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French Conflict Moves From Pits To Docks.

SIGNS OF STEEL WORKERS

FOLLOWING MINERS' EXAMPLE

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Paris, October 30.

Troops were called out to unload cool cargoes at The strong language used

two French ports today when stovadores held fast to their almost solid "no foreign coal" striko in sympathy with thp 27-day old stop- pago in the mines, where a growing "back to work" movement was announced by the Minis- try of the Interior.

In the North and South coalfields, security forces, already holding 75 per cent of the mines, moved in to take over the remainder. First re- ports said they met no resistance,

in

the resolution was interpreted in Paris na indicating that the Com- įsaunists Inlend to carry on their struggle against the Government at all

even if the minera' irrike should collapse.

Communist The

Texille Workers Union also issued ultimatum tonight to 'employers for wage increases "n the Intest by November 5."

Miners'

THE CHINA Mail, monday,, NOVEMBER 1, 1948.

Energetic Debating

Rome, October 30. Communist and Monarchist deputies fought hand-to-hand in the Chamber of Deputies late last night,

After the Monarchist Da. puty, Bigner Alberto Consiglio. had 'denounced munista, as "traitors”

Com- during

a debate on the Ministry of Defence on budget allocation. Communist deputies rushed In a body across the fipor^ol

Monarchists, and it was half hour before ordar Wal restored,Bautor,

the Chamber and attacked the.

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McNeil Does

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New Demand, For Withdrawal By West Powers From Berlin

Berlin, October 30.

A now demand for a meeting of the big four Foreign, Ministers Council and the withdrawal of the Western Powers from. Berlin was made by the Russian-backed Communist Poople's Council, The socalled "Peace Committee" of the People's Council issued a demand in a formal declara- tion which also asked for an all Germany' peace treaty.

Not Believe policy of getting all the occupa-

The demand for the with the interest of their peoples" to drawal of the occupation forces call for an Immediate meeting of was significant since it once the Foreign Ministers Council to The French Communist Parly

again points to the Russian draft the German peace treaty. newspaper, L'Humanite, said to- day that the famed artist, Pablo

tion powers out of Germany," Dismantling Wave Picasso, had contributed 1,000,000

The establishment of a Police Paris, October 30.

The Russians have started a It was clear to- observers in [nen-Communist offensive agalost, francs to a strike fund organised

the Co

Army numbering between 200,-new wave of factory revivals in The British Minister of State, 000 and 400,000 in the Russian Eastern Germany which, indientes Communist the French capital tonight that s waze sad prices policy before 3

upper Federation.

Mr. Hector MeNell answered the Government had in effect had Anally rained the

cain- It was reported from

be preparing with- Prague questions from correspondents ocupation zone has been con- they ny yon the battle for the pithends hundt over the Communist

Western ob-drawal of their ocupation forces, and the trial of strength with paign in the coatields and ports.oday that an estimated 20 million over the United Nations Radio vincing proof to

Intelligence servers that the Soviet Union American Iron and Steel Workers Czech crowns has already been today. The Federation resolution declared: prumised in funds being collerted Asked whether he belleved would support them in a drive said today. "The Iran

workerr in Czechoslovakia 10 ald the that the Soviel proposal for one- to communisc all Germany if w! never income the foot French miners.

The largest single third world disarmament is sin-the Western Roldier

General Marshall contribuen promised to date was, cere, Mr. McNeil replied: "No, ousted. (the American Secretary of announced today from the Bulldom sorry to have to admit it. State). The power of the fron Trade Organisation, which is just another example of the and steel workers will weigh|suld that bullders' wages for propaganda moves which we have VTFV heavily in imposing aNuvember, estimated to total 1Pgot used to. democratic government which to 12 million crowns, would go

to the Fach miners.--Reuter,

the Communist Party was now being waged in the ports.

Many ships with

cond cargoes for France were being diverted to

Antwerp because the great injority of dorkers wining their crfusat

coal,

wwe B. I

to underl

It was regazi toight firm Lille n the heart of the Northern coalfield that coul unloader nt Antwerp was being part by rail in Jeumont, on the French side of the franties, at the rate

1001 a day

Most Pits Clear

as

kej A large proportion Win there for the Stateron railwayr reserve Shacks, and the gemauntier i transferred to Pauts. A French

Manndey of the Interior spokes); man sabe tootht that 80 per mont

and steel

France nerds."

Blockade-Bound Barges Released By Russians

Berlin; October 30.

of all the eval pits had en Food barges of the "Forgotten Floot," hold by the

allies could be

It The demand that the Western

alles get out of Berlin was he l'eved to-be the dirset result of Generalissimo Statin's dènunela- tion of the West on Thursday.

No Basis

sources

These sources and the Russlona ure not only dismantling factor- les owned by Germans but also plants to which the Sovietu.ilem- seives hold title.

This indicates, they said, that the Russians may be proparing to leave Germany. This would nt the Soviet declaration an- nounced at the Warsaw confer- ence of Eastern European For. eign Ministers several months ago that ali four

occupying forces should evacuate.

news

"The essence of the business is whether the Russians are willing The Peace Committee's de- to have an adequate system of laration anid that the obstruc- control or not. So far, they have cost attitude of the Western avoided giving a direct answer." Towers in the East-West talks On Mr. Vyahinsky's recent prevented the re-establishment affer to put the Russian cards of normal conditions in Berlin. on the table, Mr. McNell said:

The American Heensed "What did he mean by Run-

■lan cards? None of us aven

agency Dena reported the Rus- knows a Russian card when he "By this violation, the legal siens had handed, communists in sace one. i have no reason

list of 2015 basis for the stay of the Western Eastern Germany tq bellave that the Russiana would | Powers has been

to be destroyed," AT

fueteries,

dismantled by June 1, 1940. ever accept United Nations said.

Dena sold the "secret Ist" - Inspecting them."

The "Pence Committee" called Asked what he thought of Gen- for all Germans to insist on their cluded 162 plants to which the realissimo Stalin's recent atate- legal and said this could Russions niready hold tille. These

right ment, Mr. McNell replied: "I 10

e achieved by the Immediate ere confiscated for reparations think it is just

moves by the allies to a peace but operated paganda trumpet. I think it is treaty with an "all German Gov-With German labour and raw ma- in necusation made against us to

ernment on the basis of the Pats-terals. cover up something Three had crossed the Zonal ties of German heavy Industry Russians are actually doing.

which the Jain Agreement." been been gesummed Ja may oftrontier by this afternoon. It plants to German custodians had

"Of course, if Generalissimo Police operations throughout is not yet known how many of not yet been completed, "General Stalin is really in carnest about

there is today centred aruond Bruny-En the barges, which were on the Robertson and myself are agreed security agreement, Artain, where pits were taken way to Berlin when the block. Jan It, and the plan hus been pre-1 prefectly and reasonable inciten- released, acted to France and the Benelux sive resolution on Berlin awolt- He can grasp it any lete calm. Miners in the vital but the fleet includes more than countries for comment," he said. Ing him.

time he wants."-Reuter.

elenreal of strike pickets and were?

now a The bark of Government forers.

True and police were today Kontroling

of the {F} [**I! »r*Ft pits in the Nord and Pas le Calais Departments and work hadi

there.

Russians at Wittenborg on the Elbo despite strong British protests, were today returning to the British Zone of Germany after four months internment.

aver in an atmosphere of com.ace began, will

be

Northern "Black Country" were 30 loaded barges. three togs reported to be going back to and about 20 empty craft. wark in the pita cleared by

bv The American authorities 10- tronga, In Lorraine, the coal day imposed a p.m. 10 a.in. basik basin of Eastern

France.

the curfew and a ban on public open Ministry of the Interior annir meetings in Stuttgart, where,

that 87 per cent of the United States nnd German police nounced

back on the job. made a

a fixed bayonet churge to pitmen were The spokesman added that 2.- disperse

demonstrabon Inst 500 tons of eout weer valsed from Thursday.

Reuter.

the Valenciennes group of pita in Frankfurt, General Let The yesterday. Reports renching the Chy. American Military Gover- Ministry said that more than 42 no, expressed full approval of per cent of surface workers and the curfew. He refused to suy of underground whether he thought Communists POT cum

An

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workers in the Valenciennes plts

were back at work today.

or extreme Nationalists were res. ponsible for the disorders, as an

In the different sections of the investigation was in progress. Laive coalfields the figures varied Dr. Reinhold Maier, Premier ot

(rot

Arthur

eneral Fram

Fir กร Lord Mayor off

another pro-

BBC CORRESPONDENT VISITS GUERILLA HO

London, October 30.

British Broadcasting Corporation disclosed to- day that its correspondent, Kennetth Matthews, visited the Greek guerillas Peloponnescan headquarters after wook's journey over mountains on mule back during his recent do- tention for 17 days by the "Free Grook" Gov- ernment farcos.

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The BBC said in a broadjourney to a rebel brigade hear

a

on German

Proof?

soil

Although thera je no Alf. The agency said the Russian German Government, the Pew Intention to remove these fac- Committee probably is refertories within eight months is sup- ring to the People'a Council ported by Informed

quarterd dominated by the Communists. which added that this is proof The Council was elected by the that Russians intend to withdraw People's Congress organised by their occupation

forces by the the Communiets to carry out middle of the coming year. democrásy in Germany.

American quarters sald they knew that "Therefore the Pence Commit-

"new dismantling the tpe demands the withdrawal of programmo" Is underway in

Russian occupation zone. the occupation troops within oge year after the signing of the pear treaty," the declaration sald.

The refusal of the occupation troops to withdraw after the sign- ing of the peace treaty would be tantamouni to .on altempted colonial slavery of the German prople, the declaration continued.

their ai

have

Into

They said they cannot state the number of -factories In- volved but are convinced the Atusalansare, removing factories to which the Russians seized title and tumped

alantic Industrial trust reparations production. American sources

estimato these planta account for ati least one third of the remain. ing industrial 'production in the. Soviet zone.

for

The declaration was addressed to all Democratie parties and or- ganisations both inside and out- side Germany "and especially to 38 to

the democratic public" in the 20 71 per cent for under-Wuerttemberg Baden,

Klett ground workers and from 40 to

An American Intelligence off- United States, Britain and France. 85 per cent for surface workers.Stuttgart, had earlier sent elfast account of his adventures quarters in the mountains, There I asked these bodies to demand clal said: "We

know the Rus Mat-their respective Governments "insians are now removing these So- Communist-led General to General Clpy pointing that Mr. Matthews, who was the commander gave Mr.

viet plants. It probably means He was permit- Confederation

"unfavourable political released near Patras on Wed-thews his bed (CGT), out the

ted to chat with scores of gueril-

they are removing what they call their property, preparatory to The

_bla next Incident In

pulling out of Germany and put- ing the Western Towers on the Odyssey was the week's journey

The

Lahor

is backing the "page, issued a statement today imposed-on-Stuttgart, the Ger-friendliness" by the rebels,

the miners thut Warning

they mu news nooney, Deva, reported who wanted him "to see how would be “driuged with spreches,

Generals Meet the Democratic Army lived." invitations to capitulate and thes,

General Clay and his British The guerillas were so friendly' On Tuesday, you will be united and French colleagires, General that one chieftain, gave the cor- in the strike like one man," (Mon- Sir Brian Robertson and General respondent his Army greatcoat day. All Saints Day, is a general Plerie Koenig, met for three and and allowed him to keep it holiday in France).

half hours in Frankfurt today throughout his

the coal stop consequences should a curfew be nesday, was treated with "great IRS. _women.as_well as men.

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on muto-back over very dim-YOUR HONG KONG? Cult coun

country with an armed ex-

cort. The party slept in the open or in shepherds' cottages. One night, they lost their way enforced visit, and were without food for 27 Troops At Rouen to discuss the Occupation Statute, while another insisted that Mat- hours. The party's political om- bed eer took the "greatest care of The principal, activity on the which is to define the division of thews should sleep in his

commander himself our correspondent," between the future West while, the

the BBC Jockland front .was AL Rouen, powers betw

said. where right colliers were being German Government and the Al-slept on the floor:

According to the broadcast ac- On arrival ai the rebels' Occupation Authorities. discharged by troops, including a General

said afterwards count, Matthews was arrested on supreme headquarters In the detachment of Senegalese soldiers.

that the discussion had revealed clober 11 by a boy with a platol Peloppuneeus, Mr. Matthews met The ninth vessel was being un

on which a hotel at Mycenae, 50 miles the Supreme Commander, loaded by dockers employed by a

the Governors would like to South West of Athens.

was called Stephanos. The cor- At Gun-Point

respondent stayed with them for consult their governments. They hoped to continue their talks on

It wur

private believed in political cir- les in Paris tonight that the Communist Party would seek to maintain the strike atmosphere until the reopening of the French National Assembly on November, 15, with possible diversions in other directions, notably the steel industry, where there have been

cent signs of discontent.

The French news agency re.

ported from Bethune tonight;

ven

that an arrest warrant had Jasued against Paul Caron, the departmental secretary of the Communist-led General Labour Confederation trade unions in the Pas de Calais Department.. The agency said Caron

had 'disappeared" sluce he was sum- moned to appear before an examining magistrate eight days ago to reply to an' allegation, that he used violence against

police

Merchant

agent.

The Ministry Marine moved quickly to end a walkout of Marsellles seamen this morning, which held up 5,000 passengers in France's major port, The Ministry said pre-war, con- tracts would be put back into fores pending a negotiation of new agreement. Earlier, the son- men's union had offered to keep safely services going in the port

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if the shipowners did not carry out a threat to lay

during the strike.

up vessels

* New Front

The Council at the Communist- Jed Iron and Steel Workers Federation, calling on its 1,000,000

tonight

fight for

memwages and, remain~"mobi~ |

higher ilood against the rising cost of living" opened

the "camperHA/22/

The

Government of M., Henri. Queuille faced the threat of an unexpected

lied

certain

differences

who

The boy, who was about 20, four days, after which a senior the Occupation Statute on forced Mr. Matthews at gun rebel ofeer escorted him across November 16, but would mert point to go outside into the road-the mountains and turned him earlier on November 4 to dis-way to see his chief. The chief, over llagers in the No Man's cuse other outstanding points, also a young man, said he wanted Land a few miles outside the such as the proposed Bista) Mr. Matthews to see how the De-town of Patras,

boundary changes, General

veratic Army lived.

Clay said that the plan to hand over ownership of dent was

Kong Herey

There Mr. Matthews got in

The next day, the correspon-touch with the Greek police.-

taken on 16-hour Reuter.

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