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German Political Leaders Given A Serious Warning

Frankfurt, Mar. 4.

German political leaders here have been given the

most serious Anglo-American warning yet Chennault

against the possible catastrophic consequences of further delay in vital legislation pending before the Bizonal Economic Council, it was learned today. General Sir Gordon MacReady, the British Joint Chairman of the Bipartite Allied Control Of- fice, told the German leaders: "You know the way the international situation is developing. If you fail to pass the legislation needed to save your country in the next few months, it may be too late."

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The warning was given at a meet pavade the British and American tax. Ing yesterday, called jointly by Gen-payer to go on financing erat MacReady and Major General German food imports. Clarence Adcock, his American op- This was a tietman responsibility. posite number, of members of the If the Germans failed to get Praesidiums and the Steering Carn-gether and do the job without time mittee of the Bizonal Economic Coun- wasting and "idealogical bickering." cil and chairmen of the most impor- they would have to bear the сол tant committees.

sequences, the Germans were tall.

Black Day

The general told the Germans they were not making proper use of their powers. Important legislation such as

price Control tasy

and the agricultural distribution low affecting the next harvest hait been held up for many months,

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The President of the Bizonal Eron. omle Council, Dr. Erich Kochler, afterwards described the meeting as "the blackest day in the Council'A history."

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Washington, Mar. 4.. United States exports- during 1947 reached a new peacetime record, tofalling $19,000 million, compared with $15,200 mlilton in 1940. the Departinent of Com- merce announord today.

Big price Increases were an important contributory cause of the higher figures.

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THE SECOND WORLD WAR

"MEMOIRS"

By THE RT. HON. WINSTON S. CHURCHILL

O.M., C., M.P.

Contents of Book 1:

1. The Paillen of the Victors, 1819-

1975

1. Mr. Baldwin's Second Admite-

irations, 1924-1929

2. The Economic Bilarard, 1929-1921 4. Aseff Elder

6. Germany 'roares to Arm

4. The Locust Years, 1981-1335

To The Darkening Sewny, 1924

3. Air Party Leet, 1934-1995

1. Challenge and Response, 1115 10. Air Defence Homesch

11. Banctions Against Italy, 1935 12. Jitter Strikes

for

13. The Consequenzen of Rahm | under

the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the China situn. tion was expressed by Major- General Clairo Chennault to the Chinese press yesterday in on the Washing-

Boston, Mar. 4. commenting ton report that he had been Two Democratic asked to appear before the Governors of Mas- House.

sachusetts and one of the He, however, did not say party's National Com- for the mittee today advocated United States, although he had General Douglas Mac- previously planned to

election America to clear up some busi-Arthur's

President. General Chennault belleved↑ Mayer James M. Curley, of that "if the United States did Boston, and Joseph R. Ely, of Wen- not help China and herself, we field, were joined by Francis B. shall havo facilitated-uay, as Murphy of Nashua. New Hamp. sured triumph in Manchuria shire, who served two trem ne tive delay was due, not to idealogicst of Russian-inspired, Russlan. Republican Governor before becom- Democrat in 1944. No concert. ing u bickering, but to deliberate obezue-armed and Russian-inspired, tion by vested interess which would manipulated rébellion within revolt against President Truman nak any organired MacArthur for he endangered if the controlled ul and against a nation friendly President drive has materialları) in location of scarce industrial

to us."

New England, but the action. and food was enforced,

He was also of the opinion Curley, Ely and Murphy is consider. that China's only shortcoming rd a blow in the Truman camp.

a great one-lies in her in.

Ely, who took a wolk" with Al urmy and Smith ability to train an f

1916 and supported supply the manpower.—Reûter. Thomas E. Dewry, in 1944. hailed MacArthur as a Republican, Curley affirmed his support of Gen. Mac, Arthur a Democrat. Murphy did got indicate what party ke venntest MacArthur to head.

Christian Demuerats received the If reveurres cominued to be wasted warning with reserve, stating through the absence of needed legisla they would like to have it in writ tion, it would be impossible to pering and that they would carefully

consider it.

Loyalty Hunt Demand

were

the

Social Democrats said that legisla‹

the

rorrectness

The spokewar of the N73211 Washington, Mar. 4. "Centre Party" said that to their Government fegal experts same all present would have to

today studying whether admire

the Commerce

Department criticism-Reuter. should turn over "loyalty re- cords" on Dr. Edward U. Con- don to the House Un-American Activities Committee.

The Committee spokesmon Maid he would "not bu Loo surprised" if the De- partment refused to submit the records.

Dr. Condon, world famous atomic physietat, hends the Commerce Department Burenu of Standards.

Dr. Condon was accused by Chairman J. Parnell Thomas and two other members of hial Un-American Activities Com.

mittee, with being an alleged Soviet

apy while directing highly secret research on atomic energy and radar,

TOJO WAS 'BEDFELLOW

OF NAZI

MURDERERS'

Tokyo, Mar. 3.

General Hideki Tojo, the Japanese wartime Prime Minister, was compared with Hitler today by Mr. Rowland W. Fixel, American prosecutor.

Mr. Fixel said that under imperial rule, the top

leaders of Japan became, in effect, dictators..

Tojo was the bedfellow of the German crowd

of lawbreakers and murderers, with actual direct responsibility for war. He said Tojo's evidence wast

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Curley said: "I think MacArthur's election would be the best thing for the country. The whole country i coming to think the same way. The anly trouble is we do not know that the General's politics are!"— United Press.

Europe Near Exhaustion

11. The Landed Pazine—Spain

16. The Rebuilding of the British

16.

Flast

Germany Armed

11. Hr. Eden at the Foreign Offices

Ravigation

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The Rape of Austri

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Czechoslovakia

20.

The Tragedy of Munich

21. Munich Winter

22.

Prague, Albania and the Polish Gourantes

12.

The Boylet Enema

24.

On the Verus

Contents of Book 2

Book 2 of Valame 1 enveen the period from the Declaration of War to the accession of Mr. Churchill as Prime Minister.

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Enrlier, Dr. Somei Uzawa,' Mr. Robert Lovett, the Un-

defence der-Secretary of State, said to Japanese

the Weston Euro- tations used to invoke the sym-counsel, used whether it was day that

nations had pathy of those ignorant of his really a desirable step towards pean

nearly ex real ambitions. Tojo superim- the establishment of peace to fhausted their disposable assets Dr. Condon denied the posed his view over and above add anew punishment "to those and that their financial prob- charges and the Commerce De-the. welfare of 80,000,000. people who acted logitimately lems would be magnified con- partment's loyalty board gave Counsel added that Tojo ad- at the exigencies of their own alderably if Congress did not Dr. Condon complete clearance. mitted he knew of the attacks State according to the reapon- pass the Marshall Plan legisla.

Rep. Thomas ordered the De- against Malaya, Hong Kong albilities in the diplomatic and tion by April 1. partment to turn over the and the

Mr. Lovelt said that France Philippines and ap- administrative service", Condon records.-United Press. proved of them all.

He claimed that the "Greater was particularly short of dol- Ens! Asin Co-Prosperity lars und that several other Sphere" was nothing but an countries were ΠΟΥ running ideal aiming to establish the through their margins. existence of Asin, culturally He said the Erench, British ~66) and economically.

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market against and those capable of Chevrolet and Ford, and then standing up to about 140 b.h.p., have the car carry the price tag] ON car of the same weight, of a Buick or Cadillact Or to is so alight as to be unimpor-produce a luxury car to compete tant and would in any case be with $3,000 American cars and offset by the economy resulting then price it at $6,000 to $8,000! from production in larger rum-Somehow, in some way, econo- bers. Many a British engineer mies in production must be ef has in the past been so short- fected without affecting quality. sighted as to design an Eight, British cars can compete readily Ten and a Twelve, each with a even if they do cost a little, different clutch, gear box, and more, but not when the differ differential unit-to say nothing ence in as great as it is today. I strongly Buspect that the and brakes. To call such de British motor industry still in signing by the name of "en- cludes minds that are similar gineering is a libel on the pro-to those that controlled the Bri- fcasion and on British crafts- tish film Industry before the |manship! Today the British war, when a good British mo- motor industry, to say nothing tion picture was the exception

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He declared that the accused were discussing their attitude were innocent and had conduct-] towards the Czechoslovak prob-| ed themselves rationally. It lem, but added that these were was inconceivable that they normat exchanges and that had conspired to commit the recognition of the new Govern. wrongs alleged in the indictment had not yet been discuss-

ed.--Reuter. ment-Reuter.

Stumbling Block In Japanese Policy

Tokyo, Mar. 3.

Although the Democratic Party yesterday an- nounced that the new Cabinet would be a coalition of Democrats, Social-Democrats and Peoples' Cooperatives, the three parties have as yet failed to agree on a policy after one week's negotiations.

The principal stumbling block| is the question of suspension of the interest in war bonds which was favoured by the Social- Democrats and opposed by the Democrats. However, political observers said today that a com

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Hollywood matter of adequately stressed ing

It was understood the Com The Brandy which made ompetition. Ashida, Fresident of the Demo- components, let me point out Now, for some reason, British crats and Prime Minister de- mission has finished drafting that we regularly transmit dou- films and British film makers signate, Tesu Katayama, Chair- their report on Eritrea but it the reputation of Cognac, bio the horse-power of a 'atan- are admittedly giving Holly-man of the Social-Democrats will be some time before the dard engine through a Ford wood the fright of its life and and former Prime Minister, and report on Italian Somaliland is differential unit with no break are, from the most critical Taken Miki, Chairman of the ready. nyc.)

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yesterday's ALWAYS KEEP such as: "...Fitting slow been done with British talent, ministers.

Washington. report that the "commission IN .considering pressure blower, or super-with British craftsmen, and Political circles predict that! tung, may prove disastrous, as with British production ability. the inauguration of a now whether it should visit the An- clutches and gears were not de- Perhaps the British motor in Cabinet will take place on Eladem and Mehalle in view of glo-American airports at signed for this additional pow-dustry needs a Mr. Rank March 5, 'er" Poppycock; any gear or someone to give new people

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