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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1948.
AMNESTY IN PHILIPPINES President Roxas Frees Collaborators 'Atmosphere Has Been Cleared'
President
Manila, Jan. 29.
Roxas today signed a proclamation which, he said, would grant amnesty to 20 to 30 percent of some 5,000 Filipinos accused of treason, subject to concurrence by the Phillp- pine Congress. "The question of collaboration has divided the people of the Philippines since the liberation," he fold a special press conference.
"It appears that the overwhelming
sentiment of the people of this. Re publir now is in favour of resolving as possible
1
the question as speedily
by a grant of amnesty,
The proclamation dues ng
chuse accused of espionage
ז
criminal acts during the Japanese wer cupation, Revas said it would be sub mited to Concien
to Congress, probably inter- cow, and that swift setina was ex- pertel in each House. About seven turasures are pending in
both chamber.
"Understanding"
Roxas, A sember
of the Council
of State under puppet Presidena Jone P. Laurel, recalled that he wins de eured an a collaborato during his campaian for the Presidency after the liberation,
"In redes to avoid that becoming an bone, I stated it Was a indieis) matter for the courts to decide," k said. "I waited a year and a ball. Phes struggled and no division wate reached We li
Biur tow
the atmospheir has elvaird and the pen. ule have reared a better understand- jug."
Court Ruling
When notified ad Roxas auntiesty action, Lantel-against whom treason charges are pending and who - mentioned prominently as a probable Presidential candidate constrated Gumly:
- am not interested, 3 r not feel jalmed, Drake things as they coine?
U.S. CRITICAL
OF AMNESTY
Washington, Jan. 29. Former Secretary of the Interior Harold
Ickes
took a critica; view of Pre- sident Roxas' action con- cerning a proposed grant of amnesty
to n group of Filipinos accused of treason during the Japanese cupation.
Ickes told a
-30
reporter that "I have always felt
that as a collaborationist with the Japanese when the fatter occupied the Philip- pines, Hoxas was disquall- fled before he became Pre- Kident.
"However, If this latest action of his is to have the effect of pardoning him- self, then certainly he could not with good grace refrain from pardoning his fellow collaborationists.".... Asso- clated Press.
Lull In
Palestine
JERUSALEM, JAN, 20, PALESTINE WAS QUIET TO- Others who would be cleared of | DAY FOLLOWING A NIGHT collaboration charges if Congress op OF STRIFE WHICH CLAIMED proves, include Camilo Osias, recent NINE LIVES.
ly elected to the Senate, and Tențilo
Vint
Five Arabs, two British
sudi, puppet Minister at truecia,diers and two Jews were killed whune case is pending before ein scattered violence. This rais
ed to 994 the unofficial to since
Supreme Court,
partition the Holy Land.
The net has belt, in another case. the United Nations voted 10 that hoiting a responsible position usede the Japanese puppet Gevers meat did t nt itself rotistitute treason, Associated Press.
Empire Tariff Motion
London, Jan. 28. The Conservative Opposition
In Cair, Ahmed Hussein ca. der of the Young Beyption T'arty, said the Egyptian Govern- meat has supplied several thou-
and rifies to Palestine
Arabs,
He said the guns were given to Raj Amin. di Husseini, exiled Mufti of Jerusalem.
in A
In Damascus, Syria, inf-rmants said Palestine Arabs were being equipped with munitions obtain Pel from Czechoslovakia US$2,850,000 deal. In Promie. this was denied by Foreign Ministry spokesman.-Associated Press.
ADMIRAL DEAD
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Home Minister of the Government of India, walks ahead as 79- year-old Mahatma Gandhi, leaning on the shoulders of two grand-daughters of one of his brothers, moves off to his New Delhi bed for his successful fast for communal peace in the coun- try. (Associated Press Photo).
Strike Threat In Anglo-U.S.
Zone
Berlin, Jan. 28.
The American and British Zones of Germany were confronted tonight by strike threats from an estimated 4,190,000 German workers, poten- tially the most serious labour trouble since the occupation began.
Some 3,000,000 Germans in the Soviet Military Government is now Kutir-heart of industrial Europe-beginning control in accomplishment have threatened to strike on Feb 2. of Marshal Vassily Sokolovsky's Ur-| Their leaders met on Saturday to der 734." decide whether to carry out the strike.
.*
That arder raises all production The reason for all the threatened levels in the Soviet Zone, strikes is the name-lack of food.
In warning would be strikers and The strike of about 1,000,000 met laggards, the newspaper said, "The}
Friday Soviet Military Government will tentatively scheduled for night in the American Zone State of employ all measures to avoid any Wurtemberg-Haden. German labour setback."United Press. leaders called a general strike 30
Je
of
textile workers for Feb. 3 in Hanover 190,000 englacering, transport ond
in the House of Commons will muve an amendment regretting)
Baltimore, Jun, 28. the limitation of imperial pre.}
Retired Rear Admiral Yates- forenees when
# Government
stirred 117 motion, approving the trade and Stirling Jur, who tarif agreements signed at any a public controversy tur- Geneva, is debated on
Thursing and after his 48 years the Navy, died in his sleep day.
The amendment, while wet day of a heart ailment. coming practicable measure for would have been 76 in April.
Stirling served in the Philip-district, sherrasing the volume of inter
pines during.
insurrection national trade, regrets that the here and was time Government should have placed a limit on imperial preferences an urges it not to subscribe prematurely to the principle of non-discrimination.
It calls on the Government to flow a realistic policy on the lines of the Marshall Plan and In develop trade both within the Empre and with countries of Western Burupe and their over- scus territories as the first step
towards an expansion of inter
national trade.—Reuter.
"Spies' To Die
day.
Belgrade, Jan. 28.
the
one
com-
in protest against the cut in the fat and bread ration in the Nidersachen
Soviet Warning Meanwhile, the official Soviet in China-Associated Press. mander of the Yangtze patrol Army newspaper, Targliche Rund-
chau, in Bestin anmumped: "The
Expert Didn't Know He Had Cancer
Omaha, Jan. 29.
Dr. Albert M. Harris, 35, who developed a simple, inexpensive test for discovering cancer, died from that disease today without knowing that his own body had given a positive reaction to the test,
The text was announced last week the South Dakuta Journal of
At the time of the announcement,
Harris was
De
suffering from
The Albanian Supreme Mii- | RU bury Court in Tirana, the Al Medicine and Pharmacy. banian capital, terlay sentenced to death seven members of or-malignant brala tumour, ganisations described 48 con- His friem! Dr. J. Tollman of kisting of "aples, traitors and the University of Nebraska College' agents of Anglo-American Im-of Medicine, said Dr. Harrishad been perialists," the Tanjug Yugo of a fast acting cancer since the slav News Agency, reported to beginning of the year. A month ago. Dr. Harris used the test in himself but the result was negative, Feur ex-deputies were among
However, when he become ill be Ihose sentenced to death.
admited to Sioux Valley Hos The aim of the organisationspiral at Sioux Fall, where b was said to be the overthrow practed, and the test was made of the regime in Albania and again. This time, the test was poi. the restoration of King Zogtlye, indicating the possibility of
Associates at Sioux Valley Hos pital aid that Dr. Harris never in [quired about the outcome of the test and died without knowing tha' it had proven successful in, his oven body-United Prest.
Router.
RAIL STRIKE POSTPONED
Washington, Jan. 28, Strike action by 125,000 Amorl- can railwaymen has bren pint- pened from February 1 to March 1. a spok man of the faint committee said to-day, after
Union's
cancer,
AIR GENERALS ON TOUR
Rangoon, Jan. 28.
Nationalising Burma Teak Industry
Rangoon, Jan. 28. The nationalisation of Bur- ma's tenk industry will begin on June 1, it was officially revealed
here today.
New Soviet Ministry
Moscow, Jan. 28.
The Soviet Union has estab. ished a Foreign Affairs M.nis- try headed by V. M. Molotov,
This was announced today >in ¦ a declaration by the Presidium | of the Supreme Soviet,
All relations between foreign- ers and Soviet Inst.tutions must be made through the Ministry rf Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.
This applies to foreigners hoth inside and outside the So-f vlot Union. The only excep- tions for foreigners inside Rus- sin apply to those institutions taking care of everyday needs such as the posts and telegraph, railways, restaurants, stores: and housing.
Any communications to a So- viet official institution from a foreign source must be referred in Molciov's Ministry. Any written communications in re ply will be issued by his Minis- try.-Associated Press.
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Belgrade, Jan. 28. Both Yugoslav Government The Burmese Ministry of quarters and American Em- Agriculture and Forestry in-bassy officials today denied re-i formed foreign tenk lessees that parts from the United States
Mrs. Emma Debeljak. SOLE DISTRIBUTORS for hongkong & SOUTH CHINA the nationallaation plan will that a
American commence with the Government described taking over one-third of the citizen, had been sentenced to country's tenk producing forest death
She asked for an exit visa a The Government notification year ago and since then thei asked major forest lessece, in- American Embassy had been she wan under cluding Burmese concerns, to informed that open negotiations with the arrest-Reuter. Forestry Nationalisation Com- mittee, headed by the Chief Con-
reserves.
President Truman set up an emer- Brigadier Generals Ivan. Far-servator of Forests.-Router.
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London, Jan. 28,
Bangkok, Jan. 28. The Chinese Embassy har cabled Nanking for instructiona regarding the Slamezo Govorn mant's prohibition of the flying of the Chinese fing daily in
The board appointed by the port Command, arrived here to-A Polish delegation has left President has 30 days in which today by air on what they called "Poland for Rome and Paris to And out whether the strike, three-rutine flight" through the Far hy French and Italian care tened by the workers of throm Bart. rallway unions, can be avorted They will dy, to: Bangkok, to Warsaw Radio reported tonight. Chinese schools In Stam.Reu!
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