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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,' MONDAY, MAY 31, 1948.

Byrnes Hints At Restricted US-Soviet Talks

PRAVDA ANGERED BY REBUFF OF STALIN

New York, May 30.-The United States should be willing to talk with the Russians as long as ques- tions affecting other Allied governments were not involved, Mr James Byrnes, former Secretary of State, sald today.

Speaking at the Winthrop College, commencement exercises in Rock Hill, South Carolina, he sold the United States should go ahead with its defence programme in. the meantime, bearing in mind the old Indian chief who said: "Fool mo once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me."

War Over

Poetry

DECISION TO REST

ON A BALLOT

Mr Byrnes apparently attached more significance to the recent Soviet overtures thinn has his fuccessor, Mr George Marshall,

"It has always been my belief that the Soviets, in their policy of expansion, will go just as far as the democracles permit them to go." unld Mr Byrnes.

"When they conclude they can go no farther without fighting, I be- lieve they will abandon their war of norves and seek a settlement."

In Moscow, Pravda, the Com- munist Party newspaper, c'eclared lodny that Generalissimo Stalin's oller to discuss outstanding London, May 30. Field differences between Soviet Russia Marshal Lord Wavoll, VC-and the United States has resulted In the "complete failure of attempts

American

policy

about poetry.

Britain's great soldier and to conceal the aggressive nature of former Viceroy of India-in to-

Behind cheap day a casualty in a new war-hypocrillent phrases,"

"After the publication of Stalin's reply to Mr Wallace's the disorientation and the ruling circles of States increased still paper claimed.

Faced with a civil war between "modern" and "dichards" among the 3,000 members of the Poetry Society, Earl Wavell underestimated the enemy-and resigned his posi tion as President.

The_battle, fought with harsh, unpoetic words, stubborn silences and resignations, will now be do cided with paper.

Ballot forms have gone out to all members to get their votes on whe- ther or not an enquiry should be held into the quarrel. The central Agure in the storm is blonde, petite, 20-year-old Mrs Muriel Spark, mother of a 10-year-old boy.

open letter, confusion in the United more." the

CONCRETE PROGRAMME

"All honest people received the Generalissimo's reply not merely as a new vivid proof of the consistent Soylet peaceloving polley. of the Union but as a concrete programme consolidating pouce aimed

at throughout the world."

The six-power conference on Germany, now going on in London, was described 03 "an outrageous of the Potsdam Agree- violation ment.'

"What aims does this conference serve?" the article questioned, and "The formR- gave the answer as: tion of a Western German Govern- ment: that is, the splitting of Ger- many."

news- The sonnets--in

DOUGHTY SUPPORTER. The doughliest supporter for the moderns

is the Society's veteran 80-year-old Brigadier Sir George Cockerill He writes the "old fashioned way."

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Big Factory Blaze

Firemen, from street, and-roof of adjoining building pour, aix streams of water into burning auto parts company building in a downtown San Francisco four-alarm fire in which loss estimates ran as high as $750,000. One battalion Are chief was killed and 16 firemen injured in

fighting the blaze-AP Picture.

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Russia Rewards Two

Atomic Scientists

Moscow, May 30.Two brothers, both famous Soviet atomic scientists, headed a list of Stalin prize- .winners for scientific research, issued today. They were awarded 200,000 roubles for their work on cosmic rays:

Of one of their discoveries. Professor L. D. Landau wrote in Izvestia, which, like all other papers, featured photographs of the brothers: "One of the most impor- tant questions of modern science-the question of the structure of the atom nucleus-has become clarified from a new aspect."

Memorial Day

In America

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The brothers sro Artemy Alik- hanov and Abram Alikahyan. They are Armenian born and Artemy adopted the Russianised name .of Alikhanov same time ago to avoid confusion between the two,

the

how

Soviet Guvernment paper, Izvestia, analysing world press comment on the exchanges between the American and Russian leaders, Herself a poetess, Mrs Sporic ba

of the Society today drew attention to the "per- came Secretary

dismay in influential Washington, May 30-Presi- year ago and editress of its journal, plexity and the "Poetry Review." In her

United States circles." very

dent Harry Truman placed a first editorial she offended Britain's These circles, sald Izvestia,

not expect "se violent a manifesta- wreath at the Tomb of the orthodox poets by a spirited defence

tion of the striving of peace by the Unknown Soldier today and of the modern poetry which conser- vative-minded critics declare is un-Americans and all other peoples. then asked divine help for this readable, artificial, and almost im- Evidently they have fallen victims nation's effort to gain world to Alagez, where the world's biggest possible to understand.

of their own nati-democratie pro-

did

She follows that up by encourag-paganda and war psychosis, which peace.

con-

they are whipping up."-Reuter.

also

ing young unknown.poets to tribute to the magazine and took the unprecedented step of pay- ing them for their contributions.

the The

Battle was joined between "moderns" and the "diehards."' more orthodox pocts felt they were being cold shouldered. The Society's Chairman, Mr H. W. Harding, took up their case and called for resignation of the Secretary.

the

SUN-

Mrs Spark 'countered by festing the Chairman should quit.

The Counell of the Society refused to sack the Secretary and Mr Hard- ing went.

Q9

.WAVELL INTERVENES

His

Earl Wavell, a poetry lover and a compiler of an anthology called "Other Men's Flowers," intervened with the suggestion that, to keep the peace, both Mrs Spark and Mr Harding should resign

advice was not accepted-¦ The, too, resigned.

annual meeting recently was In the Society's history the stormiest and the language was anything bal poetical. Mr Harding's supporters called for a referendum into the whole affair.

Now the verdict of the ballot box is awaited.

THE COL. IS INQUISITIVE

Wants Publication Of

Wartime Letters

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Chicago, May 30-The full con- tents of the wartime correspon- dence between Me Winston Chur- chill and the Jate President Franklyn D. Roosevelt were de- manded to be made publle by the Chicago

Tribune in an editorial today.

Day Jolning soloma Memorial services in Arlington National Cemetery, the President said that to attain peace in the world "we must have the ability to enforce IL"

"May God give us that strength and that ability," he concluded,"

The President recalled that the people of the United States came from virtually every country on the globe. In this country, he said, "We live peaceably side by side," and "that is our ambition for the whole world."

The fundamental principle of U.S. foreign policy, he declared, is "peace founded on justice" throughout the world.

ere

Other Memorial Day services around the world included monies on top of Mount Suribachi

on two Jima in the Pacine, and at

dozens of cometeries for American Mr war dead in

in Europe. Associated that Press.

It quoted a statement Churchill's bublished Memoirs Mr Roosevelt entered personal cor- respondence with him only 11 days after the outbreak of war in Europe September, 1939 and hus began that long

memorable correspondence-covering perhaps a thousand communications oh cách. side, and lasting ill his death more than Ave years later."

sand con

and

Australia Votes

On Controls

Sydney, May 30-Saturday's re- Mrs Spark is confident there won't

The Telbune continued: "Congress ferendum on the question of per- be an enquiry: “I shall just go nhead the way I'm doing," she said.should net without delay to take into manent control of rents and prices

custody

the Hyde Park documents in Australia should be in Federal Reuter.

and to disclose their contents. All instead of State Government hands of Mr Churchill's letters should be has resulted it a majority vote in found there and it is in the highest favour of State Government con-

late Pre-irol. degree unlikely that the sident Roosevelt failed to keep copies

It is thought likely, however, that of his communications to Mr Chur- the Federal Government will con

control by ck- chill

tinue to exercise "If there are less than the 2,000 tending the existing defence tran London, May 30-Experts esll-letters Mr Church!! mentions, the sitional provisions act which expires mated today that there are 100,000 truslces can be held responsible, on December 30-Associated Press. Every day of delay by Congress in failing to possess self

Test Tube Cattle Experiments

in the Arst generation of the "test tube" cattle in Britain.

these

The Milk Marketing Board in a documents is an Invitation to doctor.

report tomorrow 'disclose details

is expected

of this country's

vast experiment In. semination of

to tamper with, destroy, or tase' y's primary source of material reflecting artificial in-on Mr Roosevelt's conduct in office. cattle. Under the his place in history, and the secret cntry into the mothod one. bull can be used for story of America's insemination of 1.000 cows.com-war."-Reuter. pared with 40 heretofore. United Pross.

RECORDS BECOME A

PIPE DREAM

Diplomat Resigns

Flying Scotsman

Back On Run

Flying London, May . 30. The Scotsman, Irain making the world's longest nonstop run, will go back into service tomorrow after a lapso of nine years. The train runs be- tween London and Edinburgh, a London. May 30-M. Miroslav distance of 393 miles-United Press.

Czechoslovak Lokal 66-year-old diplomat, announced today that he Macclesfield May 30. Pari-has resigned from his position as shioners of Wincie Church learned Consul-General in London because: today during the centenary celebra of his opposition to the Communist- tlon why the early history of their dominated regime in The Military and The records church is unknown.

and two First Secretaries went up in pipe smoke.

destroyer. Lingtu-the The Rev. W., S. Ellott revealed Czech Embassy in London resigned 1,000-ton

Mendip before they that 100 years ago, the village inn- yesterday in protest against the way Aurora and

con- were transferred from the British to keeper who was a church warden today's elections were being ised the 17th century records to ducted. Five junior members of the the Chinese Navy at Portsmouth on light his customers' plpes. -United staff were also reported to have left. May 19-arrived here today, on their

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Chinese Navy Ships On The Way Attaches Gibraltar, May 30 The 6,270-ton

of the light cruiser Chungking and the

Professor Landau described

brothers, beginning their study of cosmic rays in 1942, set up a laboratory 9,000. feet up on Mount Alagez, in their native Armenia, a

must be cosmic ray observations conducted at high altitudes,

BRILLIANT DISCOVERIES Expeditions were made every year,

constant magnets were built out of a new brand of steel produced In the Soviet Union.

of

"Their results are vorled, but undoubtedly the most brilliant is the discovery of a great quantity sub-atom particles which nevir be- fore have been under observation. It is dimcult to overestimate the importance of their discovery

the varitrones in cosmic rays and determination of new particles with masses carrying from 100 to 25.000 electrons.

"It way

places in a completely new!

uf the fundamental question physics regarding the structure of the world surrounding us," Pro- fessor Landau, wrote.-Reut:r.

Govt. For Germany Requests Single

Paderdorn. Westphalia, May 30. Dr Karl Arnold. Premier of the British Zone province, of North Rhine-Westphinila, asked here today for the establishment of_n_govern- ment for the whole of Germany with its sent in Western Germany.

Leading politicians .from the Eastern Zone must be included, hel added.

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