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VOL. V NO. 72

For the Propdater ad HONGKONGY TELEGRAPH, ` For and on behalf of

SOUTH CHIN. MORNING POST, KARL-

The

Hongkong Telegraph

Pact Defence

Atlantic Plan Develops

"TOP SECRET"

Maginot Line Psychology

Goes Overboard

The Hague, Mar. 26.-The Atlantic Pact master defence plan will call for last- ditch defences of every member nation and no immediate strategic withdrawal to a Western defence line in the event of a Russian attack, informed quarters here for the Chiefs of Staff conference said today.

On the eve of a week of crucial meetings of top-level Atlantic Pact military and political offi- cials, they denied the popular concept that defence plans might call for falling back on a line--some- where west of the lowlands and for sacrificing several countries to the enemy in the initial stages of any possible invasion.

Cannibalism Reports From

Famine China

Reports are reaching the Colony that the famine in Chinn is in some areas so hunger-mad serious that

resorted to peasants have cannibalism.

110

"There

absolutely 14 ifrie Maginot

10- psychology. volved in our plans, declared one high-ranking Western mili- an interview. tary officiat "Wo are not going to write of any member nutions and we are not going to retreat f attacked. We will defend every inch of soil of member nations."

Atlantic

MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1950.

The World's Worst Air Crash

Wreckage of the Tudor air liner which crashed, with rugby international match supporters, at Sigginston. Glamorgan. Eighty people died in the air disaster. It was the heaviest death roll in the history of civil flying. - (London Express

Future Status

Of New Guinea

Little Headway At Jakarta

Aunis-

Jakarta, Mar. 26.-A spokes- The Chiefs of Staff, headed by the United States Chief of man announced today that the

Omar Bradisy, Netherlands-Indonesian Staff, General

items upon ita will meet on Tuesday to stamp terial conference placed two the defence plan upproved" foreign affairs

seven-point agenda. and "top secret".

The

Paet standing

Paint Two of the agenda is body committee,

the future status of New permanent with headquarters in Washing Guinen--a major outstanding to, niready has drawn up for Indo-Dutch conflict which the in Hongkong the chiefs an agenda which is Ifague conference had failed to Recent arrivals

to expected deal principally solve. from Communist China recount with these problems:

however, Observers,

expect brought south by tra

1. Maximum in mentes, arms stories vellers from North and Central and men which each member little headway to be made at

to the this time on the subject. China of children being lured nation enn contribule

·Four away by starving bands of pea- "defence pool".

Point

unexprelediy 2. Unification

and of arms

with Japan and the pes - sants and of other, instances of

standardising military operation dealt cating of human flesh,

procedures such as communica-blity of Inducalan representa- Allied Council upon the

the Far Eastern un-tions and battle orders.

Japan, General Bradley said he was for

and Japanese re- the Commission tremendously pleased at

already made at the parations agency. progress

Cannibalism

nut was known in previous famines in China. During

warlime the famine of came to

tion

1043, several cases conference. One zentor officer No mention was made of the

"There has been

no Japaneses

the notice

of Allied | said:

armed forces stationed in the bickering and we all see eye to

many instances eye on the principal problem

country, while

were reported to have occurred how to stop the Russians if they

the ever make a grab at Europe."

United Press.

during

in Hongkong Japanese occupation.

EDITORIAL

treaty

although

Parliamentary members already have raised a volte a Japanese talks-United

clusion of Indonesia at

trealy peace Press.

Hopes Not Justified

THE unconcealed dissatisfaction of

Dairy

Farm workers with the arbitration award in their favour of $30 monthly brings into sharper focus the problem and the difliculty of devising mediatory machinery enjoying the con- fidence of both parties in any local What the final out. Industrial dispute. come may be of further representations cannot immediately be foreseen. In the public mind, however, there will be scant sympathy with the worker in this case and the Dairy Farm Company certainly will not be disposed to vary an increased independent allowance assessed by an tribunal under circumstances far from easy, after protracted public hearings requiring a putlence which earned the There is, in members congratulations, fact, no basis for complaint by the worker. The whole principle behind arbitration is prior agreement by both parties that the findings will be accepted in good faith. Submission to the test of arbitration and rejection of the award makes mockery of the procedure. It is true, possibly, that the Dairy Farm case did not offer the best material for a highly educative Illustration to labour unions in Hongkong of the value of arbitration machinery. An objective appraisal finds too many com. plications of a type not normal to labour disputes generally. Factors such as, for instance, tips in restaurants, living quarters on farm establishments and other measures designed to make life for Dairy Farm workers more comfortable. As Professor Robertson says, it was the sort of labour dlaputo best settled by a pro- ́cess of bargaining between the parties or by the method of conciliation or mediation.

was

a

Service).

AMERICA'S WITCH HUNTER CHALLENGED

The chairman of the Washington, Mar. 26. --- Senate investigating committee, Senator Millard Tydings, today said Senator Joseph McCarthy (Republican) had produced absolutely nothing to back up his charges that the State Department was infested with Reds and pro-Communists.

"We have had no direct evidence, no facts, no paper, no action, nothing."

He openly stated that the Senate Foreign Relations sub-committee might break off its inquiry soon unless Senator McCarthy came forward with evidence or President Truminn decided to open confidential loyalty files on persons Senator McCarthy had accused.-United Press.

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Snap General Election In Britain Predicted

Malaya BUDGET THE KEY Boycott

Demanded

FOR TIMING

London, Mar. 26.-The Prime Minister,

London, Mar. 26.--Mr Mr Clement Attlee, and his Labour lieuten- Arthur Deakin, Secretary of ants may decide on a snap General Election the world's biggest trade any time in the next six months, political

union-Britain's Transport

and General Workers-de- sources here predicted today.

clared today that he was Some observers believed that a new contest sure dockers would "not might come as early as June-six weeks after the take any action nt the unnual budget on April 18.

ports" in response to the

bag u

Overni

British Communist Party's In the present House of Com- call for a ban on the hand-mons Labour

majority of only live votes. ling of war materials for

The Conservative Opposition, Malaya.

"

long

Harry Pollitt

led by Mr Winston Churchtti, The Party's manifesto today would like to see the Gover

in offer trades unions and co-ment remain urged operative, youth, student and enough to take the blame for women's groups to demonstrate what they call "Socialist econ

the mimmanagement in as part of an "all-out, sustained omle demand: throughout the

would use their

Parliament

to see

Hits Back

Sharp Attack

On Morrison

to stop the war in Malaya,ve years" The call for the dockers' boy-strength In cott was apparently aimed at that the Government was con- cling a British "battle of the inuously harassed to the brink ports" paralleling the French of the precipice though not

the

edge. Communist-led pushed over one in which

This prospect does not attract dockers in the last two months

Labour which have refused to handle

has the advant- cargo destined for French forces in age of being able to dictate the

timing of the next Election, Indo-China,

London, Mar. 26.-Tho Some Government supporters Secretary of the British

Labour has the believe that

Communist Party, Mr Harry present trump carda Parliament and can score de Pollitt, today described as cisively if it plays them pro-a "farrago of lies and non- Mr Deakin asserted that the perly.

senso" the declaration last Party statement "reveals eleni→

Friday of the Deputy what I have been saying for the lant

the two years that

They predict that the weeks bert Morrison, who in his Prime Minister, Mr Her- activity of the Communists immediately ahend will show among trades unionists is can improvement in Britain's statement appealed, to Bri-

with carry-overall pletely concerned

economic position, tish trade unions to get rid ing out the policy of the Soviet falsifying suggestions that there of Communists as soon as Union and is unrelated to the would be a crisis this year.

"The clockers of this country have refused to become involved In politient issues and I am sure will not want us to do so," Mr

Denkin sald

real Interests of trade

sts". Reuter.

DRIVE VICAR

TO SLASH MARSHALL AID

Washington, Mar. 26.-Rebellious Democrats and economy-minded Republicans are expected to join forces tomorrow in a drive to slash Marshall Aid and other foreign assistance funds.

Coming before the House of Representatives is Democratic President Truman's request for $3,375,000,000 to carry the Marshall Aid Pro- gramme forward another year, and to help Korea, Palestine refugees, and under-developed areas.

DECLARES

A "FAST"

Bexhill, Sussex, Mar.

union-

in the

·

NO CRISIS?

Figures for Britain's gold and dollar reserves for the first quarter of 1950-allow- ing progress in closing the "dollar rap" will be pub- lished within a fortnight. They are expected to reflect an encouraging position. On

the other hand, the trade unions generally stage a revolt against the wage stabili-- allon polley the whole Govern- ment

recovery

plan would be wrecked.

20gineering and shipbuilding

bomb" today-

possible.

Mr Pollit declared that Mr Morrison was the "architect of the Labour Party's defeat at the General Election."

"Purging the unions of Com- munists does not harm the Com- unists: it does harm the trade

The Anglican Vicar of this

who are lending the South-East resort, the Rev. R.S. unions,

wage freeze, Waterson, began a "fast against ght against the

will

ол a ballot zoon hold

strike for whether to

£1 a the hydrogen Passion Sunday.

week wage increase or take He will fast for 12 hours 2 day-to back his demand for their claims to arbitration.

T.U.C. BACKING the establishment of a National Committee

with to negotiate the United States and Russia to outlaw the H-bomb.

unions us many sections of the

Transport and General Workers Union are beginning to And out,“ Mr Pollitt added,

time when the This was at

Government hind Labour "betrayed the principle of inter- the Seretse nailonalism over

when American Khams case,"

air forces "are bombers and

best already occupying aerodromner and when America,

our

"through its demand (in Paris) Britain fully to accept its

En

union, is trying to Britain's economy,"

Sir Stufford Cripps, Chancel-dictate in regard to the European lor of the Exchequer, will dis-payments He ate a breakfast of a bolled cuss the wage freeze tomorrow wreckt

delegation from the Reuter. egg and bread and butter this with a

The morning. No other food passed Trades Union Congress.

is lips until darkness fell when T.U.C. itself is expected to con- if can apply no sanctions to its 8,000,000 membership,

he sat down to a "light evening inue to back Sir Stafford-but Eisenhower's

The President himself warned | fareign #pending programme the Congressional "economie because of the large Federal blog" In a letter published yes deftelt, would succeed in forcing written to the Prime Minister. terday that sharp cuts in foreign | some reductions.

aid spending might precipitate

a third world war.

THE BIG TEST

The Hause discussions

The

Rev. Walerson has

Mr Clement Attlee, telling him that he is colling "all Christian to-people to a solemn fast

SHOT

and

BRITON IN

RIOT

And last night the Republica Foreign polley leader, Senator morrow will be on an authori-prayer" to continue until Easter

in Day-Reuter. which would, Arthur H. Vandenberg. urged sation bill the setting of a committee effect, set a ceiling on the aid

up, to study a possible successor to funds figure.

Economic Co-Operation Ad- The big test of the Foreign FIRE IN ROYAL

the to

ministration, instead of

But on the eve of the House discussions Democratic leaders tonight forecast a hard fight" by to supporters Administration

PALACE

Warning To Be Probed

New York, Mar. 20.-General

left the Bengal Chambre Dwight Eisenhower has accepted

Calcutta, Mar. 20.-The Prosl-

an invitation to discuss with a Commerce, Mr A. L. Cameron, Senate on a worldwide Aid Programme will come when

Appropriations Sub- was shot dead this morning acar Committee European the Appropriations or "purse- merely

on Wednesday big string Comanittees of both the

Chinsurah, about 23 miles from view that the United States has Athens, Mar. 20.-A

Mr House and Senate present their

brief Calcutta,

Cameron, who

beyond the safety foreign aid bills to Congress. outbreak of fire caused slight was a partner in the Andrew dizarmed

These Commlitees decide the damage in King Paul's office at Yule Company, was returning point.

The Sub-Committee wished to Chinsurah The to Calcutta from

whether the former prevent cuts of up to $500,000 actual amounts of money to be the Royal Palace tonight.

made available. Their bills are blaze started by logs burning in when he was caught in a com-know not expected to come up for de- the fire-place but

Supreme Commander in Europe under munal riot in a mill PICA

would recommend an increase bate for coveral weeks yet control before the fire engines through which he had to pass.of the military budget which it

arrived. Renter.

Reuter.

is now considering:

000.

All indications were that a

economy Reuter. strong and growing bloc, which has been agitating Government's for cuts in the

valuable In the result, however, document was produced, the Brst of its kind in local labour history, and deserving of careful study. And the verdict, that there has been a marked increase in the cost of living within recent months, and that an additional allowance of approxi- mately $1 a day was justified, fitted very closely to general expectations. Equally interesting, and in the long term view, for

basis. the Tribunal's more important, realistic approach to the existing system of allying basic wage with high, propor

living too high, cost of tionately far allowance. The system grew up during 1.M.A. days with the laudable motive of damping down the inflationary spiral, in the belief that economie rehabilitation throughout the Far East, overcoming the war's. destructive influences, would speedily bring prices down to more normal levels. Events have not justified hopes. The tendency, for political reasons inrgely, has been in complete reverse, and there in solld reasoning behind Professor Robertson's dictum, a frank disbelief that the earnings of manual workers can ever be brought down to anything approaching the basic wages at present in force. While he did not pursue the subject, It is, indeed, a matter for study by employer organi- sations in the Colony. Attempts to im- prove capital-labour relations could find a welcome asset in a fresh approach to the wage system and the absorption of an appreciable part of H.C.L. Allowance in the basic wage. Add to that the develop. ment of machinery for collective bargain- Ing. mutually initiated, and many of our troubles would be over.

Wan

Belgium's Crisis: Growing Prospect Of

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Dairy Farm

Workers Refrain

this

Charlerol,

Dissolution Of Parliament

number

The

invitation to General Elsenhower was,

American Ship

hew

In Collision

prompted by his speech in New York last week in which he declared that the United States had already disarmed to the extent-in some directions even beyond the extent that 1, with deep con- Mar. 26.-The by

of Liberal, form a new Belgian Cabinet, | cern for her present safety, Walloon Congress, which met Socialist and Communist Wal- today declared that "if my at-could possibly advise."-Reuter. in ភាព extraordinary session loon

only possible Members of Parliament tempts fall, the hero today, passed a resolution and former Cabinet Ministers. alternative will be the dissolu-

of A delegation

Antwerption of denouncing the attempts of the

Parliament and re- General Elections". Flemish clericalism to assert and Ghent dockers was Its grip over the whole of Bel-ceived by ometals of the Wal-

Ho wan gium.

leon Congress and presented

called upon to form

Hamburg, Mar. 26-The Up to eleven o'clock

"Under the cover of a King them with a "message of soli- new Government last night

from the Flemish by the Belgian Regent, Prince United States steamer "gonquin morning, no delegation from who has become their Instru- darity

Charles, in a move to end the Victory" 7,002 tons, and the Dalry Farm

Workers ment, they want to install a dockers."

The hall in which the Con- political

deadlock following the Icelandle motor ship Godafoss, Union had attempted to get Salazar-like regime in Belgium.”

held was

Coalition 2005 tons, were in collision to- adorned resignation of the Into touch with the Arbitrator, the resolution further said.

day in dense fog in the Elbo Professor R. Robertson.

The Congress, which was with the emblems of Walloonia Catholic-Liberal Cabinet,

the Hamburg ships stated by the summoned devise measures (the French-speaking part of

to Union regarding their inten- to be taken by the Walloon Belgium)-a red cock on a yel-patriotic duty to seek for the

or-low background.

Royal problem a national solu- night. and separatist tions was 10 a.m.

to

There was neither damage nor Professor Robertson said that Kanisations prevent King In Brussels, M. Albert Deveze, tlon acceptable to the country's

maln parties (the casualties and the two ships ar- he had made no appointments Leopold's return to the Throne, veteran Belgian Liberal leader three with any delegation, but dewas attended by 1,000 delegates and an anti-Leopoldist, who has Catholics, the Socialists and the rived here tonight under their

to try to Liberals)."-Router. from Walloon organisations and begun preparations clined to elaborate.

own stoam-Router.

The

time

autonomist

was

M. Doveze sold that "it is my Letuary centre reported to-