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und Mr Foster Dullen' broadcast to the nation sug- gest that these two states- men are still apart in their asonment of the funda mental requirements for a solution of the Formosa Strail problem. Mr Dulles believes that where necca- sury, words should backed by EL determined show of foree; otherwise, he argues, the probability is that the Chinese Cum- munists will regard the United States and her ailles "paper tiger." Sir Anthony Eden still insists that displays of force by either or both sides can make no contribution to a peaceful settlement; on the contrary it will tule

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1955.

DULLES WARNS

Further Armed

Aggression May Mean

A General War

UNITED STATES FORCES

A

DETERRENT

Washington, Mar. 8.

The United States Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, said 'today that open armed aggression by the Chinese fully preparing the ground Communists again would probably mean "general war

Asia."

any possibility of success.

for negotiations.

The British Foreign Secretary

also underlined another policy dlangreement between Britain and

the United

States. He advocates with

draws! uf the Chineso Nationalist forces from the const islands; Mr Dulles refuses to consider any such proposal. But attitudes are logicni enough when they

are considered in relation

overall policies,

to

and

nelther must be condemned out of hand.

in

Mr Dulles broadcast a ̄nation-wide report on his recent tour of the Far East including attendance at the Bangkok Southeast Asian defence conference.

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Eden's Statement

Washington, Mar, B.

The State Department today declined to confirm Sir Anthony Eden's state- ment that the United States hid been responsible for persuading General Chiang Kai-shek to withdraw from Tachen and Nanchi Kalands,

Questioned about the Brf- Lish Foreign

Secretary's

the

in the House of Commons today, the State Department spokesman. Mr Henry Burdans

make no comment as all

He would not say

whether

Bir Anihony Eden and Mr John Foster Dalles, had agreed on the possibility of Nationalist withdrawal from the Chinese 'offshore islands as

first

xgove lo- wards admitting the Com- manist Chinese regime to the United Nations,

side-stepped

about

Mr Buestions

further

possible disagreement be-

Britain and tween

the United States over

For- mogan polley by saying that he had to leave comment on such matters of substance to the Secretary of State-

Router.

He recalled that he had pointed out at Bangkok that "for military purposes the Chinese Communist front 'should be regarded as an entirety because if the Chinese Communists engaged in open armed aggression this would probably mean that they have decided on general war in Asia. They would STRIKING

then have to take into account the mutual defence treaties of the United States with the Republic of Korea and the THE main preoccupation of Republic of China and the forces maintained under them. Thus general war would confront the Chinese Communists with tasks at the south, centre and north, tasks which would strain their inadequate means of transportation."

the

Britain and the United States is

future of Formosa, dovetailed to which is the security and punce of the Far East. The British viewpoint is that the

He added: "The allied 'nations possess together plenty of power in problem of Formosa should

the area.

The United States in particular, has sex and air forces now bo settled by peaceful negotiation, and that

equipped with new and powerful weapons of precision which can utterly essential condition for those destroy military targets without endangering unrelated civilian centres."

an

negotiations is a cessation

of hostilities in the Straita

Mr

Congress

Dulica also clarified

Communista should makehower for the

SEAMEN

RETURNING

A

seamen,

a

stranded in New

to

BEVAN CENSURE Singapore

THREAT

Worried Over H.K.

BRINGS PROTESTS Imports

London, Mar: 8.

Singapore, Mar. 0. Imports of large quant!- Labour Party sections protesting against the cen- ties of cheap Hongkong sure with which Labour's left wing leader Mr shoes are beginning, to have Aneurin Bevan is threatened by the Labour's an adverse effect on local "Shadow Cabinet".

shoo manufacturers, cording to traders here.

"The traders Were Expressing their

views on the effect Hongkong shoes In the local Hongkong products were caus- maricet, after reports that cheap ing short time in the shoe and slipper making industry centred

Telegrams began to come in tonight from local|

Of

The "Shadow Cabinet" reportedly has decided to pro- pose the expulsion of Mr Bevan from the Labour Party's Parliamentary group by nine votes to four.

The four members voting against the proposal were understood to be former Colonial Secretary James Griffiths, former Under-Secretary of State James Callaghan, former Fresident of the Board of Trade Harold Wilson and former in Rossendale Valley, Lan- Minister of Labour Arthur Rubens.

Mr Clement Attles did not vote.

An open rift between tho Labour leadership

and the

Pruty's Left Wing chict Mr Bovan threatened tonight to present the Conservatives with on easy election victory Intor This

year.

Retaliation

Parliamentary Labour circles Reason

hoped a last-minute compromise would prevent the implementa- flon of a leadership recommen- dation to exclude Mr Bevan from the Party's Parliamentary group.

Was To-

defence issue Instamentary to

No

For

Expulsion

Thats

Washington, Mar. 8.

WIS

cashire.

Manchester.

London reports said. Hoog- kong products have been on sale in the northwest of Eng land, including Slippers ami same types of women's shoes have been selling much cheaper than the Rosden- dale makers can produce them, the reports added.

Consequently, several firms in Manchester were working short time and nearly 1,000 workers were affected,

Local traders said they would always welcome healthy.com petition but they feared that the small shoe shops found all over Singapore would be the hardest. hit if Hongkong shoes continued. to flood the market-France Prosse.

HONGKONG GLOVES-

London, Mar. 8. Gloves

the imported into United Kingdom from Hongkong last year totalled 646,000 dozen pairs compared with 346,000 dozen pairs in 1953, Mr Austin Low, Minister of State in he Board of Trade, paid in e

parlamentary Toply

Of the a total for 1954, 300,000 dozen pairs, were laitted (la cluding mittens); 148,000 dozen pairs were of fabric and 1,500 dozen pairs of leather.

In 1858, 237,000 dozen pairs knitted and 9,000 dozen fabric.

Mr Low was replying to Mr. Frod Blackburn, Labour, who hind asked for the figures.. Reuter,

The recommendation

The Soviet government told ported to have been made by the State Department today that Labour's "Shadow

Cabinet," the expulsion of Father Georges hoaded by Mr Attlee as a dis- Bissonette, the American Roman ciplinary measure agaltist Catholic priest, was retaliation Bevanito "revolt" over the for the United States refusal to permit Russian Archbishop Boris the full

extend his stay in this Labour group endorses the re-cruntry. commendation at a meeting next

announced by, a week it will create the biggest spokesman for the State Depart London, Mar. 8.

crisis in the Labour Party's his= {ment which received a Soviet from the Embagy 10 spokesman of the tory since the defection of Ram-note Furness Withy Line said y McDonald: „fo: - form. Moscow

["Natlohnt goverfifthit”, hi cosli- Father Biggoncite was expell- here today that so far 71 of tron with the Comparatives and ed from Moscow last Saturday

British Liberals in 1931. some 300 striking

reason for the "' order was given then... Mr Dulles did not refer by mined to try to

JUNE ELECTIONS? conquer York, had signed on again

The State Department has name to any specific offshore Formosa."

It was believed here that Sir claimed the Soviet action violat coastal position such as the Mr Dulles described how Chi-and were being flown Winston Churchill might call on an agreement signed in 1933

Commumist propaganda Bermuda to rejoin their ship. for new elections either in June to Chinese Nationalist held islands nese

permit the stationing of of Queroy and Matsu,

sought to use past United States He understood that the rest or October.

priests in the Soviet Union to policies and Far Eastern deve- were "moTO or less dribbling

An irreparable break between serve the needs of United He said he hoped that the|lopments, such as the United back."*

Mr Bevan

and the Labour States citizens.-Reuler. present military activities of the States alded evacuation of the The Secretary of the men's leadership would probably hand Chinese Communists in the arca were not in fact "the first stage ist Chinese, as proof that the the rest of the striking crew. on a silver platter.

on attack against Formosa United States was merely Д who walked off the 22,500-ton

Today's decision, taken behind and the Pescadores."

"paper tiger."

cruise liner Queen of Bermuds closed doors was believed to He expressed the hope that a

batore she salled from New have been He said that it would be for ceasefire might be obtainable

divulged by signed nist propagande suggest to York, to be

on during Harold Wilson, a former Presi the President to decide how to and said that friendly nations

Mombasa, Mar, 3. today. flexible de on their own responsibility are threaten that the United States implement

peoples whom

African dockers decided today dent of the Board or Trade, and "We have asked the company the

Bevarite fo

the at a mass meeting to call off fonce "in the light of his seeking to And substance for

only judgment as

Cabinet,

|their six-day strike a few hours overall these hopes." the

will taways and reasons to fall to reengage those men who are "Shadow" value of certain

way responsible for the Mr Bevona coastal posi- But he added: "So far these back when faced by brutal and in no

the support of after British troops had marched tions to the defence of Formosa efforts have not been rewarded uncompromising force and that dispute," he said.

only about one-third of the 298 with fixed baroness but marched This did not include three MPs who will take the final vote streets. and the cost of holding these by any sucCESS, The Chinese Communist China is stro to

walters, members of an unofficial next week. But other members The troops were rushed to positions."

Communists seem to be deter win."

committee seeking higher of the Parliamentary group will Mombasa from Nairobi after the bonuses and shore leave be reluctant to vote for his ex-striking Africans had started penses for the crew whose dis- clusion

meyi anti-White clots, since the constituency missal caused the strike

As the troope marched through (local) Labour parties, in con They were

properly

distrast to the majority of the trade the streets, Royal Air Force charged last week." Mr Yales unions, are mostly pro-Bevan. Lincoln bombers roared over added.—Router.

head. On the other hand, a rejection of the "Shadow Cabinet” recom-

The strike had paralyfod tha mendation would be tantamount port and tied up 28 ships and

Reuter i repudiation of Party. Leader Mr Clement Attlee,

of Formosa. Overlooked In United States policy in the For- mosan crisis. He said that the Is the in. some quarters

recently granted by sistence that the Chineno

authority

to President Elsen- Use of United their full contribution to a States armed forces in the For- ceasefire. Sir Anthony Edenmosan area "permits a defence is not proposing a full which will be flexible and not retreat by the forces of the necessarily confined free world, leaving the Com-defence of Formosa

Pescadores themselves." munists unfettered oppor- Lunity to grab new territory and to expand their grip in the West Pacific and South. east Asia.

Britain's active participation

in SEATO belies the sug gestion that she la engaged in a policy of appeasement with Communist China, and

Asia.

Mr

this

to

to a static

and the

ог

Tuchen Islands by the National-union, Mr Tom Yates, expected the election to the Conservatives Strikers Change-

He said the Chinese Commu-

the small

WORDS ALONE INSUFFICIENT

He

they

Faure Wins A Budget Vote

to

Mr

it fy here where Britala resolutely supports Dulles' warning to Peking

said that the United governments and peoples with The Chinese Communists seem that further open armed States should not feel ashamed whom ho had contact but determined to make such a nggression by the Chinese of the great self-restraint It was "patriotism alone is not enough." challenge. At the same time Communists would

most shown.

He added: "Small nations con- they are persistently trying to likely mean general war in He added: "But we must al-not easily be self-confident when belittle our power and to throw

ways remember that the free they are next door to Commun- doubt on our resolution," notions of the Western Pacific ist China. Its almost unlimited

There was still hope that THE defensive alliance and Southeast Asia will quickly manpower

would easily Mr Dulles said: "For military.

party "conciliators" could work between the United States. lose their freedom If they think dominate and could quickly defence we shall rely largely

out a formula which would both Britain and their, friends is that our love of peace means engulf the entire area were it upon mobile allied power which

Paris, Mar. 8.

save the party from disastrous powerful and purposeful. peace at any price. We must, if not restrained by the mutust can striice an aggressor wherever

The Government of M. Edgar schien and save the fall of Mir offers, make it.clear This the Peking regimes we are prepared to stand security structure which has the occasion may demand. That Faure, Radical Premier, tonight Atlee and the other members of

been erected. But that structure capacity will, we believe, deter won by 204 votes against 242 the leadership. cannot afford to discount. frm and if necessary to meet will not hold if it be words aggression. We shall not need a vote in favour of the civil One such formula would take Wherefore if the Chinese hostile force with the greater alone. Essential Ingredients are to build up large static forces Communists feel they have force that we posSIES,”

the deterrent power at the at all points and the United vice budget which included the form of a resolution re

011 additional 9,500 million affirming the group's confidence legitimate claims to be He said that he had come back United States and our willing States contribution will be pri- francs (about

million in Mr Attico and ensuring Mr satisfied, the way open for from Asia greatly impressed bynes to use that power in re-marily in terms of sea and air

In- Bevan without, however; « ex-. for pay a military challenge, power," them is to acknowledge the the spirit and purpose of the sponse to

cluding him from the Parlia- good sense of properly con- ducted negotiations, and to repudiato a policy of force. The biggest mistake Peking

United States and Britain

ECONOMIC, SOCIAL PROBLEM

of

pounds sterling)

creases

M. Fauro had told the mentary group-France-Presse, Assembly ho wanted to maku the vote one of support for his government But he stressed

This would · have :

meant

BUS DISASTER

Seoul, Mar, 0, South Korean polico

sengers wer

་

THREE VIOLENT EARTHQUAKES

Patao, Hawaii, Mar......B, Thrie violent

earthquakes shook the villages of Kalaponať and: Opihicom today, and drove : the villagers from their homes into the purrounding, coun'ry- alde.

Mr. Dulles continued that at "Even there limited forces in- would be to Bangkok they

"Asecond, phamo could make

ther he did not wish to ask for en dealt with the volve an economic burden which economie problem is geseral official vole of confidence, assume that the differences treaty task of Improving

the countries cannot improvement of economic con- of opinion between the economic and social conditions, gome of

ditions in the area. This calls under the French constitution divides itself dry without help. So the for capital developments. Indus- a delay of 24 hours before the "This problem

weak by erilistion should be speeded, vote wie taken-Router. strong will help the are Irreconcilable. Sir into two parts," he said. Anthony Eden was making

"First is the problem of providing some military equip-There should be better roads, no idle statement when he meeting the cost of more effecment and financial support. more irrigation, works and im- proved port activities. There is told the House of Commons e security forces,

"As I have said, the Council

larger particular need for "Funds for that have been exchange of goods and services that friendabip and con- is not trying to build up vast

vobod military establishments. sultation-between the two new

by the Congress for the rs between the countries of

*A: seismologist whó” was Cin all the area said the quakes re countries was stronger than But there is need of modest current fiscal year and the Ads South and Southeast Asia and nounced here today that 21 passembled those which precoded

asking for the Western Pacific, ever.. In the final analysis national forces which are well ministration is

burned to deal the evolution of a new volcano it will rest with Peking to equipped and loyal, which can renewal of funds for this pur

and 20 others seriously injured on the eastern Up ht this island decido whether

support the authority of the poo for the coming fiscal year, tako to

"Japan, with its large capacity when a speeding bus overturned advantage of the oppor ritory and fight initial defen-cognition

Government throughout its ter-Thus there will be special re for industrial production and fix and its petrol tank exploded to last week.stico-Prem

of thono countries need for food and taw matorinda, miles east of Seoul yesterday, tunities for peaceful sive actions if there should be which some military obligas an important pleurant in the Reuter, negotiations which are attack from, without... tions with us.

Harriman's Pla belig offered by Sir

Air Liner Crashes Anthony Eden and Mr Nehru, or to challenge the

New York, Mar. 8. Western and Asian

Drama (Now York radio stations tos | Democra democracies to prove they "This","problem of economic ƒ economie 'pomelbilities of all the Mr Dulles said that he was night, quoted reports trom

improvement goes beyond the tree Asian couples. The treaty deeply impressed by Philippined Mexico City that 25 people were the are no "paper tiger."

Ad Immediate treaty area, The natioew will sticky their prob- President,Mugssy@ny's This is how the Chinese ty aren is not and never can lene from this viewpoint

rug of fasired to have boen killed when "dest the Communiat, prob Communistd should read

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bosst of Mexico, trade the odwillyy Part won medà an to the ant de trading codoorn. The of the of Mr Foster, with outalde areas L speeches Dulles and Sir Anthony *There is need for pro- kaokat, per maan

been ME D STUS Kramam to develop broadly the made

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FORMOSA POLICY EXPLAINED

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The

victims, most of them children, were told to visit their doctors immediately.

The dog, a two-month-old shepherd, went German berserk last Friday in

High vicinity of Horace Man School Most of thom bitten were children between eight

18

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