Evening star., 1951-01-23
AttIee Urges U. N. Not to Take
Further Steps on China Now;
Peace Hope Remoins, He Says
Churchill Warns of
Peril in Splitting :.
With U. S. Policy !
BY the Associofed Press

LONDON. JAM 23.-P Prime
Minister Attlee admonished the
United Nations today not to take
new and important decisions on
Korea cat this stage" and
Britain's House of Commons
cheer ed.
A moment later Conservative
Leader Winston Churchill warned
the Nation not to fall into "any
serious division in the United
Nations brought about by ma
neuvers which are obviously to the
interest of Soviet Russia"
Mr.. Attlee's advice against a
new U. N. decision now obviously
referred to American demands
that the world organization brand
the Chinese Communist govern
ment as an aggressor.
Hope Not Given Up.
eve do not believe the time has
come to consider further meas
ures," Mr.. Attlee said, as the house
cheered. ITO do so implies that
we have abandoned hope of
reaching a peaceful settlement,
and this we have not DONE"
Cat Lake Success Mr.. Attlee's
statements were interpreted as
meaning that Britain wants to
make another peace try and, if
this fails. to modify the Ameri-
can proposal to eliminate the
possibility of sanctions against
Red China.
(This would be done by con-
demning the Chinese Commu-
nists for intervening in support
of an aggressor, instead of de-
claring they actually engaged
in aggression, as the American
proposal does.)
Grave Perils Cited.
Mr.. Churchill replied to Mr..
Attlee:
Bear in mind constantly the
grave dangers which will fall upon
us all, should any serious diver
gency occur between our policy
and that of the United States"
The wartime Prime Minister was
interrupted by Laborite Ellis
Smith, who shouted: Eve don't
want to be dragged into war"
Replying to the opposition lead
er, Mr.. Attlee said:
Certainly we have that (policy
divergence) in mind. It is of the
greatest Importance that we pre-
serve unity with the common
wealth countries and with the
United States and all peace-loving
nations, and we have to be on our
guard against attempts to divide
us.
But at the same time we should
never abandon recklessly or
thoughtlessly any hope there may
be of a peaceful settlement in
which the whole of the world is
interested"
Mr.. Attlee spoke in response to
a request by Mr.. Churchill for a
statement on the policy toward
Red China now being followed by
the U. MS Political Committee.
Parliament reconvened today
after its 39-day holiday recess.
Praises Committee.
1--WE have not lost hope of nego-
tiating a settlement in Korea, :"
Mr.. Attlee said, "nor have we lost
hope that China may yet be ready
to play her traditional part in
world affairs and live on friendly
terms with other members of the
world community"
He praised the U. N. Political
Committee for showing "the ut
most patience and perseverance, /"
after Red China rejected the first
proposal for a cease-fire in Korea
Mr.. Attlee had come to the
House from an emergency meeting
of his cabinet on the new Peiping
proposal. Minister of State Ken
meth Younger sat in for Foreign
Secretary Bevin, who is ill with
influenza.
Mr.. Churchill came to the House
fresh from a months vacation in
Morocco. and the 76-year-old
leader seemed rested and fit for
any forthcoming fireworks. He is
(See BRITISH, Page A-4.)