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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1947.

INDIA BILL IN

BILL IN EARLY

EARLY JULY Nothing To Delay Passage Of Measure

Tentative Schedule Of Operation

(By Fraser Wighton)

London, June 18. The British Government is pressing forward"ur- gently with the presentation to Parliament of the bill creating the dominions of Hindustan and Pakistan. The tentative arrangements, which are still subject to change, were review- ed by a meeting of the Cabinet constitutional and other experts last night.

I understand authoritatively that the Government is still aiming at the presentation of the bill to the House of Commons in the first week of July.

SHIP HITS MINE

Genoa, June 18.

11

Fourteen persons of a com- plement of 15 were drowned

when yesterday

avail motership, the "Bfuria," #31 Tente from Sicily to Savona with a cargo of wine, struck amine and wank of Giptio island, south of Elba, in the Ligurian Sea.-United Press,

Japanese Reparations Dispute

Americans Take Tea With Mr. Attlee

London, June 18. The work-touring American editors and publishers today met two top members of the Cabinet. They

Prime had tea with the Minister, Mr. Attlee, In the afternoon and loter talked with the Chancellor of the Exchequer," Mr. Dalton, at the American Am. bassador's cocktail party,

So much bas to be under- ing Hindustan and Pakistan.

The Americans started a busy taken in the intervening period,

Lord Jowitt

day with an impromptu press that this timing may prove The statesman who will play

Tokyo, June 19.

conference at London airport, an- optimistic, but the Government the central role in the first act The chief of the Philippines swering questions by hordes of

determined that nothing of the constitutional drama is Reparations Mission to Japan London newspapermen. The ques is shol de'ay the passage of the Lord Juwitt, the Lord Chancel today took exception to published tons mostly concerned the editors" bit through Parliament during lor, who will heart the Royal reports that Allied Headquarters and publishers' opinion of whe Ja'y, and if it proves impossi- Commission of Judicial peers, here is ready to go ahead with ther Britain could recover ber fe to introduce it until say the

The House of Commons the 30 per cent interim repura-position as a world shwer. The seeund week of the month, the figures who have been pro- tlona programme soon as it Americans were optimistic, delay will be avoided by cutting minently identified with the In- is approved by the Far Eastern Publisher Janes Staliman, of lown the normal gap-at least dian settlement--the Prime Commission, maying he dẫy not the "Nashville Banner," sald the two weeks---between the first Minister. Mr. Clement Attice, understand the interim repara-Americans stayed up most of the and second rending of an im-Sir Stafford Cripps and Mr. tions procedure worked that night playing glo rummy on the portant bill to a maximum of A. V. Alexander-will mingle way.

first leg of their round-the.world Eve days,

with the back-bench members On Wednesday the United fight. Mr. Stahlman said they The Cabinet's plan is to have of the lower House, who will Presa quofed high Allied Head- were enjoying their short stay in

sources AN saging London. all stages of the bis dealt withstand at the back of the peers' quarters

After the lea party at No, 10 in a maximum of about 10 days, henches avhile the bill is rend. Tokyo, hnd the list ready and

could begin 30 per cent interim Downing Street, the Americans so that it may receive the Royal

reparations removals as soon as went to the residence of the Unit- Ament and become bw before the end of the month.

FEC gave the programme the ed States Ambassador and Mrs. green light.

Douglas, where. they met Mr. B.P. Abrera, chief of the Dalton and resident American P.. reparations group, sald newsmen. "That is not the way under- Later, they attended

given by Lord Beaverbrook stang it."

Brigadier General W.K.the Suyoy-United Press. Harrison, Jr., chief of SCAP Reparations Section, refused to comment, even refusing to stale

Reuter,

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that when missioner reported today that proposes in order The India 1 eventually comes thousand of Germans are nec- I fore the House of Commonsing from the Russian zone into and the House of Lords, it may the American and British zones be virtually an agreed measure, and a Clerk of the court which

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Meanwhile, the Prime Minis has tried several border jump the historicul facts in the pro- Wallace Still

ter and his Cabinet colleagues that the Viceroy. are seeing Lord Mountbatten, is continu- uranium mines.-United Press. United Preas.. cus'y informed of the progrena

ers said they are afraid of be-gress made to date in settling reparations question.- Ing drafted to work in Rusalan the

at the British end.

The Machinery

The machinery that will pass the bill into law, and its ten- tntive schelale of operation.

are as follows :---

1. The bill. running to over

Nations Must Send

"Best

Troops"

Lake Success, N.Y. June 19.

20 clauses, at present in the The Security Council today agreed unanimously hands of the Cabinet legisla- Alon experts, will eventually for pass to the full Cabinet

The fou approval.

concur. ence of the Dominiony in the measure, including their assent to the dropping of "Emperor" from the King's title, wil by that tinie presumably have been obtained.

of the

Talking

Now York. June 18. Herry Wallace today said the Bulwinkle B) was a "step to- ward destroying our American free enterprise system." He said the Bulwinkle Bill, which pass- ed the Senate and now goes to the House, legitizes cartel monopolies in domestic portation.

trans-

He declare that every ship- per and every consumer should call on President Truman to reto this step toward the de- stroying of "our American free enterprise". He said the LII would 'exempt railroads' rate- making agreements from the of operation of anti-trust laws.—

United Press.

that the United Nations' 55 member nations, when the time comes, must contribute forces from the "best trained and equipped units of their fighting forces to the global security force."

3. Forces

when contributed This represented, however, the

enla Security | 4he Security Counc

for first instance

will work per- them

include units Council approval of formed in 14 months of secret national land, sea and air forces 2: The Government will pre-meetings by the Milltary Staff "normally maintained

Committee. The Cammlitee was ponents of armed forces" of unable to bring Russia and other countries in United Nations."

on United bly powers into agreement such hasic issues as the kind of forces the Biz Five should con- tribute to the peace force.

The delegatex quickly approved these provisions:

Provisions

avail-

rent the hill to the House, of Commons early in July, und il will be read a first time. There will be no debate at this stage.

3. Within a maximum of 16 days and a minimum of five. depending upon the date of the initial presentation, the bill will cume before the House of Com- 1. Armed forces mude mons for the second reading, able to the United Nations will Assuming the measure is large- be used against any "threat" of y agreed, the Government will of world peace and "brench" of allow a few hours "discussion," world peace and "arty act of ag-

gression." A long debate is not expected. 2. Forces may not be employ Later the same evening, the billed for purposes inconsistent with may pass formally through the provisions and spirit of the both committee stages and charter, third reading without further

talk:-

4. The bill will then be re- mitted to the House of Lorda. The present assumption is that it may be possible to complete all the House Commons pro- cesses within two days, with a third day for the first, second and third readings in the up- per House. Provided the House of Lords adhere to this pro- gramme and have no amend- ments, the bl need not return to the House of Commons.

5. A Royal Commission will immediately be set up and, the King's desent having been ob tained, the House of Commons will be summoned to the House

Dominion

Status For

Ceylon

Protests

com-

Ludicrous Charges

State

Washington, June 18.

Department officials that "Pravda's" Paxton

New York, June 18. Several small countries at the Security Council meeting today. Including Syria, Australia, and Belgium, again expressed con- said today cern at the small size of the charges that Mr. J. United Nations force proposed Hall, United States Consul in In the Military Staff Commit- Sinklang, was concerned in the incident with Outer tee's report and the fact that border

intended for it was

use only Mongolia were "obviously ludi- against the weaker nations.

crous," Britain, Russia and the Unit- The officials and Mr. Hall ed 'States maintained that, had simply been relaying to the since the Security Council Department whatever informa- Charter can be enforced only if tion came to him from various the five permanent members sources, carefully qualifying the agree, a small force would only source in cach case. be needed as it could not be They added that "Pravdn's” been received and used in a breach of peace by story had a great power-Reuter.

eatalogued.-United Press,

U.S. Democrats Pat Attlee On Back

London, June 18. Outlining the British Govern. ment's plan to grant Ceylon a fully responsible status within - the British. Commonwealth, the Colonial Secretary. Mr. Arthur Creech Jones, told the House of The liberal political organization called "Ameri-

Commons today, that the extent

of Lords to bear the Commis-of Ceylon's self-government sion read the Royal edict, ereat

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cans for Democratic Action" announced today that 129 prominent people from many fields of United States life had cabled the British Prime Minister. Mr. Attlee, to praise his Gov ernment "for setting a new standard of demo-. cratic statesmanship in granting India inde- pendence." They said free men the world over would celebrate for centuries the events now being recorded in India. Through democratic processes ›

Some of the better known in..

and would be for all intents purposes in accordance with what the term "Dominion status" was understood to imply

Steps would be taken to re- viab the present constitution, granted last year in accordance with the pledge" early in the war that Ceylon would get a spongible self-government as of compromise and mutual under- cluded Albert Einstein, Franklin soon as elections had been held standing (the organization said), Roosevelt, Jr., William Green and and the new government was steps were under way toward the Phillp Murray (heals of the two union combines), solution of the Infinitely complex | biggest labour fully functioning.

Urey (Nobel Prize The new Parliament would political problems of that great Harold

sub-continent.

chemist). Howard Lindsay (play. assemble in October.

It said no one in reason could wright) and Carl van Doren (Du Arrangements would have to

Jr. expert Indian freedom to emerge thor).. A. M. Schlesinger, and the now Ceylan Government without great difficulty, yet the (Pulitzer Prize historian), Bishop moral Oxham of New York Joseph present beginning was a on a number of subjects before victory, almost without parallel, Davies and John Winant (former 'the. constitution could bo amended, Mr. Creech Jones de for the conscience of the de- Ambassadors to Russia and Bri.

mocratic world.

| bo' negotiated. between Britain

clared.

Discussions on the constitution

Signatories

tain), Paul Douglas (Chicago"Unt- versity economist), Senators John Sparkman and Horloy M. Kilgore, of Malaya are to be given first

Members of Congress Emily Tatt consideration before any quesi Signers Included numerous Douglas, Adolph: Sabath, Waltor tion of the inclusion of Bing-members' of Congress, labour Granger, John Baltnick, William apore in the Malayan federation leaders, churchmen, authors, Byrno, Herman Eberharter, 'John) сап bo contemplated, the actors, economists, scientists and Carroll and Arthur KleinUnit. Colonial Secretary caid/--Iteuter, professors.

1. ed. Press,

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