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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1950.

A-BOMB HAS KEPT THE PEACE, New Russian peace

CHURCHILL DECLARES

Call for Big Three meeting repeated ATTLEE'S REPLY

Loughton, Essex, February 18.

The Conservative leader, Mr. Winston Churchill,'said here to- night that if the United States did not have the ``atom bomb in large quantitios there is nothing that would stand up to the advance of the Russian forces to the Channel coast of France.

Churchill's suggestion a stunt

Port Sunlight, Cheshire,

February 18.

Sir Stafford Cripps, Bri- tain's Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, today dubbed Wins- ton Churchill's suggestion of a "Big Three" meeting on the atom and hydrogen bombs, as a spectacular stunt.

He told a Communist heckler at an Election meet- ing, "I should be very glad to see the ar- maments race ended; But I think that it would be very serious to. allow Soviet Russian power to be armed while everybody else is disarmed."

Mr. Churchill again referred to his call for highest level talks with Stalin and said, "It would be a very great mistake for the Americans and the British to give up this great weapon of defence (atomic bomb) until there has been an agreement for the careful inspection in other countries to make sure that they have not got it and are not making it and until there is some general process of disarmament that will not leave us at the mercy of the enormous Russian military power."

"Have you any Iden of the In in election address here and of the forces of her satellites great size of the Russian army said that the Opposition leader knows that there was not a re-behind the Iron Curtain?"

Churchill asked.

sponsible statesman or politician in the Western

world who did

M:

"It is gigantic-far greater than not regard that dinger with anything that could be 'produced grave anxiety and who would by all the other powers to defend not do anything wise and useful | themselves. to try to diminish the danger.

The Chancellor, who was Brit- atu'a wartime Ambassador Moscow, added, "There are quite a lot of people in the world be

Churchill who have

sides Mr.

:

"We are prepared at any time and eager to discuss with Russia, to use it to the ful, We are ready the United States, Canada and all other nations ways and means for dealing with this menace'.

WINSTON CHURCHILL /

MAO, CHOU

LEAVE FOR PEKING

Moscow, February 18. Mao Tse-tung, Chinese Communist chief, and his Premier Foreign Minister, Chou En-lal, left Moscow by rail yesterday,

move reports circulating in U.S.

Washington, February 18.

Reports of a possible new Russian peace move cir- =culated here today, and Chairman Tom Con- nally of the Senate Foreign Relations Com- mittee said the time may be near for direct atomic control talks with Moscow. Authoritative quarters sold after studying a big batch of Press dispatches from Moscow that Russia may be getting ready to suggest high- level conferences with this country on major world problems, including the control of atomic weapons.

But their first reaction was cautious. They stid such over- tures, in the initial stages at least, would be viewed hore na L

peace [ offensivo " intended to make political and propaganda capital for the Kremlin,

Mr. Connally took a slightly more optimistic view and broke away from the · Administration line laid down by Mr. Truman and the Secretary of State Mr. Dean Acheson, that nothing could be gained for world peace by direct negotiations with Moscow. Senator Alexander Wiley, second ranking Republican man-

Twenty-nine dead in

train crash

Rockville Centre, New

York, February 18,

A crowded Long Island rail- ber of Mr. Connally's committee, way commuter train sped anid Mr. Acheson should sound

out the world on the idea of in-through a stop signal inst ternational conference to streng-night and crashed head on then the United Nations and the into another passenger train, control of atomle bombs.

killing 29 people and injuring 100.

"The present course of events, if it lasts unchecked, can poton- tially lead to disaster for the en- tire world because the spectre of

the

hydrogen and even worse Also had been here since bombs to come," Senator Wiley December 12.

said in a letter to Mr. Acheson. They were scon off at the Senate Democratic Whip, Yaroslavl rail station by the Francis Myers, suggested that the Soviet Vict Premiers, V.M. government re-examing the Molotov, A.I. Mikoyan, Marshal atomic control proposal it sub- Minister, Andrei Vishinsky, his several years Nikolai Bulganin, the Foreign mitted to the United Nations &go and which deputy, Andrel, Gromyko, Russia has consistently blocked.

others.

and

Nelthor the White House nor Mr.

Peace gesture

com

move

was

Today many of the injured were in a critical condition.

It

New metropolitan York's worst railway disaster and States the worst in the United for four years.

Jacob Kiefer, $53, driver of the

was arrested Eastbound train, and charged with second degrea

Driver manslaughter.

T

train Markin of the Westbound was too dazed to be questioned. Acheson had any immediate In his farewell at the station, "I can assure you that never

Mao said his government is using ment on reports of impending He was sent home suffering from the Soviet Union as its example Soviet action on the peace front. shock. have the relations between the in the construction of a new American response would be members of the Commonwealth China. He said the 30-year Sov-predicated on the firm United tric trains were torn apart by The leading cars of both elec- been

so intimate as in these re-fel-Chinese mutual "Have you any idea how great cent years. Besides meetings of signed with other agreements last storally with Russia any

nid trenty States stand against settling bil- the collision. The forward car the Russian air force is?

ministers, we have a constant In Tuesday had made

of the Eastbound train, loaded "solidarity which affects the interests of "I do

with homeward-bound information

theatre not commit myself terchange of

and between the great Chinese and other nations.

crowds from New York, was cut definite figures, but certainly they views between us all," Mr. Attlee Soviet people...permanent, indes-

down the middle. It toppled ve far more than 25,000 aero- said.

tructible and Arm," planes in commission, I should

Mao and Chou

over, spilling mangled bodies are being ac-

and wreckage along the siding. by the Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister, A.1. Lavrentiev, and F Molochkov, head of the protocol deporiment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On his depar- ture, Mao, speaking into microphone,

said: "It is difficult to convey in words the complete mutual un derstanding and deep friendship which have been created on the basis of the radical interests of our great peoples-of China and the Soviet Union,

some knowledge of the Russians not tell you what our Agures are.static grouping but a flexible and companied to the Soviet border.

and of their outlook and politics.It

Most of them take the view that the worst way to try and solve world problems is by spectaculor | stunts.".

"We have had too many of them in the past with tragle con- sequences to the ordinary people. They only play into the hande of the Russians and their satel lites.

Nothing so fatal

would be dangerous to say."

The Commonwealth was not a

living organisation, constantly adapting itself to the needs of its members.

me

"Nothing in these years has given greater

satisfaction than that we have been able to Welcome

Incile, Pakistan and

He added, "Wore it not for the possession of the atom bomb by the United States In large quantities' and her rea. dinces to defend the peace of the world there is nothing that would stand up to the advance of the Russian forces to the Channel coast of France, from said, which they could bombard this Istand except, course, their goodwill, their good faith and their genial outlook on man- kind" (laughter).

be-

"Nothing is so fatal in inter- national relations as high-level

Mr. Churchill then Dilded, meetings without adequate pre-Personally I hold strongly to the paration and without some de-view that we ought to close no gree of preliminary agreement," doors on any attempt to re-esta

blish some understanding he said. The were umpte opportunities ween the two opposing worlds which will alleviate the present for meetings between serious- minded Russians and others if dimcult and dangerous-condition." desired as certainly Britain explore passionately desired...to the possibilities further as to the control of the atom bomb.

Ceylon into the fellowship", he

Great advance

a

"It is plain to all that the soll- darity between the great Chinese and Soviet people, sealed by the treaty, is permanent, Indestruc- tible, and. "frm. This solidarity will inevitably influence not only the flourishing of the great powers, Chine and the Soviet Union, but also the nature of all mankind and will lead to the victory of Justice

and peace throughout the world."

The dead, dying and injured were piled five deep.

Soms high officials, ballevo Stalin may be considering spectacular peace gostura toward | The accident took place on a the United States. They be- makeshift siding where a tem- jave

that

it might be in the formporary track has been laid pend-

of

a suggestion for top taveling the completion of a new triks on such subjects as atomio crossing project.

energy disarmament and end of The Arst

the cold war.

car had

almost cleared the one-way road when American diplomats studied the Westbound train, coming carefully a series of Moscow dis down. double tracks at the other patches appearing in the "New approach to the siding, crashed York Times" today. These dis-into it at an angle of 15 degrees. patches, some of which were de- Kiefer is to go before Nassau layed by Soviet censors, were County Grand Jury on February

hore interpreted

35 reflecting 28. It indicted and convicted, Soviet interest in a new approach he would face a maximum pen- to problems complicating Russian alty of from five to 10 years In relations with the United States. prison.--Associated Press.

former Vice-

VIETNAMESE CELEBRATE

"In the colonial empire too, we have made great political advance. The standard of life of the peoples of these coun- tries is rising. The resources of many of these territories are being developed, not as in the past in the interest.of exploi- term, but la the Interest of the peoples-themselves and indeed With the General Election tive of the whole world. days off, Mr. Churchill declared, "The world has need of these am going to commit an indis-resources and we ourselves like cretion and tell you secret. We others, will beneft. are going to win."

"I am not suggesting that the But, he said,

wins road for Britain is easy." Mr. for any country to give up the this Election has a very hard. Attlee declared. "I do not suggest struggle to reach

50me Inter- severe struggle in front of them. that all our problems have been The weather was cold, windy national agreement.

Conditions in our country are solved. But I do say that great and it was snowing as Mao ar- "We are carrying on that such as to cause me more anxiety progress has been made and that rived at the station, terminus of struggle to

to achieve

agreement. It than I have ever felt in time of if we continue with the same the trans-Siberian railway, which have made such an impression on certainly be no help to those peace or even in time of war." steadiness, cheerfulness and hard was decorated with Soviet and the Soviet public as the victory, Meetings were hold in all cition endeavours to make the further

work that have been displayed | Chinese Angs.

of Communism in China and and villages "to publicise the during these years, we can solve There have been fów events: Mao's visit „immediately after.~[historic significance of this them."-Reuter.

since the end of the war which Assuciated Press.

Jovent." the radio added Router.

Wi

It would be most tragic folly

salety of the world a Conser-

vative political stunt in an elec

tion here

He was, Sir Stafford said, very glad that

Mr. Anthony Eden, Mr. Churchill's wartime Foreign Secretary, had not attempted any such thing."

"whoever

Attlee's speech

In London, the Prime Minis. ter, Mr. Clement Atline, told Britons In a nationwide broad. cast tonight: "We are ready at all times to co-operato with Rusula on equat terms in the

Sir Stafford also contested comity of nations." Mr. Churchill's suggestion in a

He was replying to Mr. Chur- broadcast last night that Con-chill for highest level talks with was a stronger bar Stalin. "But co-operation must be

servatism

rier to Communism than Social on equal terms," Mr. Attlee said. Democracy-Reuter.

FLOOD WATERS

IN U.S. STATES

New York: February 18. Flood waters in three Ameri-

"WC cannot submit. to domina- tion. We will not change our way of life at the behest of others.

Mr. Attlee recalled his visit to Washington within a few weeks of taking office to discuss the atom humb with President Trunian and the then Prime Minister of Cana- da, Mr. Mackenzie King, and sald; "Out of that meeting came the

can states today threatened to proposal for the "international яwell the number of people control of atomic energy.. already homeless.

"Had that been accepted this. East-Central Louistons, South cloud of fear would have been Western Misalsalppi and Arkansas lifted from the peoples, but Rus- were the hardest hit areas. Some sin would not accept. The hydro- 30,000 people have already been gen bomb has even more drond- evacuated from their homes, ful possibilities. The machinery of "Millions of acres of land are the United Nations is still there

under water-Reuter,

ready to be used.

BACKACHE?

DO AS I DID!

Get to the root of the trouble-the Kidneys– with

DE WITT'S PILLS

Mao and Chou left behind in Moscow some of the Chinese ex- perts who came here for the ne- gotiation of the treaty,

B&S present

The first dispatch said on im- portant Soviet law Journal had found the occasion to view with special interest at this time a statement that Stalin made to Henry Wallace two years ago.

the told

Bingaporo, February 18, Stalin President that peaceful settle-

The Vietnamese today celebra- ments of disagreement between ted "Sino-Soviet Vietnam Friend- the USSR and USA are not only ship Day," honouring the esta

absolutely blishment of diplomatic relations possible but

are also

Ho essential in the

Dr. interests of between

Chi minh's "Government" in Indo-China, general peace-United Press.

Russia and Communist China, according to the Vietminh official radio.

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