1948-06-10 — Page 5

LORDS BATTLE WITH COMMONS Upper Chamber Again Throws Out Govt Bill

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London, June 9.-The battle between the House of Lords and the House of Commons reached a climax tonight when the House of Lords threw out a Government bill designed to curb their powers to delay legislation.

The voting in this predo- minantly Conservative chamber was 177 to 81. Just before the vote, Lord Salisbury, leader of the Opposition, rejected a last-

SOVIET GRIP OVER EAST

EUROPE

9. Lundon, June

Soviet Russia has for the first time established an undisputed grip economic life of the Eastern Europe, according to official figures reaching London from behind the iron curtain.

over

Official documents disclosed Russia is at present having between one- fourth and one-half of the total ex- ports of the satellite states, who in turn have been made dependent to almost the same extent on supply by Russia of raw materials and grain. This compares with the negligible

minute offer by the Govern- ment.

bill

Lord Addison, leader of the House of Lords, said he was authorized by speelal meeting of the Labour Party today to Buy that if the House of Lords gave the

second reading agreement in principle the Government would be prepared to consider an amendment about the of Lords' duration of the House

power

ย

of veto. This would be on the lines of the Government's offer, made during the all-party talks on the reforms of the House of Lords, that the period of delay should be one year from the second reading in the House of Com- mons or nine months from the third reading, or whichever might be the longer.

Lord Addison sald if this

offer Government were

rejected, the would not enter into further nego- tlations on the power and composi tion of the Second Chamber without fresh reference to the Labour Party.

Lard Salisbury replied: "This is exactly the proposal on which the conversations broke down. It is not worth consideration."

was

"SORT OF BLACKMAIL" The last part of the offer "a sort of blackmail which says, Eastern in effect, "if wo don't accept this there is no further opportunity of negotiations," Lord Salisbury said.

dra participation Soviet European foreign trade before the war, in some enses less than one per echt.

nussia has managed to win to date a dominating economie hold,

comTM

"That is for the Government to deelde. We are always open to a II fair and balanced settlement.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE. 10, 1948.

New Ambassadors Arrive

Arriving in New York on the SS Queen Elizabeth en route to Washington are (top) the new British Ambassa- dor to the United States, Sir Oliver Franks with Lady Franks and (bottom) Dr Vladimir Outrata, new Czecho-

Sir Franks succeeds slovakia envoy with Mrs Outrata.

Lord Inverchapel. Dr Outrata replaces Dr Juraj Slavik, who resigned when the Communists came to power in his homeland.-AP Picture..

parable to that held by Germany there is no fair and balanced setti MARSHALL PLAN PACT: the blame rests with the before the war, over the Balkans ment, and the eastern and central, Eure-Government.""

She has pean countries. broken into position held by West before the war.

tion in this contested area.

Strongest

also the

The next step, according to the Government's expressed Intentions, will be for the bill to be passed sto Jaw under the Parliament Act spite of the House of Lords' position.

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op-

of

Penetration Russian experts viewed the rapid and transformation economic

Mr Herbert Morrison, leader

the the House of Commons, told adaptation of the eastern European AE

annual conference countries to the Soviel pattern one of the most important develop- Labour Party's

Act, the ments in Moscow's moves towards last month that this would be done.

Under, the Parliament consolidation and

penetra- political

Bill automatically becomes inw if re

of Indications these Jected by the House of Lords in three sessions in two years Official consecutive trends come from Poland. Polish Bgures said that of Poland's As there are only two more sessio115 are now in this Parliament, the Government will, it is understood, call Parliament with 0.4

back from its summer holiday for percent prewar. Twenty-six point an extra session in September and

Poland's imports October. live percent of *** come from the Soviet Union against The 1.1 percent before the war, Western countries' share has fallen considerably under 10 percent of Poland's Imports which now from the West against the 18 per- cent prewar.

total exports, 20.6

percent

going to

Russia, compared

Official Rumanian that three-quarters exports now, go countries."

to

Come

said reports of Rumania's "neighbouring

NOT A COMMA ALTERED The object of the Government's bili is to ensure that if it introduces a bli; such as for the nationalisation of the steel industry in the next session, it could become law, despite the House of Lords, before the end of this Parliament.

High-handed Tone Of Washington Draft

London, June 9.-European Marshall Plan nations are expected to object to the "high-handed" tone of the draft agreements sent to them by the United States when they open pact negotiations in Washington this week, it was reliably learned here today.

The drafts, for bilateral

Soviets Refuse agreements with the United

To Give Up

Radio Berlin · ·

States, were circulated recently to each of the recipient coun- tries by Mr Paul Hoffman, the ERP Administrator.

UNACCEPTABLE POWERS

BRITAIN STOPS ARMS TO ARABS

London. June 9.-Britain had suspended the delivery of arms to the Transjordan Government until the end of the cease-fire in! Palestine. the Foreign Secre. tary, Mr Ernest Bevin, an- nounced today.

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This had been done in deference to the

Security United Nations Counell's cease-fire resolution, which had created a new situation there, ho told the House of Commons,

Earlier, Mr Philip Piralin, Communist Member of Parliament, had asked the Foreign Secretary whother

review the ho would Government's obligation to deliver arms to Tranajordan under the Anglo-Transjordan treaty of alliance

of 1848 in view of the attack by the Transjordan Arab Legion on Jerusa- lem,

ATTACKS ON HOLY PLACES

the Mr Bevin had repiled that Arab Legion 'did not start the fight- Ingin Jerusalem and the events in Jerusalem did not, therefore, oblige their the Government to review obligations on their account.

Asked by Mr Piratin whether this meant that he did not recognise as any abuse the attack by Transjor- Bevin re- dan on Jerusalem, Mr plied: "I certainly say they did not start the battle The attack was made

of the on the holy places Arabs.

hope the House will pay some regard to the holy places other than their own."

Replying to question whether Britain had made representations countries about the re- to other cognition of Inel, Mr Devin ald bind representations that no such been made, but Britain's attitude had been explained to several gov- ernments, usually in response their inquiries.

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of the General Assembly regarding Palesine, he had withheld recogni- tlon from Israel, set up In cordance with the decision, Mr Bevin replied: "The British Gov- ernment do not consider the re- commendation voted by the General Assembly on November 20 could be Invoked as imposing A legal the Jewish obligation to recognise State set up on May 14,"Reuter.

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It is understood the drafts, which are almost identical, are considered unacceptable in their present form by every one of the 16 countries.

Only three or four of the Marshall Berlin, June 9.-The Russian

Plan countries will take part in this Governor, Lieut.-week's negotiations. The objections

London, June 9. -- Major Military Generul Mihil Dratvin, today they are expected to raise are be This, Lord Jowitt, the Lord

bluntly rejected the British de-fieved to be based on several dis- Samuel Weiser, chairman of the "Hebrew Legion,”. ·told a press Chancellor, sald yesterday, was

mand that the Russians vacato tinct factors: likely to be in May 1950.

The tone of the draft, which conference today that the first) Network Of Treaties

Referring to a remark by Lord Radio Berlin, inside the British is generally unduly high-harded, A London Embassy bulletin an- Salisbury yesterday that a "ruthless sector.

2. The fact that some of the group of American volunteers, to the George carlier nounced

this week that and

might doctrinaire minority"

Dratvin wrote the British Military commitments into which European belonging Czechoslovakia depends chiefly on climb to power, Lord Addison to- Government: "Obviously we cannot countries are asked to enter are one- Washington Legion, had arrived trade with the Slav states,"

day said the House of Commons take seriously the hint contained insided in places where-they-might in the Jewish state in Palestine. The process is intensified by a was only considered "ruthless and your letter of employing forced fairly be reciprocal,

Wolser, who returned from system in linking the eastern Euro- ductrinaire" when it opposed the measures against the Soviet emplo-

United States last night, sald 3,572 pean economles in a network of Conservative Party.

yees in Rundfunk House. You will For example, the recipient coun-

them- men so far had joined the George trenties designed to harmonise them

only when the Labour understand that such an action will tries are expected to bind It was with Russia's

n's five-year plan, experts Party was in the majority that the not be disregarded by us and would selves for four years, whereas the Washington Legion, of whom one

The volun- perils of a single-chamber Govern- lead to undesirable consequences." United States' part in the European third were non-Jews.

teers, were all men of military age, Co-operation between Poland and linent were referred to. Lord Addi- A British spokesman said that the recovery is subject to a year-by-ice Czechoslovakia has been stepped up son said if it was rejected, the bill British authorities did not consider year decision of the United States mostly with previous milltary perlence-airmen, sailors and Congress. to prepare for virtual integration of would be passed into law in its the reply satisfactory.

diers. Draivin rejected the British re- 3. The draft appears in places to two of the foremost eastern Euro-present form under the Parliament

kejected pean industrial powers, including | Act.

quest on the

the go beyond the terms of the Inter- Eround joint development schemes for four The Bill would come back from Russians have been using the build-national Trade Organisation Char- plants and the division of labour in the House Commons without a the planning of their future respec- comme bengford, he decreting since May 1945, or before the fer of Havana which has not yet British troops were in Berlin. He been rafined by a single signatory,

the United States. tive industries-United Press.

said that a building or the finding of even dent might be interpreted! Britain as well, although he could

the a new broadcasting house for

4. The three Soviet Zone would take

to

of give no details. terms BA conflicting with the the Russians could reference five years, and

of the International

The whole recruiting campaign, never agree to that.

Monetary Fund, particularly in the Dratvin's letter, addressed to the matter of devaluation of currencies, Welser stressed, was carried on in- Bellish Deputy Chief of Staff, Maj and as giving the United States dependently of the Government of General V. J. E. Westropp, said that unacceptable powers to force a Israel, but as soon as the volunteers Sovlet sappers

could blow up the devaluation upon European coun- arrived in Palestine, they would be into tho regular air raid shelter at Rundfunk House tries without any reciprocal pravi Incorporated

Israeli Army. if that was the reason the British sious. wanted them to leave, and added

Weiser said the Hebrew National pointedly: "The Soviet Command

Sir Oliver Franks, Britain's new Liberation Movement had would welcome the readiness of the Ambassador in Washington and the US$250,000. In Cleveland

Reuter.

Margaret Sees Pope

Moving picture star Margaret O'Brien shakes hands with a smiling Swiss guard in the Vatican in Rome after an audience with Pope Pius XII. (AP).

that

TENTATIVE REDRAFT

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In-

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He said over 600 volunteers, cluding 200 Gentiles, had been crufted into the Maple Leaf Legen in Canada. Welser added that volun- leave teers for Palestine would

British authorities to Implement Joint decisions on the demilitarisa- former chairman of the European Baltimore,

Committee of Economic

the destruction of such big fortifica-

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WAS

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enough money Co-opera- raised to purchase bomber aircraft the to be named "City of Cleveland"

tion of Germany, and, particularly tion in Paris, will conduct tions as, for example, the air raid negotiations in Washington on be- and "City of Baltimore." Another shelter in the Tiergarten."--United half of Britain. Press.

RE-INTERMENT

AT SAIWAN

Thus

112

money

bomber, "Cily of Toronto", will be wiil

also

trom her bought discuss

funds raised France

ogreements. France, it is Toronto, Weiser announced,

total amount The

ol believed, has already made a tenta- tive redraft as a basis of discussion raised by the Hebrew Legion in the Slates niready exceeds Despile the feeling here that the United draft cannot be accepted in Its US$1,000,000, he stated.

his campaign in the USA Briinin is present form as far as

a "hugo success The remains of four members of concerned, observers are confident and Canada was

that a successful solution will be in terms of finance, manpower and the British armed services who lost found in Washington, when full supplies," Welser said, summing up the results of his four-month trip. their lives in China during the war discussion of the political aspectsUnited Press. are to be re-interred in Hongkong of what is at present regarded as tomorrow.

a purely legal draft can be under- The four were Capt. George Mc- taken by the negotiators of both Caskie, who died of typhold in

countries-Reuter, Kukong in July 1942 while serving with the British Army Ald Group, and three Royal Air Force men who were killed in a crash while making! a supply drop to a BAAG forward post.

The re-interment will take place at Salwan Military Cemetery at 5.30 p.m. tomorrow.

Striking Students Demonstrate

Ex-RAF Officer

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Yvonne De Carlo

George Brent "SLAVE GIRL"

They

1,000 Japanese In Shanghai

Gave

'their

Lives.

Shanghai, June 10-Shanghai's totals Japaneso Community today Manchester, June

1,011 compared with a total of 21,000 McGee, 31, former RAF officer was prewar days and nearly 100,000 granted a decree nisi today from his during the Japanese occupation of American wife Mrs Marybell McGee, the city. 25, of 838, Putnam, Detroit, Michi- According to a Police Bureau an- gan, who has ignored all his letters nouncement, a total of 445 is work- pleading with her to come to ing in various Industrial organisa- while tions as technical experts. Britain. Pelping, June 9-Defying a police The decree was, granted on the the rest are just ordinary citizens. ban, several.

Most of theso Japanese ard old thousand striking grounds of desertion. The couplo students marched through Peiping- were married on New Year's day in residents, having been here for more Two days after than 20 years. They are allowed to streets today in an anti-American 1945 in Detroit. demonstration.

the wedding. McGeo Was posted communicate with their friends and though their Three students

Ho sald he had relatives in Japan were Injured) back to England.

wife letters are subject to censorship by slightly in a scuffle with the police. not, scen nor heard from his Associated Press.

since-United Press.

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