SOCIAL SECURITY

Grey River Argus, 25 February 1943, Page 3

SOCIAL SECURITY

BRITISH CABINET NOT SPLITTING LONDON, Feb. 19. ' No split in the Coalition Government will follow the Commons division over the Beveridge plan, says the Press Association’s political writer. There is. however, an impression that the Labour Ministers. feeling that they no longer commanded u.e united backing of the party, might have decided to resign. Mr. Ernest Bevin is reported to be in a particularly dissatisfied mood, but it is believed that Mr. Bevin will not leave the Government, nor will the rank and file Labour members make any concerted demand that the Ministers should leave the Government. They realise that such a weakness of national unity would have a' most damaging effect on the conduct of the war just when .success is being achieved. The crisis is likely to die down tor the time being, but whether a revolt breaks out will denend on the promptness of the steps taken to implement the Government’s promises. NEW YORK, Feb. 19.

Through the Tokio radio, Colonel Yajagi, Japanese Army Press Chief, has issued a. warning that the United States is planning a mortal attack agains'f Japan. He said that it is common knowledge that the attack will come from Alaska and he cited the almost daily American bombings of the Japanese forces in the Aleutians. the building of seventeen new airfields, and the preparations for direct telephonic communication between Alaska and China. Colonel Yajagi added: “The Allies have three hundred aeroplanes in China and the United States is hurrying the construction of land bases as well as making Dutch Harbour land Hawn into strongholds Even Midway Island might be used for attacks against Tokio.” He concluded by stating that the Australian military authorities had recently reported that the 7500-mne route from Australia to San Francisco ha’d been flown non-stop in thirty-six hours, ten minutes. From Midway Island to Tokio )s only 5000 miles.