Evening star., 1949-09-07
AttIee Charges Foes
Of Labor Regime Aim
Al AngIo-U. 5. Split
Sy the Asseeiofed Press

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Prime Minister Clement Attlee
today denounced opponents of
Britain's Labor Government who
he said were trying to make "bad
blood" between Britain and the
United States.
In an address before the Trades
Union Congress. 5000, ,000- mem
ber backbone of the Labor Party,
Mr.. Attlee promised that Britain
would do its utmost to solve the
dollar shortage which threatens
Britain with economic disaster.
But, he added, the problem
cannot be solved by any one
government in isolation"
There is a lot of effort being
put out to try to make bad blood
between Britain and the United
States" he said.
There are people here who do
their utmost to foment hostility
in the United States to the Labor
government. They seek for party
aims to play on the prejudices of
ill-informed sections of American
opinion.
""They also seek to cause dis
unity by suggesting the United
States will seek to interfere with
the internal policy of his country.
In this they join hands with the
Communists. The emphatic state
ment of President Truman Gin
Philadelphia should silence
them"
Some Seen Welcoming Difficulties.
Mr.. Truman on August 20 told
the American Legion convention
in Philadelphia that the United
States would help Britain in
her financial crisis and said the
democratic nations would not in
terfere with one another's internal
politics.
Mr.. Attlee declared that "there
are in the ranks of our conserva-
tive opponents those, 7 think they
are q minority, who would well
come economic difficulties for this
country in the hope that if things
get serious they might overthrow
the Labor government. ..
In this they are at one with
the Communists, who would well
come a Tory government. The
Communists will no doubt con-
tinue their policy of fomenting
industrial disputes wherever they
think that there is favorable
ground"
The government has blamed
many recent strikes on the Com
munists. including the recent
Gripping dockers' strike.
- Mr.. Attlee said the plain
truth" OF the dollar crisis was
that "this difficulty of interna-
tional payments would have faced
any government. It cannot be
solved by any one government in
isolation. I believe that this is
fully realized by responsible men
in all countries"
Refers to Washington Talks,
In q reference to the three
nation dollar talks opening today
In Washington, Mr.. Attlee said:
when I intrust important
business Of this kind to two col
leagues Foreign Secretary Bevin
and Chancellor Of the Exchequer
Cripps) in whom I have complete
confidence, I leave the matter in
their hands. .
MY cabinet colleagues and I
have had full discussion on the
subject matter of these talks, a !
policy has been decided, and it is
for~-ths Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer and the foreign secretary
to carry it out. While they are
engaged in this task, the less said
the better"
Cites British Aid to Others.
Britain is sometimes falsely
represented" Mr.. Attlee said, as
being a mere suppliant' for
American aid.
I'm dealing with the problems
Of the postwar world, Britain and
the United States have been part
ners," he said.
1.-THE United States has been
generous, in providing aid to coun-
tries and peoples which suffered
the ravages of war and in helping
those whose economies were
thrown out of gear by their ef-
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