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Devastating Alpine Avalanches

The recent avalanches in the Austrian Alps brought death and destruction

in their wake. At Andermatt, where this picture was taken showing rescue |

operations amid the debris, eight people were killed. - AP Picture,

UN Patrols Within 10 Miles Of Seoul

Tokyo, Jan. 26.

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Canada's 6-Point

Plan For Far

Conference

East

Mr Lester Pearson (Canada)

Lake Success, Jan. 26.

today presented in the United Nations Political Committee a six-point plan for hold- ing a Far East conference.

The Canadian Foreign Minister suggested:

(1) A conference to be convened at Lake Success or Now Delhi within a week, consisting of the United States, Britain, France, Russia, India, Egypt and the Chinese People's Republic.

(2) First order of business of the conference to be the establishment of a cease-fire committee.

(3) After arrangements for a cease-fire were completed, the con- ference should discuss, a peaceful solution of the Korean problem and the with- drawal of all North Korean forces.

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(4) The conference should then discuss Far Eastern problems, with China's demand for recognition by the United Nations as the first item on the agenda.

(5) Any government especially concerned with a particular prob- lem should be invited to discuss it in the conference.

(6) This plan to be submitted to Peking and a reply requested within 48 hours.

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Mr Pearson said that he could not support the Arab-Asian resolution as it was before the Committee because it made no

for a provision

preliminary cease-fire before any conference was held,

At the same time, Mr Pearson declared his support for the United States resolution COR- demning China as an aggressor in Korea.

China,

Britain Cautioned About US Public Opinion

London, Jan. 26.

The British Government was cautioned by diplomats.

He said, "This resolution is in no sense a declaration of war in Washington on Friday that fallure to support the limited or unlimited-against resolution naming Communist China as an aggressor is in no sense, as I under- might have "catastrophic effects" on American opinion: stand it, a declaration of a desire and spur the growing isolationist sentiment in the United or intention to destroy

the States. Chinese Communist revolution

Aggressive United Nations patrols were tonight. reported to have smashed through to within 10 miles of the Communist-occupied South Korean capital of Seoul after pushing ahead of the main Allied task force which Berlin, Jan. 26.

Washington, Jan. 26.

captured the walled city of Suwon earlier today. violent explosion in East

The American Secretary Berlin 300 yards from the State, Mr Dean Acheson,

The vanguards, it was be- Allied warships pounded In- American sector boundary in- the Foreign Relations Com-leved, were

only very light chon, the port of Seoul, and jured

several people and mittee behind closed doors to patrols. The main

force of warplanes blasted communica- wrecked two floors of a five.

discuss next week's conferences tanks, guns and infantry of two tions and bridges just south of storey building, he West Ger- between the French Minister, M. United Nations

was the South Korean capital in corps man news agency, DPA, report-Rene Pleven, and President Tru- several miles further south. conjunction with the push, ed tonight.

United Nations warplanes be-

United Nations, patrols con- Berlin police

airstrip this gan using Suwon morning, according to a front-tinued hunting the clusive Alsatian dog cordoned

off a

line rep the

enemy groups roaming the hill refrigeration plant where

Eighth

Headcountry. in the Army

south-east and explosion took place, the ro port ald. Several workmen room,

quarters announced that the forced the Communists to keep

on the move. Well-informed circles expect-going got harder

today when

shall continue derks

were inoyed

according

tior ed plant

the Committee

press for those policies which in to ask Mr enemy resistance stiffened.

Large Completely unofficial specula-

groups of North eye-witnessrs. The police Acheson to discuss the attitude

our judgment would be most who had Infiltrated searched

Com- tion, however, suggested that Koreans neighbouring roads of Britain and India to

conducive to a praceful settle- and buildings, the agency said, murist China and to American the "imited objective" of the were agein reported to be hiding Europe, spared the dead-ment in the Far East.

Peking Allied push might even be Scoal East Berila police headquarters attempts to brand the

the inif no large force of Communists behind would not discuse the incident. Government

United Nations Korca.Reuter, --Reuter.

were encountered.

central eastern front.

East

and

to

man.

with Mr Acheson declined to make any statement to reporters as he entered the Committee

in tho

COMMENT OF THE DAY

an aggressor

report.

The

Japanese Peace Treaty

THE arrival of Mr John Foster

A

Dulles, special adviser to the US State Department, in Tokyo marks a new and what must inevitably be a momentous stage in Japan's post-war history. Mr Dulles, remarkably out- spoken in view of the reactions which his visit to Tokyo must engender in various parts of the world, virtually assured the Japanese people that he intended to go a long way towards completing the ground work for peace treaty that would give the people of Japan the right to run their own country. General MacArthur has already delegated important legislative powers to the Diet, but Mr Dulles en- visages the day, which presumably from America's point of view is not far off, when the Japanese nation will be required to "assume responsibility for its own destiny." There is general course the agreement that in due Powers who

fought successfully Japanese militariam from 1941 to 1945 should make a peace treaty with the defeated Nipponese, but some of the nations look nakance at the proposition that this far-reaching move should be made hastily. Overriding consideration with them is that Japan should not be allowed again to become a military menace to the world. Australia is par- ticularly sensitive on this point and because of it has not hesitated to ex- press concern over any action either by the United States or other allied nations believed capable of giving Japan too much independence of action before she has proved herself able to move along strictly democratic lines. General MacArthur has long proclaim- ed that Japan is already fully demo- cracised; that she has learnt well the lesson of the folly of tolerating, war- minded factions in the government; that by reason of her behaviour since 1945 she has won the right to complete autonomy and independence so far as her internal affairs are concerned. All this may well be true, but it is difficult to avold apprehension over America's apparent intention to complete a peace

treaty independent of the rest of her allies. Conceivably the United States and Japan could conclude a treaty the terms of which would be acceptable to the the British Commonwealth and other Western Powers, but if, on the other hand, it contained provisions which outraged the sensibilities of those nations, considerable harm could result to relations between the demo- cracies. It can be taken for granted that the United States has been spurn- ed on to action by events in Korea and the intensification of the Cold War during past months. America has also come to regard the 11-Power Commit- tes, originally formed to draw up the terms of a Japanese peace treaty, as being wholly incapable of fulfilling its functiona conviction which has some- thing to justify it. United States policy has slowly been turned in the direction of encouraging the various war-time enemies of Japan to work out their own treaties. Nor is the idea un- feasible, always providing there is general agreement on the fundamental conditions attaching to the treaties. One, naturally, is the right of Japan to rearm, The idea holds countries liko Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines in

and consternation, nothing is morely, likely to create an unfortunate

the impasse between United States and. her friends than a clause in the treaty which America is now proposing to draw up which would leave the Japanese completely unfettered in the matter of rearma- ment. Japan, it is freely admitted, must be encouraged to stand on her own feet again; to be able to manage her own industries, commerce, enono, my and finances; to take, In due. course, her place among the nations of the world. But under no circumstances should she be given licence to makó herself once again a military nation and become for a second tiine a threat to the socurity of the Far East. It is probable that the United States appro- clates thin as much'as any other coun- try.

ON WANE

capitais

or overthrow the regime in Pek Informed quarters said the that there have been "Soviet Ing. If it were, my Govern-British Government was anxious feelers" in the Arab ment would not support_ik." to avoid any setback to United about the advantages of "neu- Mr Pearson continued, "In Nations cohesion but was still trality" backed by Russian consideration of the question beating about” for

an alter-

promises of support for Arab involved in this resolution, the native to branding Peking as an nationalist aspirations.

There Canadian Government has outright aggressor. For this

have been vehement demanda honestly differed with the Gov-reason, these quarters said, no for

neutrality Anal instructions would be sent ernment of the United States on

to Britain's United Nations de-Prees together with the

large sections of the Arab some points.

legate, Sir Gladwyn Jebb, "un that the Arab and Asian states hope til the last possible moment."

may prove a force influential

We have made our position

clear. We IN EUROPE

London, Jan. 26.

to

fo the mountainous country lier British form of in. "We consider, however, that

On the cast coast United Nations patrols probe north without making contact.

The mystery of the Chinese Communist and North Korean inaction, and even their where- abouts, was still unexplained ture:

today.

A new

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expressed

These informants sald: "Thenough, to mediate muccessfully

between East and West. Government will study the course of the debate in United Nations Political mittee and will make

the

The British and Com-

American delegates at Lake Success every

IR='

the

effort to prevent the cease-fire ported proposals were being proposals for Korea

becoming wildly aired between Arab and

Asian delegations that it more complicated."

United States becomes involved an official war with China formally declare

fluenza, breathed more free though holding these views we

should

the support own mild States resolution

United ly today its

as a whole. continued to epidemic was on the wane. We shall do that while reser- It claimed, few lives but the ving our position in regard to

It was belloved Sir Gladwyn in authorities fear a return of very any amendments which may be eventually hoped to have the they

Will cold weather might bring new submitted to it."

American resolution voted for their neutrality. outbreaks.

FIRM CALL

paragraph by paragraph. Mr Pearson said that the The Arab and Aslan delegates British informants believe Reuter cables give this pic-American resolution was a firm were reported to be consulting such developments would give a call to the Peking Government their governments about the funther push to American isola- France: Influenza was on the to stop participating in aggres- attitude they should take in the tionalism, especially if Britain the slon and a promise of peaceful East-West conflict when it comes and France are not in accord A doctor possible explanation retreat,

to a showdown through à vote with the United States over Hospital for settlement if it does. of the present lull were put Claude Bernard

Of an Indian objection that a

American on the

resolution action against China. forward today. It came from Infectious diseases in Paris sald

developments of what

tml bloc". the independent Chinese Nation- that the epidemic had been condemnation of China would The

a few patients had make further negotiations im- might be called a "neutral alist Pan-Asian News Alliance, mild, but

Mr Pearson

asked, amounting to those countries was that which suggested in

story died of sudden pulmonary com- possible, from Talpch that the Commu-plication not recorded in pre-What could the Peking Govern- said to be causing some concern in both Washington and London. ment expect?" nist leader, Mr Mao Tre-dung, vious years.

The

Communists Informed quarters said it has Chinese had gone to Moscow for top- level policy talks with Russian | recorded only 500 mild cases in Nations on the original aggres- :

Italy: "Health authorities had know the views of the United been known the past few days. A few died, 'sion' by 'North Koreans, yet they

foined in that aggression.

them to number at

"We have asked Helgium: The

hardly above the withdraw, and they have re- cases was

fused to stop killing members average and wis decreasing.

Switzerland: No deaths were of the United Nations forces. reported in the past few days. Most of the attacks appear to be mild.

band satellite leaders.

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A French patrol today killed 20 of a hundred - North Koreans who were engaged, in a sharp akirmish six miles east of Yoju, 40 miles, southeast of Seoul, the Eighth Army announced today. -Reuter.

Attlee Calls

For Sacrifices

"I find it dificult to believe that they would be shocked or surprised by our conclusion are participating in that, they Holland: Most cases are mild.; Sweden: The band, dry frost aggression,"

The Canadian Government has ended an epidemic of mild

61311 believed in continuing two-day fue. Na teathe had efforts to find a peaceful and been reported.

honourable solution of the For Germany: The outbreak in Eastern problems. Hamburg, the worst-hit city, The response

of the Pek- ended a week ago. It killed ing Government to the attempta six people and contributed to

so far has been enough rando the deaths of 52 others. The to try the patience of us all. Rhineland Was sull in the Nevertheless we are ready to grip of influenza,· East and hold the door open for further West Berlin had few cases so negotiations 11

the Chincod far.

People's Republic give us Britain: The wave

showed reason to belleve that these no signs of abatement, Lon- negotiations can be successful. Ho WIL? preparing public doo, Bristol and other Southern They cannot do this, however, the ultimata which Issuing the by among now apinors for the announcement in cities the House of Commona on worst affected. On Merseyside, United Nations cannot and will Monday of the new programme where the outbreak began, the not accept."

to for defence peak appeared be post- which may call spending of up to £5,000,000,000 Reuter. in the next two to three years.

Loudon, Jan, 20. Prime Minister Clernent Attleg called tonight for "great "exer- tions and serious sacriíces” speed a new and bigger defence programme against the threat of Russian imperialism.

Included in the programme is a plan for a call-up of 100,000 to 300,000 armed forces reservists for short periods of training next summer.

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HMS JAMAICA

REFITTED

Mr Pearson went on to

any

soy

that future collective measures be considered

which

wonlight

would have

WOUL

to take into ac- count the realities of the world

situation.

"Wo

Mr Pearson. declared. have cerininly not accepted anything like the prospect of inevitable war with the Soviet

will not only demand

Singapore, Jan. 28. Union, and we are still ready. adcrifices and effort from the

conciliation The Brilish cruiser, Jamates, to accept genuine

tho

of members country as it whole, but from the damaged by fire from 6.Com-with

tho bloc. individual people, in all four mums phone battery during a Sovie

"Walks

Mr bombardment

the cast "We cannot, however, close toid a Labour Party dance at coast of Korea,jaft here for our eyes to the complielty of the Forest Hill in southeast. London. Britals today after reclamnation of the North Koreant and Soviet Union in the aggressive Solemnly ho auded:" "Our way

8,000-ton

thar

of life is in danger. Our happl- cruiser had been in the naval the Chinese Communists, thel

(three subjugation of nes and the happlacis and dockyard here

neighbouring future of our children are in months. She was damaged in countles;

|0||world-wide dangor: and it is both our privi- the dust fortnight of the botage of peace, and the comm lego and our duty to be ready to Homan: war 1 Six" British mor- tinuous instigation of a now "war defend them if they are allock=| vicemert-zware killed in the by their propaganda machines." ed. Ampoptated Press,

stelling/Reuter,"

for some

time

support for

There were real fears here American congressional General Dwight Eisenhower's Adlantic might be influenced by a spilt. over China-United Press.

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