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PEACE CAMPAIGN EFFECT

ON WASHINGTON OPINION Tathay Pacific

Vandenberg Takes Command

Washington, June 5.

PROPAGANDA AND

AID FUND CUTS Tawenkow

Washington, Juno 5.

State Department cicrlos asserted today that cuts in the Marshall plan were caused by the effects of the Soviet "peace propaganda" campaign, The cuts, ordered by the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, result, these sources said, from the relaxation of inter- national tension in recent months.

Senator Arthur Vanden- berg. (Republican of Michi- gan) asked the Senate Ap- propriations Committee today This, they argued, has been for permission to testify per-caused by the recent Soviet sonally in the fight to restore statements, reiterating Russia's the $1,000,000,000 reduction in

desire for pence, foreign aid, made by the House of Representatives yes- terday..

High State Department officials have spent the past 30 hours in the lobbles of Congress trying to correct what they describe as this and try inz to correct the altuation it bas produced,

Evacuated

Shanghai, June 6, Government troops have evacuated Tawenkow, strategic Tientsin-Pukow railway city In southwest Shantung, follow- ing Alerce fighting during which the defenders were overwhelmed by savage Com- Gurney, South munist attacks, pro-Govern- Dakota Republican Commitee ment. despatches admitted to- member, told a reporter

the day. chances are "100-1" the Senate will restore some of the funds.

Senator Chan

"Disastrous Thing"

The evacuation was confirmed

official by the

Central Daily News, which

official quoted an communique from the Nationalist headquarters at suchow, north Friends sald that Senator Kiangsu, saying that more than Joseph Ball, Minnesota Republi-100,000 Cominunists had crosse can, mother Committee member the Yellow River southward to who has been highly critical of Join the battle in Shangtung. the Administration's foreign ald

is fuclined to sup- said that

Independent reports late today programme,

a large Communist purt an increnné His view, as- sociates fail, 19 that Congress army is at present awaiting the Senate should vote to retain the runde a commitment last month Reen ilght for an assault on Tse-

in approving

authorisation ong (Yenchow), 30 miles south of Tawenkow and only 10 miles legislation for the recovery pro- wes!

Confucius.

Senator Vandenberg led a pro-over-confidence tracted, fight in the Senate for the Enabling Act under which Con- gress authorised a much larger recovery programing than the one voted by the finuse,

in suck

before

TOTSUBBT) of the dhør("

appenra certain that

some cuta will remain in the European recovery measure.

in the face of House opposition. the

This unusual course ing permission to testify the Committee indicated that whole sum, there will almost In Sentor Vandenberg. who isvitably have to be a compromise Chairman of the Senate Foreign reduction in the aid totni, Relations

would take

Repercussions resulting from "any mujar cut would be many. One of the principal would be Its effect on America's foreign policy since the Marshall plan forms the basis of that policy as a whole.

in the Senate to restore

the funds struck from the European ald money bill by the House.

as

Senntur Vandenberg did not elaborate on his statement, trul he was described by friends "Ang mad" over the blow dealt to the foreign aid

which Wnx gramme

pro- pilated

Mr. Marshall has already stated that the effect of the proposed reductions would be to turn the plan from one of recovery

through Congress largely by his merely one of relief.

efforts.--Reuter.

COMMUNIST

PRESS HAS

FIELD DAY

Truman May Intervenc

Lo

On Capitol Hill, many legisla- tors were moving around in the shade of the deepest depression Kren here since the "war scare". of early spring.

If things becane even more scious, it was considered inevit-

London, June 5. Western Europe's Communistle that President Truman, Press made the most today out section campaign tour, would though away on a presidential of the U.S. House of Represen-ersonally step in with a frank tatives votes to slash European warning of the issues involved. Recovery funds.

Domestic polities are playing Rome's Communist Unita ask-

their

part. Congressmen

et in a headline "who can trust pressed for time,

Warbington?" And the pro-Com- munist Socialist Avanti asserted "ERD has become the game of international polities

The London Daily Worker the House

vote brought "near panie" on Wall Street.

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the Democratic members of Junction of the

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Lunghai

Communists have occu-

the Committee when he called Tienisin-Pukow railways na svon the House axe wielding "a dia in the astrous thing.”

pled all large Government hold Senator Vandenberg is report-cities, north and west of this im- en to have told friend he fears puitant Government stronghold. that unless the full amount of funds is restored, the US will lose the cold war with Russla,

In support of this view, they point to the increasing Red ac- ivity along the railway south of There were signs, however, suchow, which has brought to that he will face epposition from a stand-still the train services some of his colleagues.-Associat- along the 85 mile stretch between

Hsuchow and Pengpu.-Reuter,

ed Press.

COMMUNISM NOT LABOUR'S FRIEND

San Francisco, June 6. Communism is no friend of union labour, the United Press was told in Wellington by one of Labour's best known contribution to world statesmanship, Prime Minister Peter Fraser of New Zealand.

The

Sennte

will only have about

one week to debnie the cuts and draft compromise sick- sures before Congress breaks up for the Presidential nomination conventions at Philadelphia On Scol June 21.--Reuter.

Solid Front

r Vienna, the Russian Army paper Oesterreichischo Zeitung BadBoed "European ald cut percent--but the budget for re- Senator Vandenberg, who pliot- armanent ten times greater thaned the European Recovery Pro- gramme through the Senale, told

1941

The Communist-Volkstimme reporters he is asking for "the the called Friday "a black day for earliest possible opportunity"

10 the Marshall satellites."-Asso-appear personally

before the elated Press.

Senate Appropriations Committee. That group now has before it wrap-lip foreign aid bill carrying US$5,980,000,000

American for

LOOKING TO ITALY

The greying.

soft-spoken Wellington to lead his union who came up from: a and eventually the nation labourer in Auckland and

Nenni Socialists Suspended

Vienna, June 0.

said: "New Zealand labour. does not depend for its policy on dogmatical teachings and is utterly opposed to the Com- munist doctrine of dictatorship and use of force Labour's humanitarian policy of social reconstruction under Parlia- mentary democracy is the very anti-thesis of the Communist policy of revolution based on and in- hatred of humanity .The.. International Socialist tolerance." Rome, June 6. tions abroad. The House made Parties Conference today suspend- Ghulam Mohammed, Parkistan that amount available for 2 15 ed the Italian Nenni Socialists,

Instead Minister of Finance, said today muntijs period

alliance are in that Pakistan viewed Italy "as US$6,533,000,000 asked by the Communists.

hamper International trade be- en.cf those countries-to-which-we..Administration

minimum willingly turn for help in our ordutlay for 12 months.

The suspension, which came tween non Communistic nations, ganizational work," according to Although it may be several after a heated discussion, will be Fraser branded Communist influ- "detrimental to Epccd the liberal newspaper, "Risorgi days before the Senate commit-effective after a special

confor- ence as mento."

tee gets down to item by item fence late this month, The Nenni and shipping." work on the bill, there were delegate was asked to remain as clear Indications that several in observer. Republicans are likely to join The Saragat (anti-Communist) who heads a country with

The Minister arrived recently in Rome to mess the Pope and gov. eranent leaders. He said that a Pakistan commercial mission is expected to leave for Italy “In the rear future."--United Press.

assistance to non-Communist na-

··

of

the who

Asked if he felt Communist in- Avence responsible for the slow- with the downs at the world's ports to

The 60-year-old Prime Minister the highest per capita production for was export in the world has just won the Conference. The Nenni-Sar: elements in the New Zealand un- rimitted to full membership of a lively fighting_with_Communist aget split in the Italian Socialist lona.

an almost solid front of demo- group of Italian Socialists crate to restore the chopped off funda.

AMERICA ACCUSED OF SPYING

Prague, June 6.

The Czechoslovak Ministry of the Interior tonight directly charged the United States with con- ducting espionage in Czechoslovakia.

The charge was the climax to frequent recent references to a "certain foreign power" with which Czech and Slovak poli- tical groups were alleged to have been_in_contact.

The Ministry's announcement tonight sald that Felix thi, former prominent member of the People's Party, would be tried on a charge of accepting money

FLOOD CONTROL IN EAST

Ostacamynd, June 6.

and documents from a foreign The United Nations Economic power for the purpose of espion-Commission for Asia and the age against the Republic.

Tho statement inserted In bruckets after the words *** foreign power" the letters "CIC" meaning the American Counter- Intelligence Corps.

with an

Far East today appointed a committee to examine good con- trol measures in Asian coun. tries.

Party took place in January last The Communists attempted ̈ ̈to vear, Signor Giuseppe Saragat gain domination "but their plan and his followers objected to buck-fired and after the Czecho- Signor Pictro Nenni's unity of slovakian catastrophe we really action" with the Italian Com- blitzed them here in New Zea- munists.-Reuter,

land," Fraser said. United Press.

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India and Burma, both urged the question was urgent. Haji Mo- The statement also disclosed geted the problem should be dealt harned Eusoif, of Malaya, EUR- that more than 60 Czechoslovak with on a national 'baxis as con- ́civilians avid members of the itions varied from

country to Security Police will be

tried ountry shortly-by-Prague - People's Court on, charges of being as Malaya, for instance, did not soolated

"asplonage have the Yangtse, the Irrawaddy office."

or the Ganges.

M. Novikov, for the Soviet The "office" is alleged to have Inton. wanted all foreign control been operated by Dr. Vladimeremoved from irrigation or hydro- Krajino, former Secretary-Gen-electric projects. As ruch control eral of the Czech Socialist Party, Ind to economic control by who escaped to London in April, foreigners, such projects should be anance and trolled by Aslani The statement said that three nationals, he enld. other members of the Security The Commission referred to the Police would be tried by a mill committee on Industrial develor fary_cquet an à charge of high ment a propagal tu gurver Infand treason. They are alleged to have transport problems after approv Telophone 20021. disclosed, the "action" plan foring the survey in general.-Nov- 'the. Prague. Garrison.-Reuter.

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