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ATTLEE TO APPEAL Humans Could Mao Tse-Tung's

FOR EFFORT TO SPEED RECOVERY

-MA ATTLEE

ANOTHER WAR A CERTAINTY

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London, October 13.

The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, is ex

pected to follow up today's announcement that there will be no autumn election by an apeal to the British public to get on with the job of economic recovery.

Authoritative quarters tonight said that the Gov- ernment opposes an autumn election because it considers it wrong in the public interest to dissolve: Parliament at this particular point in the economic situation.

The Cabinet believes that its job is to carry out its declared policy, with whatever modifications may be called for by the economic situatian, eccording to plan, and that one certain effect of an election now would be to retard the covery-programme by a month.

Not Survive Another War

Lake Sbeces, October 13.

Dr. Brock Chisholm, Di- rector-General of the World Health Organisation, sald to- day that bacteriological wea pona have been developed to a point where most of the hi- man race weuld not survive another war

And no nation knows what any other nation has in the way of bacteriological wea- pens, he told a news confer- chée,

Dr. Chisholm, a "Canadian. said that the bacteriological weapons developed by, some nations are so powerful that they make the atomic bomb obsolete Associated Press

KASHMIR DISPUTE REPORT

Message To British MP's

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London, October 13. The head of the new government of Communist

China

today for friendship between the

China. peoples of Britain The wish was expressed in a telegram from Mao Tse-tung, Chairman of the Central Govern- ment of the Chinese People's Republic, to five left wing House of Cominons members who call themselves "the Labour Indepen- dents."

All Give MP's have been m pelled from the Labour Party, be- cata of their. "sympathy with

WARNING

Communism. They are Messrs. Der Balda N. Pritt Leslie Hutchinson, Jolin

Platts-Mills LJ Solley and ON BURMA

Konni iacus.

They sent the Chinese. Com-

munists, a cable of greetings last The Burmese Government's weck promising to work for full delay in taking practical mea- British recognition of the new sures to attract British coin- government at Priping.

tions efforts to solve the Kashmir tain and "China » Peoples of Bri-.

question.

consultations

vestment

The

The impression is gained that Mr. Aftler said at a dinner of the Cabinet is now extremely the British Chamber of Shipping anxious to see a truce to the that it would be most unter-

Geneva. October 13........

thank you for your greet-mercial and Government /sup speculation while the country, tunate" if the Government's Mr. Carlos Leguizaman, Chair-

ings," said Mao's reply. "I wish Port will result in the Com- grapples with economic realities.

the exchange man of the United Nations Kash-success to your just efforts and munist domination of Burma, action in altering The Government has a maxi- value of Sterling were allowed to mis Commission, said here today more of the bread masses of the the "Financial Times" said "in mam of nine months 23 which

"obscure the wider issues dis-that the Commission's report to to ensure that the benefits of the cased at Washington."

the Security Commeil would re-itish people in promoting friend- an editorial today.

ship between the

Commending on a speech on sterling devaluation are net

commend continued United Nä- lost

Wednesday by W, J. C. Richards Parliament's five years' lease of

Devaluation Not

In Rangoon, the independent of the Consolidated Tin Mines of life must end by the beginning

English Rally Nation? today re- Burma, the Financial Times" A Solution The of August

Government's

Speaking at a press conference, parted the Foreign Minister, 17 said it is difficult to disagree with The discussions covered a wide Mr. Leguizaran declined any de cim in the interval is to secure

ccntention

in- tment should.

Vail restoration i

capital Sing that the Burhis improve-range of subjects, and resulted talls on what measures the report mese Government will not have of law and order in Burm measure of economic mend that will vindicate devalua in a greater understanding of he would propose. He stressed the diplomatic

time comes termost intractable problem, that of Commission's success in bringing British Commonwealth countries undue delay and hesitation

with other side of the argument is that tion when the the riectors to judge.

the balance of payments and a about a cease-fire and fixing truce no's discussing the de facto re-prove fatal. Support from Britals, might The Prime Minister's decision determination on the part of the demarcation lines, adding, "I do cognition of Communist China. both governmental and Melbourne. October 13. to stick to his plan for a spring Brinch. American and Canadian not think hostilities will ever "be

commer According to the paper,

Ucial, might well be a factor in The Australian Chief of Staff, election is stated authoritatively Governments work together gin again in Kashazir.

Mamg sald Burma's ultimate the sight against insurgent ele- Lieutenant General, V. Sturdee, to have received overwhelming for its solution. said today that there is no possi-Cabinet support at today's meet-

Devaluation, Hr. Attlee said, "I am expressing the opinion of decision will not be influenced ments which can often be identi had never been put forward all my colleagues when I say that Commonwealth country

by any decision taken by any fied with Communist bility of averting a third worlding.

leaders." The editorial said the British war.

The

part played by the Health

Man the United Nations will continue but as a solution"

Meanwhile, ether press reports Government to do everything possible to help

has given Burma General Sturdce, who has just Minister, Mr. Aneurin Bevan, the

essential factor in restoring

that school-teachers were every opportunity of providing | returned from a visit to Britain, Comunes left wing leader, who is our position" and provided the India and Pakistan in their prob- said

among those arrested resterday fair play for overseas investors. said! scene - possibility- of a believed to lead the Government the needed stimulus for the lems," he said.

during a city-wide round-up by "The

row take must third world war being averted."early clection” champions, is

export drive.

Asked the Commission's .rc-arred police of may not be for years, but it not known.

subversive pportimity, otherwise they will There were certain "conse-

arrested will come."

economic isolation port would recommend further elements. The

persons have to face quential measures" to be taken action to break down the barriers are believed to be members of and the almost inevitable corol-

10

Was

their

Eussa's possession of the atomic Left Wing Shocked

in Britain which are being work-to a plebiscite, Mr. Leguizamanjan underground Communist ring,United Press

lary of Coramunist (domination,” bomb

probably makes very little

Bul 1 subject of political ed out, and of which the country replied, "Certainly". difference, he said.

further would be fully informed within "Like the

gas bomb it might comment tonight was never be used. But the world article in the left wing Labour a few days, he said. must now prepare for atomic war-weekly Tribune," which has fre- fire the same way preparations quently been regarded as reflect-ja member were made for cas warfare in the ing Mr. Bevan's views, recent war."

This periodical

went

to

Mr.

M. Erik Colban, Norwegian

Paris Mix-up

Chinese diplomats who went over to the Communists have received instructions from their new chief at Peking, to hold

DIPLOMAT IN TROUBLE

31r. Atlee said that Britain, as Ambassador and representative of of the Organisation the United Nations Secretary* for European Economic Co-General with the Kashmir Com-

Stockholm, October 13. stimulate Operation, had given a lead to mission, said, "Nothing remains

The

Malmoe police today General Sturdce said: "There- speculation a fortnight ago by another members by announcing but to present a fair account and

the Embassy in Paris, their Cuban Legation in Oslo. with charged Arango Alsira of the fore the armies, navies and air article proposing an immediate the removal of "a substantial ask the Security Council to decide what further mediation work can

leader cald in Paris yestreday-smuggling one million American forces will continue to play a lead-election.

part of our import restrictions".

He is Lin Chi-han, formerly cigarettes into Sweden from Den ing part in any future war. The This week's "Tribune," which,

There are

be carried out.” signs that other atom bomb would wipe out cities

in a diplomatic countries are following our lead”.

bag... Mr. Leguizaman said that the bassy. He told a reporter: and war factories but it would be

he added.

report would probably take "Now we are bound to remain and accused of smuggling 12,000 three weeks or a menth to com- unless the French

use force to nylon stockings into Sweden is plete in Geneva before the Com-remove us.".

the the same way."" miseloners go on to Lake Sue-

The French Foreign Ministry He claimed diplomatic im- said on Monday that six Chinese,munity but, was placed under officials would be struck from the house arres. — Reuter. diplomatie list as a consequence of their revolt. France does not

of little use against Russia's

hordes of manpower."

Life is considered an ex- pencable commodity in Russia's aim of world domination, he I declared.

But there is one power which

the Soviet Union fears and that is the United States. Therefore, America must lead the Western world and Britain and the E-

pire must be prepared to play second Eddie."United Press.

JAVA CHINESE BACK COMMIES

befare press Attlee's decision was an nounced, stated: "We profound- "If our hopes are disappointed ly hope that all doubts have we shall have to reconsider our now been removed and that action, but we are anxious that

test-will-come-in-Novem-there should be no unreasonable- impediments to our importing

the

her."

!

From this it looks as if today's from countries with which we

M. Colban plans to return to development may come as a con- are not in balance of payments India about the middle of next

shock to the Party's difficulties." siderable

mooth-Reuter. elt wing elements.

Two certain consequences of i the Prime Minister's action will. be the nationalisation of iron and sicel within the lifetime of the present Parliament and the pass- ing of the Parliament Act cutting the House of Lords powers of delaying legislation.

Tory Call

Minister Counsellor of the Emma was arrested last month

recognise the Chinese Communist regime.

Russia is compiling two Rus The Conservative Party Con-that we are not the sole dictators sian-Chinese dictionaries, the first ference today unanimously and not the only people con- including the terminology of supported a call for develop-Icerned. It is not enough merely the now. Democratic China," Tass. ment to the British Common- to state what we should like. We official Russian news egency, said wealth and Empire preference have to take into consideration in a Leningrad, despatch distri The 4,500 delegates passed what the other parts of the Em-buted in London by the Soviet resolution saying "While grad-piré desire.”

Monitor,

Tars said that the first work will contain about 300,000 words and he in three volumes. One volume has already gone to press. India's Stand

ging no other state or group of states the right to make their

we

March Or May

Only Way Authoritative quarters tonight jown tarif arrangements, this Mr. Stanley said that he did indicated that beyond deciding conference insists that Great Eri- not believe a system of Empire Medan, October 13.

that the election wil be nexttain and the British Common priorities and development was Democrats of the entire year the Prime Minister has x-wealth must have full freedom inconsistent either with associa Chinese population overseas ed no date.

to exercise that same right, ändtion with the United States or support the Chinese People's Speculative reports have al-maintains that the future safety the states of Western Europe.

India is studying a Chinese Republic at Peking, according ready, suggested dates in March and prosperity of the whole Cam "There is only one way in Communist request tor recogni. to the local paper, "Rakjat," and May.

monwealth depends upon a policy which Britain can regair the

tion as the legal government of The British Communist Party, of Empire development under the economic independence reports Aneta, the Dutch news

China, the Foreign Ministry in in a communique tonight, said a system of mutual preference in desire and which the United 2gency.

New Delhi announced today, This was the text of a resolu- that the Government announce its widest sense, covering in States must wish to restore and

He added that India hoped that after dustry and agriculture, finance, that is as the centre and leader informal contacts would. tion adopted by a mass meeting ment, "made immediately held here on the thirteenth an- Mr. Bevin's return from America, shipping and aviation,

of a close knit economie Empire," between the new government and 2. continue Mr. Oliver Stanley, son of the he said niversary of the Chinese Re-shows that American big business

india's consular representatives. insists on the. Labour Govern- Earl public.

a former of Derby and

The · Government decísica Nationalist China, has asked imme Colonial Secretary, who wound against an autung election was the Arab cations to support her Another resolution asked thement carrying - through

against the up the debate on behair of the flashed on the screen at the Con- fcomplaint to the United Nations Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek living conditions of the British Conservative leadership, warned servative Party Conference. United Nations not to recognisediately the offensive

against alleged Russian Interven representative of the workers."

the delegates that in questions of Lord Woolton, Chairman of the tion in the Chinese civil war. Chinese people.

Mr. Atlee said in a speech to Empire policy emotion and Conservative Party Organisation, The Chinese The mass meeting sang the night that he had announced that sentiment were not by them commenied afterwards his de Cairo, Ho Feng-shan, has asked Ambassador in Communist anthern instead of there would be no election this selves enough.

laying of the election means that the Arab League Secretary- the Nationalist ene

year because widespread election "We must remember the reali-there will be an inevitable, besi-General, Azzam Pasha, to request The picture of Chiang Kai-shek speculation was causing incor- ties of the Empire as it is today.ation in business circles which the Arab nations to instruct their was absent during the meeting-tainty injurious to Britain's-na-n-any-real-discussion of Imperial will not be good for the recovery UN delegations to support China.

tional effort.

policy we have to remember of the country." Reuter,

Associated Press,

the

Reuter.

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