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VOL. III NO...74

ANDREI GROMYKO

CRIPPS HAS

A RECORD

BUDGET

London, Már. 30.-Sir Staf- ford Cripps, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, next Tuesday will have the paradoxical duty of announcing an all-time record budget surplus to a country striving to averi economic disaster.

With a domestle credit balance of probably £800 million, Sir Stafford, as head of the Cabinet team of economic experts, is trying hard to

the close the gap between try's-import and export trade..

coun-

of

Even It. by the target date midsummer, he succeeds, British trade, though balanced in an over- all world sense, will still show the colomal deficit of between £250 and

£300 million.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1948.

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RUSSIA CRITICISES Plekets Rush SENATE APPROVES

TRUSTEESHIP

Gromyko Accuses U.S.

Of Bad

Faith

UNITED NATIONS

NATIONS 'IGNORED"

Lake Success, Mar. 30.— Russia tonight opposed the United States proposal for a temporary Palestine trusteeship, instead of immediate partition, on the ground that it not only failed to meet the interests of international peace but also satisfied neither the Arabs nor the Jows,

After hearing M. Andrei Gromyko, the Soviet delegate, declare that the United States had killed partition because it put oil and strategic interests before the interests of the United Nations, the Security Council adjourned the Palestine debate until Thursday.

Earlier, Mr Warren Austin (United States) had introduced before the Council the American resolution calling for an immediate truce in Palestine. He also introduced a second American resolution calling for a special session of the United Nations General Assembly to "consider further the question of the future government of Palestine."

The resolution said: "The dated November 20, 1947, and that the United Nations must seek Security Council, in the exercise of having taken note of the United another solution." maintenance of international peace and second monthly progress Its

primary responsibility for the Nations Palestine Commission's fir

M. Gromyko told the Security re Council: "There is no doubt that and security, notes with grave con ports, and the first special report on the Wrecking of partition would be a The production targets for the cern the incrensing violence and the

01 security, and ent-of-this-per-if-achieved, will-tismrder in ratsue, and telleves, on March 5, 1913, called on the per-snc resposiblity her Uns Nations

having serious blow to the United reduce the dollar deficit consider that it is of the utmost urgency that manent me

the Council to ent members of nbly..

fully on the United States. But the economic disequilian immediate truce be effected a consult, and having taken note of "The ruling circles of the United | brium between the United States Palestine".

the reports made concerning those States have always ignored the of the world and the great part

The resolution went

requests the Secretary United Nations when the interests of contained in the sterling area will Security Council calls

On: "The consultations,

General, in accordance with Article this organisation do not coincide with the upon continue to be a brake on Erilain's Jewish Agency for Palestine and the 20 of the United Nations Charter, to the narrowly understood Interests of uphill fight toward prosperity.

Arab Higher Committee to make convoke a special session of the one representatives Security Council for the purpose of

available to, the General Assembly to consider fur- rring specifically to the United ther the question of the further States trusteeship proposal. M. arranging a truce between the Arab government of Palesting"

Gromyko said: "It is not difficult to Mr Warren Austin,, of the United understand what these new proposals and Jewish communities of Palestine,

States, having submitted the resolu- and emphasises the heavy respon-tons: said:

and what their authors are "The truce should be alming at. sibilities which would fall upon any party failing to observe such a truce; derations:

based on two fundamental consi-

are an attempt to convert calls upon the Arab and Jewish arm-

"Firstly, it is absolutely essential ed groups in Palestine to cease acts that violence and bloodshed of violence immediately".

Palestine cease.

Sir Stafford Cripps, casting round for new sources of hard currency next week will have few reliefs to offer to the British taxpayer, if in deed, he does not call for a further belt tightening all round.--Reuter.

Train-Bus Disaster

Mexico City, Mar. 30.-More than 12 people are reported killed and 18 Injured when a train collided with a crowded bus at a leval crossing north- of Mexico City today.

The train, which was travelling at about 60 miles an hour, cut the bus In two-Reuter..

EDITORIAL

A second resolution introduced by the United States called for a special session of the General Assembly.

TWO-CONSIDERATIONS

It said: "The Security

Council, having on December 9, 1947, re- ceived a resolution of the General Assembly

Palestine, concerning

Whitehall's Deaf Ear

E

longkong Government's

Annual Report ranks as ifie only refreshing literature to come from official sources. The first post-war Issue set a nice standard which is more than maintained in the latest publication. One of the most attractive features of the Steport is the relative frank- of opinion, providing a ness pleasing contrast to the customary formula which seeks only to be equivocal and uninformative, R is from the Annual Report for 1947 that we obtain any idea of how

feela Government really about the subject of the Colony's aleport. After revealing that last year the volume of air traffic at Kai Tak was eleven times that of 1940, and that the number of passengers passing through the airport monthly was half as great as those using leathrow Airport near London, the report adds:

This

indienilve

The popularity of Hongkong sa an'ı centre, a popularity not to be at- tributed to the quality of its air- feld but to the stable conditions In prevailing in the Colony. point of fact, Ka! Tak perodronte, point never very satisfactory, is now totally inadequate for modern rev quirements and the lack of any. alternative airport is liable cramp Hongkong's development as an air dentro......There is a serious danger that failing the provision" of such Hongkong may slip gradually out of the regular International air routes of the Far East. Indeed (adds the report) in certain in- stances

alecraft were already overlying the Colony, and un- fortunately, the close of 1047 found this major problem yet un- solved."" There is nothing start- lingly original elther in opinion or frot about the foregoing, but it is

WW

of

airport,

about

11

to

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And

mean

ising into a military strategle

base of the United States and in England under the pretext of main This is demanded tuining order in the country. hy humanitarian considerations. We must prevent anarchy. It is required

"An adoption

of such proposals would mean replacing the interests to keep international pence. cessation-of-hostilities is imperative of the United Nations by the interests of certain states, to the detriment of "Secondly, both the Jews Arabs of Palestine must be prepared

ared security." which would to accept the truce arrangements After M. Gromyko's speech, the Council adjourned the Palestine de- not prejudice claims of either group.

the The truce bate until 1.30 pan. GMT Thurs- should include the

dav.-Reuter. Suspension of political as well as military activity,

MUFTI'S STATEMENT "My Government considers it

Lake Success, Mar. 30.--Ha] Amin essential that representatives of the El Husseini, the Mufti of Jerusalem, Jewish Agency and the Arab Higher declared in a statement Issued here Committee be called upon to state today that the Arabs of Palestine their views on the necessary arrange- will not brook interference or "en ments for the truce.

croachment by foreigners."

"Such representatives should, of course, be fully authorised to enter inter definite truce arrangements with the Council,"

the

continue

failed to meet; the interests of International

peace, but also does not meet the interests of either the Arabs or the Jews.

Reuter.

BREAD RATIONING Jerusalem,

*

the Orsi ime they have been ex-

The leader the Palestine Arabs pressed in such definite terms by

sald: "The Arabs of Palestine here- Government.

by solemnly affirm that they do no The point, though,

recognise the right of any foreign is whether Government has made Its feellugs known in such positive

SOVIET OBJECTIONS

power or powers to deprive them of their natural right to Independence." manner to the Whitehall authorl-

Presenting the Soviet viewpoint,

The statement, issued just a few les, and if so, is the Imperial M. Andrel Gromyko declared there hours before the Security Counell. Government seriously taking note were no grounds for convening a

was due to reconsider the United of them? The danger that Hong- special session ot the General States

trusteeship proposals for Assembly and sald kong may slip gradually out of the

Palestine added that the Arabs, ruling regular International air routes of

Commission should

its tine, would be ready to guarantee the Far East Is not growing

work.

complete freedom for all religious Jess

serious

tous as the Home Govern- He said that the proposai for communities and denominations.-- ment continues

trusteeship not only procrastinate modern airport new and for Hongkong. Lord Nathan's visit, made several months

naco ling yielded

othing for us: the same stock reply to questions about Hongkong's airport continues to be given in the House of Com- mong "the subject Is under netive consideration." But white Hongkong has to walt for the Imperial

Treasury whether it will open s strings to assist to providing the with one of its most urgent Singapore is able to an- neance that the Air Ministry and the Ministry of Civil Aviation will share the cost of £2,000,000 with the Government of Malaya for a new concrete runway at Changi airfield.

needs,

about

decide purse

Police

women

New York, Mar, 30.-Men were knocked down, screamed, and some policemen were thrown down on the Dave- ment when strikers pleketing the New York Stock and Curb Ex- changes rushed the police at the entrance to the Stack Exchange today. The

police used their batons and calls were sent for ambu- fances, police emergency squads and black marias.

The slash began Just before p.m. GMT as pickets lined up before the Exchanges on the second day of the strike in Wall Street

The number of pickets direct- Iv in front of the Stock Exchange entrance was small and the dis- turbance started when men

rushed the pollee to increase the number of plekets, bellnd the police line.

The disturbance was over in six minutes. Many people had their clothing torn and one poller detective received head injuries.

Reuter,

CHIANG'S

said.

LATEST

CRITIC

Ladies' Home

$463 MILLION

CHINA AID BILL

Washington, Mar. 30.-After five hours of debate, the Senate tonight passed by a voice vote the bill providing $463 million aid to China.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which last week withdrew a report accusing Chincio leaders of inefficiency and ineptitude, today declared in a revised version that China's Nationalist Government "represents our common contest against the threats to international peace and security and against Communist aggression."

The new report was made publie The Senate has completed sellon only a few minutes before Senator on the European recovery pro-

gramme Arthur Vantienberg, the Chairman of

and the Greek-Turkish the Committer, asked Congress to military ald bill.

เ approve a $403 million bill for civi-

RUSSIA ASSAILED Bun and military ald to China.

However, the differences in tho It stated: "There exists in Chino ERP provisions passed by the two the social and political elements and Houses, as well as in the China aid Ideals which can combat the hard bill, will have to be ironed out by core of disruptive allen-orientated a committee appointed by both the Communism in open rebellion." Senate and the House of Representa

report added, Was thes

Scantor

Vandenberg assailed terms of her 1945-treaty with China. Russia for failure to abide by the

He said Russia had not provided Desistance to China called for In industrial equipment from Manchuria the treaty, but, instead, had removed

to the extent of $2,000 million.— Reuter.

China, the clearly one of the essential elements of peace in the Far East.

Her Independence and integrity was threatened by civil strife,

THE ALTERNATIVES "If no ald is given now by the United States, the inference appents to be clear that we face either the possibility of China becoming a Communiat-dominated satellite, or a civil war of increased length and

ap-

New York, Mar. 30.-The late intensity." General Josephi Sulwell, war-time China's Nationalist Governmen American Commander in the Fared for 20 years through tremen- East. wrote In private papers dous diteulties by the selfless published here today that Wusion Churchill lyphuilsed" President Patriotism of Generalissima Chlong Roosevelt,

Kai-shek". In the Cominitiee's Juda- while "Chinesc Chi- caners" emasculated

deserved support "within our American ment, dese

resources" efforts to defeat Japan.

The ald authorised by the pro- strategist -hind President Roosevelt tangible proof of Amet kan interest Churchill"the World's treatest posed bill, the report said, was

"in his pocket," General

Stilwell in the independence and Integrity of China, in the welfare of the and in stabilised Chinese people. In his Dlaries and private papers, peace in the Far East. published In the

Senator Vandenberg, urging Journal, The General accused Pre-proval of the bill, said the situation sident Roosevelt of neglecting in China was "touch and go." He the war.

Chiang Kai-shek

He. denounced Generalissimo "power crazy despot" of a corrupt one-party Loverzument "supported by a gestapo and a party secret service.

Covering the period from Pearl Harbour In December 1941 to General's recall in October 1945, the diaries confirmed that he was with drawn under a threat by Generalis-

P simo Chlong Kai-shek to pull China-out of the war,

Rainfall is 4 inches. below average for the first three months of 1948. This makes it imperative for everybody to

Save Water

Maritime

American Interest in China during said the early passage of the mea- Predominance

በጻ

the

the

sure would make possible the final Conference Committee report on all foreign aid by the end of this week.

mocracy

London, Mar. 30.-The United States has emerged from the war as the world's leading mari- time nation, owning more than a third of the world's tonnage, figures published by Lloyds showed tonight.

MAJOR VICTIM He tescribed China as "the major victim of that conspiracy of aggres- sion which undermines the peace of the earth" and said quick action by Congress on the ald plans would demonstrate to the world how de.

function

The Americans increased their when time was of the essence.

gross steam and motor tonnage by The Conference

cent) Committee to 21,206,017 tons (238.6-per- which Senator Vandenberg referred between June, 1939, and June, 1947. will be set up after the Senate The increase in the overall world passage of the Chinn aid bill and the tonnage for the same period was. House passage of its overall foreign 15,004,340 tons. The papers referred to a con- relief measures. ference the General had with Roose-

In the House bill, which is now War losses incurred by Britain velt, Churchill and other Allied war being debated, are $5,300 million for and the Dominions were replaced leaders in Washington in May 1943. the European recovery programme, by "tremendous shipbuilding pro- "The Limeys (British) are not $570 million aid for China, $275 mil grammes." Lloyds survey, published interested in the war in the Pacifle Han aid for Greece and Turkey, and in an appendix to Lloyds Register

Book 1947-48, stated.

that

the

But he Indicated Generalissimo was "lipped off" that Roosevelt would order the recall if asked

and with the President hypnotised, $80 million for the United Nations

(Continued on Page 4)

International Children's Fund,

Congress Okays Marshall

Plan Aid For Spain

Washington, Mar. 30.-The pean Economic Co-operation, did not

amendment on

Spain

vate.

Mar, 30. For the first time the Jewish community in He asserted that trusteeship Jerusalem began rationing bread

which have arisen in implementing | Aangerously low." The bread sup-chairman, Mr John Vorys, Republi- consider, to prevent the

would not climinate the dimculties today.

the

con-

on

United

Slace 1001, the percentage of the world's steam and motor ship lon- nage owned by the United States bus increased from 4.2 to 30.1 per- cent, while that owned by Great Britain and Northern Ireland has fallen from 50.2 to 21.4 percent.

EMPIRE'S TONŇAGE. Compared with 1930,

diurus,

the gross

Palces House of Representatives today! put the Portuguese suggestion to the steam and motor tonnage owned by approved the inclusion of Spain This was interpreted by observers Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the Marshall Plan by a vote at the time as an indication that the 1947 (17,847,005 tons) showed a motion would be opposed by a ma-reduction of 43,237 tons (0.2 percent) of 149 to 52.

was jority of the 10 European powers while that of the British Empire as The

a whole increased by 819,714 tons proposed yesterday by Representa- and shut the chairman, in the cer(1.5 percent). tive Alvin Gronski, Republienn of tainty that this was so, preferred to

In addition to the United States, Wisconsin, who called the France let the Portuguese proposal remain Government" the "grealest bulwark the cneral statement of opinion the following countries showed not

rather a formal vote. against Communism in Europe."

Increases in their gross tonnage: Jewish residents said supplies are

There Is The Foreign

nothing, observers here Affairs Committed

Panama, Russia, Canada, China, partition, and accused tho United

Argentina, Sweden, Spain and Hon- Slates Government of killing

ply han been meagre for several

10 givo econo- mic

the assistance to Spain on samo partition scheme because it put off days, Bakery shops have stopped tan of Ohio, said on the fleer of the States from deciding

Information regarding Japan is not and strategic Interests before

selling cakes and pastries Asso- House that Spain could sill be ex-

cluded by the ather European na- terms and under the samo decision the cinted Press. Interests of the United Nations.

tlons if they so desired.

of Congress us the other 10 European comite, but more than four millon MOVES BY HOLY SEE

but for this to bo- ad fons gross of her shipping are re- countries; "The Soviet Government

WILL SHOCK WORLD siders as it did before that the deci

Vatican.

30. Movca Clly, Mar.

ministered within the framework of suraud as lost-Itouter. Congressman Stanley Isaacson, of the Marshall Plan programme would ENTHALTESTAN ston adopted by the General

have been made by the Holy See for Assem-

the "American Labour Party of New presumably mean the approval of the bly on the partillon of Palestine into an agreement of all parties in Pales

York, said the House action 10 nations of Spain's "admission to Independent Jewish and Arab states tine to safeguard the rights of both

Arabs and

Spain would shock, the conscience of membership of the Committee of Jews, it was authorita is a just solution", M. Gromyko said.

the world.

European Economic Co-operation. We in this House have embraced "It is just because it corresponds tively learned here today. to the fundamental national interests The possibility was not excluded

BRITAIN'S OPPOSITION by observers that the forthcoming to our bosoms the Fascist Govern both of the Jews and the Arabs. and that the Imperial

Such a decision could only ba visit of Mr Myron Taylor, Presidentment of Franco." Government has sanctioned`a`de-

"An overwhelming majority

Today's vote in the House of Rotaken at a plenary session of tho velopment scheme at Changi that ntales at the General Assembly Truman's personal reprezentative to

Washington in Committee. will eventually cost £6,000,000.

adopted the parillion plan and voted the Vatican, be connected with the presentatives in

favour Palestine question.-Reuter, «

of Including Spain among the The next plenary session, It Is ex- Not without good

reason does

St.

countries receiving, aid. under the pected, here, will take place towards Hongkong once again feel that

"The United States also voted for

Marshall Plan is unlikely to influence the middle of next month when the while Singapore has only to raise

this plan, and used all their influence

Britain's atillude on the subject, it delegation heads are due

consider its right hand to obtain Whitehall

was stated in London tonight by the Working Party recommendations

A middle-aged European, whose approval and assistance, we have

for setting up a permanent European name is given as W. E. Bentick, Wa spokesman.

that organisation to administer the Eurofound dead and hanging from the to grovel on our knees and then

The

spokesman Apd

that our

our supplications rei no

the during meeling of the 10 pean end of American aid and co- further than the state of "active

ordinate the measures of European Aire escape at the rear of the Peniq- Marshall programme economic co-operation,

sula Hotel this morning, European consideration." It is high time

in Paris, 1 Portuguese powers

If the Spanish membership is pro- the voice of Hongkong way maile

resolution to include Spain in the posed at the next Paris plenary to be heard, not only in the

ERP resulted in no action, althot session, present indications are that Room 540 to awaken the dead mad Colonial Ofce, but in the Air

positive or negative.

Britain, following the polley which

Police say that it is beloved de Ministry, the Ministry of

The Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest she has consistently adopted, would ceased was an Australiant and that he Aviation and the Treasury..

Bevin, who was in the chair at that oppose the admission of Spain while had been in Hongkong about a year. meeting of the Committee for Euro-under the Franco regime-Reuter.

Clyn

for t

.of

In order to attain the adoption of this TWO SICILIAN

plan.

menon.

"We see a very strange pheno-RIOTERS KILLED

Rome, Mar. 30. Two people were The United States fina changed its nttitude towards a decision already killed and many injured when police adopted and has introduced to this opened fire toddy on rioters in Pan- effect entirely new proposal.

tolleria, south of Sicily, according to reports received by the Sicilian Re- "SERIOUS BLOW”

glonal Government. "The United States tries to con- The rioters, demonstrating against vinco us that the parution of Pales heavy taxation, burned down the tine is unworkable in practico, ond | communal tax óMees-Reuter.

Foreign Once recalled

STOP PRESS

European Found Dead In Hotel

The discovery was made by a roomt