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SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1947.

U.S.-SOVIET STRUGGLE No Gloucester

FOR EUROPEAN POWER

Paris Meeting Prospects Dim

(BY HARRISON SALISBURY)

New York, July 11.

The United States and Russia today moved toward a ́naked power struggle for economic and political influence in Europe. The stage for the conflict was set by the Kremlin's action in applying diplomatic pressure to all states in Eastern Europe to prevent their participation in the Paris Conference. Finland, on Friday, became the eighth nation to decline the Paris

invitation.

Egypt Wants Br. Troops Ordered Out

or

are

Russia was reportedly attempting effort by Britain and France to meet Inst-minute pressure to pursuade Russia's objections. However, that Austrlu to reverse her decision to appeared to be unlikely in, the light attend. Violent Soviet reaction of sharply critical cominent directed Gainst plans Inid by Britain and against Moscow by the British and France to get the machinery of the French Press. Marshall economie plan for Euro-

Indications were that only 10 of wean recovery into motion netundly

the 24 nations have foredoomed any comprehensive

placed them- to the protant

selves on record as having impur- fundamental approach

reservations

There lem at Paris.

Norway. Denmark

and The economy of Europe is inter-Sweden,

Switzerland.- but it is not belleved continent dependent and it the Lake Success. July 11,

and that these four countries with jalil Egypt today appeated the to be scaled into the Western

bloca, neither American in any plon, Instead they are ex- Security Council to order the British Eastern troops out of Egypt. It complained loans to the West nor Soviet exteris pected to work either for concilia- totion of the West with the East or that the Britishi positionu in Egypt to the East could be expected

nations on for junking the whole Marshall ap. to put the war-ravaged situation Ukely

pronek. endanger work peace, The com-their feet. plain was also destined to get a United Nations break in the stale- mute in the Anglo-Egyptian treaty negotiations. particularly over future of Sudan.

had

enused

to

the-

It

Ja

appeared' that by direct application of diplomatic force. Russia had won the first round in the Atruggle. for

dominant position in Europe.

*

THE LAST CALL

Two American statements seemed certain to appear shortly as grist in ECONOMIC pressure

the Soviet propaganda mili. One Was declaration by a high ranking Behind the scenes, the Russians

American In Parla who refused to were also applying economie pres-permit his name be used. sure to the British, for example, by per

The statement enld bluntly that inding their urgent eforts to rotinten largescale and urgently an

this was the last call for any Euro-

hoped

for which nerded trade part with Moscow sud-

United Stáles assistance--a lucle announcement that American econo-

faced mic boycott

Mohmoud Hassan Pasha Egypt's 'Ambassador to Washington, came to present the formal complaint per Bonally to the Acting Secretary- General. Ivan Kerne. The case pro mised to be one of the hottest yet handed to the Council and it was bound to have serious repercussions denly stalled.

in another difcult case now before

Czechoslovakia was belleved to

nation

any country

the United Nations-the problem of have been told bluntly that she must which sat out of the Paris sessions,

Palestine.

Egyptian omcinis said the com- plaint called specifically for:

and

1. Withdrawal of British to immediately

unconditionally the Nile from Sudan.

--2. Termination of British nd-

диу

Hotel Changes

The Telegraph learnt. this morning from an authorita- tive source that there is no foundation for the reports which have been circulating that the Gloucester Hotel was being taken over by the Shanghai Hongkong and Hotels, Ltd.

in

The Telegraph was told: "There will be no changes the Gloucester Hotel, certainly for the time being. The rumour that it is being taken over. either as a whole or in part, are un- founded."

10-Year-Old Guilty Of Manslaughter

Detention Sentence

Swansea, July 11. John Griffiths, looking no older than his ten years, stood before the dock at Glamorgan Court here today and listened attentively as the jury's verdict was returned,

murder.

vas

RATIONED BREAD, LESS MEAT

Unappetising Menu For The World

Paris, July 11. Rationed bread, less meat and strict control of food production and distribution were the un- appetising menus held out to a hungry world by the Interna- tional Eraergency Cercals Con- ference tonight at the end of its next to last day..

Meeling today, the committees of the conference/prepared a series of recommendation for 38 nations who were present at the Grand Palais which would, it adopted by these governments, mean food austerity throughout the Western world,

Tomorrow morning, when the con- ference meets in a plenary session to wind up its four-day discussion. it will upprove the following specific programmes to case the world wheat deficit of 18,000,000 tons in the com- ing year:

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The One Ray Of Hope

THE samming up of the Legida-

expresses

1lva Counell's debate on" housing by IL E. tho Officer Administering the Government 50 perfectly

general feelings that little can be added. If ti is necessary to reach a de- cision as to which side won and lost arguments

case flon

ve the

week ago. This issue has now been put in lis proper perspec- Live, and Government's clalm that its terms for renewals are anything but repressive, is 20- cepted. The final vole did not amount to anything-because the Unofficials could not be expected 1 can be sald lo aco

accept amendments which that Government, in spite of the effect converted a critical motion passionate sincerlly and convic- Into one of appreciation. But thei tion of Its spokesmen, failed to original resolution did havo show

been any pro- there has

Government effect of stinging cress in the erection of houses, into a spirited response so dif- although it did make out a fair

ferent from lis customary milk. in

and-water declarations. For of its rehabilita- support

once, The programme.

MURT efflctaldom did not equivocate, convincing repiles dealt with 75-

thereby making Its contribution rear Crown leases, offering

to the debate the more convincing. very different picture from that But for the general public the painted the previous week by

caly ray of hope came from the some of the Unofficials; more Hon. Mr D. M. MacDougall, who, aver, only after Dia Unofficials

firstly made it clear that Govern had applied the major part of ment has accepted the their criticism of Government's housing polley to the subject of Crown lease renewals, and those criticisms had been met and an- swered point by point in force- ful manner by the DPW did tho Hon. Mr M. K. Lo admit that relation to the housing prob- tent as a whole, the question of. renewal

of 76-year Crown leases has not a very great ef- fect." Most people feel the same way and it was the Unofficials' over-empliùsia of the subject which rather spolit their case o

the

sibility for tackling the ho, emergency, and then hinted there were prospects of a big bullding

cts of effect. scheme,coming into development of

of which would bo shared by Government and pri- rise Solution to the delay,

vate

Vale enterprise,

wald

housing problem brooks по

Mr MiscDougall, and in full: agreement with, that sentiment, we await an early progress state- ment on

scheme the building which "looks entirety practical." The community must not be dis- appointed agala,...“

1. Supplying countries, namely, the United States, Australia, Canada and Turkey plus Argentine, will do CRICKET AND OTHER SPORTS" ITEMS their utmost to make the maximum amount of bread grain available for export. The total figure is estimated at 32,000,000 tons.

2. Importing countries, which ask total a to

40,000,000 tons of grain, would institute strict brend ration- ing plans and use a maximum amount of their own indigenous grain

for human feeding.

3. Importing countries will sweep farm grain sheds clean by a serious man-collection programme.

re-

would

Yorkshire Lucky To Force A Draw

London, July 11.

Yorkshire, last year's champions, today stopped the

run of four defeats which has dropped them far down the list in the County cricket table, but could only get a

draw with Kent.

Gloucestershire and Middlesex, the French championships next although not playing, remained at Monday.

the top.

Tony Mottram, Britain's Leading The results of games which ended player, beat the Pole, Ignacy Tio- today were:

cynski, 7/5, 3/6, 8/6 In the other semi-final-Reuter.

INTERNATIONAL HORSE SHOW

The first announcement was that Jolin had been found not guilty of The second was that the youth" in short pants and blue jumper had been found guilty of slaugher. Justice George Sellers

4. Import countries should adjust choose between going to Paris or

then ordere John detained for agricultural and price, programmes signing a vital trade pact with Mos- The second · American statement ten years "at a place and under to make grain sales relatively more Cott The Czechs reluctantly can had even deeper implications. It

conditions that the Home Secre- profitable than meat sales. celled the trade with Russia. What Britain and F. George of the Senate

tary may direct," Paris trip in favour of was an assertion by Senator Walter

of livestock 5. The rate The crime

of which John was habilitation would be slowed down Foreign do in this crisis was Relations Committee, who said Valley, including not yet

France would

the convicted committed on Easter in grain-importing countries:

The victim was a boy of of yeah government is under Congress would not approve my Mun lyndwr Fritt.

Monday,

POLICING PLANS ministration in Sudan and the return great economic strain already. Gov-plan for Europe-key of the Mur- That day, John and Glyndwr—–

At Wells: Somerset-Notts match of that territory to Egypt.

ernment critics have made plain shall scheme.

countries He pointed out that who had been dressed by his grand- 5. Importing

economic policing abandoned as a draw. Somerset 171 Egyption officials

sald their bellet that Britain needs both with the National elections coming father-went out to play with other establish strict also that the Egyptian premier, Mohmoud United States credits and Moscow up next year which might change children, but later left them

to plans to eliminate the black mar- und 10 for six declared Notts 132. At Chesterfield: Derbyshire- Nokrashy Pasha, will come here per-supplies if she is to xt over the the politien! control of the Congress, go to the river, Glyndwr was not kot in grains and meat.

Surrey match abandoned without a sounity to argue Egypt's case when hump. It is possible that the nothing more than piecemeal alloca-seen again.

recommendations, which nee ball being bowled. The

London, July M. the Council takes it up probably seriousness of the European division tions on an annual basis could be

Later that day, Glyndwr's father not binding and which will be pre-

At Cardiff: Lelecstershire drew

interniation31 "on the might inspire a new eleventh hour expected for Europe. That, coupled askeri John if he had seen his son,sented to the conference for approval with Glamorgan. Leicestershire 175 within a week.-United Press,

Truman's with President

krgc are by and state John said he had not. That evening, tomorrow, ments that he did not plan to call a Glyndwr's body was found in the synthesis of the British and Ameri und 123 (Watson 61. Clay seven for Challenge competition for the Ed- 32). Glamorgan 142 (Walsh seven ward, Prince of Wales, trephy-a river. His wrists-and-ankles-bad- can viewpoints, vith slight modifica-for-03)-and 21-for-three-

competition limited to two pairs tions supplied by other nations.

At Birmingham: Warwickshire from each nation, ridden by ama- Although the conference recom→ drew with

teurs and officer riders at the In-. Warwick- Lanchastre, mendations were limited to the

Show at the TOO FRIGHTENED TO TELL

shire 207

and 160 for seven (Pollardternational Horso short-run period of the crop year three for 25). Lanes 295 (Placa

White City Stadium, with a total Subsequently, John told the pollee 1947-48, delegates made no secret of

of 31 faults. be tied up the younger boy and the fact that the big problem con- 135. Paine ave for 75). threw him through a manhole into fronting the world was expansion of At Worcester: Hampshire drew The Duke of Gloucester prescut-

pro- with Worcestershire. Worcestershire the river. Then he went home. agricultural production. This He did not tell anyone what he had

blem was to come up for discussion 133 and.

conference, Cooper 04, for five declared when the competition was last held

not out). 1939, to the French team. Jenkins 50 done because he was too frightened. at the Marshall Plan

The International pair jumping Before the trial, when police In- which was scheduled to start at the Hampshire 239 and 88 for four).

drew At Hull: Yorkshire formed John that he had been Qual d'Orsay tomorrow

with competition was won by Great Bri- morning-

Kent. Yorkshire 79 and 11 for Btain, with Eire, second and Belgium United Press.

(Ridgway Ave for 59). Kent 244. charged with murder, he replied, "f won't do it again."

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special Congressional session to put over the Marshall plan, seemed to make certain that whatever comes out of the Paris conference. It still faced heavy sledding in Washing- lon.

London has sald that it must have 5ld before January 1. Statements of President Truman and Sehator Indicated that the earliest George date to expect any plan to go through the Congress was more likely to be next spring on the eve of the Pre- sidential nominations. In the entire day's budget of news there appeared to be not a single item

cast optimism on chances of the Parls meeting.United Press.

to

JULY 15, AN ANXIOUS DAY

been lashed together with his own shoe laces.

John's father and mother stood on one side of him today and his school headmaster and the probation officer un the other.

to form

RAMADIER'S

"Sulity" CONCESSION

At Northampton: Northants drow with Essex. Northants 303 for nine declared and 182 for five declared (Brooltes

50%

84 not out Childs-Clarke Essex 231 and 194 for Ave (Avery 04).

bent

Franco

third-Reuter.

PLASTIC GOLF

CLUB HEADI

Yonkers, July 11. At Dublin: South Africans

A new type all-plastic golf club- head mode its first appearance at the Gentlemen of Ireland by ve Dunwoodie Golf Club here." wickets in n one-day match

The clubhead had been subjected Gentlemen of Ireland 102. South

(They passed to 6,000 drives in on autornatle driv Africa 107 for seven. their opponents' total for the lose ing machine. Then the plastic's re- hu a "wenther- of five wickets and went on batting). sistance to changes in atmospherie

At Lords: First day play. Harrow conditions was tested by a 260 for Ave declared (Thompson 71, ometer machine in which it was Culthurst 51). Eton 78 for four given showers of water every 20 minutes and heated to 200 degrees Reuter.

and cooled to 20 degrees: below zero

(Fahrenheit),

The clubhead; retained its original appearance after these tests-Asso ciated Press.

Without hesitation and in a clear volco he answered "Not when the charge was read.

The prosecutor, Gerwyn Thomas, told the jury, before.

left it

the courtroom to consider the verdict,

Parls, July 11. that there was a legal presumption The threatened strike of 1,300,000 that a boy of John's age was unable State employees appeared settled the guilty mind necessary tonight when Premier Paul Ramadior for any crime. But that presump-wald he considered acceptable the London, July 11. tion, the prosecutor added, was not last counter-proposal from the em- officials British

in Washington conclusive and could be rebutted.

ployces. have told the United States Treasury

HOME OFFERED

After an hourlong final meeting Departinent that in n few isolated

After sentence was

with strike committee leuders pronounced, cases, including Indio, Britain wil

to not be immediately able

ake the defence counsel, Edmund Davies, night Premier Ramadler make

counter-proposal "appeared accep- from. fully read a letter to the court current sterling transactions

Dublin, July 11. table" to him and a definitive answer convertible into dollars by the dead-arm of attorneys offering John

home on behalf of a client.

would be given tomorrow after con- Cyril Kemp, Eire's No. 1 Davis line date of next Tuesday, it was learned authoritatively in Washing needs to be taken away from his

The letter stated that "this boy sultation with his Cabinet, it was Cup player, sprang a big surpriss In the Irish lawn tennis champion- present surroundings and start afresh

Earlier, M. Ramadler had agreed ships here today by defeating the to give increases totalling 24,000,- American, Tom Brown, beaten in a new home."

The letter sold the clients-"res000,000 francs wearly while the Union Wimbledon finalist, 0/7, 6/4, in thr

demanded 27,000,000,000, United Fend-inal of the men's singles. Anglo-American Financial pected tradespeople" would take Preas.

Brown has been seeded No. 1 for

ton tonight.

Generally, Britain intends fully to lye up to her obligations under the Agreement, it was stated.

1

John in. and give him the advan- ages of education and. rearing that afforded their "own two chil-

Meanwhile, RU unofficial back- they ground paper, issued by the British dren. information Services in Washington, Mr Justice Sellers described the Bays:

"As July 15

the approaches.

letter as a "magnanimous offer." Ho bald he would undertako jo put the.

authority.

tearned.

to- said the

Tennis Upset

Juvenile Housebreakers

One Conference That Can Agree

Geneva, July 11, The International Labour Con- ference, in a plenary session hero resolu- today, unanimously: voted "birch" two boys, of 10 and 11 years, tion recognising the principles of as Astounded Britons learned for breaking into a garage, sociation to be incorporated in a

stealing £3 10. The court, which

London, July 11.

question whether Britain's resources proposition before the appropriate today that nearly one-third of had not given birching sentence inconvention which will be considered

Will stand the sirain hos arisen f acute form. The

ports and exports has grown larger the Unlied, States credit have grown deeper."

and drafts on

to

uth hous

Interference by

When the Court concluded, John the arrests last year for shop-15 years, was forced to pick branches next year's Conference Rap between im-

The points were: 1. The inviol- and was taken away to a state institution breaking were children aged from the roadside tie them able right of employers and workers

together for administering 8x United Press.

eight to 13.

strokes on the buttocks...

organite Magistrate Eleanor. Scotland Yard Commissioner, Sit whose father is a church Harold Scott, disclosed

that 3,452 told the boys: children under 14 had been arrested

Meanwhile, the South African Finance Minister, Mr Hofmeyer, today, peaking at Odendaalsrust

riso sold that he, considered a

In

Madamo Lupescu's Blood Transfusion

the price of gold as unlikely.

Speaking of the prospects. for

Rio de Janeiro, July 112

canon,

public Kershaw,

2. The right of amilation w

with in- "I am very, Gorry, ternational organizations:

you 3. Tho

ho, protection of the worker. for various crimes, including 68 for but you will have to realise burglary and housebreaking and cannot keep getting away with it against discrimination arising from The sentence caused an uproar in ibis being a member of a trade union. eight for stealing cars. A DEMA the British press and Mrs Allco Titt, Mr David A Morse, the chiof delegate, "It is only too clear that crime is Senior Woman, Magistrals Madame Magda Lupescu, wife of Free State goldfelds, Mr Hofmeyer ex-King Carol of Rumania, who is increasing among the very young." "Manchester atco, told reporters go, this whole problem was before for the United States Governwenty yente said:

seriously ill here, was stated to be he said in a report on 1046 activi- "I do not want to seo a return to lago, We have every reason to bellove worse today after a blood transfusion Kosi

Dickensian England. We are going the ILO and the Conference these prospects will be realised this morning

The youngsters travelled in gangs back to barbarism which most of us agreeing This lan proposition which does not The secretary of tho

tx-King and five gang leaders' were eight hoped we had left behind. We have Now, in kss than three-wooks, need to be based on even a hope of said: "Hopes of saving her life aro years old while 40 were nino.. enough tough guys already with all the governments of the Increase in the price of gold..... considerably diminished." The The report on juvenile crime belleve hirching today makes is world except the Soviet represented, consider as an unlikely contingency transfusion was said to have caused emphasised, a' woman, magistrate's gangsters

tomorrow."--United we have been able to come to a uING Jsuch an increase."--Router.

A shock to her system-Router. decision at Manchester yesterday to Press.

best animous greement.Reuter

disagree,ence spilt,