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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

A Break In

The Clouds

TATIONAL pressures are

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combined at present with international compul- Blons to force the issue

of disarmament. President Eisenhower is in sharp conflict with Congress over the vast defence uppre. priations, which the House Committee wants to cut by

more

than US$2,680 milliona.

The Kremlin, now involved in a tremendous decentral- sation of administration of

industrial and economic

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DISARMAMENT PLAN

'Small Slice Arms Cut Briton Faces

Covers Most

Weapons

Washington, May 23.

The new "first step" disarmament plan under discussion with Russia calls for a "small slice arms cut" covering missiles, ships, tanks and atomic bombers, it was revealed today.

Other parts of the plan call for an aerial-ground inspection to be set up on a test basis and proposals looking toward a reduction in military manpower and defence spending by the United States, Russia and other nations.

authority, professes to be more convificed than ever that the United Siates wants war,

It would pre- sumably be all the more

Any inlig East-West agree- cager to cease the incoter-

mnos aos reduction also able negutives and evasions

provide that Would

Weens which have characterised

taken

US out of altitude the Soviet

or Soviet stockpiles be through.

delivered to in- The Nato Powers are simitar-national disarmament depots, ly in a dilemma over the which would be under careful British decision and the inspection.

German

therefrom.

ull

anxiety arising

There is stu the difficulty that Germany

the OIL

ARCHBISHOP OF YORK BACKS UK H-BOMB

London, May 23,

The Archbishop of York today fully backed Britain's possession of nuclear bombs as a deter- rent against aggression. would

The plan further provides hat nations which do not now Insists

tenacious have ntomic weapons preservation of the link not develop them. At present between her reantheation only the United States, Britain and disarmament.

What- and Russia have atonile

ever is done there must be hydrogen bombs in some contribution to both senals. If real progress is to made.

be

MEANWHILE the signs and

tokens of a break in the deadlock

аге growing. Admiral Itadford, when he i sounded off toudly earlier in the week, betrayed his OWN fears. He felt the ground beginning to move beneath hia Teet, The Secretary of Defence still keeps faith with the Ser. vice Chiefs and wants the proposed cuts restored, But the President himself, after reviewing with the National Security Council

the

T

от

their ct-

Some details

plan of the now being considered by the United States were disclosed as the Secretary of State, Mir John Foster Dulles, and the -presidential disarmament ad- vlart, Mr Harold Stassen, briefed Senate leaders on negotiations with Russia lo date.

DOUBTS VOICED

or

Any ogrtement for arms re- ductions

setting up #11 would have to be presented to neriai-ground Inspection zone the Senote for approval.

RACING OFF

last ruce meet- of the season which was to have been held at Happy Valley tomorrow has postponed lo

been June 1.

REARMING RAAF DISCUSSIONS

the

The Archbishop suid in his monthly

that Jiocesan Jelter bombs inspired fear in people's hearts, but added:

This country's pass casion of them: does not add to the fear."

Deportation From US

Bridgeport, Coun.. May 23.

A British subject faced deportation charges after being sentenced to the State prison today or 2 charge of robbery And violence.

Lesley Deshield, 30, was, sentenced to a year and a day to three years by Judge John F. Cotter in the Superior Court,

Lester pleaded guilty to striking the operator of' a' Norwalk liquor store on the head with a bottle and taking $35 from a cash box on the afternoon of March 27,

Deshield's lawyer, Public Defender John F. McGowan, said Deshield is a British subject from Bermuda and face deportation proceed- ings-United Press,

US HAS HK WEATHER TROUBLE

Chiengo, May 23. An unrelenting weather The leading churchman suid barrage sent new tornadic and crop-ruining that those who want Britain to storms Alve up II-bomba owe it to floods rolling across Ameri- conscience" to say what alterca's midlands today. natives they would choose.

"Un argeed disarmament can happen, aggression may be held off by aggression," added.

What Alternatives? Replying to demands that he denovace British H-bomba, he quid he

that those was sorry who urged this course had not stated the alternative would follow or the obligations It would invalve,

LORD SALISBURY ATTACKS GOVERNMENT

Free World Would Have Rallied

To Britain Over Suez

London, May 23.

The "rebel" Marquis of Salisbury said today he believed the free nations of the world would have rallied to the side of Britain if she had stood firm over Suez.

The Marquis, 64, was "opening a debate in the House of Lords on the Conservative Government's Suez policies. He was one of the most powerful

ALASKA

figures in the Government until he resigned re- 49TH STATE cently in protest at the release from exile of Arch- bishop Makarios, leader of the Cypriot Union- with-Greece Movement.

Lard Salisbury said thewas designed as an act of re- decision "ta .accept Nasser's tallation for the nationalisation terms" on the Suez Canal might of the Suez Copal. have the most far-reaching - percussions.

B

Land Salisbury continued: "I have found it rather dimcult to

that Locept the suggestion partinf boycott (of the Sucz Cumal) by one or two countries would have

been completely valueless. The

effect might have been very consider able,

"It Isael had not altacked Egypt, I feel certain we would not have gone in," he said.

"I was hoping for a peaceful solution of the Canal issue,

OFFER

Washington, May 23.

A House sub-committee op- proved a bill today to make Alaska the 49th State-provided Alaskans agree in a special elec- tion that they want to be admitted the Union,

The surprise amendment, pro- "The essence of the interven-viding for the special election, tion was that violence had been was tacked on to the measure at precipitated by the Israelis at-the last minute at the request of tack against Egypt, Then we Representative John Pillion It were confronted with a situs- Alaskans vote against immediate had to do odmission, the present bili would "By so doing, we should have something or nothing”

be scrapped and Statehood pro- regained what we have losl

Lord Hallsham said deu-ponents would have to start all the moral leadership of the mente captured by the Ismells over again."--United Press.

which the proved that concerted plans world, a leadership Valted States seems rather would have been put into effect reluctant to take up,"

but for Angio-French interven- tion

morl

A PERMANENCY

tion in which

We

PERSUADED

He said he gravely feated Winds of hurricane force that unless poslüve action was He was "absolutely persuaded"

ashed Dallas and Fort Worth, taken there would be no settle

there would have been a war in- leaving flash floods eight feel ment reached on the Suez issue, volving Egypt, Syria, Iraq,

Weather forecasterk deep. warned

and and the present position would Jordan

posslily Arabia. tornadoes become permanency. might hit East Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana.

that mort

To the north and east, flood they creats bullt up

on the Mis- suuri, Ohio and Mississippi River.

Neurly

familles 100 were forced from their homes in Southern Illinois, farm netivity was far behind schedule in the Middle West and Plains stations,

He added that the Christian's or choice often had to be a cholce between evils.

and crop damage in Oklahoma

already counted millions of dollars.

In the

The United Press counted at

He said disarmacht by 47- Sirternational agreement would be

the best thing. But internD¬ Fa15 tional control and Inspection, he noted, would be "no easy thing to secure," Nevertheless, every least 54 weather-caused deaths efforts toward such agreement since the latest weather on- must be followed, he said. -

slaught opened up on Monday United Press,

night with 3 tornado which ripped the Kansas City area. The newest fatality was one of those injured in the Kansas

progress of disarma- Some members, Including the San Francisco, May 23. ment negotiations with the Senate Republican leader," Mr An Australian defence Soviet Union, has decided to

William Knowland, have volcadmission, headed by send Mr

doubts. Harold Stassen

However, chances "aru buck 10

Defence the Five-Power

the pact would be approved,

Minister, Disarmument talks

Philip McBride, arrived Mr Stassett, who returns to Londen. They had been London on Sunday for further here today en route to adjourned

that #0

the United Nations disarmament Washington to discuss representatives could confer

talks, told n Senate Foreign rearmament of the Royal Relations their

Sub-commitice the Australian Air Force. Governments. This action supported the rat step agreement for a small negotiations were aimed at "s hint that the President was

slice cul with inspection." about to unke major policy decision.

Atomic and It was sold that

would not be QUC a decision could only hydrogen bombs

be in the direction of a covered in this first-stage agre. positive step forward. The ment. But other arms, including planes capable of delivering

bombs, would

with

inst proposal from Moscow nuclear was that an aerial inspection roduced in number, велите be agreed Lu cover Siberia, Alaska, and the Western half of the United States, an agreement reduction of armed forces and other steps. I was President Bisenkower himself whe first proposed in 1965 an aerial inspection scheme.

on a

Details

already

disclosed

for

No Breelse formula oulling major arms has been established. But officials at the London talks, atiendid by the United Blatts, Russia, Britain, France and Canada, have been talking in terms of a 10 to 15 per cent cut.

TOP LEADERS

Sir Philip said his group. which includes Mr J. L. Knott, Secretary of the Department of Defence Production, would con- fer with US authorities so his government may reach finality on types of aircraft to be ac quired."

USED THIRD City twister, bringing the elly's

DEGREE

Nicosia, May 23.

drath toll to 39.-United Press,

}

Mussolini Treasure Looted?

LORD SALISBURY

He would fe:1 happier 11 the Prime Minister had gone all out for a policy of not using the Canal more than was abso- lutely necessary, and of routing all oil shipments round the Cape of Good Hope as soon as possible.

be Fighter aircraft scheduled to be under discusalon during the two to three weeks Sir Philip

A British judge today frecu u will be in Washington include Greek Cypriot journalist from a planes equivalent in perfor- murder charge because the ac mance to the Lockheed F-104A cused man's confession was ob (Star Fighter) and the C-130 tained under third degree treat- | Hercules, he said,

ment, Sir Philip said general equlp- Judge Shaw threw out a "con- ment discussions would be

Padur, Italy, May 23. mainly exploratory and would fession" by Nicos Sampson be

A former partisan leader en- cause the defendant had been trusted with the winding-up of result, he hoped, in a visit to Australia by a US technical ven treatment "which should accounts of partisan groups in be meled out to any person Northern Italy today expressed mission

FOL Yesterday, the Australian whether convicted or uncon- the belief that the Mussolini Secretary of the Department of vicle.

treasure was looted by villagers Defence, Mr E. W. Hicks, Sampson had been accused of Colonel Mario Argenton, who arrived here and then left for murdering British police ser-represented the liberal forces of Washington. Sir Philip and his geant Cyril Thoroughgood on the Underground, party will leave by plane to easin's Ledra Street last Sep- "Donge Treasure" tribunal that morrow-United Press.

tember.

he had been informed that a total of about 80 lb of gold and Sampson was remanded in some 33,000,000 lire (1945 value

until custody

next week on. US$2,640,000) of fareigo another charge-that

cur- always bluffing. he dis-rency had been recovered.

Lord Attlee, charged a firearm during his this, he said, the liquidation Prime Minister, said about Sucz; prrest cn January 30.-United office saw barely a total of 100 "The Government has lost every Press

gold pieces,-United Press. point in the game and has done nothing else whatever but sur- render."

of the plan now being Me Stasson was accompanied considered in Washington by the Secretary of State, Air call for a small cut in John Foster Dulles, at a Senate

covering Rrms

missiles, Foreign Relations Sub-commit- ships, tanks, and atomic tee hearing to which top Serate Earlier, bombers as a frat step. It leaders were invited.

Mr Stassch mct Presiden

is also provided that nations Eisenhower and

the polley-

not now possessing atomic making National Security Coun- weapons should not develop cl

them. It is not merely a

alomic

question of money that Mc Dulles told the Senatora: divides the President and the danger and cost of Congress at the moment. and hydrogen weapons were so Stales United deepening im- great that the

"limited" dis- must press for a

agreement with

is

There patience at the long armament frustration on disarmament. Russia. Mr Stassen emphasised This time there must be, that the present goul was not and almost certainly will be, "complete" but rather, partial real progress.

disarmament-United Press.

Lloyds Win Bet Against Twins

New York. May 23.

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In Your Saturday Mail

Tomorrow the China Mail will introduce its new daily serial: A Man of the Century Sir Edmund Hillary by Brian Adams.

Among the many other features will beg

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Suez: What jolly brought Brilain to Shame? Delmer, Derek Marka and Frederick Ellis.

Sefton

Mrs Jean Blechman. 29, lost 14 to 1 bet with Lloyds, of London today when she gave birth to h¢n tích sơn.

Mrs Blechman and husband Freeport, New York, put up $1,875 to cover the possibility that they might become the parents of their third set of twins Lloyds of London would have paid out $20,000 if twins had been born.)

But the stork, which arrived at 6.23 pm, had only a single bundle.

However, the Blechmans köpt up one tradition-the baby was

of twin boys, six and four years old United Press.

We Could Still Wipe that Smile off Nassers face - Hugh a boy. They also have two acts

Fraser, MP.

Britain hos Naster ON TAP --- John Redfern,

+

The Vanishing British Communus Party Les Armour. Mikoyan, the Corn Flakes Commissar Les Armour.

Lord Salibury and the Noble House of Ceeli -- Str Øever- ley Baxter, MP.

STREET BOMBING

Buenos Aires, May 23, Throo terrorist bombs went off here-today, causing damage and infuries to passers-by.

A fourth was found on the balcony of a general's home. It

China Mail

And then thena will be show business by Alan Brien and David Lowing films, records, pages for women and children, not was removed and exploded on a forgedung The Week In Pictures and Homcaldo Pictorial,

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told the

Plane Blows Fuel Pump

In Record Attempt-

Fairbanks, May 23. BRITISH

Canberra jel bember, attempting to set a record from London to Tokyo, piew à fuel pump about 300 mfles southwest of here today and was forced to return to Ladd Air Force Base for fe pairs. Wing Comdr. R. F. Horman, pilot of the bomber, cald he hoped to continue the trip early tonight or tomorrOW morning.

The twin-engined plang, heries

Of

V, returned here at 8.15 0.m. Prior to the fuel pump trouble, the Canberra was well ahead of is schedule which called for completion of the fight in 18 hours 55 minutes, at ди average speed of 480 miles per hour,

Lord Salisbury

said the Government had switched its policy twice in the 109: few months, frat aver the release of Archbishop Makarios, and then over the terms for the use of the Suez Canal.

If there was no consistency, he added, other countries would come to think Britain WAS

former Labour

The act of intervention was

carr foolish und most ineptly

out." The Opposition had every right to say so,

Tuming to Lord Salisbury's resignation, he said what had that the Government of the day offended Lort Salisbury WAI had to "lace the results of its own folly."

· A PRELUDE

Lord Attlee went on: "Lord the Government will not permist Salisbury's complaint is that in that folly."

The jet was 40 minutes of schedule when I first landed at Ladd to refuel. Cruising at

Lord Home, who succeeded 50,000 feet, it was timed at Lord Salisbury as leader of the

7 hours, 45 minutes between House, sald Colonel Nasser's Iceland and Fairbanks."seizure" of the United Press.

pretudo to much bitious plans of conquest.

Canal was a

more

am-

But Colonel Narse hnd now been exposed to the Arab world as "politically unreliable, econo- mically bankrupt and as military

squlb," Lord Home added.

Lord Hailsham, Minister of Education, who was Firet. Lord of the Admiralty at the time of the Suez crisis, said that it was "utterly false to suggest

that

die Anglo-French Intervention

Saudi

US UNION SUSPENDED

Washington, May 23.

The 85,000-member Laundry Workers Union was suspended from the AFL-CIO today and two other unions-the Distillery In that event, he did not Workers and Allied Industrial belleve either Britain or other Workers were placed on one- countries could for, long have year probation for misuse remained plooi..

welfare funds. There was no vote when the debale endod.----China Mall Special.

| EDEN STILL

VERY SICK

Oltawa, May 23. Sir Anthony Eden is still a "very sick man" but is making reasonable

in con- progress valescing here from an abdominat operation, & Government House spokesman said today.

on

The former British Prime Minister, came to Ottawa May 6 for rest and sunshine after a bile duct obstruction was removed in an operation In Boston. He is the guest of the Governor-General, Mr Vincent

Massey.

Government House sald Sir Anthony, would leave Montreal next Tuesday aboard the Em prats of Britain for the return trip to the United Kingdom.-- United Press.

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of

The crackdown by the AFL- CIO Executive Counc came us the House Labour Commitico scheduled hearings next week, aimed at drafting legisintion to protect Union welfare-funds against "pillaging.” The Chair- man, Graham Barden, said some $40,000,000 was at stake.

The AFL-CIO high command announced that it would recom- mend at the AFL-CIO conven- tion in December that the Laun dry Workers Union be expelled outright.-United Press,

ALI KHAN SELLS PAINTINGS

A

Paris, May 23. owned by Prince All Khan, was collection of paintings,

sold by auction in Paris today for some $235,000.

The Prince, and the American film star, Elizabeth Taylor, at- tended the auction.

Miss Taylor's husband, Milke Todd, paid $21,000 for a self- portrait by Degas. . But, top price, $29,000, was paid for a Raoul Dufy canvas, "Deauville Races."-France-Fresse,

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