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CHURCHILL REPEATS CHARGES AGAINST SOCIALIST POLICY
"Carried away by foreign theme of thought"
London, February 11,
Mr. Winston Churchill said tonight that the Socialists had bean carried
away by a foreign-brød theme of thought.
He declared that Britain faces difficult times, but expressed confidence that the hazards of the future could be overcome by a Conservative government.
The 75-year-old Tory leader spoke at Sevenoaks in Kent before a crowd of 2,000 jammed into the narrow ̄main stroot. - Many of the audi- ence wore old friends and neighbours, since Mr. Churchill's country #ghome-lies-within-tho-Saxooooks_constituency.
He recalled to the crowd that cost of living to others besides he had lived among them for themselves or get a fresh lease of nearly 30 years.
Mr. Churchill's speceli repeated many of the charges with which he has been hammering away at the Socialiat Government.
in
life which them on.
Churchill,
would have carried
Mr.
"Times of difficulty lie ahead, but I do not fear that we cannot overcome them with good re- nolúte action and a faithful Gov- Mr. Churchill claimed "An-solute other plunge into Socialism at ernment not seeking mere popu this juncture
would definitely larity, not carried away by some
doctrinaire academic
foreign derange the whole famation of red theme of thought but try British economy and 'may well
with the problems lose us not only our great placeng to den!
us," said In the world but the standards that ile around we have hitherto been able to maintain for the life of the pes-Cripps attacks Churchill pie as a whole."
The Prime Minister, Mr. Cle- He declared that_the_election ment Attive, leader of the La- had been.
called for February bour Party, took a night off after because the Government did not making almost a score of speeches dare to face the results of a bud- in the Arst three days of his
1,000-mile tour get which they would have had | ulne-day
DI to produce.
Britain. "They wanted to leave the un- Other Labour speakers re- popularity of an increase in the
SHOTS FIRED AT ADMIRAL
mained active, however,
The Chancellor of the Ex- Stafford Cripps, chequer, Bir altacked Mr. Churchill for the Tory lender's statement that a Conservative Government might be able to increase the petrol
***This
ration. Sir Stafford declared: is one of the most irresponsible acts I have known at
election
time."
He declared: "I is not possi- ble to extend the consumption of petrol in this country unless we London, February 11. are going to cut it from some of dollar expendi- The Director of Naval In-other kind
Iture."
telligence reported he was
Sir Staffonl
sald Mr. Chur-
shot at by gunmen today, but chill's statement might make Scotland Yard sald he was more difficult negotiations in Washington with the American mistaken.
the oil com- Rear-Admiral
Erie Longley-Government and Cook told police that two bullets panies to see how far they could from a moving car atruck his substitute Sterling oil for dollar windshield while he was driving dll. oli. in the outskirts of London.
Sir Stafford, who was speak Scotland Yard later and de- at Nailsworth, Gloucester tectives had examined his wind-shire, added that the Labour Gov- shield and concluded it was not ernment hud, on the whole, been broken by bullets.
came
The statements
while Scotland Yard and Milltary In- telligence operatives are pressing
ing
remarkably successful in getting the best out of all the resources for the ordinary people of the country and not to allow them
a great counter-espionage drive to leak away for lesser purposes touched off by the Fuchs atom of luxury spending.
case,
Admiral Longley-Cook had said car for 15 miles
he chaned the
but failed to catch it.
Morrison speaks to farmors
The Deputy Prime Minister, Herbert Morrison, today said, "T
Mr. Morrison said he was proud
of farms for producing so much on so little land in this crowded island.
four Britons
for
There are every acre and a half of farm land and every acro of plough- lond, he said.
In the United States, said Mr. hold that 10 Morrison, experts acres of farmland, three acres of it under the plough, is needed to feed one person.
Bishop's coll
The Bishop of Birmingham, Dr. C. W. Burnes, today criticised the Labour arid Conservative leaders for
to promise n falling ban on the manufacture and use of atomic weapons during their present election campaign.
The economie Issues which are receiving much attention in this campaign prior to palling day on February 23 do not seem to be of primary importance, the 75-year- old Bishop declared. In a speech at Birmingham.
weapons and
He called for a ban on atomic British Govern- ment pledged to peace and will- Ing to take big risks for peace,
Dr. Barnes said that leaders of neither of the two main parties are giving the pledges he desires.
"I would have us refuse to make atomic weapons and pledge ourselver not to use such wen- pons if supplied by others in case of a dispute,"
he added.
Last October Dr. Barnes warn- ed that there was a possibility that a nuclear chain reaction
might turn the earth into a blaz- ing star "If we began Ainging atom bombs at one another."
Labour error
Labour Party
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1950.
Senator asks halt in U.S. foreign aid
Washington, February 11.
Me.. Walter George, Domo- orat Benator (Georgia), Chairman of the Benate Fin». ance. Committee, today oxlied · for a halt in discriminate for- eign spending which, he said, la driving the United States, towards bankruptcy.
Mr. George, who is also s member of the Bonate For- aipn Relations Committee, told a reporter that the Unit ed States must cut down on its overeens ald ventures.
must pull back in our aid abroad," he wald, "and strengthen military
gry defences and economy at home."
Mr. Georgs said that the Russians' cold war policies are designed to weaken the American economy-Router.
BRITISH RAILS FOR
RED CHINA
SE ASIA TOLD
PRODUCE MORE RICE
TO
Rangoon, February 11.
The International Rice Commission's conference onded here today with the warning that South East Asia, with its rapidly expanding population, must produce more food-mainly
rice
Conference delegates from 19 nations agreed that increased production will be possible only if greater acreages are found and farmers are protected from their deadliest foe-the death-dealing malaria mosquito.
They also agreed there must be more abundant technical aid through funds of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of tho United Nations.
****The conference recommended für training"Centre to teach Zarmers how to coax the utmost from the land,
Prince Sith!porn Kridakare, Thailand's 77-year-old former
LEWIS FACING REVOLT
Washington, February 11. Union President John L.
Minister of Agriculture, was to Lewis today ordered his strik- elected Chairman. The
chief
Burmese delegate, U, Khin, and ing soft coal workers to re- Mr. Stanley Andrews, head of turn to the job under a Taft- the United States delegation, were Hartley law injunction, but elected first and second Vico-there were immediate signs Chairman, respectively.
of revolt from the Union rank
London, February 11. Britain has decided not to comply with the projected United States ban on the ex-
Prince Kridakara, terminating and file.
Same Union miners sold flatly omphasised port of steel rails to Com- the Commission's desire
the six-day session,
to im- they would not go back to work munist China, informed prove the
the without a contract, Prolonged well-being of sources said today. The de-farmer. He said this would be negotiations have failed to pro- clsion was taken following a
possible only through increased duce a contract.
Mr. Lewis acted quickly in conference this week of Board rice production, which could be
accomplished if the member Gov-compliance with a United States of Trade officials and repre- ernments
fully co-operated by Court order, telegraphing District Presidents sentatives of the Iron and accepting and implementing the striking miners
to send the 370,009
back to Commission's recommendations. Federation.
work forthwith.
Spokesmen for various locals, however, do not expect the men to go back to work. He urged delegatës to get the The local at Robena, Pennsy .co-operation of their Governlvania, the biggest in the United mente in banishing mainutri- | Mine Workers, held a meeting tion from South East Aslu. after the Court order came out to dis-
Informed quarters say Britain does not consider steet ralls to be a strategic export, and that they are not subject to an export licence. These sources said: "The British Government has published Its list of banned exports and does not propose to aller II. Steel rails are not included in the list.""
There have been further enqui ries from China for steel rails during the last two weeks, and it has been decided to fulfill them as far as posible through the quota system to which rall exports are subjected.
The decisions on the quantity of steel rails to be supplied to.China will be taken on purely commer- cial grounds, with special conside- ration being given to old custo- mers. It is also admitted that the extent of the rail quolas for China will be determined by the amount of wolfram which can be obtained
In exchange. campaigners in
the Streatham District are drum- ming up a nice radio audience for Mr. Churchill.
By mistake they sent out 30,000 leanols
urging people to listen to Mr. Aitleo at 9 o'clock next Fri- day night, Aillee speaks Saturday night.
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The speaker at that hour will be Mr. Churchill.
At
Western German newspapers are complaining that Britain had stolen the Chinese Government's order for 100,000 tons of steel rails. The newspapers said the order was originally offered to two steel firms in the Ruhr.
British officials said the German firms were prevented from full- ing the contract by the Joint Ex-
Bexhill, the Communist independent ency, and that no
candidato wan-but all he won
the was right to talk first.
action had been taken by the British. Private firma in Bellain have the right to enter The four local candidates for into commercial contracts concer- Parliament in the election op-ning exports of steel rails inde- peared on the same platform pendent of Government permis- decide the order of speeches, with aces high.
the
Malnutrition
The experts in dietetics and and voted unanimously
regard it. rico breeding mot daily to plan After Mr. Lewis' Instructions, "vitaminisation"" of Far the local President John Ozanich Eastern countries, through in-,said: "Robena still says no. We proved rice strains, weed klilers, will not go back until we get a increased rice yields and higher contract."Associated Press,
quality food for needy popula- tions.
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MINE EXPLODES
IN SEWER
Athens, February 11.
The main conference was pre- ceded by meetings of the South East Asia nutrition committee and rice breeders, meeting in separate groups to complete re- | A mine exploded today in a ports for the parent meeting. sewer under the front of the
Hotel
the Angleterre, where The nutritionists made recom-British and Australian delegations mendations whereby. protein-to the United Nations Special giving substitutes would be pro- Committee on the Balkans have vided for rice, eaters In lands their offices. lacking milk, fish and poultry.
Genetic catalogue
an
HK SWISS CONSUL GOING TO PEKING
A Greek soldier's foot was blown off. The explosion occurred during
Inspection of the The rice growers forwarded sewers-Reuter. suggestions for improving rica grains but suspended decision pending evidence of mechanical | farming in rain-soaked countries.
The
the delegates welcome
Berne, February 11. FAO announcement of, a catalo gue of genetle stocks
The_Acting Swiss Consul in whereby world breeders can obtain from Hong Kong, 40-year-old Mr. Sven the FAO names of the best breeds Stiner, has been appointed Charge first (contact with the new Gov- ernment there.
He gave the police tho car's number, and said the shots hadnm content to be judged, by the jast-night.-They cul- cords-to-slon,-these-offcials said United-and-where they may-bo-font | d'Affaires in Peking to establish
seemed to come-from-t "The record of what this Government chase was not satisfactory; has done for agriculture." because I had
choked He said it was more than any carburretor and could not make
other
British Government had any speed," the Admiral said.
"But I did follow another car
done in peacetime. Mr. Morri till lost it on the outskirts of sun, the Labour Party's head London. I reported the incident strategist, claimed his Party had to the first policeman I came fullled its 1945 campaign pledge across in Acton
to give priority to the supply of a reporter: farm tools.
The admiral told "I was driving up to London He spoke in the Somerset mar- from Buckinghamshire: Not very ket town of Frome on the second fas, from -Northoltserodrome day of a four-day. Western-four:
The Liberal turned up a Jack, the Labour man,a Queen and the Conservative, a King The Com- munist, Charles Job, got an Ace.
A party of two Malays and a Chinese are due to arriva at London.Airport-tamarrow-to-
Press.
SINO-CZECH TRADE TALKS
Prague: February 11...
..
to meet their needs.
The · conference selected Ban-
The announcement follows re- doeng, in Indonesia, for its third ceipt of a cable from the Chinese annual meeting next month, Communist Government to the after the Chief Indonesian dele-Swiss Government staling its gate, Mr. Sukardi Tjitropajituo, readiness to establish diplomatic expressed confidence
law relations. Switzerland recognised
that
and order_soon would be restored the Peking regime.om Iamuary 17′′) A Czechoslovak-trude-delega”-in his country-Associated Press-Reuters study election procedure-here:
are Captain Hussein: Bin- tion, lett bere: last night-for-
Peking for. talks, with the Chinese Inche Osman Bin Communist Government the affin
today.-Reuter.
London area) the windscreen of in his campaign for the-election: and Mr. Comecial-Czech newerengue,"reported, -
my car was suddenly shattered. Mr. Morrison said Britain is "It certainly looked to me as now growing about two-fifths of if a small bullet or twe want her own food in terms of calories, through it. I cannot imagins against less than one-third before
motive for the attack, but the wor any one never knows.",
He told his audience: "I am Admiral Longley-Cook, aged sure that farmers In the years 51 was appointed Director of ahead will, with our support, Naval Intelligence two years ago grow more
and better food after being Chief of Staff to the even lower cost. Commander-in-Chief ot the
at
The Conservative Party says
Home Floot. He was decorated in its platform that it expects
for his part in planning the in- British agriculture to produce vasion of Sicily.
The Criminal Investigation De-half again as much as before the
partment at Uxbridge, where
the incident took place, confirm-
ed Scotland Yard's statement.
A spokesman told reporters:
"There are definitely no bullat
holes in the windshield."
He speculated that a stone may
war.
Proud record
Mr. Morrison said of all farm products, "Only meat is stili pre-war seriously below the
level and that la now pulling up."
quarter
have been thrown up from the Britain is raising a road when the car Admiral Longley-Cook chased; passed more bread grains, twice as much conrzo grains like oats and bar-
him:
The Uxbridge CID sald moreley, nearly a quarter more milk, than four hours later that do- twice as many potatoes and a tectives ного trying to track third more sugar, he said.. down the car and hoped to reach Meat and sugar are still ra- the driver soon. Associated tloned. Break, milk and potatɔes Press and Reuter,
are not.
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