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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1948.

European Union Response Over 150 M.Ps. To Support All-Party Demand: A Lead For Mr. Bevin The Duty

This Week In Westminster Of An

(By Fraser Wigh ton, Reuters Political Correspondant).

London, Mar. 13.

More than 150 Members of Parliament by next week will be sup- porting yesterday's all-party demand for a full European union, leading signatories predicted tonight. They point out that the original 73 signatures to the resolution were obtained within 24 hours and on the most dead day of the parliamen- tary week-Friday-when only a proportion of members attend.

It is felt that if something like a quarter of the whole House of Commons membership, re- presentative of all the principal parties, is be- hind the resolution, the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, will have all the stimula- tion necessary for a bold lead on a western

B.D.S.T.

London, Mar. 14, Britain went onto Day- Hight Saving Time today. Clocks were advanced one hour. Daylight Saving will end on October 31---0- ciated Press.

union of the Marshall plan nations confer-Bovril To

ence at Paris on Monday.

The sudden accord reached be- university and business voles, tween Labour, rankers and Con-Hitherto, a citizen could exercise servative rankers appeurs

a to both

private vote and have been an agreeable surprise {university volė, or a private vete to both sides.

and a business vote.

Although on the face of it tho movement has nothing

to do

The Conservatives are arguing not for the retention of plural

with The Hague United Europe voting but for the freedom of conference in May, it han given choice as to which vote an elec· hope in sune quarters that the tor should exercise. Labour Party officially may re-

consider its Hague boycoll.

This was mposed largely be-

"Ginger Group"

Close Down Factory

Editor

Now York, Mar, 13. Warren. R. Austin, chief Unit- ed States delegate to the Unit- ed Nations, reaffirmed. today his delegation's, stand for s peaceful settlement in Pales- tine.

1

It was the third time this week Austin or hit delegation had officially emphasised that the US, is seeking a peaceful way to carry out the plan of the United Nations Assembly fur the partition of Palestine.

Austin referred to Palestine in

prepared speech

for delivery be fore young Journalists from all parti of the United States attending the Columbia

Scholastic Press Associa-

tion.

Ол the two previous occasions, U.S. delegation spokesman declared America has not changed her stand for. partition but is seeking a pesce- ful way for carrying it out.

Duties Of Editors

The U.S. delegate told the young journalists that an eifitor, or reporter has a sacred obligation bot to cic. culate distorted information, half truths, or wild guester us news,

He said these are tense times and Lord Luke, chairman of Bov- that making headlines carelessly can rii, warned stockholders today. jeopardise hopes of building a peace- that one result of the Anglo-Hul future,Associated Prem. Argentine agreement has been

London, Mar. 13

a drastic curtailment in ship-

CONSCRIPTION

IN SHANGHAI

Shanghai, Mar. 13,

youths

cause many of the Party think Eighty-seven members of Par- that a movement of which Mr.hament, led by Mr. Cicoffrey ments of meat extracts which Winston Churchil! is the leader Bing of the Labsur rankers may force the closing down of wii not obtain the support of "Gin", are protessing that at one factory. all progressive elernents In anti-partition meeting in Lun- Europe,

dumferry. Northern

Ho ald the company Ireland,

has

The conscription of 6,000 A group of international con- which was to have been address sufficient stocks in this coun-between the ages of 20 and 25 j ferences, al linked with the sub-ed by two British M.Ps, Mr. Lry to continue production for scheduled ject of a European union, will A. J, Mulvey and Mr. Hugh De- same months, but unless

begin on April it and add the authorities announce that those take place in London in the next larey, Has been banned.

itional raw material is obtain-who try to evade the draft will be fortnight. That which is likely. They hold this to be a chal- able "It may be necessary finally to endorse or modify lenge to the freedom of speech. reduce the output very

to sent directly to front, lines as a the Labour Party attitude They propose in on amendment

Aub-Punishment,

The threat was said to be neces the International S:elalist Con- to the Eleckirai Reform Bill that stantially and then close one of

Kary because of the rumours that ference, on March 21, which the Parliament, if it thinks that "froe the factorien.”—United Press Snclplist organisations of

many eligible canscripts are leaving the elections" ore impossible in Nor-

the town until the heat of the army Marshall countries are attending. thern Ireland, it should refuse to

draft is over. Those draftees An appendicllis operation will issue writs authorising the re-

who A Maori girl. Miraka Rafail to report when summoned will Opposition turn of Northern Ireland anem huruhi, who prevent the deputy leader, Mr. Anthony Eden. from bers to the United Kingdom Parland" was one of the finalists military training.

ZA "Miss Auck-be arrested and forced to lending

attack on thellament. Government's proposal to abolish The Government Is likely to in the "Miss New Zealand"

To acquaint the public with the university constituencies when discourage strongly any attempl- contest, has

wins of conscription a programme of the Representation of the People ed interference with the func- Fellowship and $1,500 by the Press.

mass meetings is being held-United Bill i, debated in the committee tions cf a Northern Ireland Pacific Fellowship Council of stage on Tuesday and Wednesminister. It is doubtful, whether American Association of Univer- the Speaker of the House of Commons will consider It hissity for women to take a year's duty to call the amendment, course in Rocial science ft Reuter.

Honolulu.-Associated Press.

day.

Omnibus Bill

This omnibus bill, dealing with numerous electoral ISSU, has provoked over 200 amendments, 21 of which are signed by Mr. Winston Churchili,

The Government, to end plural voting, has decided to end both

Moscow Blast At Western Alliance

Auckland, Mar. 13.

been offered

No Red Coup d'Etat

For

Britain

London, Mar. 13.

The Labour Government. is determined that a Communist coup d'etat shall not happen here. So bitter has become the anti-Communist campaign led by Party and government of- ficials that newspapers, politicians and other observers are speculating that the next move may be a "purge” to clear Socialist ranks of "fellow travellers" and Communist apologists: The campaign has taken on a flow of food, throughout the world, new urgency with the fall of Mr. Morrison sald one "bright Czechoslovakia. It by no means apot" was Malaya, where "under indicates any surrender of Social- British administration great Lam's Leftist lines, but It makes things have been done in resum in the internal political life of West-It increasingly clear Communism ing peaceful production and com- ern European peoples."..

and Socialism cannot live together morce, so much so that natural The Soviet Government newspa- in Britain. pur's "Observer" entitled his di cussion of the conference, "Brussels Plot Against Peace In Europe."

Moscow, Mar. 12. "Izvestia" says the Brussels five nation conference will "recute

the

United States unhindered interference

rubber i now in ample supply The

coup in Prague was, par- for all users without any restric- haps, the severest shock the Com- tion or control, Reuter. munista have given the Labour

regarded

Crecho-

He pictured the meeting as a fur-Government, Many Britlah La- ther development of the policy debour leaders cribed in March 6 Soviet note to slovakia as a progressive model. the United States, France and Britain of Socialist Democracy.

transformation of Western Ger-

many inlo и military base for ag

gression against the USSR."

Deputy Prime Minister Herbert Morrison emphasised the increas ed campaign against Communism tonight in a prepared speech warning the British people they are facing "the same sort of nightmare of angression (Dispatches to the United thought we had banished by dis- | Stater from Brussels have spoken pasing of Hitler."

of the

He aid various Western Journaliste claims that the conference only represented "consultation" were false and disingenuous

We

of the meeting as aimed at the Addressing a meeting formation of Western Euro British Jewellers Association at

.union. to block Com Birmingham, said:---

Pean

muniam.).

we demonstrate a working

The "Observer" said Brugels ob model of bealthy Democracy viously represented an Attempt to based on healthy Sconomic, drum up à Western union which

· political" system, the social and

would be a constituent part of the,joverwhelming majority of man- Marshall Plán directed against the kind will do. their utmost to Soviet Ualan,

imitate us and to follow our lead." pointedly, tribute to Rekla Its Foreign

He said the meeting took up **ia-

well a.

ternal

termal?ression. He held this Minister Jan' Masaryk, Morrison

could be interpreted as Ncense for unlimited interference in the interpal

polities of individus nations,

death stripe aw

AWAY forever

"pretense that "what is going

In conclusion, he stated that, "the on in Czechoslovakia in anything plans of American expansionists and other than the trampling under their sycophantle European agents" foot of Democracy."-Associated |rest on sind, kopíruj

"They don't take into—maalderda tion," he said, "the inferents of Euro pean people themselves."~~~Associat. el Press

Ankara

Official cir today den! Key, had Into de

Prem

Blow In The Rear"? The political criais In Caecho slovakia was "another blow in the

| Tear!" Mi?". Morrison; declared.

The late Dr. JanɛMsaawk, the

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