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fern begins Weekly Parliamen-improve his behaviour. Another jing their rako‘off, Neļther can fury Review by Roy Carleton. chuckle spread through thà House | It brevent price increase DC İSEČTION ONE.

when MF, Bevin was replying to (every kind, But he anys, the

The House of Commons has not for a long time looked so uniform- these events abroad, iv worried ou has done over!

cost

When Foreign Affairs come questions about Germany when Government will take a very uppermost in thọ limelight scamw- Mr. Stokes (Labour, Ipswich)" austere line on profits when còn- of topics in Parliament we usual. was probing for · reasons why sidering application for price in- ly see the disappearance of the categorisation should be held up creases and there is A general strong political party lines which because of a shortage of printed feeling among Members of Parith- customarily characterise must forme. Everybody. "agreed with ment that the psychological effect other topics. So, it was at West- Mr. Paton (Labour, Norwich) of price pogging will be to dis- minster when eventa in Czecho-when he jumped up and Inter-courage provocative applications slovakia, Palestine, the Falkland | jected: "May I nsk in what for auch Increases and "thin, in Islands and Bellish Honduras hil respect. 'categorisation' differs turn, vill tend to put the brake the headlines.

from classification' and would it on the demand for higher wages. hat be better discontinue the] - It is curious that a few days NAVY CUTS

use of such horrible Jargon?" after this new move Had been On the data available it seems

Mr. Bevin dryly replied that he misde in our internal financial would consider the matter.

battle, Lord Samuel (Liberal to be a safe assumption that Bri-

By a stroke of what Mr Hee This matter of confusing Jurgon Leader in the House of Lords) tain's eventual post-war Navy or McNell referred to an irony," had an even more coinle sequel should suddenly startle averyone Standing by challenging the theory hitherto will substantially less than st) in the debate on the ad- Committee was discussing the In-held by "experts"

Erle Fletcher (Labour, Islington when the House in

and never half its pre-war size. At present journment, urged the Govt. to dustrial Assurance and Friendly questioned that high taxes mop the Navy is in 踮 transition press the United Nations Com-Speleties Bill Mr Glenvil Hall up excess spending power. Lord stage. Any ships of all cate.mission to make a Covenant of was making a speech about on Samuel argued that high axes

was merely

start competing Human Rights on the night when amendment which he said garies are scheduled for scrap-

ing, others for retention en have just received

as Hector went on to say. "We complicated and unnecessary and spirals and urged the Cliancellor confrination whose terms he could not under of the Exchequer to reduce taxa- care-and-maintenance basis, and a that the lamps of Czechoslovakia stand when Sir David Maxwell tion as means of increasing no- third and smaller

car have been snuffed out."

Fyto convulsed the Committee by tional productivity. Lord Simon section

Nobody In- ony, part the | puinting out, "They are the words looked non-plussed. Lord Paken- marked for handing over to

House cared fo controvert his in your own clause." Mr. Hall | ham passed the buck to Cripps Dominions and to

friendly a statement:

"It is necessary Joined in the Inughter of his own and Lord Addison trankly con Powers.

that there should be hot only liscomfiture, Concern about the Navy has rignatorica to the treaty but that and .en- been revived by publication of it must be enforcible

forced. We want to ensure that the memorandum, accompanying the Covenant will not be just the Navy Estimates, which another pine resolution." shows that Britain has no battle- Up to the moment of cabling Klip or fleet carrier at presents despatch, Parliament has had operational. The

largest units any public reactions to the Czech no other opportunity to register perationally ready are two light situation but Mr. Morrison, at leet carriers; the operational meeting in his own constituency, strength in smaller vessels in- reminded everybody of the dan

ger of allowing the British trade tudes to cruisers, 18 destroyers, unions and British national guli

darity 20 Trigates and 26 submarines.

destroyed

from When ad the cuts have bece within by anti-democratie

Columnists. is completed. imposed, refitting

new building now in progress has been carried out, the

and the

be

Ironic

of

Firth

Warm Moments

feased he could not follow Lord Samuel's argument but would

Bren

his Budget

COPR. 1948 BY NEA SERVICE, INO. 7. IK REK, U, B. PAT

The Lesson Of The

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study it. Whether Cripps will be "Oh, they confuse me ao! Now I don't know WHAT to bid converted remains to be The bridge between Foreign when he produces and Home affairs was exempli- about six weeks hettee, In the fed in some warm

moments meantime, Sit Stafford has been when the Commons was trying to given quiet hints to case up on price he has agreed to pay get Mr Strachey to revent what the lugubrious line he has adopt- for cd in his last. dozen speeches. Argentine's contribution to our This week at the National Say- funt larder. Mr. Reid (Consor-higs Hally in Albert Hall, he un- votivo, Hillhead) made the mis-bent so far as to say he refused describe our Biruggle as take of attacking the Government to

would for is bulk buying policy which

"desperate" because that' gave Mr. Strachey the opportun imply no way out. He went on ty to take the war back into the to explain he had declined to Opposition country by declaring accept suggestions for adopting he would be most happy to fight or that such measures are reces an electica on the basis of whe sary." ther the people should get ment

anyproximate composition of the By another Irenie coineldence fats, linseed and feeding stuffs or

CIA.

apart from

ernisers, and

101

overstatement.

fact seems

down.

In thi year,

be

The plain the issues on a legal basis, which to be that the cuts means a hearing before the In- ternational Court at the Hogue rather than on a diplomatic basis which ASTUMES

settlemen!

the best terms we could squeeze. safer around when he deplored the fact that

Price Pegging

Newlyweds' Tragedy

ทล

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

Czech Revolution

By Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart

The

Signal For Action

their

Czechoslovák revolution [Time is not on their side, Dur. Was endried out on the newing the past year I was able to familiar Communist pattern. revisit parts of Western and Cen- During the period of collabora-tral Europé. My genoral conciu. tion with other political parties slons were that everywhere there whole Navy which is destined to the week which saw this threa-Mr Reid was on

made the Communists

use of war, firstly, a fear of Russin be eventually operational will letening movement in eastern

their advantage as the largest sceendly, anxiety lest, the United party in the late to gain contral States abandon Europe, thirdly, a two battleships at the most: 10 Europe compled up with deflant "We are eating the Argentine

of key positions in the armed great desire that Britain should aieraft-cauriers; fewer than 20tures from South American re Railways this year. What we

publies, has also geen pur Armed will eat next

forces and the police, The sparkba strong. What is wanted now cruisers; and about 100 destroy Services Ministers submitting to Me Strachey was getting into deep year?" and wher

of action was given by the re-is on end to delay, and quick Parliament estimates for

Honolulu, Mer. 1, futury

fusof of the Commublats to con- action to put Western Europe on water over his refusal to divulg

A shoe found floating in plane form to the majority decision of its fect again with Die aid of the When it is realised that inexpenditure which all show ex- the prices, Sir Stafford Cripp

traordinary economies.

** the Cabinet directing the Com- Marshall Plan, was identified today August, 1939, Britain had, quite coming Anancial

theme to his rescue with a fac wreckage

belonging to Army private, munist Minister of the Interler It made

may well be that in their the Reserve fleet, Air Force expenditure is to

unl statement which

several- senior and postwar polley the RusalonsTM have clear we were not doing so badly Samuel A. Wong, 24, who deliberate to reinstate nine battleships, half a dozen cut by £41,000,000, the Navy but of this deal. Argentina

153

ily crashed plane into the ocean non-Communist police officials been mainly influenced by their aircraft carriers, three battle 443,500,000 and the Army by giving most-favoured-nation treat after shooting and critically wound whom he had replaced by his desire for security. Large and

£83,000,000. Those members o

own henchmeri,

rich areas of their country have 36 cruisers in the various parties who have for ference to British Arms' goods in

ment to British imports and pre-ing his bride of two week

'The police sald the soldier of

The Communists struck quick been ravaged twice within the active commission, the drastic re months past been campaigning for

cases where they are equal to Chinese descent fired four bullers in ly. Vast numbers of workers last-25-years. They have taken duction in her striking power such reductions now have to fact others but most important of all, the head of his estranged bride, were summoned to Prague to be the initiative in increasing

of a Mother-defence in depth and they have criticism from their friend, who will be apparent.

this agreement for the first time Rose, 20, during an argument about told the old stor

land in danger, counter revolu met with no opposition except Lord Hall, First Lord of the are aserting that our troubles gives us all we want without her planned liyorce.

with "Argentina and Chile over dollar expenditure, all the trans Che police said the plane was tion, a plat-against-the-state and verbal protests. By prolonging Admiralty, has admitted that the the Falkland Islands and with ellens being based on Sterling stolen from a nearby airport and the existence of a ring of spica chaos and postponing peace they on behalf of foreign have been able, during the period policy of deliberately accelerating Guatemala over British Honduras The Importance of that aspect crashed into the ocean in full view working

the police of a protracted armistico pecu reductions in the Royal Navy to would not have come to a head cannot be overstated.

of passengers aboard the liner, povera, Meanwhile, in this way but for the fact that i

Matsonia, Wang left a note saying, stood by to prevent counter larly favourable to their type of approximately the man-power the British Navy has been

demonstrations and Committees diplomacy, to obtain a series of contemplated for

"What else can man do if his of Action, modelled on the Wor easy successes. Such victories are the next few sadly depleted and our other

wife does not love him?"-United kers Soviets in the early day heady stuff and, as Joseph Con- years has necessarily involved armed forces are also 20 run

of the Russian Revolution, seized rad sold, the conquests of all na The Government have also done Presa "Lume teinporary dislocation and

control of every factory and tions are paved with good inten- The Commons has not yet hac something more to restore cond lack of balance." In view of the

Jerusalem, Mar. 11. farm. The Secret Police, wholly tions, The Russian technique, an opportunity of a full dress dis dence by the price-pegging orders,

A British soldier was killed and Communist in composition, deuit however, is dangerous, for even obvious inadequacy of the Navy cusation over these disputes bu Mr. Harold Wilson makes it clear

J Russia has no intention of to- to discharge even the commit Mr. Bevin has made it clear he that this freezing of certain Ave others seriously wounded by with non-Communist politicians,

of retall prices cannot Arab gunmen while travelling in

Ing to war just now, cheap ments forced upon it by recent regards them as capable of anic groups

able, stitiemont provided political developments, the First foreign Government concerned in

the wholly prevent high profits be a convoy from Halfn to Jeru

triumphs may tempt her to make cause officiant firms can always solem, it was officially reported

a miscalculation and, go too far. Lord's_comment_is_certainly not these episodes will agree to treat find ways and means of increas here. Reuter,

It may well be that the Com

Russia's Outlook. munista were afraid of losing

In the great uncertainty which ground at the coming election but more probably the signal for throuds her intentions there. Is action was given by M. Zorin, one fact which, should not be Ambassador to ignored: Russia despises weak- former Russian Czechoslovakia and now one of ness and respects strength. Peaco redepend on the establishment, of M. Molotov's deputies who turned to Prague just before the economic and moral order atuong revolution and remained there the nations of Western

Europs util was over. The excuse, for that will serve as a pattern to the workt. With speed his presence was the alleged de- rest of the was won by the A and the spadesire to make arrangements for and patient finness such a polley Growing Anxiety forced to momentary silence on

Bled to the K, Now the lesser quicker delivery of Russian grain, may avert catastrophe, There are signs of growing these foreign issues it has been

In this respect, ¬ the.../-Ciecho Czechoslovakia, hitherto outside players, having seen the J drop, anxiety and tension in Governcatedly vocal

Mr. Silverman (Labour, Nelson upset because correct bidding or the Q with the A. Five

There's no point to getting finessed the spuite 9, then felled the fron Curtain, is now securely slovaks revolution provides bali a behind it and total suppression of warning and a lesson. In the ment and Parliament

over thie and Colne) stirred up consider play by you happens to give honds brought discards of two freedom of speech and of the Westein unity are now Ameri all opposition (abolition of the urgency with which plans for both the internal and the foreign able annoyance in all parts of the you a worse result than if you clube and a heart, South rulled written word and the elimination vanced and in 'diminishing Ameri outlook.

House by his persistent attempt had used faulty tactics. Those club and a-heart was led, the of distingirished · professors and can opposition to the European Britain's relative.. weakness in n three days to put questions defence; the spectacular advance by biased parties in the Middle time to time. In fact they are the defence.

which repeated allegations made things happen in bridge from A winning the only trick for authors) is now the fate of a recovery programme, there are East to the effect that British the occurrences that encourage

learnt The more expert declarers, cherished the ideals of liberty and has been headed, and the lesson economic prospects, to which Sit soldiers had had some responsi lesa skillful players to keep nt upon seeing the spade J fall to of Western democracy, Stafford Cripps has returned with

the game. Their occasional good the K on the first trump trick, results, the Czechoslovak revolt- in Jerusalem. In the absence of a further reference to the danger M. Creeah-Jones who ta ni Lak results against admittedly reckoned that, If West also had tion would seem to bear close of totalitarian government; and Success trying to convince th superior performers keep them the Q and won a Andise, he analogy to the Balkan revolutions, the bearing on it all of Marshall United Nations aid, the extent of such aid, and declining to carry the Palestine factor, many of them would beasts and clubs to prevent extra tion has so far been

what she has sald about ing more. Were it not for that could peel off a trick each in There are, however, certain differ ences. The Czechoslovak revolu especially the speed with which baby any longer, Lieut-Colonel abandon bridge, and then the in hearts to, aot it. If East had every Czech, Communist or non-

tricks altogether-possibly two bloodless. Moreover,

almost it is forthcoming; all these mat Rera Williams (Colonisi

Secretary) denied most forcibly best players would have nobody the A. So these follows eschew Communist, relies on Russia cz ters are large in the thoughts on that there is any ground for such to play with except the Lowell the time fingsse and led to this milliary security, of his coun George Pledding Eliot, in a copy•} Government and Opposition suggestions against the Army, others of their own rank.

the A, which set up the Q. Then try A Russian alliance, there righted columa published by the New adding alike.

that the Zionists had

today: expressed,” the fore, has never been unpopular York Post There is a strong huspicion utterly failed to produce.

they led diamonds. On the third And by obtaining the opproval of vision that is recent months leaders the club 3 was tossed, and when President Benes and by appoint of the Indonesian Republic have been that much more is known abroad evidence to justify allegations

and the Araba continued to admit.f.

East rolled, the next with the ink soms not Communist Minis-portrayed, as brave chahiplane, about the full effects of the run-responsiblility for the outrage.

spade the other club was disters to his new Gabinat, M. Galt people; struggling for the clementary down in the defence Services, and

There were cheers from alu S. Ja

while the Dulch hayd min": enrded. Now the heart A re-wald has been able to assert that rights of man on the consequences to Britain's over the House when M. Lipson H. AQO

mained the only additional he has acted constitutionally.bern accused of "being. Imperialisti defences during the next two of terjected: "Now that this foul D.9 7.5

(Independerit, Cheltenham) In76 4

This argument will not convince and ruthless-exploiters, of the down trick the defendors could get, the Western world, which now modded, Indurain, the facts three years, than is realised; cer calumny has been exposed, will C1.9.4

that one extra was realises how under a facade of

However, ha

facts wer tainly much more than is known the Minister convey to our Forces

Some of these declarors storm constitutional legality, shak quite different The facts, werd tha in London outside the sphere of the nation's admiration on the

ed about their hard fuck, but party using; tamiliar: methods of the Dutch were trying to brin restraint they have shown"" - to" Government;

all in valt.

intimidation can establish a die about by orderly progression the tatorship, But to the Crechs who cabilament of an Independent" hitherto have been an orderly and |_ States of Andozal faw abiding people, aven constitid-

have crippled British naval strik ing power, and if predictions as to the eventual size of the opera tional fleet are burne. out, that dangerous position is not which will be remedied quickly.

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