1952-05-27 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1952.

MP Will A EUROPEAN ARMY TREATY British Talks

About Her

· This charming young lady Is to be the subject of a ques- tion to the Binister of Labour in the House of Commons. She Sonja Ziemann, 24- year-old German actress who lans a part in a film being made in Britain. The producer says that both the union and the Labour Ministry had agreed

AMERICAN

VIEW OF

to allowing her to work UK CRISIS

Britain-enterphoto,

Democrats

Certain

Of Victory

Trieste, May 20.

New York, May 20. The Wall Street Journal wald today that a now economic crisis threatening Britain could force another cut in the valus of the Pound Sterling,

"

SIGNING BY SIX

COUNTRIES TODAY

Britain And

Underwrite

America To Agreement

Paris, May 26. r

Six nations will sign a treaty here tomorrow setting up a European army, Including 300,000 Germans. Britain and America will underwrite it, The six powers to pool their armed forces in a European Defence Community (EDC) are France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

The Foreign Ministers of all the eight Powers will be joined by Lord Ismay, Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisė- tion, who will sign a protocol linking EDC with NATO.

The EDC treaty is directly trolled East German railway | prks the West could not pay is ai United with the conventions) system were dismissed today matter of speculation.

Dr Adenauer has said that the signed in Bonn today, giving on the grounds that there was

agreements which West Germany a new status of no place for West Berliners in contractual equality in relations with the the East German railways end the Occupation may be re-

this after the treaty signing,

vised in the event Western Powers. Under

of German Police reported that the de-unity agreement, Germany will pro- duce 12 divisions, a tactical air monstrators оп the border,

The Schuman plan, creating a force and constal naval units boaring banners, converged at goal and steel pool, would remain 300,000 men in all for the the Walter Ulbricht Stadum, in force for the three Western

only 300

yards from French Zones since his Government has sector border, but a mile from signed it irrevocably for the area the point where the first mass-which it exercises control over foreign affairs. It is not yet ing was reported.

known whether the European Army plan allows revision in case of German unity.,

EDC

Last - minute concessions to France by America and Britain were agreed today removing difficulties which last week-end threatened to hold up the sign Ing of the European Defence Community treaty.

The British and American guarantees which have

scť French fears at rest were sald by soureca close to the French Foreign Office to be:

1. British troops will be maintained in Europe as long as necessary.

2. No German troops will be German recruited before the contractual agreements signed in Bonn today have been rated by the parliaments.

and American

3.

Presiden, Truman will an- nounce that any withdrawal of a member State from the EDC will be regarded as u renuncia- of the contractual ogzer. ment by that State.

A despatch from Washington

"Shaky commented

Sterling reems on the skids again", and added: "Britain's dwindling reserves, slumping exports, sharp | tion erltickam from other partners in Italian Democratic parties appeared almost certain today the vast Sterling Area, all point of an easy victory in yesterday's one way to a coming crisis that, municipal elections In the if not averted, could force the the British Government to sled the Anglo-American Zone of Trieste Free Territory.

foMcial value of the Pound once

again

With about a third of the votes counted they had polled more than opy two of the other groupings combined,

The

OELIGED TO ACCEPT The French have been obliged to accept much less than their Cabinet asked for on Friday, according to a highly placed Bource in Parls tonight. All the Americans and British bave agreed to do, this source said,

the wording their guarantee by stating

that any

withdrawal from the European Army would be re-

is to amend

the

an

The authorities believe "spontaneous" massing was exercise for future attempts and added police alert squads would

Austria Won't Follow Suit

United Natious, May 20.

The Austrian Chancellor, Dr Fil, told reporters here today that Austria would never accept a separate treaty with any group of the

Occupying powers as had been done in Germany,

"A separate treaty would lead to participation and this we would never agree. **We are prepared to con- tinuo certain sacrifices in , patience rather than see Austria tors apart," Dr Fiat declared-Houter..

"That would be a last resort move, United States Government Democralle parties, des men predlet. But they are dis- mand the return to Italy of the whole of the Territory, Includ-cussing even the form it might ing the zono occupied by take-just as they were talking garded by them as "affedang arrested this afternoon when 15 Yugoslavia.

about devaluation in 1948 and

early 1049 while British Labour The state of the parties was: Italian

lan Democratie parulés 16,-

Parly leaders protested that Communists 802; Cominform and Left-wing Socialists 8,480; the old 4.03 dollar value would Neo-Fascists and allied Monar-hold indefinitely. chists 4,550; Parties demand-

"Britain's official silence, say ing a democratic-independent

United States-observers, cover Tritule

Com 6,574; Pro-Tito munist 1,602.

up behind-the-scenes talk of Both the Cominform Com doing away altogether with an munists and the pro-Tito Comofeial value of the Pound and munists are expected to do bot- with a lot of the restrictions ter in the polls of small muni- cipalities surrounding the city new placed around dealings in

that currency."-Reuter. - of Trieste Rculer.

A British Crossword

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ACROSS

3 Distresses (0),

Inmate. (8).

8 Down pour (4).

11 Argued (8). 13. Walk heavily 10% Blissful (8).

18. Knowidige (8).

10 Expand

(4).

21 Agreed (3),

25 Rude (8),

261 Account (4),

27

Remove (8).

Puzzle

DOWN

1 Small noll (4).

2 Prejudice (4).

4 Worry (4).

5 Deposited (4).

6 Angler's basket (8).

7 Glutted (6).

10

Pigment

Rustic (56).

14

10 Curt (6).

12 Bring on (G)..

Weight (5).

17 Condiment set (5).

19. Reduce to powder (5)

20 Waterhole (5).

21 Voleo (4).

22 Cosy. (*).

28 Stumble (4).

24 Uninteresting (4),

YESTERDAYS CROSSWORD Moros: 1 Pellet, 4 Droop,

7 Eminenco, 8. Idlor, 0 Dinner, 11 Urgency, 18 Costtime; 16 Palent, 18 Walos, 19 Examinus, 20 Doges, 21 Family. Down: Plead, 2 Linen, Tantrum, 4. Dyelug, 8 Opulence, 6 Poorly, 10 Nestling, 12. Rapla, 182 Coward, 14 Upsets, 10 Tally-17. Desty,

their own security."

The originai wording

Dimy

wards.

With Japan

London, May 26, Britain and Japan áre Ukety to

bavo discussions the summer about Japanese Sterling balances, Bir Arthur Balter, Minister of State for Economia Affairs, mid today,

kir. Ration Brown, 'Con- Fad asked in the of Commans when negathations would begin with Japan on the subfoot. Sir Arthur Balter Bald the present agreement with

Japan expires on August 31.

"""Pleassions -" with the Japanese. Government area therefore, likely to tako place during the summer. but no sarangements bayo yet been made."---Beuter,

CENSORS'

ACTION ILLEGAL

States

Washington, May 26. The United Supreme Court ruled today that New York State cannot ban the Roberto Rosselin film "The Miracle" on the sale grounds that it is "sacrilegious,**

•

Pago 3:

U.S. SPECULATES OVER RIDGWAY'S PLAN FOR KOREA

Washington, May 26.

Intense speculation has been aroused here over General Matthew B. Ridgway's secret strategic plan for ending the Korean war.

Members of the Senate Armed Services Com- mittee who heard General Ridgway outline his plan at a two-hour closed door hearing last Wednesday tersely refused to discuss the matter..,

The Committee mado public

on Saturday a heavily censored 84-page, transcript of General Ridgway's testimony.

It showed that the" forynka Far East Commiander was quen. tioned closely.. by Benator Liversit Salionstell Ton whether he had a "military plan to end - the fighững in. Korca,” in caso

truce

talk should be broken- off.

General Ridgway replied, “I had h very definite plan,”

questions and

The rest of his statement was deleted from the transcript "for security reasons.”

From

other mawers, however, it appeared that deneral Ridgway feli, na did General Douglas MacArthur, his dismissed predecessor, that the Manchuria would be necessary to bombing of Communist bases in achieve 4. clear-cut victory in Karca

But General Ridgway also said lader in the hearing that be. "The Miracle" has been ban-belleved that the bombing of ned in New York State for many Manchuria bases "would greatly months on this ground.

increase the danger of bringing The court ruling sold:

Russian air forces into the "In seeking to apply the broad | Askalle war." and

all-inclusive definition That was precisely, the argu- sacrilegious, the censor has sctment advanced by the Joint adrift upoo boundless sep amid Chiefs of Staff last year to ex- a myriad of conflicting currents plain opposition to the rejected of views, with no charts but MacArthur strategy, United those provided by the most local Press. and powerful orthodoxies.

"New York cannot vest such unlimited restraining control a motion pictures in a censor."

ruled The court's decision simply that a film could not be

under the

The contractual agreements set out the details of the deal whereby West Germany gets back most of her political sovereignty in return for a list of undertakings, of which the most important is that she helps in Western defence.

a United Germany were to cinim revision to the extent of disowning the Lroaties, the Allies could hardly reimpose their occupation trola and the Germans would banned

com-

rotain virtual control over their "Bald-MOUS BULING

foreign affairs.

PROFITABLE GAME

term

And it was not for the court,

Russian Envoy

At FO

London, May M. The Soviet Ambassador to Britain, M. Georgi Zarughim, today called “st his own requesi, on Mr Selwyn Lloyd, Mkalster of Blate for Foreign Affairs.

A spokesman declined to sivo a reason for the visit but Ambassador's diplomatic quarterm Loved that it was probably constated with the latest Ruxslan

note to the “three Wosters Powerson - Ger. man. pearumment,--Reuter,

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Britain's Stand On Fisheries

ICELAND -VIEWS REJECTED

PEACE OBJECTIVE

-New York, May 28. . General Matthew B. Ridgway, newly appointed Supreme Com- mander of the

the Atlantic Fact forços, said here today, "I am

London, May 24, Mr Selwyn Lloyd, Minister of now taking up the trail blazed by a very great man--General State for Foreign Affairs, fold Dwight Eisenhower. shall the House of Commous today give my utmost to improve and that the Government was unable in this case, to decide whether broaden that trail and to carry to accept Iceland's standpoint in a State may censor Alms "under it forward to the objective | her fishing dispute with Erilain, a clearly-drawn statute".

dearest to all our hearts an

A further note to Ireland hmaourable world peace The New York State Board Alm of Residents barred the

General

would be sent soon. Ridgway, was

japeck from, public exhibition after lag ata Press conference ruling that it associated sacred during his first visit to the beller.

"drunkenness, United Nations Headquarters on seduction, mockery and lewd Now York's East Fiver before

leaving. La Guardia Airport for Mr. Lloyd replied that the net

The film tells the story of a Paris to tako, over his now Government of Teoland relected mentally unbalanced

two points raised by the British peasant command. girl who was seduced” by

On his arrival, General Bldg- Government relating the way was met by Mrve and Iceland's extension of fer- stranger.

up of the base line She belloves stranger is St. Joseph and that Lie, United Nations Secretary and her child is miraculously comTM

Gu and other high Unlied | ritorial waters.

He added, "The British Gov- officials. theceived.

ernment the Security

ent finds itself unable to

A united Germany given full freedom in foreign affairs-- especially a Germany under Dr Schumacher - would be in a position from which it could in- dulge in the profitable but highly dangerous game of playing off the East and West against each other.

Diplomats in Bonn have cop jured up the ghosts of the Rapallo treaty and the Ribben

pact, in which trop-Malotov anti-Boishovik German Govern- ments concluded secret deals with Moscow in order to reep political advantage at expense of the West.

The chince of a united Ger- many actually going Communist is generally ruled out at least Germans have too perience of Communism at first haud in the particularly savage

fron

for the next 10 years or 50.

with

to

Counell'

the

Major Anstruthar. Gray) had asked what was Iceland's latest atitude over fishing Us Torlandie territorial waters.

the

to

the

In The distributors of the film appealed to the Supreme Court Chamber the General met the accept the standpoint maintained torike down the censorship's members of the Council whose by the Icelandic Goverment ruling,

nations have forces fighting and a reply to this effect will contending

it 1hst

be despatched shortly, the violated

Constitution's in Korea.

He then became the Orst much guarantees of freedom of Press

The British Government has and religion. The court's ruling was unanimous-9-0, A- Nation

receive person

at United warned the Icelandle Govern- Headquarters

ment

of bad

eflect which elated Press.

United Nations Korean Service | her unilateral would have Micial for which all veterans of in public opinion in Britain. the Korean fighting are eligible. Jane

how- hopeful, In presenting it Mr Lie said, ever, that we shall be able to

all "I hope that

thosa

satile this matter by agreement," who have lost their lives. In Korea Major Gray: Does this

mean #in

in vain." that the British Government is

in near the border until the meetings were over so as to be able to meet

any possible "invasions" of Communists after

Only two Communists were demonstrators formed debating ferred only to the security of district of Tempelhof. A crowd groups in the American sector the European

nations, of 600 West Berliners, who took threatening attitude towards now form of guarantee the Communists, were dispersed and France in particular.

The

In the event of aby police. Reuter. adds that

war cn the Eastern withdrawal America and Britain

during the Russian advance inte will act in

"BLACK DAY" conformity with Artele 4 of the North Ailande

Germany, and after the war in Bonn, May 26, ̄ ̄ ̄ Pach, which provides for Im The official news service of Soviet prisener-of-war camps, the Communist to swallow between the Social Democratic Opposi- mediate consultations the Powers concerned.

Uon Party today said that the doctrine, at least in this genera

tion. The French Goverment final-signing of the Allied-German

"a black day for But from the point of view of ently, it was all it could get. Cermany."

Germany's Western neighbours is accepted this because, eppar-treaty was The Cabinet's original instruc- The German people had no the most imminent risk Involved Bons to Foreign Minister Schu- reason for jubilation, The sign-in German unity is that of re- man on Frxay been to insist at Britain and reunification of Germany and people which could become In- the United States would should widened the gap between West dependent in foreign policy and the Germans withdraw from the Germany and the 18,000,000 East so free to double-cross the European arm

West. army-supply a cor- Germans.

Transjordan Emir Exile

will not have

Mr Gelim

Security

who is the prepared to stand out strongly President for British interests In this this month, then fold the matter? General, "The fact that 12 of ME Lloyd: We have through the 14 NATO nations have out made strong representations troops in Korea in actual con- to the Icelandle Government in Beirut, May 20. bat is a valuable guarantee defence of British interests, The Emir Nall, brother of of the future fruitful co Colonel Alun Duncan sug- of the rested that it would be a good

cern to haveing made more dificult the creating a nation of 63,000,000 Lebanon

responding number of British and The Service, quoting authorita- Even Dr Schumacher's friends King Talal of Transfonden, who operation and success

has taken rafuge in the Allied forces. Our hearts are

American troops on the Con-Live Social Democratic quarters, in the British Labour and Lebanos, sald today that the with you. God be with you." timent to restare the balance, said that the Bonn conventions French Socialist parties said Jordan Government had asked Reuter.

This was refused by both Mr did not fundamentally increase after a

recent international the. Lebanese Government to Acheson as being unconstitution- the freedom of action for West meeting in Bonn that they would request him to leave the coun- al and by Mr Eden, as going Germany, 05 alleged by the not be happy to see a united try but he was being allowed beyond, anything a British Gov- Government. ernment could undertake in "Considerable parts of the join or not to join the West.

advance.

occupation law remain in force. BATTLE NOT WON

The ramification clause preveris The French wanted the word-West Germany from taking steps ing of the guarantee to read that by herself to athlove the the British and Americans unification of the country," would maintain on the Con-Service said. intent, in case of German with- drawal, as many troops as they consider possible or necessary.

But the French failed to win over Mr Acheon and Mr Eden to their point of view.

have

-Reuter,

kad only

Germany which could choose to

ho

ton.

"Torient" and

this in a statement India Makes Gesture To Pakistan

thes, mechi long ago.

Dr

Entirely Up

To America

London, May 30,

New Delhi, May 20: India had offered to divert four. cargoes of American wheat' to the food shortage. Pakistan, to help her overcome

thing to get all the fishing. powers concerned to this thorny problem.

work on

Mr Lloyd said that he would. certainly bear the suggestion mind-Reuter.

Japan Plans

To Show The World

Tokyo, May 20... The Deputy Minister of Can well aware that the must export Newly - Independent Japan, merce, Mr Karmarkar, announced

to survive, iší

worlde planning the Indian Parliament this to today.

wide participation in trade fairs. She will stage folre of her "Pakistan is in urgent need of wheat end we have offered town in foreign countries and divert the four cargoes to help Recept numerous invitations to Pakistan tide over is immediate participate in. other countries

Mr. Karmarker said.

fate Government will hap have paid the full market value in America for this wheel, Japanese dims by footing gay.

ont

NO FEARS

In the paper As far as is yet known, the added that the Lebanon took re-Western Allled political control no action because he was in no they over Germany would dwindle to way interfering with Jordan's from which he had a single thread if a united The Westem Powers had ex- Germany, unded after

It was known that the Emir pressly reserved for themselves signature and ratification of the

quarrelled avith King the right to proclaim a state of Fonn treaties, should call for Nalf

rovision. This

lost thread, ad- Tainl

year, after the emergency and to draw all power their

assassingdom mittedly a fairly stout one,

their father, back to themselves, i added,

The Service deplored that would be the presence of coms King Abdullah of Jordan, when the West German Government 18 Western Divisions in the Talal was being treated for

Nali acted an Hegent while Premier. Pinay returned to

nervous breakdown in a Swiss Paris from the provinces early had agreed by signature to the three Western zones,

Weslem diplomata in Boun today to be on hand for the fin fact that the Allies can declare

such a

state of emergency by have 10 fear about Dr Adenauer, clinie-United Press, alising of the agreement about

themselves.

But they recall that this Anglo-American guarantee. new status of West Ger- Schumacher has vigorously op

The battle for ratification

many remained subject to the

Wostorn posed all

#le-ups both today's and tomorrow's judgment and decisions of the therto, This, he says, was not treaties without which neither western Powers.

Because

ir and-Western but can come into force-is by no

West GerTTERDY means won in advance."

Iitle InflueNCD

on what they cause the West has not yet would decide, the Service said and because Western tie-ups now

offered

Germany a square deal only

widen the epilt between

Mr Emanuel Shinwall, for- and the transaction Intended thing tromp one-sixth, to tho.. ADENAUER IN PARIS

Germanys

Of the coats:of participa nces mer Labour Defence Ministes, merely to make immediate sup- threatened to Paris, May 20.

spoll the chances

mafted in the House of Commons plies available to Pakistan while ing of unity.

Biggest fair coming up in

the The West German Chancellor,

whether a Chancellor today if it was not strange that we arrange for their replacement Dr Konrad Adenauer, flew here

the United States should re-on-profit no-loss basic st Chicago World war in August,

für Karmarkar said, two of the = Here, Japan will spena (20,- Lonight accompanied by Herr Schumacher, once he got

whom in

The Briush at all. price the West could without consulting the Dr Schumacher could LSWEE

He asked if Britain had

hoped Pakistan would be able to any representations to the Unit-diverting two of the cargoes He today that the signing of the Foreign Ministry-Beuter.

*** FATE OF TREATIES

od States, on this point. We make rice available in exchange, East Dann Fact which East Ger

war pact will many calls a

Gerinimy Boan, May 20. '.

Dr there any prospect of Britain's Reuter Western diplomats here fcal Schumacher has lost a lot of being consulted before the arr mean consequences within 24

Chan- local sympathy for his refusai renches Berloyd, Minister of Sun Spots Warning Hours as thousands of East sure that the Gorman

Mr Berlin Communlet demonstrators caller. Dr Konrad Adenauer, to join Western defence now.

London, 2407 20 someState for, East-West sector wouki not disown the treaties massed

that the question whether or A recurrence of magnetle Edinburgh, with then shutren, between Western Germany and Coral interfore, be that not the tnited States hould activity is expected to rid

It could A black dog was hoisted in the Western countries it over be

wbodest part of the United honded a united Germany Dr. Adenauer would not be so give arsimanzo to "Perala was with radio propagating conde Frinosa, Anne, – test

an-German entirely ne for the American lions starting today and endling for Balmoral, States rector foiny over a But whether the nationalist weakened in concrete road, bullt specially for minded Social Democratie election that he could not con- Government and not the Brillah approximately on The North and American Laricanoouvres, leader, Dr Kurt Schumacher, intre a Cavernment Coalition Even so, there had been discus- Atlantio and Far Eastern oireiks They aspect

are likely to suffer most until after the The last 181 West Berliners in the same zole would opt for similar to that now in Bornions between the two Govern

Revier Imente, he addedzinators

Many influential French oficials and politicists grave doubis about the wisdom of "dissolving" the French army Into a composite European whole and others have serious doubts about the soundness of

polley of reanning Germany Reptor,

But

E. GERMAN WARNING Walter Hallsten, Secretary of ty and his ¿quality of righ, sumo arma ald to Persia, with għirs covered by the offer · hud | 000, displaying, “such items an

the

Berlin, May 28,

East German

Government Hory Herbert Blankenhor, chief asking

oplica o

neggiations started, so that there poor alle goods and curios,

erders warned. West Berilners of the Polkcal. Servicos at the Day is something that only | Government as made was now only a question :01:

bounds

---

now.

Reliable

reports from Say that

This is, confirmed by

* Foreign Affairs, salt,

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