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REACTION TO TRUMAN SPEECH Implied Guarantee To Western Union Consolidation

Anti-Red Front

Of

Washington, Mar, 17. American political reaction to President Truman's appeal to Congress for universal military training and the revival of conscription cut sharply across party lines tonight.

Some Republicans criticised the Democratic Pre- "sident for "creating a crisis." Others gave his

proposals support,

Military Clause In Pact

London, Mar. 17. Britain and Transjordan have pledged mutual military ald in war and have agreed on the right to bring troops to cach other's territory it wer comes.

Wan

Mom legislators said they wanted time to study the conscription re quest.

The Senate Armed Services Com mitter announced that, at bearings beginning later today, it would con- sider, both, the conscription and train- Ing requests

Com+

Among Congreumen who mented on the speech was Senator Homer Ferguson (Republican of Michigan), who, complaining that that President had not outlined the terms of American foreign policy, said: "Congress and the people ought to know exactly what our foreign policy is. If we are going to fight, what are we going to fight for?"

the

MONTGOMERY President APPOINTMENT "Crying Wolf"?

DENIAL

London, Mar. 17.

High military sources in London today' said it was "most unlikely that Field Marshat Montgomery had been nased s CoromaLIR - der-in-Chief of the folnit armies of Britain, France, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg. My reported in a French newspaper to- day.

d*X* War Office spokesman

declined to comment on the report-Reuter.

Percival Criticisms

Of Chinese

London, Mar. 17.

sies.

Denver, Mar. 17.

James G. Patton, President of the National Farmers Union

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President Truman to stop "ory" Ing wolf" and end the "war of psychology among the people." He claimed that Mr. Tru- man's extraordinary appearance before Congress hinted of war Sachary

abroad or revolution at home." Patton appealed for an end of the "policy of creating one crisis after another" to shape America's stand on foreign and| domestic issues.

"We cannot protect our flocks by crying wolf," he said. "T appeal for a return to a ration- al government, a return to courageous, progressive acting" instead of frightened, halting reaction."

Truman Not Happy General Percival's criticisms of He said the nation's newn- Under the terms of a mill-

Representative Charles Eaton, Malayan Chinese in his war tary annex to the new Anglo-Chairman of the House Foreign Af.ch were referred to at question engaged in an "hysterical cam- papers and radio stations were Transjordan treaty, the text of fairs Committee, said he is doing all time in the House of Commons 10- which

published today, he

paign to create hatred, fear ean in meet the President's

day. FC. Britain's almost unrestricted ques for a quick passage of

Mr. Leonard Gammaans, Conserva-† and war of paychology, among right under the 1946 trenty to European remvervsbíll,

tire, asked what action the Colonial, the people.” In New York, Mr. Henry Wallace, protests made to the British Gover-war nor Klution troops In Transjordan

take, on the Secretary proposed

Patton declared that neither has been dropped, but until the dilate, said: "It is a shameful call*ainst General Percival's despatches fear and ineptness of power

the Third Party Presidential

revolution meni by prominent Singapore Chinese unless we ourselves, Iwo countries agree that the

fhe world re-mobilisation, state of world security renders mission

complete A measure unnecessary. Transjordan invites Britain to maintain units of the Royal Air Force at Amman and Mafrak alrfelds.

Ruch

the

ezn

on the fall of Singapore.

ja likely

through

the failure of the of Truman Doctrine, and a call for on

Mr. Arthur Creech Jones, Colonial politics, bring them about.". American police state, to which

replied: "1 understand United Press, Secretary, shall pay my complete respects it received a communication from the the Secretary of Wai has just broadens tomorrow night? Presidem Truman on his arrival Federation

Chairman of the South-East Asia

Washington, Mar. 17. of China Relief at New York by

Fund The treaty fully meets

Mr. George Marzball, Secretary from Washing Committees on the subject of cri-of State, too said of his speech: "I am not ticisms of Malayan Chinese

told Congressmen today elaims of Transjordan saver happy over it, but le wax necessary tained

con- that military mobiliation in the eignty to meet which the rest had to be seid."

Greberal Percival's United States, was an essential com vision of the old treaty was President Truman's triple, appeal

despatch.

plement to the European recovery undertaken on Transjordan 10

"This communication is now under programme-Reuter. initiative.--Reuter.

consideration, I must point out, how- General Percivals despatch are the ever,

that the views expressed in

personal opinions of the author.

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"The Governor of Singapore paid a public tribute in the courage and hearing of Chinese during the hostili. ties and later, during the Japanese occupation, when he assumed that office, Reuter,

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WEIZMANN IN SNOW

Jerusalem, Mar. 17. Arab guards at Jaffa gate play- ing making now £gures, fed in the snow on Tuesday morn-

Yesterday evening in Paris, the 16 nations, who hope to benefit from the Marshall Plan, agreed to set up their continuing organisation."

Today, in Brussels, Britain, France and the Benelux powers signed military ald pact with teeth to Only 90 minutes later in Washington replica of a tomb marked in Eng- the President of the United States Hish and Arabic "the tomb of told these nations that they would David Ben get any military help they needed.-Agency Reuter,

...

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Mutual Assistance With Arab State

London, Mar. 17. Mutual assistance between Britain and Trans- Jordan, under the provisions of the new treaty signed yesterday, is entrusted to an important new "Anglo-Transjordan Joint Defence Board."

As before, the new treaty pro

tual military aid in the event of

The crucial provision for mu,rary defence measures. war is now contained in Article vides for the grant by Britain of III of the alliance, which states substantial training facilities for that if either party becomes en- the Transjordan forces, the con gaged in war, the other party tinuation on an annual basis of will came to his aid as a measure the British contribution towards nf collective defence.

their upkeep-now ictalling £2. 000,000-and arms standarisation between the two countries.

There is a proviso here that auch action should not prejudice the obligations of either party un-

The treaty, which is to remain

for the United Nations Charter, in force for an initial 20-year

or other international pacts.

period, compared with 25 years

In the event of "an imminent in the 1946 treaty, may be revised menace of hostilities," the parties after 15 years on the Initiative of will concert together on the neces-either party.Reuter,

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