1951-03-05 — Page 3

Moscow Losing A Battle

Washington, Mar, 4.

Mr Homer Byington. Western European Chief of the US. Department, de- clared today that member- ship of the Communist Party had dropped 80 por- cent or more in overy coun- try of Western Europe since the war and Moscow was losing its battle to take over by "boring from within."

The Agures given by Mr Byingtoo L

a nationwide

and

broadcast showed that the largest percentage drops in Communit Party membership since 1966 were in Luxembourg (05

Belgium percent), Norway (both to 85 percent) and Danmark (63 percent), smallest Britain percent).

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The authorities believe

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and DOWN

broadcasts. Two occupants of the lorry, whose names were not released, claimed to be Yugoslava-Reuter.

Belgrade's

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH}" 57/TIMEL

INDIAN PRIME MINISTER REAFFIRMS POLICY Schuman

OF NEUTRALITY

Bombay, Mar. 4.

The Indian Prime Minister, Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, today reaffirmed his faith in India's foreign policy of neutrality and perseverance in the cause of peace and said that India was not interested in leading "a third world force."

Plan Accord

Nearer

New York, Mar. 4.

sald today

Mr Robert Patterson, former Secretary of War, that his recent trip to Germany was instrumental in breaking deadlockc over the Huhr

"I don't understand what people mean by a third force in this di-captive bood mines, removing vided and troubled world," he said in what was obviously a reply to the the last man stumbling block Indian Socialist Party's line of foreign policy.

"Do they mean that we should stand up and

Rosy View challenge the rest of the world?"

"LESS ISOLATED"

Into

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Mr Nehru, who was making does not mean that I shall re day during his third public speech of the tire to the Himalayas, I shail a flying visit to continue to work, according to Bombay, was sharply critical of my light, to achieve the objec- Belgrade, Mar. 4.

four elements in the country- Live I have in mind. M. Moshe Pijade, one "Communiais, communalists, des. "I shall throw reduction of one-third in the of the Vice-Presidents of thretive oppositionists and the parly strength. Italy's

Parly had the largest the Yugoslav Presidium licentious press", numerical loss 400,000 from and a prominent Politburo Addressing a cheering crowd Party membership of member, said today that of nearly 100,000 at Bombay's 2,300,000.

though

Senface. Mr Nehru said Yugoslavia had,

that Byington anid that his joined no pacts she is less do with Indian Communists.

he would not have anything to encouraging report was tribute

the peoples to

of isolated today than

"Communists follow a policy of destruction amounting

to

1040

Western Europe.

Although

directly in the path of Communism he said, they

growing

atronger and better able in

to rezim the Com- munist danger.

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is also a tribute to the American people who, through the Marshall Plan, and the North Atlantic treaty, have had the courage and the foresight to underinke the responsibility of leadership in preserving a free world," he added.

Mr Byington gave these

figures on Communist member- ship in Western Europe:

(The first group of figures shows membership in 1940, the ⚫ second the membership today

and the third

the percentage drop in the various countries),

150,000 100,000 31 100,000 35,000

00,000 40,000 +4 60,000 22,500 #50,000 600,000 2,300,000 1,000,000 1940 gurea)

Austria

Belgium

Brilain

Denmark

France

was ever before.

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In London

from my responsibility away London Sher

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talk

to German approval of the Schuman Plan

He vent to Germany us lawyer representing an associa- tion of shareholders in German steel and coal companies and not opposed to the decarteliso tion plan Kar German Industry. On

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man elfonta the proposal by the United ALSO LATEST UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL London, Mar. 4. States High Commissioner, M entire Admiral Forrest Sherman, John McCloy, that Ruhr steel strength, physical and mental, US Chief of Naval Operations, operators keep only 75 percent arrived from Paris today for He added that he might per-high-level talks with

Britlah Schuman Pian haps be able to work better if and American officials on The former. War. Secretary freed from the restrictions of global defence strategy.

said, he and other American "office protocol" but "this does,

Sherman Janded

at lawyers conferred with Mr not mean #17

airport four hours McCloy

on the subject and after Adm

Robert Carney,

discussed the im- thoroughly war.

Deprecating

10050

of U.S. Naval Commander in the portance of an agreement pro- Mr Nehru sald: am Eastern Atlantic and Mediter-moting adoption of the Schu- amazed that people should be rancan, new in-also tromman Plan to pool Wastern a virtual declaration of war on talking in terms of

war and Paris, Government,

Europe's coal the

cannot criticising me for my effort at. The two Naval chiefs came sources. negotiate or come to agreement peace-making.

amid persistent reports that Adm. "As a result of the confer- with them," he stated.

they realise that the Carney soon would be namedences, I advised clients that which means the destruction of Mediterranean. absence of peace means war, Supremo Commander the world and the future, tor

in the the proposal should be accep- ted. They agreed. They con- Adm. Sherman, asked by resented that my advice to them which all of us have been work-porters whether he had come be made public." ing?

discuss the appointment of From newspaper stories since "I do not know If we shall Adm. Carney as the overall his return, he added, ho achieve that future."

int commander

Mediter sumed that agreement on the Of domestic problems, Mr rancan, said, “I would not say coal malter

been "has now Nehru zaid that there were now.

arrived at or is imminent". Ho Mr Nehru replied to oppost-those who claimed to be M. Pijade was addressing tion-mainly

Adm. Sherman said he might was making a statement bc- Socialist criti-Socialists and wanted the make crowd of nearly 200,000 in Bel-cisms stating that his Govern-Government to socialise every-turning to Paris on Tuesday or understandings

a statement before re- cause "I cannot allow mis- grade's principal square, the

regarding my Square of the Republic, in a building

ment was engaged in nation-thing in the country. They Wednesday.

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spokesman at London Head- - United Press. of the

"I am as much Socialist as quarters said the talks were Constitueat Re- to call for the utmost effort, and anybody. else, but I am publies of Yugoslavia.

no not arranged to discuss the sacrifice on the part of the prepared to follow those who Mediterranean appointment, people of the present.

increly talk. What is wanted Is British ànd American officials action, constructive action," he would discuss "joint defence added. Reuler.

mensures."United Press,

"Not only the Governments of the Western countries have expressed their readiness to help tin in case of aggression, but else the people of these coun- Mr Nehru roundly condema- tries are ready to help us," he the activities of communa- added.

lists whom he described "people who want to achieve something by rioting and

tlgation."

1

The Soviet Government had Yugoslavia, wanted to isolate but instead they slood today un- masked before the whole world us the real aggressor.

Recalling that in their recent note to Britain, the Soviet Gov. 31ernment had spoken of Yugo

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He charged certain

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sections

stavia as having aggressive de-of the press with misusing the 04 signa against Hungary, M. grant of civil liberties—a cause

Pijnde asked:

Italy

Luxembourg.. 3,000

GOO

Netherlands.. 50,000

33,000

34

Norway

40,000

14,000

- 60,000

33,000

45

West Germany

30,000

20,000

Sweden......

-Reuter.

Stresses In

W. Germany

which

he himself sponsored Hun-years ago-and called on res- "Does this mean that 34 Kary

of ponsible sections of the Indian will get the honour playing some special role in the press to curb this tendency. aggression? But If they glve "I am really worried that them this honour they should people our opponents, news- prescribe to them what papers, even our comrades In will follow from our side." the Party (Indian National Con- Addressing the crowd carlier, ess) think so little and criti- Colonel-General Kocha

Pevise so much", Mr Nehru com- povich, Marshal Tito's Chief of plained.

Staff, sald he thought that Mr Nehru, who this morning Bonn, Mar. 4. Yugoslavja was now in a seemed slightly perturbed over

The West German Vice- Chancellor, M. Franz Bluecher, said today that an intensifed export drive, drastic culs..in non-estential imports and com- pulsory savings were needed to restore West Germany's eco-

nomy.

He hoped that the recen suspension of import licences in Western Germany would be replaced shortly by a revised list of permitted Imports. This would be discussed in advance with

the

since the Russian attempts to Indian Government, was

calm isolate her had finally failed, and deliberate during his 90- Reuter.

minute speech before a mam- moth crowd this evening.

to

United

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America Plans

Help For SE Asia

Colombo, Mar. 4.

The United States plans more help for coun-

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str stronger position than before the problems confronting the tries in South Asia, said Mr George McGhee, TAR

American Assistant Secretary of State, here today. He was telling reporters about the con- ference which ended at Ceylon's hill station Nuwara Eliya yesterday of American diplomats in the Middle and Far East.

Rebel Sampans Destroyed

Saigon, Mar. 4. Organisation for French troops and river

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BUILDING FOR FUTURE

He said, "I want the nation, both pro and anti Government elements. to understand the But until the United States; of the menace of Communism issues at stake both at home Congress had taken action on the to their independence. and abroad for we have to come propose ald he could not give "Unfortunately, however,

you at the forthcoming

elec- Lions for a fresh mandate".

any more detalls, he added' there sill exist strong elements in South Asia which either fail Keviewing the international Mr. McGhee said that the to recognise this threat or face European -Economic · Co-opera- | patrol units destroyed 44-Com- situation, Mr -Nehru said that diplomats,

who came munlets sampant in Bweep of almost every country

from up to it," he added. In the Colombo, denied that Germans the southern Red River delta, work

Kabul, Karachi, was engaged in speedy Katmandu, New Delhi, Bangkok,

Mr McGhee sald that the were unwilling to save because French military headquarters rearmament.

of sound and they distrusted the West Ger-

Djakarta, London, Manila, Ran- development announced today.

Britain and the United States goon, Teheran and Saigon, were

friendly relations with countries man currency or feared war.

"They have got

A communique said 15 Viet- were rearming at a tremendous pleased that India and Pakistan In the region was one of the into the habit of spending as they have minh soldiers were killed in puce but India was reducing her had made a trade agreement and basic objectives in the United had to do without goods for so the operation and another 23 armed strength.

settled the quection of the ex- hoped that there countries and States' foreign policy and it was many years," he said. "Now Communists killed and 23 cap- He added, "We cannot be change value of the Pakistan the United States would consult

tion.

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they must get out of it"-Rey- f turod in skirmishes in Central ¦ Powerful only by having a big“ jrupee and they hoped that each other on an even more in-

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LOOSE TALK OF WAR

Bombay, Mar, 4.

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The United States cupported Commonwealth Colombo Plan to help Asian countries. and aby

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