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THE CHINA, MAIL, THU RSDAY,- JULY: 22, 1948.":"

PLANNING COMMON DEFENCE HANGING COMPROMISE

U.S., Canada Join With Western Union Northern Atlantic Defence

Bloc Now In Being

London, July 21.

The military bonds between the Western Allies grew tighter today as authoritative Washington sources disclosed that the United States and Canada had decided to join West- ern Europe. in common defence planning.

And

MP's

Military Alliance

The reported North American decision to join the Western Union Military Committee follows o fortnight's talks in Washington between Euro- pean, American and Canadian representatives.. A major topic discussed by the Foreign Ministers

Call-Up In America

Washington, July 20.. President Truman today las sued a proclamation calling for mon aged between 18 and 26.to start registering under the new conscription law on Aug. 30.

Other groups will sign be fore mid-September, though the draft cannot start until Bapt. 22, 90 days after Mr. Truman albned the Selective Bervice Act which conscripts. man for 21 months' peacetime military training-Router.

during their two-day session at the Hague-in Russia

their capacity as the Western Union Consulta- tive Council-was joint defence planning with! the United States and Canada.

The decision that United in Washington and that the an- States and Canadian observers nouncement would be made to will attend all future meetings synchronise with the meeting of of the Western Union Military the Consultative Council at The A motion signed by 22 La-Committee in London was in-Hague. bour Members of

the

London, July 20.

Parliament terpreted in diplomatic quar- was tabled tonight declaring bars tonight to mean that the that

the rumoured North Atlantic de- purposes of Western Union would be un- fence bloc is now in being and dermined by a military alliance that the Western Union powers or understanding either with are now assured of substantia) Soviet Russia or the United trans-Atlantic military aid. States,

The Hague discussions and the closer military

Jinks between North Western Europe and the American continent have today prepared a firm baris from which the British. French and United Stuter Governments con reply to the Soviet refusal to lift the Ber- fin blockade.

that the United States and Cannen have accepted the invitation to join the Per- manent Military Committee

Union In the Western

The main purpose of the Wes- tern Union must be to contribute to the pence of the world by de- monstrating its ability of apply ing the methoil of democratic socialism to achieve economic and political security in conditions of independence.

The reports

of

now

Looking

•

To East

BILL REJECTED

London, July 20.

The House of Lords, where the Conservatives, am in a majority," tonight rejected a Government compromise proposal on hanging in Britain. This would have divided murdor Into two de- grees, one carrying the death penalty and the other life imprisonment.

The voting was 09 to 19. It is expected in political quarters

that the Government might BRITAIN'S

DESPERATE NEED

now drop the clause and intro- dued it in another session as a separate Bill. This would pre- vent the holding up of a Bill which all parties agree contains many valuable judicial reforms The Government, however, har not committed itself

London, July 20. on this point.

Britain's "desperate need" Among the first degree mur- for the productions of her ders would have been the mur- Colonies was emphasised to- der of a policeman or prison of-day by the Colonial Secre- clal, and second degree murder, tary, Arthur Creech-Jones, murders after rape, and systema- 1lc_poisoning.

when he opened a four-

The Government compromise day London conference on prese from the House of Lords Colonial engineering refeetion of an earlier House of blems.

pro- Commons proposal. This, passed

"Today," he said, "confronted

free (non-party) vote against the Government's advice, would have suspended the death as we are by our own economic penalty altogether for murder for difficulties, and conscious of the

problems still to be solved, it. a1est period of five years,

Lord Goddard, the Lord Chief becomes increasingly important The pormenant link

What

Colonial Justice, said that if the Govern

our

territories Washington, July 20. established between Washing-

should be more closely related to Chairman Charles Eaton of ment's proposal became law, ton, Ottawa and the Weilern

would "reduce the Law of Brix ourselves. the House Foreign Commit-thin to a laughing stock."-Beu- WHI Union, observers agree,

the tee told reporters today that ter. Immeasurably strengthen Western Union as a going con- the logical Russian expansion cern, amounting to the nearost would be eastward in the

formal military al- thing to Hance between Western Europe future.

and North Antarioa. -

DUMP EXPLODES

Rome, July 20, Damage estimated at 100 million lire was caused when an ammu nition dump in the village of and Armacio,

between · Pira

Short of a full military sillance Eaton said that Russla abvious- yeith the two North American ly would want to take Japan since had a grudge, against that powers constitutionally out of she the question at present the par- country for many years. "She is

the United States also fighting to take Korea and Livorno, exploded today. ticipation of and Canada

ent China and the Communists in the Permanent

Are The dump contained 40′ tons of the active in Military Committee afor

affords

Burma, Malaya, In- explosives.

The

hos fullest

surrounding area possible guarantees to the donesio and most of other Orien- Western Union Aillance, Reuter's tal colonies and nations," Eaton been evacuated and an Investiga diplomatic correspondent wrote.

added.

tion is in progress to ascertain the "This House is profoundly con-

cause of explosion. Agence vinced that both the possibility

The addition of Canada pro- mises the prospect of a defensive

France-Pressc. and the purposes of the Western

scheme bridging the North Atlan- Unon would be irretrievably com-

tic and embracing the whole sca-the world situation as brought in- oromised and undermined if the

board of the Westem powers, Western Union, of its constituent

to focus by the crisis in Berlin. atles, should enter into any mili-

He declared that Berlin is not It had been confidently expect- U.S. Exports In London the

He ex- only danger point. tary alliance, or any, mil iry un-ed that a closer link between the This conception, besides being derstanding, with either Soviet two North American powers and more logical in terms of the Unit present the opinion that Russia's Russia or the United States," the the Western Union in the field of ed Nations Charter, has the ad-whole of the East as a major step "obvious aim is take over the joint defence planning would re-vantage of bringing home to the sult from the seven-power talks American public the desire of the in its plan for world conquest."--

Western countries for the United United Press. States to underwrite them eco-

motion said. ---Reuter.

Eaton's London

during an

came as no surprire to Informed observers in Washington.

Almost Allianco

REPUBLICAN PLAN FOR FILIBUSTER

Washington, July 20,

Republican loadors may plunge the special, session"

of Congress into an immediato civil rights fight which could stop President Truman's anti-inflation programme, it was disclosed today.

The Acting Senate Repub- controls on meat. Then he will lican leader, Kenneth S. Wher-frepeat his request for "stand by"

over other prices. ry of Nebraska, hinted broadly controls that the Republican strategy United Press,

will call for touching off a fill-

buster by Southern Democrats

as soon as the summer session starts.

Many Republicans who do-

nounced President Truman'a ге-

call of the Congress as "cheap

Soak The Rich Levy A Flop

Shanghai, July 21,

The City Government authori-

politics" already had suggested | ties have decided to enforce com-

privately that such # course pulsory contributions to realise

would serve

ends;

two

Republican the balance of "the city's 'CNSH.5

1. Shunt the Administration's demands for price controls and other economic legislation onto a dead-end track.

2. Pour salt into the wounds of the Southerners who were ¡al- ready bent to disavow tradition

at Democratic allegiance because

million million "Soak the Rich"

special levy, according to Chi-

nese reports.

Up to the precent, only about two million million dollars have been collected. The original deadline for millien million in collections was achieving CN$8,5 sot by the Central Government

as June 30,

Fresh instructions are now be-

of the strong racial rights planking sought from the Central Gov-

written into the party's nation-

platform.

President Trúmán” included

civil

rights in a nine-point legislative programme which

be

ernment concerning the enforce- ment of-the-levy on a compulsory basis.-Reuter.

•

PLANE DETAINED

said he is calling the Congress back to enact But the admin- istration plan is for the Congress

Nicosla, July 20. to give Erst priority to legisla

Authorities here are believed to tion curb high cost of living.

have detained · Pan-African Responsible White House plane which arrived at Nicosia on Bources said that President Monday with a British crew to Truman will appear personally take 18'Palestine Jows home. before the joint session" either on One of the Jews la e medical Monday or Tuesday and appeal student returning from studying for immediate application of price in Switzerland-Associated Press.

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In London, the Foreign Office announced tonight that Amorl car and Canidlaw military axi perts have arrived to take part In defence consultations of the fivs Western European Union atatek

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reference was made

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discussion of

MADAME KOO RUMOURS

Washington, July 20. Reports have been circulated in The group

includes eight the local press that Madame Americans led by Major Gen. Wellington Koo, wife of the Lyman L Lemnitzer, who left Chinese Ambassador, has joined the United States on Saturday. the Catholic church.

They and a Canadian group,

However, she told the Associat- the Foreign Office uid, will "pared Press, I am a born Buddhist. ticipate as non-members" in talks I am interested in all religions it progress here since April on but have embraced nny coordination of defences of the other."

not

Ove signatories to the 1948 Brus- She is leaving by "plano от kels treaty-Britain, France, Bel-Wednesday for -Shanghal where gium, the Netherlands and she will attend the wedding of Luxembourg-Reuter and Asso-her son, Freeman. - Associated elated Press.

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