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"THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 28; 1050,

Dock Board's

strikers

TO DISCUSS PEACE warning to TREATY FOR EAST

London, April 27.

Arrangements for the organisation of the Commonwealth Working Party on the Far Eastern podca treaty, which opens in London on May 1, are now complote. The meeting, which is expected to 'last between two and three weeks, will Mr. be held in the Cabinet offices. Either the. Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin, or the Secretary for Commonwealth Relations, Mr. Po- trick Gordon-Walker, is expected to preside over the opening session. This will be attended by the High Commissioners of Commonwealth coun-

trics.

ALARMING REPORT ON JAPAN

Lontlon, April 27. The Japanese Government intends to expel all foreign interests and restore old totalitarianism in Japan, "The Times" reported from Tokyo

today.

:

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The British delegation to fern Commission, of which Durma the talks, which are the out- and Pakistan are now members. The position of Ceylon, Indo- come of a decision taken lastnesia and Sium is not yet clearly January at the Colombo Con- defined.

Britain, 篩 Foreign Office ference of Commonwealth Foreign Ministers, will in-spokesman stated, has no destro for a harsh treaty with Упрац clude experis summoned as and will base her approach on they are needed from various recognition of Japan's need

trade abroad in order to support Government departments.

Foreign Office and Common-her population of 80,000,000,

The British view Is that tho wealth Relations Office officials will supply the permanent nucleus Japanese war potential should be of the delegation.

to

limited on security grounds and that her mereantile maring should A Foretin Villee spokesman today emphasised that the tulks of a nature and tommage which possible for are for the exchange and clari-would not make it

are not her to convert it to war use. view and tention of

definite expected to produce & Commonwealth dratt for a For

of keenness to play a leading partrations. in Internationt affairs. "Above ail there is growing determination to compete completely unfettered

1

Reparations

London, April 27.

The London Dock Board to. night warned 14,422 unoMciat strikers that unicas they re- turn to work on Monday they will lose the exlating right to

a guaranteed minimum wage

£4. Bs. weekly.

of

The Board, whose decision. is understood to have the La bour Government's approval. controls all London docke workert.

Is a joint body reprezant. Ing both mplayers and trade uniona and charged with ad. ministering the dock labour scheme in the Interests of all concerned.

Over 5,000 Bervicemen are already moving cargoes and this number will increase to a total of 22,000 on Saturday, MAY

6.

The strike began last week over three mes expelled from the union for their part in last summer's unofficiât dack the stoppage in support of Canadian scomen's dispute.- Reuter.

BRITAIN WILL DESTROY REDS

IN MALAYA

Rangoon, April, 27;!- The offensive against Communists who with to türn Malayä Intä a ̈ "tlavish satellite State of Russia" will be möintájrød until they ara ut- terly destroyed, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, British Commissioner-General for South East

· Asia, said here today!

He told the Burma Journalists' Association that he had conveyed the British Government's con- gratulations to the Burmese Prime Minister, Thakin Nu and his colleagues on the recent progress of their military campaign against insurgent forcés.

He hoped that the Burma Government's magnanimous |polley of anthesty' and con- | cillation towards the insur- gent elements might soon restore to Burma the blessing ## | of democratic peace and the work of rehabilitation and de- velopment could proceed among them unhampered.

sild. that

Chen Yi's picture of Shanghai

San Francisco, April 27. Commodity prices in Shang- hni are stable, the currency is steady, there

ure

abundant

Mr. MacDonald Burma's red exports camió fully- up to expectations in 1940.in spite of every difficulty and vast vilal quantities might be shipped In 1930 to feed surrolinding populations.

that

Mr. MacDonald sold

ho and the British Ambassador, Mr.

H. J. Bowker, discussed

Transvaal ready for trouble

Johannesburg, 'April 27. · Troops and police stood by in light tanks and armoured ears today to enforce a Gov- ernment ban on May Day gatherings and demonstra- tions, in the Transvaal.:

Mr. Charles Swart, Minister of there | Julice, announced in Capetown

and other questions of common that big anti-Government de concern with Thakin Nu.

monstrations, said to have been crganised by Communists, veru Witwatersrand planned in the iven of Trdnavahl," where

Pri torin and Johannesburg He,

for May 1,

It was recalled here that reported { Arthur, Balf of Malaya und supplies of food and coal stucks Majava and Singapore had coil-

differences

· Britain will not demand re- Enstem prace treaty,

What is aimed at is understood parations from (current produc- fleallined Resurgence of Ja-to be an agreed report for sub-tiuis, but only from the surplus mission to Governments by the plant which has already beer pan," the report said that every- where in Japan there is evidener respective Conanonwealth dele declared superfluous to Jupar's

peace neetis..

1947, it 19 Wa-

recalled tint in Latest information from

allocatiun of 30 per shington suggests that the United under an States is also not yet at the stage cent of this sights, made

treaty, decision of General Douglas Mac of having a draft pence

received five per between the Stato gent on

to a value of Department and the Defence De- og to a vele s

in Washington

25,500,000 yen. Just partinents year Usappointed expectations part of this for herself. that Unlied States draft inight) pice treaty for Japan at have been available before the this time might be disastrous for United States Interests in the Fai Columbo conference us busty

East. Lieutenant-Cenerul Rober of discussion.

1. Kichelberger. former Com mander

United States Eighth

Japan,

said

Jupah are how

in international markets and re- cupture #

a large portion of world murkets," the report said.

grent commercial centres like Tokyo and Osaka, resenture against

foreigners, particularly traders, is noticeable.

It said, "Since the Allied Head- quarters restored the right of cus- toms inspection there have been instances in which Japanese In- specting search highly respected members of The foreign cuin- munity

The Japanese police aro also planning to impede the activities of foreigners once the occupation of Japan has ended. It sald, "They have siready begun to pry into the private lives of foreigners with a view 15 re-establishing their dossiers."

The report warned that des- pite the difficulties confronting Зарап, many British markete will be Japanets markets be. fore long.

It said, "The manager of a tex- tile plant marle it clear that the revival of the Japanese textile in- dustry was just beginning dustrialists and politicians

In- here

frequently speak of surprises that cre in store for Lanenshire."

At present business is restrain- ed by regulations relating

la-

bour conditions but it is not ex- pected that these will lone sur- vive the end of occupation.

British views

of the Army in

The British approach to the Far Eastern treaty based onjecture in New York today. the belief that all those etun. All troops in

in a

are flowing in from the interior. These were some of the things wilen Shanghul's Mayor, Mr. Chen Yi, told a mecting in the North Chinu elly recently, ac- cording to Peking Radlo tonight.

Mr. MacDonald : sold that

cluded negotiations for the pur- chline of 40,000 tons of Burmese zieb which was already being shipped.

Self-government

that

Earlier this week, Colonel· J. P. Coetzee, Deputy Commissioner of Police in the Witwatersrand, threatened to meet force by force if necessary on Monday,

tlot squad A special police

and tommy that armed with Sten

the guns is available and light tanks,

and troop riers have been assembled At pro-arnioured cats

the strategic points in the arba.

to-

Mr. Chen sald that the changes

Mr. Macdonald declared that had been wrought in Shang- hal since Mao Tse-tung's forces, it was the Government's policy entered it 10 months ago had not

In Malay to move steadily wards self-government 80 come about by any miracle. They hud, been achieved because

the the political aspirations of Central Peuple's Govertament did people could be satisfied by printing banknotes gressive stages. not rely on In the war against Japan or Arthur but n peace treaty might

for fis expenditure, but depended suffered gravely from Japaneis give the Russians a chatice to a genuine revenue, reorganisa- agresion should be given fuit place troops in the country, Hetion of the tax system, centralis- participation in peace treaty pointed out.

the atlon of State flounce and discussions.

tries who played a major part under General Douglas Mac-

In practice. this would amount

General Elchelberger retleed floating Victory Bonds. from the Army in August, :1948.

to the members of the Far. Easi-Reuter.

Hoover's plan for anti-Red line-up

Now York, April 27.

He claimed that the centralis- ation of finance had given the Peking

Government immense power 1 regulate the country. This was so because this step, concentrated vast sums of money and decisive supplies in the hunds

of the State.

The "trubdia” Between Wealarn Demodiktic powers and the Basilin Communist

State and its satellites was not standing in the way of the na tional Tresdom of the people of Ašla or of the smaller übün tries of Asia and elsawhore. It had not preventes! Great indepen- Britain from granting dence to Burma, India, Pakletna and

Mr.. MacDonald Ceylon,

added.

car-

Troops are ready to help 12 needed, he added.

Mr. Swart told the House of Assembly he would invoke the Riotous Assembles Art to pre- vent May Day disturbances, He Was suld the Communist Party behind the whole planned do- monstrations.

Mr. G.

Sutter, Chief Whip J Sutte för General Jan Smuts, the Op-

lion United

Party leader, of position

The Mayor urged Shanghai in- dustrialists and Inerchants to Communist penetration overcome all dimculties and to South East Asin countrics, such shid it appeared, that the Minis- hnd information curry on with their business. He as Burma, Sium, Indo-China anter of Justice

that varianted life steps that Jorecaal that a wide market would open up for then when the Mulya, was not inevitable, sud

be prevented if a handfal had been taken in the Wilwater- Ilberation of the whole country is of Communist, elements was not statid.

We think prevention is bet- complete.

allowed to impose a, pult He said that Shanghai is ex-majorities of the population inter than cure and we have

disagreement with the nation the periencing difficulties such as un-

those countries.

Government has taken, he employment and the suspension factories, but of work in some

added.--Reuler, › these, he maintained, are difficul- and ties of a temporary nature

Former President Horbert Hoover proposed tonight that the Western nations unite against Russia by closing the doors of the United Nations to Communist countries, or by forming a new United front of all freedom-loving peoples. Mr. Hoover said the Wes- impracticable, then D definite

diisavow of those peoples who eign activities in Japan prepara-tern nations have been sip new united front be organised would be overcome-Router.

stand for

"It can hardly be doubted

the ultimate aim of the Gov-

ernment is to put an end to for-

tory to restoring old totalitarianping illogical cocktails mix-Communism, who ism-United Press..

GRAZIANI'S FATE

KNOWN TODAY'

Rome, April 26. Former Marsha! Rodulfo Gra- ziani, the last of the leading Mussolini's Fascist figures of Haly, gazed complacently through

hits monocle today no hts Counsel passionately wound up his de

old fence in his eight-months" trial.

He is charged with collabora ting with the Germans and illeg ally commanding Mussolini's "lust gasp" Fascist Army in Northern Italy.

The Defence argued that the Badoglio Government, which superseded Mussolini in Rome, was 'revolutionary one which could only be juridinelly valld- ated by success.

Deerces Issued by the Bndoglio Government, while the trinits kansed, uro therefore without juri dical value, the Defence claimed. The Defence will close its case tomorrow.

sen-

Special police measures will be taken on Saturday, when tence is expected to be pro- nounced-Reuter.

.1 is.

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TORY PROTEST- ON FREIGHTS

ed by ghosts of history long mornis and religion, and who love enough. They should form freedom.

Mr. Hoover suld: "This is an "Alcoholics anonymous"

specifically not a proposed ex- society with an exclusively tension of a military aillance or non-Communist membership. any colour of it. it is a proposal

London, April 27. The West should awaken to based solely upon moral, spiritual

Mr. Winston Churchill and and defence foundations. the fact that this is not one and

a proposal to redeem the concept other Opposition leaders pro- world.

United Nations to the high tested vigorously in the House "The one world iden seems to purpose for which it was created. of Commons today against a be 1st in the secret files, ho it is a proposal for moral and Government decision to sanc- said.

spiritual co-operation of Gou- In an address before the Amer-flooring free nations. United Lion a £27,000,000 increase in

rallway freight clurges. ican Newspaper Publishers Auso- Press. ciation, the former President sald the world needs mobilisation of nations which believe in God to fight the Red tide of agnosticism.

needs rnoral mobilisation against a pollen State and hilinan slavery,

of

POLES TO LEÄVE

UN BODY

Washbigton, April 27. Poland has given notice that 1 is leaving the 63-nation United Hoover said: "'The United Nations Food and Agricultural States needs to know who are | Orgalisation. with us in the cold war against Poland Withdrew last month

and who these practices.

from the International Bank and can depend on."

International Monetary Fund and

United Nations Therefore, he said in a nation from

agencies, wide brouilcast over the National cuilplaining that they were under Broadcasting system, he had a American domination. ·

The withdrawal froin FAO wiil proposal to make. He suggested

Wo

Indo-China

On

Mr. MacDonela DUTCH SWING

On Indo-China,' Mr. MacDonald said that the French Government had handed over to ex-Emperor Bao Dal control of those national affairs which were...: ́t domestic 10. Vietnam alone.

TO THE RIGHT

по

As soon 69 agreement Was

Amsterdam, April 27. reached at the inter-State Cons Holland swung slightly to ference in May, complete control the right, and the Communists of all Antibhal affalis, with the lost almost half their seats in exception of minor temporary the provincial legislatures, in

10

Wednesday's elections. réservations, might be given Bao Dal

Mr. MacDonald considered the The final returns showed that forthcoming

Commonwealth the Government had won a vote Conference at Sydney as extre-67 ebfidence it the elections, the firs. important in regard to which are considered mely South East Asian affairs becausé test since the Labour-Catholle. Liberal coalition agreed to trans- Mr. Alfred Barnes, Transport it would result in the ecbuoffic

fer Minister has announced this in-political co-operation of all na- crease to help meet railway losses tions which were interested which on present charges would helping to maintain the

atrout £100,000,000 cratic cause in Bouth East Asin. by the middle of 1002.

amdunt to

He said freight charges were 80 per cent, more than the 1936 figure-an increase substantially

lower than in other basic in- dustries. Railway costs had gone up by 125 per cent above pre-war level.

the

Reuter.

SHANGHAI

in Decereignty to Indonesia

demo-

MOSCOW

TELE-PHOTO

Dirk Stikker's

last

Middle-road parties, litluding the Liberal Foreign Minister,

for Free dom and Democracy; strengthen--| ed their position, and the Com munists, although they posed ab the party for peace and bread, lost 31 of the 58 seats

they had occupied in Holland's '11 pro- San Francisco, Aphi 27. Tele-photographis service vincial councils Since 1948.

Nearly 5,000,000 Dulchrèf botwean Ghalallal and Moscow

and .wothen voted, although was inaugurated of April 26, when a picture showing Mus Tses temperatures were út freezing He pressed for an early debate tung delivering a speech in the point, and rain and sleet fell li Dutch men and Russian capital was received in many sections. and indicated that the Opposition, shangial toril Moscow attords women older than 23, are com- of notice would force the matter to a votering to the Peking Radio-United polled by law

Router.

that the Unlled Nations should not bd effective for a year, the

without

be reorganised munist 'nations In It.

Com-recognised period

If that Bleuter.

Mr. Church complailted that this was another form of tax on the people.

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