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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1948,

OVER 1,000,000 STEEL WORKERS IN FRANCE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW MINERS OUT ON STRIKE

UN Faults Make Red Propaganda

Paris, October 31.

The United Nations role in Palestine has proven the best possible propaganda for Rus- slo," Mr. Henry Morgenthau. Jr. said today.

Mr. Morgenthau who has Just returned from a 10-duy visit to

conterence "it

Paris, October 31, A strike of over a million iron and steal workers was regarded by observers hero today as a probablo dovolopment in the struggle for power ba tween the French Government and the Communists, hitherto contred on the pits and the ports.

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This serious extension of the trouble was in prospect as a result of weekend developments on the eve of the fifth.week of the coal strike. The threat of an iron and stool strike followed an ultimatum for higher wages by not later than November 5, presented on Saturday, by the Communist Iron and Steel Workers Trade. Union Federation.

Con dockurs at Rouen decided meeting there today. In principle to go back to work at

These demands came imine- fother troops were on their way Palestin as Cienernt Chatrinandlately after the Government's far the same purporn to Bordeaux, of $250,000,000 United Jewish declaration on Saturday that no Nantes, St. Nazaire, Dunkirk and appeal to America, told a press further. Increase in wages be- Boulogne.

was most for-yond the 15 per cent granted in tunate that President Trum September could be centem- took action to change America plated at present. At the same

concerning Palestine" US

time, the Government was threatened with an offensive against its price and wage policy by the non-Communist Labour organisations.

policy the UN this week.

"It is high time the United States declared Indepen dence of

Foreign the Britia? Office and made its own polley towards peace,"

Mr. Morgenthau said al the Jews did not want Communism, but they felt they had nes friends in the world Russia, he suid, Is using all the faults of the United Nations for Sugut propa-

Trade borlies have hitherto been

W21!1 casperating evely

the Government in an attempt keep industrial peace and put an end to

strike. the coal which is daily costing the country as much Last the value of Marshall alet.

M. Marcal Combe, Mayor of

the Firminy.

strike trouble contre near St. Etienne, in the Loire comfeld, Was removed

from his post by an order of the of the interior In today's Journal

Ministry published

Omotol

The order sald M. Combe had poster printed and displayed. containing defamatory Impata- lons against the Government."

Senegalese troops,

who have

Hopes of the Government pro, been unloading coal at Le Havre

secretary of the Federation, were suspended from their posts on the French National Coal Board by à and Commerce published in the decree of the Ministry of Industry Journal Omciel today,

The order sal

said they were sus pended "because VI

of the incom- patibility existing between the

exercise of the functions of ad- Iministrators of the Board and the on thelf res. appeal addressed ponsibility to the miners to sup press safely devlees in the intnes."

Raymond (Tournomaine, Becretary General of the Com munist-led Rall ay m Federation, was also suspended from his post on the National Coat Board. Сод

He had already

been suspended from his direc. torship of the French Railways after his union had appealed to vmen to stop trains carry- railwaymen

ing imported coal,

The Minister of Agriculture, M. Plerre Pillmiin, said in a radio erenses in France "peech Indiay that new wage In-

would

Jave "disastrous consequences for all categories of the nation“

M. Pflimin described both the recent general 15 per cent wafe

Kunda. He worned the Pales- duglig a broad policy of appease, įsure the dockers decided not increase granted by the Govern-

of

tine might foam only basin in The Mediter mean " who thus

the TAI West wight rally agaitest Runda,“

workers trude

were conference He predicted that the war

appointed after a Lia Palestine would come to an im-

Cabinet Muister, employers and mediate hall were it not for out--Communist trade Union lea- side help for the Amule

Mr. Morgenthau sad: 31 is my options thart If the English Úvernment

Lately and

the Italians did not Constantly help the Arabs, the full seale war now waging any six fronts would stop immediately."

He said that the Israeli Army now numbered 100,000 men and women. Palestine, he said, re- ceived 65,000 displaced personis

from Europe since May 15 and 15,000 more were to come next ponth.-United Press.

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Washington, October 31.

The Air Force revealed to day that Lookhoed test pilots had successfully made a number of flights in à plena propell- ed by ram-jet engines which theoretically can attain a speed of 8,000 miles per hour.

Tests have been in progress' at Muroc and. Van Nuys, California, for nearly a year, the Air Fores sald. It did not reveal the speeds attained. It said the texts were made in » standard Lookhood F-80 Bhooting Star, with ram-jat,engines mounted on its wing-tips. The Ale Force emphaslied that the purpose was to improve and develop the rám-jet engine rather than to modify the F-86. It said the plane was used simply a■ ■ "flying test stand."

Ram-jet engines previously have been tested in robot. controlled mimlies, but never before by human pilota. The plane used conventional jet engines to reach a speech of 400 mpb. Then the ram-Jsts were out in, The apead attained was not announced, When the ram-Jet engines became active, the conventional turbo-jet engines word turned off, leaving the plane powered by the cam-jots alone.

The Navy announced last January that a missile propelled by a ram-Jet angine - had far exceeded the speed of sourd, which le about 700 mph at sea-level—United Pros.

Expansion Of North Atlantic Defence

Washington, October 31.

The seven nations planning the North Atlantic Do- fence Pact intend to expand the alliance to cope with aggression offecting their security in any corner of the world, Western diplomatic sources disclosed today.

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carefully spelled out in terma of longitude and latitude they relate to boundaries of the algnatories.

AS

ment towards the working class andte, coal cargoes, today begment and subsequent rises in the the unkinding three ships lyingt al the prices of coal, transport and other and loosening the hold Comandulsts

whips Mirim.key items as organised quay-The British

Moreover, according to pre- part of

sent plans, it would provide for Italian "putting in order" France's

possible joint measures to check wage-price structure,

"Once the operation

aggression at any point if

(3) Altneks on the possession M. Victorin Duguel, Secretary pleted, there will be no further might jeopardise world peace.

[of major powers outside these General of the Communist Miners rises in prospect," he

Detailed planning of the bis-geographical limits would form Federation, and M. Celestin Blas. Reuter.

toric defence union, aimed pri- the basis for "Immediate con- marily at cherking Communism, sultation by the permanent de- will progress rapidly as roon 145 fence board. the State and Defence Depart- ments consult with the next President after Tuesday's elec-n would consider what im- racdiate measures notions might ion

Preliminary work on the take when their sovereignty or roject is virtually halted pend-political independence is threa- | fog a presidential review "wrich | tened.

vill determine largely the extent

Announcing higher prices for vital food items, such as sugar, fats and

and oils and a lower price for butter, while merely holding o hopes for "compensatory cuts" in prices of clothing and wine, this Governincent sald these adjust- ments represented the Boal moves for a new price and wages level: and left the workers with six per cếnt mare purehusing power thin last August.

No More Grants

Russia Denies Reports Of Large Police Force

Pravda

Moscow, November 1.

and other Soviet newspapers, yesterday published a denial- to Western accusations that special Gorman police detachments num- bering 400,000 have been formed in the Soviet zone of Germany.

was recently increased by 10,- 000,"which measure was called

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American officials expect United States will enter into the

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Rorth Atlantic Treaty and pro-

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Brood Plans

The present broad plans, nu forth by the necessity ofthoritative sources disclosed strengthening the battle against tow these lines which would be.

and other persona included in the alliance:

Malay Reds Wreck Bridge.

At the same time, the Govern. ment announced that it would not grant any further wage increases.

In Government and labour cir cles, It

Com- Is believed, the munist-led General Confederation of Labour is determined to carry Tass Brticles from Berlin

Singapore, November 1. on the light, which began with the published by the Soviet news-

Malayn's Communist Insurgenta had their first attempt at bridge cual strike un October 4, by all papers ridiculed the charges

fol-wrecking on Saturday night. possible means.

Communist trade union om by implication, stating that in

speculators his statement General Lucius

Communist-laid explosives ex- cials are

are reported to have been

ploded as a train started crossing (1) An armed attack on any of the bridge between Regam and instructed

D. Clay, United States Military to

conl keep the

the purpons of dieorganising the seven powers and other non--Kualal in Johore State.. minera sut until the reassembly Governor in Germany had re-

economy."

[Communist

nations that might of Parliament in 10 days' time. duced the figure from 400,000

No one was reported hurt, but 300,000 and General Sir! Two pils which were still oc- to

the bridge was damaged on par- Meanwhile in another article join would be tonsidered an at-

sengers bad to

continue their cupied by strikers in the Saone Brian Robertson, British Mili-published by Pravda and other tack against all. Each nation

that there would determine the immediate Journey by motor bus, Et Loire Department of Centrul tary Governor, from

300,000 papers,, Tass claimed

Meanwhile, have been increases in the "Ger- mensures it would take and con- France were taken over by troops to 200,000.

man military formations in the ultations would be undertaken early today. The operation was -Tass-suid-all-the-figures-ware.

to-determine-collective-netion-- and British zones" of

(2) Areas protected by The defence alliances would

went into the Bovlet

completed in 45 minutes. No re-fantastic" and "lies" and "pu" """"

zone for

sistance Was offered by thesuing malicious purpose,”

The agency said that with re- strikers.

The facts; sald the T cent additions the total number

that ages, are

the German police force in the Soviet zone of soldiers in German military" detachments in the British zone reached 140,000, and that the Bri tish authorities are undertaking to increase it to 180,000 by the end of the year.

The strike of seamen at Mar- seilles continued today without Incident. Only one French ship was expected to arrive at the strike-bound

bound port during the day. According to the French Minis- try of 113

stranded pas- of Transport. sengers were being flown to North

Africa and Corsica,

Dockers at Blave on the Gironde, downstream from Bor-

International Car Thieves

con-

[deaux, today unleaded coal from British and French police were

the Swedish ship Virgo (2,757 tons), ignoring the instruction of the Communist-led Cokers' Union not to handle coal cargoes.

28 Ships Delayed

Brussels, October 31,

uhder: tood to have been tneted during Investigations by Belgian detectives into an alleged international ring dealing in stolen motor cars.

Six persons were arrested at Bruges today. This followed the urrest of five foreigners at Ostend

Troops loaded a Liberty ship at just over a week ago. Bordeaux. During the weekend

Four of those arrested then have been In

28 of 34 coal ships were held up are alleged to

in French ports by the refusal of possession of counterfeit dollars.

the dockers to handle imported Threo Belgian Journalists

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