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MONDAY, MAY 10, 1948.

Haganah Commandos Attack

Labour Party

Showdown

Censure Vote At Conference, Hint

London. May 9. Labour lenders. worried at the effect of Socialist Parliamentary dis- clpline on the Government's authority, are preparing for a record "showdown" when the Party's annual Conference opens at Scarborough on May 17.

Party members, disturbed by the snowball effect of recent group in- cidents such as the Noumi telegram and the deflaner of the veto on members attending the Hague United Europę Conference, predict clashes involving challenges with the Executive, criticism of Minis- ters, and possibly a censure vote.

The Secretary for War. Mr Emanuel Shinwell, the National Chairman of himself under criticising the

the Labour Party, fre for publicly Government's hand-

ling of nationalisation, may be the central Agure of a big clash.

The atmosphere may build up to n Labour domestic Intervening 10 days.

crisis in the

COMMONS DEDA "E

Strongholds

ATTEMPT TO OPEN VITAL HIGHWAY

Jerusalem Quiet

Jerusalem, May 9-Jewish sources said tonight that 500 Haganah Commandos open- ed an attack at sunset on Arab strongholds in another attempt to open the vital Jerusalem- Tel-Aviv highway.

The Jewish militia soldiers, the sources said, assaulted Arab held heights overlooking Bab el Wad and launched an attack on the Arab village of Beit Mashir, 10 miles west of Jerusalem, and one of the Arab's most important bases in the Judean Hills

area.

Beit Mashir is two miles south of the highway and is the chief base for Arabs who have choked off the road with gun posts, mines, craters and road. 'blocks.

The highway is the only route taking the entire city under Red for supplies from the coast for Cross protection when the mandate Jerusalem's 100,000 Jews. Operlag ends.

of the rond is a main point the Sir Alan Cunningham said the Jewish terms for making permanent Palestine government would agree the truce which has been in effect if the formal proposal were made,- in the Holy Cly since

Associated Press. Saturday,

noon on

AGREEMENT NEAR

Parliament will debate on Thurs- Jerusalem was quiet under the Lake Success, May 9.-Jewish- aya Conservative motion demand-ccpse fire.. Both sides accused each | Arab agreement on a neutral Com- leg an all-party committee to in-other of breaking the truce, but no missioner to act as Mayor of vestigate allegations that names may sucts were heard in the city.

Jerusalem when the British leave have been added to the list of signa The British mandate in Palestine appeared to be near today. tories to the Nenni telegram without ends on Friday midnight and a the permission of their owners,

immediate mala The Government, however, will whether a permanent truce could be resist any serious attempt to make effected in^ Jérusalom, political capital by taking the Nenni

ters, will prevent this happening,

concern

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Strict

that one

Air

secrecy Was

Japanese policemen with raised clubs, move against rioting Koreans who in- vaded the prefectural build- ing in Osaka, to protest against the closing of Korean schools. The build- ing was heavily damaged, and 22 policemen and 16 Koreans were injured in the fighting.-AP.

British Naval Exercises

BIGGEST SINCE 1939

Navy is holding its largest London, May 9.--The British

exercises since 1939 on May 13 and 14 in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.

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Koreans Riot US Faces

In Osaka

-Kis

Korea Seething On

Eve Of Election

Seoul, Korea, May 9-Sixty thousand armed police and nearly a million volunteers stood guard in American-occupied South Korea today as violence increased on the eve of the first general election in the country's 4,000-year history.

The murder of a Rightwing candidate carly today brought to 39 the number of violent deaths reported since Friday night. Six people were wounded and 133 had been arrested.

missing, .14

Sabotage Included three trains derailed, 24 locomotives and 6,000 ballot papers destroyed.

damaged The election, originally fixed for was considered a bad omen. today, was postponed until tomorrow because today's eclipse of the sun

surrounding the negotiations but it was learned prominent resident of Jerusalem has been accepted by telegram investigation out of Labour GOVT. HOUSE CONFERENCE

Arab and Jewish representatives,

Andrew Cordier, Executive Party hanels, and, unless there is Sir Alan Cunningham, the British Assistant to Dr Trygve Lie, Secre- a defaction among its own suppor- į 11igh: Commilestoner for Palestine, tary General of the United Nations, invited three dewish Agency lenders and that any announcement naming But the telegrain issue will not to Government

House for a con- the proposed Commissioner would be fully ventilated until the Party ference presumably about the be made in Jerusalem by the Conference robes it from every truce.

British High Commissioner. angle.

'The three-David Bell Gurion, Transcending In suportance these Mrs Golda Myerson

and Elluzer

A Jewish Agency

spokesman ai recent sectional squabbles is the Kaplan-likely will meet with Sir Lake Success said the Agency had notined Mr Cordier that the Jews

The Foreign Office, fully aware of party annet to purge its own ex- Alan Cunningham on Monday,

unconfirmed reports of pressure on treme iuments and to discourage |____ M. ___ Jacqites_de_ Reynier, repre- would accept one of three_men_sug-the-Semndinavian countries by Rus- jugency, reported from

Tass, the official Soviet news loyal garters from Identifying sentative hers for the International Hosted by the Arab Higher Con-

Russian- sin denied emphatically with Sir Alan mitice for Palestine but declined to

that there occupled North Korea last night that else- Red Cross, with in Britain and where. -Reuter.

Cunningham today

say which

was any ulterior motive in the na- Russia had reaffirmed her readiness and proposed

In ane the Agency approved. val exercises at this time and in the to withdraw her troops from Koren

lew of the agreement it North Sen. appeared that

provided United States troops appointment would be made quickly unless the,

withdrawn at the same time. man elected refused. to serve.

EDITORIAL

Inel

Grim Palestine Outlook

NE week from the date of the expiration of Britain's mandate in Palestine, the United Nations Organisation has tacllly admitted that it is baffled by the problem of bringing peace and order to the country, and unable to see any way of preventing war

13 ML operations on a big scale between

Jews and Arabs. It seems that In its

its flest really big test as peace- maker. U.N. is

to Fall about maker miserably, and public confidence, already disturbed by the Ineptitude of the Organisation, will now probably be inclined to discount entirely its effectiveness for maintaining as a machinery

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the peace of the world. Just why the Valled Nations have fallen lown on the prime task of suc- cessfully taking over the Palestine difficult mandate it is somewhat

to appreciate. From the outset agreed among was generally

It

to

the delegates that "something must be done" by May 15 make conflict between Jews and Arabs efther untecessary or possible. First came the partition plan which received majority support, although uncompromit. ingly rejected by the

Arabs: even Russia threw in a positive vate for this American solution in the

Palestine problem,

Then

imple-

plan

came the awakening. The United Biates discovered. that mentation of the partillon was not practicalte, and proposed It should be replaced by a Neither Jews trusteeship plan.. nor Arabs liked this idea very much, Britain was scentical about Its practicability, and Russia op- posed it, probably because she could see that it would mean her in any administrative exclusion or military setup In the Ilots >Land. As with partition, the stumbling block to trusteeship is the means and wherewithal 'to' Invoke and implement #4 in Buch s way na to satisfy both Jows and

Arabs. One suggestion has been the creation of a volunteer force, adequately equipped with weapons, Dul the number originally proposed (1,000) would constitute only a token interna- tional police force, wholly inade- quate for the task of keeping the peace between two warring factions. The United States, al- though the sponsor of the parth- tion and trusteeship plans has displayed considerable reluctance to commit herself to supplying military forces required to pro- vide the trusteeship naministra- tion with the armed backing it needs and this foetor, as much as

elst, has been respon anything sible for UNO gradually losing interest in any direct solution of The the Holy Land problem. prospects are grim; even frighten- Ing. If the Arabs stick to their word and start a full-scale in- vasion on May 10 from Trans- Jordan

armed and Syria, an confilet will start in Palestine that may well incite the whole of the Moslem world into action. It is Inconceivable that a Jewish-Arab confilet confi, remain localised unless neutral forces

were dispatched to the scene without delay, and In such numbers, as to keep the two warring factions apart.

Diplomalle mediation and conciliation appears to Interest neilber "Jews nor Arabs, and the delegates at Lake Suocess have only few days left to realise this and to decide on measures that will make it clear to the Palestine protagonists that unless they accent trusteeship and each co- tribute towards its successful im- plementation, they will find them. selves opposed by such an array of force that both parties' will suffer grievously, and without either achieving their aspirations. Pales- fine must not be allowed to ba- Como the jumping off platform for a third world war.

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THREE NOMINEES

shid

The Admiralty affirmed that the mane cuvres are belug held in the North Sen "because it is the logical place to hold them."

and

been dis-

The election of an Assembly for 1 Korea-Russian-occupied American-occupled has blocked by Soviet-American agreement.

arc

been alerted Korea.

throughout South

SEOUL PRECAUTIONS In Seoul, 7,000 armed police, 1,500 special guards and 9,000 deputies are expected to prevent

Paralytic Strike

DEADLINE SET FOR TOMORROW

New York, May 9.-Ameri- cans were preparing today for

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nationwide strike-due to begin on Tuesday which threatens to paralyse the coun- try's entire rail system, and slowly choke the lifelines of other industries and business.

Yesterday, engineers, firemen and switchmen's union leaders rejected a renewed wage offer. while railway oflleials told them the offer was final.

The strike's impact would .be felt all over the United States. MII- lions of people in scores of Indus- tries would be without work ond thousands of dollars' worth of pro- dure may perish.

In the SI

St Loula-Missouri

area alone, the Chamber of Commerce estimated that strike would cause stoppages affecting between 200,000 and 350,000 workers.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars would be lost by business dolly,

FOOD PRICES RISE Some food prices in New have

York

already risen to a record high level and railways have be Cun plans for the embargo of ship- ments of perishable goods, poultry and livestock,

Mayor, Willian O'Dwyer, of Now York, wired President Truman that Berishable goods would be serious- Inffeeted if the rall embargoes

were not lifted.

of

From the principal cities came reports emergency strike plans.. Airlines across the country pre- pared to Inaugurato extra flights and bus companies gathered together all available equipment to meet the expected heavy demanda.

There appeared to be no danger of immediate food shortages but a long etrike would empty the country's larder.

Only troop, hospital and military trains will be operated by the three striking brotherhoods.-Neuter,

any outbreaks TURNED THE

four

SOVIET INSTRUCTIONS From the Russian controlled radio Labour Party (Communists)

Leaders of the South Korean cap- In Pyongyang in North Korea came tured carried instructions, ordering

day-long programme of in-

TABLES

of violence. But despite the enlist- ment of nearly one in every adult males, both Korean and Ameri- can authorities fear widespread riots and violence in the outlying areas.

Korean jeeps, mounting machine-rural guerillas, Philippine Con- Manila. May 0. Captured by guns and carrying armed police, stabulary Private Saturnine Ва- will patrol country roads, but Inte quilod was taken to the top of a Korean police reports indicate large hill by three armed guarda who quantities of arms and ammunition | nunounced that he WAS

be Lo have been smuggled across the bor- exeruted. der and in by sea in the last few The doomed man noticed one of duys.

his three emptors yawning sleepily. He also noticed that the guard had A hand grennde fastened to his belt. An informed source

Daquilod quietly pulled Whatever the rearon, 11

When the guard yawned again, Saturday

the Ad- that the thrte nominees miralty is collecting "a naval force"

the fring of the Arabs were: A. L. Miller, for the extreises. Taking part will want the election by all and any also recommended

structions to South Koreans to pre-fires to be lit in the mountains ns pla out of the grenade, rolled down American

n signal for attack. The Instructions the hillside to 'escape the blast; and Executive Secretary of be two battleships, the Anson and the Jerusalem YMCA. A. P. Clark, the Howe, both of which were com-

the destruction hiked back to his headquarters to a British citizen, head of Barclays

Captured documents printed in

of ballot boxes and booths by petrol report torny the death of three the Russian

bombs.-Reuter. Bunk in Jerusalem and residepleted in 1942: one carrier,

querillas.-United Press. Korcan contained the city for 30 years.. and Father completed in 1044 and which can

ton Implacable, which was nileged details of northern-Inspired Eugene, an Irish Franciscan monk carty

pinns for violence and. murder and long time resident of Jerusalem. cruiser,

more than 60

expected to reach o Tiger class

Lovely rain wasn't it? But don't let it

make you forget to

of 23,000

A proposed Commission Including

the neutral Mayor would

head

"shadow" city government, without police power and with

very little authority, whose primary duty would be to get as much Arab-Jewish co- operation as possible.

United Nations delegates are hop- ful that a similar enretaker regime may be established for all of Pales-- tine before the British relinquish the mandate next Saturday but the out look for anything stronger appeared dim.

The twelve-nation sub-committee of the special U.N. assembly on Pa- lesline meets on Monday at 2 p.m.

the

aircraft: one

cruiser

Keep Saving

Water

Sup.rb of 8,000 tons, which was In 1945: 11 destroyers completed (GMT) to consider proposals for including the Agincourt, a Battle regime-class destroyer of 1,110 tons: four

frigates and 10 submarines.

creating this emergency Associated Press.

SAUDI ARABIA TO JOIN IN Jerusalem, May 9-Riad El Solh Bey, the Lebanese Premler, stated in Baghdad tonight that King Ibn Bhud, of Saudi Arabic, had agreed that the Saudi Arablan

Army

menos.

and

which are climax tomorrow.

Reporis flooding in from all parts of South Korea spoke of murder, arson and intimidation, assault and sabotage of railways and railroad And

telephone communications. Thirty-nine deaths due to violence have been reported, including rescribed as Communists, since p.m. on Friday. Six persons missing anil 14 others have been wounded. The police have arrested 133 people.

CANDIDATE MURDERED

Three

trains

27

B

are

and

A Bightwing candidate was mur- dered early today and 00 sabotage Incidents were reported, including damage to 24 locomotives and the destruction of 0,000 ballot papers,

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Rightwingers and Leftists died in a gun fight near the About 85 noval ntrerait will taki | inland town of Taegu and delayed part in the exercises, Drawn from reports from Oeju Island said four eight naval air squadrons, they will terrorists had been killed by the include rocket

police carrying Fireflies, naval reconnaissance fighters Fire.

were 'derailed would join in Arab League military brands.

torpedo carrying aircraft, wrecked, and reports of further in- The Royal Air Force will send American forces are standing by a Zionist "King Ibn Saud has

approved about 50 heavy aircraft, including at half an hour's notice in case the

and the decisions taken at the Amman Lincoln

Lancaster bombers; sitiation gets out of hand, and both military conference.

The armies of Fighter Command will provide Americans and Koreans will tonight Baudi Arabia

and observe a strictly enforced curfew. Arab Hornets, twin-engined fightera Will

The streets of Seoul were deserted League ormica in time for mliltary Coastal Command will send Sunder- netion to prevent the establishment land flying boats and Lancasters, last night except for strongly-armed Zionist State in Palestine. The exercise, the Admiralty an- police, constabulary and volunters mission of the Levant denounced, will be the usual one and the curfew same lalo effect

ed by aircraft and submarines and full later submarines will be sought and agreement with the decisions of attacked by aircraft.

the

action to Pcinte in Palestimenti and Seafre end Sea Fury ghters, eldents are continuing to come in.

of a

of #

Join the

been successfully

com--[composite naval force will be attack-from today.

Ibn Saud

expressed

All occupation officials have been

to avold instructed

#li Korean gatherings and to keep off the streets the Amman conference and agreed The First Lord of the Admiralty, in accordance with ordern. which that even military action must be Lord Hall, and the Fint Sea Lord, suggest this period "may be the most taken to prevent partition and the Admiral of the Fleet Sir John critical ainee the Initial occupation establishment of a Jewish State Cunningham, will be present for the of Koren

In the Holy Land, a communique opening of the manoeuvres/~Asso- To maintain order and to ensure

lasued by Solh Bay sald.-Router ciated Press.

a free atmosphere, the police have

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