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Britain Cannot Be Defended Against The Atomic

Atomic Bomb

First Conclusions From

Operation "Dagger"

London, Sept. 6.-Britain knew the grim truth today as it ended four days of massive air manoeuvres-that it cannot hope for existence if an atomic war should come in the near future.

counties--the Theoretically today, the southern heart of this island and of its empire-lie in

London, in which almost unprecedented devastation.

an

lives and works one-fifth of all the people in the British Isles, is a horrifying shambles.

of air wor gamen did

This depends only on whether "Southland" the sup- The rules posedly imaginary enemy had an atom bomb.

not stipulate Southland's armamenta, merely, that it was an enemy of the con- tinental power occupying the complete western shores of Europe from Norway to France.

No nation has this vast expanse, but in the minds of the pubile, Southland was vottuky linked with Rausia part- ly because of the current Berlin črisin and partly because military commen- tators have been speculating on how long it would take the Soviets sweep across Europe if war should

come.

has Umes for

huge bosen in Africa, but he been recalled several consultations by Mr Clement Attice, the British Prime Minister.

One unpublicised phase of Bri- itain's worry about the war, is its

Britain's 600 miles per hour jet planes which can ansh foster than many any in the world, shot down of Southland's bombers, including American superfortresses und broke up numerous concentrations.

BOMBERS Get througH

But even before the reports of the official umpires, it was clear that a number of bombers got over their targets. Last night, for example, a sizable force struck at the capital ufter a diversionary attack in the of the fighter north had lured some defence away.

the

Many bombers that esenned fighter screen were supposedly shot down by the new electronic anti- But until Britain aircraft services.

biggest

can decentralise this

city

in the world, and this is even being done on a long range scrios at the mument,

even

half

1

co-operation with the United States. Scores of American specialists are scattered about Britain advising and co-ordinating Britich effort.

AIR RAID SHELTERS

In the House of Lords, discus- sions recently, Viscount Hall, Firal Lord of the Admiralty, revealed that a Government committee is, designing an air raid shelter which 11 inst protection will give forms of air ninck including the atom bombs and guided missiles.

He made this disclosure in re- sitation of gretting the economic

the country was such that it could not spare any more men for cyll defences.

Lord Toynham had protested that air raid shelters are being broken up despite the lesson of Nagasaki

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1948.

BERLIN YOUNGSTERS SEEKING COAL

Children search through

Mirect a slag heap on a outside a Berlin, Germany factory for pieces of coal to help relieve an acute shortage of con in the Soviet-blockaded city. A. can on the left is used as a the coal. receptacle for

Coal flown into the city by alr ft operations is con- sumed entirely by factories and utilities.-AP Picture.

Intellectuals

At Loggerheads

Paris,

Sept. battle between

0.-A

verbal the UNESCO

Unofficial

Strikes

Condemned By TUC

Con.

Margate, Kent, Sept. 6.—The Trade Union gress, at its opening session here today, condemned by a large majority unofficial strikes and "disloyal activi- ties of small factions" within unions.

A major clash between the main body of nearly 8,000,000 trade unionists and a Communist minority strug gling for stronger representation in the higher councils of the Trade Union Congress is expected to develop.

There is only one leader with Communist affiliations on the General Council of the Movement at present Mr A. F. Papworth, nominee of the powerful Transport and General

Union. Workers

candidates with This year four Communist

been affiliations have nominated.

tribun.l independent an against award of five shillings weekly wage increase Instead of the 13-shillings they claimed.

of

They marched to the heart of Glasgow shouting: "We want 13 shillings." The men vere some the 2,000,000 engineering workers affected by the award. They come 011 the from most big canerTRE The election of four Communista 13

local although

onlot believed to be a very remoto | Clydeside

that the same types could with- | Secretary General. Dr Julian but the Communist repre- leaders had discouraged such action.

stand atomic bombing.

Among the problems the Cabinet must solve soon is how many men It can demobilize from the Army to satisfy its industrial needs.United

make

Huxley and the Eastern satel-sentation in the Congress is likely to-fleuter.

flerce fight for ita nominees. carried to governA clash with Communist is fore- lites was

mental level today before the shadowed today in the Presidential dozen atom

bombs could knock it out of action

At least that

as a going concern. number of bombers got through.

Results of the operation "Dagger" As the air games were called, give Britain's cabinet more to wor- future it plots the ry about 315 course of the nation in the troubled world. Recently it has

with and received poris, and

conferred

re-

its

numerous suggestions from naval, military and air chiefs.

to

The Service Chiefs are

be pressing

for

G

understood highly mechanised army of finely trained professional soldiers. They do not believe there will be time to train

They want specinusis and..

conscript army in the next war. trained in the

ultra use of every modern

and scientifte catablishments capable of keeping the empire ahead of its potential

chemies.

weapon

DRAFTEES' WANTED

ot

Until this is possible, they wont a Bleady now of draftees for

This least 18 months of training. however, is a politically dangerous lasur.

When the 16 months draft was last in Port Proposed, Labour members

forced

their Party to cut it down to one year. has The International situation brought up the problem again and

Government

hoping for the

Union guidance from the Trades Congress now in session at Mar- Kate

'Field Marshal Lord Montgomery, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, has been intensively occupied with the reconstruction of the empire life-line including the building of

Fress.

MISSING AMERICANS

Soviets Still Deny Any Knowledge

UNESCO

meeting.

Executive Board address of Miss Florence Hancock, the second woman to preside over a Traile

at-sessions.

found

ACTIVE MISCHIEF-MAKERS

rid

|

Dr Huxley last week stated that Union Congress in the whole of its 80 he "deeply regretted" having tended the Warsaw Intellectual

delegates Peace Congress which he

Addressing the 850 tendentious and unfortunate.

Enthered in the hall of the Winter Cultural Gardens of this popular south-east Mr Henryk Bircchi, Secretary of the Polish Embassy seaside resort, she termed the extre accused

Movement mis-mist elements in the Dr Huxley of

"We are representing facts at Warsaw and active mischlef makers." hinted his attitude had been farmed well aware that there exists in this by the British Government.

country, as in many ollier countries. There was complete freedom of an organisation which tries by every

the discussion at

Warsaw con-

to provoke Industrial trouble." mcans ference. No totalitarian methods

declared. she

We

met were used. There were only per our Movement of the mischief mon- suasion of words. I do not know

Kers. They derive their influence however, what words of persuasion from those misguided trade unionists Berlin, Sept. 6-Russian au-ware used when the delegates re-

who allow themselves to be deceived thorities in Germany claim to turned home."

no knowledge of three Dr Huxley tartly replied: "There and exploited by them." have

I was no freedom of discussion as Americans believed to have been consider the word. On the floor of flected the considered view of her arrested in the Russian zone the house, there were either state-colleagues on the General Council, sald that the TUC's relationship while trying to reach Western ments

political attacks or definite

the World

of with

Federation started by the Eastern nations which WIL Germany from Berlin by road.

Unions had become a matter Trade I Ak promoted counter attacks.

concern. The British sorry to say that there was a division Movement had striven to clear up between the East and the West."

the misunderstanding The board wanted to close matter and said that both Dr Huxley and Birechi were acting as private citizens-United Press.

U.S. Linison officers in Berlin stated this tonight after the Ameri- can authorities had regotiated for the release of the men,

This is the routine Russian an- swer they always give unil they make a check or decide to release people," the officers said.

AMSTERDÁM

board in Berlin, CELEBRATES

of

Miss Hancock, whose address rc-

conflict.

and

cutuses

our

"The 'splitters' are not on *ide," Miss Hancock asserted. the World Federation founders fail, have it will be because attempts been made to use the International organisation not for industrial but for political purposes.".

SHINWELL'S APPEAL

the Military police said

three men, two of whom were identilled as Frank F. Erdoes, chief of the combined travel and E. R. Sutton, U.S. Military Government oßelal, left Berlin in Amsterdam, September 0Am- two cars yesterday for the Helmsterdam was the scene of gay cele- stedt zonal border point. They never brating by thousands tonight after reached Helmstedt and it is believed the historic day had been climaxed the Russians arrested them on the by the coronation of Queen Julians. way. Asosciated Press.

The city was brightly illuminated, and cafes, restaurants, dancing places and cabarets were scheduled to remain open until 4 a. m.

lay, after the jubilee, the On Tuesday, back to normal everyday life again. push forward

She'll Never Walk Again

Dorothy Kilmer, 20, night club cheque girl, is trans- ferred to a convalescent hospital. In Washington. after learning that she'll never walk again. She was shot accidentally last July 29, the bullet lodging in her spine and paralysing her. "I'll be happy and I'll get along somehow she said after learning of her condition.

FAP Picture.

the

The War Secretary, Mr Emanuel Shinwell, called on the TUC to give its "utmost loyalty" to the Labour Party from now on in preparation for the next general election.

"There can be no doubt that the xt election will be, from standpoint of the Labour Movement, the engaged in," he told the conference. "We shall be fighting for our existence. On the other hand, an- will enable gains and with further und

Industrial. the people;

most critical we have ever

happy people will attempt to get other Labour victory

tia to consolidate our

ever

Queen Juliana drove out in the beneficial social and

the "golden coach" ng sun crept schemes, thus making from behind the clouds at 3 p. m. The coach is a richly gilt and sculp feel that Britain is really a country tured carriage which 50 years ago Emphasising that “aluable' ra- was presented to Queen Wilhelmina sulla" had already been achieved by the people of Amsterdam.

from the nationalisation of industry,

worth living in."

H

It was the most colourful pro-he said that the Government, must ccasion of Jubilee week.

"additional ex be ready to make Queen Juliana still wore the blue periments in this important field" dress she had under the coronation and "must not be deterred by on- cloak this morning. She carried a position, nor hiimidated by polili- bunch of white flowers. Prince dan

clans with axes to grind." Bernhard wore the full dress of ກ Mr Shinwell added that the Gov-

along the five

United Press.

kilometro

not be afraid to

and

-ex-

Grenadier General uniform and the ernment should three oldest princesses were in light exercise a higher measure of diree- blue frocks,

tion in the conduct of privately About 1,000,000 persons crowded owned Industry. It should use the

road. Co-operative Movement

tend municipal effort.-Reüter.

TOKEN STRIKE Glasgow, Sept. 6,-Thousands: workers in factories and shipyards on "red Clydeslita" declared a token strike this afternoon in proteat

Atomic Scientist "Purged"

London, Sept. 6.-Dr Cabot Soton, Bull, scientist at the Government's secrot Diticat Atom Research station, revealed today that he had been purged for membership In the Communist Party

He said that he quit the Party two years

про

Mr Attlee Still

In Hospital!

London,

Sept.

0-The Primo Attlee, who

Dr Bull said that he was suspend- Minister, Mr. Clement

ed in April and Jalor testifled be has been in hospital for the past |fore Government's three-inan purgo two weeks for treatment for committee, for he received n. noticezema of the foot, may be kept fication, that he was not eligible for there for at least another week. further employment.

It was learned here today. The Insitute of Professional Civil Originally, it was suggested that Bervants said it would fight Dr. he would be, discharged within one Bull's suspension.-United Press, week of admission-Router,

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Strikes Spreading

New York, Sept. 6-Water- front activity on the Pacific Const was at a standstill, an oli workers' strike in the Far West caused rapid depletion of petrol and oil supplies and a strike of New York lorry drivers sprend today as the United States cele brated the last big holiday of the summer-Labour Day.

Tho crippling five-day old torry drivers' strike spread when drivers and, helpers in New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York, joined the 10,000 already on strike in New York.

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