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COMMENT ON 66IKE'S"

"IKE'S PROMISE TO HIS Disastrous

THE DAY

Big Three Proposal

THE Western Allies have:

push

Tagain tried to

be

open the door leading to Four-Power discussions on the problem of Germany. Soviet reaction to the latest proposals must awaited, but if past perience can be taken any guide, Russia will continue to be evasive. Inj andi many respects Rusain

ex-

ay

SUPPORTERS

Will Lead Party

Down Fighting Road' To Victory

Chicago, July 11.

General Dwight Eisenhower tonight accepted the Republican pre- sidential nomination with a firm pledge to lead his Party down the "fight- hasing rond" to victory against an administration which he said was pock-

marked by "arrogance and corruption.”

the Big Three ore still poles apart on the question of how Bolution to the problem of Germany should be approached. The Sovieta innist that unification of the country can only be achieved after an all- German government. been elected, and they de- Hire simultaneous dlacus. sions on a German peace treaty, unification and the formation of a single Ger- man Government. The Big

Three have been, and con- tinue to be, equally insis- tent that until it can be

Speaking before the national convention which, only a few hours. before, had named him its unanimous choice for the Presidency, Eisen- hower promised a fighting campaign to break 20 years of Democratic rule by capturing the White House, Congress, and State and local government offices as well.

"I accept your summons. I will lead this crusade," he told the roar-

satisfactorily shown that ing crowd.

To back up his promise of a

campaign, General WINNER

Elsenhower spiked his speich

direct attack en with

4

the

free elections in East as well as West Germany are possible, and only, after fighting those elections have been held, can either the subject Truman administration, saying: of the peace treaty or "Our aims the aims of this unification

discussed Republican crusade are clear: with any reasonable to sweep from office an adminis- prospect of agreement be-tration ing reached.

be

THE Western Allies'

in

which has fastened on every one of us wastefulness

and corruption arrogance Intent-high places, a heavy burden and note offers an interest- anxieties which are the bitter fruit of a party too long in ing modification to previous,

power. proposals. Hitherto the Big

"Much more is it our alm

Three Jiave strongly to give to our country favoured the establishment

a. pro-

gramme, of progressive policies

of a United Nations Inves- drawn tram our anest Ho- tigating commission_to_ex-publican traditions, to unite plore

and prepare ground for free

us

wherever we have been divided, the

strengthen freedom wherever elections to

among any group It has been In Germany. Now it

weakened, 细 build д sure

suggested that an impar-toundation for sound prosperity

tial commission be appoint- for all here of home and for à

ed, not subject elther to Just

veto or control of the Big world."

Four, to investigate condi-

tions and to determine

In and sure peace

our

"TO BATTLE" CRY General Eisenhower sum-

whether they are such that moned his Party to battle with

these words:

or

Eisenhowar

would permit of the hold-Today is the first day of ing of free elections.

It battle. The road that leads may confidently bd predict to November 11 is a fighting ed that Russia will object road. In that fight, I will keep

to this proposal if only nothing in reserve.” because it providea for the

commission to

zone.

enjoy

"

He called for a "crusade" of the Republican un- youth under

banner,

fettered access to all parts He pledged himself to a com- of Germany, Including the paign "In every section, every The latest corner, every nook and cranny of Soviet

not this land," Allied overture may

The Ave-star general, who, les produce any tangible re- the free nations to victory in sults, but it is at least World War II, closed with this new and genuine attempt pledge "It is more than the to bring solution of the nomination I accept today. It is German problem nearer a dedication-dedication to the reality, and it will test to shining promise of tomorrow. As the full the good intentions together we face that tomorrow, I beseech the prayers of our of the Soviets in the mat-people and the blessing and ter of Germany's future. guidance of Almighty God."

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LOSER

Taft

The convention met later to dominate Senator Nixon for- mally, Eisenhower's accept- ance speech was scheduled at 0100 GMT

after which the 25th Republican convention is due to wind up its business.

Harold Stassen was the hero of the Elsenhower convention biltz, He had no chance to bo nominated himself but the former boy Governor of Min- nesota packed a wallop if he could only and the right time to deliver it.

the

put,

over

Eisenhower

Two people were killed and nine injured when a fighter-bomber of the RAF crashed on Beninon Health housing estate 'near Salisbury recently. Twelve houses were sel on fire and twe

pre- fabricated dwellings de- molished. Picture shows the scene of the crash and burnt-out houses.

MALIK

GOING FOR

GOOD

revealed today.

Air Crash

Middle East

Defence Command Without Egypt?

London, July 11.

· British Press reports have in the past few days been claiming persistently that arrangements are being made to proceed with the projected. Middle East defence command without Egypt now that prospects for an early settlement of the Anglo- Egyptian dispute appear to be fading.

- Tal: 21433

THE "RED DEAN!"

Treason Indictment Suggested

London, July 11.

A Conservative Member of Parliament' asked the Government today whether It had considered prosecut- ing the "Red" Dean", of Canterbury for treason,

Miss Irene Ward, CBE, In- quired of the Attorney-General, Sir Lionel Heald, whether prose- cution

on the was justified. grounds that Dr Hewlett John- son spread Communist gem war" tare propaganda which was pre- Judicial to the Government.

Dr Geoffroy Fisher, the Arch- bishop of Canterbury and the Primate of all England, an nounced that he would make 'a statement in the House.

of Lords [on__Tuesday on Dr Johnson'a

endorsement of germ warfare. charges ngainst the United States.

Indignation has mounted against the 78-year-old

who has

Dr been called

Jching cockatoo of Com-

the

munism" in the embers

Thirty-eight

Parliament have joined a move to ask Queen Elizabeth II as the head of the Church of England to remove him...

Mr J. Longforti

Holt sold that he would ask the Prime Minister, Mr Winston Chur elull, to set up a tribunal to investigate the

Dean's be haylour and conduct in' further- og propaganda of "persona engaged in hostilities with Bri- tish troops."--Uniteti Press,

FIRE ABOARD

MOTORSHIP

is

Rotterdam, July 11. Fire broke out on board the 7,101-ton Greek motoraip Afina . Condylls, which is in dry- dorit here,

that, I was caused by a spark from a rivet is appliance which ignited oll remuants and rubbish in a hold;

Rotterdam are brigade

drydocks Bremen- and the

which at

tinguished the blaze first looked serious,

exi

The extent of the damage was

cargo. There wera no

FOR RECORD London, July 11

That time come within a few

These rumours first emerged after a secret seconds after,1744 GMT. The rell call was ended, The

meeting of British Middle Eastern diplomats here General had long since passed

earlier last month and they have grown in inten Senator and was inching

United Nations, July-11sity since the latest Cabinet change in Cairo which up to the 004 votes needed to

hira

the first call. on

The Soviet United Nations British officials consider a setback to efforts for a But not quite.

delegate, Mr Jacob Malik, From 30 to 20 to 10 votes will make his usual vacation settlement.. fell the

which so par trip to Russia in about two rowly

separated

Oficial quarters néither con- If Moscow rejects the pro- from a first-ballot victory. The weeks and this time he him-¡firm mar deny that moves are post it will become clear be- little pocket borough territories self indicates that he will in progress to set up a Middleyond doubt that its policy is limited by the absence of valu- and the District

of Columbia, i probably not be back, it was that in any case there is a long way may be paved for the first | casualties-Reuter.

East

command but they admit unchanged. If it accepts

ablo the which

come last on the after the roll of the

way to go before anything con-time in years towards an Im- stood for the

mast part

Crete is likely to 'emerge.

provement in Mr Malik told newsmen here The Middle

East-West rela- HEADING Toft. Any pair, or maybe

Eastem defence Hons and the unification of three of them, could have gung- that he has asked for a post in quest was discussed here Germany. ed up right there and mado Moscow and it is

doubted question

yesterday between General

| NEW Elsenbower the man. But they whether the Russian diplomat Matthew B. Ridgway, Suprema Further afielt in Koran, the would talk that way the Allied Commander in Europe, were pledged to the Senator.

UNANIMOUS VOTE | switch-were-not in the bug. and British Chiefs of Staff, but obscure though British diplëmits The American liner United The Virgin Islands voted

Mr Malik's summer trip home General Ridgway himself stated feel that China at present wants States appeared today to be on unanimously for General Elsen- an annual affair and has more afterwards that no decisions or

on armistice provided

at the way to a new record East- hower. Hencoded rilne votes to

been reached. she can save her face on the West crossing of the Atlantic. than once provoked speculation conclusions had put hin

over and Governor here that he is going for good. John Fine of Pennsylvania who, But never before has he himself discussions

with

the Indian miles for her retum trip to ago on t them- candidates inem

have been New York from Le Havre was Government, which United had squeezed the most iven any support to such talk, the same question between the in

in progress Tublidty out of this convention

Observers expressed the view State, Mr

days, may provide clue to

10 The knew shift of votes in his that a switch at this time would the British Foreign Secretary, factory

Dean Achesors, and how this problem can be satis- crossing, was established by the delegation would put

the not be surprising In view of the Mr Anthony Eden.

resolved, India's French Liner Normandie in 1937 general over. He was frantic recent wholesale shuffling of

NOT ISOLATED

former High Commissioner in at an average speed of 313 lo. produce the votes. Down Russian

Krishnp London, Mr

Menon, It has emerged in both sets who

knots. front, he was demanding atten- Washington, London and Peking, of discussions that the Middle talks with Mr Nehru, the Indian 10 hours off the record for the has just returned from The United States Topped over". tion from the chairman, Joseph

Eastern command question can Prime Minister, Martin, But Martin looked for to the left.

next to the

There the Minnesota standard

ambassadora

to

intentions of the

Reds remain

This followed upon inconclusive cultations

19A 125210 of war pirsoners. Con- Her average for the first 341,

fortnight

Secretary of

for the past few 34.1 Record for the East-West

There is a prsalmistic' note.

is expected to West-East Journey, maintaining To some observers it indicated not be resolved as an isolated throw some new light on the an average of 35.60 knots-Reu- that a Korean truce is not in and that it must await a situation-United Press

the offing

command structure on which

main

was swaying.

for they reasoned settlement of the Mediterranean Governor Theodore McKeldin hat the Kremlin would want

véleren United Nations |

(ART | Anglo-American differences „re- of Maryland, for to the chair- their man's right, also was demanding mouthpiece on the job here if a "arrangements for a Middle the floor, But Martin kept his truce

opened the way East defence command were to

eye on m

on Minnesota.

for important United Nations proceed without Egypt na sugė;

the

EVA PERON

"SINKING”

gested by the latest recurrent reports, some sort of a skeleton structrue would be set up with headquarters probably in Cyprus organization and planning boards and with a view to

Its subsequent broadening if and when Egypt is ready to join

In a break in the noise, political negotiations' on Stassen's chance came and the Far East United Press. chairman shouted that he re- cognised the Minnesota delegate. Minnesota had 19 for Stassen Eisenhower called the cum and nine for like on the regular palan ahead one for "freedom toll call Now Stassen was in America and freedom in the ready to switch. Senator Ed- world". Recalling his days as ward Thye,, co-chairman of the

Any move in this direction Allied

Supreme Commander, Minnesota delegation, announced

would have to await the arrival he told delegates he knew all 28 votes for the general.

of the Turkish Prime Minister ing of leading a crusade.

DELEGATES EXPLODE something

and Foreign Minister for discus- take up this task, there- The delegates exploded. What

slons in London. The visit, fore, in a spirit of deep obliga- they did not know then was

scheduled for July 7, had to be Buenos Aires, July 11, tion.

move Mindful of its burdens that the

had been

postponed because of The absence of Argentina's

Mr Eden's planned earlier at a secret meet- and of its decisive importance.

The ing.

decision

10. Bwitch to

President, General Peron, from illness and no new date has so accept your summons.

been "determined. will.lead this crusade,"-Ualted made with Stasseryd knowledge day running, lent weight to a Ike could be nominated was his office today for the second

Turkey's

attitude will play art in decisions on the and delegates

tor said it, involved general bellef in Buenos Aires decisive

and structure. Meanwhile, "to debia and no

and no commitments that his wife, Eva, in "sinking." command

soundings are in progress with and was

was done General

Apart from two brief medical other Middle Eastern countries who captured the Republican

bulletins official quarters main- | to assess more concretely the from Eisenhower'e Wand nomination for Prealdont with a headquarters

willingness prospects of their was that Stassen tained silence. smashing first-ballot victory to-

directly or indirectly would picked Senator Richard his tacties if plume are handed on Wednesday night but sub-ments Some British diplomats

got some recognition for

co-operato The first bulletin, broadcast in Middle East defence arrange Nixon of Califomin

his vice-

after

election day, The presidential- running-mate. -

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RUNNING MÁTE ·

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Taft

rapidly crumbling, and might Eisenhower beat Senator Robert Elsmhower had met and the¦ ¦ A further, bulletin last night. even Taft for the Party's top prize senator had pledged his une sald, "Doctors attending Senora

operation. when Minnesota handed him lis

* 4-POWER TALKS :: votos in a hair-raising must died active support to elect Feron decided today to continue

thele-prescription of complete the Western

Meanwhlic, the "altention of minute switch at tho

„Powers remains Elsenhower most graciously rest" national convention Republican enhower.

loutenanti

responded." continued Sengtor

focused on Moscow reaction Brioker. *** announced that Senator elected without the

say-tie' cannot“ be They were the first bulletins to its latest invitation for four

whole

since the President's wife under Power talks on all-Clerman who played key role in hearted support of Senator Taft want a serious operation last

There are

aro double In sending Alger His to guol for and his friends and then could November. perjury, was their unanimous not carry out his programino choice for the second place on without support

The last The health of Eva Peron, who the West'" terms which would the ticket which they hope will verigo qt the New Deal, Fair 4 38, was reported on June 25 | force it to agree to the prin- end; the Democrats: 320-year Deal and mick coat dont must be to be "deteriorating rabidly."—— cipla of supervised in free eloq- monopoly on the White House. Qualspyed."--United: Press.

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