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TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1947.

Policeman Killed In

BRITISH BLAMED FOR

Jerusalem

TERRORISM TERRORISTS STRIKE

Lake Success, N.Y. May 12.

Dr Shertok, head of the Jewish Agency's Political Da partment, replied in the Political Committee of the United Na- tions Special General Assembly today to the Indian questions on Palestine.

Answering the question why wero the British authorities in Palestine exposed to terrorlem, Dr. Stertok replied: "Because the White Paper (restricting Jewish immigration) İs still in force.

"Terrorism โต the pernicious growth of that disastrous policy. The Jewish Agency reservedly condemns terrorist bloodshed. Its harm to Jews and

ONCE AGAIN

Jerusalem, May 12.

Unknown Jewish terrorists tonight killed a British policeman and wounded another in full view of hundreds of homegoing Jews at one of Jerusalem's busiest crossings.

The police cordoned off the area and were carrying out identity checks..

Both policemen were in plain clothes. The one who survived the attack was seriously wounded.

far graver than lu dan GoveWARNING OF

and people of Britain. But Jewish efforts to check terrorism are con- tinually frustrated, because Die British Government action adds fuel to the fire."

Dr Shertok added that the Jewish Agency considered the establishment of a

a Jewish National Home as a "process," whereas the setting up of a Jewish Statu was its consumma- llon.

CIVIL WAR

Situation In Korea

New York, May 12.

The shooting took place only two hours before Brigadier J. Roberts,

Jerusalem'a mallitary commander,

due to broadcast an announcement relaxing security measures in the central Jewish area of the city.

All British policemen in Jerusalem were ordered to return to barracks immediately after the shooting.

"A party of armed Jews is loosc in Jerusalem," the police radio warned all patrol card.

Brigadier Roberts tonight postpon- A dispatch from Seoul by bound measure, which

ed the

the relaxation of the out of at present Asserting that collaboration be- twoen Jews and Arabs in Palestine William H. Newton, Scripps-ans Jewish cafes, cinemas and res- was perfectly possible, he declared: Howard correspondent, said to-taurants in Jerusalem to British "Jews come to Palestine not to fight day that "unless the United troops "until the near future," thic Arab work. They are not the States and Russia can agree on scheduled to make a broadcast sp- Brigadler Roberts W03 still outpost of any foreign domination."

a workable programme for Koret, civil war scems likely in

population Commission

the opinion of many observers

He concluded · that the Agency not including any of the interested

favoured a fact-finding

parties.

SYRIAN CRITICISM

here."

for co-operation in establishing new pealing to the Jewish relations between military and

civilians Router.

miles to Gilgil under strong military

reference to the "question of ca-way comparable to the Soviet-Train-were immediately taken by rond 0 pendent democratic state of Pales- created in Sauth mall. But both yard.

tablishing without delay an

Newton said, 'If and when both

FLOWN TO NAIROBI In the sub-committee, which Gat powers withdraw their troops, it is during the week-end to discuss the believed a showdown would come

Nairobi, May 12. terms of reference of the proposed quickly. Overwhelming Initial vic- fact-finding committee, India Joined tories would be won by the Commu-rived by air in Nairobi today. They Fifty more Jewish terrorists ar. Russia in proposing the Inclusion of nists since no military force in

indeed equipped northern

firmy is being fine

American military.

and South Criticising the sub-committee's Korean officials are convinced that eport for failing to include explicit the Communists ultimately would reference to the "immediate in- be defeated. Our military,officials dependence of Palestine," the Syrian say that Koreans are the greatest delegate, Faris El Khoury, said that individualists in the world and would Jews wanted to delay independence never accept Communism."-United because they wished to continue Press, immigration until a Jewish majority

could be achieved.

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He added: "Arabs will never allow.j wedge to be driven into their

Seoul, May 12, Fatherland, or Palestine to become

The Russian agreement to resune the bridgehead for further aggres negotiations for the formation of a provisional government is viewed by sion."

Supporting continued immigration some high American military officials the Polish representative appealed

as an outgrowth of the critical rice to the British authorities to suspend shortage in the Soviet zone.

ell death sentences on terrorists and

Gen, Albert E. Brown called Mal.. naided: "Let us not think of oil, but an informal emergency meeting of

Else simple population of Pales-

American members of the Soviet tine"

American Joint Commission to dis-

Molotov's nolo cuss Dr Fadhil Jamui (Iraq) declared:

General "Supporting the national aspirations

Marshall, George of Jews means very clearly a de- Marshall's conditions for reconven- Although Russia's acceptance of claration of war and nothing less. To introduce people Into Palestine been reported by the press and radio tion of the Joint Commisalon us from abroad and make them a-ma- jority to create a state is a matter throughout Korea no metal state-

ment has been released.

Several high Americans told the mal times, cannot be solved except United Press that the rice shortage by fighting.

was ucule in the north.

They said "Jews who are in Palestine, can the Russians are at present with- live peacefully with us, proviited at drawing a large part of their occu- they give up their aggressive poli-pation troops from there.-United

tical intentions"-Reuter.

of aggression and war which, in nar-

EDITORIAL

Press.

The Future Of Ching

HIINA's future role

the

comity of nations may well depend on the events of the next few weeks. To the Chinese who trgard Time as an Imposition' to bo Ichored, this may mean nothing. To the Chinese who realise their country is inextric ably a part of The world's economie and political entliy, is a warning. This fundamental difference in philosophy has help- ed to bring about the present sharp conflict of Ideas in resolving tho situation, Nanking salvation in

In a big loan from the

·United States; America, willing to ball on political terms, de- play

Nanking carries out manda that constitutional reforms: the Chinese Communists declare thes

will

conces-

Larong if Nanking is willing to offer sufficient political slons, and the United States cease supplying the Nationalists will armaments for use against them;

Chinese clerks, artisans, la bourers and coolles declare that all they are interested in is a full bowls of rieg twice a day. This cacaphony of hostlic-voices has helped to produce the Chind alto is today stagnating, starving, “-beset” by civil war, bankrupt” in

rind

the eyes of the world, dominated and lied white by corrupt offi- elaidom. It is a truism that China's difficullies are primarily the political disunity of the coun

Civil war

'han'

hampered nation's rehabilitation, the contributed to the disastrous downward plunge of Its currency. But there have been other factors: an almost complete lack of states.

and the manship

absence of a will and confidenco be- people's hind an approved government. Nanking blames the Communists alsis for instigating rice riols and la bour disorders, yet it'ls significant that these occur, apparently, only the Nationalist controlled areas Delatched observers are. thore impressed with the fact that oft-repeated Nanking warnings of "stringent measurer”, and “severe punishment for those guilty of corruption" are so seldom put in- to effect

The Imasedate solu- tion appears to rest in the hands of the Nanking regime." And this requires a drastically new economic, political, Anancial and social stracture, Without China must remain in chaos for years, to the detriment, not only of her people, but the rest of the world.

The 50 suspected Jewish terrorists were flown to a detention camp, in Kenya from Palestine yesterday,

Reuter.

MUFTI'S EXCLUSION

DEAN ACHESON

Dean Acheson Resigns

Washington. May 13. Mr Dean Acheson resigned on Monday as the Under-Secretary of State.

President Harry Truman has ap- pointed Robert A. Lovett to replace bin as from June 30.

was a former Assistant Secretary of Lovett is a New York banker. 1le War.

Acheson has long sought to resign and return to private law practice.

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CHURCHILL TO STAY

TORY CHIEF

Party's Industrial Policy Outlined

London, May 12.

Britain's Conservative Party, will stick with 72-year-old Winston Churchill in its new "tell all" campaign to wrest control from the Labourites, the Rt Hon R. A. Butler, one of the Party's more dynamic young leaders, revealed today.

"Mr Churchill is just about as tough today as he has ever been in his life," Mr Butler told a con- ference of American newsmen. "We anticipate no change in Party leadership."

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MURDERESS ESCAPES

Phoenix, Arizona, May 12, Winnie Ruth Judd. "Blonde Tigress" convicted of the 1931 trunk murders of two Phoenix women, escaped from the ArI- rona State Hospital for the in-

Bane.

I was Mrs Judd's third escape. from the Institution in eight years. Oficers expressed con- fidence that they would recap- ture the woman who shot and killed two of her former room- males, hacked their bodies to ploces, packed them into two trunks and a hat box and shipped them to

Press,

Los Angeles,-Unlied

MURDER TRIAL SENSATION

Leeds, May 13.

A defence witness in a murder trial testifled on Monday that he himself was the killer.

The Labourites, he said, had been doing most of the political talking in Britalu since the end of the war, the Convervatives would do a bit of but he emphasised that from now on public speaking themselves,

PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN.

The White House made publle

"For too long we have been the President Truman's letter to Acheletims of a propaganda campaign son expressing "grent regret, but I that we haven't a constructive att!- cannot again ask you to put aside tude toward anything,” Mr Butler your desire 10 return to private said. "Too often it has been for life."

golten that we still represent half This country."

Mr Butler summoned American 6. Two of the more vital policy correspondents to Conservative Party points stress development of British the new Tory industrial policy, whicit Butler estimated home agriculture headquarters to explain "In detall" colonies and home agriculture. Mr he said even the Labourites had development-such as in Denmark found "very diflcult to And fault could save at least £100,000,000. {with,"

LIBERALISED POLICY servative leaders to write the

Mr Butler, one of the ten Con- liberalised polley,

Dew

Defence lawyer H. B. II. Hylton.. indicated Britons would be bombarded with announcement: "I propose to call

that Foster

startled the court with th

be forthcoming on agriculture, con- Tory printing. Studies soon

will before the jury the man who killed tcl of monopolies and foreign policy,

Gertrude Briggs," among others, In about

Army private, Dennis Wood, aged a week, Mr Butler will 10, was sworn in to give evidence sall for the United States to confer for Erle Briggs, with Congress or

40, charged with industrialastabbing to death his wife Gertrude plants on the Eastern seaboard and in a Leeds street. in Canada, and to study America's

} industrial education,

It

Lovett's nomination will be sent to the Senate some time this week. is understood, that he will work with Acheson in advance of taking over on July 1, to acquaint himself with the many problems with which Ache- son dealt.-Associated Press.

DEMAND FOR

MORE RICE

London, May 12.

strued

05

tour

ro-

Mr Butter's remarks were not con-

conflicting with cent reports that Mr Churchill want He said it struck him as wronged to step down as soon as the crisis that the United States should have ended.-

1. It was pointed out that the erroneous opinion that Sociallem Britain's crition! position economical- was the only philosophy that could y might last for operate successfully in England.

Press.

"Our Ministers are just is capable as those of the opposition-and more so, as we proved during the war," the former Minister of Education said.

In the next breath, he cautioned correspondents not to expect the Con- servatives to vault back into power. Any political swingover, he said, would come gradually.

years-United

Speeding Up

London Traffic

London, May 12,

To speed up London trafic, which contesting is notorioya for its congestion of winning vehicles, about 10 miles of the prin-

However, he predicted that Л general election tomorrow would The British Government was

find the Conservatives "putting very strong pressure" on mightily and probably the Siamese Government to export most of approximately 100 "border cipal thoroughfares of Central Lon- more rice than hitherto, declared | seats" in the Commons. Mr. John Strachey, British Food "There's lite today.

(sing-any-relaxation-of-the-order Minister, in the House of Commons he smiled in the old dog yel,tain hours.

London, May 12. There is no intention of authorl- under which the Mufti of Jerusalem is excluded from Palestine, suid Mr | Arthur Creech Jones,

Colonial Secretary, in a parliamentary reply today.

Mr Maurice Edelman, Labour, had asked whether the Government still maintained the prohibition against the Mutti's return to Palestine and for how long It proposed to continue

it.

The Mutt is at present in Egypt.

-Reuter.

Martial Law In Iraq

Baghdad, May 12. Rowanduz and Zibar in north Iraq Martial law was declared today in and the surrounding area, adjoining the border with Persia.

Replying

to a question, Mr. Strachey said that about 20,500 tons of rice were exported from Siam in February, 31,800 tons in March and about 45,000 tons between April 1 and April 25.

on

The price was £20 per ton (free

beard), he added. Declaring that this total for three months was well below the contract last year, Mr. Walter Fletcher rvative)

asked what the Minister was doing to see that this vital food for Malaya and other parts of the East wus Increased.

SIX POINTS

don is to be prohibited during cer- Announcing this in the House of Commons to-day, the Minister of Transport Mr Albert Barnes. anld

Explaining in detall the state-that the prohibited hours would be ment on Conservative industrial 11.30 am. to. 030 p.m. on Monday to Friday inclusive, and that the policy, released to the presses ander would come into force on May morning, Mr Butler emphasised:

27. 1. The Conservatives are "devoted adherents" of

of the solidarity of the English-speaking nations and know that Britain's future depends on Anglo-American co-operation.

2. The United States must accept her responsibility as leader of world trade "America must behave as Britain did when we controlled world trade."

3.

Passenger vehicles would be Al- lowed to stop. only to set down and pick up passengers, Goods vehicles would be allowed to wait only for loading and unloading, and in case for not more than 20 minutes. Street truding would be prohibited In these streets, except under licence. Mr Barnes sald that there would

any

Wood said that he followed Mrs Briggs and grabbed her. "I took my bayonet out and seemed to get whispering in the head" he test- ed. "Everything seemed to go black and the next minute there was blood on my hands and bayonet."

The youth said that he did not actually remember stabbing her but knew it was he who killed her.- Associated Press.

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first to get solved as mapy of our own problems as we can in our own way."

Mr Strachey agreed that these totals were not fully satisfactory but sald they were rising. He would not about the situation. like to offer any complacent words

His Director of Rice had recently been In Siam and the Government

All civil law was suspended and were putting very strong pressure on the region was under the military the Siamese Government "in view control with the officer commanding of the Immense importance of the the northern area of the Iraq Army question," and would continue to do in full charge.

so.---Reuter,

The martial law. is believed to have been imposed because hundreds of Turkish Barzani tribesmen are crossing the border from Persia overy day. The Barzant tribesmen, numbering about 15,000 strong and heavily armed, fled into Persia year ago after rebelling against the Iraq Government.

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Lake Success, MY., May 13.. pletely, but are "dead set against Russia reopened the Greek case in nationalisation of iron and steel, the United Nations Security Council land, the chemicals industry and gas. with a demand today that the powers

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London, May 12.

A grand finish is likely at Kennington Oval, where Surrey, with eight wickets standing, want 224 runs to beat the South Africans.

Batting And Bowling

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In February this year, the Persian Government offered them the choice af staying in Persia under a sotile ment provided by the government in which case they must hand over Alan Melville, South Africun cap- their arms in return for the govern- tain, extricated his side from a des- which had little preparation, Smatics At Portemouth:: Hampshire 234 and mont's assistance with money, seed perate position today when, four men

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Anon. (In memory of the Iraq without thelr leader he mastered the Surrey attack in a

for Torkshire to win their Arst At Lords; Middlesex -231 and 78

Into Mr J. T. Bagram) Mullah Mustafa Al Barzani, who led delightful display of stylish batting, unty Championship mat of the Wellard three for 20, Tremlett five P.M. Cotton

County the revolt in Iraq în 1945, and 100 which earned him his second century

for 39). Somerset 134 (Edrich four | M.T. Ross season by an inrings and 116 runs. other Barzania sentenced to death or of the tour.

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At Canterbury: Kent 210, and 231 game was remarkable ment.

for the fact that 28 wickets tell in for two. (Todd not out 97, Ames If they refused both these pro- by Dawson, their tall opening bowler. four and three quarter hours over 104), Derbyshire 220 (Wright six posals, they would all be expelled. He drove delightfully and helped his

two days for 220 runs. Indeed, the for 07), Sayid Sailh Jabik, the Premier of captain to add 151 for the sixth pitch became a nightmare as soon as At Northampton: Warwickshire Iraq, told the Iraql parliament threo

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205 (HILL 120), Northamptonshire weeks ago that Shelk Ahmed Al Surrey's fortune changed after ten

134. (Pritchard five for 44) and: 138 Barzani, brother of Mullah Mustafa, when Alec Bedser, England Test M. F. Tremlett, rightarm fast for Ave. has surrendered unconditionally to bowler, In seven overs finished the bowler, who was playing in his first At Kidderminster: Worcestershire the Iraq Army and police forces. Inpira by taking four wickets for Benson for Somerset, had a brilliant 169 and 245 for eight (1loworth 77,

The premier did not condem of only eight runs.

spelt against Middlesex, taking four Jenkins not out 58), Leicestershiro deny reports of the surrender

The County went out for the, runs wickets in teri balin for one run. 171 (Prentice 57, Perks alx for 68, Mullah Mustafa, but Informed quar- when their turn came because any His final analysis was five for 391 Jackson three for 14). ters stated that the Kurdish Jender. morning dew on the wicket will help Scores of County matches at tho had been severely wounded, and as the bowlers.

clozo.of play were: a result had not been able to give The scores at the close of the At Swansen; Yorkshire himself up--Reuters.

second" day's play was South Africa | Glamorgan by an Innings and 115 ¡Reuter,

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