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STRIKERS IN FRANCE REMAIN ADAMANT

Paris, October 11.

Half a million miners and other workers on strike in France remained adamant today, awaiting the vote of the railwaymon, who were to docido whether or not to join their ranks. Some rail- way workers were already out.

The General Confederation of Labour, the chief or- ganisers of the strike, at their annual Congress here today, heard no hint from their Commun- ist secretary, M, Benoit Frachon, of any settle- ment except on the workers' terms. He said a national general strike was not contemplated at present.

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M. Frachon also singled (for attack the European repro- (sentative of the American Federa- tion of Labour, Mr. Irving Brown. Large Stock

"Mr. Irving Brown." he said, "came to Europe a couple of years ago with a large stock of dollars. He is an agent of the policy of the State Department."

The French Am producer, M. ouls D'Aquin, also criticised the of America "Imperialist policy"

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Windsors Back Britain

At The Ritz

Paris, October 12.

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor are back at their old address, the Ritz Hotel, Parla.

They plan to spend about three wickelte Paris during which time they will prob. ably go to Londen for about two days, a spokesmen said. The couple motorad hero

thair Vills at Cap

from

d'Antibes.

There has been speculation In some quarters that the Duke would make an effort to be in London at the time of the birth of the Royal baby Ansoolated Press.

Blames Soviet Intransigence For

Berlin Control Failure

London, October 11. Britain today blamed Soviet intransigence for the breakdown of four-power control in Germany and the Berlin crisis. ş

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In a 67-page, 35,000-word White Paper issued by the Foreign Office, the British Government de- clored: "The present situation in Berlin is the result of the failure of the four powers, owing to Soviet intransigence, to agree to a common policy for Germany.

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and protested against the Ameri- Northern France, were on strike can Alm "Invasion" in France.

today.

The White Paper sald that meant the immediate Meanwhile, negotiations were Dockers at Algerian ports were the Russians' attitude had been gressive absorption of the Wes Political observers. however, hours of a categorical state due to take place today between to return to work today, and shown in breaches by thetern sectors of Berlin with

of the uterior,

economy and the Soviet Zone concluded from his speech that of the Minister

to M. Jules Moch, that Moscow has M. Daniel Mayer, the Minister of work at the Marsellies docks was Soviet the Communists intended

Communist Labour, and the leaders of the resumed yesterday.

political and economic prin-whiiling away of the rights and

obligations of the continue the pressure by all ordered the

Cherbourg dock workers, inciples laid down at Potsdam." cup

cupying powers to a point at means available for the over-Party to sabotage Marshall aid CGT to discuss the strike situa

that the tion.

The Soviet Government has which the whole city of Berlin hy

cluding baggage porters, decided throw of the Government-even General Confederation of Labour Rallwaymen continued to vote tonight to strike for 24 hours to withdrawn its representatives

atives was under exclusive Soviet do. the Instructed throughout the nation today morrow, instead of joining from the Allied Control Council

pemination. ar consequently Government with Communist meintiers "1 begin operations in the strike action which is already nation wide dockers strike on for Germany in Berlin and from "The right of the United King- sporndie on the French railways. Wednesday, beenuse they would September,

the Berlin City Kommandatura, dom, the participation.

United States and were reported to by Al. Train services

otherwise lose the tipa and over-It was unilaterally declared that France to be in Berlin is absolute The Impression An intensification of the strug

normally.

the Governments of the United tine payment when the Queen gle between the Communists and Frachon's speech in French poli-be running

The Ministor of Transport, M. Elizabeth and the Mauretania ar-Kingdom, the United States and Advisory Council agreement, from ited and unqualified. The European the Government was forehistows teal circles was that the Com-Christian Pineau, was receiving rive. ed,

tourists would not yield on the throughout the day delegations of Th

The Queen Elizabeth is dur, to France have forfeited their right which this right derives, la coITI" } M. Frachon's

Abulf strike Issue, two and

M. Victorian Dugurt, Com. the railwaymen's union. M. Mayor dock at Cherbourg on Wednesday the four-power occupation and pletely independent of the Yalta hours speech was mostly devoted

und Potsdam agreements and the delegates

the city." administration of the to attacks

"American

munist Secretary General of the workers, and employers of the ring, with 300 passengere for four-power becupation Frdach Miners Federationist Locentne metallurgical Industry.

"The culmination of the Soviet Bgreement on control machinery." Denying the Soviet allegation the Congress that

attitude of obstruction

and in-

Western powers More Patrol

transigence has been the blockade infringed the Yalta, Potsdam and disurinament proposals

The strike of the Paris taxi cepted. Frare could do without

The coalminers' strike in the

Bets has not only white machinery agreements, the drivers who are seeking a larger Marshal aid

"This has not only endangered White Paper sald that even if the 'coulfelds continued petrol allocation continued today. northern

the maintenance of the forces of allegations were true, "it could The drivers

the without incidents. The Minister occupation of the United awalling

on their Juri. King: have no bearing M. Duguel, who was asked to

the United Stalca and

dical right to participate in the open the Congress, which began reply of the Ministry of Cum- of Industry, M. Itobert La Coste, dom here as the strike movement i

re-estimated this strike has already France in Berlin, but has Is at present

also merce, which

four-power occupation coal France the loss of 700,000 teor

jeopardised the discharge by these tro France entered its second week,viewing the gutoline allocation.

Irol of Berlin. as a mark.

About de per cent of the textlie tons of coul, or 40 days' worth of Governments of their duties as ut humnge for the

Tracing the breakdown of four- by the workers in the Aube Department, gas and electricity.-Reuter. occupying authorities through the power control of Germany, the struggle being conducted

threat of starvation, disease and White Paper sald: descrified the |striking mf24203,"

economie ruin for the population point of divergence between So- Marshall Plan representatives in

of Berlin.

vict policy and that of the other In these circumstances Allies was the question of the Europe as warmongers,

that the Western powers have

economic unity of Germany." been forced to establish the air- lift to supply food and fuel to the Western sectors.”

He

perialism and the Marshal Plan, urged a new Government, in- eluting the Communists, which would reverse the present foreign policy of alignment with America und the Western Union.

that in 1938 M. Frachon said the capitalists got 29 per cent of the national income while in 1948 they got 42.5 per cent, Sularies, on the other hand, he said, only took 38 per cent today as against 45 per cent in 1938,

Prices had nearly trebled be- tween August, 1048, and October 1, 1948, while wages bar less than doubler,

Further increases in prices would take place shortly.

Bloc Of Aggression Attacking the Western Union five-power military agreement, he said: "They

were Be-

Mark Of Homage

In his bunt report, M. Fra- chon defined the CGT's alms us: To fight agains! ring prices. To nght for higher

wages. To secure a mataimum wage of 15,000 frunes (£20) month. To fight uguinst the Marshall t

want to Include M. Frachon, who is regarded as France in u bic of aggression one of the most powerful men in and the French Government, is the French Communist Party, consequently being forced to have told the 2,500 delegates of the n military budget of 450 milliard Congress that "the French Gov. francs.

ernment is a government of the trusts, obeying the orders of the Anieriem cupitalists.

They want France to be the bridgehead of American expan Kionism against Soviet Russla and Frenchmen 10 bes Infantry cannon-fodder.

it has sold French sovereignty for a a mess of Marshall potage. But the French France must be liberated from its working class will never agree to Murshall policy which is leading serve these American objectives. it down the rond to decadence

He held out no hope of a settle and economic ruin." ment of the present strike move- ment except on the Confedern tion' own terms.

This speech came within

M. Frachon also attacked General Charles de Gaulle, whom he described as a Faselst. He 24 asserted "the determination of the

DEADLOCK THREATENS ATOMIC SUBCOMMITTEE

Paris, October 11,

The deadlock which paralysed the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission after 30 months' work tonight threatened the II-nation subcom- mitteo charged with finding a compromiso solution.

After a whole day spent in trying to reach an accept-

able resolution, Sir Benegal Narsingo Rou, silvery-haired chairman of the committee, an- nounced that he would adjourn the discussion until tomorrow to decide the order in which the various motions should be put. ·

This followed a complaint by of reference and prepare for sub-

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"Narrow Escape, Says Vandenberg

New York, October 11.

Senator Arthur Vandenberg, the Republican Chair- man of the Senate Foreign Relations Commit- teo, has described President Truman's aban- doned plan to send Chief Justice Vinson to Moscow as a narrow escape.

Speaking here last night, the Senator left his pre. pored text to state: "Now that we have gone to the United Nations we must intelligently avoid any unilateral independent action on our own account lest we confuse our friendly associates, cramp the Security Council and encourage our opponents to think that our appeal to the United Nations is either timid or insincere.

"I must say that we have just had a narrow escape upon this score at Washington."

Again departing from his pro- Dared text, Senator Vandenberg said that after the completa So vict reversal in the Berlin Con- trol Council further direct discus sion became a transparent fuflity in the presence of this tricky. provocative and insidious Soviet run-around.

"We didn't resort to force an might over-easily have been our recourse in other days.

"We have resorted to organised renson and the corselence of hu- man kind in the United Nations forum. The Sovicts cannot Ignore this forum:"

Unfavourable Comment

New York newspapers today devoted considerable space to

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Sabotage Claim

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Condemning the Soviet refusal

to participate in the European The result of the Moscow-Ber- Recovery Programme, the White in discussions of August and Paper sald that in the light of September, the White Paper sald, this attitude, "

clear bccame has been to make it clear that that the Soviet claim to partic). the Soviet Government has no pate in the control of the Ruhr intention of reaching an agree-was, in fact, a claim to be allowed ment save on its own terms, the to

sabotage

the acceptance of which would have Western Europe."---Reuter.

The

Perrier Girl

The New York Daily Mirror:

"It is a little frightening to know he hud carried it so far-and in secrecy."

The New York Star: "It may No not have bees, a bad iden. honest men can say, on the basis of the pastfal and weighted in- formation."--Reuter.

Ickes Will Support Truman

Washington, October 11,

Mr. Harold Ickes, the former Secretary of the Interior and long-time member of the who Roosevelt administration, resigned angrily from the Tru- two years

Mr. Yorov Malik (Russia) that mission to the Security Counett commer!-mostly unfavourable than cabinet over

on President Truman's Vinson ago. today announced his

the United States and Britain were stubbornly maintaining their uld positions.

Mr.

us early as possible a draft treaty, | plan.

formal support of President

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Insisting that he was not with- suld that the Soviet representa-did not think it was possible to tive had criticised all the resolu- start the two and a half years of rolling the atomic bomb...would drawing any criticism he had tions except the Soviet one.

debate all over again, while Gen- reduce the man who undertook formerly made of Mr. Truman, cru! Describing this statement as

McNaughton (Canada) such a mission and the man who he never the less praised him a

being "straightforward and provocative, Mr. Malik said that maintained that the Canadian sent him to equal absurdity."

abundant

The New York Times said: sincere li at times more he could not accept India's Intest resolution was giving

proposal was u resolution-calling on the Com-chances to the Soviet Union and his

major predictable than I would wish". might well have inission to resume work and pre- the Ukraine to find un agreement blunder

the the solidarity of

In characteristic langungo he pare a draft treaty or convention with the western powers, since wrecked

-because of the unyielding at along with control there was Western Powers, undermined the dubbed the Republican candidate: litude of the United States" and

elimination from national arma- western case before the Security "Thomas E (for elusive) Dewey", Britain in refusing simultaneous

ments of atomic weapons, "We Council, and, in by-pussing the and declared that he had falled conventions on control of atomic do not want to leave any doubt," United Nations in a case already to commit himself on any of the major domestic issues confronting energy

and the prohibition of he added, "about our good faith." pending before It, would

been a slap at its authority." the nalon-Reuter, atomic weapons,

The British and Soviet dele- gates, who sit next to each other, then began an earnest conversa- Then suddenly, the chair- man called for an adjournment to think things overs.

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Earlier in the doy, Sir Benegal Rau (India) pleaded with the United States, Britain and Russla to reach an agreement on the control of atorile energy.

Harassed By Anxiety ---""Think of the psychological e- fect on a 'world, harassed by anxiety," he said. "If we could any that the deadlock had been broken, India would certainly heave a sigh of relief."

There was infinite compassion in the voice of the allvery-haired Indian delegate 'as he turned to- wards the representatives of the three great powers sitting to- .gether in a small committed" room at the Falais de Chaillot and ask- edfaran-Immediate-resumption of the suspended Commission on 'Atomic Energy. Amending

his resolution of last wock, Sir Benegal Rau optimist cally as he himself zaid-saw D Improvement in the relations bes tween the great powers.goog

His amendment called upon the Camustasion to roeung its work, study all matters within its term

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