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CONGRESS SETBACK

Narrow Majority; Republicans Get Moral Victory COMMENT Dean Acheson Stiffened Attitude Towards

For President Truman. the Congress elections were not so calamitous as, at one stage, seemed prob- able. In the Senate, his party retains £ token majority of two, and in the House

the Demo-

crats carry sufficient seats to permit negotia- tion of the majority of hurdles.

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The danger visualised, of the changing of horses in mid-stream in period of grave interna- tional stress and strain, ́has been averted. Noth- ing could have been more disastrous for the world of these days than President an American

confronted by a hostile Congress.

Nevertheless, there cannot,

In No Mood To Resign

Washington, Nov. 8. Mr Dean Acheson, the US Secretary of State, said today that he had no inten- tion of resigning his "post result of yesterday's Congressional elections.

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He said he did not think the election results con- stituted a repudiation of the.. American foreign policy.

He hoped and believed that the election would have no effect on the con- duct of the foreign affairs of the United States.

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Mr. Acheson, had been asked to comment on statement by Mr Harold Stassen, a leading Repabll- can, that the election re- sults constituted a demand for the Secretary of State's resignation.--Reuter.

Russia

Anticipated

New York, Nov. 8.

Although the Democrats have retained nominal con- trol of the Senate with their narrow majority of two seats, it was not certain that President Truman could rely on

solidarity among all the 49 Democratic Senators.

In the past some "rebel" Democrats have!- voted with the Republicans on vital policy issues. Republican leaders in Washington described the results of the poll as a "vote of no confidence"

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in the Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheson, and OF EMPIRE American policy in the Far East.

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They predicted Mr Acheson's carly resignation.

Republican spokesmen fore- saw these trends in American 'policy:

(1) A stiffening attitude to ward Russia and Communism.

The loss of these four lead- SUGGESTED

ing holders was made an even greater blow to Democrat pres-

· London, Nov. 8. tige by the fact. that only. A Council of the Empire, Senator Myers was beaten by a with the nationally known politician.

same objects as the Council of Europe was

sug-? He fell to Pennsylvania's Go-gested by Mr David Ganuman. (2) A tighter hand on mili-vernor, 60-year-old James Duff. Conservative Member of Pai--

and economic ̈'ñid to It addition to their four main bament, today in a

defeats, the Democrats

Daily Jost the Senate seats in California and servative). Idaho.

placency in the White Mystery Caseurope.

House. The swing of

be dis-

Against Newspaper

(3) More insistence on self- help among America's allies.

(4) A greater stress on na- tional security.

Both parties won 18 seats in the Senate. The other 60 Sena- tors were not up for re-election. The Republicans won six seats from their opponents, but lost one of their own.

letter to

Telegraph

(Con-

votes cannot

He said that it was too late to Mrs Helen G. Douglas, a consider any centralisatiɔn regarded. Heavier attacks

of former Alm actress, was the Empire in some Imperial on Mr Acheson are to be

swamped in a tide of votes for Parliament at Westminster. expected, plus a great

a Republican member of the But why not follow the Stras- House of deal of obstruction in

Richard Nixon, a hard-hitting

Representatives. bourg model? he asked.

Mr Gammans said: Congress when it is least

critic of the

"For- Administration's eign policy, defence, communi- desirable.

Johannesburg, Nov. 8.

foreign policies. The general manager and the

cations, trade and industry and Moreover, the result cannot

DEFEATED LEADERS news editor

REPUBLICAN TIDE

social services-there is a vast of South Africa's be attributed to apathy. biggest Sunday newspaper,

President Truman's four Mr Nixon's work on the defeated

the range of subjects common to lieutenants were: House Un-American Sunday The poll was unexpectedly Johannesburg

the colonial Empire and our- Times, Senator Scott Lucas (Illinois), Committee brought

Activities

solves. heavy and undoubtedly Court at a preparatory examin- Secator Francis Myers (Penn-

appeared in the Magistrates' the

to public Senate majority leader: attention the evidence which feeling has been stirred ation of allegations of

contra-sylvania), the conduct over the

of vention of the British Official "Whip"

Democratic DUMONCHANICIMA who was responsible foreign policy, particular- Secrets Act here today.

Mr E.B. Dawson is the general important

for ensuring Party solidarity in

STATE OF PARTIES ly concerning the Far

divisions; Senator manager and Mr RF.S. Dewd- Elbert Thomas (Utah) veteran the House of Representatives at The state of the parties in East. The main grievance ney is the news editor of the Chairman of the Senate Labour 4 p.m. New York time was has been on the score of Johannesburg Sunday Times. Committee and chief spokesman follows: vacillation, and outside No evidence was heard in the in the Chamber for the trade Korea there has been

to union interests; Senator Millard Unfor-

Tydings (Maryland) Chairman reason for it.

of of the Armed Services Com- of the reason for the prosecution.mittee who went down after 24 tunately, expression

£500 was allowed. years in the Senate.

case, which was remanded December 4.

No intimation was given

that opinion in the polling Bail of

Reuter.

booth furnishes no remedy.

China's Aim? Red Korean Capital

The exact extent of Com- munist China's participa- tion in the North Korean fighting has yet to be revealed. The bellicose tone of Peking's Radio's daily broadcasts in the last few days presents the picture of a grim out- look; there is hope, how- ever, that this

may be in- mostly propaganda tended largely for home consumption.

Devastated

By Air

Tokyo, Nov. 8.

Eighty American Superforts today wrecked nine-tenths of the Communists' new capital, Sinuiju, in a raid described here as "one of the best precision jobs of the Korean war.”

They left it a mass of flames, with smoke rising to a height of 21,000 feet.

was

A jet fighter pilot who made One pilot whose targat a reconnaissance flight over it the approaches to the two

If Peking's intervention in North Korea is a further development in Russia's policy of forcing others to fight her battles for her,

as a future stronghold for sup the Kremlin is indeed plies and communications need- taking a big risk, unlessed by the Communists to con-

the war against she is ready for a wider tinue

United Nations forces." conflictand there is no indication that she is.

If the Kremlin is not ready for a world war, then there is still hope for peace in Korea.

Democrats-220. Republicans-198. Independent---1.

as

Tho Democrats two gains (including one from registered

the American Labour Party) but there were 28 losses (in- cluding one to the Independent). The Republicans recorded 27 gains with one loss.

Nine returns have still to come.

President Truman today faced a troubled two years in office with his Democratic Party's majority in Congress whittled down by the Republicans in the elections.

In the Senate, with the Re-

publicans gaining five seats, the strength of the two parties now

stands as follows:

Democrats-40. Republicans 47.

The poll was heavier than usual in a mid-term election.

of

"Such a body, meelig every year, with representatives, too. of both Houses of Parlament, in a great Chamber of its own, surrounded by all the pagean-

vise, try which our genius can de- wouki not only be an abiding link, but enable the colonial political leaders to contribute their advice

and counsel to the problems which are facing all of us."-Reuter,

Astonishing

Korea Find

a

Korea, Nov. 8. A scouting patrol and a liaison plane pilot today discovered 25-mile long overland conveyor belt used by the North Korean Communists to carry food and ammunition to the front lines.

The reconnaissance plane of

an electric- powered bucket conveyor south- west of Sonnamdong. Captain E. N Anderson reported that the conveyor belt ran from a hill- ' top near Sonnamdong to a dam west of Ounni.

the U.S. Seventh Infantry Divi- son came across

The convevor was supported by oil derrick type towers 30 to 40 feet high. The towers were

sident Franklin Roosevelt, out Mr W.J. Keswick

Earl Warren, On High Seas.

Was

DIENSTENTES CAREERANDER

resulted in the conviction Alger Hiss for perjury. afterwards said that 90 per spans said: "We laid our bombs fornia also swept Jamos Roose- United Press.

The Republican tide in Call-spaced at 500-yard intervals.- cent of the city was destroyed. right on the nose." The principal objective of the

This was the first time that velt, eldest son of the late Pre- the American Air Force had of the contest for the attack was "to climinate Sinulju

Attacked the International

State Yalu River bridges. The Yalu Governor,

governorship. The present normally freezes early in re-elected

double the December, with Ice thick votes pooled for Mr Roosevelt. enough, to take military traffic. Governor Thomas Dewey had was prevented by Communist Some of the Superfonts, Returning pilots said that a a miner revenge for his presi- officials from・・ sailing from carrying 650 tons of bombs, pin-pattern of 1,000-pound bombs dential election defeat by Mr Tientsin in the iss Yochow last pointed the Korean side spans was laid across the approaches Truman in 1948. His success week, is now on his of both double-tracked railway to the bridges. They reported was assured from the start of Hongkong. Mr Keswick sailed bridges crossing the Yalu River excellent results in the at the counting and ho finished yesterday on the 59 hawteen Sinuiju

Taksang, and Antung, taaks, which was helped by with a majority of about 600,- which is due to arrive in the on the Manchurian side.

ideal weather.-Reuter,

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