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TORY POLICY MAKER WANTS PACIFIC PACT

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Structure In Pacific To Balance Atlantic Treaty "EMPIRE PROSPERITY"

London, Juno 25.

Mr. R. A. Butler, Conservative mombor of Parliament and-top Tory policy makor, today called for a peace structure in the Pacific, to balance the Western Atlantic Pact. Commenting on the Conservative imperial policy statement issued today, Mr. Butler said in a speech at St, Pancras, London, that this peace structure should be built up in company with the government of Austro- lia and New Zealand, as the problems of nationalism become settled in the East Indies and Indo-China.

He pledged the Conservatives to stand by the imperial policy as a guiding principle and said that Britain always will be interested in enlarging world trado.

Belgians To Vote On Royal Issue

Brussels, June 25.

Of more than 5,500,000 Bel- gians who go to the polls to- morrow to elect a new govern- ment, more than half will be women who are voting for the first time in general elections in the country.

The Catholic Party, partner with the Socialists in the Coall- tion Government which resigned inst month, is in favour of the return of provisionally-exiled King Lepold III.

Mr. Butler said that private in- vestors had put soine £250,000, CD into the rubber industry in South East Asin, some £40,000,- 000 Into copper in Northern and £30,000,000 tato

Rhodesia

tin in Malaya and elsewher

Offeinl investment woukt not take the place of the private in- vestor and in the case of the ground nut, the "bubble" been highly extravagant.

Imperial Policy

bad

Our

Liberals Refuse To Join Govt

THE CHINA 'MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1949.

Burmese Navy Sees Action

Rangoon, June 25.

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The Burmēta Navy want Into action near, the frrawad. dy Delta port of Dasseln to support ground troops, clean- Ing up Communist hide-muta along the waterways, Gov- ernment communique report. ad tonight,

In

district. the Pyspon Gouth of Dasaoin, Government Com- troopa recaptured munist-held village, the com- munique added,

.

In Gouth Western Burma the Government drive to. wards the Karen stronghold of Thaton, 70 miles East of Rangoon, THER with further auccesses, it claimed.

Burmese Air Force planos bombed Karan concentrations, Inflicting heavy casualties, the communique said.-REU-

kar.

AIR LIFT IS ONE YEAR OLD

Berlin Strike May

End As Demands Partially Fulfilled

Berlin, June 25.

The three Wester Allied Commandants tonight told the Western' Mayor, Ernst Router, and the loaders of the striking Berlin railmon that they considorod continuation of the strike no longer justified.

To bring the five-week-old rail strike to an end,

the Western Commandants have authorised' the Western city authorities to ensure that the rail-men receive their wages up to 100 per cent in West-marks for the next three months.

The Western city authorities the West Berlin City Administra- aro authorised to provide what- tlon the strike had now lasted for ever funds are needed in addition. five weeks and had prevented the to the 60 per cent West-marks free flow of trade between Berlin which the Soviet-controlled Rali and the West, way Administrailon are prepared to pay.

The condition attached to this authorisation was that tho strik- ing workers return to work not Inter than next Tuesday.

Sorious Effoct

Furthermore, the strike had had a serious effect on the social and ceonomic life of Berlin and on the

A apokeaman at the head-economy of Germany, the letter quarters of the striking Railway stated.

lies in obliging them to bring to Berlin by air goods which should normally have come by rail.

men's Union told Router tonight It had also imposed an unwar- That the Linton Executive Com-ranted burden on the Western mittee would meet tomorrow morn- ing to decide whether to accept Berlin, June 25. the Commandants' decision. Several thousand Berliners: The decision means that the As a result of the Paris agree- today thronged the Square out-West Berlin tax-paper will have ment, the four Occupying Powers side the United States air base to pay the remaining 40 per cent were obliged to take action to movement of goods at Tempelhof for a ceremony to of our wages for the next three facilitate the

and to ro-establish and persons mark the completion of 12 months," he said.

"This is exactly what we wanted | normal conditions in Berlin, the months of operations by the to avold because we believe that letter explained. Berlin airlift organisation.

the employers should pay the Detachments of airlift filers workers and

ordinary not the from the threo Western Allied citizen. countries as well да American,

"However, the Commandants' British and French officials at decisions cortainly a basis for tended the ceremony,

discussion."

Athens, June 25.

Speaking from a grandstand Greek Liberals today refused decorated with the flags of the to join ony Cabinet formed by three Western Allied nations, the the Premier-designate, M. Con- Western Mayor of the City, pro- Another Conservative

Maxwell stantin Tsaldaris, the Populist fessor Ernst Reuter, told the David speaker, Gir,

the im chief, in succession to the vete-United States, British and French Fyfe, and today on

urran Liberal leader, M. Themi-air force delegations that their porial policy: "We deceive our-

curatocles Sophoulis, who died help at a moment when the free- selves if we think that

dom of Berlin was at stake would standard of living. social ser- yesterday.

[not be forgotten in Germany, But they were ready to sup. vices, and present, laval of om-

He thanked General Lucius ployment can be maintained port in Parliament a Government

beaded by M. Tsaldaris, the dis-Clay, former United States Mili- unless they are baned on

M. tory Governor in Germany, Liberal leader, Bild foundation of ampiro sld'nt

the airlift and was Sophocles Venizelos, announced the creator prosperity.

on behalf of the Liberal Party loudly applauded when he said, "General Clay came as a victor groups.

Meanwhile, M. Traidaris, who was Foreign Minister under M. Sophouils, reaffirmed his deter

The Socialists are opposed to Leopold's

return. The only

"The object of both parties is solution

they can aco

but left as a friend". to this the improvement of colonial re- problem is Leopold's abdication intlonships, in this respect the in favour of his 18-year-old son, colonial student in England is the Prince Baudouin.

obylous ambassador.

The Liberals are divided on the isap while the Communists shere

"Let us, therefore, treat that the Socialists' view,

ambassador better. Hostels and the Liberals' pro- High-lighting gramme

scheme to reduce rooms are all very well, but the real place in which the takes, by 25 per cent.

colonial student and we can get The slection campaigns have to know each other is our already claimed one death-the

Communist soundt driver of truck which left the road in

homes.

own

"How many Englishmen stilt the Antwerp district on Thurs exercise a rigid colour bar in day night. His four com- private, whilst piously decrying panione, leading members of it in public?"-Router]

the Antwerp branch of the

Belgian Communist Party, De caped death but are in hospital badly hurt.

Complicated System

Belgium's electoral system complicated. Each Party carries

a number which was allotted in

A lottery in

Ministry the

of the Interior, about a month ago.

Socialists got No. 1, Commun-

ists No. 2, Catholics No. 3

and

A

Cabinet as

mination to form soon as possible.

Earlier today, M. Venizelos ap- pealed to his own followers and the Sophoulis Liberals to remain united until the Cabinet problem was solved.

the course of operations.

M. Constantin Rendis, Minister of Public Security in the out-day and night. geing Cabinet, accepted for the Sophoulls Liberal group.

Absent From Moot

M. Tsaldaris did not attend n meeting of the Inner Cabinet Alexander called today by M. Diomedes, non-party Deputy

the situa lon arising from the death of M. Sophoulia.

Italian Farm Premier, to consider

Labourers Get Rowdy

Rome: June 25.

Liberals No. 4. Actually, the Farm labourers in the Po list goes down to number nine,

Papagos,

as

If the alriko continued, the population of Berlin would in- evitably be deprived of the ad- vantages they should enjoy as a result of the agreement lifting the | blockade, Bald.

All West sector and West zone Roject Request

residents travelling by train from On Wednesday strike leader Berlin to West Germany will have rejected a recommendation by to pay their fares in West-marks the Western Commandants to from next Monday, the Soviet- return to work on the Railway licensed German news

agency, Administration's offer of 00 per ADN, announced today. cent Want-mark pay and no victimization, plus a further 18 per cent to

to be converted into able in East-marks.-Reuter. West-marks by the Westorp i

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authorities. Major-General G. K. Bourne, the British Commandant, staled then, "I considor these terms a for resuming reasonable work,"

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Warning To Australia

Canberra, June 24. The strikera have been drawing Warning that Japan's population There was one minute's silence up to 80 per cent of their normal

had reached saturation point and in honour of the 55 British and was for this. Western City that its surplus milions must American members of

wages Bir Administration as unemployment migrate or dic, the leader of the crews killed in 17 fatal crashes in benefit, plus strike pay from their Liberal Party, Mr. William Morris Union of Rallwaymen daily. Hughes, asked Australia's House of "If they After three months the authori- Representatives today: Although the Berlin blockade}

will be reviewed in the como here, what can we do about has officially ended planes still antion road into Berlin at three-minute light of the situation which then it

Mr. Hughes, who was the Aus- intervals throughout most of the prevails, the Commandants stated tralian Prime Minister during the

today,

Summarising their decision in Arst World War, was speaking an a letter to the Western Lord the Immigration Bill. "It is not Mayor, Ernst Reuter, the three something which might happen. Commandants belloved that in view

of these pen," he said. "If they come with arms in their hands, we cannot arrangments rall .trafe should now be resumed.

help them."

Mr. Hughes declared that Aus- The letter, which explained intralin should concentrate on main- detail the reasons for the Com-taining Britain as A first-class

decision, said mandants'

that power and on promoting closer co- despite all efforts on the part of operation between Britain and the the Western Commandante and United States-Reuter,

The "air bridge" has grown, from war-damaged Dakotas to 380 British and American planes in- cluding 50 light o-engined Skymasters. Reuter

LIVING ON BORROWED FUNDS

General Alexander'

Washington, June 24. Army Commander-in-Chief, was

The Marshall Plan Organisalion borrowed the meeting, with has been living on present for political leaders who held ofer money for the past three months, under the 88-year-old Liberal Mr. Paul G. Hoffman, told the leader.

Senate Appropriations Committee After being asked by King today. *Paul_last_night to form a Cable

The Administrator of the Mar-

The other numbers being taken in valley threw bombs at land- net, M. Traidaris conferred with shall Plan said the Organisation

by

five smaller parties.

The

independent" owners houses today, dynamit- M. Venizelos, According to usual

ed tractor, set haystacksly reliable sources he suggested a Those numbers are being wida- lablaze unl wrecked a car. Populist-Liberal coalition under his own Premiership, but did not ly advertised in the various nr-

dent election campaigns.

They refused to accept the exclude other parties from possi-

Socialist

participation. slogan, for example, terms agreed on Thursday for a ble

of the agricultural The widely bill-posted throughout the settlement

of M. Sophoulis, three body started five weeks times Premier, was today lying country, is "One For All And All strike which For One."

ago. It was reported from many in State in Alhena Cathedral as

nation began Socialist election posters fea-parts of the country that farm the fure life size photographs of Bel- labourers are refusing to work un-mourning-Reuter,

contracts arc gium's present Socialist Premier, ti local

agreed upongiving them better guar-

M. Paul-Henri Spank.

Tomorrow voters will be elect-anteed wages,

ing members of the two Houses and

of Parliament-the Senate the Chamber of Deputies. Mun!- cipal elections will be taking place at the same time--Reuter.

SHAWCROSS TO VISIT AMERICA

London, June 24.

Sir Hartley Shawcross, the

reached on The settlement Thursday night called for the extension of the current work contracts for another year. It was fosred that the struggle between labourers and land. owners, which has already cost soven İtven, might begin on a nationwide scale.

The

strike by

Attorney-General, will leave by Genoa, Naples,

air for the United States tomar-

in scamen Palermo, and

row, An honorary member of the other Italian ports went into ila New York Bar, he is to be the eighth day.

guest of the State Bar of Texas Attempts to reach a settlement and will address its annual Con-made by the Vice-Premier, Giu- vention on June 30.

ECPDO Saragat, and the Ministry have Sir Hartley will als speak at of the Merchant Marine, meetings at Atlanta, Georgia, on produced no results. The strike June 7. Oklahoma on June 28, began with the walkout of 20,000- and Stillwater on June 29. He seamen in Geren Harbour, over will return to Britain on July 3. demand- for better

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Senator Robertson (Democrat Virginia) urged, the Committee to speed up its hearings, saying: "We will disrupt the whole pro- gramme unless we get this fund : appropriated,Reuter,

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