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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Untimely

Illness

THE British Commonwealth,

Tingether with the rest of

the free world, deplores tho Budden and unexpected incapacitation of Sir Winston Churchill and at the same time looks forward to his speedy recovery. Everybody has become so accustomed to Sir Winston's robust health that it is not easy to imagine the famous British statesman subjected to strict doctors' orders, It is a matter for considerable relief and satisfaction to know he is not suffering from any physical dis- ability: Sir Winston lus

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URANIUM Postponement Of

WORKERS IN REVOLT Submarine's

Defy Russian

Execution Squads

been working too arduously MINE

over State affairs and complete relaxation for a few weeks is expected to restore the Prime Minister to full health. The indis-

osition of Britain's lead ing statesman and politician givings; at this particular

at any time must cutse mis-

moment it is doubly 1931- fortunate. It means that the British Government

is

deprived temporarily of its two principals-Sir Winston Churchill and lieutenant, Mr Anthony Eden-and

the presents Cabinet with added prob- lems. But to the Prime Minister his indisposition is

a particularly severe blow at this time for it entails another postponement of

tain's

MINE

SHAFTS FLOODED

Berlin, June 28.

Tens of thousands of East German uranium workers defying Red Army firing execution squads and mass arrests continue to revolt against Com- munist rule, reliable reports reaching Allied sources here said today.

4.

Partial paralysis still gripped the Leuna Chemical and Buna Synthetic Rubber plants near Merseburg, the Ammendorf freight car construc- tion plant and big machine building factories at Halle, it was reported.

The workers' revolt against Communist rule con tinued in defiance of Soviet bayonets, prisals, arrests and executions and the frantic efforts waves of re- of the East Zone Communist government to placate workers and get the situation back to normal.

Originally more than 100,000, no more executions aro known strategic and to have taken place. Six are uranlum mining officially known but

over 20

dik.

The unrest reportedly started in the uranium mining area as far back as June 14-three days before the widespread content of East German workers exploded into a bloody uprising throughout the Soviet Zone,

The East

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the Bermuda three power workers in the talks of which he is the highly accret Instigator. Sir Winston has belt in Saxony were reported 10 more are suspected. made it known that he have taken part in the revolt, regards the proposed con-Reports reaching Allled sources

German Govern-" ference vital to thehere said they flooded many ofment is pressing on with its current Internationalthomine shafts, putting them economic measures designed to situation and quite capable out of action probably for four Pacify the population and Im- of leading to decisions and months.

prove its living conditions. actions of a far-reaching

According to the East Ger man press, all nature affecting relations

working again.—Reuter,

factories between Soviet Russia and the Western world. More over, Sir Winston's active leadership and guidance is particularly needful at this moment with the Korean situation having reached such a critical phase. Bri-

domestic affairs can safely, he left to Mr-RAButler and his Cabinet colleagues. for the

He disclosed the President's time being, but the inspira- drove into a

a nearby town. There appraisal of the riots while Communist being questioned on a television wisdom of Sir police cars, smashed their rifles, programme. Winston Churchill in the opened up the women's gaol and tackling of international held control of the city until Magnuson, who called Eisen- problema is needed moro Ruslan tanks were rushed in hover an "expert on Europe"

said the President made the ze now than ever before. The and opened Are.. speedy

imark at a breakfast recently. recovery of Sir Winston is the prayer of

Unrest among the uranium Magnuson, who also appeared the entire free world.

workers was particularly serious on a programme transcribed for because a high percentage are individual radio stations, said a police omcers sentenced to strong anti-Communist under- Scoul Talks

forced labour there. The whole ground den is developing in aranium arca

was sealed off Communtet China. He said that from the rest of the Soviet zone on recent trip around the world owing

to its vital strategic detected the same unrest in nature and only skimpy reports the East that is breaking out in of conditions seeped through to the outside

there ever have Western satellites-United Press. world.

MOST SIGNIFICANT

Washington, June 28, Sen. Warren G. Magnuson said today that President Elsen- hower believes Strong Communist "people's Communist

the anti- police" reinforcements were re-East Germany are

demonstrations In ported to have been moved in

"the most thing that has political there at that time. Five thougnificant

happened" Balnce

of tho end sand miners from the state- World War II. owned- -- uranium corporation seized more than 100 trucks and

lion and

I is reported that

Dr anch

overturned

overturne

Syngman Rice President Elsenhower's per aonal envoy have reached an agreement in principle

Parts of the East Zono railway regarding conclusion of ant

network also were reported to armistice between the Com- be tied up by strikes, particu munists and the United Larly bolween Berlin and the Nations forces in Korea. Polish border. Large quantities This may mean anything of steel were sald to be piling up and clarification is awaited. in the big state-owned Stalin Whatever

Works at Fuerstenberg on the border due to lack of trains to

so-called

cessions Mr

con-

Elsenhower

may have made to Dr Rhee haul it away-United Press.

it is perfectly obvious they

cannot be of a nature which

in

or

ON A VOLCANO

►

Weather Plays Tricks

In Europe

· Travelling under water all the way by means of its "Snort" tube, a British submarine, HMS Andrew, recently arrived in Britain after its record-breaking voynge across the Atlantic. Top picture shows some of the crew at Portland after the trip, and above, HMS Andrew in harbour-Reuterphotos,

Sir Winston Churchill's Illness

Cabinet Reshuffle May Be Necessary

London, June 28.

Sir Winston Churchill, forced by his doctors to rest, will keep overall charge of foreign policy and allow Mr R. A. Butler, his 50-year-old aide, to run | Britain's day to day affairs as "temporary Prime Minister." Mr Butler will hold his "first" Cabinet meeting tomorrow.

The

.

Police With Guns, Spears

And Bayonets Raid Meeting

Johannesburg, June 28. Soventy police, with sten guns, rifles, bayonets and spears, today raided an Indian conference at Sophia. town, Western Johannes- burg and dragged from the platform Mr T. M. Cachalia, joint secretary of the South African Indian Congress.

He was charged with atterling a meeting in contravention of a ban

imposed by Mr Charlos Swart, Minister of Justice, under the suppression of Communism Act

The meeting had been called in protest t a proposal to tomove non-Europeans from the Western areas of Johannesburg. The other Indians were also arrested.

Mr Cachailla, besides his job in the South African Indian Con- press, fa also joint secretary of a Joint action committee formed by his organisation and the African National Congress to resist the Malory Government's 'policy.

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Conference delegates booed loudly

Cachalla

was pulled from the platform, led up the aisle and to the door, but there was no clash.

OBSTRUCTION CHARGE

Three

other Indians Were also arrested. They were pick- ed up before the start of the conference on a charge of obstructing the police when they tried to prevent plain- clothes men entering the hall without a warrant.

Father Trevor Huddleston, road to the meeting a messago hoad of in Anglican Mission, from Mr Patrick Duncan,

of

who

son

STIZAA

But this is a situation that cannot be continued inde- London, June 28.

finitely, and political quarters here foresee a Government The weather played off-tricks reshuffle unless Sir Winston recaptures his old physical of a former Governor-General Berlin, Juno 28. any way violates

the Union, today in Europe, with heat form after a respite from the mass of his duties. East Berlin today spent its waves in the north and cold in undermines the basic

arrested at the end of last year second Sunday under martial the south. principles on which the law,

whole question of the Imposed by tho

As matters stand, Mr Butler for entering an African location Soviet United Nations Command

future composition of the Con-who is the Government's chief while taking part in a cam- authorities on June 17, day of Hundreds of reindeer died servslivo Party may well hang economic expert (Chancellor of pain in delaffes of the raclój reach truce agreement the big anti-Communist revolt from heat in Finnish Lapland on these two considerations: with the Reds. But this in East Germany.

the Exchequer) becomes vir segregation laws. within the Arelle Circle. But 1. Whether, the Prime Minis tunily acting Prime Minister appealed against his conviction Duncati sald he had may not satisfy the Com- To Western eyes, peering Italy had rare summer rain and ter, whom President Roosevelt and still runs his Treasury job, on that occasion munists who, quite clearly, between the pillars of the thunderstorms,

once described oz having Ulie This arrangement Jeaves the

to 'test the are suspicious of the talks Brandenburg Gate, "the gatewny

validity of the law he considered unmanned by In Denmark, Norway and reputation of being "the world's Foreign Offico now going on in Seoul,. On to East Berlin," all seemed Sweden, where rain is a normal pletely to the doctors orders

worst patient" will bow com- member of the Cabinet

unjust But now, to protest the face of things, Mr quiet.

summer vislior,

Sir Winston will guide major against the proposal to remove week-long and resist the fich to plunge policy decisions from his coun Eisenhower can hardly go

from Johannes- non-Europeans But reports from

Halle, heat wave continued, and there into work as soon as ho feels try home, and the Marquess of burg's western areas, he would Any further than his Magdeburg, Rostoc, Leipzig, was no threat ef bad weather in a litio better.

abandon his appeal and serve Salisbury, original offer of a mutual and sover other large towns prospect.

Lord President of

the 100 days compulsory labour security pact with the South in East Germany suggested the

2. The speed with which Mr the Council, will be avaliable

which he Was sentenced to Koreans and a reiteration Soviet troops wero altting on a

Anthony Eden, Britain's Foreign | for consultation. volcano. Sullen

previously, Secretary, recovery his normal of

that Assurances

But the day to day runnlag of

One of the arrestad men T.- Mr Eden, now con- the Foreign Omice will be the Ramaswamy United States,

soothing everywhere, acending

health. together to those who still managed to

Naidoo, is the valescing in the United States with the rest of the United lip through the Iron Curtain,

of Mr Selwyn Job

Lloyd, adopted 2001 Paris: Clouds returned after after a third operation for gall Minister of State who is in the Mahatma Gandhi.

of tho Inte Nations, will strive for the The East German radio andļa week of sunshine.

bladder trouble is reported to Cabinet. reunification of Korea. But press for the past few days has Frankfurt: Floods in South- Dr Rhoo has got to offer been coaxing the people to re-west Germany were receding whatever it is, it will need trientis, and in show

as their parts. to satisfy the Communists loyally to the Government.

Vienna: Hot nearly all over Austria. that the terms of an armis- Photographs in the

Now York: Summer heat tice agreement can and will showed Russian troops dancing continued today in a belt from he wholly fulfilled. It is a with East German girls, fond- New England to the south delicate problem and there ng babies and receiving pro-worten states. But from the Winston himself. At his age. ban not been abandoned and its A flash of lightning today is no lack of sympathy for

rents from the efiizens,

Groat Lakes westward to Call- half way through his 70th year-need is as great as ever. One of knocked out Vienna's power But refugees. said President Eisenhower in ware di mare arrests had not storm in the Middle West, Athing more than merely taking main aims was to obtain full hour and power had to be that the fomia it was cool, with thunder- a doctor's warning means some the British Prime Minister's supply system for almost an the present embarrassing yet ceased. Nearly 70 heavy tocado near Adair, Iowa, killed a holiday before dashing Info accorti with President Elsen-supplied to the city from the position in which he has sentences --- up to life terms on person and Injured two work again at the old feverish hower and the French Prime provinces to keep vital installa- been placed,

have been announced, thoughi: Natur,

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Other Reuter cables reported: - Brussels: Fine aki warm mostly, but heavy rain in some districts.

Bomething in exchange, and controlling key points

gardi the Russian troops sull and there was sunshine in most

their

-papers

be making, satisfactory progres This Foreign Affairs "team" but the general Impression is that he will be unfit to take over arrangement coincides with one of the most important moments full duties at the Foreign Office in international affairs. before autumn

The Western Big Three con ference, which was to have BIGGER QUERY.

or July 8, has been opened The bigger question mark is postponed on necount of Sir posed by the position of Sir Winston's indispositión but it

Inte tonight, all the arrested men wero will in custody with out ball-Reuter,

Lightning Cuts Off Powor

Vienno, Juno 20.

Bermuda Talks

Not Unwelcome

AFFECTED BY STALEMATE

IN KOREAN TRUCE

London, June 28.

The inter-Allied stalemate in Korea is cited in Washington as one reason for welcoming post- ponement of the Bermuda conference between Bri- tain, France and the United States because of Sir Winston Churchill's need for rest.

Americans hoped that Bermuda, following a Korean truce, would help the Big Three towards straightening out their differences on Far Eastern policy. This would paye the way for a peaceful settlement with the Communists, ending the bloodshed in Korea, Indo-China and Malaya,

Until the Allies' differences with President Syngman Rhee of

Herr Erich Ollenhauer, leader of South Korea am

the West German Social settled, Democratic Opposition these are bound to cut across said

Party, the Great Powers' plans for a situation" had been created by today a "very serious general Far East settlement.

Britain and France who favour an carly meeting be- tween Soviet leaders and the West, disagree with the United Duisburg, States Government, which has was "an open mind" on this subject the West to agree on its policy a "burning necessity" for as an objective of the Bermuda towards the Soviet Union. talks.

the further postponement of the talks.

He told a party rally

At

In the Ruhr, that it

It seems unlikely that the Herr Ollenhauer said it was Bermuda talks could have pro- quite possible the Soviet Union, duced anything more than a for foreign continuation of the Big Three might still

policy reasons, diangreement, expressed in a

further loosen its vague formula approving that Germany, The unarmed

policy in the Eastern zone of the East and West should get rising in Fast Berlin and East up- together to resolve

their:Germany differences some time.

gave the West more strength than all its divisions,

Shawcross's

Tribute

Abingdon,. June 28, Sir Hartley Shawcross, A Minister in the last Labour Government, paid A tribute to Sir Winston Churchill tonight while campaigning for an Op- position candidate in bya-election.

"I think it is true to say that had he (Bir Winston)

he declared.

The Bermuda

may have

the

postponement

embarrassing

result for the West German Government of projecting the meeting into the

weeks of the

campaign.

last few current election

The elections are due early in September (probably the sixth) and foreign polley is a' main issue-Reuter.

Coronation

not been at the leadership Lights Go Out

of the country in the year 1040

you and I might not

be here on this-platform discussing our political differences the way we are now," he said.Renter.

Diplomatic sources In Paris, emphasising that it was vital for the Big Three lo present # united front to the Kremlin, hoped Sir

Winston Churchill

|

would be over his ill health in very short time to allow the talks to be held with the least possible delay.

London, June 28. Sightseers in London bad their last chance tonight to sco the twinkling magic of

the Coronation illuminations in the Mall

and

Tomorrow the Golden Crowns floating silver balls will angin darkness and the pale blue triumphal arches which our over this brond avenue out- aide Buckingham Palace will be ve silhouettes against the night sky. These sources, expressing Photographers were out in. sharp disappoitment at the force taking their last pictures postponement, said recent inter-of London's finest Coronation national events West even more necessary.

made a unfied | decorations before the lights

went out-Reuter.

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