1948-05-27 — Page 8

India Has Good Chance Of Avoiding Famine

London, May 26-Sir John Boyd Orr, retiring Director General of the World Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, said today he believed Indian 'and Pakistan food production plans would avert famine in the sub-continent.

"Food production of those countries can be increased more rapidly than the population; providing the necessary fertilisers, equipment and technical assistance are avail- able," he told Reuter,

India and Pakistan had a number of

the Arst-class scientists but success of the plans depended on the rate at which the Governments could get materials to carry them out.

"The East has awakened," John Boyd Orr snid

Sir

and low

"The people there are no longer apathetic will no longer suffer a very

nat But I do sinndard of life. think famine will come."

from

Since his recent return

Orr has America. Sir John Boyd

unless starvation predicted mass there is conservation of the soil of the world's producing areas.

He has also stated that the world's population has Increased by 150 million since 1938 and that it may Increase by another 1,000 million in the lifetime of our children,

the in- today on Commenting crease, Sir John Boyd Orr said that' "the increase is all over the world, but that one naturally thinks par- of the Indian ficulnriy

tinent."

THE SOLUTION

sub-con-

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the

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Up to today I'd have sold I toas in favour of -hanging-

International Court To

Give Ruling On

United Nations Charter

Asked if he could suggest sures to limit population, he replied: "Yes. The only way to do so is to bring about as rapidly as possible a rising standard of living and education of the masses. That hap- pened in Western Europe. first half of the 10th century the 140 from Increased population million to over 500 million."

The Hague, May 26-The International Court of Justice will rule on Friday what conditions can be put on admitting any country to the United Nations.

The opinion of the 15-man court will be purely advisory. It arose from Russia's opposition to Italy and Eiro and was requested formally by the United Nations General Assembly. It will be the Court's first ruling on the United Nations Charter.

Saudi Arabia Pipe Line

While the decision will not be binding. It will carry great weight na the World Supreme Court's legal judgment on an urgent issue.

Last November the Assembly asked the Court's opinion on!

Whether

member legally could put conditions on admitting

members

beyond conditions already in the Charler.

new

Q

2. Whether arter,

a member could

THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1948.

ITALIAN GOVT'S

PROBLEMS

FOREIGN TRADE BALANCE said

TO BE THE TOUGHEST

Rome, May 26.-The problems confronting the Italian Government may call for other points of kecner political Interest but at least one-proposed legislation to restrict the use of strikes as a political weapon-is expected to be left alone for the present. Almost all of Italy's financial [ worries are tied in with ERP with a stale dofielt billion lire for the fiscal year 1917- 1040 and the Government has been secking ways to raiso a rallohnt in- A tax on come and cut expenses. private wealth is soon to be effect-

of more than 300 JUNE

WEDDING FOR EX-KING

Lausanne, May 20-Princess Anne

ed is counted on to bring in a large of Bourbon Parma will have a June wedding, Major Bergotti ex-King part of the new revenue.

Government sources said the un-Michael's friend and adviser, told

balance the United Press today. favourable foreign trade

Major Bergotti said that, the ex- King has definitely decided to marry during June. Anne will join him at the nt

Hotel Beau Rivage

30. After her Lausanne on May

placo Arrival the exact date and al-

will be decided.

was a tough problem. The EnP can help by giving Italian industry some of the raw materials it needs to boost production, but the Mar- shall plan will direct much of its hid to internal reconstruction.

Was

in

bls

With Communism ready to tack Government on almost every

de Gasperi point, Premier

cautiously moving most agrarian reform programme.

COMMUNISTS' CHALLENGE

The Catholle Premier has accepted this as one of his biggest challenges In the fight to keep Communism out

With

the Right Wing of power. Socialists holding a large share of contr

In planning Italy's economic agrarian and social programme of rehabilitation of the poor south, it is assumed that the major impor- moderate nce is in the work of lance government.

ย

Another suggested Government step is a political dynamite. This is question of eliminating warlime "blocco del licenziamento" ban on industry by any employees firing which has long been protested by businessmen on the ground that it

imposes padded payrolls and In the Arabian-American Oil

In the last 50 years, with the rise

In the standard of living i began

Commis to fail so much so that alons were set up to find out why

are no

"The people of Asia

the from

people of different Europe and will follow the same cource," Sir John Boyd Orr sald, adding that the Indian and Pakistan shown delegates ta the FAO hud

the food world-wide question.

Vision

on

Sir Jolm Boyd Orr is to suggest a British Commonwealth Conference on the food question.

Batch.

hope it. will be a lead to the world, he There were signs that individual Governments were becoming alive to the dangers and taking action. There were no new areas in the world that could easily be brought into cultivation but there were great areas where food could be produced by the

Co's New Move

3. The legal status of the Washington, May 26-Sena- tor Kenneth S. Wherry, Repub- posing state

PERTINENT ARTICLE

op-

of

pre-

vents their postwar development.

Industrialists, say padded pay- rolls make their production costs high and thus hold exports down. 10 give Any Government slep

free hand In fring business R workers would be expected to touch off a violent union reaction under Communist direction.-United Press.

make its approval on the now ad- inission subject to the admission of other states as in the case of Russla, who insists that the Balkan nations be accepted it Italy Is.

In case of lack lican, Nebraska, said today that diplomatic relations with a country

has learned from the-for example, Russia and Eiro. he Arabian-American Oil Com- any, that it planned to ship 15,000 tons of steel to Saudi Arabia before June 21, for its Nations is open to all other pence 1,100 miles oil pipe line from loving states which #ccept the present the Persian Gulf to the Mediter-obligations contained in the

Charter and in the judgment of the ranean.

The Department of Commerce re-organisation is able and willing to rry out these obligations. Second fused export permits for the secondndmission of any such state to Pretoria, South Africa, May 20- inembership in the United Nations effected by the decision of the General Assembly upon recom- mendation of the Security Counell."

quarter of 18 at the insomestic the Wherry neel Petroleum groups who contend that the steel could be better used in the United States."

es

Article Four of the Charter rends: United "First-membership in the

South Africans

Flock To Polls

The Court's opinion will not be Christian a broad interpretation of those

con-

At present Major Bergolti sald that

the family is still vacillating between Lausanne, Copenhagen and Athens, At any rate, Bergotti add- ed that the newlyweds will spend their honeymoon in Switzerland and

Michnel King

would probably choose Locarno or Ascona us thera was good yochting and swimming to be had in both places.

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South African voters turned out In record numbers for apparently

of today's General Election voting the veteran Prime Minister Jon

Smuts' United Party} Wherry said he has learned that the Department of Commerce pinns

leaders expressed to resume ranting export permits

It is believed, instead, 19 etauses.

fidence that the 70-year-old and if this is true le plans to call be a judicial ruling whether nations

of Defence, James the Secretary

can go beyond these clauses in Premier's polley of close Common- wealth collaboration with. Britain attaching conditions of membership his moderate approach to South Forrestal, before the Senate for a expenditure - of industrial

au the de- "positive statement"

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United Nations coutinuation of the First returns are expected about

Printed and published by FREDERICK Mr Forrestat fold the connillee

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heavy poll-Associated clated Press.

Reuter.

ERP LOAN

FOR TURKEY

of

ARMY OFFICER

ON TRIAL

דה

The International

him to power,

the

second World War was in a dispute pareatly

between Britsin and Albania, in Press.

which it held the latter responsible:

for losses suffered when two British

destroyers hit mines in the Corfu LORD REA DIES

Channel

MEMBERS OF THE COURT

unl

Washington, May 20-The Econo- mic Co-operation Administration Informed the Turkish Government today it was prepared to open ne-

London, May 20-Lurd Ren, 75- gotiations for a $10 million loan ta

year-old merchant banker Turkey

for the April-June quarter; London, May 28.-A court martial

Members of the Court the European Recovery Pro-here today decidit that there was

tre ap- Liberal whip in the House of Com- and the mons from 1931 to 1935, led today no case to answer on three charges pointed by the Assembly gramme.

The offer of the loan to Turkey of professional neglect against Cap Security Counell for terms of nine

of the years, with five members coming up As Robert Russell Ren he served brought to $288 million the total lain John Stuart Smith, amount of the parshall Plan funds Royal Army Medical Corps, who is for replacement or reappointment three different periods in the House of Commons for a total of 14 years. years. earmarked for fonn purposes in the being tried on two charges of man- every

slaughter and 14 charges of pro- Members of the first quarter of the programme.

Court include He was made a Peer 11 years ago. fessional neglect of German in- Dr Hsu Mo (China). Professor Associated Press. the Paul Hoffman, Mr

Chief ternees at a Bad Nenndorf camp Sergei Krylov (Russia), Badawl the Turkish

Pasha Administrator, told

that if some of the Government

be for long-term projects, "it may be appropriate to grant loans for a amount" then the amount larger now offered.

The President annouced

that the

thren

(Egypt),

Professor Julcs

Sir (France),

Arnold loans they request should prove to trial would proceed on the other 13

(Britain), Dr J. Azevedo Charles de Visscher (Bel- charges, including the manslaughter i

and adjourned the court

(United lum), Green Hackworth charges, until Friday,

Alfaro Fabela (Mexico), Today was the third day of Cap States),

John Read

Milovan (Canada), Dr tain Smith's trial, which reopened Jonn

Zoricic (Yugoslavin). Dr Alejandro in London on Monday after being Alvarez (Chile). Professer K. Enily transferred from Hamburg.

Captain Smith has pleaded not (Australia), Dr Jose Gustavo Guer

Dr (San Salvador),

Helge rero quilty to all charges.-Reuter.

Klarstad (Norway).

Dr Guerrero is President of the Court United Press.

Administration The

also A}- nounced the allocation of $28.171,000 for the purchase of cotton under the Marshall Plan. These dollar allo- eations were to:

United

Kingdom-$100,000

$300,000

for

for

Colton

cotton, and linters:

Italy $20,400,000 for cotton; France $8,800,000 for collon; Norway--$400,000 for cotton.

Neuter.

Schacht

Appeal Rejected

Commons' New contended that

Chamber

Stuttgart, May 20.-A united States Military Government Judga today rejected the appeal for the release of Dr Hjalmar Schacht, former Reichsbank President, who

he was being,

held in an internment camp illegally.

The Judge ruled there was in- sufficient evidence to support his claim that the Stato Denazification Ministry had ordered his release.

Schacht, who is 75 years old, was kentenced by a Stuttgart denazi- deation court to eight years' impri sonment with, loss of all civil rights and confiscation of property.

London, May 25.--The Speaker of the British House of Commons, Colonel Douglas Clifton Brown, today used a 100-year-olit mallet to lay the foundation stone of the new Chamber erected on the site of that Reuter. destroyed in a German air raid in 104).

The ballel had been used in the building of the original House of Common a century ago.

Helicopter Flies The Channel

Mr Attlee 'snld "Hitler may have Antwerp, May 20.-Claimed as the thought that by destroying our first machine of its type to cross Chamber he was delivering a blow the channel, a belicopter arrived at against Democracy, but the House Antwerp nirpori this afternoon. fa nat a building, but a living fel- [The helicopter, a Westland Bikoraki lowship renewed through the een- 151, piloted by Allan Bristow of turies, always in essence the same," Yeovil. Somerset, England,

Anne Marin Good from Antwerp,

and

The now house is expected to be now from Lympe, Kent, to Antwerp rendy. in 1930. Since 1041. the airport in 95 minuter.

·Commons have sat in the House of We hart a good crossing in spito Lords, the Peers holding their of violent storms over the channel," sessions in the King's robing mom the British pilot sald on his arrival.

Reuter

--Associated Press.

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