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VOL. II NO. 159
Vandenberg Says "Live & Let Live"
Appeal To Russia
Washington, Apr. 8.
A demand that the Soviet Union agree to a principle of "live and let live" to solve the problem of United States-Soviet relations, was made today by Republican Senator Arthur Van- denberg when he opened the debate on President Truman's proposal for United States aid to Greece and Turkey.
Senator Vandenberk denied that the proposed ald constituted a new doctrine comparable to the Monroe Dottrine. He urged compliance with the President's proposal "in the name of intelligent American self interest which prefers an ounce of precaution to a pound of cure and which be- saves lleves that a stitch in time nine."
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MARSHALL-BEVIN REBUKE
CONCESSIONS
BY MOLOTOV
Future Of Germany
Moscow, Apr. 8.
Russia's persistent' opposition to discussion of key German treaty questions was smashed in the Big Four. Foreign Ministers' conference when General George Marshall (United States) and Mr Ernest Bevin (Britain) warned Mr Vyacheslay Molotov (Soviet Russia) that his tactics were endangering the entire session.
General Marshall, demanding that the conference get going on construotive work instead of bickering, said, "If we are to continue to engage in interminable discussion of disagreements. I doubt if this conferonce will achieve anything."
Mr Bevin in effect accused Mr Molotov of deliberate obstruction in refusing to discuss key ques- tions.
Molotov suggested that the Big Four a night meeting to hear the declared:
hold Senator Vandenberg
Co-ordinating Committee report on The problem involved in this Bill is
questions so far discussed. Mr Bevin like the problem involved in every
sold, "If this suggestion is being made other phase of the languishing peace
so we won't reach other points on und is a persistent controversy be-
Mr Molotov suddenly yielded, and the programme....I don't think it is i tween Eastern Communism and Wes-
as a result, it was agreed the Biga fair way to treat us." tern Democracy. From it there is the
consider Germany's Four. would
General Marshall Inevitable stream of persistent dif- future frontiers and, the Ruhr and ficulties between the Soviet Union the Rhlaeland tomorrow, discuss with, "So far as the United States
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MYSTERY OF THE 10-TON CRUISER CLEARED UP
London, Apr. 8.
Agnes, found The mystery of the 10-ton cabin cruiser, Lady adrift and apparently abandoned off the Suffolk coast yesterday, was solved today.
waves,
The
owners, C. C. Clarke and F. II. Chitty of Keston, Kent, came forward and reported the boat was being towed from Brightlingsea to Rochester, Kent, on Saturday when gales of hurricane force sud- denly developed. The low rope parted under the buffeting by huge Powerless to help the Lady Agues, the skipper, T. Alls- worth, and
and his crew of live dragged their bedding and everything else that would burn en to the deck of the barge and igalied a huge Lul the bonfire for a distress signal. The signal was not sighted,
started and the gate winds died down as suddenly as they und barge made port..
Barrie White, a fisherman, found the Lady Agnes adrift and towed it to port. Investigation showed the boat actually was the Lady Agnes Rela. It was on service with the Admirally during the war and was sold recently by the Admiralty Disposals Board to Clarke and Chitty-United Press.
Franco's Hold In Spain Said Weakening
Leeds, Apr. 8.
The Yorkshire Post special correspondent wrote from Madrid today, after a personal investigation of Spanish conditions, that "Franco's hold is weakening," and ex- plained that "when the police of a state begins to drift it drifts into civil war."
and its satellites and like mind-| peace treaty on Thursday and hear important to 'ge on with the agende tuai restoration of a monarchy was while a plebiscite was being held.
and the United ed non-Communist states upon the other. Still more explicitly. It involves hostility to Communist and infiltration. As this
In turn arises, we are constantly told
of the Soviet fears of resurgent ag- gression by her neighbours.
"If Moscow really has those fears she is entitled to have pendably removed.
them
TWO-WAY STREET
do-
"Given a fair chance on a two- able to way street we should be
because mitigate those fears believe in self determination for the
WE
the report of the Co-ordinating Com- mittee on disputed points on Friday.
Home Football: WALSALL'S
RECORD WIN
HEAVY SCORING
For Yorks. Flood Victims
New York, Apr. 9:
Citizens of the 267 year old
London, Apr. 8: village of Bedford in new The remaining Easter holiday Yorkshire have started a cam- games in the English League to- | paign today to aid their flooded. day produced a spate of goals, English namesake,
no less than 33 being scored.in six matches.
were:
of
A
They hope that their appeal will also bring response from 10 other towns and cities in the United States named "Bedford.”
The United States mélal post Bedford-named office guide lists communitles in States ranging from southern Virginia to New England, Massachusetts and from New York to far western Wyoming,
a
news
The relief campaign was prompted by recent reports from Britain stating back that 700 homes in Bedford had been
flooded by overflow from the Ouse.
weekly "The Villager" paper published in New York's Bed ford, devoted three and a half front page columns to news of the English Bedford and an endorsement of its adoption by its American counter- parts
can
4 Sunderland
0
Manchester U
2
2
Walsall's remarkable 0-0 win at Northampton was their biggest ever and revenge for their heaviest de- feat-suffered when, Northampton beat them by ten clear goals 20 years ago. Walsall scored four
Rnd Wilshaw Mullard each half, ench scored hat-tricks.
Jessie Pye, Wolves Inside forward, scored a similar fent in the space of ten minutes during the first-half of the game against Derby. Westcott (2), Hancocks and Forbes took the total of seven. This return to form by the Wolves carried them into the leadership the First Division, one point over Blackpool, Manchester United kept in the running by completing the double over luckfesa Leeds and are now
a miracle lying third. Only then followed
now save Leeds from relegation.
Results of the games played to-day The correspondent added: "Even-publican would not be In Spain delegation is concerned, it is most
FIRST DIVISION Mr Llopis also criticised the recent and not this interminable discussion of disagreement." He urged continua- the only anchor it could drop. It was
"clarify not a very heavy anchor and the monetary agreement between Great Aston Villa tion with the agenda to
Wolves holding ground is poor. Also, the Britain and the Franco Government Leeda United
Kain "Franco
might cable by which Franco hopes to stem on grounds
SECOND DIVISION. strength through such action."
Monarchist circles in Paris agreed Coventry the tide is rusly.
Spaniards Giave unhappy memories of most of their ltings. The crown with Mr Llopis, and said: "It is Leicester
very unfortunate to see Great Eri- THIRD DIVISION, SOUTHERN few loyalties."
0 Walsall acting as though she were trying Northampton
-Reuter. This step might ald, Franco.
RUGBY RESULTS delay a military coupe slightly against Franco-but not for long."
London, Apr. 8. The monarchist source, who pre-
"Don Results in today's Rugby Union Bath 12 Leleesier 8. fers to remain unnamed, said: NO TALENT RESERVES
New
Bar- "France" has been-assured... that Juun spoke exactly ns we expected matches were! Spain has no great reserve of talent he would, I believe this manifesto Lanally-7 Northampton.3.
Stroud 12 Notts 5. Pontypool 11 ur minnpower to carry on the highly is going to hasten an inevitable mili- bridge 6 Bristol 1. Newport
London centraised machinery of government tary putsch. I believe it is only a barians 19. Swansea 9 Coventry 3. Welsh 0. Bridgend 9 Devon he set up if keymen in the services matter of weeks."
Mr Sanchez
Guerra, right wing! and armed forces are removed
Catholic
Hall- Republican and former port Services 8.
Rugby League results were: "Decentralisation, which is every-
In Jose would Minister without Portfolio demanded, where urgently
body of Girl's cabinet, said of Don Juan's fax 0 Belle Vue Hangers 10 (aban. even groster require an
80 (abandoned after Bramley liberal-minded men and must re- manifesto: "If I were a monarchist doned after 65 minutes). Leeds 20 Juan did. It was a fine and courage minutes). Wakefield Trinity 3 Sat ford 3 (abandoned after half-time). Featherstone Rovers 14 Hull King- main the aspiration for the next I would have spoken exactly as Don &eneration," the correspondent sald.
"The only sources of educated menous statement."-United Press.
ston Rovers 0 (abandoned after 60 with the necessary ability are exilea
minutes)Reuter. and extremists who would give any king a short shift.
withdrew Issues". In another session he the demand that the central German
over given power
The United States representative government be state security, with a national police proposed a futuro date for the Cu-OT- Sur- U weapon. M. George dinating Committtee's report. force Bidault of France had asserted this prisingly, Mr Molotov agreed at once would be. the creation of a new and said he, too, was.opposed to end- Gestapo.
less discussion.
Пу
that,
Mr Molotov also agreed to name In addition to M. Bidault's success- a new man to serve on the con-ful fight against a central German ference Co-ordinating Committee or police, Mr Molotov agreed In meetings of deputies for the though the central German: govern German treaty. The present de-
ment should have a budget to cover buty. Mr Andrei Vishinsky, has been the needs of common national ser- representing Russia at bath, with the vices, the German states should have result that the two groups could not separate budgets.--United Press, meet aimultaneously.
Russians precisely as we insist upon it for Americans and others."
Senator Vandenberg added: "We, right in turn, have the reciprocal to demand effective proof that Moscow is not plotting to encircle In Communist-dominated
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Communist assaults
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PARLEYS. ENDANGERED
Moscow, Apr. D. Mr United States sources said today that unless the Russians, ceased what the Americans called obstructionist Ministers tactics in the Foreign Council the whole conference could end very soon.
MOLOTOV-BEVIN TIFF Early in today's meeting, world: Thot upon us within and
the Molotov angrily accused the United United States shall cease and that States and Britain of refusing to ful- the Potsdam agreements an our mutual pledges to the Atlantic fl
and reparations, complaining that the Charter and to the principles purposes of the United Nations shall Allied Reparations Commission had be reliably honoured. 1-do not been-permitted to lapse.
mean in words alone.
"I mean in deeds. The great need is comprehensively candid discus- sions between us it possible with all the cards face up on the table." He urged acceptance of the ald to Greece and Turkey to prevent "a chain of reaction which would thren- ten the peace and security around the globe,"
(Continued on Fare 4)
EDITORIAL
IT
Mr Bevin replied that the Com- mission had been liquidated because it could not get information from Russia and "Russian obligations to the Western allies ander the Pots- dam agreement had not been carried But,"
The Anglo-American protest over Mr Molotov's obstruction came up at the end of today's meeting. Mr
Points To Be Cleared Up
has been made fairly clear by of ' re- Government's terms ference to thë special investigating committee, that direct taxation in Hongkong is inevitable: it ap Dears, therefore, desirable to re- the Ilon. state, for the guidance of Mr Morso and his colleagues, the moro obvious of some.
Indistinct provi- anomalies and sions contained in the draft bill. First and foremost is the question Are they to include of salaries.'
Allow- IICL, and rehabilitation
Can Government legiii- Ancest
lien
mately impose a
on
that has been ajudged an incre
rent living
to maintain cur-
ment estandards? The point
of the highest impor
Importance be cause, under the proposed taxa- flon scheme, assessment is to be mado on incomes of 1946-7 in other words, HCL and rehabilita tion allowances, contributed for the express
dally cs
may
to
been
faxation
spent.
?
purpose
of meeting during 1946-7, liable become
they have
after
Cost
of
bo
High Living
allowances cannot regarded as salaries; they are adjustments to meet men economic elroom- while exemp- Secondly: onfa made for Widows and Orphans
Pension
contributions and insurance premiums, nothing is safi in the draft bill about wwerannuation superannuation
provident fund cumliments. Should they, also, not rate as concessions? Few workers, outside of Government, contribute to a Widows and Or- phans Pension scheme, but many subscribe (to provident funds, la the same way as they pay in- surance premiums. Thirdly: it
Bad
must be made clear whether the profits tax provisions Include or ylito salaried people exclude make a profit out of a casual deal. Is the profit from any such deal The taxation liable to taxation?
stands ignorca measure as it now stan
and it is something that the point, and that up. If an in-
should be dividual is not deriving his liveli.. hood from any such transactions, but incidentally makes a profit. able deal, it would seem logical that taxation should be imposed ho derive on any interest may trona reinvestment of the original from profit Fourthly: as it appears
desirable
bo that concessione
In- allowed (personal, family,
manifestly un- is manues surance, etc.,) IL fair that family allowances should be confined to four children. The present restriction argues that any number of children after the Brat four do not impose additional charges on the parent or guardian proposfiion. nonsensical Filthier the draft bill rocs out of of necessity its way to impress the nee nvolding double taxation, ret, in one instance, appears to make it Insvitable. There is insufficiency
whether of direction as to pany profits, ander the business having Brst been Source
at
com-
laxeurovisions, will not again
be taxed when they are transter- red to shareholders in the form
of dividends. Charged as it is to work out details of direct taxa-
10 tion on an asszimmed percent standard rate, the speelal com mitice will do the community a service in, trening out the existing inconsistencies and Inequiites so that when the Lime comes
for laxation. responsibilities to be met, the public will feel it is being treated as fairly, as possible.
These informants sald a showdown was taking shape within the four- power council between the Soviets and western ministers.
the
commands
He said "some spectacular antles" of the Generalissimo's was needed this year to arouse mass enthusiasm for the April 1 celebration.
"in these circumstances, a regency it hard to council may well find secure an occupant for the throne with the ability to stay off it since anyone accepting the crown would demonstrate such lack of sense that he would be unlikely to keep long."
it
NEW PARTY
FORMED
Parts, Apr. 8.
7 Derby County
3 Swarsco
5 Millwall
Aussies Were Better
B
The basic issue is whether four powers must continue the long discussions on current German pro- blems which have proved fruitless,
The correspondent said of Franco's or whether they can go on to fron-
A new party to act as the spear. mattera with a
law: "The principal significance is tiers and other possibility of an eventual agreement that fact he has come to the con-head of General Charles de Gaulle's
was Hammond's Admission hall on an Austrian treaty.
clusion that such a manoeuvre was] political reformation crusade
formed in a Strasbourg beer official An American
said the necessary."
Editorially, the Yorkshire Post said within a few hours of his Sunday German subject had been talked out
to save and that all views were known. He the correspondent was sent specially speech, in which he called for the sald nothing could now be said and to investigate trends in Spain "of union of all Frenchmen that if the Russians were unwilling which he has special knowledge."— France.
United Press. to go on with other matters the con- ference might as well end,
to offset the effect upon the Pretender Don Juan had violated all French people " "Union
tish and French problem for politics."-Associated Press,
# "have created Russia
in German
Grave Riot In
Casablanca
of
To
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TOWN COUNCIL MEETING Mrs Alfred A. Rocker, junior the. Bedford Historical secretary of Society, said plans for the relief of the English town would be presented of the town detail to meeting council on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Society, she said, is cabling Mr J. A. Canvin, major of England's Bedford, for information on the needs of his fellow citizens.
is part of our responsibility to help all in need and particularly a namesake," commented the Reverend John A. Cartmell, pastar of the Presbyterian Church of Bedford. His Church, founded in 1804 as a congre gationalist organisation, is one of the oldest churches in the United States. Besides this town there are two other Bedfords in New York's Bed- ford township-Bedford Centre and. Bedford Four Press.
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we would have liked." DON JUAN'S VIOLATION
leaders of anti-
(per "H.K. Telegraph") $21,713.001 Information, 20
Hammond said there was Paris, Apr. 8,
bettor Mr and Mrs P. E, Cox... The Russian proposal to permit
on the immediate doubt the Australians were
have Matilda Hostel Children, They Mr Rodolfo Llopis, Prime Minister Communist and former resistance
players. Germany to choose by plebiscite the
the all-round
proceeds of concert. form of its future government was
of the exiled Spanish Republican groups decided
several young players who are vary that formallon
Messrs J. P. Vasunia & Co. Government, regarded by the westerners ns an
charged today
good indeed and will need watching The
But mecting decided the new or-
in the future.
China effort German people of the insistent Soviet previous understanding under which
Hammond, who has given up his In US$10,000,000,000 flemands for
Spanish plebiscite would be held ganisation would aim at being some- thus remands reparations. These
It would be open to "all captaincy of both England and by indicating in his Easter manifesto thing more than just another poli-
party.
Gloucestershire, said if his business fnt blocked by the Americans, Bri- he would be in Spain when the vote Frenchmen of good will" regardless allowed he would play occasionally, Miss M. J. Stuart
The Ferry Fountain was to be held.
Mr and Mrs J. Moodle Mr Llopis said Don Juan's state-of their political affiliations.
Adherents would only be required for his country this summer.
In private life Hammond is the
Mr and Mrs H. Graye behind ment that the "destiny of the nation
themselves solidly place
director of a rubber company.
all-Mesars Colonial Agencies J. T. Ikin, the Lancashire cannot be decided except by a de- to
rounder returning by flying boat. Silva and family ...... cision of the King and the Cortes" the reformation programme outlined indicated the "Pretender" would be by General de Gaulle in his wildly- from the
from Australia, has been landed at
Messrs Christensen & Co.. In Spain if the Spanish people were applauded speech, made
of the City Hall of Stras- of balcony permitted to vote on the type
people yester Rangoon for treatment to a carbuncle
M. W. Lo on his arm, it was learned in London Hon. Mr M. K. Lo
M. W. government they wanted-11 and bourg before 50,000
today. the when General Francisco Franco is day.
Formation of the Union of
With Norman Yardley, Bill Edrich M. H. Lo austed.
and Laurie Fishlock, Ikin was ex- The Republican Premier said that French People is to be handled by
pected to arrive in England on Fel- till now it had been insisted upon a committee headed by Emile Cremer,
.now day. He will
remain anil-Franco elements that well-known Conservative political by all Casablanca, Apr. 1..
Rangoon until he is it to ly home. both Don Juari and President leader from the Lower Rhine De-
-Reuter. Tho.milltary authorities announced
Bepartment-United Pregs. and Martinez Barrio of the Exile to-day"
61 Moroccan that Senegalese troops were killed and 119 wounded in riots here vester- day.
Two
elvil police officers were
Mr Fred Howard, secretary of the MCE. опе of them stabbed in the riot,
Football League, announced on fatally.
Tuesday that the Football League The fight began with an 'argument
will oppose any measure to limit between a Senegalese and an Amb for points during the Easter
Another effect too, would be to the English league to 18 clubs in woman, Several Moroccan, soldiers holidays were startled by notl- joined the argumant on her side and
adecer is concerned and quito a num-
leaque He said members of the Ureatened the Sengelaese soldier. Rcation of a proposal to come put off business, so far as arst class coch division, He rallied a group of comrades, who before the Football Association ber of football clubs who have for.
ecived their Footbal). Association got their rifles and submachine-guns Council next Friday that while rears been unable to pay their way. knew nothing of it until they re- Easter and opened fro on the Moroccan the government ban on midweek If the proposal were passed it Council agenda papers on
they could muster, killing snecer is in operation, divisions would mean the relegation from Monday, but he added: "You can many of the Senegalese before they of the football league should be League I of four clubs. The re- be sure they will take the necessary: lezation from League 11 eight steps at Friday's council meeting to cut from 22 to 18 clubs,
clubs and the disappearance of eight have the proposal defeated."
As the Longue carries a lot of The effect of this, according to clubs from each of the northern and Mr H. Hughes, a vice-president of southern sections of the third divi power and votes in the F.A. council come it would seem that the proposal will the Football Association, sponsor of sion. The league clubs-have the resolution, would
back at this proposal, very quickly not: get any, turer,-Associated be to vold
·Press. pad. hard. midweek games altogether.
The latter returned fire with
orms
Tan off.
what.
Native troops under French officers continued to search nearby hills to day in an effort to round-up Seno-
to who refused saleso
surrender their arme-United Press. '...
Dramatic Proposal To Come Before
London, Apr. 9.
English football clubs battling F.A. Council
Mr and Mrs E, C. Fi S. Pattara Mesurs Carmichael
Clarks
Anon
F. L. Lam
Total
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