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WALLOONS THREATEN TO SECEDE IF LEOPOLD RETURNS

Shots fired as strikes threatened

Brussels, March 19.

Brussels, March 19.

Belgium's French-speaking. Walloons today de- clared that they would call for a new plebiscito —this time on splitting the country into three States—if exiled King Leopold tried to retake the throne.

The anti-Leopold Walloon leader, Fernand De

housse, sald today, "We will wage à deter- mined bottle. We will not yield an inch to the Flemish majority.

Shots were fired near Lou-The fight is on and this time the position of the ..

Walloon autonomists is stronger than evor."

vain today and the Socialists threatened опе strike after another until King Leopold III stepped down to make way for the fifth King of the Belgians.

The bliter dispute over Leo pold's proposed return to the throne Intensified by the hour in Belgium's worst political crisis in Its 120 years as an Independent nation. With tempers rising and no solution of the crisis in sight, the country technically was with out a government,

decided that if

the inhabitants of Bruskola, is no longer capable of ensuring the unity of. the Belgian nation".

M. Dehousse announced that the of the Permanent Committee Walloon Congress mot in secret. yesterday and Leopold returned the Walloon

(In last Sunday's referendum Members of Parliament would

only table a bill providing for another on King Leopold's return

42.2 per cent of Walloons voted plebiscite.

"Yes". In Brussels 48.1 per cent voted "Yes". The total vote was per cent for the King's 57.68 return to the throne).

This would demand that the country be split into three federal autonomous States-Flanders return is (where. Leopold's. favoured), Wallonie and the bi- lingual Brussels areas.

Rifle and pistol fire was ex- changed at Leuden and Kwerps, two villages 10 miles North of Louvain, but no one was injured

M. Dehousse sold that the pos- in the clash involving 100 per-

aibility of setting up a provision-| sons for and against the King.

"has The Louvain police said fight- al government of Wallonia ing had stopped when riot squads not been enshrined in the ometal reached the scene. Houses were Walloon doctrine" but "such a discounted, searched and a munitions depot move must not be allegedly discovered in a garage given the present alluation with belonging to one J. Wycken, who, which we are faced." was arrested.

The Walloon threat came ช the Catholle Prime Minister, M.

The Socialist resolution called for joint action committees to be ret up by the Svefnlist Party und

the Socialist unions.

These committees would "con- tinue and extend their aetion with all means in their power until King Leopold understands that the interests of the country aur- pass his personal interests, and steps down in favour of the Afth King of the Belgians", he would

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concord" but one which barred Leopold.

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His Catholic-Liberal Coalition night, opposed a joint session of the

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a new Catholic-Liberal Coalition. Their statement said, "Unless Houses of Parliament to repeal As a party the Liberals fre general divided on the Royal issue.

If he succeeds in {orming a government, M. Eyskens will not necessarily retain the post of Prime Minister.

tion Committee will continue and araplify their action by all the means in their power until Leo-exile, pold III, finally understanding that the nation's interest takes precedence over his own, makes way for the fifth King of the Brigians

(Crown Prince Beu- douin),"

The resolution sald the Socla- lists would fight Leopold by all available legal means, which are numerous and varied and range from Parliamentary opposition to general strikes,"

The socialists, who controi the nation's trade unions, warned that they would continue their system of flash strikes, which would paralyse the country p10- vince by province or industry-by industry for brief periods.—Unit- ed Press.

Chinese Reds seize ECA supplies

Warning strikes

A wave of 24-hour unofficial strikes in Wallonia, staged as warning against King Leopold's return ended yesterday, But it was feared that new strikes might paralyat industry In coming weeks.

on a

The strikes spread yesterday to Flemish districts, though they were not expected to be large scale, there.

Pamphlets distributed in Ant- werp asked dockers not to work tomorrow.

In Brussels, employees in al- large industrial plant have pl- ready decided not to work to- morrow.

The task, allotted to him today by Prince Charles, the Regent, was described as a mission of en- quiry. Reuter.

Ousting of Acheson demanded

to

British troops called

German steel plant

“Erician troopa have occupied the former Herman Gboring steel plant at Watenstedt-Belz- gitter, Germany, following diamantling disturbances by the workers. The troops were called in after the workers had pulled down scaffolding used by dismantlers, tipped over care owned by the dismantling firm and burned some of the firm's records. The plant, one of the biggest steel. works in all Europe, employs about 14,000 workers. Germans have, been protesting aver since dismantling of the plant was ordered. They claim the plant is the sole source of employment for the 134,000 inhabitants of Watenstedt-Salzgitter,

Photo shows the ftrat dynamite charges are not off in the dismantling of sections of the former Hermann Geering steel plant at Watenatedt-Balzgitter, Germany. pled some of the conerate installations of the plant-Associated Press Photo.

French strikes to end; price

Carribean

countries

warned

Washington, March 10.

A five-nation Investigating Committee today recommended imposing sanctions against Cuba, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic if they falled to keep the peace in the Carribean.

The explosion orum.

expected due hikes

Paris, March 19. The strike movement which started in the French steel industry three weeks ago, and at one time affected half a million workers, was ex- pected to end in the course of the coming week following a special meeting of Cabinet Ministers tonight which was presided over by the Premier, M. Georges Bidault.

Government experts originally said that any in- creases over the five per cent would involve higher prices, but the Premier called for a new investigation of the possibilities and the Government statisticians this morning pro- duced figures tending to show that increases of seven to eight per cent would be possible without inflation.

Washington, March 18. The Committee asserted that Senator Joseph McCarthy the three countries were involved Socialist-dominated unions In said today this country would in plots, conspiracies and altempt.

The Cabinet Ministers' meeting Justment for gas and electricity Liege, Wallonin's biggest town, be better off if Mr. Dean ed invasions which had kept the tonight failed to reach a decision workers, the price of

gas wit today decided on an official 24- Acheson, the

wage turmoil for three about

increases, It was have to be increased. This would, U.S. Secretary Carribean In hour general strike throughout of State, were ousted.

learned. A further meeting is to in turn, react on the settlements. years, Liege Province, probably next "I think the situation would be brushed aside the usual diploma-

In an 18,000-word report it be held tomorrow morning, and reached in the private industry. Friday,

is hoped that final proposals Some observers fear that France The unions

infinitely improved if not only fic niceties, listed persons in high will be submitted to a full Cabinet | is in for another unavoidable dose also planned

Mr. Acheson but the wholo two days' strike for next week (State Department) ring of un- places, and recommended the meeting on Wednesday,

of Inflation.-Reuter. and a three days' strike for the touchables

The Financo were out, Senator selection of a five-man watch-dag

Minister, M. London, March 19,

following week.

McCarthy declared.

committee to check on how faith-Potsche, told reporters after the

FLOODS IN The Chinese Communist Mili-

The Wisconsin lawmaker made fully the three countries lived up meeting that there had been na tary Government in Shanghal

this statement in reply to a questo promises to abide by decisions conflict of vlows between the

AUSTRALIA has seized supplies of the U.S.

tion on a television programme.

Ministers. charges that Economie Co-operation Admin-

Investigators turned their While the gas and electricity

Melbourne, March 19, istration there, the Red New The Liege unions hope to State Department is a haven for report over to the Counell of the workers' strike, now in its 11th-One hundred and ninely square China News Agency said today: spread this plan over put before rity risks, Senator. McCarthy said which made it public.

this plan over the country. Communists and other bad secu- Organization of American States, day, has not noticeably affected miles of rich pasture land. lying In a radio dispatch, monitored

the supply of current in Paris, between Shepparton and Murchi that "we will in London, this agency said the the National Council of Belgium's he is convinced

The Council is the central or the mobilisation orders issued to non, have been inundated by

floods fram the Socialist have most of the Hiss Ring" in

of key workera week-end seizure was because ECA stocks" largest

ganisation of

henvy the 21 Americana amall number "werd intended for Chiang Kai-dominated General Federation of the State Department.

He was referring to Alger Hiss, located here.

with Republies

headquarters in the gas plants appears to have shek's regime to continue the Labour,

The little town of Tatura, with remained ineffective. civil war in China."

In Flanders, however, the former State Department offelul

The

Many householders

have had a populatios of 1,300, was report- The Shanghai Military Control workers either support the King's that he lied when he denied hav- who was convicted on a charge

Investigation was prompt.

ed to be cut off. Several other Committee has ordered that the return or are lukewarm on the ing given secret U.S. documents

ed by a complaint by Haiti that virtually no, gas for a week. the Dominican Government Substantial numbers of "mobi-towns, were threatened by the be placed at the disposal of question.

"The mounting scale of the weekly strike will continue un- tl the King absilentea", a union oficial said,

union,

an aid committeq for distribution Many of them, though aliated to a courier for Russia.

goods

famine arcas, the .report said, to Socialist-sponsored unions. Communist officiais seized ECA have already said that they will supplies in Peiping and Tientsin not join a purely political strike. soon after the fall of those cities

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In reply to another question, Senator McCarthy said he does not believe that Hiss was the top man in the espionage ring which he declared still exists in the De- partment.

Asked whether the "top man" The National Council of the is still in the Department, Sena- Belgian Sociallat Party tonight for McCarthy replied that there paised resolution deslaring are, several extremely dangerous that "King Leopold, disayawed men still in the Department by the majority of Wallbons and Associated Press.

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due to appear in and storm damage interrupted the A The Dominican Republic imme-workers are diately hurled similar

charges court on Tuesday charged with telephone link between here and

Bydney-Reuter-Reuter. against Cuba, Guatemala and disobeyance. Haiti.

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Both Halti and the Dominican

Republic, sharing a Carribean is- land, asked that the Rio treaty be invoked.

This treaty, similar to the North Atlantic Fact, provides for mutual assistance to keep the peace in the hemisphere-Reuter,

Socialist conference

Workers returning

In the FOR GREATEST

Workers have been drifting back to work steadily steel works of the Parle region, A steel employer estimated to- night that no more than 20,000 or

40,000

men cut of a total of 300,000 would be

'morrow morning... "Jiking · 190

The Strike Committee of the Rennult automobile. works told workers still on strike to return to their Jobs tomorrow morning. The majority of the workers at the plant returned to work at the Hastings, March 20. beginning of last week. The "General Stair of the There was no change reported European Social Democratic for the strikes In Insurance, movement sat around a cons textiles, mining and building. ference table here. today Jand' Ten thousand dockers argued for hours over end of bullders have been on strike fer the most difficult strategic pro- 30 days at St. Nazaire and the

the negotiations blems in the cold

d war against deadlock in

causing local Industrialists much Communism. K

anxiety d The most experienced, and The strike of semen and Air eminent. Socialist leaders on the

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