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EMERGENCY ORDER SIGNED

Prime Minister's Criticism Of Strikers

"Strike Against Ordinary Common People"

STRIKE MOVEMENT Prime SPREADING

London, June 28.

white. Prime

King George VI tonight signed a proclamation of national

emergency to deal with the dock strike; Minister Mr. Clement Attlee, in a broadcast address shortly afterwards, declared that the Government 'must see the people are fed."

He addressed himself directly to the workers and described the unofficial work stoppage, which began two weeks ago, as "a strike against your mates, a strike against the housewives and a strike against the ordinary common people.

"I am sure the people of this country will support the Government in the stops they have taken and are taking," Mr. Attlee declared. Mr Attle told the striking During the Second World War, dockers that their unofficial the Coalition Government Look walkout is "punishing innocent further wide powers by Orders people and injuring

your In Council, Some of the most country," He asked:

effective of these powers "Who advised you to do this?" been kept.

'No people of great influence, but only a small nucleus, instruct- ed for political reasons to take advantage of any situation for the disruption of the British eco- nomy and the undermining of the Governinent."

have

The Government could tnke over all distribution of food and

fuel, direct the generation of elec- tricity and gas and take measures to quell disturbances.

When the Act The Government, he added, did proclamation, its

13 invoked by

powers cannot

not attempt to interfere with coi-be used for more than sever. days lective bargaining in industry but without the approval of Purila-: where there was failure lo agree, ment in the shade of a resolution

i was the Government's duty to of both Houses. bring the two sides together.

Against The People

he

was ad-

Even then, the powers can be invoked only for brief periods, and to be continuad would re. quire renewal by Parliament every month,

No Compulsion

Into

"When a section refuses to honour these agreements, we cannot in any way recognise or deal with those who wage an unofficial strike", Mr. Attlee said. Remarking that

I the dispute continues dressing the dockers particularly, the Parliamentary recess at the Mr. Attlee said: "We must see the to be specially summoned to re- end of July, Farliament will have people are fed, We have had a dificult task to maintain the food

view the powers. "supply. This strike is not a strike against capitalists or employers. is a strike against your own males-a strike against the house- wives and a strike against the ordinary common per

people" The Royal proclamation was signed at a hurriedly summoned session of the Privy Counelt at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh.

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Montgomery At No. 10

London,, June 28. As soldiers, sailors and air- men moved into the London docks today, the strike move- ment spread north to Birken- head and Liverpool, Some 10,000 dockers at these two come yut

Merseyside ports London, Juno 28.

this morning in sympathy with the 19,000 London men.

Fleid Marahat Lord Mont- gomery, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, was summon. ed to No 10 Downing Street, realdance of Prime Minister Clement Attios, tonight for consultations about the Berlin crisis.

His appearance before members of the Cabinet De- fence Committee reflected the Government's anxiety about the grave situation---Assool-

sted Press.

Gasperi To Fight Strikes

to

to

An immediate effect of the Birkenhead walkout will be hold up shipments of £2,000,000 worth of machinery. hardware. motor-ears, paint and galvanised iran for India, Pakistan and Cey- loc.

The Clan Line has four vessels waiting to be loaded. Two of them are the Clan MacLachlan, due to leave on July 3 for Co- lombo, Modras and Ceylon; anif the Clan MacLaren (part loach.d at Glasgow), due to depart for Bornbay on July 3 or 0.

In Birkenhead, the stoppage of its 2,000 dockers was reported solid, while in Liverpool only about half of the city's 14,000 dockers were out, bringing to a afandstill work on 50 ships, most of them constal vessels.

Birkenhead

Outside the Docks stretched a long line of forries laden with exports for the Far East, South Africa and the Middle East.

Rome, June 28. Parliamentary circles said today that the Italian Govern- ment probably would act block spreading strikes Brid Inbour agitation before the the middle of next month, for rain through the streets of legislature adjourns,

In London, lurries packed with around

Servicemen, moved in pouring the summer holidays.

the

East End to move vital food car-

The Government's attitude wasgoes............ reported-to-have stiffened since

and

Orders to draft 3,000 soldiers, airmen and 1,000 sailors

The Act does not permit re-strike legislation would be press- 2,000

It implied last week that anti- gulations for compulsory military ed if the labour bosses continued were flashed from No. 10, Down- service or industrial conscription. to mix politles with their agita- ing Street--the Prime Minister's

The Act abo lays down that tion for economie gains. its invocation does not

The official residence-to prevent calling by Leftist labour leaders Headquarters" in a police station |

"Field persons from taking part ing others 10 take part in a strike.ending July 4 was accepted as strike or from peacefully persuad-strikes, beginning July 2

in of a series of five-day industrial in the Docks aren-Reuter.

The regulations provide for the labour's answer to the Govern The State of Emergency in- trial of persons offending against ment threat. vests the Government-subject them, but do not elve the right would be certain to touch off a Any anti-strike Jegislation -to-Parliament's conditwith to punish or imprison people storm of Leftist protests on the sweeping powers. It is be without trial-Associated Press grounds that such action would

Hoved that one of the powers and Reuter. Immediately required is a much greater control over Service personnel.

Wide Powers

This would mean involving the Emergency Powers Act, which was invoked during the great lock-out in the edal-nining in- dustry in 1921, and again in the General Strike of 1926.

FORMER ENEMIES EMBRACE

--Jeddah, June-28-

King Abdullah of Trans-

be Illegal.-United Press.

Bernadotte Makes

Secret Proposals For Peace

London, June 28.

Count Folke Bernadotte, United Nations mediator for Palestine, today sent his secret proposals for a Holy Land settlement to the Jewish and Arab leaders, a Reuter cable from Rhodes *statud.

Both sides would receive held by the British military au- jordan arrived by air at Ryad, the suggestions tonight, it was thorities in Palestine

headquarters there.

were

Rail Dispute, Unsettled

Washington, June 28.

Mr. John Steelman, assistant to the President, today continued efforts for settlement of the long- alanding railway wage dispute.

Mr. Steelman cor

conferred with Mr. Frank Douglas, chairman of the National -Mediation Board. who conducted the Chicago ne

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Manlio, June 20, Arabia, yesterday and was

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The Philippine Society met at the aerodrome by mier, Jamil Mardam Bey,

In Damascus, the Syrian Pre-

British evacuation.

Mining, Metallurgical and Grolo- King Ibn Saud,

sald They included five youths. sus-gical Engineers vigorously oppos tonight that This was the first meeting of had already received is copy of hanging of

the Arab League pected to be concerned with the cd the export of iron ore, coal, two British ser chromite, manganese or scrap the two Arab rulers since enmity the plan. The Count has asked geants last year, and five Stern iron to Japan directly or indirect- sprong by between them nearly for the proposals to bo "hush Gang members, 25 years ago over Ibn Saud's an-hush" until the Jews and Arabs Israel troops were today taking A resolution to this effect was nexation of the kingdom of Ab- have sent him their first

the oath of allegiance to the sent by the Society to the Gov- dullah's father, King Hussein, and tions.

Jewish State. The Chiefs of the ernment Committee holding of his brother, King All

The Syrian Premier will leave Jewish forces took the oath yes-hearings on the Japanese trade Their coming talks in King tomorrow for Cairo, where the terday, Reuter, Ibn Baud's capital will, it is [Arab League's Political Com- hoped, pave the way to a committee will discuss the proposals.

reac.

plete restoration of good relations cannot affect the essential "Count Bernadotte's proposi-

tlons.

he was embraced King Ibn Saud

Arab demands for non-partition

When King Abdullah alighted, and a non-Jewish State", Murdam heartily by Bey said, adding: ""Syria and In Cairo, King Abdullah saw King

the other Arab governments will Farouk and had his first meeting against the United

protest to the Becurity Council for 11 years with Haj Amin Eland Soviet Russlo sending repres

States Husseini, the Muttl of Jerusalem. sentatives to the Jewish Stale." -Reuter,

REDS RELEASE AMERICANS

Berlin, June 20. American Army authorities dis- closed today that four Army ser- geants seized by the Russians on: Saturday and accused of distri- buting anti-Soviet leaflets, were released yesterday.

and

The last 12 Jewish prisoners

The True Democracy

Prague, June 28.

Government

SOMETHING

questionUnited Press.

ROTTEN IN BOAC

STATE OF RUSSIA?

Alexander Werth, British correspondent who spent

· London, Juño 28.

many years in Russia, wrote in the Manchester Guardian on his return to London today, that all was not right in Russia and that “all. Com- munists from Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and Foland are not considerad 100 per cent ra- liable."

friendly with Americans and West Europeans, " fir Kald, Ostracised

leaders here Werth, who has been amode Paul Slavik.

sald that Czechoslovakia's May the friendly crities of Russia, vlk, employee of the 30 voting was the most demo- said all contacts with "bour- American Military Government, cratic in the world." said he was forced to scrub floors

geois civilisation and all pão-Werth said, all, cultursi con-

ple from bourgeois countries facts with foreigners are isolat-

during his 24-hour connement in Today, one member of the So- the Russian Zone after he had cial Democratic Party showed the were considered bad.

naked for street United Press.

RECRUITS: FOR

directions United Press a letter he received

od sad in fact ostracised. "The official view seems to be that all recently from his district Party

He said Soviet wives were he foreigners are hostile," he said, Secretariat which stated:

ing pressed to divorce their for-

Hold the British Ambassa- "According to a report which sign, hubaude. A dozen or more dor had not en Soviet Foreign U.S. ARMY

reached us on May 31, you de recent months among Russians, months, except on rare occasions. arrests were trade in Moscow in Minister Vyacheslav Molotov for monstratively voted Washington, June 20

blank ballot who hobnobbed and gossiped too He said foreign diplomats soo no the alections of May 30, 1948 much with foreigners. The Army Secretary, Kenneth the District Personnel Com

bolly except followTM "diploinants C. Royall, announced today that mitteo has discussed your case....

and a few other foreigners. the Army expects to induct 225, and for decided to expel you from

"ather Ruslant with foreign Warth and censorship, had be Speaking of priimt conditions, 000 to 250,000 men in the year the Party. This decision was a dared to leave' Mosbow.dr sim-Soviet attitude to foreign cog contacte either have been or come worse than before" and the beginning July 1. He said the proved by the District President." "Army also expects to get 110,000 The Social Democrata merged

ply have been severity šetrned respondents had changed, sherp 18-year-old voluntoers.

to avoid their föreign' friends 14 for the worse since the Mos- in the with the Communiste today...-- coming year-United Press.

In future. All this appllis“ par-caw conference of Foreigh- Mints- [United Freka.

ticularly to whose who are tem--United Press...

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