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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1948.

Berlin crisis

poses question 'Did Russia load

legal trap?

a

He is a youn!! man who loves you dearly and sin- cerely, and who is seriously thinking of marrying you.

HE Berlin showdown one. They would refuse the West one of your lovers.

terners the transport facilities for bringing in the food, fuel, and raw materials needed for their sectors of Berlin, and without which their administration must collapse.

in the most dangerous situntion which the political, war between Soviet Union and the Western Powers

has yet pro- duced. One side or the other will have to back down before it is all over.

And that may not be simple.

because we were angry

"The marrloge will be possible if the alluation in Italy does not be- come worse. Italy, sorely tried by the war, is slowly recovering, thanks to the assistance of Amorien, which sends free of charge more than halt the flour which is consumed, all the coal to keen the trains running and to enable the factories to work as well as petrol for the engines.

So far, the Russians have not tried to enforce this drastic measure. They contented themselves with have gratuitously obstructing Berlin traf fie, setting up new check points, and right to enter Allied assorting their 80 trains and see that no one travel- ling on them without a proper pass.

"If that help were to cesse there We stopped running the trains rather would be hunger, disorder, unem- For this time the stage is not than admit this. We did so pre- ployment, and the young man who set in far-awny Persin, where sumably,

loves you would find it more difficult Stalin backed down in 1946 over their other tactics.

to adopt himself and make a home. without anyone taking very It was not a very lonical gesture. But the aid will not fall, because the much notice. Or in Ankara, For we admit that Allied travellers Italians are Intelligent and will not must have passes. We are prepared give way to those who deny God, where the Turka rejected

make your their passes to You will be able to to have them show Moscow's demands without the Russians elther through Use dreams of love conte true, and be-

come a wise, happy wife, and Stalin losing face. This time

loving mother. the setting is Berlin, and the world's limelights are full on.

AB the more amazing-and alarming-is It therefore that the Western Powers have. allowed this situation to come

them without upon

making.. every preparation for it. Parti cularly so as all the experts have been predicting it for the last six months. True, we committed ourselves with series of high-powered nouncements to staying in Ber- lin "come what might."

Sefron Delmer's

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windows or out on the platform. But we refuse to allow the Russians to board the train, though this is {1

clearly the only way they can assure - themselves that there is no one on

the train without a pass.

But it was not until last week- when the battle for Berlin had actually started-that any of the

A delicious dream, Convented In the bearl.

An elegant young man. Who will give you love."

that

My Italian friends bellevo this "subtle" effort was the work of an American psychological warfare agency now busy in Italy.

That's better

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CANADA IS LOSING THE BRAINS, LEFT WITH THE BRAWN

By JAMES COOPER

HE greatest shock I have had the water filling the bath is not in Canada is to find that the of the same quality as that Dominion is fighting not only to running from it. Ten untrain- attract immigrants, but every ed workers cannot replace nine Ten tailors: bit as hard to stop its own skilled craftsmen. people emigrating to the United from a displace porsons' camp cannot replace nine doctors. Ten States.

For every ten people who farmworkers from Holland can- come to Canada nine migrate not do the work of nine univer- I am aware of the long-term The Americans put forward a. re-south of the border, Between sity professors. Brawn for im- and 1941 6,700,000 port does not equal brains for the Communist solution that "all monopolies in in 1851 objectives behind

Particularly

people came to Canada and export. war against Western democracy of formation media, but

Governmental nature,

The Ontario Department of which their Beriln pressure forms those of a

6,300,000 left it, making Canada should

Britain be avoided." competent officials in Berlin, Frank- a part. I have seen the way they posed this resolution. And, according little more than a railway Health asked 100 Canadian fort, London, Paris, or Washington have established a ruthless despo-

Nations Press Release waiting-room for the North- university graduates and 60 after country. It to United bothered to look up the agreements tism in country

Canadian-trained doctors now covering the Four-Power govern- may be necessary to be tough with UGO, the British delegate explained American continent. ment of Berlin.

the Russians in resisting their en- that his reason for doing so was that croachments. But we must be tough "the development of socialisation in Britain would inevitably lend to within the law.

the establishment of further Govern- ment monopolies, particularly the B.B.C.".

WHE

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THEN they diff-behold, they were found to be vague and full of ambiguities.

Certainly the Soviet Note from Gentral Dralvin shows that the Russions regard themselves as com- pletely within their legal rights in the action they have taken so far. provocative, discourteous, and ag- gressive as it was. We may have fallen into a legal trap specially sel for us way back in 1945.

made

the Autobahn

Everyone had assumed that

a agreement was then concluded that road and the railway to Berlin a kind of quad- ripartite corridor on which the Rus sfans had no special rights, although It passed through their zone.

But the only document that could be found with any bearing at all on the Autobahn and the railway is a note taken of a staff meeting be- tween the British und Ute Russians in June 1945.

AND, according to this note, it was

agreed that the Autobahn should be used for the "maintenance of Berlin, that the Russians should keep it in repair, and control the trafic. Control should consist in the examination of documents, traveller had to have a pass. was to be no restriction in the num- ber of vehicles.

Every There

About the railway nothing more said than that "full running rights" should be provided.

Was

Sir Brian Robertson would do well to issue without delay a full state- ment on our legal position in the present crisis.

Inspired

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In the first two years after living in the States: Why is it the war Canadian emigrants to that almost as many graduates the United States outnumbered emigrated last year as received immigrants to Canada ex diplomas from Canadian uni- cluding war brides. In 1945 versities?

Of the 100 graduates, six took the The British_delegate is Mr. Ernest the net loss to the States was trouble to reply. Their answers are Davies, M.P. I sent a message to bim 10,604. In 1946 the loss jump- typified by the one who wrote: In Geneva asking him to explain what he meant by "further governed to 18,776. meat monopolies."

Mr. Davies now feels that Press ITALY'S organ-grinders were sent Release 808 "does not faithfully re-

into the propaganda battle of the produce his actual words." Italan elections.

was

vermouth

The statement, he Баув, should in have rend

LEAKING AWAY

"Opportunities of making money are greater across the border,"

Isn't that what is happening in Britain?

Rome's Pizza Canova the other "Development of socialisation in doctors, professors, technicians, tory at Columbia University, says:

having

evening when a hurdy-gurdy man complete with lucky monkey went from table to table distributing pink, Green and blue fortune-teller slips.

e monkey handed a pink one to the girl with me.

"Lady!"

she read "Do not be surprised it, in a few days' time, you receive a long, ardent letter from

How

PREMIER

More than 20 United States uni- IT is cutimated that in 1947

48,000 people migrated south. yeralties have presidents who were most of them a brains trust of born in Canada. Canadian John Bartlet Brebner professor of his- "An inertia among entrenched elders Britain inevitably led to tho estab-engineers.

drained Conadion

of colour, It is like the school problem zest, adventure, and the stimulation ishment of governmental mono- with the polics as was

of a tap Alling a bath at ten which comes from the free-ranging B.B.C."

the experimentation in ideas." He declares that in amehding gallons a minute, and

Isn't that what is happening t the American text he was thinking plughole emptying it at nine

Britain? gallons a minute. But it can- only of radio-not of the Press.

not be solved by, arithmetic, for

the case

An important disclaimer.

Thank you, Mr. Davies,

France is forcing down prices

by JOAN. HARRISON

PARIS. which system can provide more REMIER ROBERT SCHU- and cheaper food and goods. It MAN'S French Govern- is the only argument which ment passed into law at the will woo votes. beginning of this month a

The Schuman Government,

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series of cost-of-living cuts, easily in power for the lust four ranging from seven percent in months, will stay only if its attempt the price of electricity to re- to force down prices succeeds. It moval of all luxury taxes,

has on its side:-

There was nothing about trans- port rights to Berlin in the Novem- ber 1044 agreement of the European Advisory Council which laid down

On the face of it everything 1 that an inc 'overnment should therefore be cheaper. did the declaration of July 5, 1945, but nothing is accomplished say anything. But that declaration simply in France, and the price did state one other point quite cuts are not quite what they specifleally. It said: The

in Berlin. Nor

An expected bumper frukt and

vegetable crup.

senting about 20 percent, of French trude unions, was formed, led by veteran Leon Jouhaux,

+

Coal price cut

THE

TAX BURDEN HE Montreal Board of Trado blames higher taxation, and Rives figures showing that a mar- ried-man-earning-£1,000-a-year. pays £166 in income tax in Cana do. £127 in the United States; eno

£2,500 carning

pays

in £680 Canada, £500 in the United States, Isn't that what is happening in Britala ?

It is the young men, the skilled

lars."

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A month ago he told Premier men, who want to leave Canada. Schumain "If you want me to keep So much so that the United States control of the Workers' Force you immigration offices in Canada must decrease prices."

The Government needs to keep having to set up waiting lists.

early twenties specialists in their haux on Its side, as a wedge who want to enter the States. against the Communists. So now, fan't that what is happening at when the start of the summer season the emigration offices in Britain ? makes food more plentiful Schuman

Perhaps it is late in the day for launches his price cuts.

Canada to start worrying abo

about

this drainage of its best young people.. But Canada has 90 years' cx- perience of being the Crewe, junc- A corps of police Inspectors will go tion of America. And that qualldes to represe that effecten her to give this friendly tip decrenses

made effective to Britain: "Don't drive your brains to January price level. Without this inspection traders step up prices and port. They don't even bring dol- then make the seven or ten percent reduction from the augmented bill. Coal stocks at prewar level for Food prices are expected to ba the first time.

lowered in the next few weeks.

Main cuts already made are ten These assets, with greater foreign percent on coal and saven percent sumer goods has doubled in spending power, bringing dollars and an electrielly both Government coni- price since last year. The in- sterling Into France, have led the trolled. crease has been 30 percent Government to yield to public der since January, so that the Gov. mand for cheaper living.

Communist TOW, the Soviet thesis is that such ernment's decrease is really a Againel it is the

time

controlled Labour Confederation, the the Control Council as

very small drop. But it is

which hus rejected the new C.G.T cxlst, ccases to

the quad- ripartite administration, which de-start along the way to recovery. Government measures as Inadequate, and demanded a further increase of rives its authority from the council,

£2 n month for minimum salary raust also cease to exist,

workers.

should be

inter-

Allied governing authority (in Ber- Seem.

lin) "will operate under the general authority of the Control Council."

NOW

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Almost every type of con-

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cast.

In November, after the nation

And if in such circumstances the Essentially the three-way British, French and Americans refuse pull in France at the moment to leave Berlin, why then-so the between Gaullism, Communism, wide strike, the Government granted Lles would be within their rights in and the present "Third Force" freezing Westerners

Russians claim-the Soviet author}-

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Others, from five percent to ten percent,

woollen goods, knitting wool, shoes, laundry, wood and household equipment, End of the luxury silgidly cheaper restaurants and leas expensive silks, millinery and nylons, and will help the tourist industry. The pound sterling will go n' lot fur- ther now. In Paris than in Brussels, Geneva or Rome.

A meal in a first class restaurant

wage increase of 25s. a month. will cost 30s, instead of £2, und in

out of their Government is all a question of the split and the break the smaller restaurants 108. instead

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