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COMMENT OF THE DAY
Bevan v. Attlee
NY doubt as to whether and his
A Mr Bevan
Anoclates inlend to go ahead with their challenge to Mr Attlee's leadership and the policies advocated by the Socialist moderates at the Annual Labour Party
which conference
opens
today have been dispelled by tho activi- tica of the Bevanites
the during
weekend at Morecambe. Clearly Mr Bevan is going to make this
⚫ conference one of the most crucial in the history of the
Lives:
one,
to
Party. ile has two objec- to obtain approval of resolutions referring rearmament and foreign policy which, in effect, would amount to a vote of non-confidence in the present Party leaders;. the other to try and win ali Reven constituency seats on the Nutional Executive. Success in any or all of these moves would pave the way for the gradual assumption of power by Bevan and his supporters within the Labour Party hierarchy and the eventual repudiation of the moderato policles hitherto adupted by Mr Attlee and hie colleagues.
Mt Bevan must rely on the
backing
of the trade
unionists at the conference if he is to realise his objec- Lives. That he failed to win their confidence at the TUC 'convention is of some algni- ficance, yet his reverse should not be overestimated, The Labour
Party con- ference introduces many different influences, and it must not be forgotten that Mr Bevan scored a personal triumph last year when he headed the poll for the National Executive us weil as securing the election of three of his supporters. Nor have there been any signs that Mr llevan's popularity with the rank and file of the Party has diminished. His personal magnetism will provide the most dangerous -threat to Mr. Attleo...who.
the must rely on
Holld loyalty of the "Old Guard" 11] their combined oratorical influence on the delegates, if he is to ward off Mr Bevan's challenge. Moreover, the moderates vill be on the defensive from the opening of the conference. It is they who will have to convince the delegates that the policies which the Party hae adopted, particularly since it has been the Opposition
in the House, of Commons, have been consistent with the fundamental principles of Socialism. Failure to do so must mean victory for the Bevanites.
Control of Seas
MAJOR question the answer to which is most
vital in nature is whether
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1952.
Naguib Declares War
On Wafd Party
WILL MAKE PERSONAL
APPEAL TO
PEOPLE
FOR SUPPORT
Cairo, Sept. 28.
- General Mohammed Naguib's' Government today declared war on Mustafa Nahas' Wafd Party.
Unless something unexpected happens, the showdown can have only one end-victory for the soldier over the politician.
The Wafd's attitude is one of defiance of General Naguib's regime. Most political parties purged themselves in line with the Govern- ment's orders. The Wafd alone, claiming to be the largest single political organisation in the country, has refused to comply with the new law, which sets afinit of October 6 for compliance.
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If by this date the Wafd attitude remains unchanged, it will automati. cally cease to be a political party. Its fund, amounting to about 285,000, will be confiscated and given to charity.
The Wafd announced last night that it was going out of business officially rather than do without Nahas Pasha, its millionaire "old guard" leader.
Bevan's Tactical
Victories
Promised Support. For Resolution
Morecambe, Sept. 29. Mr Aneurin Bevan's left wingers last night chalked up a series of tactical vie- tories against the official Socialist leadership, whose policies they will challenge at the Laufour Party's 51st annual conference opening here today (Monday).
Behind the scenes moves by the left wingers will force the assembly into a straight choice between the left-wing philo- sophy and the line followed by orthodox chief elements on vital questions.
Over
conference
representatives
trial of
The party was bitterly al|pressext newspapers, attacked the tacked by The Minister of State Council-highest Court in State, Faihy Radwan
who Egyptand allowed himself to bo accused Nahas of "collaboration exploited by ex-King Farouk in and subservience to Britain." interfering with the
Fathy Radwan said the Wald complete liberty to adopt had whatever course of action It
the chose. But
Government would not remala aloof over at tempts to forge Egypt's modern history.
If the
his
FC-
to exist
highly-placed Egyptians charged with supplying fasity arms to Egyptian forces in the war with Israel.
Radwan said the aim of the Party reform law was to exclude from political life all those who the had "amossed wealth at expense of the poor,
State The Minister of
also charged Nahas with muzzling the Press, over-muling Supreme
OPEN BEFIANCE Court decisions, crowding the administration with
The Ward's open deflance latives and bushing up the arms ruffled the relatively calm waters {scandal. ^ "
on which General Nogul has as an officially recognised party Farouk to abdiente on July 28. been sailing since be forced without complying with the re- gistration order, it may operate The premier-general now has observers said. to take into account the direct. underground,
hostility of the largest party, In That act would contain many
the country. inherent dangers.
The Moslem
In the last general election, Brotherhood,
Ward In December 1949, the as a purely alone won 75 per cent which started
took to politics
of the ligious body,
driven seats in the Chamber of Depu- underground some years ago. and wus banned and
tles and enjoyed almost universal Underground cells planned and popular support when it abro- carried out a number of ass gated the Anglo-Egyptian treaty assinations, including that of the then Premier Nokrashy Pasha.
Reuter,
tion.
PERSONAL TOUR
of tomorrow, which
beat the resolution by about a in million votes,
his
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it will be possible, in any have out-manoeuvred the plat- the war between East and West, form also on the presentation of which alone won 75 per cent ed to submit their report in the to prevent the Soviet sub- several of the main conference of the Parliamentary seats in
by
them the last election, getting marine fleet from debouch-motions ing from
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The schoolchildren of Oosterbeck, Holland, re member, and place flowers on the graves of the Air- borne men who lost their lives in the Arnhem attack during the Second World War.-London Express.
Secret Manoeuvres To Buy Persian Oil
Washington, Sept. 28.
The petroleum expert, Samuel Nakasian, said to- day that "several" independent United States oil com- panies were secretly manoeuvring to buy Iranian oil in spite of the British blockade.
He said one or more of them probably would negotiate If Britain turned down Premier Mohammed Mossadegh's ultimatum for settling the Anglo-Iranian oil dispute.
Washington, Sept 28.
The United Nations new. Korea proposals were seen in official circles here as finally disposing of the Communist charge that the! Allies wanted to put impro- per pressure on their pri- sonera to dissuade them from returning to Com- munist China and Korea.
Officials said today the United Nations would not accept the Immediate negative comment of
Tel: 21433.
Scientist Missing
Copenhagen. Sept. 28. A 38-year-old Danish scientist, Mr Werner Jacob- sen, was reported here to- day to be missing in fodia while studying the life of more primitive tribes there. Mail sent to the address he gave has since been re- turned.
Mr Jacobsen, an' ethnolò- glat, set off alone in June, Africa 1850 to motor to and India
to record and photograph He among pri- mitive peoples.
Omce,
The Danish Foreign the Scandinavian Airlines and the East Asia- to Company's representa- lives in India have been asked to Investigato what has happened to him. Reuter.
the chief Communist negotiator Koje Riots Sequel
General Nam II
of the proposala.
as a rejection
Officials Raid the United Nations were determined the Communists should give proper time and thought to the latest proposals and make their con- sidered comment upon them at the next meeting of the truce negotiators.
They would not say if the proposals constituted the United Nations "Onal offer"" in every sense of the word.
In one
Ex-Camp Commandants
Retired
Washington, Sept. 28. Two American Army Brigadiers, demoted to
sense they said. the Colonel after being involved United Nations made its "Onal in the prison camp riots on offer" some months ago. 11 in- Koje island, off South cluded among other things the
basic principle that the United Korea, have apparently been Nations would not be party to retired, it was disclosed forcing unwilling prisoners of today, war to return to Communist
An unofficial service publica- controlled territory.
tion, the Army, Navy and Air Force Journal, said the names of The present offer was a means the two officers were mining of fullling the United Nations from the list af afleers who will. "Anal offer. They said the
execution of the United Nations be retained on active duty.
The two men, Colonel Francis offer to bring the prisoners of Dodd and Colonel Charles F. war in small groups to the de Colson, were reduced from the milliarised zone. bristled with temporary rank of Brigadier practical problems But the General to their permanent rank military authorities on the spot | of" Colonel after the Kole believed it could be done.
Incidents,
FULLY.CONSULTED -
London, Sept. 28.
Colonel Dodd was - camp-com- mandant on the island when rebellious Caranunisia seized him
All United Nations concerned as a hostage. Colonel Colson, who in the Panmunjom truce talks succeeded him, signed an “egree- were consulted before the three ment" which the Army salt at new prisoner of war proposals the time gave "several orroneous were presented today, it was impressions about Allied trea
The Army appeared to have authoritatively understood here.ment of Communist prisoners.
mandatory retire- Common feature of the pro- used a now
order to drop the two posals, which differ only in de-ener tall, is to ensure Communist officers. prisoners unwilling to return
Congress passed an In 1947
Act which cost of domestic production-and-home should be free to decide Office Personnel
their destination when they are specined-that-after June 30, become less dependent on the big
1953, there should be mandatory treed.
rotirement of producers-United Press.
Permanent colonels who had completed 20 years of service and held that rank for five years.
But the Act also provided that in time of emergency the
provision could b The Foreign Office tonight mandatory gave the following figures of suspended.
An executive order Inst prisoners held by the United
invoked this provision, August Nations command who are un- allowing the Army and Ali derrtood to be unwilling to go Force to retain up to 60 per homo; Chinese: 14,000 out of cent of the colonels who would 20,000. North Koreans: 34,000 otherwise have been rollred. cut of 96,000-Reuter,
Reuter,
Hunt For Reds Penang
In
one year ago.
Meanwhile, the independent -Al-Akhbar-reported. newspaper
"Mr Nakasinn, :''à ̈ ̈ ̈private - oll today that Nahas loki the
consultant, has been intimately authorities he possessed
a £1,000 involved in the long-standing other property than Cairo, Sept. 28.
The Waid Wrangle. He formerly was all General Mohammed Naguib ring on his finger.
statement
price chief for the Marshall Plan disclosed today that he would tender made the
and is now adviser in a $07,- account of his property,000,000
claim government the weekend the carry to the people in a per-an
submitted to the government in Bevanites pulled off their big-sonal tour his campaign against,cordance with the provisions/galast four major American oll gest coup by persuading a large deflant Ward Party leaders, in-
producers, of the legitimate income law Ho declined to give the names number of local Labour parties cluding its head, Mustafa ed which demands that every cur- of the cominoles interested in to join forces in backing one Nahus, who is now threatened rent and past government of obtaining Iranian oll. He,
said with trial on charges of corrupta reveal the source of his in- premature disclosure would in- pure Bevanite resolution,
and
his property, the vito
vite reprisals from big com This resolution demands army Less than 24 hours after the come
panies with internationa cuts and says Americon finan-Ward refected
government Paper said. clol aid will prejudice Britain's
Contents of the account are operations, Ho
sald, however, right to put forward an index order to drop Nahas, the soldier- officially secret, but according that they were independents
Singapore, Sept. 28. premier completed preparations pendent policy.
for three-day tour of Northern to Al Akhbar Nahas stated that who desperately need forelen
Police clamped a curfew his wife owned 316 acres of crude oil to counter the com- Bevanites believe they can get Egypt's delta towns, beginning land, £7,000 worth of furniture petition of big importers"
on more than 100,000 will in effect
Ho brushed aside Britain's
the Georgetown 2,000,000 members
to back it, test his popularity with the in their Cairo residence, £8,000
worth of furniture in their coun-threat to use legal, action and people in But Mr Clement Attlee's sup-masses.
try home, £0,000 yacht, the possibility of torce to block area of Penang today in their greatest attempt yet porters are confident they can General Nagulb has included £3,000 worth of jewellery, two shipments from las NO BASIS Sumannoud; Itinerary home town of the aged-Wafd cars and some shores.
"There is no basis in law for to round up Communist ter- Government Inspectors have Party leader. OUT-MANOEUVRED
cern and it would be hard to tionnaire forms were dis- Last month, before the split completed their questioning of Britain to sue an American conrorists. Nearly 10,000 ques
Nahas and his wife in connec- government and
charges of prove Iran had no right to sell tributed and later collected and tion with the two Left-wingers are reported to between the
Ward powerful
the oll," he stated. Party abuse of
by British soldiers, Four power and are expect-
"American Arms have been holding back to give Britain's suspects were picked up, next few days, huge crowds
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company a two later released. THE CHARGES
chance to settle with Iran. But One of the two detained was
these
new proposals fail they suspected of being a Communist, the Baltic in broken down into a number of gave General Nagulb hysterical
on his way uvations clearcut issues,
The charges involve construc-will consider they have waited. The hunt for unidentified Reds the North Sca.. Russia
Alexandria to Calro. conference past the has always had a large as had before it a composite
crucial days tion of a Nile River quay bp long enough and it would be as been going on for more than The next three
Nahas' garden city perfectly proper for them to get two weeks here. When Bun- submarine fleet and some
to show whether posite. on, such questions as are expected motion
Madame Nahas' that oll
day's curfew was Imposed, Its estimates place pre foreign policy
containing so General Nagulb has lost popular residence for
and construction
of W. Alton Jonés, president
Naval and police ́vessels sur➡ Hent size at 250, all of | much that, according to the support as a result of his break luxury yacht
Company of a road leading to her estate the Cities: Service them most modern and Bevanites, the issues were ob- with Nohas.
tests his at Marg, 12 miles west of Cairo, made a special trip to Iron and rounded the island. While the General now expected equipped with weapons from scured. 11
Nahar at first refused to see has hinted he might be interest popularity separate resolu- personal captured U-boats and im- there will be
tions on general policy, Korea. North, his government was ex- the Investigators, but finally ed in buying some of its oil, proved through the ass 15-
pected to press its strong action consented to be questioned in Mr Nakasian said he was not
the presence of his lawyer. In the only American, with the munist tance of German submarine and Germany.
a previous case, the investigator same-idea. specialists. The Hussians The real drama of the con- against the Ward and Nahas.
ex-Minister Indicated the Ward ference, and the most signi- can only operate in
left-wing strength,
of Public Works, Osman Mohar Britam has vigorously opposed government Has placed $260,000
similar charge. the all-important Atlantic feant test
Is the Bevanite attempt to in-. The Minister of State, Fathy
ram, on 'a by sending their ahips
dispute on the grounds representation of Radwan, today scathingly at-i
refused to comment on crease their round. Jutland through
who refused trial in early October,
report. that it would weaken her bar nonwhile, a party of home, be
Major-General Hussein Surry.
The United Tewan said Nahas, Danish waters or through Executive-strong National tacked the former premier. Rad Mini is now de gol pond-the intervention of and foreign an his head. Police; however).
Wat Amer, former chief of the fron gaining position.
Chinco to step down, from the
killed three the Kiel Canal. Control of elected this week.
would be charged the consts around the Baltic The four Bevanite members, leadership,
tier administration and a close inace find major United States guards left-wing leader with both administrative and friend of Farouk's, was the international operators have sup terrorists in Kuala Balah dis
ported this policy the is therefore all the
trict using words. United more including
official charges. of three the political
offences,
subject of political Ilmself, it on
* any American company Press. essential to thom. The side of the Committee, which is Expressing the Nagulb govern- including attempted invasion of struggle must, therefore, entitled
before Britain has come to terms to seven places. The ment a views on the resolution Cairo with frontler guards. He moves into the Iranian marke concentrate on tho Canal
seven are elected by the votes adopted by the Ward Executive was arrested by. Naguib's troops with Dr Morestegh, there
which following hla attempt to escape and the waters around
of only the million-strong Commlites yesterday.
sion. State Department official Jutland. In the East, no political side of the party. openly defied the government's immediately after the Army's bound to be a diplomatie explo
reform Jaw, Radwan coup in July, Begmites are now challenging Party
have said, however, that they doubt, the Behring Straits
New Delhi, Sept. 20. with six candidates.
The Imildiment charged that would not attempt to predict would be the centre of
his life foducing Egyptian Armer built up inits of the what action they would Lake Three people were killed and interest for the Soviet The "loyalist" side of Labour charged that Nahas" "spent all
sarvile attitude frontier guards at Solkam on the before the actual case 'erme up. two seriously injured in 'a can people to take a would doubtless use the didates in an attempt to in- toward
fritain."
western border of Egypt with the They said they were not sure train derailment about 800 miles east of New Delhi today, ac- summer months to reinforce crease strength and defend The Minister accused purpose of invading Cairo. Ho what would or could be done.
Mr Nakaman described; them 'cording to first reports. the submarino fleet in the three leading Labour. ex-Nahas of having dailed to apply was also alleged to have incited Far East via the narrow Ministers, one or more of whom a single bullet to the guerilla troops by claiming Farouk wanne "frustrated'. Some IndependThe train was bound for out if the forces who fought British troops returning to Egypt and would ent firms are anxious to develop Allahabad. Its engine came off passage between the Arctic will be thrown
Bevanites gain extrá places, in the Buzz Canal Zone early this reward them Iborally--Valled some of their own foreign crude the rails midway between two Ice-picks and the northern
oil reserves to counter the high | stations,--Associated Press, year. He added that Nahay sup- |Proir. Biberian.const..
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which
has put forward maay
Reuter,
In tho
SCATHING ATTACK.
POLICY. SUPPORTED
The newspaper, Straits Times, that Chin Peng, secretary- munist Party
was the No.
1 coral of the Malayan Com target of the Intensive hunt. He is the topman in the
Malayan
and hierarchy,
the
tho
Three Killed In Train
** Derailment.
The proposals do not concette theprinciple of forcible ro patriation, which has caused the existing deadlock in the talks.
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