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'CAPITALISM BOUND TO CRACK RUISLIP Communist Grip On
HOUR FOR WORLD REVOLUTION ABOUT TO STRIKE Startling Report On Communism
Washington, Mar. 7.
A Congressional sub-committee reports that it is convinced Communists believe the hour for world revolution is just about to strike. For a year this sub-committee of the House Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs, headed by Mrs. Frances P. Bolton, Republican, has studied world political movements. It went back 100 years into Communist and Russian policy, studying words and deeds.
All
"The Communists have one The committee findings goal. world revoluti m." the re-three small volumes. One con- part says. "They assumed the taina the committee's conclu- revolution will be violent."
Bluth Communist and non. Communist «tatesmon "now ex pert great changes in the vers near future in Europe," it adds. "Aslite from uny cominy economic crisis, the Communists believe that the world is even
now in a political crisis." it says. "They believe that inrge
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You Have Been Warned!,
London, Mar. 6, Events in Czechoslovakia proved "that the Commun- lats are enemies to Parlia- mentary or any other kind - of democracy and that they would stoop to any depth of blackmall or violence in thelr attempt to Acize power," Mr. Herbert Morri- Prime non. the Deputy
Minister, tonight told a focal Labour Party meeting -at-Grimsby.Lincolnshire,
Co-
Urging Socialist "simple- tona' who advocate operation with the Com- munists to take warning. Mr. Morrison declared:
"There can be no mistak- Ing the lesson for the trade voluntary and all anlons associations of free men to is read in the hidden pre- parations and the ruthless Use of the Communist ac- tion committees in Crecho- slovakia. The warning will not be lost on the Brilish people, nor. 1 trust, on the tree democracies of France and elsewhere.”—Keuter,
areas in the work are clone
ta revolution at the prosent moment."
to-
Here is how it pieces gether what it belleven the Com.) munista expect to occur:
What They Expect · (1) The crackup of capitalism will start soon with a depres alon in the United Staten.
(2) It will spread through-| out the world rapidly..
sions and another the Alato- ments of Russian and Com. munist offeinds over a period of 100 years. The third lists revent protestx the United States has made against Rus xian policies and actions.
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The report says the Russians hope they can weaken Western Europe further-"they how to increase the strains and they have announced they will Une all means to-do so."
As for the United States, the report says the Communists have been convinced for 100 years that capitallem is bound to crack.
A depression in the United States would not only full their prediction, "It would bring
revolution to the world ellmax," the committee anys,"
"Top Priority"
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"It might either so weaken the United States that world capitalism would collapse, or it night lend to American Fas cism, with a final struggle be- tween Capitalism and Com- muniam.
The interpretation of the .economic situation of the United Staten thereby takes its place an the top priority problem for Soviet Intelligence."
The commitice concluded that believe their the Communists policies are based upon a science rupable of predicting accurately the course of human behaviour,
Associated Press,
NO FINNISH YET ON
AIR CRASH:
The pilot was killed and three people injured (one of whom died later) when a "Viking" aircraft operated by British European Airways crash-landed at Ruislip, Middlesex, on the evening of January 6th. The 'plane was bound for Northolt from Glasgow.-Associated Press Photo.
Guatemala Planning To
Provoke An Incident?
Hong Kong Newspaper Banned
Canton, Mar. 7.
"Wah The
Kiu Yat Po," one of Hong Kong's lead- ing Chinese news- papers, will be con- fiscated if it makes any further appear- ance here. This or- der,
according to local Chinese press reports, has been given by the City Social Affairs Bureau.
Reuter.
DECISION
PACT
Helsinki, Mar. 6.
The Finnish Cabinet's six-man. Foreign Affairs Committee discussed Marshal Stalin's request for a military assistance pact for over two- hours today without taking any decision. The Committee adjourned until Monday. All
San Salvador, Mar. 6. European diplomatic quarters here have express- ed fears that Guatemala may be planning to provoke a border incident with British-Hon- duras.
It is reported here that total mobilisation may be declared in Guatemala any day. Already she the has despatched forces to the frontier on pretext that some 1,500 British.troops, "with mountain cannon" are there. British quarters....agtegorisa, the
troops and
mountain cannon"
report as an invention equal to Guatemalan official
claims that the long-sunk "Curacon," and the sloop Sparrow,” are standing off Belize.
In the Arst place, it would be to get 1,500 almost impossible men together from the British forces now in the area.
the
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second,
British forces are nearer. Guatemala than 10 the town of Er Gayo, some miles from the border: It may be stated on authority that in no- wauki provocation instance of British troops fire the first shot --Reuter.
"Curecod" was The cruiser cut in half and sunk by the liner "Queen Mary" off the on October coast of Ireland 2. 1942.
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Guatemala City, Mar, 6. Belize "Cut On" All traffic and communication between Belize, capital of British Honduras and Guatemala was at
a standstill on Saturday,
The stalemate followed a Gua announce temalan Goverment
Siam Govt. Recognised
Bangkok, Mar. 6. Britain, the United States. China, India France and the Netherlands have re- cognised the Siamese Gov- ernment of Khuang Abhal- to which camU Wongso. power after a coup-last November.
After Marshal Fibul Songkram had seized con- trol of the Government in November, a new · Cabinet ander Abhaiwongse WILD installed. It Ister resigned, elections were held and Khuang WEI reappointed Premier. Marshal Bong- kram was Premier of Slam 'during the Japanese OGEN-
nation and declared war on - the Allen-Beuter.
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ment on Friday night that the option of applying for Guatema Une between Belize Hand the fan citizenship or retaining rest of the Republic" has been tish chuizenship with full rights.
na precaution agains: Associated Press, closed possible incidents...
Though in British Honduras, Belize is generally referred to by the Guatemalan Government as Dart of it. Republic.
Czechoslovakia No Local Purges Of
Army Units
Prague, Mar. 6. The Communist Party, its purge of public life al- most completed, declared today that Czecho- slovakia's February revolution" had been safer than an American "Fourth of July” celebration.
The announcement came as Communist Action Committees cracked down on a group of army officers; discharged the governing body of an honorary military association; and widened the purge of the national and foreign press. Aside from the Army and a few newspapers, Communist control of Czech national life is now almost complete.
Every Government agency is port, Evzen Loebl, said that no firmly within the Communist date had been set to open trade grip and Premier Klement hegotiations with Great Bri Gottwald expects a minimum of tain. He announced new trade 208 votes with which to get his pgreements were under way policies through the 300-seat with Norway and Belgium and
that Constituent Assembly when it said
agreements with France and Switzerland have reconvenes on Wednesday,
extended.-- The "Central Action Com. been temporarily mittee of the National Front" Associated Press. warned local action committees not to initiate local purges of Czech Army units. Instead, they are to the Ministry of Na- tional Defence and the chair- man of the Parliamentary De- fence Committee, Rudolf Slan- sky, "all cases where interfer- ence is necessary."
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A ramanoe that has been making world headlines ran into a rag this week when. the Pope refused to grant a dispensation for Princess Anne of
Bourbon-Parmá (above), who is a Roman Catholic, to marry ax-King Michael of Rumania, a member of the Greek Orthodox Church. --- Asso-
ciated Press.
British Statement "Rejected"
TB Patients Go On Strike
Tokyo, Mar, 7. The “Mainichi" says: 100 tuberculosis w.pattenta vótka Japanese sanatorium in Mito, 60 miles north-care of Toké
Prague, Mar. 6. The Czechoslovák Social Democratic Party today The Social Democrat organ, issued a statement, rejecting the British "Pravo Lidu" headlined the an-
Labour Party's statement on Tuesday con- nouncement: "Purge in Army."
demning the new. Czechoslovak Government. Eight American films star- ring actors who testified at the
"The Czechoslovak Social De Congressional investigation of mocratic Party cannot agree Hollywood Communists, have with your attitude towards the been banned throughout Cze February events and the present choslovakia by order of the state of affairs in this country" Ministry of Information. The the statement said. boycotted stars are Gary Co As we all found out, it was oper, Ginger Rogers, Robert
8 matter of suppressing, an at- Montgomery Robert. Taylor tempt of rend of Tom abroad and Adolph Menjou, p
The Ministry of the Interior which tried to stop our further progress towards Socialism by announced that a police officer, using all means at their dis- Alois Malek. Impriached on
posal-beginning with sabotage suspicion of being an "agent in of Government work and the the espionage network of the resignation of Ministers National Socialist Party," hanged himself in his cell in ending with an anti-Government
conspiracy and high treason.” the military prison......
In Berlin, the "Neues Deut. schland," Soviet-licenced paper, today accused the Czech emigres Munich with plotting against the Republic with British help.
him
"Not One Human
Victim"
London.
British Major"
slovak homes.
and
Czech in
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Yo, started a hunger, sirjke on Saturdays profest against "insincere":" treat- ment by the doctors..
The paper maid 470 other patients were also fighting for Improved treatment and better food from the-Gov- ernment operated Lorium-Unifed Press.
Explosion
In Chemical
Plant
"More than once," the Com-in munist Party newspaper "Rude Pravo commented, "we have
The paper said that a British read reports stating how many victims had been claimed by the aspr. Fuller and a British calebration of American Inde business man named Tipler had pendence Day when more than put "reactionary ona American citizen paid with Munich" in touch with General life either by being Lev Pachala, who was deprived trampled in a crowd, as a re- of his rank in 1945 after lead- sult of overdrinking or some ing an anti-Benes group in thing similar.
d. Waltham, Mass, Mar. 7. "In the exciting day at the
They had also made contact A roaring explosloti, shatter- end of this historic February with Herr Wenzel Jacksck, ing windows 200 yards”: SWay, there were hundreds of thous Former Sudeten German Social demolished the tar Interlake Chemical Company, plant; - as; sands of Czechs and Slovaks in Democrat Party leader, now work shifts changing.. At infared:" tha atreets. There was not one said to be in London, who last least 30 tersere chan
year formed n Sudeten German five critically. The blast, was Bri-human victim.”
A The "Rude Pravo" declara- Society with the object of re- heard two miles away.
The fires, fed by chemicals, tian followed an announce turning deported Sudeten Ger- Protests
mant by. Domestic Trade Minis
threatened for an hour to ter Frantisek Krajcir. that Bulans to their former Czecho roared through the plant and Port Stanley, Mar. 0.
These Czech groups were call-spread to nearby buildings. A Britain has delivered a protest garian Communist Premier to Argentina and received one in Georgi Dimitrov reputed ing on similar groups abroad crowd of 1,000 curious people return In the dispute over the strong man" of Moscow to join them and were planning fammed, the streets, watching A Government announcement, Antarctic Falkland Island DepesBikan satellites is expected a conference for the end of the the firemen who were prevented. from getting fits equipment describing the closing of the dencies.
The British protest was de to visit Prague Krafeir did month, the paper sald.
placed for half an hour due to truntler as "an emergoney act." ministers are standing by for a possible meet-
said the step had been taken "belivered by Miles Clinord, Cover act indicate when or why
Benes A Prisoner ing tomorrow and have been warned not to cause of the recent disembarkanor of the Falkland Islands, who Dimitroy, is coming.
A Frankfurt despatch quoted the Jam,
Clothes were literally burned", of foreigi tion
The Interior Ministry, ac.! military forces arrived at Deception. Island on
the German news agency Dena off some of the employees. leave Helsinki during the weekend. Four of
which threaten Guatamala secur Thursday on board the Britlih knowledging that some pare for a statement by two Czs- Curiously, some who, had their the ministers who are members of the Com-
cruiser "Nigerin."- "This closure cancels all com
accompanied by at sons have attempt to choslovak People's (Catholic) clothes burned off Clifford, mittee are of the People's Democrats, the ex- treme Left party which supports the Russian.munication and all traffic of per officer from Nigeria, went to the country in ordres Party leaders that Dr. Benes seriously hurt-United Press,
"Ten Miles" sons and, goods between Guate the Argentine camp at Pourquoi-against the Republie abroad,g mala and her territory which is Par Bay and proposal unconditionally.
delivered a note warned that anyone caught more a prisoner than the
Waltham, Mar. 7. President Paasikivi and his munist, Mr. Hetta J. Kut. In allen hands. The shipment of protesting at Argentina's "unnu aiding refugees would be Dr. Pavel Tigrid, former edi
An explosion heard ten miles courage, the fighting but to keep independent Foreign Ministerinen. Lender of the Cam all kinds of food products or any thorised occupation,
prosecuted as traitor-Unit tor of his Party's paper Lidova out of it as much as possible.
Government officials here anıd
ed Fresn.com
Democracle, and a Edvove away levelled a sprawling (6), When the time comes Carl Enckell, are not agreed. munist Parliamentary group. other products from Guatemala
place for She is the wife of Yajo Leino, lo Belize la prohibited," said the Lieutenant Cabrern, leader of the
Argentina * detachment, Mimbe
Trade As Usual Baur, former member of the plastica factory last night and order. they hope to be able to stop in, meanwhile, on the
A source close to the Guate diately protested at the presence
Pragis Mat Party's foreign policy comn: early today firemen began healthy and strong, and take any negotiations with Russia Minister of the Interior over,the battered world.. which may take place, it wan Nothing was known, yet malon Foreign Minister said on of: "Nigeria" in "Argentine terri- Czechoslovakia will nation fee, the two refugees, said that checking the mouldering, ruins about the membership of any Saturday that if Belize comes torial watery without the author. alles her foreign trade but will together 170 Crech refugees for 15 or more persons, trapped. The Congressmen say the learned, today,
In hospitals were 26 Injured, control. The ity of the Argentine Government not devalire her, currency to set had crossed the border into 14 of them seriously. Associa M. Enckell favours Moscow delegation to be sent to. Mos under Guatemala's Fommunist designs and plans
assumed that residents will be given the Associated Press, Pantry
up a special, trade dollar varde. Bavaris in the last few days ted Press. are spelled out for all, the world but the President prefers Hel-cow but it was
Col. McCormick, sinki, whore the Finnish the delegation would consist of
the Minister of Foreign Trade Reuter. to read and that:
Bog New York, "Mar. 23: Our reluctance to face the delegation would be in closer members of the Government
The anti-British "Chicago told a news conference on facta concerning Soviet policy touch with the government and end of Members of Parliament,
Helsinki Radio sald.KERA
Tribune today urged United Saturday.
The Unister, Antonín States support for a Guate- even though they have done parliament.
There were signs of anxiety Only the People's Democrats thair best to make its nature below the surface here today, support the Russian drops
malan proposal to be made at Gregor, a Communist, reiterat expliélt,....... is parallel to our
the forthcoming Pan-Americaned his hope that Czechoslovakia carilar, reluctance to recognise although the capital was out unconditionally. The Social
Conference at Bogota that could continue the nature of Nasi Ambitions wardly, calm. Applications for Democrats, largest single group
European nations be called upon with the Western. hen they lay plain in the text exit permits under the new re in the Finnish Parliament,
to abandon all territoriem in the which were finażlyz gulations allowing the poll have told the Fresident that
those countries Hitler's book."!
Western Hemisphere, tically reliable" to leave the they would not be opposed to country have increased sharply. negotiations though the major- Refugees from the Karollan ity of the Finnish people are aresa ceded to, Russia," who are against the pact", now living "In other parts of The People Finland) have begun a flight to Social Democrats
rding: tó!the Cong mand k ma
(3) There will be revolu- tions.
(4) Apparently, the Rusalans and Communists hope to en-
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