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COMMENT OF THE DAY

Future At Stake

JAPAN'S

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political future becomes at, stake in ten days! time. For the second time since the signing of the peace treaty with the Western allied powers, the country will go to the pulls to elect a government, and the result may have far- reaching effects, The incident which appeared to lend directly to the down- fall of the Yoshida Govern- ment last month-the use of an uncouth word In the

Diet by the I'remier

seemed so inconsequential

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London Underground Soviet Amendment On

Railway

6 KNOWN DEAD:

20 OTHERS

TRAPPED

London, Apr. 8.

Two crowded electric trains crashod

as to create the impression in the blackness of the East London

any opportunity

for

that Yoshida was seeking underground Tube on Wednesday night showdown with his political at the height of the supper-time home. rivals.. In fact, the fall of bound rush. the Yoshida government stemmed directly from the growing economic lems confronting

Unofficial estimates said as many as prob- 25 persons may have been killed.

Japan.

"Personalism", "nation-

allem." and intra-party feuds undoubtedly played a part in the toppling of the underlying reason for the

Yoshida Cabinet. Yet the

Premier's defent in the Diet was economic-the growing fear of 80 million Japanese that the loss of mainland China as a market und source of raw material will eventually reduce them to a starvation diet, or make them indefinitely dependent on their conquerors. The ingenuity,

energy and ambition of the Japanese

The officially known dead was `placed at six persons hours afterward as wreckage- cutting rescue work continued through the night by torchlight.

to

Many of the hundreds of passengers aboard

were injured and removed hospitals.

The rescuers reported 20 or more were known to be trapped in the wreckage, dead or alive.

They used acetelyne torches to cut through the twisted steel piled up in the dark.

people won them an empire Increase In

within a generation. But like self-made men

who have achieved spectacular success too rapidly, they became over-confident and over-ambitious. Yet despite the failure of their military challenge to the forces of the democracies, they have

Japanese Exports To

not lost the desire to regain HK Likely

self-respect. They want to be self-supporting, but to do so they must, eventually, have two-way trade with China to replace the Imports and exports they lost in Manchuria and pre- war dependencies.

(From Our Own Correspondent)

A packed train bound for Epping, a residential suburb 20 miles outside London, ploughed Into another train running along the same

.Line to Central Hafnault as they swung around an S-bend Into the tunnel near Stratford Station., «-**

The driver of the Epping train, J. S. Besley of Debden, was the first identified among the dead.

Stratford Station, ACERC of Wednesday night's collision, is in East London, a district of docks, factories, and workers homes. The subway line swings Into the S-bend in going under- London, Apr. 8.

ground into the tunnel, making Japanese exports to Bri- vision difficult.

Some carly

reports said tish Colonies should receive

third train was involved. a considerable boost as A A statement by result of the relaxation of government-controlled import restrictions recently Transport System mentioned agreed between the British only two trains being involved.

Treasury and the Japanese- Government.

to

colonial increase their Japan to 20 per cent above the level of the second half of last year.

20

the London

RESCUE HAMPERED

London

Some

Disaster

Trygve Lie's Successor

The Shah

Mossadegh Struggle

New Revelations

The.

Teheran, Apr. 8. struggle between

Here is the latest pic- ture, just arrived in Hong- kong by nic, of Mr Dog Hammarskjoeld, former Swedish Deputy Foreign Minister, who has been elected to, and 'accepted, the office of Secretary. General of the United Nations in succession to Mr Trygve Ele-Asso- ciated Press Photo.

POWS May

Exchanged velation by the Shah that In Indo-China

Paris, Apr. 8.

Disarmament

Rejected By Assembly

United Nations, Apr. 8.

-The General Assembly today rejected a Soviet amendment on dis- armament, which the United States said would "turn the clock back."

An a consequence Mr Andrel Vyshinsky, the Soviet delegate, voted against the majority when the Assembly approved by 52 to 5 with three abstentions a resolution asking the Disarmament Commission to continue its studies along lines laid down by the West.

principles upon which the Commission could operate."

"The Soviet Union say they have made tremendous conces sions in this debate," he did not share this view,

Mr Vyshinsky had announced | adopted after thorough locus to the General Assembly that slon and was reaffirmed by the the Soviet Union was willing to Political Committee this year. go "half way" In an effort to "The Soviet amendment would reach agreement on the question simply turn the clock back. It of disarmament. He proposed would scuttle or threaten to two amendments to a resolu scuttle the important work of tion recommended by the As the Disarmament Commission."

Spooking a second time in Political Committee. sembly's

Mr Gross

said the Soviet ply to observations made on Britain and

his. amendments, Mr Vyshinsky the United States delegate in the Political Com-ald the question .was accepted one of them, but caid mittee had made clear that this mon they could not accept

the was his intention and Mr which is so important sa to momentous one, one, indeed, second.

shinsky bad reaffirmed that make it desirable to eliminate dimculties, fears, misgivings or mistrusts which are never of

The second amendment pro- today. posed The deletion of the

The Soviet representative in reaffirmation of the General the Political Committee attacked Assembly resolution of Junuary the 1952 resolution in rather good council in matters of such

11, 1952-the basic revolution which established the Disarma-more pointed terms than was

dono ment

Commission and defined its

this morning but the

doca

nat change," meaning elforts.

Padded Mr Gross. Sir Gludwyn Jebb of Britain The 1052 resolution of the

that to accept the second would give the impression that General Assembly constitutes the United Nations mandate and United Nations principles on guidance to the Disarmament disarmament were "being under- Commission and it is, therefore, inned or abandoned, "

basle document. We are deal-

Mr Ernest Gross, for the ing not simply with a title, a United States, said that the mere Bome or style of the second Soviet

amendment General Assembly resolution, but "would simply turn back the with the very terms of reference slost."

of 11

the Disarmament Commission "It would scuttle or threaten | Itself,

to scuttle the important work "It is a question whether we of the Disarmament Commis-Ishould carry forward the, ac- sion," he added.

cumulated wisdom slowly and The Assembly

had accepted painfully accumulated over the without

vote the first Soviet past years, or whether we should amendment, which was to delete wipe the slate clean and start That is a high from the resolution commenda- all over again. tion of the Disarmament Com-price to pay for an unknown

outcome, Mr.Gross sald... mission for its past efforts.

·· 33 TO 10

The second: Soviet amendment was defeated by 33 to 10 with 13 abstentions.

POINTS REJECTED.

great moment,”

Rumanian Promier

Reported "Seriously III".

Belgrade, Apr. 8. Yugopress, the, semi- official Yugoslav

nowa agency, said today that the Rumanian Prime Minister, Mr Ghoorgin

Dej. Ead fallen seriously fil.

re- Yuropress, quoting ports reaching "here" from Bucharest, enli Me Def did not attend the official re- ception at the Hungarian Embassy in Bucharest Dar the

Hungarian national holiday last week.

It said he had never falled to do so in previous year-feuter,

Ho sald that. Mr Gross second Soviet

retain A

the

NOT LINKED "The matters are not linked."

that there should be progressive The 1952 resolution provided The resolution as a whole was disclosure on a continuing basis

of all armed forces and arma objected to the voted in parts at the request of mente and that they must be amendment on the ground that Air Vyshinsky.

subject to effective international it was essential On the vote as a whole, the

i formula, which reaffirmett Inspection to ensure extracy. Sovich (group alone opposed it Both these points had been re- previous resolution, but it was while Burma, Argentina and Jected by the Soviet delega- not at all necessary to reafirm China abstained."

resolutions, lion, Mr Gross said, Mr Vyshinsky told the "The United

"I do not think his argument States Govern- sembly that in an effort to reachment welcomes any signs that convincing," said Mr Vyshmaks. - agreement, the Soviet delegation the new Soviet leadership is would not press its own resol interested in a solution for the

defeated in the Political Committee, which had many problems which contrent adde Mr Vyzhinsky. There

including disarmament," demanded that disarmament disus

is no necessary connection. All Mr Gross. "However, we are trying to do is to get the cussions should be on Soviet added

we sco not the substance Disarmament

Commission to terms, namely a one-third re- duction in the arms of the great but the shadow of agreement." continue its work in accordance Mr Krishna Menon, of India, with the principles set out in powers and unconditional pro- hibition of the atom bomb. sold his country would support A, B, and C,”

tho The Political Committee's re-

Sovict amendments, but The prevous Assembly reso

for the resolution lution Bid the would voto that solution proposed

not have to ba com- United Nations Disarmament as a whole with or without fellowed in every line,

Soviet amendments-mented Mr Vyshinsky. Commission should continue its the

"Do

think that the you studies on a broad plan of work "because we want the work of

the Commission to continue.”* Disarmament Commission cans outlined by the West.

Soviet amendment TO- Sir Percy Spender, Australia, not deem it advisable to modify quested two comparatively said that to agree to the second its stand in connection with now minor changes but accepted the Soviet amendment would be positions, eltuations

androla-

IN January of last year Yoshida made the grave mistake, from the Japanese point of view, of coming out

A rescued passenger had told Premier Mohammed Mossa- Bat-footedly in favour of

of a third train near the scene, degh and the Royal Court

Be Chiang Kai-shek's Nation-

and one report said it just I understand the

British nudged into

the wreckage be resulted today in the re- alist Government. One Government Is recommending fore being stopped. reason may have been to

governments to.

by he was Rescuers were hampered

once requested to help hasten the United

imports

from the twisted metal in getting to leave the country by three

son.o of the passengers. - Sintes Senate's ratification of the Japanese peace

pro-Mossadegh Deputies. were led out

after to safety

A French spokesman to treaty. But the Japanese

hours underground,

This disclosure come in a com- night admitted the possibi- The

Transport munique read by the Court press denounced him It will be left to the colonial savagely. He was accused governments to decide which System issued its first statement Minister, Hussein Ala, as the Lily that an exchange of answer to broadcast prisoners might take place goods of "shameless subservience"

will benef This ut 14 p.m. listing six passengers Shah's

by

dead, three seriously hurt and charges against the Court voiced in Indo-China along the bulk of the resolution, includ- to throw away the specific prin- tionships which may arise in to the United States; his relaxation of the restrictions.

by Dr Mossadegh on Monday.

Ing the suggested plan of work. ciples laid down by the den-life, and which are arising bo- 20 trapped. statement was

wis The called n

eral Assembly In Paris "as (Contd on back page. Col·â) Scores were treated for

communique had. ap- same lines as in Koren,

Vyshinsky sald ho Complete figures for colonial "declaration of war against imports from Japan during the furies at the scene and nearby modliled by the Shah before it did not indicate

parently been corrected and The Foreign Ministry official) or

prepared to vote in favour of that any the proposed the Mao

resolution "pro government." In six months of 1952 are not hospitals.

negotiations had opened to har vided, of course, the Yoshida's

Amend- personal feud available.

rescue worker told re-

on emerging from the to leave the country-which pro-

It said that the Shah's decision ten a prisoner of war exchange.ments submitted by the Soviet with Ichiro Hatoyama,

first half of the porters During the

tunnel:

He, commented, however, that delegation find.scceptance In founder of the Liberal year, however, the value of

The heat down there was Teheran was not. taken on his

voked loyal demonstrations in such an exchange in the bitter the Assembly." Party, his refusal to step these imports was about £50

Indo-China seven-year terrific, Doctors and nurses are

NOT ACCEPTABLE own initiative but after the would be easier than in Korea down (as promised) ny soon million to £55 million.

almost collapsing."

visit of the three Deputies. They because of the lack of fixed that

Sir Gladwyn Jebb pointed out,

the amendments "faith- Despite the restrictions

There were many stories of told the Shahs that if he quit the World War I style battle lines fully reflected the position the year this

Bald he had spent two hours would disappear, the commual-

taken by the Soviet Union in supporting a man who had been que declnrod.

The spokesman was asked at the Political Commission,

While Britain was willing to hemmed up against

communique said that Dr news conference whether he the envisaged

offer to exchange accept the first amendment, the

amendmmit was second

dif- Army was not obeying his comprisoners along Korean lines.

"It is possible such an occur-

have the effect of

as the latter was eligible for Premiership, and finally posed early in

Im-

in-

was read.

Yoshida's breach of Parlia. | level appears to have been well personal heroism, one passenger country its anxieties and troubles as in Korea,

the roof

In the second half mentary etiquette (when he maintained accused an Opposition of the year. The present relaxa member of being a "stupid tion of Import controls should, of this wreck coach.--Associated Mossadegh's charge that

add inather

£10 therefore, [diot") were merely steps million to the Japanese export leading to the inevitable

earnings from this source in the climax forencen by many last six months of this year, observers

year ago,

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wat

mands was untrue as the Armyrence might take place," he re- the British delezate said.

Pros.

Cairo Trials

Its

To Start

would

and

had supported him fully since plied. He pointed out that the deleting the reafirmation of the nationalisation and lind played

had resolution adopted; by the Gen- In part the taking over of the Communist Victrainh

liberated wounded prisoners eral Assembly last year, Anglo-Iranian O!! Company.

"several times already", although this is something that my dele- this had no connection with the

could not see its way to tensions.

current relaxation of East-Weer"

Yoshida's ability to rewin public confidence at the Enquiries made in London

The communique added that elections on

his April 19 is show that Malaya and Hong-

the Shah had even asked continue to ba Japan's doubtful. Tokyo's political kong

Calro, Apr. 8. mother and sister to leave the

know that the Soviet in the Brilish prophets predict victory for best markets

Ex-King Farouk of Egypt country so that Dr Mossadegh's He remarkod: also that the Union do not agree with all the Colonies.

may be tried in his absence in a mind would be at rest. The the Hatoyama faction-a

"biggest victory” won by French principles and these differences | | second half of series of trials opening "very Shali had unwaveringly sup negotiators in During the coalition

the with Mamoru

recent of view are something we shill last year Malayan imports from 100n" under the new anti-graft

ported Dr Mossadegh, even Washington tallos was the warn have to try to reconcile in the Shigemitsu, leader of the Japan were worth £10 million law, Professor Mohammed Fund

of United States' support Ing Minister of Progressive Party, would white Hongkong Imported over Gatal,

National fusing to grant audiences to

Disarmament Commission when members of the opposition. the Indo-China conillet widened. it mecta" sald Sir Gladwyn. Imake it almost a certainty. £18 million of Japanese goods. Guidance, said today.

Meanwhile, it was said that

Asked what Franco's portion Mr Ernest Gross, giving Yoshida in essentially

The relaxation of the import

Leading politicians accused of

on the present limited United States middle-of-the-roader. His restrictions will therefore mean corruption in political, social and Mosadegh might realga if the was compliance with American he skins al conta

53 million, respectively, in regime (will face the graft court, of the eight-man Committee mid it was primarily a respon- they had te conclude that adopt

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Japan

from

If

"I do not think Franes will

Prces.

Five More Mau Mau Slain

wild

policy, jeered at by the

lon of those amendments would theno Colonies Imports from he said. They will have no which has been studying the sibility of the United States.

Shah's constitutional status. Communists and radicals,

of dia. next appeal their during

Professor Galal cald the court United Press

Intervene," ho rald-United weaken the prospects seems to have been more

Heensing period.

armament. of four officers and three legal than a caso of "Hobson's Other large importers

On the first amendment to delete commendation for the choice." Yoshida's philo- Japon in the last six months of counsellors had been set up by US JET ACE IS 1952 were the British East and the Prime Minister, General

Disarmament Commission, the sophy is temperate, and

MISSING West African territories.

Mohammed Nagulb, to "cleanse

United States did not consider reasonable. He has been a

The political life of Egypt,"

Swea City, Iowa, APHI 8. Kenya, Uganda and

It a matter which would, werS Inationalist, but not

He described the court na "a

The parents of Captain'

Nairobi, Apr. 8. ganyika together took over 20

rant drawing an lásue, fanatical, ont. And unless milion worth of Japanese political court trying political Harold E. Fischer Jr. double Five Mau Mau terrorists, in-

2.WILH regard to the second Importe crimes and the Left-wing, clomont gain goods,

a cluding a branch treasurer and amendment

shall vote telegram from

the Air Force chairman, were killed today by RNING CLOCK BACK unexpected strength from Japan

it," Mr Groos amid. Ppaaltics

Wednesday could include loss on

mying their a patrol adverse million.

of troops alded (because of

¿lomo`guards. ·

"This propaces, the deletion of cconomic conditions) roup

im- political rights, loss of civil Hold Fischer was missstig þ Yoshida's views should consorted by British colonial ter- rights, a ban on holding publie on April 7 but had no details. Mau bank account totailing over Assembly revolution of January "tiñuotoisinprovali in ritories from Japan are cotton posts and confiscation of wealth “We'd appreciate any word £100 attached to a list of sub- 11, 1952.. Ths, is the basle.rO- principle, ayon the and other textile goods. These it it was proved to have been you get, the father told scribers and under, the name of solution which established: the Hatoyama faction wins the will probably account. for acquired through..., abuse of newsman who talked with him.

Disarmament: Commission--and most of the Increase in trade; élection.

power

Associated Press.

· defined its efforia, It

andated to £5| judgment,”vering pollteni jet, ace in Korea,, received

934

Ww.

By far the largest single of Egypilan nationality, loss of famed son was missing in action. | KRatrol also found a Màu † tho ronfirmation of the Goncedii

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