1948-11-12 — Page 7

THE CHINA, MAIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1948.

RUHR INDUSTRY TO GO BACK Split In Allied

German Trustees For Coal, Steel, Iron

Combines To Be Split Up

Provincial Governors In Nanking

Shanghai, November 11.

Dr. T. V. 8oong, Governor of Kwanglung, who arrived here yesterday afternoon from Canton, left this morn- ing for Nanking to attend a conference of all provincial Governors South of the Yang- toe called by the Executive Yuan, according to Chinese reports,

Dr. Boong, who I onc China's foremost economic experts, also expected to discuss the projected new financial policy of the Gov ernment with President Chiang Kai-shek, and other

Ministers-Heuter.

Into Independent Firms

Frankfurt, Novombor 10.

Wast Germany's massive key cool, stool and iron industries of the Ruhr will be handed back to the Germans, the British and American military.au- thorities here announced today.

The Germans themselves will decide whether the industries shall be public-

ly or privately owned, but the Military Government will not allow "an excessive concentration of power.",

Ownership titles will be transferred to German trustees but a return of old

owners associated with the Nazi regimo will be barred.

not be affectect,

.

Camp Over Ruhr: French Hostility

Washington, November 10.

[A Fronch protest against the turning back to Gorman ownership of Ruhr industry will be politely but firmly turned down, American officials in-. dicated tonight.

France has not only protested `in Washington and London but will tell the six-power conference on the Rühr that she cannot accept the decision. The French protest said: 1 "The French-representatives In- "The

preamble which the diented that the dispost fans of United States and British Com- this preamble could not be accept- manders-in-Chief in Germany

ed by the French Government. This position remains that of the [håve just published on the re-

Government, who cannot

organisation and decentralisa- [copsider themselves bound by the} tion of the steel and coal indus- decisions which have been taken tries of the Bizone. declares or by those which would be taken that it will devote upon a later in application of the decision im-freely-elected German Govern- of the United States and British

ment to settle the fate of the Commanders-in-Chief ownership of the steel and conì many." enterprises."

in plan is plainly spired by the overriding desire of the British and American authorl- tles to And a quick increase in German produétion.

The new sctice is planned presentatives of the colliery trus-¡man irustees will follow by

plementing the regulations. to promote the "quickest pos- tees as Its Board of Directors:

The Allied policy control will

The new sible" increase in production in West Germany's basic indus- tries and provides for splitting wagg {German coal and stre) combines into a number of independent Brms subject to policy control

Doom Of Free Enterprise?

common.

Steel Control 4. The freeing of coal mining firms more than 50 per cent own- United Nations nation's ed by from Anglo-American sequestra- Įtion, with the right of representa-

Within this framework, the plan Bears the mark of three principal policy-making considerations.

The communique' added: "This decision is contrary to the position constantly upheld by the French Government and recently taken p again by the National Assem-

Most Hostile

Cor-

A French Foreign Ministry spokesman commenting. tonight on today's Anglo-American de- clsion said: "We are most do. finitely hostile to what we be- leve to be the basla of this scheme.

Ownership titles now a vesty tion of their owners on the Board Working For Gormany" bly, whereby a decision regard-

Ving the anal ownership of the "We will take the first oppor

in the American and British Com-of the German Coal Mining As- manrler-in-Chief, who retain the power to prevent the "restoration sockition and the obligation

to

As

1. The conviction of both oc- mines and steel industries of the tunity to protest against it. Pay- cupying powers thut German Ruhr must be taken by an agree-chologically it is very fegret- of a pattern of ownership which submit to the overall polley con miners and steel workers will, in ment of the Interested powers.

table

move. The question is one westle Constigate ** excessive tros.

on which all points of view differ and should be adjourned for the reentration of power.“

Announcing

time being."

the

the

organisation

The confiscation A. asset of

major United

of

Zone con! and steel firms so many."

that their titins can be trans- ferred to the trustees In the same way as thoes of firms in the British Zone

J.

"Before its publication, above document had been com- municates!

to General Koenig (Commander-in-Chief of

The spokesman denied that the French Zone) and to the pre-possession of the industries con- cerned was to be decided by a future German Government. "This question of possession re- mains an international one." hei added-Reuter..

Chicago, Novrinber 11,

the words of General Sir, Belan The Democratic" sweep

the Robertson, "work best they last Tuesday's elections may

States know they are working for Ger- spell the doom of thể free en- terprise system, sean midwest scheme, General Sir Gordon Mac-

2. British Insistence on und General Trendy

Chufence: bankers believe. A check of

form of trusteeship which Adrock, the British and American opinion among a dozen bankers

would leave the door open to rentatives of the Benelux. |chairman of Bipactile Control attending

mid-montinent (Other the

public ownership if ́dealrød by In Frankfurt, said today: conference of the American The questions of socialisation of

the German people and bar the 6. The creation of a Bipartite Pontral Bunkers Association

Anglo-American

return of the old owners asso-ciple steel

of decartellization, revealed private ownership will remam 10

parallel to the Anglo-Amerigun

clated with the Nazi regime. allow the restoration of the ad- most of them are gloomy but be dreided by a representative,

3. Amerleon pressure for Govern-coal control, and the formation of disheartened

German the freely-electerf

vantages of technical integration ment, the sovereignty of which a German Steel Trustees Associa more direct association with the of successive production stores were des- Free enterprnip is gone by the may extend over the whole at on parallel to the German Cont control of the steel industry, and which in many cases

Germany e Wesign Germany ako."

a Board of a different break-up into units troyed by "Operation Severat:cd" Mining Association, a may be confined to

twelve German trustees to be ap- which, while preserving the prin

Reuter pointed for this purpose.

THOL future.

about

heard Milton Burr, vice prod of the Guaranty Trust Co. of Kansas City, Mr. Barlow and other bankers belleve President Truman would almost certainly follow through on his campaign sprechen which cesli- gated vested interests

the country.

Approved Trustees

Plans for the reorganisation allel pattern in the crucial coal and steel industries of Western Germany, and in both parts of

scheme aim at achieving a par

the Bizone, The scheme's

"he can't do anything alse," Barlow atd. "He is not a free agent but a tool of the forces that elected him."

are:

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chief features

7. Revision of the present pro- visional pattern of steel under- taking. created "Operation

by the British Severance", with the of forming a smaller number more emelet frins, on pro- suis to be made by the Gerinan Steel Frustees Association new ring to be permitted to own collieries and Iron ore mines; the inclusion of hitherto deeartellised

the

1. The splitting up of the confirms such as Friedrich Krupp in

torination of undertakings In a provisionally

Harry itz, presklent of Kent Trust Co. of SL Paul, combines and the Minnesota, and he is not neces- [new colliery

Republient, as

Already mal manage-t

Lankerr are supposed to be, but achievert in the steel industry of helt "the little people have the British Zone.

2.

The handing over of owner ship titles of the new The long-term implications of takings to Geripan trustees the election are nero grave than pointed by the Military many believe," he declared. "Iment.

- startet af flie which they won't

be able to put out,

under-

-

Govern-

is a continuation of leftward 3. The transformation of the trend. You can't go on Kiving German Coal Mining Association, f3cvyr4i3su ane group without which now manages the industry taking them away from ge umler Anglo-American-control, other group."--United Press. no imited company,, with re

New Ship Strike In New York

New York, November 10.

A wildcat strike by some 13,000 Longshoremen to- day tied up New York, and Boston harbours, halting foreign maritime trade, including Marshall plan shipments.

new plan. 6. The appointment of trustees sanie powers as for the new tol for the new steel firms with the

ton of the Steel Trustees Asso lery Arms, and the transforma-

ciation into a representative body of these trustees.

would

BEA Ground Crews Out On Strike

London, November 10. Passengers held up at many European capitals today by a strike of 1,000 engineers of the British European Airways, which grounded 43 planes at Northolt Airport, travelled by other airlines.

There was no indication how In Frankfurt, a British Euro- long the strike would last and pean Airways representative said To Raise Output at some centres passengers for that American airline companies Military Government laws em tomorrow's flights were also were being asked to take care of bodying the scheme were being being transferred to other ser- passengers booked for BEA flights promulgated simultaneously in the vices.

in Germany cancelled because of; British and United States Zones. Fog hnd grounded all planes

the strike. Schedules of firma to be sub- due to leave London early today line's bookings to. Viennu

The representative said the Jested to decarteillaation, and but lifted in

were time to permit not heavy and would present no the American Zone firms several continental companies to now to be sequestrated, were (use Northolt before noon. attached to the laws.

passengers stranded as a result of The formation of the new firms the BEA engineers' strike were and the appointment of the Ger. Juccommodated on these pinnes,

of

Some

NO MAN'S LAND FOR

THE NEGEV PLAN

Paris, November 10,

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The United Nations Acting Mediator in Palestine, Dr. Ralph Bunche, today presented a tentative plan for the truce lines in the Negev to a secret meeting of a Security Council ́sub-committee.

It threatened to spread fram, Manhattan. Brokken, Jersey anl Malue to Virginin.

Hoboken, wori struck. With Weal Coast shipping paralysed for the past 70 days by In Bostone according to the another strike, men who load and United States Maritime Commis- It is understood the sugamendments to the draft resolu- unload freighters and passengersion, some 3,000 men were affect-gested lines would make most tion suggested yesterday by Dr. liners here were recalled against ed. The Commissiou said that of the Negev a

"No Man's Bunche. the new contract, approved by the longshoremen were still on Land".

Tho_comunitler adjourned untill their own union leaders and by the job in such other big Eastern The lines were studied by the legates time to study the precise Friday morning to allow the de-

created by the Security Council location of the. Vac.......... An 30-day "no strike" injune- on November 4 to:

the shipping companies providing ports as Philadelphia, Baltimore seven-nation sub-committee

a 10 per cent hour wage in and Portland.

for

crease

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Dr. Bunche was understood to HAVO emphasised several times that his suggestions were purely tentative and might well be changed.

In the giant New York har- tiou under the Taft Hurtley act 1. Advise Dr. Bunche in his bour, some 10,000 insurgent mem-expired at midnight and the men task-of-seeing that the Jewish bers of the AFL International immediately stopped work.

forces in the Negev withdraw Longsharenten's Association re The Cunard-White Star liner trom positions fused to go out on the plers when Mauretantu, due in New York on October 14, and of laying down ions decupled after blew their Friday, will be diverted to Hal-provisional truce. lines. Some men tax, Nova Scotin, because of the 2. Consider action to bethe placing of the Hines, adding most docks in strike.-United Press and Reuter, taken under the "sanctions" chap-that this could not be done until ter of the United Nations Charter, they had been communicated to

the boss stevedores

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The United Nations spokesman refused to give any indication of

If either party fails to comply both Jews and Arabs. with his directions.

Russia objected to the proposal the lines leave a large part of

It is learned elsewhere that

ot Dr. Bunche. Mr. Jucok Malik, the Negev Soviet delegate, proposed some zone-Reuter.

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