re- gimes are in power, democratic, moderate rightist and Catholic parties now dominate the scene, writes Robert Lloyd, Reuter's corres- pondent.

Dockers Asked Not To Work

"Scab Ships"

One political observer com- mented in London today, "It looks as if the famous Western Bloc'is becoming a roolity after all-but with the Vatican as its centre instead of Socialist

| Britain."

The Italian election results will not be known until to-

morrow, but on the basis of the

DEATH OF KALININ

Lanion, June 4. Michael I. Kalinin, former President of the Soviet Unior, died yesterday after a-sever" illness. Moscow vedio repartré,

The old-time' Buanian volutionary stepped down

from

the Presidenen lust March-Associated Press.

Beating All Lie Records

Bla

Argentine. Approach In Washington

Washington, June 4.

Informed officials declared privately that the visit of Ar- gentine General Carlos Von Der Beeke may have a fur reaching effect on political and military relations between his country and the United States.

Von Der Becke, who retired recently as Argentine chief of staff, is reported to be a per- sonal representative of presi- dent elect Juan Peron, who takes office today.

Diplomatic officiala believe that Von Der Becke in authoris- fed to inform American military

officials that Argentina is:

1. Prepared to participate

in President Truman's pro- gramme for standardisation of

Istanbul, June 3. military equipment and train- recent municipal votes. they are The official Anatolin newsing in the hemisphere, and

Washington, June 3.

i likely to go in favour, of agency today asserted that the [ 2. The Peron administration Congress of Industrial Catholle-Christian democrats. Soviet Radio had "beaten áll re-believes that such military col-

In that Organization leaders, !

case-and with corda In telling lics about the re-laboration can serve, as a gen- elec eral basis for future political France's surprise swing away cnt Turkish museipal criticizing President Tru- from the left in yesterday's tions."

cooperation between America man anew, have appeal-elections Catholic political or- The Soviet radio anys 20 per- and Argentina. ed to foreign workers to ganisations of varying descript cent of the people participated James F. Byrnes, Secretary

Jons will be the

strongest in the Turkish municipal elec- of State, has clearly indicated support their June 15

parties in Holland, Belgium. tions. In reality the proportion that the State Department in- strike by considering as France, Luxembourg, Austrin. was 70 per cent.

tends to ignore Von Der "scab ships" any vessel Southern Germany and Italy. The Soviet radio says no Becke's visit officially. The operated by United Much interest has been ercat-liberty of press or other free States armed forces.

ed by the active part played by dum exist in Turkey. Turkey is the Roman Catholic hierarchy perhaps not so free on this sub Joseph Curran and Harry in the recent elections on theject an England, America or Bridges made their appeal to Continent, culminating in the Switzerland, but possessen frec- the World Federation of Trade Pope's unique intervention on dom far superior to that exist Unions (WFTU) at Paris.

the eve of the Italian elections.

French anding in many countries, especial-

ly Russia.Associated Press.

Prophets Confounded

BOMBAY RIOTS

Bombay, June 4.

State Department has maintain- ed that Argentina must fulfill her international obligations before America will sign a mili- tary treaty with the Peron government.-Associated Press.

If the vesaela are considered to be acab ships, dock workerá

DON'T WANT TO in Britain, France and Russia

GO HOME would probably refuse to load

Itegensburg, Germany, and unload them. A spokesman It is widely believed that his

June 4. for both Curran and Bridges pronouncement that the choice

A police officer fired two Fearing they wore to be forel- said the Executive Council of of electors lay between Christ- rounds from his revolver to dis- bly repatriated to the Soviet the WFTU would meet in Mos-ian civilisation and' State Ab-

perse combatants when fresh Union, nearly 3,000 Kugainn- cow on June 16 and 18 and solutism was powerful factor in rioting broke out in the Bom- born displaced persons paraded might discuss the appeal.

the French elections, bringing bay dock aren today between through Regensburg for two In a cablegram, Bridges and in the last reserves of politically caste Hindus and Untouchables. hours. Curran repeat their criticisms indifferent Catholics,

Twenty-eight were arrested The mass walk-out was from of President Truman for saying The success of the M.R.Pat Mazagaon, on the fringe of an U.N.R.R.A.-sponsored camp he would use armed forces, if (Progressive Catholic Party) necessary, to keep ships run-in France, which has emerged the dock area and 60 more were but possible clashce were avert

taken into custody after ned by American military police They said in the cable-as the largest single party, has similar clash at Delisle Rond in who guided the paraders buck

confounded all prophets.

central Bombay-Reuter. to campAssociated Press.

ning. -gram:

"In the event the negotiations With 33 Overseas results still fail, we ask for maximum sup- outstanding, the M.RP now port in the strike by refusal to hold 163 seats, followed Com- wark ships manned by the gov-munista with 148, and Socialists ernment and declared to be scab 120. The remaining. Overseas ships, with the exception of results are not expected to pre- troops and relief ships, as we sent any serious challenge to determined."

the M.R.P. and a new French They said Truman's state-National Assembly can alrendy ment seriously jeopardised the be said to be established in Its possibilities for a settlement Aesential party character. It spokesman for the Committee will probably meet on June 11.

for the Maritime Unions which

Although the French Assem- negotiated here with ship oper- bly is free to elect anyone it atore said the WFTU includes likes as President of the new "over 60,000,000 workers in Provisional Government, it more than 40 countries".

seems certain that the M.R.P. After a three-hour union-and-will claim the honour for their operatore conference, there was

leader, 47-year-old Georges no indication that the negotia- Bidault (Foreign Minister) who tions had moved any closer to directed the French Resistance Bettlement Asociated Presa. Movement during the German

occupation.-Reuter,

DRESS REHEARSAL AT BIKINI

Chances Of Russian Loan

Bikini Atoll, June 4. An "atom bomb" minus 'nuclear explosive will be dropped on the atom text target ship Nevada in a dress rehearsal on June 26, a joint task force officer said today.

It was

assumed the facimile bomb would contain some plosive to mark the point of $1,000,000,000 credit to Russia. detonation.

Washington, June 4. America's foreign loan trans- Actions have now reached the point whore Congres will have ex-a chance to ratify or

veto a

if the Administration approves Previous practice drops have of such a loan.,

been made at painted targets on

the islands of the atoll with con- The issue will develop on an crete "pumpkins" having a ballis-impending administration

re

tic force similar to that of the queat that congress should in- true bomb-Associated Press, crease the lending power of the government's Export Import Bank by $1,250,000,000.

MAJESTIC

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A debate in Congress on a loan to Russia would probably precipitate a show-down on the U.S.S.R.'s position regarding world economic co-operation.

Russia has not yet joined the world bank and currency stabii- sation fund enrablished under the Bretton Woods agreement. and some congress leaders hate

LOST IN A HAREM insisted that she should join be-

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BRISTOL DEGREE FOR GENERAL

Bristol, June 4, Lieutenant-General John Lee, foriner United States Comman- der in Italy and Deputy Supreme Allied Commander in the Meditor. ranean, will be given an honorary derroo of Doctor of Laws from Bristol University on June 21, conferred by the Chancellor,

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