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QUIRINO'S LIBERAL PARTY TO HAVE FIRM CONTROL IN P.I.

Progress Of Iran Recovery

Washington, November 13.

Manila, November 13,

The three-year old Philippine Republic will be governed in the next four years by the power- * Ful Quirino Liberal Party administration, hav- ing firm control of both houses of the Con- gress. Incomplete official returns announced by the Com-

mission on Elections indicated not only large pluralities for President Quirino and his Vice- Presidential running mate. Fernando Lopez, but the election of a large Liberal majority in both the Senate and the House of Repre- sentatives.

There was still talk that the Nacionalistas and Avelino Liber als in the Serate may block

Randall Williams, Com- merce Department Middle East trade expert, declared that among the worlds under- developed countries, Iran oc- cupies a notable position to- day in the degree of pro Congressional proclamation of gress achieved in laying the Quirino and Lopez as the duty groundwork for a compre elected President and Vice- hensive economic develop-President but any delay in such the ment programme.

proclamation-required by constitution—will be only good Writing in the current issue of until December 30 when the new

"Foreign Commerce Weekly

· official

Congress takes over.

Commerce Department publication. Williams said this is due in no small measure to the in- terest and leadership provided by Mohammed Reza Pahlevi of Iran.allsta

and

Incomplete official returns gave President Quirino 1,286,917 votes compared to 1,010,961 for Nacion-

Dr. Jose P. Laurel 273,080 for Jose Avelino,

Lopez thus far has a total of 1.228.920 votes compared with 861,145 for Nacionalista Manuei Briones and 314,424 for Vincente Francisco. Avelino's running

matc.

Bigger Pluralities

These official returns wers much behind unofficial tabula. tlons which give even bigger pluralities to Quirino and Lopez.

The Shah was to arrive in Washington next Wednesday at the personal invitation of Pre- sident Truman. In commemora- tion of this event, the "Commerce Weekly carried on the cover the picture of the Shah mounted on a white horse with the phrase

Welcome

to his Imperial Majety." Williams said the inauguration of an ambitious seven-year econo- mic development, programme for Iran was preceded by at least three years of intensive preli- minary study during which time the Iranian government spent al- most $1,000,000 engaging com- petent foreign technical experts to prepare a basic programme. scats appeared to have been won by the Quirino Liberals on the Williams said. "As a conse-basis of incomplete official re- quence of these" surveys there has turns while out of 100 seats in been a gradual shift of interest the House of Representatives at from more spectacular types of least 60

have

been won by projects such

mills or Quirinistas. as steel

The Nationalistas large darns which ordinarily re-

won 32 and the Avelinistas won celve first attention in back-

five while three seats were still ground countries striving for de- undecided. velopment."

The one of the more encourag-

The contest for eight Senate

Of the 24 seats in the Senate, there will be at least 15 Quirino Liberals when the new Congress convenes. This includes seven holdovers.

the tion to favourable,

ing aspects of the Iranian problem Is the fact that financing is not an insuperable obstacle as is unfor- tunately the case with some coun- tries that have high aspirations but limited financial capacity.

One Senate seat will be vacant in view of Senator Lopez' eleva- *Relatively

the Vice-presidency - but Iranian financial position is duct was still not known whether a to oil resources which currently special election will be held to provide royalty revenues equiv alent to at least $35,000,000 per

The Acting Senate President, substantial additional year and amount of foreign exchange re- Mariano Jesus Cuenco of Cebu sulting from the oil company's looms as the logical choice for sales of Sterling to obtain Iranian permanent Senate President. rials for local expenditures.” United Press.

TEXTILE THREAT

London, November 12. The Conservative "Daily

Mail" called on Britain's cot- ton industry today to meet the challenge of Japanese competition.

"For years now Lancashire has been sheltered from the rivais who killed her trade and stran- gled her towns before the war." it said editorially.

But now, it added, "Germany and Japan are selling cheaper cotton goods, and delivering them in less time, than are the mills of Lancashire. It is easy to say that their quality does not match

but the ours, but

customers are no longer prepared to wait for some- thing a little bit better."

all it.

As now constituted the Senate has 22 members in view of Senä- tor Avelino's one year suspension following a quarrel with Pre- sident Quirino carly, this year- and the appointment of Senator Prospero Sanided to the Secre- taryship of Public Workers and Communications. These 12 mem- bers were reportedly split into 11 pro-Quirino and 11 anti-Quirino.

Foreign Capital For Germany

Bonn, November 13. The West German Govern- ment is awaiting an Allied decision on a proposal that a large sum of foreign capital should be invested in the Vereinigte Stahlwerke, big- gest steel firm in the Ruhr.

A Government spokesman con- Armed that the Federal Chancel- lor M. Konrad Adenauer.

to the Big Three Foreign Ministers at their Paris

week a secret meg

last

pro-

posing that three-quarters of the 200,000,000 marks new capital. desired by the steel works, should come from foreign investors.

The Foreign

Ministers are not expected, however, to make an immediate decision as ingal and economic cbstacles still hinder Corcia

investment in Germany. Inter-Allied discussions On this subject have revealed some of the difficulties. For instance, new in- vesters must be given a chance to convert their profits into foreign currency.

of Economics, Dr. Ludwig Erhard. talks was recently in Paris for about a France-German trade

The West German Minister

agreement and is reported to have sounded French industrialists on the extent to which they are interested in putting money into German industry.

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1949.

Virgin Statue For Milan

A réplica of the statue of the Virgin of. Banneux, Belgium, is weighed at Brussels alrfield. »

It was being flow from Brussels to Milan, a gift from Nallan miners in Belgium, some of whom are seen at left, to the Parish of the Poor in Milan. Father Pietro da” Varzi (accond from right) the miners' priest, flew with the statue---Associated Press Photo-

Right Wing Germans Want Farben Combine Restored

A group of Right Wing German politicians today demanded that the huge I.G. Farben chemical combine be put on its feet again and that Allied trust-busting laws be declared null and void.

:

Showdown With Russia

Coming

Seventeen top Free Democratic delegates to the West German House of Representatives urged the government, in a formoj motion, to ask

Vienna, November 12. U.S. Senator Elmer. Thomas the three-power Allied High Commission, to [Democrat) told a press con- ference here today he thought repeal directives smashing Farben and keep-

"there is going to be a show- ing its owners from making further profits. down with Russia soon."

Senator Thomas was acting as FDP delegates charged that this them to be a sound and safe in- spokesman of a group of Amer action, originally 2 four-power vestment. They said the Inter-ican Senators move taken with Russia, lacked national Court

who are touring any legal basis because it pro executives for

trying Farben Europe to study the working of crimes against the Economic Co-operation Ad- vided for requisition of property humanity never accused these ministration and military aid of private shareholders,

private shareholders of any guilt programmes. which it

in connection with the combine's activity

during the war and seither the Farben combine nor any of its directors was found

The Allied directive under attack ruled:

1. The property of the Farben combine will be requisitioned and controlled by the Allies."

2. The huge trust will be split guilty of planning or waging ag-

several miner plants

independently.

The question' also arises whe- ther capital is to be invested in combines like

the Vereinigte up into Stahlwerke which is due for Liquidation under the

Anglo- American decartelisation law.

France was never a party to this law and, therefore, is not committed to i

Important American interests have also been always opposed to

ii.

Legally, the law can still be scrapped as in no case has liqui- dation of one of the combines actually been started since the law was promulgated-Reuter.

REFINING IN UK

Chicago, November 12. Britain will very shortly be re- aning 10 per cent of its lubricants requirements, Dr. Elliot: A. Evans, President of the British Institute of Petroleum, said here. It would case the British dollar shortage, ced riothing more happens provided to the exchange rate.

Dr. Evans told that to the an qual Convention of the American

3. There will be no sale Dor

Farben buying of

shares and other papers by anyone.

Against Constitution

The German politicans charged that this was contrary to the West German constitu. tion, solemnly approved by the Western Allied governments through their military gov. ernors, because it allegedly de-

300,000 prived about

private shareholders of access to their property.

They argued that the Farben plants, the directors of which were brought to trial before the International War Crimes Tri- bunal for their participation in the war, werg substantially own- ed by small shareholders.

Allied trust smashing policy con The group also charged that

tradicted the occupation statute, which guaran- Western Alled

Last Tuesday's elections were the bloodiest in Philippine history with at least 40 deaths reported. Anti-Quirino political leaders have been strongly charging that large-scale frauds were commit- ted, leading credence to reports that anti-Quiring elements in the Senate would bloc the Quicino-Petroleum Institute. He urged tees integrity of property. Lopez proclamation.

- In view of the 11-11 deadlock in the, outgoing Senate it is con- ceivable that a proclamation by the Congress may be delayed but position would be crushed when the new Congress convenes.

Informed sourtes said there was even the possibility that at least one Anti-Quirino Senator output at lower costs, it said, may be won over before the new

To meet the challenge of higher

much replacement equipment was Congress takes over and thus as- needed, as well as improvement

sure the proclamation of the Pre-

and better use of existing plants,sident and Vice-President as soon

paper

a lightening of the world load and brightening of working con- ditions in the mills,

Such

techniques, the are being blocked by opposition from mill owners and trade union leaders-Associated Presi

as possible.

The Quirinistas even now have a strong majority, in the Lower Speaker Eugenio House, where Perez, re-elected by his district, is sure of retaining his leader- ship-United Press.

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The House of Representatives Committees for the Occupation Statute and Foreign Affairs, Economic Problems and Con- stitution Afairs will receive the motion.--United Press.

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