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BEVIN ON JAPANESE PEACE Wants Sign Of Sincerity From Russia Immediate Talks

On Treaty

Scarborough, Yorkshire, May 20. The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernost Bovin, today sug- gostod—as understood by his hearers---that Russia, as a sign of hor sincority, should agree to an immediato peace conference on Japan with all the countries concerned, and not sim- ply the Big Four.

The "Big Four" in this instance are Britain, the

United States, Russia and China.

Russia, in support of her view, Mr. Bevin's words, address-

calistment of to the Labour Party Con-stated that the ference here. were "One test [member stales of the Commis- of sincerity is before us now-sion in a consullative capacity. that Russia, America and our-and au committees, would "en- Bure In the necessary degree the to have a peace interests of those powers in the selves agree

Japan right conference with Fight away on the basis of the 15 countries that are 114 or Laffected.

get Then I believe wa cit down to settlement of the Far Evel

That is n very important, Hump now."

The "14 or 15 countries" are

the to include

of the Far

assumed members

periods

preceding the

ence,

Confer-

however. speaking for the Commonwealth countries, would accept nothing less thun an equal voice.

Flood Area Spreading

In East River

Canton, May 21.

Further reports of floods in outlying areas have reached Canton in the past two days.

One report says that that over 1,000 acres of paddy field are inundated.

Reports from Walchow, about mid-way between Canton and Hong Kong, way that many places on the upper reaches of the East River are floodad, with people fleeing from the at- fected areau,

The highway between Walchow, and Ping Yuen is report, ed closed to traffic-Router.

Americans Forced Off Ship

- Haifa, May 20.

Gun-wielding Lebanese police forced 41 Americans and 28 other passengers off the American ship "Marine Carp" in Beirut harbour yesterday, in a hunt for volunteer Jewish soldiers, the ves- sol's crow members said today.

The Australian Government i known to have been increasingly perturbed in recent months by 11 the failure to make progress ON Eastern Japanese treaty, on the that It "impeded Commission-12 with Paklatan | grounds

adsition of South stability" and prevented any The with the

tea and

for long-term plans

the Fur Burma--whose In- Africa

East-Reuter. clusion in any Japanesa peace known treaty talka Britain i

to

"YouTubers of the Com-

The 11 men mos. Sheeter

are Britain, India, the States, Russia, China, France, Australia, New Zealand, The Netherlands, and Philippines.

the

The negotiations on Japan haye demlock since early

this year, when Britain Bnally re- eeted the Russian proposals that the treaty should be drafted by the "Big Four," Ching in this

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Bizonia Currency

Reform

case replacing Frange. Just Measures

Chine was dropped in the Eura- pean discussions of the Counell

of Foreign Ministers.

The

The Conflict

London, May 20.

for currency three Western

Arrangements United States suggested reform in the

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on

ship's officers and the American Consulate clamped a blackout on official news of the in- cident while an inquiry was held.

Crew members said that sume of those who were shoved off the ship tried to fight back and the Lebanese police drew their guns to cow them.

They said that Lebmese police. came aboard in the early afer- noon after the ship had arrived to examine passports and per- senal luggage. They turned up two or three pistols,

fow

The paller then left and came back in greater numbers a hour lator. Moving through the entire ship, they ordered the passengers to open thele baggage within "two or three minutes" and those who failed!

their baggage

open with axes.

to

anc

70,000 Workers Strike In Kassel

last August that the treaty terms Zones of Germany have now

Kassel, May 20 Far been completed except for a

More than 70,000 workers rhould be drafted by the

had decisions decision on one vital point at Eastern Commission,

smashed stayed away

from their jobs being taken by a two-thirds ma-issue, it is learned.

in und production was halted The only question which jority.

the

heavy locomotive and The police then used the ship's Britain and the Commonwealth mains to be decided among the

Authorities in countries concurred, but Russia zonal

Western loudspeaker to summon all pas- machinery plunts north of Kas- sengers. Young men whose pass-sel in the food strike which that the drafting Germany is whether a currency sisted then should be done by the Council of reform is to be extended to the ports showed their destination as began here today.

Trains were running as raž Foreign Ministers, in which the British, French and United States Palestine were ordered

sectors of Berlin or whether, il | side, This group was then or-way workers did not take part veto could be used.

Chin then proposed, as a com- will be limited to the Occupation dered to collect their belongings in the stoppage, which also did not affect food shops or hos- Zones. Commission

and go ashore. promise, that the

pitals, According to a usually reliable should draft the treaty, but that source, the plan for currency re-

In a mass demonstration in its decisions should be subject to form is unlikely to be put into police ignored the loud

Crew members suid that the

the centre of Kassel, 10,000 of protesis. the B Four veto,

effect before mid-summer, though

the strikers gathered together. Britain, however, rejected it may be set in motion before om Captain H. E. Snow of New Trade union leaders appealed

York, and other officers. both the Russlan and Chinese the creation of a West Germian

for support for a resolution de- -compromise.

Constituent Assembly for the the ship-which-entered-Haimunding the dismissal of Incom- three zones, planned by the six-harbour this mornnig

petent-food-officiola, irrespective- power London Conference

was now at their party affiliations. Germany

The

ex- The resolution demanded for September 1, the centre of controversy."

Jewish authorities insisted it be tra ralions for office workers allowed to proceed to Tel-Aviv to bring them level with those without unloading thus coming of Industrial workers and the under the Jewish jurisdiction. end of extra rations for often who Presumably the Arab passengers displaced aboard

than who

German for got more food Alexandria would be taken off villans.

Although today's -demonstra- tlon was due to end at mid- night, union leaders threatened aboard passengers

to call a general for

strike if the Palestine mostly older men, wo food situation did not Imporve. men and chlidren.

About 4,000 factory and office workers are on strike in the Several sources

Mainz region as a protest against said that the the food and clothing shortages. #eneral G.H.A. MacMillan, baggage-confiscated by the Le-Reuter. British Commander-in-Chief, banese were several today gave implicit warning to transmitters and the Lebanese not to carry any United Press invasion to Haifa at the pre-

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British Warning On Haifa

sent time.

Haifa, May 20.

"I will use all forces at my command to repel any attack from ariy quarter

Haifa' as on

were

there in retallation.

bound

There were several hundred

other

Protest?

shortwave receivers.

Washington, May 20.

The U.S. State Department an-

long British troops remain nounced today that the removal on Wednesday of 61 Palestine- bound Jews from an American

here," he said. "We will cer

tainly not tolerate any such non-

sense us is going on in Jerusalem." vessel ut Beirut harbour was

He said Anal evacution would carried out despite objections

be completed "comfortably within schedule

hedule.

The schedule has August 1 for

from Lowell Plakerton, the U.S. Minister in Beirut.

Officials said additional in- Its deadline, but one of General formation was awalled before MacMillan's staff officers said the decision is made on a formal pro- Iasi British troops would-be gone test

long before then.-United Press,

to

Press.

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Lebanon. Associated

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Stassen And Dewey

In Oregon Clash

Portland, Oregon, May 20.0

A record Republican vote is in prospect for Friday's primary election in which Governor Thomas E. Doway and Harold E. Stasson aro staking much on their hopes for the US Presidency.

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"No Reply" British Policy On Israel

London, May 20. Britain will not reply to the communication

received last from Mr. Moshe Saturday Shertok, the Foreign Minister of the new State of Israel; in which he appealed for British recognition, a Foreign Office

spokesman stated today.

This decision is understood to be in accordancewith_normal diplomatic practice

re-

A reply, stoting that the under quest is

consideration would,, In those circumstances, Imply a de facto recognition that Mr. Shertok is Foreign Minister of the Jowish Stule.

The Foreign Office spokesman

also stated that Britain will support the candidature of M.

Paul Van Zeeland, former Premier

..

of Belgium, for the post of United Nations mediator in Palestine.

The British support, it is un- derstood, depends on M. Von

post-Router.

A good 65 to 70 per cent of snificantly upon the course which Zeeland's acceptability to both Oregon's all time high 342,400 the convention may take in dews and Arabe and on his registered Republican voters nomination of a Republican own willingness to accept tho are expected to ballot, and standard bearer for 1038,

Strenuous Campaign. election interest unprecedented pitch today. In: Both Governor Dewey ́ and the closing hours, of the slam Mr. Stassen have bahg primary campaigi.

reached, an

campalgood: PRAGUE ARRESTS strenuously through Dut the state, and earlier in the cam-

Prague, May 20: Political forecasters were find-paign, sloged a radio debate on The Czechoslovák Government Communist party announced tonight that polleo Ing little worthwhile grounds whether the

should outlawed In the US had arrested a number of per- for predicting the outcome.

Mr. Stassen said, it should. ***In most qualified quarters, Governor, Dewar als It should sons charged with aiding the escape at the eight.Czechoslovak the Dewey-Stassen turto for not but that it should be kept airmen who arrived in Britain Oregon's Republican Presiden- in the open. There was no of tonight.

Lal preferenco and its 12. Ito Licial decision on who won the Czechoslovakia negotiating

publican convention votes was debate, E

of the aircraft, raled about even.

President Harry Truman was for, the rotura All tha. Presidential preforon unopposed for the State's Do the announcement stated, adding tial primary before the June 31 mocratic preference and his do that it was stolen from an air- nominating convention; the agnation was just a formality field in the southern part of the

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