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VOL. IV NO. 128

Bolivia On Brink Of Civil War

RAILWAY STRIKE AIDS MINERS

La Paz, June 1.-Bo'ivin stood today on the brink of civil war na striking tin-) miners, armed

with

machine-guns and dynamite, fought pitched battles with troops at mines thousands of feet

Andes up in the Mountains.

The Government, which yes- terday declared general mobili- sation and a state of siege, were expected in La Paz-ul 12,400 fo:t, the highest capital in the world to proclaim martial law At any moment.

Movement of troops to quell the mine primiris. In which many people have already been killed, were hampered today by a general strike of railwaymen called in sympathy will the miners,

The tin miners have fald slege to two important mines from the surrounding mountain sides, where troops drove them after 'flerce fighting.

Efforts were

expected to be made today to fly out from Uni cri Hospital wo 'Cntavi

and one *States

Argentinian engineer, badly injured in the rioting, and the bodies of two Uni.ed States and one Bollvinn engineer who were killed by the strikers.

4 CHILDREN KILLED 'Several strikers and soldiers, 'and four children, were also killed at Ca avi. No reports have been received of deaths of other among employees nationalities.

MR A. V. ALEXANDER

Mr A.V.

Alexander Coming To

Hongkong

London, June 1.-It was oflicially announced today that the Defence Minister, Mr A. V. Alexander, would fly to Hongkong on Thurs- day to study the defence situation on the spot.

said Mr Informed quarters Alexander would discuss ali problems of the Crown Colony's defence with commanders on the spot United Press.

TWO-DAY VISIT

A Hongkong Government spokesman confirmed the im- pending visit of Mr Alexander this morning..

THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1949.

Western Powers Intend To Stay In Berlin

FRANK DECLARATION BY DEAN ACHESON

Russians Insist On Veto

Paris. June 1.The Foreign Ministers' Council agreed in prin- ciple on Wednesday on revival of the Allied Kommandatura to govern Berlin.

But they split on a Western proposal to limit the veto in the four power body, and so their first attempt to reach an understand- ing on ending East-West strife in the city was blocked.

Bluntly, U.S. Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheson said the Western powers had won the right to be in Berlin by force of arms. and were going to stay there.

Other The veto, he said, should apply only to major issues. questions should be settled by a majority vote, while yet others could be settled outside by the German themselves,

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Union Chiefs Strive Desperately To End Strikes

London, June 1. The threat of paralysis in Britain's railroads and docks was' today being held in check, though nearly 2,500 rail- men were using "go-slow" tactics and 4,700- dockers were on strike,

THE STORM?

Changsha Front

Awaits Red Attacks

Canton, June 2-A Tull- possibly before a storm of Chinese Communist attacks

settled oit Wednesday over the crucial Changsha front 400 miles to the North of Canton,

There were all sorts of re

troop ports and rumours of inovements

an both- sides.

here may presage, the ati

which government sources insist

A coming soon.

A traveller arrivint from guards the Changsha which direct road to Canton-eaki

were heavy troop: movements city to Hengyang..

here

Nationa

from that

Hengyang, about 100 miles South of Changsha, is one head- quarters for General Pal Chun" hsi. General Pai commands the only alzable armies left. Le Nationalist China.

This movement might In- dleate that Gen. Pal had decided, to withdraw from Changsha. Changsha is menaced by Red. troops to the north and east.

RECONNAISSANCE

Front loa reports reaching Canton sald one anail Red-unit, possibly on reconnaissance, was moving toward Kian, 300 miles northeast of 'Canton.

Ong source here estimated tha Communists might be able to release.. ten armies (possibly 150,000) from Shanghal for use In south Central China. There have been frequent reports that some of these veterans already are on the way.

"Routine munielpal operation", agreed to discuss the functions ot cleaning streets, collecting of the four power body.

In opening the mosting, garbage and furnishing supply should not be allowed to Vyshinsky again attacked become an international Issue, West German Bonn Constitution he sald.

Mr Andrei Vyshinsky, Soviet democralle and unaccept- Foreign Minister, at end

point

American sources said Mr The Defence Minister is being

Manila, June

willingness Acheson proposed to Mr Vyshin- 1. The deathseemed to indicate accompanied by Air Marshal'

Bogo Sea disaster to place come matters outside sky that the Council sessions be Sir William

Elilot, They are toll in the due to arrive next Tuesday, and has risen from 24 to 52 with the the control of the Kommanda- put on a restricted basis. That recovery of more bodies of the turn. But later he insisted that a would mean official observers The situation at Hummual will stay two days in Hongkong-luted motor-propelled banca unanimous vote on all decisions would got, brief newspaperman

stated that The spokesman

on what went on at the Council Mine was obscure because the

which was the only way to govern." sall-boat) Providence

Tho sessions os at present. sainers,

who were reported to ar Alexander is visiting the

sank last Wednesday while en be holding the United States Middle East and Far East to

The point was important in Soviet Foreign. Minister sald he route from Leyte to Bogo in for himself defence :superintendent as hostage, had study

the Southern

on Berlin be- would have to get instructions Philippines, it any agreement

have used cut off all communications.

problems and to consult with

from Moscow, Associated was reliably reported here to-cause the Russians

the veto in the past to block Press. dynamited Huamuni strikers

day. the police station before troops responsible local officials.

HKDF RECRUITMENT

At the same time the ofleersacilons by the city government, dpove them out, and several

They prevented Ernst Reuter London, June 1. -Recruitment and crew of the boat were ne- The believed

from to have

taking office as Lord people were

for the Hongkong defence forces cused of multiple homicide in a

elected. been kliled in the explosion.

with the Bogo Mayor after he was At Colouira Mine, another is going on "steadily but not as complaint fled

the court following a Marine Board When they finally walked out

Trade union leaders were fighting hard

They military situation didn't monager was reported to be held rapidly as it was hoped,"

of the Kommandatura and the Mr Arthur inquiry of the disaster, the re Colonial Secretary by the strikers,

Parlia-

city was split, Reuter was clec-

seem to bother Canton citizens port added-Retuer.

to avert what seemed an imminent danger of led again by the Western sec- The Government yesterday Creech Jones, said in a

today. They were celebrating Jaunched a new wave of arszals mentary reply today.

tors.

a development of the trouble to crisis propor-

the dragon boot festival with He added, "I am assured by and outlawed the "National Ne-

THERE TO STAY

tions before the week-end.

feasting and canoe racing.... → done being

to Madras, June 1-Major Com="

"There was {{{Te ̄e{v}T®warnows possible cusing it of plotting civil war.

Mr Acheson declared that "all Defences the munist trouble reported in the

sccured the Their efforis

elsewhere. Shanghai reported a The leader of the movement, stimulate recruitment

has four powers are there (in Ber-

Communist broadcast confirraing Victor Faz Estensoro, who is in defence force and in particular Southern Tanjore district

London, June 1-Mr Win- agreement of rallmen at one of

the recent capture of Fenghwa, the most important North of exile

in Buenos Aires, was for those components which are caused the government to place in by the force of their armles

alerely be-ston Churchill and the Prime England freight yards to eban-

home town of Generalissimi described as head of the plat principally concerned with in- that area under an emergency, and the resolution

spokesman today Peoples," and not

International Minister, Mr Clement Attlee don their "go-slow" *campaign persunde dockworkers at Liver- Chiang Kai-shek-Associated The Communist and workers ternal security duties and with sald

"of essential | (Wednesday).

National Assoclated cause of

Union of pool and Avonmouth to return Press, revolutionary parties were As the

agreements such as Potsdam. conferred today on the prob. until the Press.

time to Railwaymen has banned.-Reuter.

to work had no success and to- He urged the Council to re- lem of Britain's defence ----- cognise that nil four nations were there to stay" and that

Avon- were being drafted to they had to get along together. fence matters.

mouth to join toldlers who have 2,000 Mile Flight But this was offset by the He proposed that the Council Today's meeting Ta expected

been employed there since last discuss Mr Vyshinsky proposal to lead to fuller conferences simultaneous decision of 900

perishable To Save A Life of last week that the Kom- later this month when Defence to begin

men at another Northern yard Friday discharging "go-slow" working cargoes, mandatura be re-established. Minister A. V. Alexander and

The men maintained their ra- Perth, Western Australia, that a unified city government Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor and mear out smaller scary

restort without an June 1--Serum, albumen plas- be

cily set up by free

London. in

assurance that none would be

ma, specially Down from the elections under the four power of the Exchequer, will attend 200 men at four smaller yards fusal control, and that a city consultu and Mr Churchill, probably will

One of these dopots handles asked to work on a Canadian United States was injected in- be accompanied by Lord Sher-

ship manned by a Seafarers' In- to the veins of a critically tion be written,'

cross-Channel trafic and car- wood, his scientific adviser, Me Acheson said the un- Becauso of secrecy.

on loads of perishable fruit from ternational Union crew,

The dispute arises from the four-year-old boy here tonight.

The

boy's father said that limited veto was a most orbit-Britain's air, land and naval Italy and France, were reported

pling up at Dover and along man's support of striking, men his son's condition scerned rary and dictatorial method of

bers of the rival Cenndian Sea have, improved after the

In- and could planning, opposition preventing action,"

the line to London.

inen's Union.

volutionary Movement." ne-the-Governor that everything Reds Cause Trouble

EDITORIAL

maintenance

sorvices."--Reuter.

for

Hongkong Registration Plan

PENDING an official statement and an

Government,

the explanation by scope and purpose of the proposed cannot be fully registration scheme

But whatever its nature and nasessed. design, it is to be trusted that the plan will be given a public alting and afforded in opportunity for examination before it is put into effect. It has been suggested that the Idea eventually is to introduce compulsory. registration of everybody in Hongkong for the prime purpose of assisting in the maintenance of internal security..and secondatily of helping the Authorities to estimate food requirements In the event of trouble. There will be no quarrel with any reasonable scheme that makes a positive contribution to the Colony, but we feel security of the Inclined at this stage to warn Govern- ment against introducing an expensive and complex project that cannot offer cammensurate results. The merè net of itemised registering, in dossier form, particulars about those who reside in; Ilongkong is not likely to serve very much purpose than a straight-forward census Presumably Government; intends to apply a much wider form of regimen. tation, Internal security is not maintained by possession of a list of names, and addresses, and it would seem that no wholesale registration system can be useful unless it provides for some method. of quick and ensy identification. The Identity card system was extensively adopted during the last war in Britain. and Australia, and undoubtedly played n part in protecting internal security and simultaneously of simplifying posscssion of food and clothing ration cards. Any body without“ an"-identity card forfeited

more

qualification for ration cards, and, incidentally, drew the suspicious attention of the security police. If the registration scheme now being carried out in the New Territories is the forerunner of what eventually is to be applied to the whole of the Colony, it fulfils, more or less, the purpose of identity passes. In the New Territories registration, it is estimated. will extend to about 12,000 people, and its practicability can cally be demonstrated. Doubt enters, however, when one con. Zskders the same or a sinillar scheme being applied to about, two million people, more especially as thousands are without any permanent address, are unemployed, or are part of the floating population whose movements cannot be effectively checked at any given moment. We cannot avold, also, the same feelings of suspicion as we have about Implementing immigration restrictions, Certainly, I wholesale registration of Hongkong, allied to which is the lasuing of identity cards, is not to be made a mockery (as was the case with our 1940 immigration scheme) there.

a fool-proof and"· must be guaranteed. "squeeze" resistant machinery that will enable both honest registration and genuino. Identity cards. Any · sjṣtem. which cannot offer this guarantee la going to be exploited and rendered futile. We will give measured support to a registration plan in the name of internal security provided Government can give every assurance that any such schome cannot be · abused...and.... misused, and it is an official statement that can set nside any doubts in this direction that the public would like to have now from -Government. BRE

any

of their t

had

The strikes were "set off by discontent over new working schedules.

Union lenders

who tried to

their first meeting on de- shillings a week wage raise.

negotiate on a claim for a 10 night naval and Air Force men

members

be used for the sole purpose of have complained. In tho House coercing others to accept con of Commons they were unable to dilions desired by one as the judge the country's defences. talks Today's Churchill-Attlee price of acquiescence. In any

WES action."

Press

ATTACKS ARCUMENT

the outcome-Associated

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-` OFFICIALS JEERED

to

One bright spot today on the fection.

·Industrial front was

the great

Atayai Australian Air Force

Trade union leaders went to- Ford factory on the eastern out. Lincoln bomber which had made day to Nine Elms, the largest at skirts of London, where normal special non-stop 2,000 miles the yards affected, to plead with working was resumed after an Dight from Sydney, was met at end of the "go-elow" tactles the airport earner today by the the men to work normally to which led to the suspension of boy's father and the serum was

export which musi

rushed to the hospitalReuter. they are to reach their markets in South Africa

before

take effect;

He attacked Mr Vyshinsky's House Collapse be loaded of ships by Friday it nearly 2,000 men. Reuior. ⠀⠀

position

the Wes.orn powers, wero in Berlin as the

agree result of international ments which included the right of vela, and that

that Berlin's con- trol set up therefore should include the same right..

Kills

s10 People

Calro, June 1-Ter

the

Union's new import restrictions Not To Test U.S. Bombers

were killed and nine, severely. The officials were Jeered at Injured yesterday when another and 400 of the men attended a

Mr Acheson quoted the apartment house collapsed. meeting to vote to continue "go- European Advisory Commission Newspapers, demanding go low tactics.

The other roll dispute, in which agreement which set up zones vernment action to solve the.

are stopping of occupation in Germany and housing problem, noted that 12 locomotive crews

buried alive and most traffic on one of the key.

divided Berlin to prove a stated mora injured on March 29 routes from London to Stollarið í

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The British Foreign Secret- nry, Mr Ernest Bevin, and the French Foreign Minister, M. Robert Schuman, also supported

CHEN YI TALKS

Against Fighters

Washington, June 1.-The House Armed Ser vices Committee today abandoned efforts to get a test of the Air Force B-36 six-engine bomber against the Navy's jet fightor.

were nothing about veto rights.

when the roof Was This agreement

on Kafrel Zayyat by a 24-hour token strike every Potsdam. He conceded that the schoolhouse caved in, and 12 Sunday, showed signs of worsen

Chairman Carl Vinton said purpose. Such teals standing commanders or at maintained Jured

or the spot agreed, adults were killed and 25 Ining today. Men at the Impor- the Committee, for security alone would be entirely in to voto, rights, but

on April 27 in Calro tant, Northern part of Rull de Jocal

cision of the Joint Chiefs of would be inevitably rubject to could not when an apartment house col-cided to join the token strike sons, will abide by the de- conclusive and yet they agreement

from next Sunday

Stoff that such tests would serious misinterpretation on the take precedence over any agree-lapsed-United Press.

The Minister of Labour, Mr

*** prova :nothing and ments on a national level.

George Isaacs, announced

part of the public. might, bo misinterpreted.

The memorandum was signed Parliament today that he had

The Committee had asked for for the Chiefs by Atmiral sent a letter to the National TO WORKERS Union of Railwaymen saying

lests to be.' mado' after Navy Denfckl, Chief of Naval Open the Air tions. It

the services are sald Shanghal, June 1-Com-ho found it "dimcult to belles cources challenged munist General Chen Yi, Mayor the accuracy of a report in the Force's claims that the high fly-already carrying out REPLY NOT CLEAR

of Shanghai, today made his press" that the Union Executive ing bomber is "almost invulner- tion of strategie bombing-the to the B-38. 11 Finally, the Western ministers Best public

appearance at had found It impossible to take able" to attack,

The Navy sniti Ils McDonnell rail this will include tests of

all urged Mr Vyshinsky to drop rally of Shanghai workers. further action on the Sunday any further discussion on the

In a brief speech, he described strikes in North-East England, Phantom twin jet carrier fighter kinds. Although eint exerches

int icats! can climb 30 40,000-fact opere- and font will bo conduct vela until it had been decided the change in the city's adminis

the B-39 and ed in various fields, ting altitude of

ids, the results "NO SUCCESS just what would be the fund-tration as a "big change

Chi-

knock it out of the sky,

must be kept -secret such in- tions and powers of a new nese history," The meeting

made formation would Debe highly He has invited the NUR In a memorandum Kommandature

adopted a resolution to organise Mr Vyshinsky's reply to this a new General Labour Union to Executive to tell him what steps pubile by Vinson Joint valuable to a potential enemy

ald his commitles at first was not clear, but after replace the union organised would be taken to ensure that Chiefs recommended again the Vinson the meeting a Soviet spokes under the Nationalists, United there will be no continuance proposed test: They ráld, "The would accept the recommenda- man said Mr Vyshinsky 3 had 1. Pron.

of this unofficial wetion."

texta would serve no useful lion, as binding,United Press,

Mr. Acheson.

duty

the evalua