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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1947.

BYRNES ADVOCATES BETTER

AND MORE ATOMIC BOMBS

MORE COAL

FOR INDUSTRIES

Steel Distribution Control Modified

London, Oct. 14.—Sir Stafford Cripps, Britain's new Minister for Economic Affairs, today an nounced a new system of steel distribution control to prevent a large backlog of unfilled orders which has arisen because the issue of authorisations for supplies had exceeded the sup plies of steel.

Sic Stafford announced that plans hnd new heen worked out which made provisions for the allocation of 24.250,000 tons of coal to manu- facturing Industries during the win- ter mouths.

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This represented the avera{l rt- quirements

the industry and should enable a 100 per cent ear- rying nut of the export task.

Sir Stafford tobl Д press con ference Lint "80 far ns prior planning an aliscation are con- cerned, the industry will have the coal It has been promised".

This did it necessarily mean that, each individual dem wild get all it j thought it ought to have.

OPERATION CIRRUS

but

Tampa, Florida, Oct. 14, -Military officials today seemed satisfied with the results of Operation Cirrus, the dry ice "hurricane busting experiment, they kept most details of the project secret. After three converted bombers re- turned from their mission of dropping dry ice into the diminishing tropical storm rolling out over the Atlantic, the operation chairman sald there never had been any "formal intention" of try- ing to break up the storm. --United Press.

THE DISPUTE

IS ON

Should The Princess

pro-

Promise To Obey? London, Oct. 14-Feminists Account were beginning to voice must be taken of the relative im-tests-today against the inclusion

of various industries antel) portance other matters if the scheme was to of the word "obey" in the mar riage service which will unite Princess Elizabeth to Lt Philip Mountbatten in Westminster: Abbey on November 20.

be workable and satisfactory.

Mr

The Best public objection came

Reeves, vicc-i Miss Marian

Ten-Step Course Of Action For Peace

Washington, Oct. 15.—The former Secretary of State, Mr James F. Byrnes, proposed that the United States answer Russia's "obstructionism"' on atomic energy and German peace treaty agreements with "better and more" atomic bombs and the decision to drive the Red Army out of Germany by force if

necessary.

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Mr Byrnes said Hider told Molotov that Germany hind only economic interests in the Balkans and irked when the latter bluntly rejected this ply as unsatisfactory,

United Press.

CHURCHILL'S OPINION

Mr Dymes, whose reputation In, that an Alliance with the Kremlin Congress was based on his ability was soles and began to lay the to win compromises and to "house plans for an attack on Russin, Itrade". admitted

reluctantly that the United

States might have to make peace with Japan, Germany and Austrla without Russia.

ile also conceded his sensational

Len-step proposal--a

of action" for restoring "peace"-would to a Third World War if the Russians refused to Ko along.

The foregoing is the high spot of Mr Byrnes sensation-packed mem- oirs, "Speaking Frankdy", which was published today by Harner Brothers. The

memoirs

recount in detail be- hind-the-scenes rows with the Rus- sian Foreign Minister. Vyacheslav Molotov, the prelude to the

present Soviel-American "cold

war and hundreds of incidents which cur him rently inspire

to advocate n tough" polley toward Russia, with lo back it up with the determination force if necessary,

of

UNPRECEDENTED BOOK My Byrnes book guarantees him high on the Soviet list of place

The book American' "warmongers." is unprecedented. No Secretary State ever has told his inside story O soon after resigning. Mr Byrnes quit only last January on grounds of

health.

book The former Secretary's

!!!

the ference and is

con-

New York, Oct. 14.--Mr Winston Churchill said, in a recorded speech at a dinner here tonight, that while he could not exclude the danger of war, he did not think the violent abuse which the Soviet Government and their Communist adherents, all over the world lavished on all existing forms of civilisation was necessarily a sig of danger."

During the past 18 months,

upon

the

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Higher German Production

ATTLEE DISCLOSES PLAN

London, Oct. 14-Britain's intention to assure

a "much higher industrial production" for Germany under a new plan was explained by the Prime Minis- ter, Mr Clement Attlee, today.

Writing to Mr Clement Davies, the Liberal leader, Mr Attlee forecast stronger' British support for German indus- trial recovery at next month's Foreign Ministers Council meeting here.

Verbal Fight Starts Over U.S. Proposal

RUSSIA OPPOSES GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTERIM COMMITTEE

Lake Success, Oct. 14.-The United Nations Poli- tical Committee began today what is expected to be a bitter fight over the United States proposal to establish a year-round General Assembly interim committee- "Little Assembly”—in an attempt to overcome

of the recent Security Council's, deadlocks.

"In consequence,

problems are

M. Audrel

to

some

Under a new plan which "allows for a much higher industrial pro- duction", the British authorities in. Germany are preparing a list of plants in their Zone of occupation which is much less ecmprehensive than that which would have been appropriate under the old level of the Prime Minister Industry plan", wrote.

The new sting of factories available for rentoval Is part of a comprehensive plan designed "not to leave Germany as a 'rural slum', to assure to her Industrial capacity sufficient to achieve a self- supporting cecnomy".

but

LEVEL TOO LOW The level of industry agreed early In 1940 was too low. "We bekt' so at the time and have remained of The the some opinion ever lace, new plan allows for a much higher industrial production".

The fačtorica available for re- moval

on the new list. Mc Ailleo declared, are part of the surplus of German Industry re- empreity sulting from the increased building for war needs.

The list will be issued soon. Me Attlee Indicated.

"It is this surplus capacity which, consequence of our Potsdam

and my a measure of precaution for the future, we shall remove"

obligations

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The Prime Minister's emphasis upon the necessity of increased ver- man production is, backed by Bri→ ish private enterprise which louit

"healthy Industrial

community

essential in northwest Germany as to trade

the Contigent. recovery on Britain, the United States and the in- Soviet Union all advocated an creased level of industry for Ger many at the last Foreign Ministers Conference in Moscow.

The United States expected the tear the United States proposal to He added: "There is no doubt present General Assembly to restore shreds. whatever that the Government and some of the lost prestige" of the the overwhelming mass of the Bri- United Nations, Mr John Dulles,

Vyshinsky said that fish people nt home and throughout

United States was

lamenting the United States delegate, told the the our Commonwealth. that If any Political Committee today.

the fact that the General Assembly ercut issue

agenda was overcrowded and this greuk

should arise affecting human freedom, would act with the He said, in introducing the United was given as an excuse for setting United States in the same solidarity States resolution calling for the up an interim committee, and fraternal Intimacy which hoa-so | setting lip of an interim Sir Stafford said that the steel

working

"But then, why did the United allocation plans did not Indicate

lately given us victory against the committee to net while the General States put on the agenda the Korean postponement of the nationalisation

combined dictatorships of Germany. Assembly is not in session: "The problem which has no place there? of the steel industry.

Haly and Japan".

peoples of the world are afflicted by Why did other delegations put such Whether nationalised or not, there

international uncertainties, and they a problem as the Italian peace treaty would still have to be an allocation from

Soviet Government had poured out. are frightened by International on the Assembly's agenda?", M. Ile could

give an indication chairman of the Suffragette Fellow-covers all the round since, and in-through their radio in 20 languages system,

tension.

Vyshinsky asked. at all as to any nationalisation date.

told a dinner of

fumeus Yalta the eluding, ship, who

He declared that the establishment and in all the specchics made Hugh Gaitskill, the Minister spelety last night that it was "ob-

peppered

liberally their behalf, an unceasing stream of precipitated upon the Generat Aof the proposed committee would be stories of Fuel and Power, speaking at the solutly appalling" to consider that with inside

of pre-war abuse

"Bagrant violation of the Charter the

sembly. Western world.

General Assembly cannot and amounts had same pre conference, announced the heiress to the throne will promise wartime and postwar events hither-

an attempt to The necompanied this virulent that it looked as if Britain would to obey the man who some day will to secret. Mr Byrnes roams all the They

disregard its mounting responsiblll-circumvent unanimity of

the great reach her winter coal stock targetbe her subject.

way from the 1939 Hitler-Stalin propaganda by every action which

lies and try to get along with work-rowers." through

the world settling of 15,080,800 and could safely reckon

his could prevent

M. Vyshinsky accused the United To the applause of her listeners, non-aggression pact another 250,000 tons besides.

"The probable result would be States of trying to set up a body Miss Reeves said the Princess' deel-trials of trying to negotiate with the down into a durable peace or the ing six or eight weeks ench year. The coal production so far this is

work alongside the sion to obey

seems to bring one Russians to his own version of the United Nations Organisation playing that, allempung to do too much in which would year had been 151,700,000 lots to young women that their work is 'Wallace incident", during which its ...leaving 48,300,000 Tons to be pre- not done and what they must he issued an ultimatum to President to art as, a great world instrument too little a time, the Assembly would Security Council with greater powers

do nothing

well.

than the Security Council itself.

FRENCH ATTITUDE "Indeed, the conferences-at-Lake

"A possible solution is for theIt would leave the Security The French representatives were dued before the year was out, he work to bring home to the human Truman to "gag" Henry Wadner event war.

forum in General Assembly Then Secretary care once again that neither sex

of Commerceor Success had beenme a

to establish an Council as an empty shell, high and opposed to any sizeable increase ut which reproaches and Insults were interim working committee.

dry", he should be the subject to the other." else—",

the opening of the Conference -but The following are some sensations states, hurled at each other for all the procedure should be tried.

hurled at each other by the greatest

"The United States believes that

fle charged The Daily Mail today published a

that the American towards its end relaxed their position from lotter

D render expressing from Mr Byrnes' book:

proposal was elaborated

for after all while asking greater allocations "horror" at the use of obey and said 1. Inside United States arguments mankind to hear, if they cared to

attempts to liquidate the Big Power of German coal production. listen. But some of them were received for giving Russia a small voice in

veto had failed. had been

FOUR MAJOR FUNCTIONS im lar letters

tired the from a score of persons,

Japanese treaty were weakened getting

much puzzled to have

been

"Accordingly Awe

propose the newspaper explained that the by the fact that Mr Byrnes wrote

that the Soviet when this Assembly adjourns, prayer book version of 1662 is the formal letter to Generalissimo Sto know why it is

It was obvious to all, he declared, the accepted by Parliament and in at Stalin's request, "requesting" Government have taken this violent-should leave in being an interim 18 thus the law of the land. It in the Russians to enter the war against ly aggressive line.

committee with these four major that the United States was trying to Japan.

bypass the Security Council, which eltiles the word obey.

Mr

"I cannot believe that it is a pra-į substantive functions: Byrnes staunchly de-

1.To consider matters in rela- found it impossible to turn into "a for Germany. I 1927 a Church Assembly up-fonds all the secret Yalla agreements Jude to war. proved

the Kremlin tion to the maintenance of inter- tout of those who are pursuing aims a revised version in which on the Far East. disclosing that "These 14 men in

It is maintained that the inter- dbey or "cherish" could be used at President Roosevelt's military advi- who rule with despoile power the national peace and friendly relations contrary to the United Nations.

months. have underlined vast populations and territories of among nations which may be listed "The United Stutes is of the partics marrying, sers urged him to pay any price for the option

are very with the Secretary General for in- give the Committee unlimited power production to hasten general Euro

trying to vening

Europe's need for greater German This was passed by the House of

assurances that Russia would enter which they are masters

capable and well-informed men. Lords but rejected in the House of the Japanese war.

clusion on the

even than the

Security pean recovery, Commons.

Council has," he declared.

The new list of factories for re- "2-The Interins committee would He concluded: The Soviet Union moval should convince the French. be available to discharge its follow opposed the United States proposal,ritish sources hope that Germany's through' functions.

which is a flagrant violation of the war potential is being destroyed und 3-It would enable the General basic Charter principles and can only the remaining Industry can be used Assembly to make recommendations draw the United Nations downhill to to help France as well as the rest of regarding the general principles of destruction."

Europe.

Mr Attlee's letter was prompted by

sald,— Rauter,

Communal Clashes

Bombay, Oct. 14,-A...... fresta ciuda break of communal clashes in the city's trouble spots last night re- sulted in three deaths by stabbing and three persons hospitalised, the pqlice reported today.

Strong reinforcements were rushesi to the disturbed areas and a 35-hour curfew ordered.-United Press.

Buenos Aires Consul London, Oct. 14.-A Foreign Office spokesman said tonight that Mr Vaughan Russell had been appointed British Consul in Buenos Aires, United Press.

EDITORIAL

Elimination of the word obey in the Princess' marriage would not be an ecclesiastical offence but it would not conform kw. United Press.

Commonwealth & Empire

EVER has

NEW

the

vitality and

flexibility of the British Com- monwealth and Empire been more strikingly

demonstrated than at British

the present time. The Emnire is not breaking up, some peksimists ar l-wishers UC. clare: it is growing up, changing. to meet new conditious with re- sourcefulness and inherent adap- lability such as no political system has ever exhiblled before history. and which may well serve as an example to the rest of the world. The acquisition of Domlaton Status by India tends new force and urgency to the

of

changes whichi- are taking place. Although "Dominior" is a proud and stately

name, the term has undoubtedly given rise Th some misconceptions some party the world, and even within the Empire. AS Indlesting some fancied inferiority to Great Britain, or implying less than full

Independence,

The Statute of Westminster makes li quito clear that the everseas Do- minious and the United Kingdom (the metropolitan Dominion) are "autonomous conmuniiles within the British Empire, equal status, in no way subordinate one to another in any respect of their domestio or external affalze. though united by

COMMON allegiance to the Crown and free- ly associated pa members of the

patt

British Commonwealth Nations" That Is to say, "Do- malon status" Is Independence plus full sovereignty with 12: added advantage and strength conferred by free association wil equal and independent nailons, To eut adrift from such an associa- tion is not to gain anything to lose much, The Dominions. India and Burna Olliees Rone, What of the Colonial Office? Perhaps in no very long time there will be but two ex- ternal Departments of States-le Foreign mee and the Common- Wealth Odier. Other Colonifes will naturally wish. to follow the frad of Ceylon, and as a polley of self-government for the Colonies is already been laid down, this must be regarded as a period of transition, though it may Tast Jonger for some than for others. would probably facilitate smooth transition

it in time the Colonial Office were to fuso with the Com monwealth Office, which would only be repeating history in re- verse, for it would be`re-uniting

with its offer

offspring. But It is

only Colonial status that is doomed. The Commonwealth is expanding, and eventually Commonwealth and Empire will be co-terminous, The British Commonwealth nations, will remain and that, too, one day, will probably be known simply as "The Commonwealth.”

of

STALIN UNINTERESTED

the atomic

2. Stalin showed no interest in

bomb when President

Truman explained it to him at Potsdam, but Mr Byrnes Indicates that Mr Truman did not do a very good job explaining through on interpreter. Admiral William Leahy adways thought the atomic projet was crazy and remalied, esptical until the first one exploded.

Russia release 500,000 Japanese

www

that!

1t

"If their minds were set on war. regular session enda of the next

I cannot believe that they would not lull easy-going democracies inte false sense of security"-Reuter.

i

BYPASSING COUNCIL

---more

The question as a whole was fen

by the Ministers,

It is hoped in London that when the Council convenes next month, the Fretch will change their allitude towards the Anglo-United States outlook, on

on the industrial capacity

co-operation In the maintenance of Dr Berbert Evatt (Australia) suld international peace, to initute that

that M. Vyalingky's charge that the one from Mr Davies on October 7, studles for the purpose of pro- Interim committee would interfere raising the question of the dismant- meting

International co-operation in with the Security Council, was not ling of factories in Germany. Mr the political fields.

supported as the American proposal Davles views, Mr Attlee replied, made clear no such intention.

seemed to be based But, at the same time, the General fundamental misapprehension" that Assembly should carefully examine Germany was to be lett a slum whether the establishment of the Reuter. committer might not weaken the Assembly, Dr Evatt added.--Renter.

4-The interim committee would study and report to the next regu- lur session of the Assembly on the advisability of catablishing the com- mittee on a permanent basis,

MURDER CHARGE

"On

Australians Test Tour

DEATH OVERTOOK CAR ASSAILANTS

Newmarket. Oct. 14-Two men, 3. The

United States should being given a lift in a doctor's car. apply the "Truman Doctrine" to

were killed when the car crashed Hungary immediately, demand that near Newmarket early today.

The driver, Dr I, K, Mackenzie, a prisoners she is using ns slave

young former medical officer in the Inbourers and refuse to get out of Royal Air Force, who reskies "Thus it would pot study or deal

nt Korea

2121617 the

Soviet-trained Lincoln Lodge, Newmarket, told an with any dispute which, at the time, Korean Korean army of from 100-000

10ambulance driver that he had been was on the agenda of the Security 400,000 men in Northern Koren is attacked by the men and lost con- Council. disbanded. The United -States trol, of the car.

"Also our proposal stipulates that should inslet that the Big

Four

The dead men were Charles Woltes the Interim committea shall not Council of Foreign Ministers have and Ernest Tanker. neither of whom encroach upon the work of any Ithondda, Wales, Oct. 14—Höydyn nothing to do with the Japanese had a fixed address. One had a committees or commissions set up Evans, aged about 21 years, was pence treaty,

police record,

for any particular purposes by the remanded in custody at Perth today 4. Settlement with Rasalan The doctor suffered savere coineus- General Assembly or the Security charged with murdering Mrs Rachel London, Oct 14-The cricket fix- Germany would be possible to sign. It is believed that he was Counell, such as the Atomic Energy Allen, 70-year-old recluse of Watt-ures for next year's tour in England morrow If the United States would threatened during the Journey and Commission"

stown, Clamorgan, 'who was found by the Australians were announced agree to give Russin US$10,000,000,- was attacked when he refused to M. Andrel Vyshinsky, in a speech dead outside her house shortly be-today. Beginning as usual with n. 000 in German reparations and be intimidated-teuler..

studded with sorcuam, attempted to fore midnight on Saturday--Reuter. match against Worcestershire, the Australians will meet all 17 first class countries, while Yorkshire, Lancashire

and Surrey cach have two games.

The ve teal matches pro cuch arranged for five days of six hours each compared with the six days London, Oct. 14.-An unpre- Scotland Yard chose this seeming-| --sitbrago place for the jewels since of five hours each when the Maryle- fought World War II with Germany tentious, drab and dirty trucky lighthearted method of returning: 1945, when they were brought to boners visited Australia, but tho rather than with the Allies had it wound its unpretentious way the fabulous jewels to their tradi- London from their wartime hiding th under certain conditions may not been for an historic "blunder by through three miles of London London as a means of foiling any

be played to a finish. The Austro- resting place in the Tower of at Windsor Castle.. V. M. Molotov,"

Five detectives rode in the truck, as will also play two matches streets today--just another of attempt to pull off the greatest jewel one sitting on top of 20 or more with Dram

They will wind up the tour with 60,000 grimy trucks whose finul of all time. They estimated sealed boxes bearing the seal of the honking clamour adds to the the chances of spotting the typical Crown on metal plates and contain- two separate matches of two days the British Empire and all territory. daily din.

looking city truck were at least ing gems, diadems, crowns and against Scotland.

The test match dates and venues: south of Russia to the Indian Ocean

50,000 to one.

scepires, Flve other inen followed in a car.

Thursdily, June 10 to Tues- However, to be on the safe alde,

En route through the centre of day, June 16, first at Nottingham, zero hour Was a M. Molotov, overplayed, le hand in King's ransom-glistening emeralds, secret and there

well-guarded London, nt Trafalgar Square, the June 24 to 20, recond at Lorde, July were ter armed two cars temporarily tangled with to 13 third at Manchester, July the conference with Hitler over rubles and diamonds, that make up plain-clothes men on hand when the another truck, also carrying boxes 22 to 27 fourth at Leeds, August German versus Soviet dominance the finest gem collection in the truck, pulled to Gatzard's Crown filed with glistening heaps of fish 14 to 26 nt Kennington in the Balkans and Hitler decided world: the Brith Crown Jewele. jewellers and goldsmiths since 1721 ¡United Press.

voice in the control of the equal Ruhr, "Wisdom and justice" wi prevent the United States from neceding to Soviet wishes, Mr Byrnes predicted..

MOLOTOV'S "BLUNDER".

Mr Byrnes also suggested in his memoirs that Russia" might have

Ho revealed that litlar offered in 1940 to make Russia a park

ner with the castorn half of

Crown Jewels Return To The Tower

As the Soviet loot. He said that But underneath His Bight green. captured documents revealed that canvas hood, the truck carried a

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