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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1940.

BEVIN REPLIES TO MOSCOW Not Unduly Pessimistic--Looking At The Facts

Common Approach

Essential

London, June 5.

Mr. Ernest Bevin, Foreign Secretary, rose to open crowded the debate on foreign affairs in a House of Commons today with the public and other galleries well filled.

MOBILISATION.

REPORT

way

London, June 5. The Foreign Office Buit today that it had no reporta front the Tricata areu uf Italy which supported in way London "Daily Mail" dianatch saying that Yago slavia had decreed general mobilization.

The pokemon sid thut Jaume increase in tension tenn expreted but there appeared no canac fur concern-Asso- ciated Prean.

Union on all the reas of the world. We sail to the Baltic, but we have not got bases or a port there. We hope to sail ta Odessa again, the Diack Sea and Constanza quite freely, but we do not ask for a bite or i must confess I have the in-military requirements to enable

us to do so, pression that the majority of the working class of Western Europ at least feel like us.

method would be really retrogrcas sive and would not represent pro

Mr. Bevin said: "The road of peace-making is, a very, very hard onc, especially when it is com- plicated by varying conceptions in different settlement of difficulties is countries, and a often handicapped by the desire to secure the adoption of a particular ideolo

nebie vin: "But am not pessimistic OR Ne her own way of that recount. I am still wedded industrini revolution, but for us to the famous phrase of Mr. Lit in this country, who started our aver 131 revolution vinov at Genova before the Instindu-trin!

Russia to lopt the war that prare la indivisible. 11 years ago, is for that reason that the basic aim of the British Government in its British foreign policy will to make the United Nations Or ganisation work effectively, and all international mesons which arise must now be dealt with in relation to this now world fabric. which we are bent on weaving effective, and ultimately making and which will some day, I do not know how

draw is power direct from the will of the neopic.

are willing

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Mr. Beyin said at the Paris conference he made clear that Britain would prefer the Ger-J man problem to be considered as a whole. That, he said, brought

the point which him to causing so much difficulty. "The Potsdam Agreernert envisaged Germany

n wncle, which means that food supply from the East should feed the West,

The above premises will be and that, goods from the West

East, and that open to inspection on 5th, and should to the

June, there should be sufficient earn- 6th.

1916, between so as not to become

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between 2.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. British "The

Government The Auction in subject to the cannot accept a position which Conditions of Salc published in involves a budget of £80,000,000 the 9th. March, 1946 issue of to subsidise Germany. We can- the Gazette. not accept the position that the Soviet Zone is closed while our Zone alone is wide open for in- spection. As soon as that point of principle is settled and there is a real honest endeavour to tackle the problem, I believe we can make progress on the Ger- man situation.

Danube Issue "That brings me to the very to get a real agreement on both sides, we must undertake to deve cute point raised in Paris re- 10 the Danube. Mr. lop str

political institutions in fating our own way, without attempting Molotov observed in his recent could not be to impose one system upon other statement that it

leave people regarded as correct for certain countries and solutely free to use their reason non-Danube states to ♫ssunic the If all others

cetate to and judgement in their own way the right to and, if I may say ao, in their Danube states, and impose a re- have our actions judged in the have the

Thus we may will

own time.

gime

Dunvbe light of day we

on the

which organisa advantage of the commonsens" our different politicni

would take no heed of the in- on each to bear

ach tions which are necessary to ex- view brought

Danube states, terests of the press our desires, but agreemea! problem by the greatest of all

tlu -

We have not sought to dictate.ings Juries the ordinary public, I am on one thing all the

was that wo not unduly pessimistic, but onanimously that we will all con- What we asked

and settle this Li revive! in the bine to prevent

should discuss has to look facts square

problem, and I rather rescat Mr. Molotov's attitude, if may say the world in the last few years.

Permanent Link so publicly. that when you put "All this is an attempt to de- up a proposal he does not agree scribe the background in which to he seems to imply you are we have been meeting in recent dictating. conferences. Conscious of this, I had a talk in Mossow last Decen- her with Generalissimo Stalin, and I indiested to him that I would be willing to recommend

to the Government of the United

fare however unpleasant, and it Nazism er Fascism, such as zinci

İs no use thought" in Inngange.

опея

wrapping up obscure diplomatie

Total Peace "Foreign policy now is not matter which is limited to a small acetion of the community. Total war has made everybody want to have their say as to their des kny and I would suggest to the Houst and to the world and to all jably

"We dictate to ne one, but we ask that there should be of our point of examination view on a rational and reason-

That is what we be lieve ourselves in our own con- ferences, and it is not an un- friendly act to put forward an idea that somebody else does not agree to as a matter for examination,"

men constantly to remind then dem that the Treaty of Frable basis.

others.

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"I don't feel happy that be--ament, French Bank Bldg..

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kind which we countries,

stand areas of Europe should go of the United Nations Organink between our two

hungry because we will not j tion, that we must not only be which would avoid misunderstand

go to the Mr. Bevin said that when agree to do the sensible thing prepared to submit our claims, but ings. I was ready to

of regular consultations Britain put forward

the aug to make clear var motive and to extent

to move grain to feed the popu- try to understand the motive of and exchange of views to help in gestion at the London confer-lation over these great arter- the development of the peace fence of Foreign Ministers she is." With considerable heat Europe. as well

was accused of having capitalist; Mr. Bevin exclaimed, "Why on commerce.

the bellles of people should this or Bome other

Soviet friends to get political conflict take place? beg my this out of their ininds, for no canuot take that as a view of one would voluntarily accuse me sound political philosophy." of putting forward anything in capitalist interesis after my lung record of struggle in that field."

am

not unduly

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facilitate

"When I say

1 pessimistic, I use in ind

it was nut regret taken more seriously at the tinte, Incl tlint the world problem which we have to solve now are and I am still confident it will for more complicated than those come yet. For my part, while that faced the peace-makers ni am Foreign Secretary, notwith 1919. This last war disrupted standing rebuffs. I shall still pur- Europe to an infinitely greateraue It. extent than the war of 1914-18 In the settlement of the last war Russin was not a party.

the

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interests.

I

that

Trieste Regarding the Italy-Yugoslav the Regional Security

frontier, Mr. Bevir said "There are

principle had been unanimously matters any

the A Tragedy

connected with the Soviet at-

U.S. Proposal

in London that accepted Commenting on the United frontier should be decided by "Personally. I have always felt titude to the British Common-

Не Empire, which at States proposal for 2 draft investigations on the spot. that was a tragedy. In this war wealth and she has made a tremendous con- least show a sense of realism, I treaty for 25 years to ensure said the only attempt at com- tribution and has avenged the de- think, for instance, the Soviet that Germany remained dis-promise over this problem was feat of 1917. It is all important Government, and indeed the armed,. Mr. Bevin Enid: "Hav-made by the United States and step forward that she is to take United States as well, does real- ing regard to what happened at Britain. There was no move at hart again, because it is only fly recognise the tremendous im- the end of the last war, I must all on the part of Soviet Russia. Russia enters freely. Inlo

portance to the pence of the any the proposal of the United About the port of Trieste, European stage that there can world of the maintenance of our States left me with the impres- Mr. Bevin said, "Having agreed be any guarantee of permanent

felt in London peace on the continent of Europe. position in the Middle East, pro- sion that here at last we have that we

"On the other hand, the United vided that utimately there is de- something that would give us Trieste must be an internation- States took part in the last war veloped a regional organisation peace in Europe and allow for al port and not an international took part in the peace-making and which fits into the United Na-normal development over a suf-pawn of politics, we were sur then withdrow into isolation. tions security system. That. It ficient period to erase the war-prised to find in Paris that even Now. everybody in the Western is the intention of the British like spirit and Nazism in Ger-on the question of the port So- hemisphere equally with other Government to pursue.

many. It was a matter of pro-viet Russia appear to have gone tarts at world, La conscious "Neither do I believe there is found regret, therefore, to wit-back on that; and would not even

lat the whole planet is involved.

technical ar- any basis for real misunder- ncss the way it was received by agree to discuss "We have, however-and thais

or fundamental dis- the Soviet delegates.

rangements for setting up an why our task is harder than standing

port until the "If there is any doubt about international in 1918 to get an agreement be- agreement over the Dardanelles.

been equally willing what We have

cach of us

had been was doing frontier question tween the West, which has common culture and similar tradi- with our predecessors to con- about economic disarmament in settled. It was one of the dis- tions, and the great Slav areas. sider revision of the Mon- Germany, the Four-Power Com- appointments in Paris, but we whose history and development treaux Convention, What we are mission should immediately in- have been on very different lines anxious to avoid, and I em-vestigate all zones and not more

phasise this, is to do or agreely one, and see exactly what is to anything which will under- Fappening. That is still under mine the real independence of discussion. I believe that if the Turkey, or convert her into a Soviet Union again studied the mere satellite state.

treaty, they will come round and With recognition of these not miss this great opportunity. principles, I am convinced that "In fact, I say to the Soviet these two factors are not irre Government, If you value peace "It narrows the area of pro- concilable. Let me go further above all else, do not miss it. blems you

is

from ourn.

Common Approach "The great problem is. o flad what one might describe as com mon approach. This involves pa- once and toleration, but ultimate ly, I still bellove, we shall achieve understanding. The only

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Turning to Austria, Mr. Bevin said that the United States pro- posed the Austrian question should be put on the agenda at Paris. He regarded it as Im- perative that the Austrian ques- tion should be settled.

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al' | through speeches and writings of our So-1 vjet friends the theory that they

hoy The United States Supreme Court has ruled six Blone

workers, they epresent alone are democratic. Their con to one that the Virginia "Jim Crow law, re- copt of certain other governments I that they are Fasciat, or some-

quiring the separation of whites and negroes on interstate buses is unconstitutional. thing of that kind. This leads.

all can be provided, but they to the idea that the security of The Court held that the law discharge them by cutting off must try we can, and we must Russia can only be maintained imposes undue burdens on inter- |their adlarion, when every country in the world state commerce. Ton other Sou- The Court held that Congress for everybody, le willing-to has adopted the Soviet system. thern states have much Jawa.

violated the Constitution in trg. bridge the gap now existing be- Tola is one of their greatest handicaps and a great obstacle to declared the

Justice Burton, who dissented, ing to discharge three employees tween the East and the West, validity of the laws in that manner over asserted since otherwise peace will be pence.

activities.

no more durable than that aftor moet. The science of man bas segregation, could be challenged,

disadvantages of settled that. Not only must we commeating upon the such a state of affairs both to meet, but we must learn to un- Court's ruling, declar: the East and the West would derstand and cooperate. It is

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