European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Pane 11 the stars and stripes saturday february 25, 1950 labovites win Bare majority Hungary asks ., us to Cut diplomatic staff Churchill warns of unstable regime continued from Page 1 have to be a new nationwide Olec Tion either now or in a few months labor s winning margin this time seemed far too Triin to Guaran tee it firm control of parliament. If this proves to be the Case there May have to be another election or a coalition a said the race was so close As the counting of ballots went into its second Day that at one time the socialist Overall majority against the combined opposition in the House was pulled Down to a single the Day s count began the lib orites were 61 seat ahead of the conservatives the popular vote on the basis of returns from 610 of 625 constituencies was close to pre election polls. The popular vote Laboi 13,080,645, 46-63 per cent. Conservative 12.235,062, 43.58 per cent Liberal 2,540,959, 9-06 per cent. Communist 89,644, less than i per . 116,517. Less than 1 per cent. Total 28.050,227. Neither the communists who entered 100 candidates nor any of the splinter parties have seated a member. Political experts were confident that the new House would assemble without a single communist on the benches. Bulk of Cabinet Churchill and Attlee retained their own parliamentary seats with out difficulty. Bulk of the labor Cabinet including Deputy prime minister Herbert Morrison foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin. Chancellor of the exchequer sir Stafford Cripps and health minister Aneurin Sevan won in their constituencies. One government casualty was foreign under Secretary Christo Pher p. Mayhew. Who was Defeated in his Home area. Because of the precarious Situa Tion Attlee immediately held Pri vate talks with some of his top advisers including defense minister a v. Alexander Morrison and Home Secretary Chuter Ede. He and Morrison then went to labor Headquarters for further consultation with party Secretary mor Gan Phillips. Inside Headquarters. Labor sup porters reverted to the traditional British War cry in time of near defeat or disaster. One group cried Are we downhearted and an other yelled Back went to conservative Headquarters for a private talk with party chairman lord Woolton to study implications of the vote and future possibilities. Smoking his invariable fat Cigar and giving his usual a sign Churchill smilingly 1,866 candidates ran for 625 House seats London feb. Is up facts about the British general elec Tion the election was for 635 seats in the House of commons. Two seats were unopposed however in d the decision on a third Post posed on til March 9 following the death of a candidate. Running for these seats were 1,866 candidates of which 17 were labovites and sympathizers 617 conservatives 475 lib i reals. 100 communists and 5? others. An estimated 34,410,600 per j sons More than half or them women were eligible to vote. The new commons As a result of redistribution of constituencies will have in less Mem Bers than the last parliament. In the last parliament there were 390 labovites 281 conservatives 13 National liberals 1ft liberals five labor independents and two communists. Cheering supporters greeted Winston Churchill As he arrived to cast his vote for the conservatives at St. Stephen s Hall Kensington veiling station. Churchill carried his District. In accepted congratulations from the Headquarters staff. Churchill was re elected in the constituency of Woodford in Essex. The wartime prime minister rolled up a total of 37,239 votes. Seymour Hills labor got 18,764 Howard Davies Liberal 5,664. And communist candidate w. Brooks 827. The 75-year-old wartime Premier increased his 1945 majority. This time his majority was 18,535. Five years ago it was j7,200. Eden was returned for Warwick and Lemington division. Eden is heir apparent to the conservative party leadership. He won a straight fight against a labor candidate by a margin of 8,814 votes. Communists lose Willie Gallacher one of the two communists in the last commons ran last in a three Man race in West Fife Scotland. He had 9,301 votes to 23,576 for w. W. Hamilton the labor candidate he beat in 1945. Gallacher polled 17,636 votes in the last election. He had been a member of parliament since 1935, Philip pirating the other communist member lost his seat last tight in the Stepney District of London. Communist Leader Harry of Liitt failed in his attempt to gain a seat in parliament. Pollitt got Only 4,463 votes in the East Rhondda division once a communist hotbed in Wales. The seat was regained by w. H. Mainwaring labor with 26,645 votes 3 majority of 22,182. In 1945, Mainwaring Defeated pol Litt by Only 972 votes and the communists campaigned for months in an attempt to take the seat. War Secretary Emanuel Shinwell one of the labor party s most bitter critics of the Middle classes scored a smashing 30,000 majority in a straight fight with a conservative opponent in the Easington District Auto Metal plants paralysed in France Paris feb. 24 up an Esir mated 120,000 workers in 160 plants were Idle tonight As a growing strike movement paralysed Paris Auto and Metal factories and began to spread to the provinces. Strike ballots in the past two Days showed 65 to 70 per cent of workers in the two industries favouring a be mans 4,000 Renault Auto workers voted to strike strike ballots were scheduled at the be ginning of next week in a o and Metal plants at Marseille Bor Deaux Lyon and other provincial cities a total stoppage would affect some 450,000 workers in the two industries throughout the country. London traffic toll ibises London feb. 34 up traffic accidents killed or injured 176,779 persons in Britain during 1949, highest annual Road casualty toll since the War it was announced. Of Durham county predominantly a Rural area. A former labor organizer and minister of fuel and Power Sinwell is known As a left Winger in at tree s Cabinet. Socialist Henry Osborne who ran on a platform of world government and was supported by Albert Ein Stein and Nobel peace prize Winner lord Boyd Orr won in birding Ham. Churchill s journalist son ran Dolph was beaten by labor journalist Michael foot in Devonport. John Jacob Astor son of Virginia born lady Nancy Astor and vis count Astor owner of the times of London lost to socialist mrs. L Middleton in Sutton. His Brothers William Waldorf Astor and Michael Astor conservatives won in other districts. All five left Wing rebels expelled from the labor party for opposing military and economic collaboration with the Were Defeated. Konni Zilliacus Veteran author and former Secretary of the league of nations d. N. Pritt John Platt Mills Leslie Solley and Lester Hutchinson All lost to regular labor party candidates. Girl leaves Mother for dad in Sydney feb. 24 a Austral Ian mrs. Phyllis Wermer said Good by forever to her 4-year-old Daugh Ter Carol Ann when she placed her of a .-bound plane Here five years mrs. Wenner tried to get a visa to enter the ., but could not because of a minor court conviction before she met her Hus band. The husband of Lakewood n. J., divorced her on grounds of was Given custody of Carol Ann who will go to his parents has never seen her Home. So father. Budapest feb. 24 Hungary last night requested the And great Britain to reduce their diplomatic staffs in this country. In notes to the And British legation Hungary said that the number of their diplomatic personnel Here greatly exceeds their prewar number and is More than the staff of the hungarian legation in Washington and London. In addition the notes said the Robert a. Vogeler trial showed what Are the purposes served by the maintenance of such disproportionately Large staffs at the be the notes said that Hungary can see no reason for the maintenance of this Vogeler Vice president of the International Telephone & Tele graph co., and Edgar Sanders British executive of the it to Budapest Branch were convicted last tuesday of espionage and sabotage. The prosecution claimed that they were helped in their alleged activities by members of the And British legation in Budapest. World Church unit asks new Effort to save peace Geneva feb. 24 a the world Council of churches appealed to the governments of the world to Day for a Gigantic new Effort for peace to stave off the danger of world suicide created by the Hydrogen bomb. The Council acting through its executive committee urged the nations to enter into negotiations once again and to do everything in their Power to bring the present tragic deadlock to an Man s rebellion against his Crea Tor has reached such a Point that unless stayed it will bring self destruction upon him a Council statement said. Secret meeting the statement was issued after three Days of secret deliberations under chairmanship of or. G. K. A. Bell Bishop of Chichester England. Bell was chairman of the subcommittee which drafted the statement. Representatives from Scotland Canada France Germany Norway Switzerland and the Took part in the Hydrogen bomb is the latest and most terrible step in t116crescendo of warfare which has changed War from a fight Between men and nations to a mass murder of human life the statement said. Reporter posts bail for Russ suspect Frankfurt feb. 24 " is a correspondent for an american wire service today posted 250 Marks bail and obtained the release from a German prison Here of a 24-year old russian woman charged with violating the Hico Security Law. . District court authorities said the woman Regina Bowis Keija who has been under investigation since last november As a possible soviet confusion agent was re leased after bail was posted by Jack Meehan. United press Corre was arrested feb. 14 in Heidelberg for failing to produce a legally valid identity document at the request of an army agent. Her trial is pending mrs. Madsen to move into Ftp for trial by Howard Kennedy staff correspondent Frankfurt feb. 24 is mrs. Yvette to. Madsen will a provided. Army guarded livid quarters in Frankfurt while being tried in District court Here on charges of slaying her husband Frankfurt military Post authorities disclosed accommodations will eliminate the need transporting the 22-year-old Mother daily from Wiesbaden military Post Hospital where she has Beer confined since oct. 20, the night she is alleged to have fired a Bullet into the Bear of her air Force husband 1st it Andrew e. Madsen. The trial is scheduled to open March 6. Ftp authorities said they not Only will be responsible for find ing suitable accommodations in Frankfurt for mrs. Madsen and her attendant Matron but will also furnish the necessary be Grilj guard during the trial air police air police attached to Wiesbaden military Post have been responsibly for her Security for the past four months. meanwhile both prosecution and defense were preparing their cases. Prosecutor w. Fred Johnson of charged mrs. Madsen with first degree murder under Section 211 of the German criminal code but he cannot demand the death penalty for capital punishment has been abolished by the West German government Johnson indicated be will attempt to prove premeditation on in Madsen s part from testimony that she returned alone from a parly at the Home of friends loaded Tow .45-Cal army pistol waited hour until her husband returned and shot him As he opened the Doof to the living roof of ther House is Buch Schlag. Defense attorney Elmo s Gow has indicated a portion of Haj defense will be based on Tempo Ranj insanity. . Attache found Bead in Austria Tunnel continued from Page 1 ride from Salzburg. It was identified by papers in his civilian clothes. Austrian police boarded the train last night to question All persons aboard. They said they Are making a full investigation but so far had no definite clues us army authorities in Salz Burg and Vienna Ere also investigating. French authorities to Day began questioning passengers and Railroad employees particularly the Porter in Karpe a car when the train reached Paris. Agents of the american Graves registration command in Paris Are aiding the investigation. The Captain arrived in Vienna 16 Days ago for minor medical treatment for gout he often was seen hobbling around the Bristol hotel where he stayed1. He told this writer several times that he believed Vogeler had been tortured into "confessing."mrs. Vogeler said she believed her husband s Friendship with Karpe went Back to their naval Academy Days. The Captain visited the Vogeler Home Many tunes Dur ing the to opera wednesday night he escorted mrs. Vogeler a sister Pia Eykens to the opera. Mrs. Vogeler receed that he had persuaded her to let her younger sister go to the opera to get out of the the Vogeler have been virtually con fined there since Anonymous threats were made against the family. The Captain intended to go to London and then to Washington where he listed the army and Navy club As his permanent address. He had obtained a re entry visa of Romania since he thought he be reassigned to the same Post. The body officially identified army authorities late this Mornini was taken to the 9th St i Hosp it Salzburg. Karpe commanded a destroyer the Pacific during the War. He a a native of Delhi la. Officials be possibility of murder in Karpe Case Washington feb. 24 apm although Navy officials a withheld any statement on the of capt Eugene s. Karpe body was found in a railway tin Nel near Salzburg officials f " said they did not eliminate possibility that he May have Bee murdered. i
