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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1947.

BATTLE OVER HOUSE OF LORDS

WHY RUSSIA

IS BACKING

PARTITION

Hopes To Obtain Four Advantages

Cambridge, Oct. 21.-Russia hopes to get four advantages from backing the partition for a Jewish state in Palestine, Mr Edward Attiyah, the Secretary of the Arab Office in London, told Cambridge University Union tonight.

1. If the United Nations sent n volunteer polloc force to Palestine during the transition period, as bad been suggested, there was nothing to prevent Russia sending 20 or 30 thousanded Army troops there. This would give Itussia an opportuni- ty of pushing the thin ead of a mili tary wedge into the Middle East and na far as the Mediterranean.

2. Russia would like to see Bel- tish and American interests in the Middle East Jeopardised.

Mr Attiyal declared, "It would not grieve her to see the Western Powers embroiled in a conflict with the Arab world and she knows that the surest way of bringing this about is an attempt to partition Palesting and set up a dewish slate."

SPECIAL PROTECE

3. Russin knows that if the partition were imposed and a Jewish and an Arab state were set up in Palestine, the Jewish state would in

Defence Of Kirim

Peiping, Oct 21-The Tien isin edition of the Catholic news- paper Social Welfare reported Loday that radio contact with Kirin, 60 miles east of Chang- chun, had been broken off after General Chen Cheng sent orders to the defending, government troops to fight to the lasi nan.

The Tienkin Ta Kung Pao sald Chinese Communists swept Into the suburbs of Kirin on Bunday and Berce Öghting raged throughout the night. Govern- -ment planes bombed and strafest The Communists on Monday as the defenders enunter-attacked, the paper sald, and added. “a great number", of Communists were killed or wounded.--As- sociated Press.

TWO AIR CRASHES

Peruvian Jungle

Disaster

Lima, Peru, Oct. 21-Six people, including the head of the United States Air Force Mission in Peru, were feared to-| day to have lost their lives when a DC-3 transport plane, belong- ing to the Mission, struck a

jungle.

REFORM OPENS

Shabby Political Deal Says Lord Salisbury

DEBATE ON KING'S SPEECH

London, Oct. 21.--The battle over the reform of the House of Lords was opened tonight and is expected to rage throughout this new session of Parliament.

The first shots were fired within a few hours of the Attlee Government having announced in the King's speech that the power of the Upper House to delay legislation will be cut. The proposed legislation to amend the present Parliament Act was designed to reduce from two years to one year the period of delay which the 840 peers in the House of Lords could impose on Government- introduced legislation.

The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, considered it wise to deal with this now to lessen the danger should future leadership of the Lords “pass into less responsible hands."

•

Almost as soon as the Upper flouse, Government to throw over the views, provide a platform for exchanges today began its first sitting of this of their own spokesmen and col-fat the utmost violence in which M. ression, Lord Salisbury, leader of the leagues in the Lorda?

Vyshinsky had been distinguished Conservative majority there, con- The pursuit of purely demoned the Government's step as a policies by the

partisan by the "unbridled violence of his Government will language and the Minister of State, "shubby political deal"..

not restore the nation's prosperity and condour of his."

Hector MeNeil), by the courage nor bring happiness to our people. he declared,

.

Te introduce such a bil at this

After referring to the setting up of the Cominform, the intensification

he added. time was surely a counzel of madness.

On the cuts in the Home Fleet, Protesting in the House of Com-Me Eden anid "We shall have auf Communist activities against the mons, Mr Anthony Eden, the Con- flect in

Foreign Secretary, declared that "The there was neither justification nor an

the nature of things be the special, mountainside in the Peruvian zervative deputy leader and wartime the Perue waters smaller

prolege of America and might have| io rely upon American support for its very existence.

The plane, which left Talara, on the Peruvian cast some 610 miles northwest of Lima, for Iquitos, 570 miles to the east fun the River aron, Upper Antazon), had been missing since October 10.

WAH 210

Experts who saw the reusains of! the plane considered there chance of any of the occupants being found alive.

programovie.

Navy"

than Soc.alist parties in France and Italy and "the Judleial murder" of the Bulgarian Opposition

leader, Nikola Petkov, Mr Eden sald that

whole position he sail, "is one which must cause us the

gravest concern. The nation cannot agein afford the race against time that we had during the Arst years

the only course was for Britain to hold fast to her own faith in true democracy and free way of life arki fulfil her obligations under the international agreement which she

electoral mandate for the Govern- ment's plan to curb the power of the House of Lords when he opened the Aneral debate in the House of Corn-of the last war."

on the Government's 120% The international situation". he

declared, was

4 sombre one had signed. House of Lords which would justify Parliament adjourned in

Where was the obstruction of the darkened most everywhere since

There is nothing to be gained by the Government taking this step, in these

August. scoking to appease others by a com- conditions It was little prombe on essentials. "We shall only #sked. What had huppened wander that during the

the United Nations go all the faster down the slope Vecess

thecould contribute very little except that way."

to

cause

Protestations Of Friendship

Miners Fight Soldiers

Santiago, Chile. Ock 21- Dynamlie was hurled by miners staging a sit-down strike in the Schwater coal mine in Southern Chile today at a detachment of 50 sollers sent to get them out of the mine, Senor Gonzalez

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21.-The Videla, President of Chile, stated tonight.

The troops withdrew, taking several prisoners.

The miners were given an ultimatum to leave the mine hy a certain hour and were told that if they did not, milltary measures will he applled."

The Schwager and Lirguen pils were occupied today by sit- down strikers who had gone back to work only

only last werk A 12-day strike which ent

had

Jower

in the country. The ordered troops to be con- centrated at both pils.

The sit-down strikers are de- manding the withdrawal of the troops from

the coalfield and suspension

llar

measures

taken against the Communist leaders who were ordered to be sent to a settlement in the south of Chile. Everything

of

WAS

normal today in the Lola coal-

mius, the biggest in Chile- Reuter,

口

Arch-Hypocrisy -Of Soviet Criticism Flushing Meadows, N.Y., Oct. presence of Russian troops in Poland and Yugo- slavia was brought up in the United Nations General As- sembly today by Dr Herbert. Evalt, Australia's Miniator for External Affairs, in answer to the Soviet representative, Mr Andrei Vyshinsky's denuncia- Lion of the presence of British and American military person- nel in Greece.

"I am not condemning what is o matter for arrangement between the governments concerned."

Evidence on the Greek question had proved that trouble had been fomented outside Greece and the Assembly should send a commission to Greece to help the Greele people!

to find a place in the sun.

"It shows the arch-hypocrley of the criticism against Britain and the United States for, doing the very type of thing, on a much smaller cale, which goes on in these three countries," Dr Evatt said.

He added that Russia had agree- ments to supply Poland and Yugo- slavia with arms and ammunition,

And, no - 3 . doubt Czechoslovakia welt. Is it well. it a different thing when Brilish and

military

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FUTURE OF alter

HONGKONG

in

Governor Has No Knowledge or High Level Talks

An official disclaimer of the report that high level talks are

progress concerning future status of Hongkong was made this morning.

upd American

personnel are found in Greece, but at the same time Soviet military personnel are to be found in Poland and Yugoslavia?

Answering

Mir Vyshinsky's "vituperative" attack on the veracity of witnesses heard by the previous UNO Balkan Commision, Dr Evatt

said: "With all this material before it, no court of Justice would dare to way that we should substitute opinion for the opinion of people who saw the witnesses."

A PROPER THING

Our

Be said that from the beginning to the end Albania, Yugoslavia and by the Bulgarka had been supported

Russin, despite the findings of the Commission of Investigation and the Security Council.

"Russia may not unreasonably hope that this state of things and the tension which would exist between the Jewish state and the Arab states surrounding it, would gradually force the Arabs to Tean on her for support It was found today 50 yards from their future in her orbit," the summit of a mountais about 30 Beck A report from Paris says that the; miles south-southwest of Burja, abo French Govenment is in a dilemma in the Maranon, and 250 miles east over Palestine, according to an in- of Talara, dependent Paris peper, Le Monde, which frequently reflects the view of the French Foreign' Office.

Commenting an yesterday's ment- i

Colonel J. R. Hawkins, head of ing of the United Nations Commus-i

The report. a United Press des- Mr Eden declared that it really and China, Mr Eden said that In sion on Palestine, the newspaper said the USAAF Mission in Peru, was

Mr Clement Attlee announced that patch from Shanghai, quoted Lord was impossible to accept the "pro- India the French Government having the piloting the plane.

whole populations were on the Government intended to redues Ammon, leader of the British Partia- -Interests of the wandcupants Lieutenant Colonels test fans of friendship which Mar- the move. They were to be-hum-from-two-years to one year thementary Mission now visiting China Arabs at heart, believed that it could Federick Dulaney and Harold Park, shil Stalin, I understand, addressed bers in hundreds of thousands, per-period of delay which the House of as declaring that "high level talks make no

no choice between them. also of the USAAF, Major Jun recently to some Members of this haps in millions.

Lords could now impose, although are progressing on ite issue of Hong-sementt submitted that no case when the Moscow Britain too, wanted only to accept Benavides, Dorich, of the Medical House,

Radfo Scenes were being enacled nt he said that it would be improper solution to which both parties Branch of the Peruvian Air Force, continues to blare without ceasing which no one had seen the like for to any now exactly what the pro-

of could

and Sergeants Joe Romero and Glen- the torrents The Arabs would con-

His Excellency the Governor, Sir 200 years, or perhaps ever. abuse of the Rider vote which did not deelare Beard, of the USAAF.

Alexander Grantham, commenting Mr Eden regarded the present rate: After admitting that the present itself against the partition as a vote

at which Britain was expending the leadership of the House of Lords Bud on the report this morning stated: against them, and if France or Bri-

gold reserves of the sterling area as been "wise and statesmanlike," Mr tuin abstained from

"Evidently Lord Ammon has voling,

other

" very grave matter."

Attlee declared: "I think it is wise been misrepresented, for I have countries might do so.-Reuter,

"We appear to be losing gold at to deal with this before any serious very much the same rate that we matter has

no knowledge of any talks on the issue of Hongkong."

agree.

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A special feature programume entitled "The Tune-Machine at Trafalgar" will be presented from ZBW in the Children's Half-Hour at 6 o'clock this evening.

EDITORIAL

The other oc-

The United States Army Air Force Mission went to Peru to train men of die Peruvian Air Force under a four-year agreement signed in Wash- inglan on Dalober 1.-Reuter,

SUNDERLAND DOWN London, Oct. 21-Her port engine aflame, a four-engined Royal Air Force Sunderland dying boat plun- meted into the sea today two miles or the Thames estuary.

Seven men were rescued, but were suffering from severe burns.

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The ILO Conference THAT Hongkong will be repre-

sented

women

at the

די

par-

جلابة

for women and children in long- kong, International

the Colony is not wholly free of "sweat shops, and regula- Labour Organisation's cenference

tion of working hours only in New Delhl next week is #

tially exists. On the subject. of matter for satisfaction. With the

improved employment conditions rrowing awareness here of the

for women and children In Hong- necessity for new approaches 10 kong delegates may expect to ob the question of employer-worker tain some valuable data, or equal Interest will be the discussions on relationships, the Colony could

industrial relations and lie pos. hardly afford to be absent from

sibilities and limitations of deliberations such. Important

operatives, These

subjects have been given of which, among other things, will

oficial recognition here discuss the regulation of clilld and

during recent months by the pro- labour, This has ton A

posed creation of new machinery been a sore subject with social

for heliling labour disputes and the reformers in Hongkong and they'

passing of legislation for the con will be

the first to welcome the

trol of Co-operatives. Both are em. bryonia movements each capable ILO report which suggests regula- tion under four heads; (a) The

of receiving guidance from estab- admission of chlidren and young

lished authorities sucli as the Inter. employment in

national Labour Organisation. In- persons to different fields of economic activity,

portant though the New Delhi con- and the effective enforcement of

ference is, it is not likely to regulations, including

beyond the making of recommen-, of administra the organisation

for it is the full regional dations, five services; (b) methods

conference to be held in 1China maternity protection; (0)

year that will consider the measures to promote general

steps to be taken raise the exist education and vocational training

ing Aslan standards of of women, and to open to them in

cruploy- ment to reneral International an increasing measure occupations lovel, Nevertheless,

Hongkong, other than those involving with its special local labour con- physical strain; (d) measures for ditions, should profit from the sho protection of the health of

New Delhi discussions, even pos women workers engaged in heavy

sibly to the extent of being ablo work.

While there has been

lo anticipate some of the reforms Improvement over the

which are certain to emerge from employment conditions

the 1948 conference.

necessary

Bicady years in

of

next

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vilification Governments

and

mel

coples who were so recently Allies of the Soviet Union on the common battlefield."

Soviet

Guvern-

posals would be.

ment's attitude, particularly regard- were losing dollars in August," he the danger which order to lessen

kong."

+

to

"In my opinion," he added, "it is a proper thing that, we should have a United Nations Commission conciliate between the countries and report to us and, if necessary, to. hold a special session of the As-

The

Dr had been made out for reversing the decision of the Political Committee to send a commission.

He asserted: "There has been 'no

Greek liberation of Greece. The peoples' war effort entitled them to

and liberty." peace

Dr Constantin Tsaldarls, Greek Foreign

accusing Minister, In Greece's northern neighbours of working through A "Fifth Column they

estabilshed within

If the members did not vote to "sustain the principles of the Char- ter, the edifice of the United Nations would be undermined, will crumble and be discredited before the opin- lun of the world.

have

Indians Draw Greece," warned the Assembly that

Criticising the

ing the, Marshall plan, Mr Eden declared.

should arise might declared: "With regard to the Comment had any plans for extending

He asked if the Govern- the leadership in the House of Lords munist activities in every land, we the use of sterling in the non-dollar

pass into Jess responsible hands," now know what to expect."

The Prime

Minister sald that there orea as a medium He also criticised Mr

for finageing were a number of lords who did not Konni trade. Zilliacus (o Labour critic

attend but they might. It was better of the Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest

Hecalling that the Prime Minister, to avoid Be-Mr Clement Attlee, had stated last

a quarrel. Why wait and have a bill thrown vin) and other Labour Members for year that there was no question of out; why wait to get a fire extin- "ellifying the plans of the British unilateral surrender Government"

of Imperial guisher until a fire had actually bro- at a Warsaw press preferences without adequate cem-ken out, he asked. conference.

pensation, Mr Eden asked for an When Amid cheers, he said that there assurance that this was still the case. "this is a wise precautionary mea cricket tourists, in their first match

Mr Attlee declared that was a tradition artong Members This was an issue, he said, which sure," that when abroad they avoided derply stirred public opinion criticising their own Government. Britain and elsewhere in the Com-

Referring to the position in India monwealth.

Mr Winston Churchill, the in Opposition leader, interjected: "It Is a deliberate aet of social aggression" (Government laughter).

Proposals Will Do No Harm

Continuing, Mr Attlee said "If, as been very prolonged and difficult,

Dur

Announcing that there would be

the next 18

First Match

Perth, Oct, 21. The Indlan

of the tour, drew with Australia.

Western

On the concluding day, the ball was on top of the bat nt day and 18 wickets fell for 202 runs.

Western Australia added five runs in losing four wickets.

SUBTLE PERIL Greece was in peril of being over- whelmed by force of orms in a new invasion, subtler thon tho Fascist Rod Nazi invasion. ho alleged.

at

"This invasion alms directly mir Independence and integrity. While you hear spokesmen for these countries

45 they are

Herbert, a googly bowler, In minutes after lunch got out three Indian batsmen when the wicket was giving spin and help, and he

allowed

Aeroas

irr

protest their innocence, sending more and moro arms and heavier and more effective, military

equipment borders to be fred against ou people.

"Each day, while we debate, mon and woman. and children being slaughtered with these arms," Dr Kuzma Kinolev, Byelo-Russian Foreign Minister, accused Britain and America of constituting real threat to the independence and in- tegrity of Greece

M. Yvonne Delbos, for France, said that the investigation commis sion would contribute to a peaceful solution of the Greek question and that "the least that can be done is to loyalty, justice and goodwill.

The Assembly then adjourned at this stage-Beuter.

sald

Would not allow the will of the economic articularly the United he could not give the exact Ngures felder by faulty placing, whereas make an attempt in the spielt 'of.

I hope, the House of Lords are not but the Government had every hope substantial reductions in the size of inclined ever again to exercise those that agreement would be reached the armed forces in menacing powers in order to render between must, if not all, the 17 months, Mr Attlee emphasised that broke the tourists batting. nugatory the decisions of the elect- countries represented. He hoped the the reduction in the Home fleet was ed Chamber, then our proposals will President of the Board of Trade only temporary. do them no harm.

would be able to make

On a wicket taking – spin, the statement "We shall be taking away from in a few days.

He said that he did not know batsmen found it easy to get out, where the figures which had been although the wicket was not sticky. them a weapon of which they have Mr Attlee said that there was no quoted "came from". Mr Churchill no Intention of using. On the other question of Britain abolishing the intervened to say that the Home The Indians, nitempted to force' hand, if they still have the intention whole system of imperial proferences, flect would not be as big as the fleet the pace after a slow opening, but to reassert, those powers which have "We have to maintain touch with Britain gave Russia 'during the war. good placing in the field blocked of late fallen into desuetude, then our friends of the other Common-If the Agutes of one cruiser and four good strokes. No batsmen at this bill will be both effective and wealth countries. Further, we have destroyers for the Home Beet were tempted to step out to the spin timely

throughout kept in mind a principal not true, they should be contradict- bowlers and Herbert was "At the election we laid perfectly

the need for the restora ed. mainly the nee

to call the tune with success. clearly before the electors that we tion of the

equilibrium fri

There was Opposition laughter relations

with the Wester when the Prime Minister said that Western Australia wasted. no electorate to be thwarted by the

Hemisphere House of Lords, and I think that is States, und we hope that we have without notice, but it was wrong, the Indians were guilty in this ample justification for taking the precautions and not waiting until cured streater necess to markets, he said, to suggest that there and respect.

not only for the products from this been any sudden reduction in the the trouble has actually arisen, and country, but from the colonial Em-Empire feet.

Indin. The immobility during the re from this Australian tour, especial- might have

out passed of hand

"They should result through, the effluxion of time.".

keeping Kessey kept wicket well Dealing with foreign affairs. Mr increase in the dollar camings in a purely temporary matter. the starling area as a whole, "We are greatly

The armed forces,. Mr Attlee de, and had a hand in four wickets. Attleo said:

dis-

"So far from weakening

Athens, Oct. 21,-Press dispatches turbed at the increasing tension in economic co-operation between

theclared, were expected to number i The Indian balimen, without trom Patras reported today that the the 037,000 by March next year, are much practice, did not do too badly small cargo steamship, Eleni, cap- foreign affairs and nt tho ai-members of the Commonwealth. I duction of 150,000 on the original They gave the impression of better alzed in a gate yesterday off Corfu, titude of the USSR representatives think it will be found that The

forecast. which is gravely imperilling the ment and the prospect it holds out

agrec- Recalling that the economic situs little more practice.

results on horder wickets with and three crewmen and onė passen- work that is being dong in trying will make for further

cer were missing.

The dispatches sald the rescuers; Mankad played aggressive cricket who are still searching for missing after a slow beginning, and except persons, picked up a 10-year-old. for a couple of cross bat shots, was boy and a member of the crow soundReuter.

United Preas.

can learn

great deal

not waiting in fact until the trouble pire, which is very invaluable sorting of ships and personnel was y feld. piscing, fielding and wicket-

to

economie tion had become worse since Parlin- build

up the United Nations Or development and the strengiliening of ment adjourned in August, the Prime ganisation,"

out ability to deal with the very Minister unnounced that statements The Prime Minister said that the serious crisis through which we are would be made in the next day or trado negotiations at Geneva had pansing."

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