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NO APPEASEMENT, SAYS ATTLEE

COMMENT

The appeal of India and twelve other Asian coun- tries seeking a cessation of hostilities in Korea and urging the 38th Parallel 45 રી most appropriate halting place will warmly welcomed.

be

The significance of the 38th Parallel is unmistakable. In the absence of clear indications of Peking's intentions when commit-

to ting her forces massive assault on the U.N. forces, speculation has at all times been con- cerned with that artificial boundary. If that was

n

the Peking objective, if the Reds manned the line

Britain To Stand Side By Side With United States

Full Understanding And

Co-operation

Washington, Dec. 6.

Britain's Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, today declared that there would be "no appeasement" of the Chinese Communists and that Britain would stand side by side with the United States.

"We all know from our bitter experience that ap- peasement does not pay," he said.

MOSCOW

but made no attempt to AND PEKING

Should the SPLIT?

wor

He was speaking at a luncheon meeting of the National Press Club and departed from a pre- pared text of his address to emphasise his declara- tion about non-appeasement.

LAVA FLOW BRINGING

DISASTER

Catania, Sicily, Dec. 6.

The 1,500 inhabitants of the villages of Milo and Rinazzo were today feverish- ly evacuating their most precious belongings as erupting Mount Etna spewed a stream of lava toward their homes.

At midnight, the main flow of

tion of the two villages--a deep

which ravine

has now dis-

lava lapped over the last protec-

"I have been told that there are some people who believe that is what I came here for," he said.appeared, for ever.

"That is not true."

Britain intended

to

"It

Rumbling and crackling, the nine metre high wall of incan- descent rock began rolling down an open slope towards the first mud and stone dwellings two kilometres away. It was mak- ing a speed of 55 metres an hour.

cross, chances were good of negotiations ending hostilities.

Speaking slowly to a crowded

has been my offensive be maintained in

object, audience Lake Success, Dec. 6.

Mr Attlee was whether 35 Deputy Prime throw an endeavour to

.The Soviet Foreign Minister, applauded when he said that Minister or Prime Minister, the United Nation off the

Andrei

the

stand by always to do my utmost to pro Vyshinsky, told Peninsula, the con- United Nations today that the the United States in Korea. mote that full understanding Mr Attlee praised the general- and co-operation that we now sequences could be eX- nations which have appealed to

The commander of the armed ceedingly grave.

Communist China to halt at the ship of the United Nations Com-have.

the Korean war. "During the war we had one forces in Sicily sent out 好好 38th Parallel were countries that mander in

great, common

objective-order shortly "that

maniac General MacArthur, Mr

after dawn; Attlee's supported Fortunately,

In the prepared text of his

victory."

“Everything portable must be timely visit to Washing-MacArthur" when he drove into

speech he said, "You may be

Since the war the United evacuated immediately". or foul ton has been highly North Korea.

States and Britain had striven certain that in fair weather where the Stars and successful. General agree-

of peace and the promotion of for one air-"the preservation ment has been reached on all major points of

freedom and prosperity through out the world." policy. Mr Attlee's pre- sence has demonstrated that Britain and United States staunchly together. Certain divergences of view held by the two countries needed to be reconciled. There has been no rift, of course, but there have

the stand

It was the first reference in the General Assembly to the ap- peal to Peking issued on Tues- day night by 13 Asian and Arab nations calling for a guarantee that the Chinese Reds would not push southward across the 38th Parallel in pursuit of the re- treating United Nations troops. Mr Vyshinsky's derogatory re- ference to the appeal appeared to indicate a possible split be- tween Moscow and Peking on view of the belief in Washington circles diplomatic

Stripes fly in Korea, the British flag will fly beside them."

"We stand by our duty. We The stand by our friends.

Mr Attice times are critical,"

: continued,

"It

SERIOUS SETBACK

would be idle to deny that the forces of the United Nations have suffered a serious setback.

Ier

"This is not the time

We must seek to that the criticism, Chinese Communists may have find how best to help those who given India some indication of are bearing the burden." been differences of policy willingness to halt their troops the 38th Parallel.-United -over the recognition of at the Peking Government, Press. the question of Formosa. and, perhaps, over the decision to send ground forces over the

38th

White

Parallel two months ago. Blanket Over

Middle West

the

at

He described as a "notable what General achievement” Douglas MacArthur had done in Korca.

He said, "The fact

that, faced with overwhelming odds, Nations forces are the United now in difficulties should not obscure what was done under General MacArthur's skilful and resolute leadership.

"Owing to the intervention of the Chinese, the military deterio- situation has gravely rated in the last few days."

EMPHASIS

a

Big bands of troops and police helped the villagers. Seventy- seven year old Don Concetto Fighera, Archpriest of Milo, "The objectives of

left our two who

his hospital bed countries are the same," Mr in nearby Catania three days Attlee went on.

after an operation to return to "It is evident that with our his threatened parish, spent the different geographical position night in prayer in the little 14th (Continued Page 8 Column 3) Century church.-Reuter.

The two Anglo-Saxon demo- cracies today face the sternest test which can statesmen or come to

Chicago, Dec. 8:

Mr Attlee did not give nations. It demands calm

Snowstorms laid a white blan- and restraint in the face ket over nearly half a million report on his talks with Pre-

Truman because the VOEU United sident of extreme provocation square miles of

talks were in progress. mid-section today. In

He said, however, that al- and injury. In this, two States'

bound to heads are better than one. some of the coldest weather of

the season,

temperature went 'hough there were

be differences of emphasis be- United Doubtless, if the issue were to 27 degrees below zero

tween Britain and the

the forced, the United Fraser, Colorado, 24 below at

States he could say that talks were "already enabling Nations could win the Amestown, North Dakota, and

us to understand each other's Korean war, but the need Texas panhandle,

The storm turned wet and Foint of view," of the hour is to isolate

There had been some talk the whole area from

appcase- it, reach a settlement in sticky

Lake Superior to Arkansas and what was called the

field. diplomatic

from. Town to Ohio slowed ment, Mr Attlee said.

"We have not come here for Pouring more and more trains and acroplanes and turned

appeasement," he continued.

bitter into icy We know from men into Korea would streets and highways

that appeasement imperil the defences of death traps. In Wichita, Kansas, perience

all public schools and factories Europe and cannot

were closed.-United Press, seriously be contemplated. The India-inspired call on

five above at Amarilla in the

Peking for a Cease-Fire Heavy Death Roll

now puts the onus where it belongs. The outcome. will be awaited with high hopes that reason prevail.

Madrid, Dec. 6.

to

Many people are feared be dead in a collision between a Madrid-Corunna express and will

a railmotor car at Cambre, near Corunna today-Reuter,

ex-

never pays."

Mr Attlee recalled his visit here in 1941, a few weeks be- fore the United States entered the Second World War.

He said he had been in office that almost continuously since

very well time and he knew the comradeship of the British and American "peoples in war and in peace.

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