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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1947.
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FOREIGN MINISTERS PACK UP
Moscow Talks Clearcut Picture Of Differences
Moscow, Apr. 24.
End: Next Meeting In London
The Big Four Foreign Ministers, whose 45-day conference here closed today, decided to meet again in London "during November." If they should be in New York before then for the General Assembly of the United States (plan- ned for September) there will be a short meet- ing between them.
The Moscow meeting, at which the German and Austrian peace treaties were fully and public- ly discussed by the Big Four for the first time,
TRANSPORT ON
STRIKE
Paris, Apr. 24.
A general road transport token sirike throughout the nation was declared today.
A atriko
all trucks, street cars and motor buser in the
will Last provinces from three p.m. to five p.. to call attention to Union de- mands for Government classification of its workers ipto higher pay categories. United Press.
has yielded no major agreement and no major Liberal Peer
concessions from any side.
many.
l the
He
And Palestine
into the
declared
SOVIET LEAGUE OF
GERMAN OFFICERS
London,"Apr. 24.
Might Be Already Too Late
Mr.
Paris, Apr. 24.
Henry Wallace said today that it might be already too late for statesmen to check what
Political experts here are cautious in their attitude he described as the pre- towards Berlin reports about the alleged con- sent drift toward a third
rany.
4. That some of them are now
Former
tinued
former activities of the
Moscow world war.
ha foresaw He sketched whint
of the "League of German Officers" in Russia and Russian-occupied Germany, which the Rus as the potential ecurse
trend which might be culminat- slan spokesman partly deufed today.
ed by a "stupid necident or de. They do not admit that all elements of these re-berate provocation which may ports are equally true or untrue. The original set the world affame once more" Berlin reports made four different statements:- and added that "It is with infinite. Lesitation that I go so far as to 1. That a number of former today that such rumours had been say that I am afraid that govern- members of the League now hold "oating round" for a long time ments and professional diplomats administrative post- "they are just old rumours may not be able to change this Important It has, on
M. the other hand,f
Molotov rejected Mr.
course of events." tions in the Soviet zone of Ger-containing nothing new!"
the yielded a cleurcut picture of the Bevin's suggestion.
Shortly before
Moscow Ife point-
He said the current world crisis and differences which still] vd out that the whole question
London, Apr. 24. basic
psychological, economic 2. Most members of the Lea- Conference, a report was drawn is separate the great powera on of discussing occupation forces Lord Samuel, speaking on the
enthusiastic Three thousand both treaties. The hard core has been to arrive at a reduc subject of immigration Into Pales gue (led by Field Marshal Faulus up on all that the British Intelli. political.
Seydlitz) are gence service knew of the "Free
to which Purislans rose and cheered Mr. of these differences, both in the tion. He expressed surprise at tine during a debate in the House and General von
Von Paulus and other German Wallace as he launched a thinly. ease of Austria and of Ger- other allied powers wanting to of Lords yesterday, said that the still in a special camp near Mos- Cermany" movement.
oni General do 3. These men are still being generals adhered after their cap-veiled attack many, centres round the Soviet retain so many troops in Ger- Government had allowed 1,500 cow.
Gaulle. immigrants per month demand for German repara-
country. That amounted to less trained for future administrative ture by the Red Army.
Mr. Wallace declared: "France refusal of the
No Change tions and the
Marshall Disappointed than 20,000 per year-an exceed tasks in Germany.
repubile, free of must remain a Since then, there has been, no Western Allies to admit Пtus-
After tonight's final session.Ingly small total.
in organised relation to the So-change in the position, as
the dictatorship aspiratiens, not only sin's interpretation of what is
under the repura General Marshall paused on his There was a great shortage of vict Army, either as specialists, movement had more or less ended in the interest of her people but due to her
in Palestine, of the Potsdam way to a State dinner given at Jabour tions clauses
He did not mention Do-Coulle Agreement.
the Kremlin and expressed his Lord Samuel. The amount of capi- advisern or training in the ranks at the end of the war, the British in the very interest of the world."
The Brat statement is undent-officer said. way tal awaiting Investment amount-
Von Paulus is all disappointment
prisoner by name, but there appeared no addeded to scores of millions of sterl. ably true but not new. things had gone, that he regarded the Moscow ing and there was a general de-members of the League (includin Russia. When he attended the doubt in the minds of his oudl. ing the Berlin police chief, Co-Nuemborg trial awliness for chce that he was referring to him. Tonight's address was the last have held im-the prosecution, lonel Markgraf}
rumours began Conference as "the first round."mand for goods of all kinds.
"I would like to see imutigra-portant positions in the Soviet that he was likely soon to be in-uf Mr. Wallace's European tour. General Marshall' unid that he
Palestine of perhaps zone since the beginning of the stalled in a key position in the He leaves Parls by air for the expected to take off at 9 am. tion inte tomorrow
Jews (Friday). He will 50,000
a year and
but immediately United States tomorrow night— time occupation. There is no evidence Russian zone, This commission will include top for two houts in Berlin should date back to the
dence he was returned to the the Committee of Experts, who and then fly straight to Ame. when the Anglo-American Com-that thele number has increased after he had completed his evi- United Press,
mission made its recommenda.
That other lenders of the group, realor officers' prison camp out- the rica. will particularly consider
he has re- including Paulus and Seydlitz, aide Moscow, where "I am planning to make a tions in April, 1946," he said. clauses dealing with German ns-
After Lord Hall had replied to sets and with United Nations public statement as quickly us
are still in a special camp is con-main ever since. the debate for the Government, Armed by the
Basle, Apr. 24. appearance of It was sald then that Paulus property in Austria, and will be possible after
my arrival
the Nuernberg trial} enjoyed a few minor personal Four passengers were killed charged with establishing con- Washington," he said. "Wea-Lerd Lloyd asked if in the event Paulus at
of a decision being taken by the rnd his subsequent return to privileges, but otherwise was and 41 injured when three tram. crete facts on these two sub-
ther permitting, 1 marine United Nations Britain would be captivity, and by messages reach-treated strictly according to the cara collided in Baste today. jects. ~
on Saturday evening and may free to say that she could not During tonight's meeting M. make a public statement over corry it out because she disap- Cenerals concerned.
ing the amilies of some of the prisoner of war rules--Reuter. Molotov replied to General the radio on Sunday evening, proved of it?
The alleged training of these 4. The accounting of messages Marshall's statement yesterday, or certainly on Monday even. Lord Hall, sold
that he could
remaining Generals for future will be the responsibility of both on the question of a four- ing.
not imagine the Government
politleni office in Germany was treaty for disarming the General Post Office for power
"We unturally have a
deep carrying out a policy of which enterically denied today. It is the British Government and Germany and on the Austrian disappointment that we have they did not approve,Reuter. also interently unlikely if it is the Ministry of Communica treaty. M. Molotov repeated not succeeded in achieving
realised that the political use the for tinns
the Japanese almost identically arga four-power Treaty and the Aus-
Warsaw, Apr. 24. of German generals for prepn- ments that he used yesterday trian peace Irenty. I was well Government.
Over 45,000 members of the
undermine the Germany Army. Monthly statements of ac- on the four-power trenty. He aware before i came that the Felish underground organisations; ganda was a wartime device to
be submitted insisted that the Soviet attitude German treaty was well night have given themselves up under Russian
political influence both agencies through did not amount to rejection of impossible at this conference, the political amnesty, which ex- Germany is now based chiefly on
by the idea of a four-power treaty. but we did have hopes of the pires tomorrow-Reuter. G.H.Q.. S.C.A.P.
The Soviet "amendments," he other."-Reuter, Calender Month beginning
nald, were directed at rectifying 15th May, 1947.
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Meanwhile, the Ministers to night decided to set up a spe- to cial Austrian Commission meet In Vienna by May 1, to examine all outstanding din agreements in the Austrian treaty..
No settlement of accounts rican draft. M. Molotov de- will be made until authorisedclared that he still believed the differences in the draft would by G.H.Q.. S.C.A.P.
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MEN'S SUMMER SUITS
are
He rejected General Mar. the ehull's proposal to refor Austrian question to the Unit ed Nations General Assembly, with the request to make re- commendation on reparations, as "absolutely groundless."
"Inappropriate"
He said that it would be in- appropriate for the United Na- tions to work on this qucation since such matters did not come within the competence of the United Nations..
in
11
this
A RECORD-BREAKER
are:-
*
Moscow, Apr. 24.
These include:--
for
1. The Soviet demand $10,000,000,000 reparations from current Gerthan production.
Intely.
in
the Socialist Unity Party in the East and the Communists in the West, whom a sudden influx of Nazi generals could only barrass.
ent-
Critical Point military and not political use by
The last point-the allegation of
THREE TRAMS COLLIDE
}
Reuter.
Czechs Take Part
Payment
the
Japanese Disease
Czechoslovakia's "retribu. Hits Russia
1. Tho, disclosure that the Allies suli held about 2,000,000 German prisoners of war and an 2. German economic unity. Ready-made Summer Sulta! Mr. Molotov went on to pro- agreement to return them all to 3. A general agreement for cut from a fine Linen and Rayon pose the establishment of a Germany by December 31. 1940. rnizing the level of the German mixture
obtainable from four-power commission to 2. An agreement, to liquidate industry but total disagreement on local retallers at the controlled study all outstanding disagree- Prussin as a state.
how production is to be used. Austria. General ments' on price of $49,50 a sult.
3. The decision to liquidate 4. Total disagreement on the Marshall had come to tonight's all German armament plants by form of the future German Goy-
eraient-whether it is to be Similar suits made to measure meeting with a similar proposal June 30, 1948. Notice is hereby given that the Forty-fifth Ordinary Yearly are supplied at the under-and suggested that the commis- 4. The Soviet promise to des-strong or weak Central Govern- Meeting of the members of this mentioned premises, whore aslon should sit in Vienna to troy part of the German fleet, ment. Company will be held at the tailor is in attendance to take study further possibilities for especially submarines in Russian Office of Mesurs, Jardine, measurements between 2 and 5 Anding a settlement and report hands, by August 1947. Matheson & Co. Ltd., on Monday pm, daily. The tallor may also the 28th day of April, 1947, at be sent for by special arrange- ~¡Noon,-to-receive-the-Report-of |- ment.................
Prague, Apr. 24. The Czech hangman today took six German lives in part payment for Lidice. Soft spring sun- shine illuminated the bare courtyard of Fan- krac penitentiary, where six black gallows awalted Gestapo men for whom Lidice was a mere incident in the six-year reign of terror in the rebellious Kladno mining and factory dis- triet. The Big Four's Foreign Ministers meeting bere
Harald Wiesmann, chief of was a record-breaker in statistics if not in a the Russian Army of some of the the Kladno Gestapo, was complishment. The session met six weeks and remaining members of the Ofirst to die. Tears brimmed his
evidently the five days. The longest previous meeting was ficers' League--¡ä
eyes as he listened to the Peo- critical one.
ple's Court President read the five weeks and six days.
The
British authoritien have Other statistics are:-Number of Council meetings, received many such
reports in verdict, convicting him and hig 44; Secret meetings, 4; time spent around the recent months, as well as allega henchmen of nearly every crime conference table, 140 hours 20 minutes, exclu- tion that German officers released
to their tion decree," sive of tonight's session; "lower level" meet- from British captivity
homes in the Soviet Zone waro As the harness was adjusted
Moscow, Apr. 20. ings, over 100.
The "Moscow News" says a dis. first arrested and then cffered a around his chest, he softly beg. Conference accomplishments) settled.
chance to volunteer for service ged the executioner to give him ease known as "Japanese Encep a quick and painless death. helltle" has broken out in Port with the Russian Army. are limited to minor issues. They
But then, unrapenant at the Arthur and a programme of vac- These reports wore lent colour by the remarkable absence of mend, ho straightened up and cination will be undertaken begin- teased former German officers in shouted: "Es lobe Deutsch-ning in late May or, carly June.
land! (Long live Germany}," This disease has been a scourge the Soviet zone.
They
He was pronounced dead at of the Japanese Islands for the were taken seriously enough to form the subject of a 4.25 p.m. Prague time.
past three-quarters of a century A few minutes later, Otto and has lately jumped the Japan query by Mr.. Bevin at the early stage of the Moscow discussions. Gehle echoed Wiesmann's words Sea."
The dispatch says it."holds a M. Molotov answered. them with from a neighouring scaffold, a strict denint and referred to an after first wishing success to fearful record of carrying off from and sending six to eight persons out of every earlier denial by Marshal Sokolov Czechoslovakia sky, the Soviet Russian represen-greetings to his wife and son ten stricken."
He died at 4.33 pm,
The paper says the campaign" tative on the Allied Council,
Wiesmann's deputy, Thomas to be undertaken will mark the
5. Agreement on a dozen minor
Karl Thorsen, the man who first use, on a wide scale, of a led the firing squad and helped vaccine discovered by Professor ite Endings to the Ministers.
Smorodintsev, Associat M. Bidault (France) support- clauses of the Austrian treaty.
finish off 178 men in that blood- Natoly 6. The decision to establish a 7. Soviet opposition to Imune- ed General Marshall's proposal
de-Nazification pro-diate integration of the Saar Inte Meanwhile, a high Soviet source stained Lidice farmyard, was ed Press.
as next. He mounted the scaf- and Mr. Bevin. (Britain), who uniform
in Berlin today dismissed
the had drafted his own, urged that gramme in all the four zones of the French economic system.
reperts that fold with a smile, and helped 8. Procedure for going ahead "stupidity"
undo his the commission should not be Germany.. allowed to get involved. iri 7. An agreement to reccmmond with the drafting of the German Paulus and other emptive German the executioner to
generals are being hold in Russia collar. Thon he, too, gave his mated $5,000,000 defcit for the 9. Disagreement on the draft ready to take over key posts in last words. to Germany.
in the of the Disarmament Treaty-al. the Soviet zone of Germany. Marshall free territory of Trieste When General
A senior officer of the British first quarter.of its. fiscal year. though all nations said they fav- brought up the question of re. B. Britain's promise to disband oured such a move-United Pres. Intelligence service told Reuter duction of occupation forces in Germany, M. Molotov proposed all military groups as soon as the
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"Stupidity".
U.S. Too Imperialistic, Says Wallace
Paris, Apr. 25.
Henry Wallace told the Anglo-American Press Association today that the United States "is in the Middle East to get the oil of Saudi Arabia. "We are going to get that recently resumed political ac oll and I am a good enough tivity and has bean chargcil by American to want to sea the French Leftists with dictatorial United States get the oll. But aspirations.
| British: zene. come to the following agree.
Accomplished. inent: That the Soviet Union (.:
Outside of the conference the have 200,000 troops. In Gor minny, the United States and following things were Great Britain, together have plished:
1. American-Soviet
exchange 200,000 and the French 50,000. These figures, under M. Molo-of Information on. China in which tov's proposal, were to be al. General George Marshall said that lowed as from August 1, 1947. by June 1, 1917, 10,180 American Mr. Bevin reacted immediate troops will still remain In China. 2. The Marshall-Molotov ANTO- ly, saying, "While thora.. has been economic fusion between ment to reconvene the Joint Com
mission on Korea in Seoul on the British and American May 20 and for the two govern Zones in Germany, our armies ments to review Korea's political have not yet been combined. situation during July and August
M. Molotov replied that he of this year, had, not said that the United $. The Anglo-French States and Great Britain had ment on coal, under which France 15 Hankow Nde army, but had merely sug-will get more coal from the wes
gonted, that / nach of the two tem zones., powars have":100,000-man In' ita | 4. The beginning of "Anglo- the United States being brande Russing Garman :: Occupationi foren, L Soviet negotiations for a revisioned the world's greatest the whole system of
Bevin Reneta Be of their -- Mutimi-Ajalitance-Pact, I grabber,20 day XrBevin said that his in- although snags were put into in a Later Wallace spoko at the intelligence and count
Iranco and spring "structiona called for an occupa termittently
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Angry Murmurs Rudolf Vicak merely gazed curiously
Japs Still Hold Out
Pearl Harbour, Apr. 24.
U. S. Pacific Fleet Hqs. said
amali around the crowd of onlookers as the ex-totlay that new plans are under' a bloodless roundup ecutionor slipped the
noose way for
remaining Japanese over his head, but a few mi- of the nutes later Walter Forster holdouts in Northern Palau Is aroused angry murmurs as he lands following the capitula declaimed bla unbroken Nazi tion of 33 last Monday, and Zaith.
Tuesday.
Most of the holdouts are bo Last to die, at 5:45 p.m. was Oskar. Felk, torture expert of lieved to be on rugged. Babel- the Kladno Gestapo.
thaup island, which was never United Staten Lidice was partly avenged-taken over by
forces although most of the United Press.
euemy garrison surrendered shortly after. VJ-Day: "Tho"Navy" anld”, the prisoners will not be trested as prisoners of war but as disarmed military personnel.
CONFERENCE AT CAMBERLEY
at
London, Apr. 24. Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchloleack, Supreme Comman- I would like to use the United Wallace said "France, like der in. India, is arriving agree.
Nations. It would not seem so other progressive democracies Northolt next Tuesday for the utterly damn imperialistic." had a mission to fulfilms a link Chiefs of Imperial › General Wallace said "I do not like between the United States and Biaff: hulitary conference at
Camberley
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