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'THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1947,

BRITAIN AND JAP

TREATY

Big Power Veto Privileges Opposed

Russia's Demand Opposed

London, Dec. 14.

Britain today registered firm opposition to giving the major powers veto privileges in drafting a Japanese peace treaty and rejected Russia's demand that preliminary treaty discussions be limited to the major powers.

the

The anti-veto stand was designed to avoid

deadlocks and delays which have blocked agreements on Germany and Austria.

In separate notes to the in the settlement with Japan, Chinese and Russian Govern by reason not only of their con. Jents, Foreign Secretary tributions to the defeat of Ja- Ernest Bevin served notice that pan, but also of the degree to Britain would hold out for full which they suffered from Jap equal participation by all na anese aggression, and of their Huns with "vital interesta" in vital intereste In the future -the Far Eastern Commission. peaceful development of the Mr. Bevin urged a prelimin- Pacific area, are entitled to be nry treaty conference early represented an partica prin. "next year because “an early reeipal in that settlement."

establishment of peace and The note said that "their ex- normal conditions in the Far clusion would prejudice the East is of paramount impor-efficacy of a settlement in which

they have the right to be con-Į Under a U.S. proposal, the Bulted fully at every stage."— participating countries would Associated Press. comprise those on the Far Ens- tern Commission-the United States, Britain, China, Russin, France. Canada, Australla, In- dia. New Zealand, the Nether- lands and the Philippines.

lance."

TRADE UNIONS GRIM FACT WARNED WE HAVE

Nottingham," Dec. 14, Arthur Deakin, Secretary- General of the powerful Transport and General Workers' Union. tonight warned that attempted Communist Infiltration and domination" of British trade anlons would be disastrous If it succeeded.

"Continual interference and launching of Industrial programmes on wages and conditions by the Commun- 1st Party cannot be tolerat- ed," Mr. Deakin sald. at a meeting of the local Trans- port Union,

"If ever the time comes. And We must. us0 every endeavour to ensure that It does not come, when trade unlon policy is dominated by instructions issued from the headquarters of the Communist Party or Any- where else, it will be disas-

trous."--Reuter.

BRITAIN ROUNDS THE

RECOVERY

Bevin's Contention

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ast autumn were deferred be- rouse of inability to

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U.S. made clear unofficially that a peace Conference will be held ultimate-

ly regardless of Russia's deci- sion on attendance.

Mr. Bevin said in his note to Russia and Ching, that "any procedure involving the right of the volo could only delay the conclusion of an early set Herment and would conflict with the principle of equitable re- presentation of the interests of all the principal_combatants.”

Britain suggested that the decision on questions of sub- stance should be reached by a straight two-thirds vote of participating countries. China had advocated a two-thirds rule, with the stipulution that the majority must include the concurring votes of China: Russia, the U.S. and Britain.

Inappropriate

CORNER

London, Dec. 14. Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Herbert Morrison, praising the British people's production effort that has raised coal and steel output to record levels, sald last night that Britain has rounded "recovery corner" in the battle against national bankruptcy.

TO FACE

LONDON, DEC. 14. LORD BEVERIDGE LIBERAL PEER AND ORIGINATOR OF BRITAIN'S SOCIAL SECURITY PLAN, TODAY DESCRIBED THE

SOVIET GOVERNMENT AS

"ILLIBERAL" THE STRONGEST TERM OF ABUSE THAT I CAN THINK OF."

He told members of the Council of ht The Liberal Party Organisation

their quarictly meeting that "people who in their domestic affairs julge lightly of human rights are dan gerous to the world, because they will Judge lightly also of the rights of

of other nations.

That is the grin fact that

have got to face today."

Lord Beveridge said that Britain had found herself in a position of for entstantly having to apologl.c what the was doing in Germany and for not doing what she would like to do for fear of offending Russia,

At this moment, he said, Britain was giving up national authority all over the world but she was not sub stituting justice In its place. She was doing no more than retreating from antenable positions, leaving chaos be hind,--Reuter.

Britain Out For Tourists

LONDON, DEC., 14.

A SCHEME TO ENLIST THE "Let us look at the facts and Party had made Britain's AID OF THE MAN-IN-THE- figures and be proud of our economic plight an excuse for STREET TO MAKE BRITAIN selves as a people." Mr. Morri-partisan attack on the Socialist TOURIST-CONSCIOUS AND THUS

HIER DOLLAR

AND son declared in a nationwide | Government. radio broadcast.

UP.. IS BEING DEVELOPED BY

Quiet Confidence

BRING

OTHER FOREIGN EXCHANGE His speech, entitled "The Mr. Churchill's recent call to TiE BRITISH! TRAVEL ASSOCIA Government, the Opposition and "set the people free" by remov-TION. the Nation," said that formering Government controls 2- Residents of one hundred testOS Prime Minister Winston Chur- cluding the curb on prices, Mr. and cities in the counre are being chill and his Conservative Morrison said, would make "a invited to form a local travel circle

paradise for profiteers, a bell which will be affiliated to the sociation and to coordinate its for everyone else,"

tivities within the "Come to Britain” Reporting 1,500,000 more people employed than pre-war,

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will cover boosts in coal and steel produc- variety of subjects such Lion, Mr. Morrison declared, "I amenities, accoinmodation, informas- am the last to.start cheering on services, reception and entertain- LONDON, DEC. 14.

mer-Reuter, game is won, but To Russia, Mr. Bevin sold

J. ARTHUR RANK. BRITAIN'S before the

these are figures to give you the Soviet-suggestion for limit. MIGHTIEST MOVIE MOGUL,

the out- ing preliminary Japanese dls ANNOUNCED TODAY A SEMI-quiet confidence in cussions to the big powers was AUSTERITY POLICY FOR THE come." "inappropriate." He added:

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NEW YEAR WHICH WILL MEAN

Red Policy TEMPORARY SUSPENSION

Communist policy in Europe PRODUCTION, SUPER-PICTURE NO PAY INCREASES FOR THE "might well provoke a triumph STARS AND MUCH LESS HIRING of some sort of Fascism," Mr. shot dead, another wounded OF ADDITIONAL TALENT. Morrison declared.

Singapore, Dec. 14. One Chinese gunman was

and two more taken prisoner, Speaking of events in France when a saloon car in which and Italy, he said that Come Ung to stage a holdup, was am- they were belleved to be travel- munists who slavishly take bashed by the police last night their orders from outside their in Orchard Road, one of Singa- own country have embarked on pore's main thoroughfares.

The car was riddled with bal. reckless and violent policies.

The new economy programme, de scribed by the Rank organismion as "levelling off for a while," was dictated largely officials said, by pro duction losses of £2,000,000 which Rank suffered in the last six years.

"No attempt will he made in cur- tail output,"

"1 hope that the democracy lets in the run dvel but the one. Rank'e associates.

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win Chinese informor travelling in aid, "On the contraty, we shall of France and Italy will make more film-but they will be through. I believe our French the rear seat with two of the less expensive. The plan simply and Italian friends are going gangsters escaped with a slight means that for the time being we through really tough times. bullet wound in the mouth, shall be making no more hig spectacle Our thoughts and goodwill are An Assistant Police Superin- or prestige films which take month with them."-Associated Press tendent was slightly wounded. and fortunes to produce."—Associated and Reuter.

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Killers"

CHICAGO, DEC. 14. CHICAGO POLICE, USING MACHINE-GUNS, TODAY SHOT DOWN ONE OF

THREE OF THE GUNMEN, WHO LAST NIGHT KILLED THREE MEN AND WOUNDED TWO OTHERS IN A SHOOTING SPREE THAT THE POLICE. TO CALL THEM "MAD DOG KILLERS",

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One of the other two gunmen waT captured and the police were. still hunting for the third.

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urbs.; Two

of the wounded men away.—-Reutér.””

17 Dead In Rail Crash

Part, Dec. 14,

A BRITISH CROSS WORD PUZZLE

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