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British Cabinet Holds Ramadier Sunday Session

Loses Party Support

Position Threatened

Paris, Aug. 17.-An attack on the Government programme of the Prime Minister, M. Paul Ramadier, at the Socialist Con- gress at Lyons today told of a serious aspect for the future of his administration, when it became apparent in a lobby poll that the Premior did not have a majority of the Party mem- bera behind him.

During the unofficial vote, a ro- solution proposed by a leader of the moderate opposition to M. Ramadier, the Party Secretary, General Huy Mollet, received 2,041 voles.

A resolution sponsored by the So- cialist deputy, M. Gerard Jacquet, who generally supports the Govern ment policy, received 1,332 votes.

wero

Although there votes adicial and the Anal vote on the Party general policy in full session is not Expected until late tonight, tho Resolution Committee, which will draw up the final general policy re- solution, wna selected on the basis of Lils lobby vote.

Economic Situation Moving Rapidly

MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1947.

London, Aug. 17.-The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, broke his holiday and drove to Lon- don from North Wales today to preside over a meeting of the Cabinet, which, despite authorita- tive disclaimers, bore all the appearance of an emergency session,

Coming on the eve of the Washington talks, between Britain and the United States about pos- sible relief from the conditions of the fast dwin- dling American loan, the meeting was seen by some to portend an imminent decision on the kind of re- lief Britain will ask..

Before the Cabinet me. It was indicated that only certain Ministers had been called, including the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, Mr Hugh Dalton, President of the Board of Trade, Sir Stafford Cripps, and the Minister of Food, Mr Jolin Strachey, These head the Departments most concerned in Britain's import crisis the Treasury, dollars when the loan runs out in October or earlier, the Board of of Trade which must press through the *Gental Mollet als achieved a switchover of British industry to victory the officiat election of essential production, and the Food the Party's Directorial Committee. Ministry which budgets the foreign

fils backers obtained 20 of

in

where the 31 seals.

HOT ARGUMENT

which must find the

The run on sterling means that convertibility cannot be maintained at the present rate of exchange. Two alternatives

would be to restrict convertibility or let sterling drop in

While Britain is entit New York.

the

led to do the latter, it was believed

that for the moment, for former was the more probable.

The view that the Cabinet session wus concerned with the British dollar position was reinforced by the announcement that Mr Cameron Cobbold, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, had left London Washington

supplies programme on which Britain i tonight for

the Anglo-American econo-

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Stern Gang's No New American Loan

Latest

Jerusalem. Aug. 17. The Jewish terrorist group, Stern Gang. In pamphlets distributed In Tel-Aviv tonight, accused Brigadier E. II. Clayton, former Director of the British Milltary Intelligence at General Boad- quarters of the Middle East Forces, and now attached to the British Embassy in Cairo, of "being behind the Arab- Jowlah communal clashes" in Palestine

The pamphlets alleged that former British officers, with Polish officers from General An- der's army, were now training Arabs with British arms.

was killed by a Jew An Araba Wa In Tel-Aviv today, bringing the total deaths in a week of Arab. Jewish

clashes to 31-19 Arabs

and 12 Jews.

to

A

The Arab, according police statement, was surround. ed and beaten by several Jows

For Britain

DECISIVE STATEMENT

BY SIR WILFRID EADY

New York, Aug. 17.-"There is no question of a new American loan to Britain," Sir Wilfrid Eady, leader of the British delegation which is to discuss the revision of the present American loan agree- ment with Britain with United States officials, stat- ed when he arrived at La Guardia Airport here to- day.

new

Asked whether if conditions were propitious the In a cafe in Allenby Road.

Ife broke away and ran Inte

loan would be discussed at the a-crowded

question of a strect, but a short distance away another Jew, it

conference- due to open in Washington tomorrow, Sir was alleged, stabbed him to

We "As far as Wilfrid Eady said:

are, concerned,, dedih-Reuter.

m that is not on the agenda."

Evatt Pays Tribute ToMacArthur's Work

out

Canberra, Aug. 17-Dr. Herbert Evalt; the Aus tralian Minister for External Affairs, who returned last week from a visit to Japan, declared in a broad- cast today that General MacArthur's policy of disarma- ment and of sowing the seeds of democratic reform in Japan had been more successful than was generally imagined.

He said that the purpose of the discussions was to talk about, the 1045 loan and "its more rapid ex- haustion that we or the United States Government had anticipated at the time negotiated it"

explain posto, be

be explained the light of finan clal developments and their on the lodn.

máney.

effect

He added that the Marshall pion for European recovery was athon! the questions scheduled for discus alon by the delegation which also planned to confer with film, execu tives in Washington regarding the

new British flm tax.

In

to

Honolulu Air Crash

Itonolulu, Aug. ~ 18—Three known survivors and seven dead Were picked up on Sunday in the crash Into the sea of the B-17 United States Army bomber

оп ila was from Tokyo George Atclicson, Political to General Douxiss and 12 other paş- MacArthur senzora, some of them ligh officers of the General's Staff.

This loft three pussenters nie accounted for, including Mr Atcheson, The Captain of the American destroyer to which The survivors and Bodles were transferred said that the three men alive were two Army Cap- tains and a sergeant,Asio- clated Fress.

Palestine Problem

Partition Seem As Solution

Geneva, Aur. 17 --Partition now appeared acceptable in principle as the solution of the Palestine problem to the ma

day.

•

The British Government's latest jority of the United Nations. views on the nation's economic crisis Committee which is writing its depends for more than half of. Its food..

Dr Evatt, who during his visit de by a European settlement, De Evatt studied at today's Cabinet meeting recommendations on the issue

be relayed Mr John Strachey has already Another supposition was that the

cussed with General MacArthur, the sald

Washington officials when the Angib to the United Nations Assem The Resolution Committee was stated that his aim is to avoid a re- United States hand made a ar pra Supreme Allied Commander in "Australia wants no veto power to Americat: economic talks open, bly. UNSCOP sources said tow still this afternoon engaged in a hot duction in the basic rations, and posal to Britain about. The futuro of

The trend' emerged after weeks of argument over the lines of the has said that if essential supplies German inditstry-in particular the Japan, some of the problems arising prevent the supervisory body ap was believed by British officials in

of the Japanese peace treaty pointed under the pace settlement Washington tonight.

decision in time.

the freest possible exchange of viewer general policy to be written into are cut, he will introduco differen-future of Ruhr coal and steel re-

declared: "We can see from making tion which experigion. Such

negotiations, have been dis-

"It is essential that the super- the final resolution, the severity of tial rationing between jobs.

ONE CRUCIAL QUESTION, on the problem pattern of the Japanese peace visory body should control imports.

meng UNSCOP the

members behind closed doorn, when which was expected to determine.

cussing in Wa

Britain's collement giving security against visory the fate of the Ramadier Cabinet

Though there was no oficial in differences of opinion were consider- offer possibly bearing on

aggression and, at the same the chief means of keeping the Japanese expenses in Germany time, lifting the standards of the Japanese industry away from war dication that the Cabinet meeting ably

narrowed down, the sources Australia occupallon

desires

concerned The resolution, which General

Dwas directly

with the added. people of Asia and the Pacific coun-potential.

settlement ausbling the Japanese to conference, it was thought possible Views on how to effect partition.. Mollet and his supporters backed,

would call for a Cabinet decision Jo advance of the dollar talks-Reuter.

tries."

that new direct proposals to the however, develop peacefully through trade."

have: not yot been called for the Party's support of

United States might ELECTION UNLIKELY

20,000 TRADE UNIONS

They the Ramadier Government In

sufficiently result

co-ordinated. British officials In Washington ranged from a proposal setting up tain changes in the Government's

He was impressed, he said, by the fact that at the end of March this hoped that the talks would not last two entirely independent states to These were a greater state polley. control in economic affairs, general

year, there were already 20,000 more than five or six days. They suggestion for federation of two units with some form of ly more liberal colonial administra tion, including immediate peace in Indo-China,

As the Ministers assembled, was learned that there were no plans yet for Mr Dalton to go to Wash- ington.

that

when

Observers recalled Britain went off the gold standard In 1043, all the major decisions were taken on Sundays.

not

The circumstances today are reduction in military exactly comparable, but the week- credits, reorganisation of the Party end summons to the Ministers

morc

of tion is moving rapidly.

Party's

was

London, Aug. 17-The possibility of a general clection in Britain after Mr Winston Churchill's attack on the Labour Government in his broad- cast last night were being discussed

so that Socialist Ministers--would taken to imply that the situatoday.

llnes strictly the obey policy drawn

up by the Directorial Committen, and the re- fusal of collaboration with the Com- Jurists, and all but the last of these

RUN ON STERLING

Onc

possibility was meeting was

Political quarters in London re- garded the matter with some reserve, however, Mr Churchill, it was the thought, in referring to a consulta that

tion of the people might just as well concerned Implied more Leftwing ac- Cabinet Lon

than the Ramadier Govern with the stiffening of the instruc-be reviving his proposal for a

Perendum on specific Issues which ment, with the participation of the tons to the British delegation

Wilfred he put forward as Prime Minister Indicals and experts headed by Sir conservative

had been; Endy of the Treasury, who are due shortly before the Labour Govern Popular Republicans,

to begin their talks in Washington ment was returned in 1945. prone to follow in the past..

tomorrow.

inore

of

There was no reason why a speedy and Just Japaneso peace settlement by early 1948 should not be followed

Nationalising Aus. Banks

Chifley Criticised Sydney, Aug. 17-Leaders of the Australian Opposition par- Indications against an early clec-tles Liberals and Country If the final general policy resolu It was conjectured that the Gav-tion appeared as strong today as Party-business men and others

today attacked the Govern tion adopted follows General Mollet's ideas and supports the ernment may have had news that the before the crisis.

ment's decision to nationalise run on sterling, far from abating. Although a critical wing has Government on these conditions, ex-

all the country's nine privata has Increased, calling for decisions perienced observers believe that M. Paul Ramadler would face serious within a matter of days, Financial emerged within the

clear the Government's from the Popular Re-experts thought it possible, in view Labour Party, there is no sign as banks. dimcultico

the yet that

100 in the innjority of more than publicans and the Radicals when the of earlier developments, that

House of Commons is likely to be National Assembly meets next week. latest drawing of £137,500,000

week ago might be almost spent.

threatened if the fale of the Gov- -Reuter.

ernment were involved.

EDITORIAL

JUS

Doomed To Failure

JUST in case the leaders of the Chinese mechanics' strike are tempted to assunte an inflated sense of importance over their 111- advised action, it may be as well at this stage to remind them that the strike is doomed to fallure, f for no other reason but that it „Jacks publie sympathy. Spokesmen for the strikers have gone to great pains to emphasiao, that negotia tions for, better treatment havo tediously insted seven and a half months without reaching any malisfactory state. These same however, have just as spokesmen,

to the carefully avoided reference fact that this long and unproduc iive period has primarily been the result of their unwillingness to The Chinese Engineers

cature, lo từng thu tried to

Terresting half the protracted-rovenTM and moninegollations broke down question of à 150 percent

on

fer

Andrésso

1 baste Day, whereas The Dabgor Officer, as me

as mediator, hias Keyesled the ros

the Instkale's'

that 74: the invitation sto

separate clatin for dock-T

that the cnce to the suggestion Base be qubmitted to a special. concillation board, which | prog duced the present deadlockITA

the Instigators of the strike were honestly working. In the Interests of the mechanics they would, in the first place, never have insisted upon such an unreasonable de- tand as an overall -180 percent increase in basle pay, and secondly would

have met the Labour Offloor half way in the matter of It is conceivable that

procedons of the Colony's

somo

for a revision

Л

artisans have a fair claim to more remunerative conditions of em- ployment, but not to the extent of 150 percent. Working conditions should always be improved as far as possible, but not to a dex

Sunbalanced where they become and an uneconomie charge against business, The current labour dis pule does, however, focus atten- flon on

on the necessity of the

1945 bazle for out-dated alaries. | It was an expedient formals in ille early days. of occupation, but it has lost most of its theantur.

No...one any longer

believes that 1941 salaried" comititulb a fale and proper basis. today, while there is

dis genorni content with the TCL and Re habilitation lowagers which are based on an inadequate Cost

of Uving index. The

pet is for a new 1947 agaib salaries, the atolllion of the snachronistio rehabilitatión, alkow, anco' and a readjusted 107-1 iowance'on a sliding scaleE

ranks of the

trade unions in Japan with a mem-hoped that by that Ume to be able structure.

för

had been almost completed-by-the lofing and with the Marshall plan grants, to include in

for Japan Australian

UNSCOP

/wealth- representativa on the Allied of such a

question would be care-w

of the

Hatson

willr 'n' view to

sources

ying t

berthip of over 5,000,000, including to report back to London the answer 1,250,000 women,

to one crucial question: with no

The trend of even the most liberal Congress session in the special task of demilitarisation

proposals for

Partition The first

therefore, at least seven months tho British Common-

Provision American and

Britain

expect anyo wealth forces, and the foundations away, could

United possible ultimate "getting together" from the of the

of the two states for closer co-opera-¡ next stage the longterm other assistance

tion in future,/ democratisation of Japan had bean States?

A British source summed up the well Inld.

welding them together rather than conference in this coming

way: These toples would be discussed Are We as President Truman and perpetuating clearcut

arcut separation. by members of the British Cora-the

ad- the rest of the United States

ECONOMIC COUNCIL PLAN at the Conference ministration agreed wa

In were monwealth on August 26, he

A plan for setting up an, economic added, when 1945 a special case? or must we the whole problem of the just

for wait in the queue

the council composed of Arabs, Jews and trenty would be

Marshall plan aid with no special United Nations representatives to Japanese peace

ro- priority, and meanwhile drifting enact and enforce the closest possible hammered out by the Empire presentativas.

ever closer, to the brink of bank-economic co-operation between the The resignation, announced

Jewish.add" Arab states i caso of Tokyo today, of Mr William Mac-Ballsh officials hoped that the partition, is now being examined by Mahon Ball, the British Common International.

political

bera implication

to the Control Council

and fully weighed by the United States The decision was attacked on two head

Secretary of the Treasury, Mr John A

been

out by worked main grounds

tho

Professor. mission. In Japan, has been accepted Snyder, and his colleagues.

member, by the Prime Minister, Mr Joseph

Tomorrow's cesalon will be large-Enrique Rodrigued. Eslirerat, ns, a Chidley, it was officially stated hereby occupied with Sir Willrid Early Lentativo basis. He is among the today.

the United Officials

of the External Affairs Elving details of how

ted strong advocates alpatin 2. It would still business enter Department sold that Mr MacMahon States loan has been spent, of Bri- pinn surgery, the

and how the Clitoris, Union between the Jewish prise by giving the Government Ball had asked be recalled several tain's present assets

British Government is tackling the and Arab states, which „waind' be monopoly

of Industry's lifeblood Umes because he believed the Con- problem of what outsider help is political ; indepesulent" with full rebel

within the group

Labour

but trol Council to be ineffective, finance and credit,

needed and what affect the crisis oviraligy Party prepared to carry the issUO

The

decision, which

on, which will leave only

said the statement that the will have on the rest of the world migration to the point of losing at least 60 three State

Jeans le traination was because the could he bare Government marginal Parliamentary seats.

with Armb compete with the Commonwealth not carry on under Dr Evalt"

Jewing and United TWO ALTERNATIVES -- A

Nationis representatinn 2. The appearance of rebel Bank, was announced yesterday by unexpected,

A

Mr Ball had remained in Tokyo

London, Asig. 16-While there ever, all Minister. Mr. Josep at the Australian Goverment's re was no official indiention in Loridon the econom the Prime leader willing to accept the risk to

by Chifley. It followed a Judgment

Jas his career involved in challenging the Australian High Court last week, quest until Dr Evett recently vialled as to the nature of the further but av customani the present Labour leadership,

stem, free transit iar Beating which sochet of the Japan decision has been made on tion from yesterday's emergency trante The presentation of a post-Banking Ast, which sought to com-

successor to the part of Common-meating of the British Cabinet, it the Governments

Bystems, while In tive alternative polley from the pd State

bodies, to Conservative side with which any

understood that dustriar, general and economic de bank only wealth representative, because the vas usporisibly

would.. State rebel group of the Labour Party with the Commonwealth Bank other Commonwealth Governments there were only two alternatives.velopment in each

have not yet been consulted, --Reuter, Reuter. could make terms.

(Continued on Page 4) - proceed independently?

A plan for enforcing econorile p

stutes operation between separate war understood tā be ins; principia favoured by members; of UNSCOF for the forthcoming recommendasi. tions to the Assembly, Tho-Felee.

Three things would be needed to make a general election probabic;

1. The emergence of a strong

3.

As the discontented wing of the Labour Party' Iles on the loft rather than on the right, the third_line-up appears remote.-Reuter.

1. The Government had no man- date from the people for such are volutionary legislation, and

Government

The Strike: wl

Change

and local

Mine Disaster: Official

This

was

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territories... Predic

how

in

carrying

177/anncation of

Instructions to the Washington mis-

the etions and sharinй

Inquiry Sought

Whitehaven, Cumberland, Omelais of the National Gold of solid stone and coal, to reach the reget plan envisages also a free, that no mining scent of the explosion, Today, one past at Halls with the Abán tuyhow England, Aug. 17. The Na- Board said Roday tlonal Mine-workers Union have would be done in the pit, untli. the section of the pit sini: remained un-given access to the sea on a bread

whole area had been explored by explored.

strip with Ghaza, it was icerned entered a formal application rescue workers and inspected Inter

from a reliable source, for an official enquiry into the by the Chief Inspector of Mines, sponsored a national appeal on bò-

The mayor of Whitehaven had TENTATIVE FRONTIERS 21

Me: Fobreat envisages, tentativaly.) disaster at the William pit Professor A. M., Bryan, M.

un-half of the relatives of thoảo klied, afternoon, 24 remained which runs under the sea off Th

Later, a report said that practical or between the two states to be udy as to include in the Jewish state Whitehaven with hope virtual counted for of the 117 men dri-

ginally

ly in the plt. Ten escaped at all hand of eng more survivere caule for spostarrical, politics and The Colony's strike situation rely abandoned today for the 104 The

vas abandoned tonitat.

sentimentul festions, to incorporate- mained unchanged as tão Telegraph coal miners trapped by the ex walked out tham dan zound by National Coal Board oflelal said water

the explosion, three was unharmed. 20′

bodien lind been located Muubieramost Jewish satilements and "went to press today.

resojacos. in the soulKK plosion 48 hours ago.

n' few of them had "I fear there can be no hope of any of Negaya mk 0. Loday. Only Workers in the Kowloon navol1earching Investigation condur been laentined.

more survivors. In view of what ma velge dackyards bád not joined the

A tiny knot of relatives today still the rescue teams have found in the line up Jewish settlements with tho walkout this morning, and no new ted by andnepootor of the Fuel

Vexploration col" the work; bewishsparkokybi labour groups were known to haye Ministry is an inevitable rule after stood. In silent vig at the colliery advance

In gates. They, Accidents in Britain.

or men and women tags, there is no lope for anybody... propez,

will pro dft their Jobs

The oMelal added that good

CX-| | The Aran sinta, wild link, up The Labour Officer said

ploration of the remaining parts of with the Arab part of Jerivalom were no new developments that dozen of the century-a

At least two further falls of rock the workings, Of the 85 bodies and reach the sea south of Ghaza Ewa" know of although it's; "fattly with an independent chairman may

garly in the day for all reports to also probe the causes of the aisanter stowed the work of the rescuers located. Of had been brought to them a broad stehs

if naked for by the miners,

After they had ponotrated 250 yards surface--Router.

80 bodies

Aron lactuca and Jerusalem

Cotant cases--and the prosentilko them, had Leen there willout

o'clock on Friday Fress had been made in the vision for poparate stati there deathrail is among the ghost half breate alnéo 8

committes afternoon.