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CHURCHILL ATTACKS THE LIBERAL PARTY

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Reckless effort to queer the pitch”

COALITION RULED OUT

London, February 4,

Leaders of Britain's main political parties now clearly fear the possibility that calculations for a straight fight between Socialists and anti-Socialists in the General Election on Feb- armory-may-be-upset by the soppoerance-of-400,"middle of...

the-road" Liberal candidates.

The Conservative leader, Mr. Winston Churchill, speaking at Leeds today, characterised the return of the Liberal Party in force as a reckless demon- stration by which the authors hoped to queer the pitch so that the results of the General Election struggle may be meaningless.

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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY (6) 1950.

Labour favourites

London, February 4, With the general election campaign oficially only in its sacend

odds day, betting shifted slightly. Bookmakerp today offered 11 to 8 againat a' Conservative party victory. They offered 6 6 to 4

J faw days ago.

The

...

Party was a 4- to 7 favourite. 11 was four. to six a

a week ago.

oth parties know they can rely on a more or less ovenly divided core of backers. They are campaigning for approxi- mately 5,000,000 Uncertain

voters, most of them in the

middle class, They might throw the slaction either way.

-ısociated-Press-

BERLIN PROTEST REJECTED

Berlin, February 4. The Russians rejected the Western Allied protests on the Berlin "little blockade" to- night.

Liberal Party issues election manifesto

London, February 5.

In its Election manifesto issued today the Liberal Party candidly told the heavily-taxed British electorate that they could expect no immediate tax reliefs from a Liberal Government. The manifesto declared, "We can make enormous savings in Government expenditure, but we cannot be dishonest enough to pretend that the whole saving would be passed on at once to the tax-payer.”

Wales,

This could only be achieved Tite manifesto also promised

representation when greater production was proportional

in the election of Parliament, home reflected in greater exports.

(The Liberals, the nation's rule for Scotland and ruling party a teneration ago but equal pay for women, reduced latterly to 10 members ang drive with one Minister in in Parliament, are struggling to charge and a lend bank provid. make a come-back with over 400 ing. candidates In the Election.)

big hou-

cheap capital to help

farmers.

Co-partnership and prols. milfesteering between employers and Workers would be Introduced

Party policy thus:

Economic: Full employment.

Government saving by tie into major units of industry.

scrapping or merging of Govent- ment departments, cuts in food subsidies balanced by Increased Rocial security benefits for pen- stoners and those with large fa- milles.

International Trading: Reduz-

ished.

ond

Liberals chango mind

After Issuing its election mani- feslo to the Press in Britain, the Liberal Party changed its mind and this afternoon issued a con- rection' deleting a reference the control of public

utilities from the text.

they

"

At the same time, he made it clear that there is no likelihood of a Coalition.

Labour speakers have boon taking the same line. `-

uon of tariffs, until all are abo-

The first version, issued in, a Mr. Churchill, in another power and better conditions for "As I said in Parliament more

Defence: Abolition of pencetline printed document, declared that attack on the Liberals, con- troops," Mr. Churchill said, than two years ago, they threw

They said the charges that conscription "because It created publie utilities should be con- demned their demand for the Free organisation

the reins on the horse's neck and transport into the city is bennmciency, weakens economy, trolled and monopolies become

family life trusted him to pull their wagon interrupted are without any basty. Impairs ending of conscription, saying:

yet public enterprises where Referning to Western that if British repudiated Na-Mr. Churchill said that the Ger- up the hill.

The rejection was contained in leaves far fewer troops really could not be broken up. "Although a. Presidential elec-a

Jetler from Major-Gesera fight." An attempt would be This afternoon the headquar tional Service it would mean mans. hnd rapidly built them-

great selves, up with Allied aid, rightly tion has taken place, meanwhile, Alexander Kotikov, in reply to made to cut down some aversensters of the Party circulated downfall of the

separate Western protests garrison commitments by. ne-typescript substituting the state- structure embodied in the Brus-given, from almost nothing to none of these controls have been two

re-imposed. The strong horse still accusing the Russians of violat-rangement with the Common-ment "Monopoly where it is not sels

Treaty, in the Atlantic very active community, "working has the reins on his neck and is ing the Four Power decisions to wealth.

Inevitable is objectionable and well Pacl, in Western Union, in the like demons

cating

pulling the ntill

wagon up theft the Berlin blockade

should be broken up,

If it can.. whole

Control of utilities General Kotikov's rejection has

not be broken up it shouli, of the English amid ruins" speaking world and, of course, "Do not underrate the recovery hill and letting us hitch-hike pe

hind him."

all but killed hopes that an agree World Affairs: UNO must be possible, be controlled

the รถ Mr. Churchill conceded that ment on Berlin's tangled traffic hept-in-being we must hold on public interest without a change of ems would be possible at the to the Security Council at all ownership. Only when neither with level

the

restoration of competition Western Commanders.

chinery through which the de- nor control is possible should nas General Kötikov listed a series velopment of the hydrogen bomb tionalisation be considered."

science can of alleged violations of recula- and other horgers of tions covering transport between be brought under control."

Nationalisation: The Liberais Germany's Eastern and Western

оррове zones.

any further

Biste ownership, Including Iront and

But steel.

publie utilitie should be controlled and mo-

• novolles become publie

enter. priate where they cannot ba broken up.

of the united –Artusi Empire

of Germany" he said..

am glut of it, I want to work

monwealth of Nations with them and the French. w "with so little home-grown food, problems,artin's Eastern and costs, for I offers the only ma-

Speaking for the Labour Party three, together with Belgium, the we in Britain must move

A

the Netherlands-and-Luxembourg pard several other countries ou!-

caution."

outside

in the Best or series General Election,brondcasts, Mr. Herbert Morrison,

Socialist clutches the Depityside the Iron Curtain all con- Prime Minister, made it clear to stitute a vast and sound organisa-

But he asserted: "Rationing and night that Labour would not tion of free, civilised, democratic prier controls are everywhere in the Soviet approve a Coalition.

people which, once forged and the world, that uny Coalition now' He said

re-riveted together. is not likely to sphere, regarded as evils and an and Inde {99 eten would be ineffective

impediment to be got rid of at be molested." clalve. The

he added, was choice.

Mr. Churchill said that he re- the earliest moment." between the Labour Government | Jolved France's undoubted and a Conservative Government.

growing recovery: "but I warn As for the Liberals, the utmost

You that the kind of political they could hope for would be to whirligig under · which

France establish themselves as

the Y

lives, which is such great fun for balancing party.

the politiclans and all the little The Liberals, undeterred by the denunciations of Labour and Con- ardent parties into which servatives, have

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Issued

Election manifesto which

stars

a system of co-ownership in in- dustry to provkle workers with a spur towards that greater Indus- trial production which all parties agrdo is needed.

years.

Headed by Mr. D. N. Pritt, Con

Coalition.

scale trading with Eastern Europe added.

coalition

Mr.

they

"Under such circumstances the German People's police is forced to perform detailed inspection of freight on the autobahn as well as on the railroad in order to pre- vent smuggling."

"But here in Britain, the only Socialist Government now existing outside Scandinavia

American officiais immediately and the Iron Curtain, saw in wartime controls not an evil to termed the Soviet action entirely be got rid of but a means of unsatisfactory-United Press. getting

dally life everybody's into the Socialist clutches.

the in

evils

the for

The reference to "publle utili ties vanished in the revised version-Reuter.

FRENCH CABINET CRISIS

Paris, February 4. Premier Georges Bidault

European countries where A minority of the people have been Įset free to gorge and Row fat O are divided, would be fatal to

whlie large numbers of people today began forming France's They saw the opportunity of of the major issues their ritub.

would be have been set tree to be under-first centre-right government own tackled" "We cannot afford to have a creating Socialism in our

fed,

since the war, following the period of French politice Intime by prolonging

The choice, he added, whs be Under a Conservative Govern dramatic withdrawal of five Westminster.

war.tween the Labour Government ment Britain could easily have Socialists from his battered It is not in ac- which were necessary cardance

is indeed a pro-land a Conservative Government both Marshall Ald and large-scale with the British British Socialism

conditions character nor

A1 with the main longation of wartime

Liberala for the

Mr.

son 14-weeks-old coalition. Morrison unemployment, in time of peace." · facta. of our life, France la A

utmost they could hope continued. The Western German Omelally they resigned over; Still another Election manifesto

Mr.

declared self-supporting country."

Churchill

the

would be to establish

them-

Government had adopted the the amount of a bonus to low was issued today-this time from

No

selves as the balancing party. avowed intention of the Liberals,

policy advocated by the Conser- Įpald workers but said they, would the Labour Independent Group

third strongest party in Britain, Mr. Morrison gave this four-vatives for Britain and the result continue to support M. Bidault to Mr. Church}}} which consists of four Laboui

sold that

Mr. to run 400 or more candidates point

summary of the Labbur was that unemployment went up mnintaln the existing "third Morrison Members of Parliament expelled terbers

(Deputy

means that in nearly every case policy:

majority in the Assembly. during from the Party

recent Labour Premier) had recently de- the votes cast for

by over 1,000,000 since July, 1948. adical and Popular candidates these

(1) Maintenance of full clared that there must

Italy had mass unemployment, be no will be thrown away."

ployment.

indicated Mr. Morrison went on. It also had Republicans have

they He said these votes thus will

(2) Increased production and a Communist Party with over Bidault will continue negotiations agree to a reshuffled Cabinet M. they demanded the establishment There certainly seems no like-play no part In deciding

the export.

2,000,000 members. France was of friendship with Russia, large-lihood of that".

Churchill tremendous issues which are at (3) Control of "financial facing a serious threat of unem-for this over the week-end and

stake.

forces" to maintain employment ployment and it had 174 Commay announce his new Ministers and Communist China and the "In quite sure that a cooll- Mr. Churchill hammered hard and increase production.

munist members of Parliament

tent on Monday or Tuesday when he immediate withdrawal-of-Ameri-on-between-nen-und-parties-as at his party's main targets--So-(4)-Socialised industries to compu

is-due-to-present-himself-to-the cath bomber squadrons from Bri-the result of a lot of petty bar-cialist spending, nationalisation of use their power of investment to compared with Britain's two "or, Assembly and ask for a new vote

two and a half": atus and deals and compromises industry and plans for more So-

of confidence. expand economic activity and "Britain has full employment With the dissolution of Parlia- would be no use at nil,

clalism.

maintain employment.

Parliamentary circles are seep- "There must be some common

grievances ment, formally proclaimed yes-

totical about the official Socialist a bill passed at the He said

"Public ownership is one of

that the Communist Party reason for resigning. Lobby ob- terday, Britain is today faced bond of union like"

explojt we had in last session of Parliament limiting the pillars of full employment", here cannot claim more than 42-servers think the real with a great

of political 1940," Mr. Churchill continued.

to one year the time the House of Mr. Morrison declared, "but pri- 000 members," Mr. Morrison add may be Socialist wishes to have propaganda, a total of about 0,000

"If we go into that state of Lords may delay legislation vote enterprise must be set free ed in conclusion.

their hands free to lead a no- political rallies having been fixed mind, which most of.. us

means "we have virtually single from the stranglehold of restric "Is it not something that we tionwide demand for higher for the week-end.

been through, no doubt we could

chamber government,” In the tive monopoljes.

offer, an example to Europe-of wages, prepare the way for a nl come together, and

then

I do past, the Lords could delay any "We are the only big demo- the way to check the Communist new polley in Indo-China and Britain would Mr.no doubt that

bill for two years.

cratic Industrial country in the nuisanca by removing the condi- force a general election soon in- rise

her unconquerable se again in

"IK, after this election, the world which has provided jobs tiens that breed Communists?"— Con- strength," Mr. Churchill said.

stead of at the constitutional Socialists have a majority in the for all and our recovery Mr. Churchill

since Reuter.

term in 1851-Reuter, compulsory national service in Labour Government of tearing they have a minority vote in the Europe, Mr. Morrison

accused the House of Commons, even though the war has been the fastest In the armed forces as neccessary Britain apart with class warfare country," Mr.

added. Morrison continued, "Mr. at the most critical hour in its there is nothing they cannot Churchill goes on talking as if to repudiate peacetime history. national service at this Election, Mr. Churchill said

the whole secret of full employ- as the Liberais ask you to do, it

Speaking for the Labour Party ment is Marshall Ald. We would mean, in my opinion, the book, have kept wartime

ists, taking a leaf from Russia's tonight, Mr. Morrison made it grateful indeed for America's aid downfall of the whole

con-clear that Labour would not but we do not regard it as 'for- great trols in order "to get everyone in upprove a Coalition "because the elga charity',

their power and make them stand opinions of the two sides would "The Conservatives never tire

tain.

wave

Churchill's speech

In his speech at Loads Churchill said that the Fervatives, like Labour, support

to

to preserve peace.

"If Britain were

structure emb

embodied in the Brus-

have

the Socin-

carry into law

Churchill said,

Mr.

pro

sels Treaty, in the Atlantic Pact, in queues for the favours which cancel each other out and none of pointing with admiration to

iden

Western. Unton, in the whole

an all-wise and all-powerful gov-

of the English-speaking crning machine chooses to bes-

world and, of

the tow." course, of

British Empire and Com-

Divided nation

United monwealth of Nations,

T Britain

wore to pull out He declared: "We are a deeply now, all this vast defensive struc-divided nation. Class. warfare hos ture that has been raised by rent the unities and comradeship both the Labour and Conserva- which brought us through the tive parties in this country might war. Party politics dominate the crash to the ground and then you seene. A great gulf of principle would be once again in danger of and doctrine 18 среп in our the most horrible of all fates a midst." third world war."

Mr. Churchill said all the Gov. Mr. Churchill Bald that the truments of the Western world, Conservative Party does not In-except that of Britain, desired tend to take compulsory powers strongly to lift wartime controls to lengthen

hen the term of national as soon as possible after service. It belleves that the bur- came

den of national service can be The United States led

way,"

peaco

the

he said, "and in 1940, by a

reduced. feel that unless the foreign most daring decision of policy, altuation gets worse which they swept away practically pli do not think it will, although I the wartime controls, prices, may be wrong considerable rationing and regulations_of_all roduction in the burden of our kids Which they regarded as a defence expenses might be com- great evil likely to hamper their bined with a stronger fighting recovery.

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