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Russia's Atom City

Blown Up

Amsterdam, Sept. 28,-- The Catholie afternoon newspaper. De Tijd, said today that Russia's "atom clty" exploded "with tremendous force in the spring of this year, killing al! Buklan and

Russian selentisis."

110011-

The newspaper gave hae 1la Hource 12 TI "extra- ordinary correspondent."

It said: "It would be premature yet to reveal In what way this exufanion occurred and how I was caused. The resuli, bow- ever, wan that humanity was freed from one of the gravest dangers which ever threatened United Presk.

B."--

Hand-to-hand Fighting In South China

Canton, Sept. 28.-Chin- ese dispatches reported to day that fighting in Kwang- si and Kwangtung provinces renched a

hand to hand atage in some areas.

Two

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VOL. IV NO. 230

VYSHINSKY AIMS SHARP ATTACK

AT KUOMINTANG

Lake Success, Sept. 28. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vyshinsky accused Nationalist China today of trying to put up an alibi for its own military collapse by blaming Russia for Chinese Communist victories.

Mr Vyshinsky made a blistering attack on Dr T. F. Tsiang, chief Chinese U.N. delegate. Throughout, he referred to Dr Tsiang as the repre- sentative of the Kuomintang rather than a delegate of the Chinese Government.

Mr Vyshinsky spoke be-treaty ports at the southern tip and regarding fore the 14-nation Steering of Manchuria)

the joint operation of the Chang- Committee of the General chim Railway (the Manchurian Assembly immediately after railway) the Soviet Govern- Dr Tsiang appealed for ment regarded the three North- eastern Provinces (that is, Man- urgent action.

churia) as part of China and "reafirmed China's full sovereignty

respect

the three Northeastern Хтом vinces and recognised their ter- ritorial and administrative in- tegrity."

The Committee voted 11-2 to send the Chinese complaint to the full Assembly tomorrow.-- Associated Press.

TSIANC'S CHARGE

20.-

its

for

over

The Soviet Foreign Minister,

Lake Success, Sept. China today accused the Soviet M Andrei Vyshinsky, replying Union before the United Nations to Dr Tsinng criticised him for General Assembly's Steering laying his

complaint "without) Committee of nol honouring its obligation under the Sino-taking the trouble of giving any grounds based on factual data Soviet treaty of 1945."

Dr T. S. Tsiang, head of the which would permit the passing the of judgment of his alleged con- Chinese delegation, Committed

Sovietentions".

totd divisions of Kwangs

that the troops under General Isia Wei

are reported to have arrived in Kukong

from Hengyang

to

Union had violated two provl- sions of the treaty:.

1.

The territorial Integrity of Manchuria,

bolster the defence of North Kwangtung Tho reports sold 2. The control of Dairen that General Pai Chung-hsl Under the Sino-Soviet treaty agreed, during a recent military pl the Yalta agreement China conference, to defend the Ying-ant the Soviet Union assumed tak-Nanslung line, while certain definite obligations to

words

General Yu Hun-mou's troops said. would be responsible for the de- fence of the rest of Kwangtung. -United Press.

SINKIANG. DEFECTS

each other, Mr Talang

SOME OBLIGATIONS Some of the more important obligations were.

1.

The two

parties agreed

to act uccording to the prin-

of mutual

San Francisco, Sept. 26.-The cries

that integrity

Chinese Communist Pelping their sovereignty and territorial

Radio

and non-interference affairs of the

announced today Sjuklong Province defected the internal

other contencing party. from the Nationalists and will

(2). The high contracting par- Join the Reds. The loss of this

latest provide cups aste of

of mutual

BANKRUPT CLIQUE "This bankrupt clique of Chinese imperialists has been rejected by the overwhelming majority of the "Chinese people who have cleared the greatest part of their country of those. gentlemen,"

rald. Reuter.

M.

Vysliinsky

Big Three

Meeting Over

Atom Wanted

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1949.

KÄLTED ESCORT

Princess Margaret, dressed for inclement weather,

is escorted by kilted, umbrella-carrying Lord Ogilvy at the Perth (Scotland) race course for a hunt meet recently. Lord Ogilvy, aged 23, is the heir of the Earl of Airlic. (AP Picture)

Arms Bill Goes To Pres. Truman For Signature

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LORDS REJECT GOVT. MOTION

In

No Confidence Devaluation Policy

CHURCHILL'S

WARNING

London, Sept. 28.-The British Government was defeated on devaluation policy in the predominantly Conservative House of Lords tonight by 93 votes to 24. The debate was on a Govern- ment motion asking, in effect, for a vote of confidence in its financial and economic policy.

This defeat does not Churchill called the timing of Speaking for the Government, "the Chancellor's Mr Wilson cald that, he was affect the

Government's devaluation position, as the House of have been done, if proved neces-with devaluation,

blunder," and sald that it should perfectly certain that Britain, could, within - a short period, treble the rate of had export of consumer goods to the

United States.

Lords has no power over sary, before the nation's financial matters.

reserves These maining gold droined powers are reserved to the House of Commons.

nway.

Cripps'

She could also increase tenfold her exports of capital goods to Canada.

Mr Wilson dismissed the fears of a Conservative Member of

SQUIRREL IN Cage But observers considered that On Sir Stafford it would further embitter the al-change of view on devaluation, ready tense atmosphere between Mr Churchili Bald "Ordinary the two Houses over the powers people find it difficult to un- of the House of Lords.

derstand how n Minister with Parliament, Mr Cyril Osborne, The Lords recently threw out all his knowledge and ro that American trade unions and the Government's bill to na-putation for intergrity should employers would demand higher tionallow the steel industry, cau. have felt it right to turn com tariffs if British exports to the sing the Government to recast pletely round like a squirrel United States were increased. its plans for making it law. in its cage and abandon hisports to the United States, which The trebling of British ex- The Government's motion ask-former convictions." ed the Lords, among other things,

less than one-thou- There were Labour shouts of were now to approve its devaluation policy "No" as Mr Churchill

added: sandth of the American product, and the agreement reached in the "He stands woefully weakened should not have that effect, he sterling-dollar talks in Washing-In reputation." lon-Reuter

said.

The debato

Becalling Sir Stafford's nine denials of devaluation, Mr Chur- Reuter, chill said: "It will be impossible in future for anyone to believe ́in statements he may make as

Chancellor."

Mr Churchill declared that the whole policy of nationalisation was being. proved every day to be a ghastly failure and "a fur-

ther drain on our life's blood."

Yet the Government still In tended to nationalise_steel, _ce-

ment and sugar.

continues.-

Petrol Again

On

Ration

In Australia

Political Headquarters, as suyassistance was claborated in an [Shai Stalin to resolve the that the North Atlantic Pact technical details of the program- fending them from being attack- the wholesale fashion of Com-since June 6,

energy.

on

munism.

conference

Petrol has been unrationed

when the Aus trallan High Court ruled that Commonwealth Govern-

rationing

regulations

Commonwealth

BLOOD DONORS London, Sept. 28-Mr Wins- ton Churchill, leader of the Opposition, contended In the House of Commons today that Britain's war expenses in de fending India, Egypt and other Washington, Sept. 28.-The Senate and the House countries should be set against of Representatives tonight both passed the $1,314,000,000 their Sterling balances.

"We are not in a state of London, Sept. 28.-Forty Foreign Arms Aid Bill. It becomes law after being signed ties agreed to render to each Labour Members of Parlin by the President, but the amounts specified for the Northficult to become bland donors ether every possible economic as

tuti a large scale at the present similar defections and throwe

sistance in the postwar period ment tonight put forward a Atlantic Pact nations and six other countries have still to time," he said.

Melbourne, Sept. 28-Petrol an area of half a million square with a view, to facilitating and motion asking the Prime be approved by the Appropriations Committees.

"We are already blood donors WARNS COUNTRY rationing is to be re-introduced miles to the Communist camp. necelerating reconstruction in Minister, Mr Clement Altice,

on a tremendous scale through The

Australia, "fallacy of Socialism,"n

Premiers and both countries, thus contributing to initiate a conference with named the Mutual Defence 505,000.

The arms programme, re- would have granted only $819, our unrequited exports to India, Mr Churchlil said, was in prin- Ministers reprezenung the fix The Radio quoted Tao Chih-to world prosperity.

Egypt and other countries to yuch, vice-commander of the

The principle

President Truman and Mar- Assistance

Act, specified was to

Last night's joint conference whom we became indebted forciple contrary to human nature States agreed at a

and could only be enforced here today. clear up outstanding local supplies while we were de upon nations in its entirety in Nationallat Northwest Military Ing that the Sinklang Provincial exchange of notes which, among "deadlock"

atomic countries would receive me which authorises 1,000,000,-ed by Italians, Germans provided things,

that Government had broken off re-other

000 to arm North Atlantic Pact | Japanese." $500,000,000 in direct cush countries to meet any Soviet Goverment of the USSR lations with the Canton Govern-

In Britain today only an ap-the "the

The Big Five" notions on and another $500,000,000 aggression.

Mr Churchill was moving ment and "accepted the

to give to China peace agrees

the United

to the people and a new ment's Opposition amendment to the terms of Chairman Mao Tse-moral support as well as ald Council and Canada will hold would be used in contract mocrat of Texas), Chairmare, of effect, for a vote of confidence increasing tension.

Nations Security

Parliament could Senator Tom Connally (Do- Government's motion asking, in

relleve the were invalid. tans and was awaiting reorgani- and military supplies and other their eighth secret meeting in authority to pay for arms

The material supplies, such supplies

the Senate Foreign Relations in its devaluation and economie Mr Churchill ended his 70- Minister, Mr Joseph Chifley. New York tomorrow to seek a ordered. and aid to be given entirely to basis of agreement for the con-

Committee, called for quick policy.

minute speech thus:

later told the State Premiers Sinklong (Chinese Turkestan) the Central Governinent introl of atomic energy, the New

approval of

of the programme by Mr Churchill added, The

"It is my duty to warn the that the Government could borders Soviet Russla, Outer-China."

Of the $500,000,000, $100.000.- York Times said today,

both Houses to demonstrate Manchester Guardian has country in good time of the ❘ not increase petrol Imports Mongolla, India and Afghanistan. De Tsiang said that the notes

000 would be immediately avail. It will be the first six-powerable and the remaining $400.- well

the world that actions as estimated these unrequited ex- dangers, but I thank God that because of the dollar shortage, Sulyuan and Ninghsia provinces also provided that in the course conference on atomic energy 900,000 would be given when American policy."

worda

consider are a part of ports at nearty one-fith of our in my old age I preserve on and asked them also defected within the past of the conversations regarding since the news of the Soviet the North Atlantic Pact coun-

total exports, This is a lot.

Invincible faith that we shall means of re-introducing Ma- fortnight-United Press,

Dairen and Port Arthur (Soviet atomic explosion-Reuter.

He added that by furnishing

NOTHING BACK

overcome them."

tioning by States-Reuter. irles' Defence Committee and arms, oid to the free nations the "Many hundreds and thou- drawn up Integrated defence United States not only streng hands of our skilled or semi- plans.

thened its own national security, skilled wage earners are tolling Representative Donald Jack-

also the cause of world today to make desirable things son (Republican)

for these countries, which are opposed the peace.-Reuler

pald programme, saying that it was

simply by fald for

someone **» futile, an the alomie explosions

tracting something with his pen from what is described by the misleading term "Sterling ba- lances

which

really means Britisk debts.

sation,"

EDITORIAL

Austrian

Four" Foreign Ministers returned home after their conference in Paris last June, they evidently had good ground to believe that an accord in principle had at last been reached on the major points of the Austrian peace treaty, and that the only thing left to their deputies was the working out of the details. But the efforts of the deputies since have resulted again in deadlock. They have now held

two more than

hundred meetings to discuss the Austrian question—there 'have been something like sixty meetings since June--and the suggestion has been advanced that the matter should once more be taken up by the Foreign Ministers themselves since they are all conveniently present in New York for the General Assembly of the United Nations. In exchange for additional reparations to the tune - of ̈+US$50,000,000, Mr Vyshinsky was ready in June to give up the claim to Austrium Carinthin, on which the controversy between Belgrade and Moscow hinges-superficially at least

and thus make possible a settlement over Austria. But, he, does not appear to be no accommodating now, and one explana- tion of it, is the heightened "tension between the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia.: The failure of the war of nerves to bring "Marshal, Tito`to` hcol bàs evidently_como, as a surprise to Stalin and company..

WHEN the "Big

Stalemate

Even to get the Western occupation forces out of Austria, they are no longer prepared to sign a treaty which would deprive them of an excuse to keep Soviet troops In Rumania and Hungary to "guard" the Austrian supply lines. -Russian obstructiveness and intransigence, at the meetings of the Foreign Ministers' deputies seem to suggest that they are seeking another, meeting of the "Big Four" themselves. What the reason muy be is not at this moment quite clear-lt may be that there is some desire on tho Russians' part to reopen high-level talks on Germany. Britain and America are obviously enger to end the Austrian - stalemate, but it is doubtful whether they would welcome at this stage a resump- tion of long and futile discussions on a German settlement. Howeyer, it is highly doubtful if any settlement can be reached with the Russians extent at the top leval, The Foreign Ministers' Counell ylelds results so medgre and uncertain that they wear down the most patient negotiators, yet experience has proved that nothing can bo accomplished by talks on a lower, level. If they hold unother meeting, the "Big Four" Foreign Ministers may get no further than their deputies, but it is perfectly obvious that bn Austrian treaty will never be drafted unless they do it themselves.,

to

but

in Russia had decreased any COAL CONVOY

will of the North Atlantic Poet countries to fight.

by

TECHNICAL DETAILS'

The House rejected a motion Representative Lawrence (Republican) to send the mill- tary programme back to the Joint

conference for

TC-

GREEK ISSUE SHELVED

FIRED ON

BY PICKETS

convoy of coal trucks.

"Nothing

comes back or returns to nourish the produc-

tiva

energies of this Island. "Trade is

is an exchange, but hera is neither trade nor ex-

Pittsburgh, Sept. 28.hange. Intense effort goes out

and nothing comes back The Western Pennsylvania consideration.

Mr Harold Wilson, President The joint Scante-House con- sheriff appealed today to the of the Board of Trade, made no ference on Monday approved the Governor for state polico reference to this subject when Senate version of the programme, reinforcements to prevent he spoke for the Government. authorising the full amount, and bloodshed in the soft coal

Nor did Air Wilson answer a dropped the House version which

question on Styling balances fields after a band of pickets put by Mr Oliver Stanley, hud fired on a police-escorted (Conservative), who

wanted rome elaboration of a "rather The appeal for reinforcements obscure passage in the Washing. was made by the Centre. Coun-1on agreement which deals with ty sheriff, Martin Kauffman, as Sterling balances" non-union miners,worked with DETAILS WANTED. Lake Success, Sept. 28, rifles, shot-guns, and pistola by It was suggested there, Mr Russin agreed with the West their sides.

Stanley said, that some new today that the United Nations State police already on the machinery was to be set up to zhould" postpone its debate ontscene expressed the fear that a make it more easy for the Greece's war against Com-new outbreak of shooting might Government. to handle This munist guerilian to permit be touched of by some incident. problem. private efforts at conciliation The CIO president, Philip: The Opposition, he sald. in tho troublesomb Balkan Murray, today blasted hopes of would· Wike to

know in more question.

a steel settlement by criticising dolnil

exactly what the Observers Interpreted the the effort of the United States machinery was and how it was agreement ofi this pro Steel Corporation.

to to establisli (expected to be Britain's pocal by the Soviet Forelnou "contributory" pension plan. advantage.

··Minister, Mr Androl Vyshin. Mr Murray, mid big sieol's Earlier, the Commons: had sky, as a qualified accept Inaistence that employees, pay heard. Mr Churchill foy the ance by Russ'a of Secretory of for part of their pensions had Government for "using 119 State Mr Dean Acheson's appeal dendtocked waga negotiations every national Isol 'or made at the opening of the Gen- and that, unless the industry reservo on which they could gral Assembly last week to co- agreed to finance pansiona, the lay their hands." operate with the West in settling union's 500,000 basic stoel_wor- In a vigorous speech which international problems, pariicu-kors would walk out on Satur-first,gmused and then rumed- Government supporters, Mr

larly In Grecco-United Press, day--United Pross.

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