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"Have No Truck With Churchill"

FALL OF FRENCH GOVT. EXPECTED

Vital Conferences

.Paris, May 1.. President Vincent Auriol con- ferred with political chiefs to- night in preparation for the ex- pected fall of the Ramadier government.

It was widely believed the Communists would bring the crisis to a head by announcing the withdrawal of their Minis- ters from the Cabinet.

The long brewing dissension in the conlition government, whose soll- darity had been little more than Bellon since it

formed by Wag Socialist Paul Ramadier on January was climaxed yesterday when 22, Maurice Tharez, Secretary General of the Communist Party, presided over a meeting of the Political Bureau, which fiatly broke with the government's wage freezing policy.

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The important factor was that the meeting was presided over by. M. Thorez. This virtually ruled out possibility that Communist Ministers in the government would continue to support a wage policy publicly condemned by their leader,

MIRACLE NEEDED There was also the possibility that M. Ramadier, in face of the Political Bureau move and realising the im- possibility of trying further to Rover with Buch an ill-assorted Cabinet, would hand in his own re- signation to the President.

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In any event, virtually all French political observers belleved only mirucle Could keep the present government in power.

There were unconfirmed rumours that the Communist Party had al- ready informed M. Auriol that it withdraw from the intended to government.

What course the President would take in the event of the govern ment's fall was not known.

3 Killed In Rail Crash

Huntingdon,

Pennsylvania, May 1. Three persons were kill ed and 35 were injured, eight seriously. In a train two wreck involving freights and a Pennsylvania railroad passenger flyer.

The collision occurred when the New York to Saint Louis flyer "Ameri-. can" crashed into a moving 65-car freight train. The sheet steel protruding from the freight ripped a tre- mendous hole in one side of the passenger coaches. A second freight 'crashed into the pileup some seconds later-Associated Press.

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Demand To Govt.

15 LABOUR M.P.'s ISSUE MANIFESTO

Call For "One World"

· London, May 1.

Demands that the British Government should "have no truck with Mr Winston Churchill," in its foreign policy and that it should seek independence from the United States were included in a manifesto published today by 15 rank and file Labour Members of Parliament. ·

Listing 20 "things the Government should do now," the manifesto further demanded that Britain's Labour leaders should "kill the Tory idea of bolstering up the dollars and fighting British Empire with American

Amerca's battle with British soldiers."

The 15 Members of Parliament allying ourselves with reactionary were headed by Mr R. H. S. Cross-forces, but by helping to put some. man, leader of the original Labour thing better in its place." foreign policy revolt last autumn.

Although the manifesto, in pamphlet form, is titled "Keep Left" ils authors have previously made it clear that they do not belong to the extreme left wing of Labour and that they are not "Crypto-Com- munists."

"Nobody," they have declared, "can rally, behind us who wants to split the Labour Party."

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They feel that Britain should ním to develop the Anglo-French alliance into a European security system un der the United Nations, a system which is feasible only when our in- dependence of America is realised." should

For this purpose, we renounce the Staff conversations with non-European powers, renounce the manufacture of the atomic bomb, and submit at once to United Nations' inspection."

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Coalminers Celebrate

London, May. 2.

Britain's 700,000 coal miners celebrated their victory today The and took up a challenge, victory was a five day week- long the goal of the union miners the -Just five months after nationalisation of the country's 1,500 plix.

The challenge was a national production goal of 200,000,000 | tons of coal during the coming year exemplified by a placard tacked on every pithead which read: "We Have All To Get Down To It Now."

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Return:

Glasgow

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To Remain Out

London, May 1.

Ten thousand London dockers voted in a riotous meeting late today to return to work tomorrow. morning although 3,000 Glasgow. dockers earlier. had rejected Government's demands to end their five-week stoppage.

London dockers took their union executives' advice after starting an unomeint strike three days ago in sympathy with Glasgow dockers who quit work after the dismissal of 500 workers classed as "redundant",

Speakers at today's noisy London meeting, which was attended by 5,000 dockers, had difficulty in counting the vote by show of hands and many

UN Discussions On Palestine

Syrian Opposition To British Request

Flushing Meadows, N. Y., May 1.

agenda of the Opposition to the inclusion in the British request for a fact-finding committee was voiced by the Syrian delegate, Faris al Khoury, when the plenary session of the special General Assembly of the United Nations called to discuss Palestine opened today to deal with the adoption of the agenda.

It was, therefore, out of order and should not go on the agenda, Faris ol Khoury maintained.

Rio de Janeiro. May 1. Scientists of 11 nalions-the

Sir Alexander Cadogan, Britain, establishment of a fact-finding com- United States, Brazil, England, Switzerland,

urging the Assembly to adopt the mitice was that the British request France, Russia,

British proposal for appointment of was brought under Article X of the Charter, Whereas it should have been Czecho-Slovakia, Italy, Finland,

The document was published

UNITED EUROPE

a fact-finding committee, gave a hint brought under Article XII dealing Argentina and Australia-are the eve of the Labour Party's Britain should make it clear, said of British opposition to Jewish

with the trustecahip system. preparing to study the total nual conference.

the manifesto, that she is not pre- partielpation in the Assembly, at

this stage. eclipse of the sun on May 20

Other members of the group are: pared to go on paying half the cost least

Journalist; Ion of the Anglo-American zones of must be a

"An important advantage of a Germany. "Our aim along a narrow strip of dark Michac

Germans commission is that by that means ness across the heart of Brazil. Mikardo, Industrial management ex- Ger

unlied Europe, in which

The Iraq representative, Fadil The eclipse will start in the Pacifle pert; Donald Bruce, chartered ac-

useful part without you would be able to hear evidence

•mer cant former Byng,

of all kinds from all sources, which Jamall, then attempted to oppose the acountant; Geoffrey Ocean and the moon will trace shadow ncross South America ending Government Whip: Harold Davies: menacing our security.

On the question of Middle East this Assembly, I think, cannot do," British proposal on the grounds that a teacher: Leslie Hale, a Inwyer: Fedd

It was incompatible with the prin- in the Atlantic Ocean. The period Lee, former factory ofcini; Ben oll, the Members of Parliament felt he said.

but he was ciples of the Charter, of totality will be four minutes at Levy, internationally-known play-thatnouncing a timetable for the Britain should take the initiative

The Political Action Committee sharply called to order by the Pre- Mackay, Australian

Palestine today asked sident of the Assembly, any given point in Brazil.

Just about in the centre of the wright; R.W.G.

J.P.W.

Mallalicu, withdrawal of Greece, Palestine and for Free patel of totality, six miles south of and author: Ernest

Egypt, and by proposing that the India, Poland, Czecho-Slovakia and

MASS EXODUS THREAT Focayuva, a village of 3,000 inhabl-journalist

Millington, former R.A.F. Wing

defence of the Dardanelles and the Ecuador to withdraw from the As lants, is the site from where the

should be a United Nations sembly unless the Jews are given a Commander; Stephen Swingler, ä

In the discussions. voice

The United States delegation to spectacle. scientists will watch the Chosen last year by U.S. representa lecturer; George Wigg, former Army responsibility.

They further

suggested that countries supported Jewish repre- the United Nations is now consider- lives, it is in a semi-arid zune olcer, and Woodrow Wyatt, who Britain should begin discussions for sentation in the Steering Commitee. ing how legally and constitutionally the Jewish Agency for Palestine and an oil agreement between Britain,

The Lebanon delegate, Mr. allein spokesmen for non-Jewish France, Russia and America, which

in Palestinė can be need the oil, and the Middle Charles Malik, precipitated the pro-communities

cedural debate by suggesting that heard in the special meeting of 'the Eastern states, which produce it.

The group recommended concentra- the Steering Commitice was wrong Assembly on Palestine, it was learn- tions on the African colonial develop in proposing that the British Nemed today. ment plans, and "continuation of the be referred by the Assembly to the

in Indie

He wanted work

and Political Committee. good

to discuss the their Burma" towards

speediest all six Committees that our trade problem. Independenec, "so relations can expand with free-and

2,172 feet above sea level.

AIRSTRIP BUILT

A special road had to be built from Bocayuva to take essential con- struction material to the sile-and-a special airstrip was also built, Food, sanitation equipment, small dyna- moes for electricity and scientific instruments were brought by air

was attached to the Cabinet Mission to India.

Mr. Wigg, Mr. Lee and Mr. Mallalleu are Parliamentary private secretaries to Ministers, and several of the group are candidates for the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party,

FRIENDS, NOT SATELLITES

the Mem-

SHOX

Some members of Forelyn Minis- ter M. Georges Bidault's MRP were confident that M. Aurial would call

States. Specially to try to form a homo-from. the United on them

Colinet. They said that built cameras and spectroscopen will While admitting the Labor Gov-friendly peoples." genous Bidault already had a possible be used by the scientists to obtain ernment's achievements, Cabinet list in his pocket.

black and white and coloured photo-bers of Parliament, who diselaimed graphs?

the idea that they banded them- selves together deliberately, were impatient for immediate action avert a serious situation for Labour In two years' time.

however, Left Wing politiciens, were dubious that this could be done and opined that workers, their Ideo- logies stirred by today's May Day

might parades,

react violently against a move to bring into power of whose members a party many were out and out Rupporters

of General Charles de Gaulle. An- other possibility was that the Pre- sident would try to persunde M. Leon Blum to form an all-Socialist government.-United Press.

EDITORIAL

A specially built telescope will be used to measure the apparent dis- placement of the position of the stars close to the sun as predicted by the Einstein "shift" theory; other scien- make comprehensive tists will meteorological and atmospherie ray studies, and a specially equipped Flying Fortress of the US Army will take a socles of photographs of the eclipse from an altitude of 30,000 feet-United Press.

A Sham Victory

JOVERNMENT is welcome to whatever satisfaction it can draw from yesterday's vole the income tax bill, The official victory was a foregone conclusion and I was patently clear from the general tone of the Unumelala' speeches that Government would' receive support when it came to

division. .the

Three Unfficials displayed the courage of their convictions and voled against the measure; the remainder, Ignoring mass opinion cast in their lot wit Government. thereby lying a hollow ring to thefe previous

There was

the contribution to sham debate, It came from the Colonial Secretary who set ou assuage fears und

wordy

inter Critics

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MacDougall

-ances;

out to

the eventual

of the income tax administration. Mr

gave three (a) that the Commissioner would exercise hts very, consider- able powers in the spirit, rather- than the letter of the law, (b)

unnecessary that

be there "anooping and demands for ao- counts, to be recast (c) that Government will trictly enforen the obligations of stringent secrety under which the Inland Revenue Department personnel, will operate. Tuese Assurances: are welcome and are duly noted,

The Colonial Secretary also ap- peared remarkably confident that wholesalo evasion will not be ex- perienced and that the authorilles will

collect

good percent- A very are of revenue

due to them under the hill. That, of course, remains to be seen, but on its own show- Ing, Government is certainly not the collecting what it should from col -meals and liquor tax; in fact it is

men officially admitted that, the degree Thic alarming. of evasion is Governor's winding up of the de- bate followed traditional lines, based näit

predetermina- tion that the income tax bill should be given its third reading before, the end of the day. His Excellency's defence of the

was on

sent actions and flusucit polley of the Government and this Council" was to plead they were

acting according to their lights, which is rather a neat way of telling the

their own busi pubile to

if Government It is acting for

for the

the best, Food faith, there is no necessity to heed publio protesis and Im plorations

Do The people, must made to understand that only the Government knows what is good for them. Not thò most encourag- ing altitude do adopt on the ove

offering of.

100 measures, of self-government to the colony.

to

These

Meanwhile, the threat that thou- sands of Jewish displaced persons in Europe would one day start a mosa exodus to Palestine was made here today by Emanuel Merlin, Executive of the Hebrew National Committee for Liberation, during a press con- ference.

workers posed when the decision was announced.

The meeting broke up into stormy little groups demanding a fresh vote, but union officials continued to fasud Instructions for return to work. Tho, police were called to escort oficial through the angry crowd.-United Press.

GLASGOW VOTE

London, May 1 Hopes faded today for a settlem ment of the six weeks old Glasgow dock strike-the cause of a bigger walkout in Lordon--as Glasgow dackers voted B27 to 072. to remain idic.

The lenders of nearly 9,000 London dockers whose sympathy strike im- perilled the national economy rc- solved to runsider their position in the light of the Glasgow verdict.

workers About 3.800 Glasgow wa quit because 500 fellow employees were declared "redundant

and were dropped from the

the payrolls. The vote was on whether or not to accept the compromise proposal put forward by the Labour Minister Mr George Isaacs whose ministry said the London walkout "would disrupt the trade of the country at this moat critical juncture in the nation's economy".

The compromise called for the re- of "redundant"!" workers hiring employed before 1930 and giving otlicro temporary employment to whlic the management and the union considered the status.

The National Docle Corporation, a controlling agency. government London docits, reported that 11,000 and 8,700 are are at work today idle in London, with 77 ships stand- Ing idle-Associated Press.

MORRISON CONDEMNS

London, May 1. Deputy Prime Ministér Herbert Morrison said on Thursday that un- official strikes were "damaging our condemned national economy and

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PROPOSAL ADOPTED, DOMESTIC DEMANDS The United Kingdom proposal for Among the domestic demands of a fact-finding committee was finally on the General Assembly adopted the manifesto were these:

Asked if the Committee-which is agenda and the General, Assembly

Palestine Over-all economic planning, with then adjourned until later in the closely associated with

hced the due to consider terrorist groups-would a high-level Minister, free from all the whore w other duties, in supreme charge. (1

Assembly

in Palestine for pence Their manifesto called for "One is apparently felt that Mr Herbert the Arab proposal for independence appeal made in the United Nations

the proceedings during Morrison, Lord President of the of Palestine.

of the Already acknowledged World", not hostile blocs, demanding Council, does not quite fill the bill

Merlin sald that On resumption of the session, the United Nations,

(per "HK. Telegraph")$181,710.00 close collaboration with the British as an economic planner, as he has President put to the Assembly the such appeals would be disregarded Hudson Chen, Wood

Tabaqueria Filipina Commonwealth and with France to other duties, such as leading the Arab proposal for termination of the

and House of Commons).

mandute that end.

Independence for The suggestion that the motive of Dr.»S, T. Wong

Harbour the British proposal for a special Members It wants the British to be "friends, Frankness with people. "Don't be Palestine,

is 'to break fact-finding committee controversy. This

partment Chinese Sport- not satellites of Amerien," but call-afraid of Party

He emphasised that it had been down all further the ignorance of

Association a socialist revolution, not

Ing ed for repudiation of President

National Savings Weck."

rejected by the Steering Committee the American public and give it a D. Chellaram Truman's proposals for "collectivo

to one, with five prolonged opportunity to think about Bethel Expansion of British Common by eight votes security against Commonism.'"'

wealth trade relationships.

abstentions, and added that the in- Palestine with its intellect instead Reduction of luxury imports and clusion of such a supplementary item of its emotions." is made by the "g" Mess, H.Q. Land Iam should be opposed, "not by rationings of "hard currency" tobacco to the provisional agenda required a London independent weekly review,

(dobacco

purchased with dollars.) two-thirds majority for inclusion by Spectator. Importation of foreign workers only the Assembly on the agenda,

The left wing Now Statesman says for ready-made jobs.

Naim Antaki (Syria) was the it is unlikely that the Assembly will Reduction of Britain's armed orces by 640,000, instead of 340,000 third Arab delegate to be called to concern itself very deeply with the order by the President, Dr Oswaldo by March of next

next year.

Aranha, when he attempted to em- rights, and wrongs of Palestine. Mr. Crossman, Mr. Foot and Mr. bark on a political discussion of the Mikurdo did the Onal writing of the merits of the Arab proposal, a jolni manifesto, although it was

of a 15 Members of production Parliament.-Reuter.

The group thinks that 'Commun-

IT'S TOUGH

ON BABY!

London, May, 1, Mr A. Jones (Lab) asked Govern- to relax its summer ment tonight ban on the use of gus and electric healers so that mothers could dry their babies diapers.

"I have a young baby whose ex- penditure of articles now generally called napples is positively astro- nomleal," Mr Jones said.

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"Any agreement which the As- sembly may reach will be more concerned with the balance of power D. Essco than with justice and human happl- "Ling Ying College nest," the paper says Reuter.

Record Flights By British Planes

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Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Fehlly Per Wah Klu Yet Po Choy For Chau Capetown, May 1. his navigator, led the famous day- The picture of future air defence Choy On Lee The England-to-Cape record light attack on Berlin in 1943 that of the British Empire will become

clearer in July when a squadron of (8th Instalment) The turnover of these articica is was smrphed twice by British stopped the speech by Goering,

123,00 The fights between London and 18 Lincoln bombers will leave Britain Mr and Mrs U. Sz-Wing

Watonmal Boolchand such that it is quite impossible to planes today, first by a R.A.F. Copetown of the Royal Air Force for Canada and the United States. walt, in the best English summe Mosquito, which

made the Mosquito and Lincoin four-engined This will be a goodwill return Prisons Department for a fino day on which to dry them."

H. T. N. Gaitskell, Farlia-flight in ten hours 52 minutes bomber are regarded by military visit, following the goodwill mission" observers here as underlining the to Britain by United States super, Fuel faster, and secondly by a R.A.Fntw role of air power in the general Fortresses, planes that dropped. Secretary to the

the Minister, repied cautiously for the Lincoln bomber, Aries II, which pattern of British Commonwealth do-atom bombs on Japan. Government: "There are powers to

beat the previous, unofficial re fence. exceptional cases. It la pos- llccnse

Particular significance is attached The value of the night will, how- to the routes chosen for these air over, lle in the training it will afford sible exceptions will be made, but cord by five hours. 57 minutes. I do

The bomber's time was 20 hours craft. The Lincoln, named Arles II, to the personnel selected for it. not want to mistead housewives

ex-57 minutes. The previous record wholesale mako that

the Empire: Air Navigation almost direct from was set up by a similar pinne last

The RAF training programme is ceptions.

School, flew The House rejected 227 to 141 an year.

Britain to Capetown, stopping only to be intensified in the coming months Govern- opposition move to annul

The

crew Mosquita's

were at Kano in West Africa. The Mos- when flights will be made to all parts ment's statutory ban on the use of Squadron-Leader H. D. Martin and quito flow by El Adem, near Tobruk of the Commonwealth to determitic. E. B. Siemere. and Kenya, missing out the Suez the flexibility of air power in Empire. gas and electric heaters after next

Squadron-Lender Sunday. The opposition had con- Squadron-Leader Martin is the only Canal area and Malta, both corner-defence, to ploneer new routes and of the aircraft stenen, in the old type of British exploit old ones and to test fully now tended that power savings should be surviving captain put on a Voluntary, rather than a which breached the Moline Dam. Commonwealth defence based on types of aircraft boing delivered to statutory basisUnited Press.

Squadron-Leader Sismore, who was naval power.

the Royal Air Force-Reuter,

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