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Explosive

Letters Echo

Mons, Helghum, Sept. 2 Elizabeth Lazarus and Ellas Jacobs were formally charged and committed for frlat today for carrying 12 explosive tellers similar to those mailed to Bri- fish Cabinet Ministers early this summer,

The couple were arrested on June 2 at the French border after a matine search uncovered explosive letters concealed in their baggage.

The maximuni sentence the pair can receive if convicted is one year. France and Bri tain were understood to have requested custody of Latzarus and Jacobs when Belgium has finisheel with them.-United Press

Armaments

Plant Found In Tel-Aviv

Jerusalem, Sept. 2-Investi- gations, of two explosions in Tel-Aviv today led to the dis- covery of another arms factory, manufacturing mortar bombs, revolvers and wire contraptions. The workshop was found badly damaged from the explosions and the body of one man, be-l lieved to an Irgun member, was found.

Meanwhile, there was all in Palestine, pending the trisin's reaction to UNSCOP's recommenda- tions, which were expected to be brondcust tomorrow.

The Stern Gant published seven-point manifesto which said:

1. The UNSCOP plan unsuccessful compromise.

Wan da

2. The report recognised the failure of the mandate to run the country.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1947.

President Truman Speaks Out

U.S. TO RETAIN MILITARY STRENGTH FOR PEACE

Pledge To Support UN

Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 2.-President Truman told the Inter- American. Defence Conference at Petropolis near hore today that tho United States would retain its military strength “as evidence of the seriousness with which we view our obligations to world peace.”

The United States contemplated a "prolonged military occupation of enemy territories" because the Allies had not agreed on the main outlines of a peace settlement, he declared.

Calling on the nations of the-western hemisphere to stay with the United States for "a world peace of free men," the President said: "The old world is exhausted, its civilisation imperilled. Its people are confused and filled with fears for the future. Their hope must lie in this new world of ours.".

The United States would pursue the quest for peace with no less insistence than it had applied to the qucat for military victory, President Truman said.

TUC IN CRITICAL FRAME OF MIND

"Southport, Sept. 2.--The British Labour Govern- ment received a verbal hiding from members of its strongest political backing--the Trade Union Congress- on the grounds that its crisis battle policy was too weah, but the Congress then promptly voted to work with the Government.

More Coalminers Strike

Doncaster, Yorkshire, Sept. 2.-Britain's three weeks old Yorkshire coal strike took a dramatic turn for the worse tonight when a dozen more pits stopped work in. sympathy, bringing the total of idle miners to 20,000---just short of the peak reached at the height of the strike last week..

the To-night's setback reversed return to work decisions reached by all but the hard core of strikers on Sunday after mass meetings addressed by the Minister of Fuel, Mr Emanuel Shinwall, and the Communist leader of the Miners' Union, Mr Arthur Homer.

Altogether 25 pits have now stopped work, and the loss of coal to the country as a result of 140 men's refusal three weeks ago to work an extra two feet of coal face per day has topped 120,000 tons.-Reuter.

Commonwealth May.

Share Dollar

Pool

AUSTRALIA'S' RESTRICTIONS

London, Sept. 2.-British sterling area dominions in- eluding India and Pakistan will confer in London as soon as possible-probably within the next two or three weeks -to decide in detail how-to-share the Commonwealth dollar pool among them!

For

Reacrvations

and, for any orders placed from now on, Britain's dollar payments will have to be inade either from what she earns or: from reserves, it was added.

to

Up to now, it has been true say that Britain "was still drawing

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COMPTON EQUALS RECORD

London, Sept. 2.-Denis Compton, England and Middle- sex cricketer, today scored his 16th century of the season to equal the record of Jack Hobbs, who accomplished such a feat in 1925.

Compton made 139 when batting for Middlesex against Lancashire at Lords.

The results of games which ended today are:

At Taunton: Surrey beat Somer- set by an Buing and 73 TUDE. Surrey 473. Somerset 107 and 233 (Woodhouse G1. Laker Ave for 22). At Bristol: Gloucestershire beat Essex

by 317 runs, Gloucestershire 3M and 365. Essex 315

and 167 (Cook live for 12).

At Nottinghain: Nottinghamshire beat Warwickshire by eight wickets. Warwickshire 302 and 251 (Jepson tive

for 01, Butler four for 38). Notts 3C2 six declared and 192 for two (Kreton 103 not out).

At Bournemouth; Hampshire drew with Yorkshire, Hampshire 300 and 205 for six (Rugers 85, Harrison 01 404 for {vc

nut

(out), Yorkshire declared,

At Lords: Lanenshire' beat Midille- sex by 84 runs. Lanes 352 and 153, Middlesex 134 and 307 (Compton

139) Reuter. ($85,000,000)

This was officially disclosed in London today at the moment when Mr Joseph Chifley. Australia's Primo Minister, 118 announcing sweeping cuts in reports from the United States to help close Austra lia'a £21,260,000 The

declared: "The trade defeit. President people of the United States engaged in "the recent war in the India and Pakistan will not be deep faith that they were opening anked to follow Australia's lead in that a number of nations are still it was said in well-informed quar- subjected to the type of foreign tem today. domination which we

were

suurce

stated, since she has been lying on the $450,000,000 which remained free, to pay for

sterling convertibility

the way to free the world. We find cutting their planned dollar imports. suspension or Past orders, when the

overcome.

fought to

"Many of the remaining peoples

of Europe und Asla live under the shadow of armed aggression.

econ." it was stated.

be

Wits announced.

Middlesex

Clos.

Lancs.

Kent

Derby

Surrey

on

Worce

Yorks.

Glam.

Somerset

Notta,

But from now

on, the situation The most they could be expected

must change. It was added-Reuter. to do would be to make some slight

FOREIGN AID "but they could not possibly

London, September 2-Mr Chris- United of the No actual date was set for the tian Herter, head

Committee Congress conference but the British Govern- States

likely to ment's invitation today proposed foreign aid, whose report is "No agreement dias been reached that "advantage

basis for American | Sussex. should be taken" become the among the Allies on the main out-of the presence in London of re- decisions on the Mareball plan for lines of 'n peace settlement," the presentatives from some of the Europe, said in London tonight that sex

11 would be "foolish if not impossible warwick 3. UNSCOP's failure to deter- mine the mandate immediately may the Goverment at the TUC debate but

A long series of speakers blasted be ordered into particular Industries, President declared. "In consequence Dominions for the meetings of the

we are obliged to contemplate the International Dank and the Inter-to reach any conclusion without Leicester added, "Starving men

prolonged military occupation of national Monetary Fund, starting world altuation."

talding into consideration the whole ants defeat the entire object of the plan. on economic policy and then tried to women into work is the highest

enemy territories. This Is рго- on September 11,

"We have a very broad mandato 4. Partition will lead to disputes shout down one of their own feaders penalty that ought to be tried at coundly distasteful to our people.

and the study we are beginning to and bloodshed as Palestine should. who rose to answer.

undertake here in London part of a comprehensive study

Very which has to cover the Far East. Latin America and the essentials of our own economy," he declared.

be a single state.

B. It criticised UNSCOP'; "rush" conclusion that Palestine could not solve the Jewish question.

for the first six or 12 months."

FLATLY OPPOSED

and

The upshot of hours of debate was, however, that the TUC voted overwhelmingly in favour of a report] J. T. Severn of the Laremakers from Its Gencent Counell proposing Union Flatly opposed direction more tulks with Government umefals labour.in any fashion. "I don't think 6. Jews will not bear division of 10 plan strict control of labour to our people quite realise we are the

forestali collapse of the country. ruling class of this country,"

"NOTHING SOCIALISTIC" said,

Palestine as the leaders' consent with not_commit_the masses.

inde-

7. Nothing short of full pendence will satisfy the Sternists.

United Press.

ARAB-HINT

Cairo, Sept. 2.-All official Aral League bulletin today hinted that the UNSCOP recontmendations on Palestine would be an excuse for Arab uprisings.

he

RECOVERY LAGS

have

"Almost everywhere in Europe, economic recovery has logged. Great urban and

ателя Industrial bren left in a state of dependence on our economy which is as painful to us as it is to them. Much of this economic distress is due to the E. Patterson, of the Constitutional When the debate was cut short paralysis of political fear and un- Engineers Union, tried to have the and George Gibson of the General certainly in addition to the devasta- report sent back to the Council on Union flatly opposed direction oftfon caused by the war," the Crounds that "there is nothing shout to be heard over protests und Socialist in the proposal put forward could not go on for several minutes to solve this crisis." lle demanded until he sales, "Do you hit want

that "conclusively hear one kind of speech?" programme would achieve Socialism.

L. J. Callighan, Mem

Member of Parla-. H. Crane of the General Munig racht, said tiener measures were not Workers suggested a national re- being taken because of the "fata gister of people with proof that each hesitation in the minds of our polis was doing useful work, just_before

con-

never designed to bear. Its role is to maintain peace and not to make peace. It has been embroiled in its The bulletin Auld the Commistical leaders because they don't Gibson rose to defend the Governinfancy in almost continuous sion's report Killed the spirit of know whether they are going to get ment and the way the Congress wasflict. moderation" which heretofore had

they want more. Amieri- {working with it. characterised Arab action in the

can dollurs." Middle East and indicated that the Arabs would change their tacties to meet the new situation.

The bulletin also said the problem

OT

LESS U.S. TOBACCO Major restrictions announced Austraila today included:

A 20 percent cut In import licences for American tobacco.

A similar cut in imports of chassis for passenger vehicles.

No further purchases of aircraft costing dollars apart from those al- ready on order...

ports.

only

His 19-man Committee, which ar rived in Britain_today from Washing ton will go do Germany on Septem- ber 4 and then split up into sub-

Fresh Rioting

In Calcutta

was

CHAMPIONSHIP TÁBLE

Noritants

GAGSGJERNESSWon

DOTATIN

ustigno-g

TAME FINISH Hove, Sept. 2.-Despite some very good bowling on a batsman's wicket the match between the South Afri cans and Sussex was tamely drawn here today.

Behind by 140after, the tourists had declared at the overnight score of 555 for six, Sussex were unable to repeat their first innings total of 415 for five declared. However, place themselves in

a safe position before being all out for 281 less than half an hour before the close of play when the

'South Africans were 45 for no wickets.

The South African pace bowlers, Plimsoll and Tuckett, bowled oggi gressively with good, length and di- rection and Newan and Mann made better use of the pitch than in the first innings.

After the match the South Africans left for Hastings, where they start their last Grst-class match of the tour tomorrow stainst a strong. South of England Xi-Reu 柔らか

A 30 percent cut in newsprint im-Committees to study the situation in-they managed to

other European countries. It must report back to Congress by March A cut of about 30 percent in tim1 at the latest. renuttances by means sul to be Pledging United States fidelity to

The attitude of Congress to aid- decided.

sald, Truman said: "We recognise that these cuts is £8,750,000 ($35,000,000) by the degree of "vigorous mutual

United Nations, the

Presidenti

to-Europe, Mr Henter The total saving expected from likely to be conditioned considerably the United Nations has been sub-annually, still leaving a £12,500,000 assistance

which

the nations of jected to a strain which it was ($50,000,000) trade deficit.

Europe agree upon among them- Britain has already announced selves.-Reuter. cuts amounting to £220,000,000 and has made it clear that more are l to come. New Zealand has said she will do all she can. whether

South

has not made any Africa "We must be careful not to pre- A. Davles of the Miners Union "We hear a lot of talk about bar-Judice it by this unfair test. We cuts so for. She was criticised yester- described Mr Attlee's recent call for ter, but what are we going to barter must cherish the seedling in the day by Sir Miles Thomas, the Presi-i Britain to fight the crisis as "very with?" demanded Gibson, The hope of a mighty oak. We shall not dent of the British Society of Motor forget our obligations under the Manufacturers, now in Johannesburg. anaemic and very feeble."

babour Government has two, and

who said the Unions Increasing Calcutta, Sept. 3.-Late Tuesday charier nor shall we permit others

importation of United States good night a new outburst of communal might

be a "bitter pill" to the rioting in Calcutta was disclosed by The President recalled the United British people.

the Director of Publicity in a state- The Tobacco Workers' delegate, P. | Stales reluctance to use armed force

dominion not ment announcing the death of acven Canndr, the one Hatcher. claimed, "The Socialist throughout its history, and warned: within the sterling area, will be persons, and injuries to 10 others. Government is a pawn to the capi "Our aversion to violence must not present as an observer at the con-

police have taken stringent Her dollar shortage is ons to, maintain the peace niist

The Cheslea Football Club board United be misread as a lack of determination ference. Government in the States and the sooner it gets away on our part to live up to the obliga-acute as Britain's or even more so. of the city" the communique added, of directora announced on Tuesday

tions of the United Nations charter Reuter.

staling that, the Commissioner of that the man who cost the Club from that position the better."

Polleo hnd Imposed a 35-hour cur- £11,500 in 1945 when he or as an invitation to others to take

LAST WITHDRAWAL.

few in the alected sections of transferred from Everton, will not London, Sept. 2. The moment

hla Lalbaug and Parel, both mill areas.

granted a transter despite when Britain

to start will have

request and statements that he was paying for dollar Imports out of her

-Associated Press,

not happy as a Chelsea player. gold and dollar reserve 19 rapidly

fee Chelsea would ask in the event Speculation over the size of the of Lawton being a transfer to an- other Club and been placed on high 03. £20,000.

T. Williamson, Labour MP, oppon-half years to go. We have got to go was now in the "gravest form it based fines for workers who refused to at it at once and how results in to forget theirs".

these two and a half years."

ever assume."-United Press.

EDITORIAL

Occupation Cheques

THE recent oficial announcement

concerning

of

the release cheques, promissory notes and IOU's signed la Hongkong during the occupation was not noticeably creditors, or to helpful either debtors. Up to a point Gover ment washes its hands of these transactions, pincing responsibility for netilement on the shoulders of the contracting partles, This might be Justified on the grounds that the authorities naturally ex pect a contract be _Junoured without dispute; a moral oblign= tion. But the ometat duitude is compromised by the suggestion that creditors "acale down their claims in view of the unrealistie rates of exchange whitch ruled at the time," thereby Naplying that the original terms of the centruct were unfale to the borrowers. bral issue which Here is raised moral is repeated when consideration Is also given to the cases thoso who recklessly fell into debt and wilfully mortgaged their future beyond redemption. The respon. albility in ball Instances 'belongs to the individual conscience. When, however, Government refers to

unrealides Cho

rates of exchange. during the occupation period, it i får foo vique, "

The rales, and their relation to realities, varied considerably and this fact is cer

Kure

It

?

tain to have an influence on re demption terms, more especially as most of the cheques were sign- ed for In pounds sterling.

claimed, for example, could be that if loans offered in 1942 at Tour to one represent on unreals. the exchange, those made in 1945 Re

This at 30 to one are fantastic. means to strike equitable re-

payment bast each transaction

must be fleal with nn. De merlis with special attention being pald to the purchasing value of the loan at the time it was made. Obyloun«'

ly Government hopes that most the occupation transactions will be amicably settled by private treaty, but

but in the Helt of its Implied support for settlement by rebeck compromise. It could have a trille more helpful by suggesting common basis for repayment, Stanley an accepted exchange rate was one pachet of cigarettes for 10. shillips; today; taking al circumstances into considera-

lion, a muro reatiatlo allu

(lon would bo рит rasket or cigaretles for half

蕴 crown. Wherefore, I la wuggested that no

it

particular" hardship would 1c kuffered by either parties 10 wers lad that settlements be rade at 25 percent of the signed maile notes. This would operate equit ably for those who became both creditors and debtors, and would help to bring many others Jato the "capacity to pay" class.

The final vote was on a'show of liberties with the foundations of in- | hands-United Press,

RUSSIA WON'T

OPEN DAIREN

ernational pence"..

Appealing to the nations of the western hemisphere to stand with the Uni ed States for world peace and a peace of free men, the President sald that unlled, those nations

could "constitue the greatest single force in the world for the good of humani-, ty"-Reuter,

* ·

Bombay,

Knitings In Bombay approaching, an authoritative source his broke out in Bombay today, Sept. 2-Communal said tonight.

were Injured In The last withdrawal of 150,000,000 and 17 persons

The polico ar- made last Friday from the American scattered kallings. luan has already been earmarked for dered a 35-hour curfew-United payments of orders previously placed Press.

Washington.. Sept. 3.-The Ramadier Demands Rigid Austerity

Soviet Government has turned down a new United States effort to open the important port of Dairen, to international com

merce.

that they

No Transfer For Lawton

Low-

London, Sept., 2-Tommy ton, stur Engiand and Chelsea centro forward, will have to stay a Chelsea_player.

be

wks

Derby County was most freely mentioned by aporis authorities, os the Club likely to pay lunt amount to get Lawton-Associated Press.

FOOTBALL RESULTS London, Sept, 2-The results of football games played today are, -

Third Division, Norbera:

Roch Tranmere tale 1 Hull City 0. Rovers 1.Hartlepool

0. United Irish League, Gold Cup 2nd We round: Glentoran, 3 Linfield 1,

Rugby League: Lancashire Cup, 1st round-Oldham 10 Liverpool Stanley 3. Dochdale Hornets | 7 Lanca Co Arnalur 2-Router.

Death Of Famed

Jockey

Paris, Sept. 2-The Prime Randler asserted that if it were terial reason for these price increases. Minister, Paul Ramadier, today not passed, the price of coal would They are strictly psychological-the

bringing with it, reult of intense grists mentality, warned that France was head jump 60 percent,

"We should da ax England har another immediate 10 percent rise

manufactured, done and renet - EQUIDECOUSY Jons ink full tilt toward all-out in in the cost of all flation and demanded rigid goods.

have at our disposal The Russians insisted

faced, by n

which must be applied. This is a "We are

spurt in have control of Dairen by virtue austerity measures similar to

trend

battle we have to win, We, should A 1945 agreement with the Chines those adopted by Great Britain prices, really dangerous

Jose It if wo authorised a 60 percent leading towards infla lon," he said., and that this control will continue to fight: the economic crisis

for But, he added, this came purely

increas for coal or 15

15 percent so long as there is no peace treats"

Industrial

price" Addressing the French National freen pinnie conditions and not from with Japan.

The Social'sis menthunstielly Assembly, whose benches were only France's baste economy.

applauder his 20-minute speech end

London, Sept. 2--Edgar Johnny Therefore, the Russians argued in half filled, M. Ramindier said France "Take potatoes, for example. The the rest of the Assembly sat silent.

Crickmere, 62, Jamoun old timo a note made public by the State De was suffering an “acute crisi menta: crop has been better than in recent Meanwhile, the possiblity of in

and partment on Tuesday, there is helity" must do everything yeare, There is no possible reason ban on American aims, similar to Jockey who rode many winners' in nsis for a change in the regime is possible to hold back the mounting for alarm about feeding the popul-Britain's, arose during talks in the France, Belgium, Austria, Russia and Dairen, and "he Soviet government (wave

Spain died in the. Rouse Memorial of infintion.

tion, and yet we have to admit panle, Council of the Republic. He

a state of mind which had resulted In this connection categorically re-

adoption of Govern. was.urging

In reply to a query, the Finance Hospital, Newmarket, on Monday doubling. Minister, Robert Schuman, said he night. fects, in view of the abovementioned.ment measure demanding immediate in potato prices aunost

Crickmere, who weighed less than circumstances, any attemp to bur credits pt 8,000,000,000 francs for This should be a serious warning to believed such restrictions "possible" den it with responsibility for treat local subsidies, This measure had us and we should react mirongly." but stressed that he was not speak 98 pounds, was the smallest jockey,

He sold the same about muut Ing for ment of American interests."--As- | been_rojected outright by the As

the Government.-United of his day-Associated Press. sociated Press.

sendly's Finance Commission. M. prices and added, "There in no mm Preas.

Rest of sport on Pago 4: