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"ÞgoTHE ODINA MAIL,«FRIDAY, MARON 12, 1948,
PRAGUE MOURNS DR. MASARYK
State Funeral For Foreign Minister Citizens Stunned
SUMMER TIME
IN SHANGHAI
Daylight
will come Into
Shanghai
according
from to
#
Shangbal, Mar. 11...
κανίης time effect in Apr 1, do.. cision of the Electricity Supply Commission yester- day, which.. however han, yes to be ratified by
the" Shanghai Municipal Gov-** ernment.
The Commission's desire to begin daylight saving ear- Der than in former rears is prompted by the necessity for economising on power consumption-Reuter.
General's Surrender Advice
By Suicide
Prague, Mar. 10. Dr. Jan Masaryk, the 61-year-old, Foreign Minister and son of M. Thomas Masaryk, founder of the Czech Republic, who jumped to his death from a window early today, is to be given a State funeral on Saturday with full military honours.
The funeral procession.will move through the city
to Lany, the burial place of M. Thomas Masaryk. Lany is to be renamed Masarykovy Lany.
When the Czech Parliament held †¦ M. Norek, in his statement to itu Bir session since the crisis Parliament, disclosed that Dr. brought A Communist-dominated | Masaryk's body was found half on Cavernment into power, huge pile hour after he threw himself frum of red and white Bowers covered his window this morning. the seat Dr. Masaryk should have oc-
cupied.
The Climax
All flags on public buildings were Bown at half mast and people gather. fat night, after President Bene
In the tects, Breceived the new Polish Ambonendor, Dr. Masaryk stayed behind after the
rd in
groups there were no demonstrations,
How?
Baghdad, Mar. 10.
If the British withdraw their troops from Palestine, "the Arabs will immediate- ly tako action to prevent continued bloodshed," Hamd Pachachi, the Iraqi Foreign Minister, declared here today.
The
Arab and Moslem worlds could not accept the partition "at any price," he sald-Reuter.
We Lose "Our Good Colleague"
London, Mar. 10.
M. Varlac Nusek, Minister of the others in the party had left and talk-
In a hushed House of Interior, made a short statement ined with Dr. Bepes, M. Nosek anid. Parliament after which the Speaker During the evening. Dr. Masaryk Commons today, Mr. adjourned the Assembly for five had been in his usual good spirit. Ernest Bevin, the For- minutes on a mark of mourning.
but in
the night a nervou
srisi
M. Nock sald that during thehad developed. He was unable Gign Secretary, paid a
o'clock nix
This marning (local
Athens, Mar. 11. Major General James previous evening. Dr. Masaryk had sleep. Many cigarette ends were tribute to the late Dr. Van Fleet, the head of entis in America and Britain, ex-
heen reading telegrams from hl found in his room.
Jan Masaryk, the For- the military section of pressing disappointment at what M.
The crisis reached its climax teign Minister of Czecho- the United States aid Nonek called "his brave behaviour" time), A, Nosek continued: Unable Slovakia-"our good col- mission to Greece, today action which surprised Western Masaryk went out and throw him. Mr. Bevin said, was the bullder
in Joining the new invernment-an
control himself any langer, De league during the war." predicted that the Greek servers.
• bathroom ad. Dr. Jan Masaryk's father, Joining his bedroom Opposition supporters here guerillas would be "com-
were well from the window, |pletely defeated
aying today, that the suicide was no expression of despair at the situation
In the recent crisis, Dr. Masaryk of "that famous demoerney
Czechoslovakia" without hesitation summer."
in which the country finds itself. had gone
the side of the people's cause, and
"The Ron came arid Ilved Repercussions Unlikely for that reason had became the abamong us during the dark daya Last week, after the new Govern-ject of invective attacks, M. Nock of the war when freedom was mens had been formed, Dr. Masaryk, said.
taken away by Hitler, "A good man has passed away" M. Nosek added.
this
a life-long friend of Brhain und' Aia-
05
General Van Fleet, who gave a otess conference after visiting five Greek divisions in Northern and Eastern Greece, sald the erica, declared: "My place is Greek Army was conducting a elvilised war, but the guerillas Kether with the people I love. You
Prague Mourns were conducting on inhumanked reckon on me. I am one of Type of terror which cannot be ya classified as war."
The news of the suicide caused Prague was a city of mouming He declared: "My advice, to great disturbance among members with black dags flapping in the good bandits of Greek stock is of the Government, and the first breeze. Citizen stunned by the news surrender at once-and for the reaction of the authorities was to gathered round black-edged posters
frota announcing it. others to get out of Greece and rut of all communications stay out forever be killed." abrand, These were restored after It was not known tonight whether.
A Reuter Vespatch from An-¡the official announcement.
Dr. Masaryk had left any letter of kara today stated that Turkey is i thought here that the Foreign farewell, Prague Radio nuke considering taking "drastic steps" | Minister's death
will have
"while Opposition sup "depression," against alleged Greek guerilla al-political repercussions, but he was porters used the word "deep sir.” lacks on Turkish ships In the one of the most popular figures in One of those likely to be most af Aegean Sea and Turkish railways Czechoslovak public life, both for his fecies by Dr. Masaryk's death
political view-he was non-party President Benes, who loves not only presentative of Western thought leh to support him inˇàný enemßé tó pur National Front.
Pressing
`himself.
few
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"It was a proud moment to Dr. Jan Masaryk and his col- leagues to return, to Czecho- slovakin. Recent events have: clouded much that has happen. fed.
"We do not know what really has occurred except that he has passed. But Dr. Jan Masaryk'a name and that of his father will always live in the affec tionate memory of the British people.**
Mr. Winston Churchill, leader i of the Conservative Opposition and war-time Prime Minister,
in Thrace.
A Turkish motor boat was land for his downright way of ex-persunal friend by the unly reapeaking of Dr. Masaryk's stay incked yesterday by guerillas in an ormed boat, and fie was ex- changed.
Guerilla, were also said to have Some travellers have been maka brake to the policy of the newauid: "We were able to appro attacked
crossing the ing the journey by car as they Turco-Greek frontier in Thrace. consider the rood safer-Reuter
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Dr. Jan Masaryk's suicide in Prague has stripped the camouflage from the new Communist- dominated Government of Czechoslovakia, it was considered in diplomatic quarters here today.
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The President is believed to be heartbroken at the tragic end to the son of his grement friend and feader. Dr. Makaryk's death has spread depression among those who, like Dr. Bener, had defined ibeir policy
"East and West."
World' Affected
Many-shop-in-Prague-carried Black draped photographs of Dr. Masaryk, in their windows with as counts of him fe. Newspapere brought out special editions. The Communist organ, Rude Prayo, gave of his death.
only
a passing from many part
News despatches
-Reuter;
by
the
more
of the world described today the profound impression caused HIM continued presence at It promptly became clear
suicide in
Prague. the end of the Czech Foreign that the reconstruction of the news of the In Londes, Office in the reshuffled Cabinet Czechoslovak Government
declared man
"Nothing coul.l headed by the Communist Pre- der obvious preasure was the clearly demonstrate the character of mier, M. Klement Gottwald, least of the changes to be wit the recent events in Czechoslovakia and her betrayal by a minority tak was the main evidence pleadednessed in Prague.
More by liberal-minded supporters
than the change of ing its orders from abroad," of the now
Asked if Dr. Masaryk's suicide Czechoslovak re- Government, the purge and the ximd to suggest that legality drartie curtailment of Parlia- might have been influenced by eri
ticism abroad; the spokesman aid had mentary and press liberty that criticisms were directed, not against and constitutionality governed the recent changes. had followed it have shown the Dr. Masaryk personally, but agains From the point of view of true scope of the People's Re-the recent events in Czechoslovakia, publle opinion abroad, the as-volution in Prague-Reuter. Rociation of Dr. Jan Masaryk's name with the new regime war perhaps more Important than that of President Eduard Bones, since he represented the embodiment of continuity with the tradition built by the founder of the Czechoslovak Republic, President Thomas Garrigue Masaryk, his father. M.
Those critics of the recent events in Prague who conclud- ed that the Czechoslovakia of M. Masaryk was dead will not
Ever
be surprised that his son 'did
not outlive it for long.
Czech Denounces
Red Government
Lake Success, Mar. 10. Jan Papanek, permanent Czechoslovak repre- sentative to the United Nations, told the press today that he could not belleve Dr." Jan Masaryk, the Czech Foreign Minister, had committed suicide.
M. Papanek denounced the treaty of friendship between
Britain. - during the war,
clate the working of that com petent mind and resolute, un- flinching soul,
"It is a heavy loss, but one cannot help rejoleing that the famous name he bears will con tinue to be an inspiration to the peoples of Czechoslovakia", -Reuter.
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