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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1940.

WORKERS PREPARED ASIAN LABOUR BODY

FOR MAJOR CLASH WITH GOVERNMENT

LAPHAM RESIGNS FROM ECA

Washington, July 1. Mr. Roger D. Lapham, for- mer Mayor of San Francisco, resigned today as Chief of the Ad- Co-operation Economic ministration in China. ECA also announced that Mr. Robert Al- fen Griffin has resigned as Do- Chief of the China puty Programme,

Aid

The agency gave no reason for but Indicated the resignations that they resulted from the ent back in the China programme ng a result of Conumunal advances. Congers has forbidden the use of ECA suppites in Communist- held areas of Cluna,

Mr. Patc G. Hoffman. ECA

Administrator,

both men

for the river and de-

volju

1 duty

supervising In to Chinn during

American ail This year,

Mr. Hoffm made It feat. however, that the resignation of his bo top China experts does not mean a halt in Chinese as- alinney.

He aand o a statement:

ECA In continuing

the areas of

Cauer scale In

Chine

on a

not dominated by the Communists,"

London, Juno 30.

Britain's railwaymen and London's waterfront and electricity power'workers aro tonight marshóll- ed for the biggest head-on clash yot with the Labour Government on industrial Íssues. There seems to be practically no hope of averting a "go slow" movement which from midnight on Sunday may bring chaos to the railways. The Port of London Is threatened with a developing work stoppage, arising from a Canadian union "war," which has already involvood wall over 7,000 mon and noarly 70 ́ships.

Attempt are being made to settle the differences over a new wage agreement which have led to a threat by workers at seven of Lanilon's biggest power stations to plunge the metropolis into darkness by a strike next Wed- nenday,

blanket 10 shillings a week wage rise.

Moss Meetings

The Minister'df Labour, Mr. is expected to George lanace, consider full reports on the altuation tonight. and may again throw Kla influence Into the balance to preserve Indus. Secretary of the 460,900 strong

trial pract. National Union of Railwaymen, The

of Lonckm's Dock shatteredt alt hopes that the rail-Labour Board aunounced tonight workers 7,283 waterfront way "go slow movement could that

Mr.

Jism Figgins,

Costeral

be averted when he announced are kile, 60 ships are lying "ns agreement" after a meeting touched and six more ships are with the representatives of the Rallway Executive, which

the State-owned Railways,

rulis

under-maned.

ANGLO-U.S. REVIEW OF

CHINA TRADE

Washington, June 30, The Btate Department vold today that de facto recoghi. tion of Communist China will not be necessary for a sumption. of trade

with China, now being discussed by American and British off- ciale in London..

Trade Polloy Department, iz now

Mr. Edwin Martin, Deputy Director

-International of the

Stato In Lon Mon for tion

general review with the British of the Chi-.

trade .situauon,..

spokesman said, va

.

A

Constitution For New Federation

Genova, Juno 30.

Labour leadem from eight countries had by today kuivéignedval draft Cölttitarion' for "The Arlan Föderation Of Lobbur" drown up by Mr. Davan Soir, of India. Zabun," pros. CHA The leaders are members of labour organisations from India, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, Turkey, Iran, Sidin and China:

The preninble to the draft Constitution -

states that the ximatoples, agree to the forma Jtje, of The Azian Federation Of

Labour and adopt the following Constitution: -...

The aim of the Federation, Da set out in the draft. .Con-

stitution, shall be recognition

Preen reports here today

rakumb- had claimed that a tion of trade. with Commun. would, require at China laget "do

facto" of a Communist Government. The spokesman,, while denying this, ndded that such recognition would make trade, Ing much pastor-Reuter.

"(1) To milato national 01- ganisations. of workers and to co-ordinate thoir, activit».

·les.

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REPORT CALLED FANCIFUL

Paris, July 1. The Hungarion Press Bureat here.today.described as "fanci- ful rumours, peddled by Hun- (S00000e :] "(2) To establish an order Ingarian dissidents in Austria,"

gocinty, which is free fromija Vienna despatch in today's hindianco in the way of an French press about M, Gregory all-round development of Makimovitch

Crushing Defeat

For Truman

Mass meetings

Docks! in the tomorrow will try to extend the stoppage throughout the homes, Twelve blit occon-going vessel- four of them earying Bousands President Truman today re- of meat-are ulready ceived a crushing defeat in thre affected.

Senate when the Republican

The Railway Executive, he as- serted, has refused to join a new conciliatory Πιανι tonight. It of tous

Washington, June 30,

its

Individual members, Intely Soviet

encourager

the

En of human personal-,;

ity in all

Budapest.

Pushkin,' until

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LUXURIOUS "SAYNASTER" Pour End

The despatch said that 1. had been arrested in

Its aspects, and Pushkin

from which social, political

and economic exploitation Budapest by Russian veret police and inequality and the anti-and sent to Moscow, for having seriously wounded M. Euren Re- -social concentration of val, Hungarian Minlater of Cul-

pewer In niny form have ture and Propaganda.

been eliminated.

railway the West Coast ports of Avon Labour Bill, which he opposed, "(3) to secure for the workers Fushkin had tried to Help M.

has refused, too, to improve on jan enriler offer of wage hereuses

150,000 lower-paid in men of from sixpence to three mouth and (Phlilings a week.

The Acting Chief of the China Meion will be Mr. Norman Melkjhn, a special assistant in A NUR conference on Tuesday ECA's China organCisation. He decided that the "ge slow" move- new duties in= |ment should go ahead unless the will a sune his mestiat 1.-Asseiaed Press.

Itaitway Executive concedes

Unique Convention Adopted By ILO

the

as on

Geneva, June 30,

il

the

The situation parallels that at

Bristol earlier this muth. The dockers refused 10 handle cargoes on the Canadian vessels Beaverbrae and Argoment heenuse crews of the Canadian Seamen's Union are on strike.

Notice By Employers The employers have ruled that no work shall be offered on any other vessels unt!! the dockers withdraw their boycott of the Canadian vesacks. The dockers that this constitutes a maintain lock-out.

Tomorrow, the employers will circulate a notice stating: "Thore no quarrel hetween any DC- the ton of the employers and work people in our industry. In the view of the employors, the the Canadian struggle between Semen's Union and the Cona- dinn

shipowners is not the cop- cern either of the Port employers or of the workers, and no ques- tion of black-legging can, there- for arise."

se

"Revival Of Nazism In Austria"

was passed by 51 vote to 42.

The vole also marked a victory, for Senator Robert Taft (Repub-) lient, Ohio).

The Bill contains the basic visions of the Taft-Hartley Act, which Mr. Truman pledged hin- relf to repeal,

The Taft-Hartley Act forbids the "closed shop", orders unions to certify that none of their 601- eers is a Communist, and forbids them to spend money for political purposes,

1. Senator Lucas, the Democratle leader, predicted that Mr. Truman will vete the Labour Bill if it reaches hi

It is yet to go before the House of Representatives,

President Truman said at a press conference afterwards that his night to reponi the Taft-Hart--- ley labour law will be continued as hard as he

make It Reuter,

can

U.S. TROOPS LEAVE KOREA

The despatch added that M.

Hon- such wages, hours of work Laszlo Rajk, the former and other conditions of Karian Foreign Minister who was work as are adequate for rested on June 20 on spionage the purpose of full develop-charges, to set up in Hungary a ment of human personality, regime similar to that of Marshat

Tio in Yugoslavia.. (4) 'To secure full

cmploy-

ment, best utilisation manpower and other I sources of the society.

Social Security

of

Today's

Press Hungarian Burro sold that on June 11 M. Pushkin informed M. Borel, Hun Carian Under-Secretary of For eign Affairs, that his Government had decided to recall him to take tip a post in the Soviet Foreign

"(6) To obtain for the workers office. At the same time, he ask-

various marauires of 49-en the Hungarian

cial. recurity,

Including agreement to

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To fight for the freedom of association of workers and for their right to organise. June 11. The Hungarian news in Budapest reported in *(8) To instil among the wolk-June 31 that M. Reval had

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Washington, July 1. The U. S. Army announced

Mr. Devon 'Sen, who is Secre- today that it has completedtory of the Bengal branch of the withdrawal of troops from condian National Trade Union told Reuter: "Thérè Congress, rea in accord with the Unitent armatures do not bind ally, or | Nations resolution. •

ganisation to Jom the Federation." He said that, to finalise mem- The troops will be deployed in bership, the organisations *will* Hawall and the United States, first have to ratify the signatures the Anny said in its brief anwhich their members appended to nouncement.

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The annual conference of the International Labour Organisation today adopted by a vote of 30-14 an international convention giving workers the right to organise and bargain collectively. It is the first such convention over adopted.

The Assembly of 51 nations The convention was designed rejected by 100-35 an amendment to implement one on the freedom

full report on the unofficial submitted by the

employers et association ndopted by last dock stoppagos by special officers make the convention 3 car's group to

ILO conference. Join of Scotland Yard. is being studied only

The O'Brien, Irish employees" dele- recommendation. workers group from Poland and rate, charged that many govern-by the Home Ofice. Reuter, Czechoslovakia obstained in the ment delegates who were for the Voting the grounds that convention would be doing 30 convention is detrimental Jo with tongue in check as they workers and could serve

have no intention of ratifying. anti-strike weapon.

The convention calls for The eight-article convention establishment of machinery ap- conditions says that the workers shall en-propriate to national Joy adequate protection against to enforce the right to organise. It diserialo requires the signatories 10

Prague, July 1. Rets of anti-union

The trade union paper "Prace" mination in respect of their em- take measures to encourage and ployment. It also gives the em-promote

'thất “Austria is full development and charged today ployers organisation protection utilisation

machinery for

for heatled for militarism and a re-

In Moscow the "Red Star", organ] -stouter. against interference by workers voluntary negotiations between vival of Nazism.

employers or employers organisa The Communist-controlled of the Red Army, today termed Hons and workers' organisations paper said that this danger is the repeated American declara-

tolons of intention to evacuate.. with a view to arriving at col-apparent in Austrian plans to

South Korea "purely farec." lective agreements.-United Press form defence army when the

occupation forces withdraw.

The paper asserted: "American

Sir Alexander stopped 'here en They claim the army is needed explanationiste ore tagging on Some 223

route to Oklahoma City, whero route to guard Austria from the danger the occupation indefinitely and whose attempt to enter the coun- Sunday he will dedicate, the Communist putsch, Sul in one form or another perpelunt-try illegally was folled by the US$1,000,000 Chakoma Medical "Prace", "But there is no doubting completely political, military that an army created by the and economic control of South authorities last. June 21 will be Research Foundation building.

his brig Alexander During returned to their homeland out

call on Pre- present Ausirlan Government Korua."--Associated Press Band' 59

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the re-institution of Nazi offelals

at the head of the army by teh- Recent rains have improved tons of their aspert knowledge. European agricultural prospects, In such such an army the US. Department of Agricul-Nazi officials would return

ture reported today.

Nevertheless, Europran erops

| are expected to be slightly smaller than last year. An American sur vey Indicated better harvests in North and Central Europe, with poorer crops in the West, South and South East,

power."---Associated Press.

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SUPPORT FOR FARMERS

Washington, July 1.

CHINESE QUOTA SUSPENDED

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Mopila, June. 30. The admission Into the Philip pines of Chinese immigrants, by the so-called 'quota, system 'this', year has been suspended by the | immigration authorities sluice the Buspension -of-Immigration,” by

The U.S. Agriculture,Depart- Mr. Engracio Fabre a few months ment announced today that it ago."

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