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Russia's Stranglehold

On Austria

Polno

Sir Harold Mitchell was M.P.¡ town or distrlet. During a brief weak and separated countries. 1

visit I paid to Bad Gastefu, a town Austria. Seentsin-ngin, about the size of Tunbridge Wells, ¦ and Hungary, there were 40 arrests for offences of this kind.

for Brentford and Chiswick from 1931 to 1945. He has an entato in Austria and knows the country well,

Unity Would Mean Strength

Conditions in Austria are worse Happily, the harvest in niers than they should be. Tant is my promising this year. It ought la

"Therefore. I feel it is wrong view after a careful investigation have been much better, but there of the conatnie life of that coua was a seurelty

tu keep four separate zum sred at sowing tow

A unthed country try, from which I have just re-time, and the result has been that in Austrin. turned.

much good land is unproductive would he strong and able to take There is still time to avoid a re- plaes in the general economie netilon of this state of affairs life of Fanops. It would be the next year, but so far as I could-first step towards wiler [+] « enther little had been done to pro- operation," vide against it.

Among the people there was a general disappointment that the termination of the Four-Power administration, each tour with Ra own system and methods. seemed no nearer than it was n your ako, and that the Russians were at

with thi reluctant to enoberate British, Americans and French in a common approach to the pra blems peculiar to Austria.

The uncertainty About their future is depressing the people. who would ke to have an an portunity of playing some.narl in ike rehabilitation of Europe,

For centuries Austrians have

Vienna Controls The

1. Danube Route

In my view it is a pity that Aus- tria should feel chat under the Although I found much more in | Allied administration she is not the shops that I did when in Aus-given a chance to regain a placs there is in the comity of pallens, that it trin a year ago, much leeway make u Mer is the policy of at least one of thei

| Great Powers so keep her divided

and weak.

By SIR HAROLD MITCHELL|

*

Relaxation of the restrictions between the zones would be an Carnest of our intention to Bue Austria restored. Not only is that la the interest of Austrig, but chants everywhere had the same would be a step towards the peare

Lory of the obstacles in the way

after which we are striving and of obtaining supplies. Pathetical'which at the moment seems to br ly. they asked whether Britain

Juding us.

and her friends were indifferent. lo Austria'a inte.

Little Support For Communism

On every hand growing political

CARNIVAL

By Dick Turner

Jck JERN

ÚS. ARMY TRANSPO

DOPR. 1949 BY KRA SERVICE, ING FRAME SOONEU

"I ain't anxious to get back to normal toe soon after I get home-I'm looking forward to telling my mother-in-law a thing or two!”

Glance Around London

In the midst of all our troubles, Į Översens Always

Corporation, has fizzled out like a domis agaib I detected

It pleasant to be able to record This spate of strikes and threate and for the same reason. consciousness.

that the Sail Watching Society of strikes is trying the patience told that cancelled bookings for I am The most depressing aturn is Communism has Httle suppert

has just celebrated its first birth of even the most friendly of the the past three weeks have hit sea- the stranglehold of Kassia, whose | among the people. Last year's

sday,

Government's supporters Government seeka

who, side, resorts hard. Fifty-three weeks ago, to control the election proved that. The larges

All round the Peter quite wrongly I think, feel that cupat, hotel-keepers and boarding- cesnomy of the whole of South number of seats were won by the Heaton (then aged 38) shrugged Mr. Attice should cap Transport bus Inndladies East Europe. By maintaining, a Conservative Peuple's party, with a shoulders at the news of ble touse neros

are ruefully the knuckles (or munists nowhere. If another electroubles garrison in the Russian the Socialiste next and the Com- Kering among

Big Four. playing

staring out of their windows at pulities. What mony in Palestine, borab people

cmply promenades and deserted ar Laying Is that to Landstands. It is hard to arriva tre. Moscow is trying to imposetion were to be held today, the throwing in Kynt

battles in mary Cabinet Ministers are out of its will on the whole of Austrin, result would be the same.

Java and riots in India. Looking because Vienna controls the Docube, the country's greatest trade route.

By

JOHN HUGHES

an estimate of went the atroci ous weather has cost thom- but ne Bognor hotel manager reckon- ed he would lose at least a thou- Band pounds this year. Yet on the other

hand, tho

partment are a striking demonstri tion of the new standards to which we have had to accommodate an selves. Relatively few of the item show an increase of less than toss per cent., several are in the region of 25 times higher, and the overall Laverages for dood anul clothing are

seven to eight times over those Pas. Fotuately, figues of this kind e indicators rather titas traded with their neighbours. Ta Įprouts, and the picture painted i-day their enterprise in stilled, Leenath Blacker than has been re- and the more activo have little led in experience. However chance of making a contributionrın that may be the position is bad international recovery. Togh. Four times pre-war is not fait timate of the tutal in bearer in the cost of living, repre-

retail prices, and what nine, there are few signs that an early improvement is to be expect ed. The hat European now rapets ale have held out over a For particulars regarding services between all other cities period of more than twelve months of which Vienna is the cen- 10 Chinafflease apply at alive office,

maintaining their prive at the nee war figure, and they too, to day, have had to abandon that position.

The Austrians do not trust the more than honde wife in [ under the steady pressure of rising

Russians. For one thing, the land-the eye, he said, "The only sen- ross all round. particularly of

owning peasant farmers ask for ibls creatures loft in the worl labour and newsprint. It is a step!

Austrian business

You and men tealine nothing more than a living from really,"

I would agree that which has been taken with the that prosperity depends on the soil. They ubicet to seizure of snails. in a general way; are not the country at a very dificult time Soccer clubs do not seem to have

between Preatest of

reluctance, and it operation

Austria, their crops by Soviet troops and the intention to revert to the old Czechoslovakia, Hungary und the consequent deprivation of their at all lovable. Indeed, cuanot and that Mr. Grurze isanca, the suffered at all. Their gates have think of a good point in their Minister of Lubour, in particular been bigger than ever and it in These countries ze en town cousins of food which, be favour, even when one has them could very well have fuerone bestimated that more than 3,000,- prier as Sen as this become Italy.

could

have turnel veniently situated for exchanging fore the war,

be freely for dinner, as I have tried in the Jaunt around the North American, 000 cash customers reemomically possible. In

agricultural and industrial pro bought in the shops.

homes af friends of mine Continent.

up for the past fortnight's games. meantime, we look with confidence ducts-Austrian iron.

wood and

France.

At the time of writing, Mr. They have had plenty of excite- (r the continued support of our cattle: Czech

Business men, anxious to make coal and sugart

They may be succulent. They] Attlee, Mr. Shinwell and fr. ment for their money, with wemo aenders, who we feel sure will ap-

most. famous siden liko Hungarian grain: Italian motor contact with producers and mana-

may be kind parents and staunci Strachey were the only top rank, at the vehirles and fruit. All of them facturers in other lands, find man companions to other snails but my ing Ministers readily available. Arsenal going down before rela- preciate the circusastances emu

obstacles in their way. are linked by efficient rai and

It is very

private view is that a snail's pro- Others were as far away (and tively unknown sides. pelling the increase.

difficult for any foreigner to enter ner place is in the garden.

apart) дя East Africa, Canada, I How much of the curreni upnět road systerns.

Austria now, but there at even

Not so does Mr. Peter Heaton Parir Germany and Denmark, in form Ja due to early season The prosperity of each would be greater barriers against an Aus think. His wife, that historic Britons. faced with days of nerves it is hard to say but know- helped by unrestricted trade, uni-trian who desires to tonys his morning 3 weeks ago with analla queueing if they wanted viras for ledgeable Soccer men are saying GOOD FOR BOTH formity of Customs duties, and country in an attempt to foster gained themselves a friend and Switzerland or permith for Fize that it will be Impossible to Judge

stability of currencies. Instead, trade. The futility of this, more protector among the human race, were saying ruefully I used to form accurately for at lesne an After negotiations protracted countered. A recent example was war, cannot be exaggerated,

thing seems barrier is en- than a year after the end of the did not fly off the handle. Like be join the Army and see the other month. One every conceivable

a proper, understanding wife, she world. Now it's join the Govern- fairly clear, however, and that is ever ten weeks, agreement with brought to my notier. the Argentine Government has

Austria is regarded by most of yes, denr," and went ou ment" With so many pressing that the stars of 1930 are on their reading the morning paper. But problems, closing in day by day, way out: in fact, the doors aro been secured by the British Mis

the Great Powers as a nation that Mr. Heaton was not at all put a great many folks think that practically shut un most of them. has suffered from Nazi aggression, oft. 10 time, at nil, he worked "holidays at home" is as good a Book of the week is "Threo sinn under Sir Wilfrid Eady. This

ko Czechoslovakia, Belgium or out a schema for the proper ob storan for a Cabinet Minister na Years With Eisenhower," by his happy issue our of what have been

Holland. Why, then should this servation of soils. I do not suit is for John Smith of Suburbla, one-time A.D.C. Captain Harry Imany, afflictions at the hands of Italy required wooden boxes for iron curtain be preserved? Sure-gest that he rushed over to Hyd As much as anything else the Butcher of the US Navy. It is.

The Argentine negotiators was exporting fruit. Normally

ly it is in the interest of the Park from his Notting Hill Gate weather has helped to amny the the story of the invasion and final victory seen through American totally unexpected up to the last would have been easy to obtain Great Powers to get Austria back flat to gather all the anails there- Briton this week. More than a

these from Austria. Before any on to her feet us quickly as polabouts under his wing but he did month of almost continuous ram. eyes. four it better reading moment almost and is therefore move could be made permits had sible. The risk of a Nazi revival organise a group of people who thunder and the cost of it. has than most U.S. war books. Flim the more creditable tu all comte be obtained from all four zone in Austria is generally believed beloved brat in this troubled rubbed the edges off his temper. of the week is "Her Kind of Man" cerned. At one stage, the pre-nuthorities. That procere took to be remote. Every month of de- world there was something sopori Certainly what promised to ba an unashamed drawn about tho pects of agreement seemed so dark [eight months, with the result that lay in helping her to recovery fic about the snail.

the best holiday genson aince 1933 America of prohibition days. Earliest member of all wa that the Mission ordered planes the fruit season was well over means a further heavy drain on Mrs. Heaton. Her husband talk-i to be in readiness to take them before the bosce, could be des- the British taxpayer.

ed her into seeing his point a kone, and, though analogies are

Before the Nazi occupation view about snails and to-day you, always dangerous, the incident of Even to take goods from any | Austria had a large tourist traffic. will find a delicately drawn ever Disraeli ordering a train to be one zone to another is almost as principally in what are now the brow raised in surprise if you any ready to take him home from, the complicated. Anything more un-zones occupied by British, Ameri- anything out of place about nail-

helpful to commercial recovery cans and French. Little war dam- while the in about. Congress of Berlin in 1875 i could not be devised.

age has been done in these arcus, Mr. Heaton was most under irresistibly recalled. The truth is of course, that in 1946, as in 1878

Food supplies vary from district and hotels and other buildings are standing when I asked him to ex being renovated. Train services plain his philosophy about snails both sides were fundamental to district. Russia occupies there reasonably good and run well Said he caning back in his chair.

main producing zone, where the time,

"It is most soothing occupation anxious to reach agreement and troops live off the country. As were therefore both ready to might be expected, there is some from Paris to Vienna and Prane, business. It moves slowly. yet it

The Arlberg Express is back. to watch n snail going about it cognise, even at the eleventh hav critician of this policy ang complete with restaurant care and always schleves what it wants." how denturable failure would be

the British, American and French wagone-lite. But there are j According to Mr. Heaton, the The British Mission had a

authorities. Reprysentatives ak difficult task. With proper tena

these three Powers consider thatnged delays at the border world is so full of sound and fury

cach zone. This express

these Bostwar days, anything that there are mere Russians than are carried traffic which meant a great reminds us of peace and quiet is Sing they held to their view th

weesanry while the Soviet people deal to Austria, but not now. Whe bound to deserve our utmost res. the three major topics of negotia tort that the food shortage i rull it not be used for the sante pect and attention. tion were inseparable, The due to the number of displaced commercial purposes to-day? windd not agree to consider i berach and political refuges. Is it beengne the politicians Fisolation either Argentin's Hork

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Bushire

Teheran, Sept. 29. The Persian air force has been ordered to bomb part of the town and port of Bushire, occupied by tribesmen, according to Persian papers; which added: “Half of Bushire is in the hands of the rebels."

World Call To Jews

transport-

*

Heavy fighting continues In Khazerun, where tribesmen have ugain bech pushed back by Gov- ernment forces,

1. The formation of a pro

The four-member mission sent Looking around London. I feal

to Shiraz by Chavam Es Sultanah, that I must agree with him what

the Persian Premier. to me. tlat with strikes and threats of strikes

with Nasir Qaslinai, one of tho sharing first place In the frui

Jerusalem. Sept. 29.

four brothers loading the ravult of real reason, then they who delay bages with the name-calling

"The Voice of Fighting Zion" tribesmen in the southern Persian recovery a moment longer than i Paris, the riots in Indin, the civi

the Jewish Province of Fars, returned to and immediately wecessary will have a lot at their war in China and that quite larve secret radio of door.

sized row which seems to be goitur terrorist organisation Irgun Zva: Teheran today'

called for

reported to the Premier. in the Filippines. Still, the Leumi-tonight

After the beration

Fremier's refusal worldwide One Power Can

zverago Briton can be forgiver "Jewish,

until the Jewish Yesterday to meet the Qashqal's being, annoyed with the army" to flat

detrands, political quarters - In Block Any Proposal T.U.C. in general and the Trans-r waves over Jerusalem.

Teheran believe that there is n Addressed to. "Jesa ever port and General Workers Unioni The fact that ona Power-articular. Their dispute (de where," the broadcast and that deadlock but are confident the tasks of the Jewish Premier's ablity to overcome the usually named-ean tuils of which you will have rend the main

difficulties. Army" were to hit nanner which, on the whole, apment thran basic

If something is needed to sunnla. block may proposal is monstrous in your local papers) with amail.ration

There is a deadlock nins in the rations, the pears satisfactory. The settlement ont is much more

At least, that is what the Azon-affiliated unions has became a vital communications of the Bri- of the sterling balance does no

age Austrian says. Let me garatger issue than merely whether the "Occupation" ferees in Pales negotiatlona between the Tadrz

mission and the Teheran Govern a statement by a business mana man shall belong to a Union artine.

"Smnazh rajiway Hos. Set ment wild have been going on prejudice future negotiations with

in one of the pricipal towns. For not. The incat porters at Smith-

bil-for which Jewish for a month. other countries, whose balance

two years he was in a Nazi enn eld who struck work benauso British

The demands pat forward by total some 25 times those held by

centration camp and had no reason, clerks refused to join the TGWII blood has been shed like water- Nastr Qashqai. were raporund-co

the Guild of fames. Damage Argentina. Interest

In the circumstaneme It is not the

to be friendly to the old Gerinas and so abandon

Clerks and Salesmen, Imperilled these are te tasks of the Jewish Include:

Army and we will Liberation awon outstanding to her credit rorising that the black market regime.

flourishes in Russian-controlled "For many hundreds of years," the supplies of something like 10

2. The inclusion of two Qush- in Lundon (and the deduction Vienna na much as in any other he said, "alf the countries round million people in London and the carry them out der ANY con- vincial, council ́for Fars.

Charles dition," the radio declared. Austria were an economic unit Dikes, of the TUG, tried to ex-

Home Counties.

"A British base, is now being an advisers In the Persian

Cabinet under the stellectual and com-

3. The dismissal of the com- mercial metropolis of Vicano, Intuse the strike by talking about bullt In Palestine to defend tip EISENHOWER IN 1918 they were

"discipline" being needed among Middle East. It stands on a vol splintered and separated by barriers, each of unionists. This discipline, he and rano of hate," the broadcast commanding officer of the Fat gar BERLIN

them trying to build up at any in effect, could only be achieved it cluded-Reuter. its political but its commerein: the big Unions had altimate con

trol over the trade activities of all MORE INFLATION Worlin. Sept. 20. and industrial Independence. inen and women engaged in any General

consultation with the "Qaabqsi Dwight Eloenhower, was that lack of unity which made particular branch of industry;

IN.

HUNGARY?

tribe rived at the Tempelhof aerodrome United StateChief of Staff, as it easy for Gormany to gain Nobody quarrels with the ex-

Budapest, Sept. 30, The Premler was yesterday re has been agreed to sweeten them here at 6 pm today.

supremacy in Central Europe, as pressed necessity for Unlons-s Hungarian turrency has ended' vorted to have dee'ared that fio. still further by a lump sum pay

Germany was the only country to such but the average Belton, does a two month period of complete was ready to consider favourably He was accompanied by his retain its Integrity under the feel that Transport Hauna in har släbility in marked contrast with all demands if they were {a":86- ment of £5,000,000, Nevertheless | wife and son and was met by Lt. Treaty of Versailles.

coming rather too big for it the hourly dianglag experienceal cordance with the constitution the total additional cast, which General Lucluse D. Clav. deputy “It was, a mistake, then, to boota. This interferonen, with the ; during July..

and country's. Jawa.«Flour, Sa will presumably have to be added military agterher of the United divide Central Europe. without rights of the individual hasa)-| Economile experts say Hub- to the already enormous food sub- States sond in Gormany and Mr. replacing its congenia unity by ready seriously affected our put, gåry's monetary equilibrium | #

Robert Murphy, political advisor some form of international cmal way of livine by holding un artificial and cannot be malitions that lohkery would be in aidles, will again be far less than Generalgseph MeNitsey, operation. That enabled Frussian most supplica)thatened to tained.

the grip of another "inflationary. that originally demanded by Ar- commanding the United States militariam and the Naal economie hat London's transpresysteme American and Hanaprian nan-tral by the end of the year. gention.

Occupation forcon--Itouter.,- system to aubdue sue by the the promises to grounil the British - ciai specialists reiterated' predle asociated Presa

| provided for are quite small) will! be at one-half per cent. instead of the 2% per cent. originally de- manded. As regards meat, the agreed rise in price amounts to about 7 per cent. over that now being paid. The new prices will be father higher than Britain is

naying for meat elsewhere, and

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rison and his successor to be pro- poned by Noir Qashqat. The new governor of Fara pro vince in to be nominated after

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