1950-03-29 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1950.

Churchill's Stirring

Stirring Appeal For United Europe: Every Day Is Precious

London, Mar. 28.-Mr Winston Churchill, Britain's war leader, today called on Germany and France to "clasp hands in concord" and, with Britain, build a core to which the free nations of Europe could rally.

Opening the first foreign affairs debate of the] new Parliament, the Conservative chief calmly explained he did not believe that another war was imminent.

But he returned to his suggestion of highest level talks with Moscow, insisting: "Those who are responsible must not fail to seize every oppor- tunity. We cannot go on with a policy of hesita- tion and drift. Every day is precious.”

Mr "There was #1 time." "I feel that we owe it to our

salt, "when men conscience that no door should Churchill be closed which might end to thought that the conception of a Demo- United States of Europe would better

prospels. The

the United resented by of the West must be be crncles condently convinced that those States of America, but now we who lead them do not despair! have the American people, with

their own heavy al peace."

Of uniting Europe, thene of his perch, the Oppositioner, smerineing themselves and

Jender declared:

There can be no hope for 4 unard Europe without Germany-there to no for Germany except within

free and united Hurope."

Mr Churchill added:

no resp why

hould not pi

"I see

the Germans in the defence and Western of their country Europy or that American, Bri-

French tish,

German stund

i£]-

takdiers should

th

comradeship as part of

fed system of defence.

Mr Churchill

that

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Britain's

Dual

Allegiance

London, Mar. 28.-I. was high time that the problem of-Britain's dus! allegiance to the Commonwealth and to Europe was faced, Mr

Koberts. Einrys

for thin The Liberals, declared in foreign affairs debale Parliament today,

ן!

IL was difficult to con- tradict the view of Mt. Paul Henri Spaak, President of Assembly, European that Britain seemed some- kide of to be on the how

ob- who those

raised Jellons.

the

burden to

power marl authority to bring about this very system.

Mr Churchill added solemnly: in this lim the hope of the Western world.""

ADENAUER PROPOSAL Mr Churchill referred to the recent proposal of De Konrad

dater.

the West Gernan Federal Chancellor, Tor reonomie union between Ger- France and to the many and

"Surely af Ber

Mir Churchill

were

The countries of Europe passionately con- cerned that Britain ought to go luto closer union in Europe.-Reuter,

were to take even the measures which preservation demandled in are the worl should come to the worst,

from

Ernest

i

Colonial Police Take A Course

PRAED

Gold Coast-Sierra A party of Police from the Colonies, including the Leone-Barbados, etc., are taking part in a ten weeks course on British police pro- cedure at the Hendon Police College. Photo shows Chief Inspector S. Damaning from the Galil Const receiving instruction on the use of a Police Call Bos. - (London Express Service).

C. N. A. C. Aircraft

Rumourings

According to unconfirmed reports the 71 former Nationalist aircraft owned by C.N.A.C. and C.A.T.C. at Kai Tak have now been re- registered with the Peking Government.

When the airlines defected to the Communi: to the Nationalists

under international air regula

U.S. Diplomat Killed

(Continued from Page 1)

BREATHING SPACE

that Mr Recalling conciliatory way in which the Bevin, the Foreign Secretary, ad proposal had been welcomed by described as "tunt his Elec- warned

General Charles de Gaulle tion campaign proposal for on-

close to the other talk with Marshal Stalininformed the Hongkong Govern- time was not necessarily on the

"Those ment that the aircraft had been side of the West. "If there is a rods of the matter," Mr Chur-Me Churchill declared:

"But what | who would be a chill commented,

are responsible, as the de-registered which meant that breathing space, it grave mistake 1erhaps a fatal we want is, of course, far more Foreign Seretary and his prins,

ripal" colleague & use, must not

tions the planes were prevented midale--to suppose that it will than that."

predicted that all to seize any opportunity. fom Byingt. last for more than a few yeHER

"Certainly we must try to ne-

Mr M Oxfort, beting Diree- There was no doubt that the 1960 could be made the occasion. ith

strength at net Botiate

tor of Civil Aviation, asked the discharged oa o top sergeant. passing of time would plure the "for launching Europe on

from weakness. Certainly we fearful agencies of atomie de voyage with prace and energy."

Soviet

must move hand in hand with morning of Government had I took his first public office in ettertively

been notified of the re-rep tra-918 as Arpelate Counsel to the struction

Be said the first stage was to hands. If Russia tad 50 atounei

friendly alinosphere our Allies and, above all, hand rate

private pearled his

in 1920. Mr All he would say and feelings of mutual conft-in hand with the United States, tim declined to deug or colum War Department, returning to bombs, "we should get tho e 50,

"Thut if there is a breathing: the report,

foreign Steinhardt able to commit and fearful experiences far bedener and respect in Europe.

Brave mis-

service career in 1911, when the i yond anything we have endured Every day of delay in working race it would be

on the airlines." for this was a matter for take of a different order-per- would be our lot."

fatal mistake--to sup-

United He did however, des haps a

reports that the rerect. Mr Churchill began by re- "I have always held that the pole that even if we have th

ment to provide night tying affirming his Party's intention 1. cage of a united Europe would interlude it will last for ever antes had approached Goveri

not be helped and right well or lost even more than a

felities. continue to sugril the Govern ments for policy-he webe injured by attrapts to draw

anic! science. thos precise and rink con- did during the yer when we

agreements to powerful, though not infallibl were hapeterely antaumbered." stitutions and

or a hurry," he com-olvents of "So for a the Secretary marched forward of meated.

TORY SUPPORT

the broad us of

Foreign

"The presence of Germany in policy na which we have been tigre he four indst will be an event from has overwhelming Parlimentary which support," Mr Churchill nuded.

I mean lineated Germany-tak-

fence.

"My feeling is, if the Prime Minister will allow me to say

gy, that I am no good judge of these matters as he is."

nothing but ARR can

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Croatians Not Fond Of Tito

Belgrade, Mar. 28.The latest

Yugoslav General resulta Altow mounting opposition 10 Marshal

Eicellon

Tito's Govern- ment la country towns in parts of Crwälla,

the of Many

people there arc strong RomIAN Catholies-Reuter,

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tortais"

8.30, London Relays. March 1930.

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King Recorded; God Save 11.30, Close Down.

FLYING BOAT EXPLODES

Bordeaux, Mar.

during

only

The first 631 was confiscaten by the Germans, and later runk by bombe on Lake Constance, 631

A

second

crashed into

are not necessarily on our ride," When the at Parliament inet, had mentioned Mr Churchill lour years as a period before which any power, other than come."

London, Mar. 28. -- the United States; might have

Mr Latecoere dying boat explode Mr Churchill declared: The fact that his Govern.

Today he Kenneth Younger. Minister in the air, crashed into the s Say to Crmany-tet it the atomic bomb.

with 10 mer mid· Phat period has gone by meat has a precarious existence would

majority of threer alt happen naturally and easily,

a trial Alght (a present

ut our position is desperately of State for Foreign Affairs, onl And that very you will him." Mand

Parliament appeared need not hamper

non Germany will take her worse in this matter, both as announced

that Lord Mac-near here this afternoon.

The alreraft exploded shortly Churchill declared.

He conflated: The Trime proper place and that all ques regards our own rafely and the tonight.

me last werk thong of legalistic statutes will conditions which I believe are Donald, Paymaster-General, after taking off."

effectively preserving the peace would lead Britain's delega- Vessels seeking survivors Minister armed

oil. of irresponsibility in raising the cease to be of any importance.”

RUSSIA

of the world, question of Germany---by which

The Aircraft was a Latecoere- Turning

"There is no doubt that the tion to the Commonwealth found to relations with

fying boat, In part in Western Union de Rusan, Mr Churchill declared: passage of time will plates there Conference on aid to South-631 sixed

will begin by stating the fearful agencies of atomie den-East Asia at Canberra in welching 73 tons loaded. in Soviet May. why I do not believe truction, cllectively

hands-that is to say, in hands. Arons that another

where there is no customary Gordon tha winent or inevitable, and why

or religious believe we have more time if traditional, moral Mr Churchill said the stromt

that frightful|clared. of warding off

A third dimppeared 350 miles German race which, during the

"Of course, the United States

west of Cape Verde on August The British and catastrophe from our struggling. Just 40 years, her Allies had fought and de-l-informed and almost helpless the stockpile auf it will only

be by a gradual process that will examine the proposals made. 1948, with 52 people on board. Only the crew and techini- by Mr Ferey Spender, the Ausetans were aboard when today's ; fented twice, hat now an oppor

Was 3 time anything similar coul

tralian tunity of rendering an immens when the deterrents against war up in the Soviet Union,"

External Affairs Minis-

accident took place. Reuter. to unkind.

Commonwealth For- 1 were e strong, If penalties

LAST ENEMY

er, at the Commonw the chance

Ministers' "They now have

Conference in "Therefore, ne can prevent crime and folly, we ot redeeming the German Dame

Mr Younger made the Un by helping to repair what has certainly have that here on a there is time for a further ef- Ceylon last January. happened in the past and by scale in the affairs of fort for a lasting and peaceful

settlement, I cannot feel it isnouncement during his speech

Mar. San Francisco, nations.** Playing their part in lifting the

Many of the old incentives necessarily a long time, or that in the foreign affairs debate.

of the its

will pro

He referred ala to the working Peking Hadio rald tonight that were the causes

passage civilisation of Europe to a level which

Chinese Communist wars impre

bur where Its ok gleries may revive

own beginnings

security party being set up in London and culture may by restored."

have lost their significance," he Above all things we must not the Japanese peace settlement, entered Sichang, highway, town

would have

south-west of which

its first some 200 miles war fritter this time away. PROUD DUTY

"Another world

Church!!! paused re-meeting in Uhe latter part of, the Szechuan Provincial capital stdes begin by both

of Chengtu.--Reuter. Recalling als speech at Zurich would

"Man April-Reuter. nearly four years ago, when he suffering, as the first step, what fectively, before adding:

this Neither side in

moment of his history Bald 1 would be the proud duly they dread most."

Tearful has emerged into greater supre. the prevent of France to stretch forth her could

over the forces of na- land and lead Germany back cataclysms which would mark macy

ture than has ever been urealy into the European family, Mrts opening. Churchill observed:

power 10 Golve quite enally the problems of material

Lord MacDonald, who as Su, MacDonald was New foundland's last Governor, wat

the sea an February 22, 1948, MacDonald.

:: 31

Conference

we use it wisely and more hope restraint," Mr Churchill debe accompanied by Me Malcolm with a loss of 19 lives."

Iraman race.

"There

never

of

so many

related,

'T"

while I believe eign

Return! tu his General ed ef before. He has it in his "Since then the whole Election campaign proposal for structure of West Europe has it Three talks to end the cold developed. We are presently war, Mr Churchill said: "I feel existence. to have a meeting at Strasbourg that we owe it to our conscience of the European Counat and that no door should be closed Assembly when, we trust, that which might lead to better pros-

spite

of all that has happen prets."

"There

only remains for him 10 conquer his last and worst enemy-himself

Mr Churchill expressed his

Foreign Secretary any clear

* French and German hands No one, should underrate the earnest hope to hear from the

will be clasped in concord."

Mr Churchill declared: "I re-settlement or close his eyes to

dificulties in the way of a exposition of the facis anch commend to the nuse that we the gulf separating the two poliey of the Government "on alters graver than anything

should do all in our power to worlds, each armed and arming, which human history records, encourage and promote Franco- reaching out for agencies that

German

Mr Churchill regretted that

reconciliation as an might eventually destroy the the Foreign Secretary had not approach to unity-or even

perhaps, in some

Union.

human race.

agreed to open the debate, as

aspects, 10 Mr Churchill said he thought the Conservatives desired. The the Soviet Conservative leader hoped that

it

of

"But France, after her tribuln- probable that

clear away tions and in her present dis-Government feared the friend-Mr Bevin would

West even more misgivings ojt the Continent tressed condition, may not be ship of the

that to accomplish than they did its hostility. Anand in the United States strong enough

Government was single-handed her mission. That endless series of quarrels, the the British

for the whole outside lacking in zeal BIL is why the irreparable relation-consciousness

in the minds of the ace enemy

of the Council of Europe. plan of the ship between Britain and France

It masses might be regarded by

was sat

said, he added, that must be confirmed and miscrted the Soviets as a necessary pre-the Committee of Ministers be continually in the most tifer-

was always cautionary element in maintain Foreign Secretary tive manner.

who wished

to "France and Britain. buthing the existence of the Cem- among those

advance less far or less fast. sorely distressed, could bind munist power.

Herc, Indeed, s gloomy "That is what is widely be together, and thus joined, have

to raise thought here, indeed, is a leved." declared Mr Churchill, the superior power

it tends to weaken Germany, even more shattered, reason for fear," observed Mr and

general influence in Europe." to an equal rank and to last Churchill,

ing association with them.

"Then these three

countries, other, conscious

a

Our

"Dut fear must never be allowed to cast out Mr Churchill's speech was hope," he added.

heard mainly with quiet nt- helping Cuture united greatness, view

"I do not take an oversanguine tention, but all his references to

the position," Mr of

United Europe incorporating! at their forgetting the ancient feuds and Churchill said, adding that he Germany received loud murmurs their Christian of support from his own side of horrible deeds and tragedies of considered

House. the do their best. More- the past, could make the core or duty to

The Government beach all the over, the Democracies of the the nucleus on which

con-mained allent. All the other civilised democracies of West must be constantly Europe, bond or free, could rally, vinced that those who led them galleries were filled with visitors and combine,"

fald not despair of peace If they for the occasion-Reuter.

re-

public

They

Canberra

011

Reds In Sichang

20.-

units had

SIDE GLANCES ·

By Galbraith

THREE-DAY

TRUCE CALLED IN BELGIAN CRISIS

Brussels, Mar. 28.

Defence problems wiH

cause a three-day "truce" in Belgium's crisis over the future of exiled King Leopold, the Liberal Prime Minister-designate, M. Albert Deveze, said | tonight.

Even before the five-year-old Royal problem is solved, Parliament may be summoned by M. Gaston Eyskens, the Catholic Premier of the "care- taker" Government, to ratify the arms aid agreement with the United States.

a solution to Bol- Royal problem," Deveze added.

Such a meeting "is not search for debarred." M. Deveze said. im's Ratification of this agree-

M.

"If I fail. I will have to take

ment and the country's de-a decision. It may well be that fence problems demanded my decision will necessitate a "an urgent solution to

visit to King Leopoli."-Reuter. domestic problems,” he add- "ed.

our

SMALL-POX--

The Liberal leader, called by ABOARD

the Regent, Prince Charles, to

seck a way out of the deadlock

SHIP

Glasgow, Mar. 20.-Twelva been

Scotland.

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when the pro-Leopold Catholles small-pox had failed to form a new Gov. taken to hospital in Glasgow, ernment, will report to the Re

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The outbreak was ineed to an Indian treaman morning.

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for the The Hague

March Atlantic on

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Pael Stuff talks, He hopes to The scaman in recovering. be back in Brussels on

The ship wan

sailing from "Decisive developments must London fonlight with 000 be expected at the beginning of emigrants for Melbourne and next week," he said. "I am de- Sydney.

Was It

disinfected termined to go to the very out-mid has been cleared by the nide limit of conciliation in my health authorities-Rebler.

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