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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1948.
ORDER: 'PRIVATE ARMIES BANNED'
Preaching Of Communal Hatred Banned By Tathay Pacific
Government Of India Extremist Leaders
Under Arrest ·
New Delhi, Feb. 2.
Private armies will not be allowed in India nor will any organisation preaching violence or communal hatred be tolerated, the Govern- ment of India announced in a Gazette Extra- ordinary today.
Although no organisations were named, the an- nouncement was, taken as a last warning to four communal bodies-Rashtriya Swayam- sevak Sangh (the militant Hindu volunteer or- ganisation). Hindu Mahasabha (the Hindu communal organisation). Moslem National Guards and the Akali Sikh Party composed of extreme Nationalist Sikhs.
Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru, Sar dar Vallabhai, the Deputy Pet mter, and Maulana Abul Kalara.
Education Muster, als tell over 19oin people attend-
with a
קווי!!
***Than who are denanding
f the establishment
State lave killed the greatest of all timius, but let 10 one take revenge, because revenge is
Him! Buy America
Long Time" Needs New
Liverpool, Feb. 2.
cur-
Low Hung.56, and his wife. Low Luelse. 45, were fined £200 here today after plending guilty to a reney charge.
Currency worth £153 had been seized,
their hurry
The couple sold laundry here in a last week and did not have time to spend the money on n wedding present for their son in China before their scheduled departure for Hong Kong last Saturday.
Questioned about rive sovereign picces, specially struck for "Queen Victoria's Jubiler. Low Hong said: "Him buy fong the." Reuter,
America's
European Dictator"
Oil-Fields
WASHINGTON, FEB. 2. THE UNITED STATES MUST DO A BETTER JOB OF HOUSEKEEPING WITH ITS NATURAL RESOURCES OR IT WILL FIND ITS CUP. BOARD BARE. MR. JULIUS KRUG, SECRETARY OF. THE INTERIOR. WARNED TO- DAY.
National Beerky demands. he said in his annual report. that Americans reclaim mors land, find more petroleum. Hayw mare coal and, in general, make better use of the things the na tion luas.
Americans must Tonk alwa to the day when they will have population of 155,000,000 to
by support--perhaps.
1960- and 165.000,88 mouths to feed by 1990.
ing a pardie meeting today at the very negation of what Mr. the Government was determin-| Gandhi taught." ed to put down emanalism
Utter Shame
About the fort problem. the and law feNTRUM
the. Nehru went on
Rid: to say
"One of Mr. haml.
that the communalisny of the
greatest needs of the nation to.. The Indian auntien toulay or
Belgrade, Feb, 3. League zond of the Late
of the Rush- Moslem Leaders
The sixth issue of the official day is the discovery, of new all
fields." Mahasabba extremistsorgan of the nine-untin Cornin triya Swayamsevak Sangh and Hinda
The depletion of high-grade | the All-Inda Muhasabha, while had "un much mischief and form said today in an editoriul reports from many parts of B-created much distress in India on a Western Union for Europe, cual reserves had progressed so many blast furnaces W? << laterale any that Mr. di tufl of "Revenge Gandhi" and
Ernest Bevin, the for that Tots against Binda extremists. longer the anti-national activi- Foreign Secretary, planned to hr and coke plant operators hail
ahliged to seek new re "America's European Gauleiter been Deshpande, General ties of any group."
Mr. Nehru Lok tire Mahasabha. of the
"That is of course wil the United States finds it necessary could be saved in the mines of About 1,000,000 tons of conl to replace him by an Americum general," added the editorial, Western Pennsylvania by the In- written
Czechoslovak stallation of salvage plants.- by 12 Communist writer named
Jan Reuter. Marek.
V. G. Secretary
Indian
will be detained for one month National Assembly of his "ut- for alleged violation uf the ter shame that we should have Punjab Safety Act. He was failed to protect the greatest
utily tates
yesterday treasure we possessed, as it has and the Mahasabha office here been our failure in past months was sealed and put under arm- to protect many innocent men, ed guard after the search.
women and children,"
take
The Choice
The paper declared that the
From outside the Assembly] "protocol” — the alleged Com Another
ter,
as he spoke came shouts of munist plot to sabojage Rohr For the third day in succes- "Wipe Out Rashtriya Swayam econotuy-was a forgery.-Reu- son, complete hartal-the sevak Sangh,"-Reuter, closing of shops. schools. einemas, restaurants and busi-) ness generally--was observed in! Old and New Delhi. The streets! were quiet apart front oernsion-{ al processions of young people. carrying black tags of mourni
111.
The
Socialist kader, Jai- prakash Narain, urged the Goy-
German Mark May Be Reorganised
Berlin, Feb. 3.
ernment to treat communallem The reform of the German mark on a nationwide
as high treason, when he spoke
to the public meeting at which
Mr. Nehru said: "The choice
before us is either to come to. tair senses or perish.
"If you are in favour of com- munalism, then say so and de not deceive me or yourselves, or above all. timt great soul, Mx- hatma Gandhi.
Big Four To Meet Again?
Washington, Feb. 3. The Secretary of State (Mr. today pro- George Marshalli
sed that the deputies en Aus-
basis was discussed in a spirit of compromise by the four Allied military commanders dur- ing a 100-minute secret session after yester- day's Control Council meeting, Berlin politi- eal circles declared today.
Soviet Spy Scare
Washington, Feb. 3.
LA. Gen, Leslie R. Groves, wartime director of the Army's i atom bomb project, said today that Russia was using the Am- cricon
Commurisis and "those
on the third party ticke!" to try lenen United States atom secrets.
to
Gen, Gruves also told a news conference that the Uniterl States wanted an international
the agreement banning
use of atomic weapons but that the Hussians had blocked action on this.
Gomerad Luvius D. Clay, Unit- As a result, it was fell the ed States Military Governor, meeting was an undoubted sne- submitted a complete currency cess, displaying inevitable dif- "Everybody in the United reform plan on behalf of Am-ferences but also displaying a States realizes that but Henry erica and Britam, while Mar- greater measure of Interna- Wallace," said Gen. Groves, shad Vassily Sokolovsky, the tional understanding and co- Soviet Commander, presented operation thinn had been wit Another plan prepared by the messed in the Control Council Soylet Military Administration. for some months.-Reuter.
The plans shaved marked differences. Russia claimed that the main financial burden of currency reform should be barne by the cupitalist class and General Clay favoured equality, of sacrifice by the entire po- pulation of 60,000,000.
Asked if he thought Russia had the atomle bomb, be said: "I'm not a bit worried.”—Unit- cd Press.
Reign Of Terror In Greece Today
Athens, Feb. 3.
Informed cirales felt that the Captain Albert Raymond Blackburn, British La- ia of the Big Four Council of | differences were no means in-j bour Member of Parliament, said here tonight Foreign Ministers reconvene in superable and that mung points that "tens of thousands" of Greek villagers London about Feb. 20 to con. of agreement could be renched
were today living under terror from bandits. sider the Soviet proposals for by the Control Coungil,
"I wish the people of Britain settlement of German assets in Both sides. these circles said, and
other Democratic peoples Austria.
appeared to realise the urgency could come here to see for them-
At the same time, he design-for a enuntry-wide reform for selves what is happening." Cap- Don Iddon's
ated Samuct Reber, deputy the mark and the elians and tain Blackburn told a press con- director of the State Depart-hardship that would be created ference.
Captain Blackburn, who had ment's Ollice of Foreign Affairs. by unilateral action.
Diary
to be United States deputy at Conscious that this was the paid a three-week visit to Epirus the forthcoming meeting. "one last chance" to solve the and other parts of Greece as guest
of the Greek Government, sald a (Continurd from Pagr 6) The German assets issue has problem and that separate zonal 23-year-old bandit he questioned
Madeleino Carroll's husband! long blecked the final Austrian reforms would help finally to in the village of Kinitais, in the has returned to France and the treaty ecause the Big Four split Germany and destroy presence, of a a United States off- have never been able to agree four-power corperation, neither cer, told them they were Fascists, British actress stands by mak what are legitimate German the Eastern nor the Western "and if ordered to do so he would ing tests. assels, in contrast to those representatives appeared yes-cut off both their heads," seized by the Nazis after tak-terday to adhere too rigidly to ing over Austria.
Latest Soviet proposals in- clude Soviet claims to many oil concessions for a period of 50 years.United Press.
Italy
London Feb. 3 The deputy reign Ministers
of Britain, Amerlea, Russia and France assembled here yesterday to continue discussions of the future of Italy's colonial empire. They must first decide what nations will be allowed to pre- sent their views on the colonies
their original plans.
Civil Rights
In U.S.A.
No lush part has yet been offered her.
Private Lives
The same man, Captain Black- burn added, spontaneously con-
Bob Hope said he would like fcased that he had beheaded sixi villagers and two women charg to return to Broadway in a re
"Private ad with giving information about vival of Coward's bandits to Government troops. Lives." Noel is enying with
He said he had no evidence of) Bob in Hollywood,
cruelties by tho Government
Lana Turner's suspension by foreca but he would not be Aur M.G.M. surprised no one. The prisod
"If Individual Nationalists whose wives have been abducted actress has had a great deal of by the bandite did not from time unfavourable publicity. to time
J. Despite
Rank's wreak vengeance on the
Arthur wrong-doers,
troubles, the star-spangled car- Such barbarities, if committed, pet will be laid out for him were against all Government In- when he visits here in March. structions, he said. Washington, Fob, 3.
Zoltan Korda wants Aldous The many captured bandita 1 President Truman today ask-saw made it clear they got arms, Huxley as his partner in a plan and arrange for hearings.-Assed Congress for anti-lynching and supplies from Albania in par- to lim several of the novelist's and fair employment practice ticular, and also from Yugoslavia books. Huxley is an old Holly. lawa.
and Bulgaria,” ho declared. wood realdent, but angered the Reutor.
ociated Press.
MINISTER ARRESTED
He also urged other measures to preserve civil rights.
COMMUNIST
film people with his "Eyeless in Gazo,"
Britain's Edmund Gwenn shipped 250 hotwater. bottles to friends in London last week.
Clark Gable is under the The › Arakanese Communist doctor's care for a leg injury,
SHOT DEAD
Rangoon, Feb. 3.
He submitted a 10-point pro Athens, Feb. 3. John Peltekis, Minister of Mer-gramme, calling for a specific chant Marine in the Sophoulas federal measure "to deal with Government of 1940, was arrest the arime of lynching-against ed today and charged with at which I cannot speak too strong- tempting to smuggle gold into the ly," and recommending the leader, Saw Ral Than, was but reports that he faces a seri country.
stablishment of a permanent shot to death, yesterday in a ous operation are not true, alleged that 186 gold Sovereigna
about £875 on the joint congressional committee worth market had boon found on him on civil rights, and a civil rights and were not declared Associat-commission in the Justios De ed Press.
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