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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1947.

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THE new Battle of Haly is on. In Rome the present Government has been fighting hard and has just de- feated a Communist vote of no confidence.

Ia London, a commission -af. The Big Four is now meeting to agree who is to have control of Italy's former colonies, I! has a year to do it it.

Both events are important to this Battle of Italy which has now opened in earnest between the Russians and the Ameri- cans,

The Russians want to win Italy

for

Communism and make her one of their satellite States. The Americans want to prevent this and keep Italy a member of the Wesdern Worid,

In the American view the 'Battle of Haly is a crucial elo- ment in the cold war of propa- ganda, politics, and economics openly inched against them by 31 Vyshinsky at Lake Success.

this week centres on

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LABOUR

LOSSES NO SURPRISE

By

“Candidus”

THE result of the municipal elections at Home, when the opponents of the present Govern- ment gained over six hundred seats, could not have occasioned very great surprise. To many. it must have been a foregone conclusion.

The people of the British Isles have, not only during the war, but ever since its close, suffered truly untold hardships, and at the moment see little in the future to cheer them. While it must be admitted that the war left England impoverished, with a problem of the greatest magnitude for any Government-to face, public opinion cannot be ignored, and today public opinion is certainly not satisfied with the manner in which the country's affairs have been managed.

Last winter was practically a fuciless one, and the coming winter holds out the same prospect. The people are still underfed, in spile of the claims of Government. What is more damning is that the freedom of the subject is being threatened. The recent decree which ordnins that subjects may be allotted to any industry according to the dictates of Govern- ment is in itself bad. The ban against The use of motor vehicles for private use is bad, and these and other forms of legislation are naturally only unpopular, but bitterly re- sented.

the is that now Main changer

the Communists, disappointed by defeat of their plan

to get into the Government through a m-con- Ddence vote, will try to get tough.

They may want to convince

Lize

Government by a series of strikes

rathway strike that

perhaps even

it has no authority

without the..

fear of 12 possible

over workers

not

The great principles, as laid down in Magna Charta, of has which the British nation bousted since the twelfth cen-

One thing is certain; the American tury, might easily be ignored Communist under present conditions. The un-Charter ensured that all persons iumph by constitutional Constitutional means will be costly should be free to come and go. to the 11.5. Treasury. Now--and There is not much freedom long as they want to keep also when a man is compelled to their side Whehington will have to

undertake a form of work for pay up.

which he bas ነር particular Por dullary are the only weapon | liking. However, the sound which the Americans have aghirst the forces 11.

:

of Controunist-organised contmon-sense of people of all classes cannot be overlooked, and the masses may be relied upon to express opinion-as they appeal to have done in the recent elections.

Manipulation

Italians fully appreciate the ituation. They are exploiting It with all the kill and acumen of Maclavell and Cavour,

Not only

ably guitar

mik little man. But FLOW he had the maurice of the muccesful

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IMAGINE that few people In extracting England had any sympathy for American-they the Labour Member. Mr Konni have already had 2,520,000,000-- but | Zillacus, when he fold the House of

that Government they are getting America's support Commons

was

in such diplomatic dous as the res Joining an Anglo-American bloe turn of the Italian colonus and the to threaten war with Rusin. Stuff

"I wish you condd ergue with me to Italian warships. one of my meeting," he said when

I asked him whether it was true that The workers were beginning to time of the long surceslon of political

tel.

The Halmas know how to make their ences pount resonable,

as to resettle

Count Brisaca, the pressent Under- Stretary for Foreign Affairs, told He argued that the Government e Italy wants the colonies Intek so the 201,080 Hinas must be hidened to astravit the who had been driven frion there ani Communists and Socialists, because who otherwise Haly would have otherwisas it would enjoy no klaud of to indemnify. authority with Pe wirkers durin the dinkult winter ahead.

He specifically stated to me that Italy would be prepared to grant

and nonsense! If Britain cannot change her own friends according to he ideals, who is to choose for her? Mr Kouni Zilliacus?

USSIA IS apparently playing a deep game, almed at complete political dominans of other nations. On Thursday Molotov, addressing a real meeting to celebrate de th miversary of the Russian Revolu- tion, among other extremely belli- He believed that alignment with Britain or. The United Stades (or gerent utterances sak: his is an the Soviet world was an economie Bathy whatever military, naval, and age when all ronds led to Com- neersity for Hale. American help air bases they required to saleguard munismo," It can only be assumed Wan, or

course, useful to Italy, but their Mediterranean interests. he true markets lay not in the in- dustriadred West bit in the underes AS I New back developed East. From Russin

and A Α by Satellite Italy could rceive the thought it all over again--and that he knows that many great coun-

foreign grain and the coal and the resources raw materials she newsted.

other

one thing serinal clerg

Loade

That Mr Molotov was referring to all runds in the world, and his admis- sion is surely frank. It would seem

The American argument goes like this: (1) If the Comma- nists succeed in establishing a pro-Soviet Government in Italy. and (2) If the Russians, managse in the Commission to capture Tripoli and --Cyrenaica--either-

tries are fully aware CI "RUSSIA'S for themselves or a satellite

The winner of the new Battle of hopes and intentions, and have, on Italy-then all those millions of

Italy will not be Soviet Russia, It their part, no intention whatever of will exhausted, .11 has ask- Yes, there is no question about it: will not be the United States, dollars the United States are

allowing Russian polities to under- immest afe emergency aid Nenni ed un t Soviet world. The winner will be Haly.

mine their own deals, now spending in Turkey and for

Th next Nar *:f 1,000,- Greece will have been wasted. 000,00 dollars. The experts, after. allowing for the usual Mediter- Soviet domination of Italy and the North African shore rantan bargaining, agree that Haly's opposite Italy would cut the Mediterranean in two. give Russia the political and strate gic command of the Eastern Mediterranean, and outflank Amerien's newly established oil empire in the Middle East.

meds are 400,000,000 dollars, if she is import the Ameri- can grain rue needs to make up for her ind harvest, and the American cual shr nerds to make up for the abent imports from Britain.

Enter Nenni

was due.

INTERNATIONAL LAW

LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS....by DR. PAUL WEIS

DURING

the International titude of the country is generally The realisation of these alms may THE THE Communists, who came a poor Law Conference organised determined by the rules of Inter- be difficult under present conditions

third in the kot election, Dre

such violations are but are by no meats Utoplan. Here, Grotius Society in national Law, by the Do not suppose the fidgety doing all they can exploit the

not precluded. The speaker closed ton, progress of any kind must de- London the Secretary of the his address with the remark, that as pend upon co-operation, which found professor with the goatee situation.

International Law Association long as

to set up a beard who was going to Capri,

great powers with fundamentally branch of the International They ha organized strikes in the whicit is allied to the Grotius and the present situation prevails expression in the call

Law or Mr Mordente, the fish res industrial North. They trend Society, announced his regret different ideologies confront each Association in the Soviet Union.

other, no change in this late of taurant proprietok from Dan the rhe farmers in a dohinin; strike

that the Association, which has "fairs can be expected,

It is no mere chance that this call dee, who, with his wife and fore the harves

They are at this moment organising: branches in nearly every coun-

for co-operation in the field of Inter- How can such scepticism, such a national Law come at this the trom daughter, was visiting his na

Falds by labourers and small farm-try, had no branch in the So realistic outlook in the judgment of Britain. The British legal code and tive Sicily, or any other of my

on the property of big land-

of power be British Justice are fully appreciated fellow travellers in the B.E.A. owner and settling then there in Union: he expressed the the political balance

The British plane to Italy thought there was "ting gangs. They have been here that it might soon be reconciled with the above-mentioned throughout the rezid

organ in flee workers and eivable to create one there, and alt for expansion of an organisation, are recognised as one of the most anything ominous about the cervants-much the worst paid see trusted that his words would the task of which is to study and inw-abiding of peoples and Britain

perfect international outward appearance of Rome, tin of the Italian community-to recrive wide-spread publicity. ·

not be

called political certainly cannot demand percased salaries, Nor did I.

more than nalvety. It is

eve nccessary today, when sharp ex

No Communist processions na de- monstrations of strikers, no sigry

The talking horse behind which the Communists plan to-steal their

keen

eps to the rulings of International International Law in her

dealings, As one of the speakers remarked: It would be unthinkable for any con- view of the present world star rasts exist in great political ques- niet arising between Britain and the tion, it may seem strange that tons, nad when they clash in the United States not to be settled peace midi Pietro, Nemni, bespectacled leader such suggestion should be made, oficial international organisations at ably and in accordance with the rul- the of Haly's Socialist Party. across the pleasure garden.

nots of political debaters precies way into the Government is 56-year

me in the streets..

"Festival of the Grape,"

On the cafe terrace the ier-erein

that the Conference took place in an that

I frequently met ini during the It may even envey the imiression which all countries are represented, ing of international Law. The same phaning the latest sports news and trenches of the University City duralmessphere of unreality and bal the in privat, ration should be sought should hold good for the relations

banner cater and aperitif drinkers were x Spanish civil war,

Örst

the

international organisa- participants were not connus of. tions, which do not stand in the between all States.

Himelight of the public, and on ques- piretele ing the arduous days of the slege of the hard realities of the otticans which do not come within the.

Madrid, Inter us kind of politicni situation. But this was not the case. Bons commissar oficiat historian and war They were fully aware of prevail- focus of

focus of these political differences.

battalion.

the elques gathering on the inter- ferences of opinion. When, how-

block market lips. An Right sight, such as we have not scen flickered from the top of the building

bits of news, and an occasional 'anti-

he

contact

recently

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in Britain for the last eight years reporter with the Italian Garibaldi)ing international difficulties and raw Unity must be achieved despite dir- THE British Government opposite, spelling out advertisements, Sometimes we would meet at the national horizon. Part of the Con- ver, as is the case today, certain national bill of human rights: This Conununist slogan. But no one inck- Staff HQ behind the front where ference was devoted to the question States, especially the Soviet Union, dialt comes in the realm of possibili ed up.

was living and working, some of rscertaining how far International are not represented in internationally and, in the clrcumstances, should Not even when I went to the As- times in the censorship offlers where Law affects the behaviour of coun- organisations, it is dificult to achieve achieve, practicable form. It proposes. The speaker gave examples unity even though it is possible. In only to stipulate such human rights sembly, where they were deleting he would be sending off despatches tries.

to the Italian Socialist newspaper| from history where International order to achieve unity, the opposing and to lay down essential clauses to the no-confidence motion, did I nd

Law had been violated by great points of view must be understood safeguard them, which

the agreed by the representatives of the any exeltement. Signar Togni, the in Paris.

the representatives of Minister of Industry,

Nenni ceemed a mild, shrinking powers without International action and was drening

having

been taken to. implement various ideologies must get to know various Ideologies and accepted by

the representalives of every State. away page after page of a long plece little man as he beamed through his m

cach other. Personal Ile seemed International Law, tatek-lensed spcctacles. on Italy's need for foreign credits.

to be without any very strong Judg- Many such violations had, in fact, here Indispensable.

International minimum bll of human ment of his own, only too willing to been tolerated or even subsequent- follow the line of the Communist ly agreed. In 1870, Tzarist Russia

Black Sou T the close of the Conference, the leadership. O all the Italians there flagrantly violated the TELE crisis and the battle are pre- thought him the last likely to set Convention, the following year this A Prestient of the Geotius Society, there still remained ideas common to Now building In Britain

sen!, howover, despite Rome's the Tiber on fire. How

I was accepted by the Great Powers Sir Ceell Hurst, former Vice-President all cultures.

at the London Conference, although of the Hague International Court of to reduce

11 common nearly 100 of these liners, all be- apparent apathy,

The cost of living has set up by For today Pietro Nenni, with the protest was raised against the Justice, urged all those participating denominator. It would be possible tween 10,000-15,000 tons and with will

which Conference concerned with to build a common international code speeds of 15 knots. They represent fastest and 20 percent during the past six record of his anti-Fascist exile, of breach of treaty obligations. In 1008, in the

especially

British shipping, services months, Wages have not kept pace. his fighting during the Spanish war, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in International Law,

to from these human rights common to a new Unemployment is on the increase. his Imprisonment by the Germans, violation of International Law, a direct their work and their efforts every Stato. Any such arrangement which was started before the war operated..

Several shipping lines The official figure shows it at and the gift of a magnificent volce nexed Bosnia and Herzegovina, with- to two international problems the must be based on mutual understand and in now being continued,

Although, codification of International Law and ing. It is to be hoped that Britain's It is recognised that the day of many as ton 1,000,000. The Italian Government and picturesque diction, is the most out meeting resistance. las told the Americans that by the popular speaker In Italy.

the tramp steamer is over. Its place building. as, the speaker emphasised, the ul- an International bill of human rights. call will not remain unheard.

Growing poverty

wrong

By the end of next year Bri- tain's shipyards will havo One of the speakers advocated an unched the major portion of is being taken by these fast modern rights; if every fundamental differ-one of the biggest fleets of luxury cargo liners which also carry ence of opinion were eliminated. cargo-passenger liners yet built. passengers with the same degree of

comfort as the largest vessels.

When this fleet is in operation it

circle the world with

tho most frequent regular

Britain

yot

It would be necessary

them to

trend in

nro

of these

have as

Incre