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COMMENT OF CHURCHILL CHANGES HIS CABINET

DAY

Dock Strike

THE London dock

TH

strike

situation has reached a stage of crisis where any further deterioration will threaten the country with IN complete chaos. There

no apparent solution to the dendieck which becomes more firmly fixed every day As the unions receive in- crensing support from their branches and allied unions In other

of parts

the All responsibie country. appeals to the mep to re- tura to work have been ignored. The Government. attempts at intervention -- by direct negotiations with the unions-have failed. The employees are adam-

to no return

work ant: until employers Agree negotiate on the points at: issue (among them whether overtime #bould

tu

وین

14

comi-

pulsory!. The employers are equally emphatte: 110 discussion until employees return to work. The Goy- ernment has Net up IL Court l Inquiry, 171 essential step but, in effect, useless; essential because convention and custom decrees it but useless be- cause its findings cannot be enforced htt are hardly likely be accepted by both sides, anyway. 11 the employers come off best in the investigation, the unions are almost certain to reject the findings; contrariwise, if the union stand is defended, the emi- ployers will find fault. Besides, the establishment of the court does nothing towards solving the basic and immediate problem that of getting the

out

men

SIR DAVID MAXWELL FYFE 1lome

to

Secretary

Chancellor.

Lord

MR HAROLD MAOMILLAN Minister of Housing to Minister of Defense,

· MR 'DUNCAN SANDYS Minister of Supply to Minis-

fer of Housing,

Key Post For MacMillan:

More Young

}

Blood In The Government

London, Oct. 18.

The Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, today carried out an important reshuffle of his Cabinet in which Mr Harold MacMillan, 60, becomes the new Minister of Defence, în succession to Viscount Alexander.

In a Ministerial switch involving 24 names, the Prime Minister appointed Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, 53, now Home Secretary, to the £12,000 post of Lord Chancellor, Chief Law Officer in place of Lord Simonds, 72, who has resigned.

Major Gwilym Lloyd George, now Minister of Food, succeeds Sir David Maxwell Fyfe as Home Secretary and Minister for Welsh Affairs. Mr MacMillan la succeeded at the Ministry of Housing and Local Government by Mr Duncan Sandys, 46-year-old son-in-law of Sir Winston Churchill

the

0s. Parliamentary Sir David Eccles, Minister of The Earl of Munster, Parlia- resigned

.of Common" back to work as soon BB Works. becomes Minister of mentary Under Secretary at the Under-Secretary

Relations, is succeeded possible. Now, 4,600 tug Education in place of Miss Colonial Office, becomes Minis, wealth and burgo workers have Florence Horsburgh, Who has ter without portfolio. Sir Re- by Mr Arthur Douglas Dodda

to walk

ginald Manningham Buller, now Parker. in resigned decided

takces Soilcitor-General, Mr Derrick Heatheổle Amery, support of the dock labour-

higher office of Attorney- ora. This will cut

Is the off Minister of Agriculture,

General, in

in place of Sir Lionel essential supplies of coal new Minister of Food.

Heald, who has resigned. Minister Mr Selywn Lloyd, and fuel oil to London and will

Mr Harry Hylton Foster, year old back bencher. cannot be removed

Thames Estuary.

NOT only is this new threat likely to bring London

About

pertinent question moment is will the Govern-

ment use troops to restore order to the and

Sir Reginald's

Mr Dodda Parker' was with aParliamentary Mr Nutting, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The two Foreign 48 Under-Secretaries to replace Mr Nutting and Mr Dodds Parker

ls successor.

ME ANTHONY NUTTING Under-Secretary of Stalo’· ta Minister of State.

Garden Road Accident

·A lorry, a Government van and an American Cost- Mulato car were involved in. an accident-on Garden Road this morning.

The three vehicles were going down Garden Road Apto Queen's· Road Confesl behind a line® of traffe. At about 150 yards from the Juustion of the two

the

ór tho Gardens Division, and the American Consulate stopped in response to a tradio signal. The lorry falled to stop and collided with the rear of the van, which in turn collided with the rear of the Consulate car.

The lorry was badly damaged on the front near- aldo. "mudguard - while ilie van and the Commniato car were slightly damaged,

Raid On Barracks

MAJOR LLOYD' GEORGE" Minister of Food to Home

Secretary,

MR SELWYN LLOYD Minister of State të Minister- of 8ppply.

BIR DAVID ECCLES

Minister of Works to the EN

of Educktlar,"

DOCK STRIKE SPREADS TO LIVERPOOL

Deakin Denounces Vote As 'Hoax'

London, Oct. 17.

At The strike of dockers which has brought the port of London to a complete standstill tonight, spread to the key North-Western port of Liverpool.

A two-hour meeting, attended

And tomorrow, the strike.may The stoppage by the fugmen by 4,000 mm, docided to strike and bargemen will strike new spread to another port tomorrow morring in support of blows at the every day life of Southampton where the great the 27,000 now out in London, the capital deliveries of coal to trans-Allantle giants, Uke the There ure 17,500 registered power stations will stop, hone of Queen Mary Queen Elizabeth

United will be and the

States

iro garbagn dockers in the Liverpool area the city's

carried out to sea for dumping handled, and 183 ships are at present,

Dockers

after an in- there, and no berthed on both sides of the from refineries to

no petrol will be moved

riverside declive meeting yesterday," will RIVUT Mersey

The Chairman of the British storage depots before belag dis- meet again to decide whether tributed by road and rail to they will support the London Transport and General Workers other parts of Britain.

Union Mr. Arthur Deakin claimed that the vote in which the Liverpool dockdes decided to

the dockers to stay at their jobs.

strike was a hoax, and he urged Former Nazis

O'Hare,

sald,

Secretary of the T and G.W.U., who was present at the

men

The London strike has so far held up. £20,000,000 worth ofi

The strike is now in its 100%

Beaten In bungamen Who

are out, a further: 8,000 Themes-side ship repairers are also on strike.

minas meeting of donker's held to Austrian Pollenwillondon other

Liverpool today, it is quite

cortain the two votes taken

were

Six

Irishmen

against

dockers in

Charged

Lord Carrington, now Parila-re Mr Robert Turton and Lord With Murder

of

nt

the John Hope.

ba-

to ensure that London gets MAXWELL FYFE MADE VISCOUNT

all necessary fuel suppilea.

any participation

on the part of the Liverpool

in the present

strike.

strike today that of the crews, who man the thuble buses which, transport deck

London's many of greater population of 10,000,000.

Vienna, Oct. 13. Austria's former Nazis were "The first vote was decisively badly beaten in yesterday's pro-

Today, which services are action. The vincial elections, according to against strike

normally less than week days, which was second,

taken in results received so far.

Tight-wing League of 20,857 drivers and conductors at The darkness, was a trick. The men “were asked ‹ to - vote

the Independents, in which many 43 garages and, depots were out on the farmer. Nezls ere united, lost and 2,104 buses 20 trolley question as to whether they were going to stand by the about a third of its votes com

More than 6,000 bus em London-men

pared with the 1949 results, buses were off the road It was..taken in.

**for-s miane Herr Julius Raab, the Austrian complete darkness at 5.30

In Trafalgar Square meeting bus driver number of Chancellor, described, the Party's ployees gathered "A great number of those

"catastrophic which bus day

Bill Jones who had been present pro- viously had left the meeting

Whitn

at Omagh, A seventh member made it virtually certain that Sir Bracket Lollows" (1949 Agustu

of the attacking parly was re-

In the

The

(the

mean that garbage of State at the Foreign Office,

to the he is now attending the United in New York-is the dumping arca off the Nations

new

Supply Minister of

in mentary Secretary

Agriculture,

London, Oct. 17. Ministry

Lord Mancroft is to succeed succession to Mr Sandya

Mr Llyod will be replaced as comes Parliamentary Secretary Lord Lloyd as Parliamentary Six: Southern Irishmen

State Minister of

by Mr

of Defence Secretary in the Home Office, at the Ministry

who allegedly made an Anthony Nutting,

joint Par- under Mr MacMillan.

Mr Ernest Marples takes Mr to a complete standstill hut

liamentary

Robert Turton's place as Parlia-armed attack on a British Foreign Under- the strike

PARKER'S APPOINTMENT

Political leaders said, today was elected chairman. of the dock Secretary, who is now in Calro

montary Secretary at the Minis-barracks in North Ireland

Pensions.

last night have been charged ed a definite vote against parti parties! had

belleving that they had register that the two big moderate various speakon violently

tacked the attitiade of trade workers Пам seriously for negotiations on the Anglo- Earl St.

replaces try of Aldwyn

beefi greatly jeopardised the country's Egyptian agreement

Lord Carrington at the Ministry, Brigadier Fitzroy MacLean with the murder of Fusilier cipating in any strike action.""

strengthened at the expense of union leaders parti appointed Parliamentary Under-

Transport and General Workera export drive.

one- NEW WORKS MINISTER

of Agriculture.

TROOPS LIKELY B

the extreme left and right.

Arthu third of Britain's sen-borne Mr Nigel Birch, Parliament- Lord Lloyd succeeds Lord Secretary of State and Financial J. P. Callaghan, it was an-

United Frem said the Liver- Results from, the Vorarlberg, Union leader: Me Ministry Munster

Parliamentary Secretary at the War Office, In nounced tonight. trade is affected. The most ary Secretary at the

The six secused were arrested pool décision to strike, taken at Austria's westernmost province, Deakin

in After the a stormy Merseyside meeting wero as

meeting, the at the of Defence, is the new Minister Under-Secretary for the Colo-place of Mr James Riley Holt

after an attack on the barracks nies. Mr John Foster, who has 'Hutchison, who has resigned.

silkers marched in procession of Works,

Winston Churchill's Govern

London to Victoria right-wing People's through Moderate: ported to have been woundedment would be forced to use Party 01,109(56,900); Socialists station where they broke up. and was taken to a hospital. troops to clear Britain's sea life- 27,357 (19,293); League of In-There were no incidents re

Exported efter during the meet- attack five Britishines unless the strikes are

treme left-wing The troops were ready to move It is not a desirable course

constitu- ment by his appointment to be Fusilier Callaghan, died after- to take. The unions are

It was announced also that Mrjadvises her on high

notice. There seemed little bound to describe it

Osbert Peake, Minister of Pen-lonal issues), and conferred on Home Secretary and Minister wards. At least six others were into the docks at a few hours position 2,010(2,432)-Router.

the for Welsh Affairs.

likelihood of an imminent sotile- strike-breaking measure will be a member of the Cabinet tie of a Dame Grand Cross of

sions and National Insurance, Miss Horsburgh, aged 83,

The six men charged, all fuketin Sir David Eccles who achieves

All attempts by the giving addresses in Elre, were ment. and a blatant discrimina-mphasising the Government's the Order of the British Em Cabinet rank at the age of

Mr

said to have denies the charge. Government and by moderate tion against them which preoccupation with the problem pire and a knighthood on may tend to give the strike of pensions for the aged and Hylton Foster.

the organisation of the corona-sad wore remanded in custody union leaders to get dockers

until Oct

25. Later tonight, back to work have failed.

Sources close to the Govern political character, Com- war disabled.

two other men were arrested. Lord Alexander, who has rt. munlats

appeared man said Sir Winston might Bro blamed

The men charged The appointment of Mr Dun- M Heathcote Amory will signed his post of Defence creating unrest. Certainly combine the duties

of Minister Minister, is a former Governor can Sandys to be the. Minister of in court dressed in Khaki summon his reshuffled Cabinet

in se days fears

તા they may be actively agitat of Food with his present role of General of Canada, He has been Housing at the age of 46, makes denims, some of them with tomorrow-the fifth Ministers

meating ing but at the base of Minister of Agriculture and Defence Minister during most of him the second youngest mem- black paint on their faces,

Meanwhile the search for

arth for unemployment hit London Indus the dispute there is n Fisheries, The Food Ministry,

been the three years the Conserva ber of the Cabinet The young- fundamental grievance in-now that rationing has tive Government, has been la est is Mr Thorneycroft, President raiders was still going on wiin tries dependent on riverborne

Troops, tracker dogs and of the Board of Trade. volyed. If the essential abolished; is dwindling

to be members of the ment on a few hours, notice i sponsibility, no longer requiring

*The size of the Cabinet with 18 are the full time attention of a

ministers remains unchanged outlawed Irish Republican Almy the Cabinet decided to order. a break-separate Ministry.

advocates*** union.

soldiers to, work, these sources The new appointments roduce which the average age of the members Northern Ireland win Eiral. The oldiers would unload 135-oddships cargo from of the Cabinet by about two and France Presso,

wed up in London's port. If they were moved in. heir years.

soldiers were wounded and one, settled within the next few days dependents, 14,804(12,21422. Oping or the procession-Reuter, :

services of London threatened with

B8 #

for

re- amco.

THE TIMES, VIEW The Times Political Corres down, however, Government will have no hļternátive but

Lard Munster, as Minister Londent cald the ministerial to employ troops.

And if without portfolio, will assist changes scorcoly, constitute the strike continues much Lord Salisbury in dealing with mader reconstruction of the Government business in the Government which its sup will Houso of

of Lords.

porters find looked for thir autumn,G

played an outstanding part

tion.

cool,

Seraft. They are woops were 'roadly

Although import The New British Cabinet

afów Important

longer, Government seriously have to consider using troops to man. the The official announcement docks as well. The country which said that the Queen had cannot be held to ransom approved the appointments, charges have bean mendia with w by the stubborn refusal of stated also that she had appoint much wider resume in junios ed Lord Fairfax of Cameron, a post this la evidently another

Faconstruction.

feels himsell

London, Dat." 18. affled - by: Bir' Winalot

"The" new""" British". Cabinet," as Both sides to come to terms. Lord In Waiting, a largely inter early

·Sir | Churchill last night; iERINGKA Serious competition in the honorary post attached to the Winston

The Prime Minister and Firsh Lord of the Treauitry - Sta export Beld has already re- Royil

Court, with nominal able to continuse. In office for Winston Churchill, szed' 79;}}}, duced Britain's earning duties,

some months longer and the Foreign Recretary *** Me Anf

The Cont of President capacity largely because

changes non made.are designed Lord Pr delivery dates quoted by its

rt Chancellor -- Bir Industries to översena»^ CUR-

Je carries a salary of £1,000

MISS HORSBURGII

"tomers are léss; attractive * HONOURED

than those of Its rivals; The:

can only aggravate She had also -approved, that

Läed Bionda be, appointed

position and unlesa zres of Appeal in Ordinary. lock machinery

doogklorito Lord Porter,

notice said the

to novo and strengthen his 97 adenim maridion for the rest of

most Interesting of timenta ta' that of ɔMillan: to jibe Hohad

The

TUGMEN'S STRIKE

1

The total on strike in London was brought to $27,000 this morning, when, -4,600 tugmen end bargemen dame out, claim- ing that their action would "completely paralyse the River.

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