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LABOUR ENGLAND'S

UNREST

Now French Crisis Forsoon

TEST TEAM

London, June 15. England's cricket selec-

tors

Paris, June 15. Another wave of labour un- rest is foreseen in industrial quarters here following the an- nouncement of the Minister of Labour, M. Daniel Mayer, in a broadcast tonight that the Government is leaving the de- cision of production bonus payments to

wickshire). be settled be- tween trade unions and em- ployers.

The principle of production bonus payments was agreed to by the Government several months ago from pressure

The

press.

under persistent organised Inbour, supported by a campaign in the Communist

Government Intends these,

to be made unly I In- payments crease in current production Justiften them. Labour unions claim that they are already Justilled by pro- duction registered in the past year.

FIXING BONUSES..

Tonight the labour Minister said that production bonus must be fixed in each individual enterprise or in- dustry by direct negotiations. Fay- ments on account of any bonus raler ngreed upon later may be made as from June 1, which must not excred soven fronce per hour in Paris and the big cities and five francs and fifty centimes per hour

hour elsewhere.

the

can-

"The Government has decided that these production bonus payments to workers cannot be taken Info sideration for the fixing of prives," Labour Minister kuld, In the case of disagreement between players and workers, a special arbi- iration will be machinery to settle matiers

will be inaugurated, he said,

cm.

It is generally agreed that these production bonuses are thinly diy- guised wage increases and therefore constitute

a further abandonment of the attempt to peg wages,

ing

and

,

፡፡

have made three changes against South Africa for the second Test, begin- ning at Lords on June 21, Cook, Martin and Dollery being dropped. The team will be: Yardley (York- shire) captain, Edrich (Mid- dlesex). Barnett (Glouces- (York- tershire), Hutton shire), Denis Compton (Middlesex), Washbrook (Lancashire), Hollies (War- George Pope (Derbyshire), Bedser (Sur- reyl, Evans (Kent) and Wright (Kent). The twelfth man is Dollery of Warwickshire. Wright re- gains a place following his fine bowling against. North- amptonshire, Bamelt is in fine batting form, being seventh in averages and sixth in the bowling list, and Pope, medium paced bowler, was mainly respon- sible for Derby's one day defeat of Somerset, Popo

is also a good batsman and with Pope. Edrich and Barnett in the side, the selectors have laid stress on the value of all-rounders.— Reuter,

ANOTHER AIR

DISASTER

Paris, June 15. Ten persons were killed when a Saigon-Dalat airliner crashed yesterday east of the Indo- Chinese town of Djiring, the French news ported today from Saigon.

agency AFP re-

The dead included four children and one crew member of the plane, which was a Junkers aircraft. Two other passengers

were severely burned-United Press.

MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1947.

Early Political

Test For Marshall's Europe Plan

London, June 15.

The formal Soviet rejection this week-end of both the United States note of protest against Russian policy in Hungary, and the British request for information lodged by the British Ambassador in Moscow on June 9, make it clear that the poli- tical implications of General George Marshall's plan for economic aid to Europe will soon be put to the .test.

Russia apparently #till resents Anglo-American suspicions that the recent Hungarian "conspiracy" pre- clpitating Premier Nagy's resigna- tion, was a trumped up affair. Her resentment is established both by the Soviet reply, published in Buda- pest tattay, to the United States nole, and by the communique froin Mos- cow on lant Monday's acrimonious conversation between the

British Ambassador, Sir Maurice Peterson, and the Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr Vyacheslav Molotov.

These

documents also establish that Russia will continue to deny to the other occupying powers access to the evidence through which Pre- mler Nagy and many of his col- lengues of the Hungarian Small- holders Party have lost office,

POTENTIAL CONFLICT

So far, the potential conillet bo- tween the Marshall Plan and the "Truman Doctrine" that dollars "will Com- not be spent in supporting munlat governments has not been raised to an official level in public, Continuance of the clash over Hun- Rary, however, culminating in this week end's evidence that Russia in- tends to yield no ground in Central and Eastern Europe makes it din- two policies,

cult to avoid a clash between

assurance

Bie

far, no confirmation has reached the

gardless of ideological complications

Alleged Letter Bomb Courier

Paris. June 15.

Widespread public Interest has been aroused here in the case of Elizabeth Lazariis, also known as Betty Knout, now la custody. In Belgium, accused of Jetter being a couriar for the bombs which threatened British leading figures.

Her identity has been revealed As a well-known figure of a organiza- Jewish underground tion in France during the Geg man occupation.

The papers are devoting much Брасс lo her wartime record and to reports linking her with, the abortive bomb placed in མ་ the Colonial Ofice in London

lant April.

The near-Communlat

paper

Prana Trear" wrote · today:

"Her counsel will do everything to prevent her extradition (to Britain) for on the other side'

(of the Channel) the butcher of Dov Gruner, are lying in wall",

Dov Gruner, convicted terrorist, was executed in Pales- line-Reuter.

provided that the countries of Europe put in a joint estimate of their needs-then the clash over Hungary may have only a limited. importance. If, on the other hand, the political record of Europe is to be a factor un determining aid from the United States, Russian in- transigenes in Hungary is not like- ly to speed the Eastern flow or dol-M ANTE MARELONTSTE A CLARISTOTLE lars-fleuter..

ECONOMIC AID FOR EUROPE

A

Huge US Programme Envisaged

Diplomatic

London, June 15.

tonight

sources speculated

that

European countries might meet as early as next month to discuss economic co-operation under the "Marshall plan" for United States aid to Europe.

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Terrorists Promise

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UN Palestine Cttee

DELEGATES MEETING TODAY

Jerusalem, June 15.

The Irgun Zvai Leumi tonight broadcast on its clandestine radio that it would assume respon- sibility for the personal safety of the United Na- tions Committee on Palestine and said, “The delegates will be the Jewish underground's guests.” "We welcome them to our fighting] homeland and remind them not t

be trapped by British agents shadow- Sports Round-Up

ing their movements on the excuse that they need protection," the

broadcast Fald. "There is no danger

either to their person or property these stories were spread to

justify

the

police Intervention." The broadcast also attacked Haganah for halting illegal Jewish immigration while the investigation

SAM SNEAD

DEFEATED

St. Louis, June 10.

was being made und said it was

Lo Worshum, a 20 year old former done on such pretexts. as lack of sailor from Oakmont, Pennsylvania, fuel and lack of food, but it was won the National Open Golf cham really because of lack of guta."

plonship on Sunday when Sammy FALSE BOMB SCARE Snead, his opponent,

In a thrilling UNSCOP members got their first playoff, missed a putt of two feet- taale of alrens last night when there six and a half inches on the eighth was a false bomb scare and faday hole. Then Worsham

stopped up- Stern Gang and Irgun Zval Leumi and knocked his in--from two fret: pamplets appeared, extending a wel-five and a half inches. come to the Committee. The pain- Worsham was virtually unknown phlets were taken to mean that when the the underground groups would ob-Thursday.

burring "provoca- He

serve the trucp tion."

tournament began inst

climaxed his four previous rounds of 70, 70, 71, 71, with a the dazzling 69 in his victorious playoff. Par for the course was 71. claimed its intelligence hnd discovered a joint plan by Peter Worsham's victory WDS worth

Za spokesman for

Worsham in

Bergson's group n the United States $2,500 to him while Snead won and the Irgun in Palestine for the $2,000.

口 former establishment of a "Jewish Govern Washington DC. caddie, Associated ment in exile," either

warned

UNS or well-informed sta chouses to persist In a policy of in Palestine: The Hor

mediately

tely after the Sunday newspaper. Observer, sald all or nothing, if she is willing to im- that, effective tomorrow, It understood the State Depart-pose ment was discussing the tributing

im- Press,

it would prolonged misery оп her implement its new polley of "phy- own fortress of nationalist strength, mshe will automatically turn

blity of the United States, con-

Post people for the sake of building up her sically resisting" any acts of terror. Slovakia was lending Marcel Bernard

anywhere

from

would save the United States

otherwise an

Inevitable slump," Mr Crossman said, "and It would case our problems enormous- also must trade with Russia. ly." He added that Britain

ed-that group of British. Fascists

Georgia Sy- following

won

DAVIS CUP MATCHES

Prague, June 15. Jaroslav Drobny of Czecho-

Other points in the new Haganah of France by 8-3, 2-0 and 6-2 in the WILL FIGHT ON

adamant over Hungary, either United If the Søvlet Unlon remains

US$5.000.000.000 to US$0.000.000.- Europe into a Western bloc' and the of individuals against wlient outrages singles today when rain stopped play. new policy will include informing groups European zone Davis Cup semi-final One of the leaders of the General Federation, M. Andre Tollet, said:

States economic ald will have to be

900 annually for three to four years Marshall plan into the largest single are planned and cutting off under- Czechoslovakia have already won to help Europe recover. The Government's proposals change

distributed regardless of the politi Speculation that European coun-

tie by climinuting France by three- economic operation under the Tru- ground revenue from abroad. man Doctrine." nothing. Workers will gon on flight-

cal sympathies of its recipients, or it tries anxious to take advantage of Even Richard Crossman, leader of have asked the Syrian government nished and Drobny beat Bernard by

Meanwhile, the Palestine authorities matches to zero yesterday. for higher wages as, in the past.

will not be extended to the Soviet, the merican proposals would hold

The single's match was eventually A representative of the Federation

the Labour Party's foreign policy to extradite a British police officer 8-3, 2-6, 6-2, 4-8 and 6-4-Reuter, sphere of influence.

their round-table organisational

rebels in the House of Commons, said of Employers said: "We will make

The difficulty is not removed by rg in July followed these said Britain ought to take advantage disappearanco of Alexander Rubovith, the officially to be implicated in every effort to help the workers but

developments:

Zagreb, June 15. General Marshall's

South Africa it is very difficult to raise production

that 1. The Foreign Secretary, Ernest of the American offer, provided it 16-year-old Jerusalem boy, Inst May

the doubles owing to shortage of coal and other

against Yugoslavia he included both WASHINGTON INQUIRY

the Davis in Profit at of tore Levin, announced that he would dy did not carry impossible political or codicisis word choy daubted that Soviet Union in his original offer; to Paris on Tuesday, for probably

Cup European raw materials.

Zone extradition would reveal-as rumour-

semi-final Employers

the unsolved question remains whe two days of preliminary discussions

match, when Eric Sturgess are opposed to

and Washington, June 13.

Eustaco Fannin beat Draga Mitic and generalisation of the

President Truman today appoint-

ther or not politich strings are al-with the production

French

Premier, Paul

was involved. bonus

consider that it should be ed-five-experts-as-n-Board-to-en--

Josip, Pallada by 0-3 and 7-5. tached_to_the_offer,

Ramadior,-and-the-Foreign Minister pald not in relation to general inquire into air safety.

Yugoslavia now lead by two wins" COMMITEE'S SCHEDULE

to one. The remaining two singles crease in production but in relation

There remains the possibility that Georges Bidault. Mr James M. Landis, Chairman of Mr

2. Franco invited Russia to ex Molotov. 1s informing Sir

The press officer, to the increase in productivity of on the Civil Aeronautics

are being played tomorrow.-Reuter. Board, has Maurice Peterson of some nadifica- change views with her on the

meonides, Individual worker.

gave

the been named as chateman of the tion in the Soviet standpoint. So Amerkan programme. Arduous negotiations and possibly group which will hold its first meet-

POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS

schedule for the Committees

AUSTRALIANS WIN- 3. The strikes in many factories inay following on Tuesday.

Dutch Foreign Once

Monday-two informal sessions, in

London, June 10. the Government's decision-Reuter.

Foreign Office of the reports that spokesman, announced that the However, as for political ties, he the second of which an unnamed Australians John Bromwich and President Truman, in a letter to last Friday Mr Molotov took the Dutch. Begian and Luxembourg | said:

spokesman of the Palestine Govern-Dinny Palls defeated the American the Board, said that he was "deeply initiative in asking, for further in-

in-Governments already had completed "We cannot rely on the Russians ment will give factual and informateum of Jack Kramer and Bob Fal- Sugar Commission transportation safely, "especially in dori The fact that the latest Soviet Marshall offer, with a view to pre-

concorned" about the subject of air terv

terview with the British Ambassa-preliminary consultations on the because on principle they distrust live testimony.

kenburg 0-3, 0-8, 0-3 in Wimbledon us, We cannot rely on the Ameri Tuesday an unnamed spokesman tennis championship warmup match view of the recent accidents to air- official statements were issued more senting a comanon viewpoint.

cans because, though we can work of the Jewish Agency will be heard. at. Queen's Club, London, on Sunday. craft of our certified domestic air than 24 hours after this approach is LONDON CONFERENCE

with them in war, in peacetime they Wednesday visits to holy places | Associated Press.” carriera".

rumoured to have boen made In- The Sunday Times said the 'are constitutionally incapable of in the morning, reception at tho piles that oven if true, it indicates European round-table

consistent policy maintaining conference

on High Commissioner's

INTERNATIONAL ATHLETES in the after- no fundamental change in the So-almost certainly would be held in which we can reckon,

jnoon.

Paris, June 15, viet standpoint.

London. It sald the conference "We must recognise that hope of Thursday-first day of visits out- Paris defeated Amsterdam by 121 might lead to the long-sought "Unit-Peace depends on the British Com-alde Jerusalem. Committee mem-points to 71 in the first international monwealth pulling through the bers will return to Jerusalem each athletics match of the seasna at..tho cd Europe"

Much hinged on Soviet reaction to coming crisis and regaining its night and, after the visits have been Stado Jean Bouln here today. In these circumstances, the male the plan, Diplomatic sources in

The most interesting race was the economic alrength. Nothing mat- concluded, will start hearings. tople which Mr. Bovin and M.London believed Russia well might or for the rest of the world. If we available information

ters as much as that either for w My Symeonides again pleaded for 1,500 metres, won by the Dutchman, Georges Bidault, British and French accept the Marshall offer despite

to be trans-Sikuis, who covered the distanco Foreign Ministers, will have to Soviet-American quarrels over de

founder, an American-Russian war mitted to the Committee so It could in three minutes and 58 seconds. thrash out at their meeting in Paris velopments in the Balkans.

is inevitable."

"United Press.

reach an impartial conclusion.-

The promising young French run- next Tuesday will be the question

United Press.

ner, Jean Vernier, led for most of Gêneralissimo Stalin

several

the way and returned his best time the possible attachment of occasions told interviewers that he political conditions to United States would welcome American financial

hitherto with three minutes and 52 and four-tenth seconds. help

Marcel llansonne won the 800 If the Soviet Union and that part editorial, said Soviet acceptance of The Observer, In à column-long

metres in one minute and 40, and of Europe under Soviet Influence General

eight-tenth seconds, to set a new are to get American assistance re cancel out automatically application offer would

French record, beating his own time, The Dutchman, de Ruyter, finished seconds, which beats the Dutch re- second in one minute and 51.9/10 cord for that distance,

Of 18 events, points lead in only three. They lost Amsterdam took both team relays Reuter.

Cannot Travel

Batavia, June 15. The International Sugar Commis- He requested the Board to study Bion, which is Investigating available the recent accidents-three crashes stocks for export in Republican Java, having taken 146 lives within three is unable to visit East Java because weeks and to determine how the of the tense military situation, 11 Andings in these crashes could be was announced tonight by the Re-utilized to advance air safety. publican Economic Affairs Ministry, He urged them to consider how new

The Commission includes British equipment already in prospect must and United States representatives.~¦be adjusted to mechanical aids and Reuter.

human capabilities.-Reuter.

EDITORIAL

THE

Workers' Opportunity

Labour Government's in-. dustrial organisation

ܠܰܐ

the of

meeting competition both at home From the trade and abroad. bli

union point of view one of the most important sections of bili that which lays down the procedure for setting up deve- lopment coumells in the various Industries. The functions of these councils will einde promoting or undertaking scientifle research, Inquiry

as to materials and equip ments, and also as to methods production, management and In-

(Including bour utilisation discovers and development new materials, equipments and methods,

and improvement of those already in use; mascstment of the advantages of different alternatives, and the conduct of experimental establishments and tests

#cale). a commercial Greatest value of these, comalls to the workers will be the on- portunity given for them to be come more conversant with the tochnical side of running educational system

which received its third reading In the House of Commans last week, one of the most in portant measures yet introduced because It seeks to give both sides of industry the

the fullest opperiunt- of Influencing Government action 14 a sense favourable to their own efficiency, and to their maximum contribution to the nation's welfare. Th

The bill arose very largely

rat g

of the recom- mendations of a number of work- ing parties on the method that should be adopted for the deve- Jopment and organisation of various Industries Into which

had been making an ku quiry

These working parties were appointed in the autumn 1945, and they have been com posed of an equal 'number of trade union and employer repre-

with sentatives,

Independent members, to examine and inquire Into various schemes

and sur- gestions put forward for improve. ment in organisation, produc- tion and distribution methods and procemes, and to report as is the [steps which should be taken,

nailonal interests, to strengthen the industries and to rentier, thern, more stable, and more capable of:

dustry. The councils offer a new whereby

-workers will be encouraged to bo- come both the technicians and administrators of industry. The Industrial Organisation BI Is another manifestation of the social and Industrial)- revolution which is quietly, but effectively taking place in Britain.

of

rid

BEVIN-BIDAULT TALKS

-

LISBON PLOT

FOILED

Lisbon, June 15.

Marshall's

Air Minister In Prague

London, June 15. Mr Phlip Noel-Baker, the Air of the Truman Doctrine in Europe. Minister, arrived in Prague on a

SOVIET PRESSURE

two days' visit, Prague Radio said "Cessation of Russian pressure on tonight.

BIG SYDNEY FIRE

Sydney, June 15. A fire in George Street, Sydney's main thoroughfare, tonight two buildings at a cost of £150,000 gutted worth of damage and destroyed telephone exchange.

The long distance telephone ser- Europe," the Observer said, "will make American counter-pressure he had discussions with Marshal vice north of Sydney was suspended. superfluous... it (however), Rus-ito--Reuter.

Reuter.

He arrived from Belgrade when

Kramer Tipped To Win Wimbledon Title

was

FRENCH FOOTBALL'

Paris, June 15.

SWEDE WINS

Stockholm, June 13. Nils Johansson of Sweden won the two-day international cycle race round Lake Manlar with a rest at A Cabinet communique announced

London, June 16. the smashing play of bespectacled the continent, Petra now recovered Vaestoras after the first 118 kilow today that one naval and ten Army

¡metros. Hie time for the distance Jack Kramer, No. 1 United Jaroslav Drobny, Yugo-Slav Davis from a damaged foot, Sweden's 23 officers had been retired because of States amateur tennis player Cup atar.

year old Lennart Bergelin, a classy of 3078 kilometres was eight hours, France's "Tall allegedly being involved in a con-

Timber" Yvon hard driver and Drobny,

47 minutes and 10.4 seconds, cycling reckoned strongly favoured spiracy to overthrow

on Petrn, who won the Wimbledon title by many judges to be the best player

time. the govem Sunday to win the men's last year, is to try again with Drobny in Europe. Tennis fans will get a second and Harry Snell of Sweden ment. In addition, 19. college pro-

} Berndt Clefborg of Sweden was fessors and assistants were removed singles crown in the Wimble and many other top-light foreign line on Wimbledon form in the was thirt-Reuter Shall of from their positions.

don tennis tournament although players but Britain has no one in Queen's Club play beginning on

the fold who looks like offering Monday. ho has not yet played a shot serious opposition. The government ordered those

Kramer

has not entered for the dismissed not to engage in public since he got to Britain.

Overacas tennis players dominate singles but he will be in the doubles

Geugnon defeated Arago-Orleans functions.

But the women's division was men's singles championship. line up. Patty and Falkenburg, along by two goals to one in the final of t

wide open. Pauline Botz, American There are only 38 spots in the an with the Australians, are entered for the French Amateur Football Cham- The officers were: Vice-Admiral star who waitzed through Ipst nounced Jose Mendes Cabecadas, Jr, reserve; year, was missing, having announced players and the United States the singles and doubles in the Queen's pionship todayReuters

States "No. Club week tournament.

CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIP General Jose Garcia Marques

her Intention to

to turn

1" won't altogether have a tea party Seedings in the ara professional. “With Paulina out," sold. Mrs Pat } with a field which includes his own Queen's indicate how current form Paris, June 15 Godinho: Brigadiera Vasco de Car- valho, Eduardo Sour Mala

Jean and Canning Todd, one of the United compatriots Tom

om Brown, Budge is rated. Bromwich, Fails, Brown motor-paced cycling championshilp Antonio Sousa Mala; Colonels Celso States entries, "I wouldn't like to Pally, Bob Falkenburg and the best and Crawford of Australia, Falken by covering 100 kilometres, repre

to back the winner,

from

Bergolin, Enrique Tadeu and Corlos Tavares

Morea of the onting 220 laps of the Paredes Afonso Santos;

land have been starred., Wimble- 24 minutes and 52-2/5 seconds. Lourenco das Neves. Pires de Matos Ing and Francisco Barques Repas ships at the Queen's Club annual Brown, last year's beaten Analist very much from these except that 100 metres and Raoul Lesueur third L'eutenant Jose Joaquin Galla prelude to the Wimbledon, urna Colin Long and Veteran Jack Craw-Kramer undoubtedly will go ant 400 metres. Forty thousand peo- United Press.

ment and fell in the fourth round to it. Also, entered are the pick of placeAssociated Press.

ple watched the race-Hauter.

dos

the

continent.

bo Australia's challengers will

men's

event at

"won the Frenchs

Mendes de Magalhaes, Luiz Gonzugather was the men's favoritom "Australia, South Afries, and by line, and L. Tloczynski at Po Princes stadium track in one hour;

Captains: Manuel Jast year in the London champlon-John Bromwich. Tinny. Pall, Geoff don`seedings probably wont differ Louis Chaillot' Aniabed. second at-

but he blistered his play-