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COMMUNISM IS LOSING GROUND, SAYS CHURCHILL

London, July 21.

Mr Winston Churchill, wartime Prime Minis- ter of Britain and leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, told a United Europe rally here tonight that "the Europe we are planning must ultimately unite all European peoples includ- ing the peoples now behind the Iron Curtain.”

Mr Churchill told rally: "There is no doubt that Communism as an ideo- logy is losing ground in all where free the countries speech is allowed and parlin-creation of a European Parlia

ment An International or- mentary institutions thrive. janisation known 11+1 the

European Movement was form

to conduct the campaign. We were greatly alded by the support and encouragement we received from the start from the Belgian Prime Minister of those days who I deeply re- has ret

they also to serve the highest ing

terests of France.

"For come Ume now Western Europe has been living under

the strains and pressure from the Communist cold war. But it is in the Far East, and not in Europa, that the first blow of what I call the hot war fallen."

• Mr Churchill was chairman of the meeting which was called to interest the general publle in the ideals of the United Europe mavement.

The Albert Hall, scene of the was crowded as Mr

"Out of The Hague E011- terence there has marched one over-riding idea," he said.

demand for the

There was

to say, had telegraphed that he la not able to be with us tonight I refer to M. Paul- Henri Spark."

NO SURPRISE

Of Communism, Mr Churchill said, "The more we have pro- gressed the more bitter has be

neill, with representatives come the Communist villication.

of France, Germany and other European countries, stepped on to the platform.

That is certainly no surprise."

The challenge had been by the good Mr Churchill recalled that it greatly reduced was three years since the United reuse and increasing knowledge Europa movement had its fret of the electors of all the free public meeting at tho

Albert countries Hall,

What was then but an idea," sald, "is today becoming one of the dominaung facts in world affairs. The progress we have made towards our goal in these years has far outstripped ali that we dared to hope for."

BROAD UNITY

Mr Church!11 "recalled the

early development of the Coun- cil of Europe without Germany,

He said: "There was still ane Indispensable member of the European family who was not included, and most of us Trit that European unlon which did not Include Germany was bound to fail.

many whe

"We also felt that Ger-

stood aloof ΣΤΟΠ

from her own fu.ure life and genius.

"Before attempting to unite Europe we had to unite our selves," Mr Churchill continued, Europe would cut herself off "At The Hague conference in 1948 we brought together nearly 1,000 leading men and women In Europe, of all parties and "There we of all countries. proclaimed our resolve to work together to unity of Europe."

Mr Churchill welcomed two Ministers of farmer Princ France who were on the plat- form--AL Paul Reynaud undi M Paul Ramadiler.

achleve

broad

These two Henchmen, Mr Church Buld, believed that to serve the cause of Europe was

EDITORIAL

"I believe that here is the true vision for German youth. The question of Germany Joln- ing us has now been happily settled. Wes ern Germany, or} shall 1 say, liberated Germany, has been invited to join the we And European Assembly, shatt welcom her representa- lives at S rasbourg next month, | just as we welcomed Dr Aden- aper and his entleagues at The Hague in 1948."-Reuter.

SATURDAY, JULY 22,

1950.

PAST

GLORIES OF THE

As the face of Berlin continues to change, Ghost Alley, à broad road lined with marble statues of Prusslan war heroes, is belag dismantled. In the back- ground is the Victory Monument located on Charlottenburger Chuasser, in the British sector. (Acme),

SOUTH

KOREAŃ TROOPS SWITCH TO OFFENSIVE

Tokyo, July 22,

South Korean troops, supported by the Americans, are on the attack in eastern and central Korea, reports said today. Lieutenant General Walton Walker, Commander-in-Chief of the United States forces in Korea, threw elements of the crack 25th "Tropical Lightning" Infantry Division into the fight against the North Korean Communists.

It was imlicated that the I Americans in action were artillerymen in support of the South Korean infantry which has been fighting game action against supe- rior forces in central and eastern Korea.

Club Should Begin Anew

under-privileged, and with producing a series of suggestions, some of them Impressive In thele way and eerisin to capture imagination were financial mes very different than those prevailing. Unfortunately, the authors of the memorandum intended to engage the serious attention of the community, plus preferred brevity the powers-that-be,

TREW

recommended are likely to sympathise very

to get into touch with deeply with the Reform Club detega. Unofficial Members of the Legislative

Lionel tion seeking to enlighten Sir

Council, to explore the subject anew, and Poynton, and gain his backing, for their make a bid for support. This would be ambillous, programme for Hongkong's a waste of time if Club members should social, cultural and economic welfare, regard themselves as the only group that the result closely resembled off- competent to make an objective study of handed dismissal. Partly, of course,

With them, it is possibly local needs. blame rests with the Club, They must true, idealism is somewhat in the nature be credited with a voluntary study of of a fetish, but there is no reason to

the problems beselling

Colony, with ascribe the Club'u allitude to the clac's pleasure of special reference to the sorry lot of the

paddling someone conoc. On the contrary, those who drew up the memorandum, as many others, are convinced they serve the community's best interests, even If there la # psychological background, insistence on early constitutional reform. That aspect. however, does not preclude association with those Unofficials now representing the community in the Councils. It should the ÁB D preliminary, encourage it. Reform Club might do well to revise their Hocial programme, and concentrato on welfare. While local investors cannot be induced to subscribe to commercial enterprises, any organisation Overseas Inck of invited is likely to perceive confidence and wonder why they are expected to throw money down the drain. Social welfare Further research into deficiencles, might at least, get pleasing results. It cannot be suelently stressed tliat the solid foundation of tho Reform Club ease is that the refugeo influx has been on a scale elevating' the problem to

international level. Hongkong Is henvlly burdened, educa- tional and medical facilities are grossly over-strained, inadequate, but the remedy should not be the sole responsibility of the Hongkong taxpayer. The claim to International assistance-and call it charitable is strong.

to clarity, distraction to dissection, What emerged gave only general Ideas and a few figures not perhaps responsibly details vouched for, and omitted all required for satisfactory understanding and. oppreciation. Whether the attitude adopted by Sir Lionel was excusable goes into different ground. The Deputy Under- Secretary was not to be expected to offer vlewa compromising himself, beyond the nermal Iceway of a highly-placed civil servant to prove lie is practical. In fact, Bir Lionel was the reverse of helpful, was concerned more with breaking down enthusiasms than offering constructive criticism. We.. ourselves were inclined to classify the scheme as embodying Castles In The. Air, not because the vialon was not good, but because of the world conditions were conviction that unfavourable. However, the Deputy Under-Steretnry did make one practical Club' leaders were suggestion. Reform

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Britain Planning

More Concrete

Aid To Korea

London, July 21.

British Servico chiofs and supply chiefs will work overtime this week-end drafting plans for more concrote British aid to Korca. The plans will come bofore the Cabinet when it moots next Tuesday, informed quarters here said today.

N. Koreans Building Up Air Force

The meeting had been tentatively fixed for Monday but has been postponed 24 hours. Reuter.

ARMED FORCES

Washington, July 21.

by the United States and later y the member nation of the approved almost unanimously United Nations-Reuter,

Thailand's

The Senate Armed Services Committee voted unanimously pposition

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THAI STAND

Bangkok, July 21.

Parliamentary will challenge tha laday to remove all restrictions Government lomorjaw on tho on the size of the armed forces country's offer to send about and lengthen all enlistments by 4,000 of her best combat troops one year.

Korea to aid United Na- Washington, July 21.

The

House Armed Services (lons. The American Air Force Committee also voted. If to one,

that to today reported signs

keep all regular Army They will urge that Bending In service for a year 4,000 of her best combat troops the North Koreans were soldiers

to Korea would mean an in- building up their air force. after their enllotments expire,

weakening of Thai- It is still considering President eyllable Brjeling ofcers sald that Truman's request for the re- lend's border defentes, particu Coveral Russian-made

Yak-moval of ceilings on the size of Achters (BVC B-29 Super- fortresses "a pretty good scrap the forces.

over the east coast of Korea

in the area,

inrly these adjoining Malaya.

The Prime Minister's Army Party Government, unless de- fealed by an unexpected vote of no confidence, can enforce the Cabinet Council's decision

Thailand's Constitution pro- vides for a compulsory general on the Parliamentary debate decision, but rules out the pos

Q countermanding this 15610 alone.-

on

In acting on the two bilis, Senate Committee also yesterday,

agreed to strike out of one of Superfortres pliota 1150 H

Them a provision that the reported sighting two other fights of North Korean fighters strength of the regular Matine Corps should not excord 20 percent of the authorised size Other American almen sald of the regular Navy. that they saw four Yak fighters

The Committee's action would sibility of Most air forces sainted black

suspend Indefinitely present vote paint their night fighters black imitations of the sumed forces Reuter,

Another Amerlenn pilot re- 2,005,883 men

CONTROL OF SHIPS had strated a The Commitice's action came large concentration of enemy after Navy, Army and Alr!

Washington, July 21. Force officers had said that The Senate today passed Briefing ofBeers could

they would probably lose 193-bill, which would give President explain this report. But dis-1000 trained fighting men during Truman

control over foreign told of North Korean soldiers expiration of voluntary enlist safeguard against "cals

year through the ships in American waters as a

at disguising themselves in white ments-Reuter.

teks" by momic bomb bearing 10 Infiltrate elvilian clothes-

NEWS BLACKOUT through the American lines.

vessels,

ported that he

roops in "white uniforms."

patches from

the front have

the next

A naval spokesman fall thm

Ottawa, July 21. British and American warships, Naval Intelligence officers 18- chelling Yongdok, on the cast day placed a news blackout on const of Korea, silenced three further movemens of Conula's 120 millimetre runs, destroyed three Korea-bound destroyers,

will last and att 10 It a radio station

unil General Douglas MacArthur, the United vehicl:s-Reuter.

Nations Commander-in-Chief, NORTH'S CLAIMS

San Francisco, July 21.

claimed that five

directs otherwise.

miles further south other South planes were shot down in oft-Reuter.

combats over the US. front line

duo nt Kwajalien,

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The measure was then sent to the House of Representatives for: consideration there.-Reuler.

Motor Vessel Abandoned

Aden, July 21.

French motor vessel, Doba, was abandoned off Cap Guardaful, Somaliland, tonight, afler 460 troops, bound from Haiphong to Dunkirk, were taken off.

Gen. Walker's blows in the general picture of Advices from

for Eighth Army Headquarters anilin desperate bid to tall

troops with time while United Nations re- the South Korean American support had recap-inforcements are built up.

They were reported

The warships wero A North Korean communique, yesterday fured Yechon, 45 miles north of the Allied supply ne

two Communist quoted by Peking Radlo tonight. America's Pacific naval base, frem mopping up Puran to the western front.

between battalions at Punggl,

The 7,000-ton American week's culling me from Japan. On the 'cast coast the South Tanyani and Yongu, while 18 Korcan infantry was reported to

ITALY'S SUPPORT be attacking, with the support Korean units hit back in the area

to the on July 10, of the American artillery, war of Yechon, key town

Rome, July 21. anti- the same day an hoa ships and carrier-based planes. valley corridors, which

The Italian Cabinet today the North Koreans who had changed hands several times in aircraft unlt brought down one

support for the of several American aircraft declared its driven down to Yongdok, 25 the past few days.

The Doba was pushed aground action taken by the United miles norit

under a of the

battering south wind Both the abandoned capitais, raiding to yngnam sector, the perliteter

States in Korea. be- communique said. held by the 1st Cavalry Divi- Scout and Taejon, which

communique issued here and was last reported in dan- I added that a North Korean eclared that it Italy had had a ger of capsizing. sion, which fellowed the 25th to came the seat of government

whm Seoul tell, rocked from air unit, niso on July 18, bombed

at the United representative Korea.

All the troops and her crew high explosive as General Mac- 100 American motor trucks en Nations, he would undoubtedly of 50 were reported to be safe, RIGHT FLANK

Arthur's pirmen kept up their route to Taegu destroying more have supported the action taken-Reuter.

than 60 of them.-Reuter. General MacArthur's Head-jaggressive raids. quarters for Korea, July 21,

will

fire before them.

launch his

Headquarters announced that

American

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San Francisco, July 21. Peking Radio reported to-į night that four foreign oll companies in Shanghai had been ordered by the Shang-: hal Military Control Com-

render stocks of former

United Nations ships and Superforts, using 500 lb. be. PEKING WANTS planes toxlay Covered the had blasted all movement to a Stubborn retreat of ground standstill in Seoul's rail mar- troops back to the "ue of hardsholing yards, and damaged an resistance" from which General engine and wagon plant. MacArthur

MUSTANGS OUT counter-offensive,

But on the right flank of the Over chattered Tacion, Allied front away near the cast Mustangs were out with bombs coast, United Nations ground and rockets, swooping in to fire

equip troops went over to the ofen-abandoned sive after naval mans had laldment in the elty's warehouses down a murderous curtals of and leaving a fire imi to mark mittee on July 17 to sur

their route. It was not disclosed whether One aminunilion train belched

to the sky in a ECA petroleum products to who went the troops

forward Its contents

of mushroom of smoke and flame the Government for "emer towards the smoking ruins

the Mustangs Yongdek, 25 miles north of the as

rockets rency relief." point where the American.ruele home.

The four companies are thei Photo interpreters First Cavalry Division landed a

claimed Texas, Standard Vacuum, Shell few days ago, were Americari bat rail and road movement and Cathay.

n. the

battlefront xouthern

The broadcast said that peiro- or South Korean.

the fun! of would be crippled by the bum-leum products Smoke from

financed by tho cruisers one two

British and

et strikes. They sald that former ECA in Shanghat formed) the other American-still hung the one remaining rail bridgy one of four major American thick in the dusty air as the over

to Chiang Kai- three being other infantry attack began.

uch state that it was "-shek-the

to use cotton, food and fertliser. Overhead they could hear the possible" for trains

heavy thunder of glant Superfortress and that even

tanks Severe penalties would bombers, hidden by the smoke, would make ' collause.

imposed on the oll companies and the snarl of American

lost should they refuse to comply General MacArthur's Navy

dive-bombers communique claimed

or conceal the Dougles

that his with the order

added... using one-ton bombs.

troops had foufid the answer to goods, the broadenst the other flank of the the most morale lewering ten-Reuter. Korean front, rear of burning ture of the Korean war-int-

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the Han River

was in forms of aid

and abandoned Taejon, former trailon by Northern troops po CALLING-UP IN provisional capital, American ing un refugees.

soldiers were taking up new prepared defence positions.

FAREWELL BLITZ

:

LATEST RETREAT "Prompt and vigorous per-

U.S. ARMY

ba

Washington, July 21, sonal attention" by the Ameri- The US, Army announced to! South of the town, And by lenn commander, Lleutenant-day that it was calling up "ron Allied bombers in a farewell General Walton Walker, had divisional" units of both the Na- blitz as the Americans pulled "begun to yield results" the tional Guard and Reserves for out in face of heavier armour, headquarters said.

activo duty.

wearied from

that the United States 24th Division, Infiltration, the announcement The announcement an

long

Oghting added, had been reduced to the Army did not contemplate

at this fime colling

units the dug in for another denying "manageable proportions". action.

now size of a division. General MineArthur 18 In the centre

of the fluid piling up men and materials in

The army would not discloso front, the South Koreans struck jún area about 100 miles from the number of men involved...

offensive (Continued on Page 10⋅ Col. 1) Reuter

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