Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-05
Reds Rushing
H-bonnb0utput,
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Churchill Says
Briton Won't Protest
U. S. Tests, Fovors
Big 3 ToIks Letter
BY the Assoeicfed Pres,

bONOON, April 5.-Prlme MIN
lister Churchill declared today
the Soviet Union is very much
closer on the heels of the United
States" in the development of
the H-bomb than the Russians
ever were with the A-bomb.
Mr.. Churchill said the H-bomb
lis now in large-scale produc-
ton. I believe. in the United
States. We also believe, that to
a less degree, and possibly in
less potent form, it is in large
scale production in Soviet Rus
sia.'
He made the statement in a
House of Commons debate in
which he again refused to inter-
vene against American H-bomb
tests in the Pacific. He said the
tests Increased the chance of
world peace rather than the
chance of world war"
Uses Eisenhower Information.
Armed with non-security H
bomb information supplied by
President Eisenhower himself,
the 79-year-old Churchill told a
tense, jam-packed House of
Commons 1--WE do not know
what the Soviets are doing in
side their vast lands"
He said II shall make no pre-
diction today" but added:
"The Soviets were we'll be-
hind the United States even be-
fore the American hydrogen ex-
plosion of March /, but they
were very much closer on the
heels of the United States in the
development of hydrogen bombs
than they ever were in atomic
bombs"
Mr.. Churchill took issue with
former Laborite Prime Minister
Clement Attlee. who told the
Commons earlier that develop
ment of the H-bomb would not
sin itself prevent wars"
The Prime Minister appealed
against what he called "hysteria !"
and said: Il must repeat that I
shall not ask the United States
to stop their series of expert
ments which will go on through
out April"
Mr.. Churchill said nothing
could be less helpful to us in
our problems than panic and
hysteria, especially when the &C
tual physical results are all favor
able to the free world"
Awaiting Geneva Results.
Mr.. Churchill accepted in prin-
ciple Laborite calls for a high
level meeting with President
Eisenhower and Premier Malen-
kov but said I'VE must see what
happens" at the forthcoming
Geneva conference, set for April
26 to discuss settlements in Ko-
rea and o-China.
The Laborites had asked Mr..
Churchill to take immediate in
itiative" in calling a Big Three
meeting. But he declared that
with the Geneva meeting coming
up there could hardly be a more
i'll chosen moment for a meeting
of the heads of states and gov
ernments."
He declared:
II also believe we have time,
though not too much time. to
consider the problems which now
confront us and the whole world
and talk them over in their new
proportions"
Mr.. Churchill mentioned only
what he called public and private
discussion with our friends and
allies"
Opening the H-bomb debate
a, few minutes earlier, Mr.. Attlee
warned that the building up of
weapons of mass destruction
threatens all civilization.
Mr.. Attlee said 'the danger
there is that obviously in the use
of this H-bomb weapon there is
an immense advantage to the
side that gets in its blow first.
He said the dangers stemmed
mainly from the possibility that
fanatic" might try to kill off
the world.
Mr.. Attlee moved the Laborite
motion calling on Mr.. Churchill
to take immediate initiative" in
arranging a Big Three meeting to
ease world fears.
Amid loud cheers from fellow
Socialists, Mr.. Attlee said he
acted with no feeling of panic,
because we do not panic in this
country"
But he added:
1--WE face today a new situa-
ton IN the history of the world.
Scientists working under the di-
rection of governments have
evolved weapon which is ca
pable of destroying the greatest
cities of the world and if not
destroying them at least Of put
ting them out of action"
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