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AMERICAN MILITARY AID
Fake 7
Surprise Move By Mr. Truman Foreshadowed Cathay Pacific
Shipments To The "Western Union"
Washington, Apr, 29.
Informed circles today said that President Trumon would send a special message to Congress next week, asking limited shipments of "American guns, tanks and planos, for the 16 Marshali Plan nations, including, the five nations which signed the "Western Union" European defence pact.
4.
The United Press was informed that President Tru
man would ask Congress to endorse a limited Lend-Lease
programme for the armed forces, of Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
The contents of the message were a closely-guarded Ad- ministration secret and its pro- visions are known only to a few top-level officials. Barring a last-minute hitch, it will be sent to Congress on Monday or Tuesday,
(Rop Charles Ealan) yesterday revealed that the Committos had recently asked the State Dapartment to piepars, a mili-{ tary Land Lease bill for non- Communist Governments.
The chairman of the Segale Appropriations Committee (Send- for Styles Bridges; called for in-
was
Mr. Trumun had fest planned |-to-send-It-to-the-Capitol-10-creased-military-nid-to-the-Na-
marrow, but his rides were uti able to complete the final draft in time.
It was made clear that the White House was speeding up the plan
mainly because Con- gress planned fo adjourn about 15 for the national- political ventionS
and not because of new developments in the international scene. If Congress quits as scheduled, it will have six weeks to get an Mr., Tru- mum's request.
any
Fulfilling Plodge
The administration was re- parted as convince that any sielay would make action...this year almost impossible, Earlier, it had been expected that the European bloc would be asked to prepared "balance sheet" of needs in much the same manner as in the European Recovery Programme, which the project is ainted to bolster on the military front.
The programme would ful-
Mr. Truman's pledge, madel
The
"Western day the pact was signed at
ол
Union"
five
Brussels, of American support
Another Exodus Difficulty In
Threatened
Cantop, Apr. 30,
A porilble exédús of Gan- ton factories to the British colony of Hong Kong, if China's export-Import con- trol is not relaxed, la predict-- ed by the Chinese newspaper Yuet Wah Po.
It pointed out that Shang- hai factories are migrating to Hong Kong and added that the head of a large concern in Canton told a reporter of the paper that hia factory
and some other industrial estab.
lishments are contemplating removal.
It is said that if no satis factory solution regarding the allatmantafpport quatal for the fifth quarter is reach- ed, a number of Canton's factories will not be able to operate because of the lack of raw materials. Reuter.
Bathing Beauty Contest
Mania,. Apt. 20.
Coming To Agreement
SPEED
Batavia, Apr. 29. Relations between the Dutch and the Indonesian Re- publicans, seeking a settle- meat in the Dutch East Indies, were reported to be "strain- [ed" today after the publica-
tion of ́n Republican bul- letin on the plebiscite talks.
The bulletin alleged that the Hongkong
Dutch had admitted their at- |-Illuda_towards-the-plebiselte_was
not based on the agreement sign- ed last January on board the United States transport Renville
Batavia Harbour.
In
The allegations were describ- ed as a "complete, falsehood" by a Dutch spokesmák in a state- ment released in Jogjakarta, the Republican capital.
(Dutch And Indonesian negotia-
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tors mei in Jogjakarta last Sun and Representative Joseph Ball
day after their talks sponsored repentedly warned that the Euro-
by the
Council's good Security pean Recovery Programme
offices committee, had been heiti not enough
A bathing beauty contest will to save Western
be held under the ausplees of up over n railway station in- Europe from work Communism.
the, swanky Government-operat-cident in which the Dutch envoys
have
been Muulla's were reported to The
Lend-Lease pro-ed Manilu Hotel, on now
munhandled at Jogjakarta morn- gramme is expected to tie in waterfront, next Sunday.
way station.)-Reuter. closely with the United States' ing at 8 o'clock, to choose the "Miss Manila Hotel" for 1948, it increased defence spending pro- grumme. It could
that was unnounced today. much of Lend-team for Europe ----Se
Senor Hector Cervera, a visit- would
the come from
United Ing Argentina businessman and States' stock of surplus war personal representative of 1} set material--the mobile vehicle Argentine President, General storage grounds, plane porking Juan
will award areas in the West, and perhaps symbolic silver trophy which he from-vessels- of-the- "mothball"-|-has-donated-to-the winner...ol fleet.- United Press.
the contest.-Reuter.
mean
Peron.
United States Of
a
Europe Again Urged
Brussels, Apr. 29...
for a mutual defence alliance.Albert Lohest, President of the Belgian group of the The Defence Ministers of the nations are sche- European med to meet in London-on-Fri- day to plon cooperative action in the event that any one
of
them is attacked
Reaction; at Congress - to
Lend-Lease
:
Such
limited peacetime programme is uncertain.
European Federation, said today that the Euro- pean Congress opening at The Hague on May 7 to discuss the creation of a United States of Europe is the Continent's one chance to avoid
d now wor
Jailed For
'Conspiracy'
Prague. Apr. 30. Jan- Ursiny-former-Vice- Premier and head of the anti- Communist Slovak Democratie Party, was today sentenced to | seven years' imprisonment by the State Court at Bratislava for conspiracy."
Otto Obuch, Urainy's private secretary, was sentenced to 30 years.
Bruiny's Slovak Democratie Parly won a 62 per cent major- ity in the Slovakia Province in the 1940 elections.
Fourteen other defendants who the were charged with aiding Conspiracy to set up a separate state with foreign aid_were_son- tenced, to prison terms ranging from four months to 18 years.
One was freed.
and
Uralny, 52, trembled howed his head-on burying the sentence.
powers,"
He said in an interviewpean countries to exchange views
He was charged specifically foreign policy leaders as Senator "The United Nations Organisa- on how to envisage the formation with conspiracy
against the Henry Cabot. Lodge maintained
of a United States of Europe. state, disclosing stale secrets and loday that United States Lend-tion is too weak because it is
with foreign Lease and must be accompanied nothing more than a grouping The four-day cangress under the criminal relations
of Winston Churchill by the establishment of a. Euro-of a number of nationalisms. leadership
Ursiny resigned his post in pean General Staff and the ap-It is necessary we give the will name political, economic and pointment of a Supreme Western world something different and social study groups charged with October-United Press,
on a wider basis than that laying the foundations of the
Congress churter. Surplus Stores
Lohest said the meeting at
Commander.
The idea of a Federn? Europe Dutch Colonial
The chairman of the House The Hague was called to enable is that it must become a Foreign Affaire Committee the 850 representatives of Euro-force in the world and must con- tribute a spiritual idea going beyond sheer nationalism," Lohest said.
Indonesia Demands
UNO Action
Lake Success, Apr. 29.
Dr. Tjoa Sik len, of Indonesia, called today for an
immediate session of the Security Council' to " consider "the alarming situation" in Indonesia.
Soviet Threat To U.S. Ship
Changes
The Hague, Apr. 29. He sald the Russians feel that The Second Chamber of The Europe as it is today is a dag- Netherlands States General to- 21 ger sticking in their side. I am clay passed by 64 votes to convinced that when Europe has a measure for the revision been consolidated the Soviet the Dutch Constitution to provide Union will change its view." for the new status of Netherlands overseas territories. Plans for
Lohest added: "If Russia op- pears aggressive today, it is, giving more control to the Unit
mide believe, because she feels she is ed States of Indonesia faced by nothing more than a necessary a redefinition of the handful of disorganised particles powers of the Home Cavern-
ment.
of dust."
He concluded that in a The revision will involve new "federalised Europe there can be elections in Hollared, which ar He-alleged-that-the-Dutch-no-Communism,United Press. Lexpected early in July Reuter. were violating the terms of the cease Are agreement reached in January through the mediation of the Security Council's "good offices" committee,
Dr. Tipe told reporters that in- formation from Jogjakarta, the Republican capital, showed that the Dutch Governor in Eastern Java had imposed various res- trictions on the plebiscite move- ment, including a ban on the as-
Vienna, Apr. 29.-- Soviet soldiers threatened sembly of more than six persons
in Malang to shoot down the flag on an "Without elementary political American-leased ship on the rights for the inhabitants, the Danube if it was not lowered forthcoming plebiscite can never Immediately, an American be held in a fair manner,"
Dr.
Li
Tsung-jen's Message To China
Nanking, Apr. 30.
General Li Tsung-jen, China's first constitutional Vice-President, in a message to the people of China last night said:
jspökörman said here tonight member of
the people and the unshaken conftion your great plans, tender
The vessel, an excursion steam-
Dr.
the
D
delegation to thy
In
You "I was elected China's first honour of being elected. constitutional Vice-President by will be able to assist the Chief the enthusiastic support of the Executive and put into execu
my congratulations." Reuter. dence of the delegates in me.
"I am very grateful to them." THE SEVEN DEVIES
General Li ottributed his gue-
er, had broken down with United Nations, said he has also gine trouble near Linz, and drift written to Mr. George Marshall, ed into a sandbank on the Rus
American Secretary of State, alan sido of the river. “
An earlier statement that the asking his help in "assisting the ceas to the following two rea-
70,000,000 Indonesian people Russians had boarded the slip receiving goods and services from
the outside world."! spokesman added. The Russlari Beenuse of the Dutch blockade, made their demand, to the Ambe said, no exports.or
Imports erican-sergeant-in-charge from for uso necessities-of-lità
possible-Reuter.
was found to be an error, the
the sandbank.
The atcamer was carrying more than 30 porsangers; ind
*-,309-
POLICE CHIEF SHOT DEAD
"word
OF SOCIALISM son: (1) The Inspiration given
(Continued from Pag) by President Clilang Kai-shek (2) The
This is particularly damaging The people's appreciation of the meaning of constitutional In cases where the Government is a dealer in commodities with n Government.
"I shall try and carry my plat-world market and subject to
into effect and desist the sharp price movements President of the Republic to The essence of miccess in deal carry through the pollileal and ing in such markets is a quick I change of policy at the slightest shift in the Wind: The gross
forin
omic reforms: candide
regret that the ofereat deat in errors in the forecasts in the
who have done.
the present march towards de- Economie White Papers only tho mocracy, were not elected, but plainly prove that Government Adairvillo, Kentucky, Apr. 29. I feel sure that they will con- departments are unififted for this
tasks. negro shot dead the chief tinue to give their whole-heart-
Rufusha of police, 60-year-old
ed support to the great task of arrow here today and, taking suppressing the Communist re-
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