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FIGHT

Bill Bowes

Retiring

Landon, Aug. 31 W. E. Eowes, the Yorkshire and Eng- land bowler has decided to re tire at the end of the present

season.

Eowes has never been really it since spending about four years in German and Italian pri moner of war camps, and at the are of 39, he told the County Committee In'a letter that the present wearon had placed a great physical strain on him.

the

"I feel that to continue first- class cricket would be a

uld be a mistake and it is time that experience made. way for honest eu- deavour of youth," he wrote.

Ile Joined the Yorkshire team fa 1020 and in every full season up to the war he figured high in England's bowling average

dver with

cach 100, wickets scason. Reuter.

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92 Die In Cinema Blaze

Paris, Aug. 31.-Relatives of victims of last night's cinema Are in the Paris suburb of "Reuil were today seeking to

identify their loved

ones among the 87 bodies laid out in a room of the law courts and in the courtyard of a nearby ⚫ school.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1947.

GET MINERS BACK

TO THE PITS

Majority Listen

To Reason

Doncaster, England, Aug. 31.—Britain's State Coal Board and the Miners Union won an inconclusive victory today when most, but not all, of the 16,000 South Yorkshire miners on strike here decided to return to work at

once.

Mr Arthur Horner, the dynamic Communist General Secretary of the National Union of Mine- workers, took on and lost the toughest fight when he addressed the 2,300 men of the Grime- thorpe pits in the heart of the strike area who, in three weeks, have alone lost the country 60,000 tons of coal.

They decided by an overwhelming majority to continue the strike, which, began there on August 11 in protest against the demand by the National Coal Board that, they should work "atint"-length of coal-face each day.

The Minister of Fuel, Air Emanuel Shiawell, had to speak twice and call for three votes at a meeting of strikers from neighbouring plts who last week came out in sympathy with the Grimethorpe men before getting majority in favour of a return to work large enough to satisfy them.

The decision was "only achieved after great difficulty", he said.

Most of the other pits involved

extra An

two-foot

One Effect Of Strike

Hungarian Elections Marked By Killings

Budapest, Aug. 31-Three

Communists

were

slain and the Vice-Premier admitted that 3,000 per- sons were caught voting repeatedly as Hungary today elected the parliament that no doubt will be a rubber.

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Fascists Reappear In

London

HORST WESSEL

SONG SUNG

London, Aug. 31-For the third consecutive Sunday night, the police were out in London East End tonight to quell dis turbances over the British League of Ex-Servicemen-said to include former members of Sir Oswald Mosley's Union, of Fascista.

riol

Anticipating another noir which resulted from last Sunday's League meeting when knuckle dus- ters, fireworks, and stones were their introduced by Leaguers and opponents, the police broke up the meeting after 15 minutes. and dla- the crowd in the district, where many of London's poorer there is a Here is one effect of the strike Jews live and, where that has paralysed the Kow-strong Communist element.

The "Black Marin" was waiting loon-Canton railway. These are to pick up the offenders. After the sleepers from Bangkok await- audience in the Ridley Road area ing transportution to Canton, scene of the League's pitch-had than trobled, and and under a special arrange been more ment, the Canton Hankow spasmodic fist clashes had broken out with rival bodies shouting: "Wo Railway Administration arc want Mosley" and "Down with sending an engine to Kowloon | Fascism", two youths were led away manned by a CR. crew to in hundcuffa take gradual delivery of the section of the crowd was moved on The movement of by the police, some of whom drew sleepers. these sleepers is the only

INSULT TO WAR DEAD, activity today on the British section of the railway.

Many of the crowd immediately went on to an anti-Fascist meeting nearby.

loyalty to their unions, by avoiding all unometal stoppages of work, by assisting the entry of more workers into the industry, and by acceptance for the time being of proposals to work additional hours and giving

coal-face, The Communist Vice-Premier, "Everywhere the Social Democra's sustained effort at the and in the raising of coal to the Matyas Rakosi, said the government were complaining bitterly, alleging Davis Cup Final pithead, the mineworkers will earn is investigating the deaths of three gross abuses by the Communists. the respect and the gratitude of the Communis, to see if they were

linked with nation.

the clection because "We

capital of the incidents."

Apologizing for bad weight, cast on the elections, he said the 3,000 compared with an 5,000,000-United Press.

VOTERS STRUCK OFF AUSTRALIANS

400 of

the

Two of the dead today were the hospital where they had died of agreed to return to work, but one app must, in the national interest, "we do not want to make politien) Social Democrats complained that

during the burns and suffocation night, A further three deaths were laler reported, bringing the total to

to all those engaged in the industry now to increase the output of coal in order that the target set for the industry of. 200,000,000 10ns

alble, exceeded",

WIN DOUBLES

batons.

and

the railitant

The anti-Fascist demanded that. the Mayor of Hackney, ono of

the worst bombed areas, should convene: a town's protest meeting concerning Fascist activities, which, the 'speak- ers sald, were "an insult to our war dead."

92. Earlier reports said that further cinemas, publie halls and miners this year shall be met and, i pos. Euilty of voting as repeaters is smallmbers of Volksbund Das, the Forest Hills, N. Y., Aug: 311] with a head Injury" when fighting

deaths were expected among the 33 gravely Injured lying in hospital.

Heavy guards kept sightseers from the wreckage of the cinema "Select," where the fire had trapped nearly 600 panicking people in the middle of an evening performance.

An official enquiry today disclosed that the outbreak was caused by a short circuit in the electric wiring between the first and second galleries of the cinema.

Most of the audience in the second gallery were trapped by the flames and suffocated.

were

postponed the final decision until later tonight.

Today's mass meetings, held in welfare premises spread over the 25 square miles of large and small collieries in the area which produces one-Afth of all Britain's coal, prob- ably achieved their major aim of preventing the strike spreading still

further."

leuter.

TWO OTHER TOPICS,

Other

main topics in the Con ference agenda released today were:

electorale

of

claimed

grave

tal of

the whole district, a

Social

General Secretary, will open the de larvatar" Pongratz, Under-Secre-Democrat secretary-told-me that 15.sue to the third asy.

und

the Party's

be

They

on the rear of the meeting. were anticipated and forced backs by the pollee-outer.

NEW WAVE

thrilling four sets battle, with OF STRIKES

the

At Forog. a mining town,

been members had their

an the deprived of their votes grounds that they were of German

Ons youth was taken to hospital rigin, though they had never been

caused a major broke out between youths with im- -Australia organisation. German minority

Altogether in this town, 1,200 surprise in the Davis Cup to-provised knuckle dusters and belied

hands. PARTY'S COMPLAINT voters had been struck off the cle day when John Bromwich and Singing the Nazi "Horst Westel"

toral roll out of a jotai Dudapest, Aug. 31-As the Hun- Reuter's correspondent added. Colin Long unexpectedly de- song and crying for Mosley, swarms Groups of people forming in the feated Jack Kramer and Ted of youths with arms linked marched garian Communist Party 1. The dollar crisis.

overwhelming majorities in the first streets claimed that they had been Schroeder in the doubles. The TUC will be recommended to unofficial results of today's general deprived of their votes unjustly. One

The Americans had won the first Describing it as a test ense for the

measure A limited accept

of the election, the Smallholders Party-the man said that he had been a Social

two singles on Saturday and the which Diey, achieved. authority of the National Coal Board direction of labour with a safeguard largest in the old Parliament-pro- Democrat for 29 years and had been manner in set up in January when the miners for wage scales and plans to eliminate tested officially tonight against the informed only inst night that hethelt victories did not suggest that

a Board official

from were nationalised,

the economie "ystematic nen-producers

and repeated

could not vote.

the Australians would carry the ts- said last night; "If the men beat the

electoral

abuses". M

The Australians won today's Union, our powers will be lost. Vincent Tewson: the TUC

to M. Lajos Dinnyes, the Small

to' 20

20 per cent of the old members doubles by 6-4, 2-0, 6-2, 6-4. It bate on Wednesday morning by giv holder Premier, TUC CONFERENCE

the Australians out-playing Ing the Conference fresh facts about election leader, said that he has ask- of his party had lost their vates," the was thri

In this

the electoral truce

Americans most of the time, partl~ area, Southport, Lancashire, Aug. 31- the dollar crisis in the light of the cd W. Lelo Kajk, the Communist correspondent said.

intest developments.

between the Government Coalition cuisriy at the net. Minister of the Interior, to investl-

Communists, The Foreign Secretary. Mr. Erneal gute and take immediate action.

Bromwich was the star of the par IN FRANCE. Parties-Smallholders, cinemas, With the bitter coal strike settled a

Bevli, who few miles away in South Yorkshire

will address the Con

Social

Democrats and National Pea- nership, but Long helped greatly and The polling was reported to Union Congress ference in the mines, the Trades

Paris, Aug. 31-France was same session, is ex-orderly today, but complaints of its programme pected to appeal to the workers to plural voting and the whole

correspondent re- to the feet of the Americans, or be again today in the grip of ia- tonight rearranged

behind the

political side of the qualification of voters were received.

ported.

tween them so that they were unbour unrest as the reduction of to hold an emergency debate on cool

movement represented by the Prime from all over the country.

The Communists were circulating able to reply. The on the opening day of its Conference here tomorrow.

Minister, Mr Clement Attlee's, hard The election, second in Hungary Supported by the powerful Mine- oressed Cabinet by adopting mea sinco the war, was the climax of a banknotes. of the inflation period

months Federation, the General sures

campaign in which notes of 10,000,000 pengoes.bearing sures to boost production of goods

words "This wis. Socialist workers

chargea that Britain needs for export. charges and counter

were the

money". Council scrapped this Union's

2. The nationalisation of the freely exchanged. solution, which had called for a full

The electoral rolls had been re- COUNTER ACCUSATIONS rubble.

and rapid realisation of the 12-point steel industry.

vised after

also re-first through some grand shota and strikes on top of the current the British and the minera charter on working

Reuter's correspondent M. Antone Moulade, the

United States

Schroeder lost his once owing to his better conditions. year old director of the Seleet Cine-ditions.

In substitution, it tabled a state-

expressed concern over reports that ported that in Tokod, ano her mining then by a great nat attack, while agitation for higher wages, and

lown, a fight nearly own series of errors-Reuter. me, was tonight taken into custody

The latest arrangements are for as many as 1,000,000 voters had been and factory

developed when Socialists and Com- DANISH GOLF TITLES There was considerable disturbance

accused cach other of by the Paris police, and formally ment urging the minera "to realise

that the speedy attainment of their the Amalgamated Union of Foundry disqualified, but there were many munls s

Copenhagen, Aug. 31.-C. T. Jen-ta Rhelms, where textile and charged with involuntary homicide.

protest abuses. clection aims depends

on Thursday complaints of inadequate revision upon the industry's Workers to go ahead

A general Earlier the investigating magis-

with ability to secure an immediate and

their resolution calling for and new disenfranchisement.

The Socialists also accused the nings of the United States, today workers were striking trate had told the press that they substantial expansion of the output quick action by the Government to

by

of the committee

Social

championship, beating the reigning walkout involving the stoppage had been

and road gross negligence

electricity, trolley-cars socialise Iron and steel, the last of path, was reliably reported that the communists of being Nazis during won the Danish Open amateur golf against the food cuis..

the war, while the Communists se

tomorrow breaches of the fire regulations at of coal."

cured the Socialists of being backed champion, Jorgen Schnacks, six and transport, was called for the Industries for nationalisation Democratic Party was the cinema and failure to have a

five, while Tove Bredfeldt, Denmark, by American capital. under the Labour Party's Cection whether to accept or reject the elec fireman on duty-Reuter.

programme.

results.

"At every polling booth I asked won the women's event, beating a Rouen over the food decision. The Cabinet's refusal to commit The party was in touch with theute omcial figure of voters exclud- Mrs. Critchley, formerly the British itself to legislation next session has Smallholders on this matter.

ed from the poll. In most cases it champlon, Diana Fishwick, by two The Ministry

Interlor of the

holes-Reuter. hitherto been passed off on the

(Continued on Page 4) ground that

the final word must denied as "unqualified les" the re- come from the Trades Union Con- ports of fighting and murders

connection with a voting and claimed gress.

The people in, the first gallery were so badly burned that many died from their injuries, and th

the the other parts of

the audience members of trampled in the rush for exits.

One report said that parents in the gallery threw their children to

In the stalls to

to save them people

burning to death.. Fire brigades from Parls and four different suburbs fought throughout the night to put out the flames and release the victims from the burning

EDITORIAL

53-

annual

rc=

con-

"By a reduction of absenteeism", the statement continued, "by their

Confusing The Issue

THE fur of war over working THE

conditions upon which dock- yard employers and the Chinese Engineers Institute have been engaged for 18 days is not a paril oularly dignified exhiblion of The Intractability. stubborness,

displaying

which both sides

is, at this stage, somewhat potty. and leaves the impression that verybody concerned is prepared to let the matter drift indelinitely. We cannot see how a deadlock. Buch as that "which has been

living sett

ware,

allow.

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QUICK ACTION REQUEST

two

tlon

- Bay have broken down often ended net rallies with drives

had Governments

discussing

in

If the Government is really op- that the day passed quietly and in posed to taking control at this stage good order. of the industry from which it is hoped to ret 14,000,000 tons of sleek,

It may ask the General Council to extemporize.

however,

To

Gi

mands which involved high cost of living allowances, retrospective payment of now salary scales, and, of all things, strike pay, Now, according to one spokesman, the strikers are not 'specially interest- ed in these subsidiary conditions because "our roal is and we don't care what form takes, whether basic or ances." This is the type of vac- cilation which maltes negotiations Impossible. There is a difference between 150 percent m crease in basic salaries, and, say, 150 percent increase in higli. cost of living allowances, and until the strikers'. committee spree among themselves Just what they wish to obtain for their members, The

It is difficult to see how talks can # be resumed. It is a kreat

The strikers

clear expect to have. tzieir current demands met; equal- ly so if they pared these down to reasonable dimensions negotiations could be resumed at any mom

moment. It is committee zeriously has the interests of the mechanics at heart It will offer to reopen neart negotiations on the basis of a percent increase in basic salaries, and forget about unrealistic con ditions such as higher allowances and strike pay.

between the strikers committee and employers can be This expected to resolve itself. Impasse can only be broken by some sort of positive move on the

Ibe paru

disputants. of sirikers, who stand to Tose

by thefe present: atitudo deal could canlly restore

ore negellations. by amending their outrageons de mands into a proposition that is practicable. Likowlo fair and they could make their case more

their confileting state

leaders re-

carinally It was insistc

that the men were Intercaled only in substantial, Increases of baate salaries later they confused the issue by introducing complex de-

cannos

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have

NEWSMAN'S STORY.

The Australians secred 43 place the French bread ration, an- and the monty to 26 by the Americans. The nounced this week, challengers virtually won by breaks threatened cuts in other food- ing through service three times, Kra-stuffs started a fresh' wave of mer twice losing his to Bromwich,

.

Monarchs At Loggerheads

in

Iron

nf

Railroad-workers in Rouen and Villeneuve St. Georges refused to work for several hours.

The strike for high wages which began last Friday among the 10.000, workers of the Peugeot automobile factories at Sochaux was.on its

way to being settled over the

weekend

of the Sochaux

delch employer and

King Abdullah, who was drowned orkers and the

tlonnlisationensed today showed the ilves of all parties taking part in in which the Tmnsjordan monarch complete end

*

In the existence of apparent discord although the workers had decided by Jerusalem, Aug. 31-King Sand of Saudi Arabia, today charged among Arabs at this critical time. 5,330 votes to 1,578, with many continue the strike; Reuter's correspondent In Buda-King Abdullah of Transjordan with when it was hoped that all forces abstentions, Lo

be coneen-until they had received satisfaction. pest writes that the general election "creating discord among Arab states of Arab states would

trated to saving the Motherland In- The feeling in the Conference is, was taking place in perfect order in at a critical time."

ers Federa- King Ibn Saud, in a communique stead of attempting to tear asunder betrect negotiations in the capital in favour of carly na-dozens of polling booths that he had tionalisation if only because

·reached a basic - offreement - the visited during an eight-hour tourssued here tonight by the Saudi its unity of purpose."

Arablan Consul in Jerusalem, Sheikh

*that unions

most directly

concerned today.

on May 25, both partita held out the

work would be "I was allowed to travel freely Alxtul Azziz Kuhelmi, also charged King of Transferdan

resumed in Peu want It. Apart from not wishing to

against the trend of the Con wherever I wished, unaccompanied King Abdullah with attempting to 1940, when Britain's mandete over

morning. In its seot factories tomorrow

Two strikes were to visit any make inronds" on Syria's indo Transtordan expired, called

settled this gren the General Council, is itself by any officials and

proclamation for a conferenco to composed of a majority of the re- polling booths. I wished to watch pendener

Khg Ibn Saud vas referring to the unity or federation of week. The fishermen of Boulogne-

plaa presentatives of the unions who

the voting.

for alght weeks, and workers of the In favour of carly "Most of the polling places wore King Abdullah's Greater Syria Syria, the Lebanon, Palestine and sur-Mer, who had ceased all activity declared in

in schools, and in most representa proclamation, Issued on Transjordan, and to ensure Brest dockyard, who struck-recently

of the danger of

for higher, wages, will resumo work Figures

was reported to have, called on the Zloniam."

tomorrow, following negotiations.---- latest recorded membership of the the election were present.

affiliated to the Trades Union

Syrlun peoples to convene a national unions

"In few places polling

a

"an objective ronference to discuss

One of the provisions was to ad- Reuter,

creation, of "Greater Congress as an all-time record of taking place in Communist Partyrcheme for Syrlan unity of federation vocals the over 7,500,000, having gained no headquarters, with placarda

would provisions. and national aspirations fertile crescent which fewer than 07,000 in the past year, herting voters to vote for "list one", consistent with the Internation Syrian Arab federation in the

of. Matyns and huge photomunistice of the territorien, concer

Include Syria and Iraq and the the Rakosi,

The communique said: "The Saudi realleatfon "of the principles of the Premier.

Arabian Government considers Ring Arab revolution". "In some places, only three parties, Abdullah's proclamation and call as Forests Threatened ali of them members of the Gover-openly contradictory to the cove- King Ibn Saud of Arabia, who was

represented. ment Cool lon, were

long opposed the plan. Mr finlied Nations Charter. The Saudi nas Berlin, Aug 31 mysterious It was stated thint the other parties ant of the Arab League and the proclaimed King in January 1920, iwood bootle threatens to wipe out had not sent representatives of the Indignation at these attempted In-zí Státe stated, in the House of Comm-. Arablan Government expresses 11 Hector MeNell, the British Minister He continued: ho. Tush forests in Russian-occupied

visited. Thuringin within three years, Dr country I

north het west herands and declares, its support for tish Government Favoureat the

British Rudolf Paul, Thurington Minister Dudapes, the issue was between the Syria's independence,"

The communique concluded: "The "Greater Syria movemont Pecaldent, warned today-United Communists and the Social Do Preas...

mocrats both. Government parties. Saudi Arabian Government regrets quite unfounded."-Reuter.

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