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VOL. III NO. 204

SUCCESSOR

TO TITO?

It has been reported that Sovlet Prime Minister Stalin has ordered the stage set for a coup d'etat in Yugoslavin and is under- stood to have designated as successor to Tito, If the coup

Hucceeds, Col.-Gen. Peko Dapcevic (above). now believed to be in Mos- cow-AP Picture.

Tito's Life In Danger

London,, Aug. 29-Mr Clare Hollingworth, correspondent of "Observer" who recently re turned from Belgrade, wrote today that few people in the Yugoslav capital

appear

to

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MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1948.

REFUSES TO FORM NEW GOVT.

Schuman Invited To Solve French Crisis

Paris, Aug. 29.-M. Paul Ramadier, a former Socialist Premier, who had been asked by M. Vincent Auriol, the President of the Republic, to form a new. Government, tonight refused the Presidential invita- tion, the French news agency reported.

M. Robert Schuman, the Popular Republican, was asked by the President to accept the task of forming Coalition month-old a Government to replace the Cabinet of M. Andre Marie, which fell early yesterday, the agency added.

Leaderless France was earlier today waiting to see President Auriol'a whether M. Ramadier would accept

President offered request. M. Ramadier, to whom the

ufter consultations

the Premiership this morning, said that he would give his answer at 6.00 p.m. BST today with his Socialist colleagues and with other party leaders.

the

He was given an even chance of with a drastle economie programme; nol suppert from the getting enough

or. If the other parties would other partien lo succeed. He saw M. agree, to form on all-Socialist Gn- vernment. It was generally believed Marie, the sulgoing! Radicul Premier,

to Ramadier's other that he would and it difcult And among M.

support, obtain the other parties* callers at the Ministry of the In- M. Leon terior were

Blun, the and even more difficult to obtain leader, M. Rene veteran Socialist

necessary 311-vate majority in Mayer, the outgoing Radical Minis- the Assembly.

Radicals, Moderates, and even ter of National Defence, M. Francois

Popular the Popular

Republicans blane tho Menthon, President of

National Socialists for the fall of the last two Reproup in the

M. Claudius Poult, Pre-Governments. Should M. Ramadier to futin a Cabinet, it is Democratic Socialist refuse

that President M. Gabriel considered likely group. Cudienet, President of the Radical Auriol will call on M. Schuman.

The first crisis was the downfall, group, and M. Leon Jouhaux,

of M. Schuman's Government in veteran trade union leader,

themselves adamant on the question General Secretary of the Force July when the Socialists showed Ouvriere trade unions.

of the military budget, which they wanted to cut more drastically than M. Schuman. The second was the downfall of M. Marie's Government early yesterday. Reuler.

sident of the and Resistance

the now

STERN MEASURES NEEDED Meanwhile, it was learned

that

doubt "there will be a series of. Asuriol had left the Elysee Palace attempta op Marshal Tito's life."

"

"un"

Under the headline Tito's Fight For Life," Mr Hollingworth writes that "while Marshal Tito Ilves, Russia will find it hard to subdue him by any means short of war. Everything depends on Tito's life."

Mr Hollingworth wrote that in his opinion. Marshal Tito's shakeable resolve to keep hold of the army" against Russia's desire to make it an auxiliary force of the Red

reason army, was the basic

He described What for the split. the, secondary reason was "Tito's view that Communism was a

than flexible instrument, rather "rigid and unyielding code to be (Continued on Page 5)

EDITORIAL

Marshal

A

for Rambouillet, his summer re- sidence.

today de-

1

M. Ramadier `carlier clared: "Stern financial and econo- mic measures must be taken. Their burden must fall equally on all the elements of the nation.

be 05- "The Government must sured of lasting a certain time. estimate that the new Government must remain-in-power-until-June. 30, 1949, when it will be able

balance of the situation. draw up

"What we need is not a Coalition Government but a.Government action, prepared to make necessary sacrifices,"

to

to

Rising

Living Costs Worry TUC

Persona Non

Grata

The United States has de- manded that Russia recall Consul-General Jacob 1. Lomakin (above) from his post because of his conduct in the Soviet refugee teacher case in New York. The demand was made in a strongly worded note which the State department published after sending it to the Soviet Embassy in Washington.

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Search Johore For Terrorists

COMMUNISTS ATTEMPTING TO SEIZE TRADE UNIONS

Singapore, Aug. 29.-A large force of Singapore police, Gurkhas and Inniskilling Fusiliers today "swept" the Pontian Peninsula, Johore State, 10 miles west of Singapore Island, following reports of terrorists training there.

An Army spokesman said the sweep was a pre- caution against the spread of terrorism to the island. Johore State is under the military command of Singapore, it was announced yesterday.

An Auster spotting plane and Spitfires patrolled overhead while the polico landed on the Peninsula from the sea. Gurkha units sealed the outlets and the Fusiliers combed the area. No terrorists wero con- tacted, but several Chinese were detained for question- ing.

An attempt to organise o Com- munist underground movement among trade unionists has been dis- covered in Perak, Malaya's richest tin producing State, it was reported from Ipoh..

Thirty-yead-old Fong.Choon-toy, Chairman of the now illegal Com- munist dominated Perak Federation of Trade Unions, has issued a manifesto declaring that the Federn- tion had not been dissolved, and that all European capitalist concerns would

be the object of attack.. DESTRUCTIVE MISSION

All

activo

GBS Writes Another

Postcard

Bombay. Aug. 29.--Armed reinforcements were bring rushed tonight to Polampalli village, 00 milen from Bezwads, Madrus Province, followin

clash between Kasakars (a Moslem military organisation) and the Madras polloc.

10

It was officially learned. Reports inled that

the Kazakars were supported by Hyderabad troops. λ despatch

from Bangalore wald the Mysore State Government has taken

precautious to meet any emergency and in

against posiblearticulate

and MATT smuscling Hyderabad from Mysort.

Inlo

Proprietors of hotels and

todging Houses have been ordered to report to the police the arrival and departure of people coming Into Mysore from Hyderabad and Pakistan, and guards have been posted power houses. pumping stations

at

and telephone changes. Reuter.

But Can The Dream Come True?

EUROPEAN UNITY

assume

London, Aug. 29.----The dream of European unity will-at least for a few. Beeting days- concrete shape this week in the Swiss lakeside resort of Interlaken, when 250 New York, Aug. 29. Mr members of European Parlia- George Bernard Shaw, accusedments assemble there to talks of serious deviations" from about a "Federal Constitution" vegetarian ethics, has denied for Europe.

Parliamentary Union, which is call-

The Federation was now to linked to the Malayan People's Anti-British Army, to which all the "taking liver injections for Their aim is to urge on the na- Federation's funds had been trans- many years" and has said that tons of Europe the immediate con- ferred,

sald. the manifesto

abstention from killing is im- vocation of a Consultuent Assembly workers were to give their

to thrash out the for Europe and support to the Malayan Communist possible.

principles of a European Constitu- Party, contributing supplies, funds and intelligence.

tion.

Briush leaders of the European

ign the Interlaken Congress, have explained that at the week's meet- ing each of the 17 Parliaments expected to be present would dis- pose of a number of votes cor- naflonal population. Thus Britain responding to the millions of their will have 48 votes, Italy 47, France 12, Belgium oight and Switzerland four.

In one of his famous post-card was "to replies, he told Mr Symon Gould, Fong said that mission destroy the British Fascist im-Vice-Presidential candidate for the perialism and to establish self- Vegetarian Party, who also government for Malaya."

cused him of favouring cod liver "The strength of the Malayan pil: "I have never oscribed my diet. In the longevity, to my vegetarian racial emancipation les

Moscow, Aug. 29. The labouring classes," the manifesto I come from a long-lived and fertile three Western envoys in Mos- said. "Malayan trade unionism can family, all meat eaters. I do not

not be separated from this mova- claim exceptionally good health. cow will probably meet Mr inent.

"I have not been taking liver in- V. M. Molotov to-morrow London, Aug. 29.-A red-

what might be

of of hot battle over Britain's rise in all the living coats is likely to be

present talks on Germany. the 18th Trades Political observers inferred that waged at

Developments in Moscow on

today the seaside were the reception of an Important reply from onc of the Western capitals.

A full dress 45-minuto meeting of the three Western envoys

Jections for many years. When 1 was 83, I tried then to cure an attack of pernicious anemin. Re. dead sult I dropped apparently

the

in "Two roads Bio before us. The

INVITED COUNTRIES the one, surrender and appeasement, would be the road to slavery. The most important sessions in the other, fighting for our lives, is the

between the All nations "living Pyrenees and the fron curtain" will road to racial emancipation.

be represented, it was stated. "The time has come for you to twice and have not since had any

Parliamentarians have been in- Injections. decide and advance."

vited from Austria, Belgium, Den- he intended to try to form a Coali- Union Congress opening

at tion-excluding the Communists

MR MacDONALD ON TOUR September 6

"Gland extracts are no more out-mark, Elre, France, Western Ger- Fong wound up his manifesto by side a vegetarian

Ice- diet than milk many, Great Britain, Greece, town of Margate.

declaring that "MacDonald will un-

land, Italy, and cheese. A vegetarian diet is a The number and tone of the re-

get a similar ending to vital diet, a vegetable dict is Netherlands,

* solutions on the agenda Indicate the

wasmashita."

General Temoyuke different matter,"

Sweden, Switzerland and heavy and growing resentment at held at the United States Embassy; Yamashita, the

General

All the 11 Parliaments Juganeso the results of the Government's when it was decided to request

"Abstention from killing is rapos policy

of freezing for another conference with V. M1942, and the former Commander-sible. If six-month old

who took Singapore in February

you know nothing wages and prices.

In-Chief of the Japanese forces in locusts and white ants, you have at February, 1040, after being tried as G.B.S."-Reuter. the Philippines, was hanged a war criminal.

Mr Malcolm MacDonald, Commissioner

General

Govt. Silence On Policy

THERE

Lo

THERE is no need to apologisc for alluding yet ogaln Government's shortcomings In the field of publio information. They are Bufficiently notorious lo justify constant comment, In those countries, stater, countles, cities,

towns and villages where government is by representation, It is an accepted procedure to make regular official statements regarding

In relation polloy matters and actions of general publio futerest and welfare. In Hongkong the last thing Govern ment ever thinks of doing is to give the alightest indication

to

of

its polley; in fact the public, not

altogether unreasonably, often

tfon

suspects that Government has tro policy. The offic1 determina-

to behave like дл oyster

of long when the subject ΟΙ abort-term

policy Is mentioned

passing

is more than

strani

or

In view of the Imperial Govern: ment's firmly established system of taking the public more and more into its confidence both so domestic and foreign far polloles art concerned. £10 Public Relations Officers attached id practically every

Whitehall department spend as much time producing statements explaining poilcien

As they and intentions

Lo

leases

any

fundamental late to make alterations. Government, for example, has never made a do- claration of its policy regarding

housing problem, the

except in the negative form of denying any desire or intention of be- coming a landlord. Vague pro- mixes have been made to private enterprise of official assistance In the development of approved housing seliemeo, but Govern- ment has not yet indicated publicly the Hults of lis - Bistance. A full and declalve statement which would chable the

know Just how The pubilo to Lincere is Government's desire to encourage house buliding

cour:ge

La

least,

obviously called for. Co-open live housing schemes have blueprinted and one, at held up because of the lack of financial assistance. Apart from paying a certain

amount of lip tribute

the Idea

of Co- operativen, Government has not yet plainly indicated its attitude,. nor expressly stated to what extent ll is prepared to

any such community movement. A properly organised co-operative society could be. come a community asset of con- siderable importance to the require Colony. But it would amelal backing, especially in the to the Initial stages-backing extent of a substant loan and the granting of one or moro Is Government prepared to make a statement of poller concerning any such project? and unill # is there can Unless

encouragement for com munity minded residents embark on any such undertaking, With encoumgement Govern-

there are to

that bellevo good reasona enough enterpristar people can be found to translate the idea of

Into a co-operativo ・・ society successful reality.

preparing propagamental

delsling accomplishments. And should polley line demand a higher lovel of publicity, Ministers are the only too earer to get up in House of Commons and explain

and

programmes. principles Beldom, 17. over, doep any member of Legislative Connell

Ikongkong request

ment statement on polley. The lesbit has developed of allowing Government to pursue whatever and then course # has chosen mildly to criticise when it is too

Bites,

bo no

to

Molotov.

Nine resolutions protesting at the If the customary procedure 13 mounting prices are down for de-

Thera bate, and one-put forward by the followed, the meeting will probably National Union of Vehicle Builders be arranged for tomorrow.

bluntly asks Congress to tell then good possibility the agreement

will be renched-Assoclated Press. Government it no longer supports

TWO-HOURS' CONFAB Moscow, Aug. 29-The United

Its polley because that support was dependent on something that has

***

....

in least heard of the Colorado bestle-

the South East Asia, has been touring some of the trouble spots in Malaya..

Fong, one of the 12 wanted men and a curtailment of bigger profits. Dedell

bassador, Mr Yves Chataigneau, Goy

Government last week offered a re- "PROFOUND CONCERN" and the British

Special

BvOy, Mrward totalling Str. $120,000, Was Expressing "profound concern" and

Frank Roberts,, met for nearly two believed to have written his marl- nt the prices "which are the cause

decline in working hours in Mr Smith's office carly festo recently in his headquarters of A serious

today The three Western spokes- class living standards", one resolu

men were believed to be awaiting a the

of the tion

removal purchase inx from a wide range of call from the Kremlin for another

conference with Soviet leaders. consumer goods.

(Informed sources in London sald The Electricni. Trades Union also .calls for

In indirect the long awaited, communique is a decrease

by delayed

"technical taxation and demands more rigid being

and un- foscow,

not happened-a reduction of prices States Ambassador, General Walter

Smith. the French Am for whom the Malayan Federation

urges

somewhere a Perak-Reuter,

HINT TO COL. CRAY

f1- Singapore, Aug. 20-The fluential Straits Times in an editorial today declared

that there

Wor uneasiness in Malaya that the con- trol of Malayan tifairs is passing They

that a predicted

comers to the country at a time meeting In Berlin of the four when it faces its greatest peacetime

governors in Germany crisis."

control of prices by extending price changes" apparently being made in into the hands of men who are now-

on control to unrationed controlled commodities.

conference

pם

Gurney,

to the

Luxembourg, Norway,

of Wer- tern Germany na well as the Par- llament of the Saar will.be.repre-

sented. At least two draft plans for a European Assembly will be ready

(Continued on Pago 5)-- -

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Altogether 80 resolutions, on sub-milltary

di would be ont of the first results of Referring to the rumoured Jects ranging from Industrial scases to

to trade with Russin, will the announcement.)

pointment of Sir Henry No statement was issued on the former Chlef Secretary come before the 800 men and women

of the three representing nearly 8,000,000 wor- kers

who attend the Conference.

about 200 They will provoke speeches In the five days the Con- Resolutions calling for more trade union control of the nationalised

conflict industrica will

with the General Council's report which dis-

of unions misses the Iden

and managements sitting together as д danger to trade union independence. Immediately. --Reuter.

gress lasts.

STRIKE AGAINST

talks.

Straits

envoys.. It was generally believed. Righ Commissioner, the however, that they niet to discuss Times expressed satisfaction with details at the communique

Commis- and the present acting High possible effects of the fall of the aloner, Sir Alec Newboult, who was French Government on the Moscow a Malayan civil servant before the

nsked An American spokesman, whether the communique would be lasued today, sold "I don't know Yesterday the same spokesman said flatly that no statement was expected

war

"Many people in Malaya want no change, the paper added. Pointing out that another "ex-Palestinian”, Colonel W. N. Gray, former Inspec- tor General of

the Palestino police, Ma- and recently been appointed NORMAL CONTACTS

layan Police Commissioner and that Mrs Srimati Pondit, Indian Am- 600 ex-Palestinian police had been bassador to Moscow, denied reports transferred to Malays, the news- that the British Dominion repre- sentatives here are being informed paper sald that there were rumours RENT INCREASES

that Colónel Gray's second-in-com- an "ex-Pales- the progress of the tourmand would also bo Bristol, Aug. 29-Seventeen thou-in dotali

power conference.

tinian." sand tenants of the Town Council's Mrs Pandit sold that fir Roberts

Recent developments had dis- flats here have started a_striko was "maintaining normally close turbed the Malayan police and the against rent increases of 12/8 a. contact with envoys from Canada, a week.

New Zealand, Australia and Indie, newspaper urged Colonel Gray not At a meeting, the strikers stressed but that they had been given only only to use his aggressive loadership

terrorists but that the Council is raising the rents use broadest general information" against the higher than private landlords about top secret negotiations, sympathetically to handle the off-

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