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Willing To Go To Gaol
Washington, May 31.
Paul Robeson, the famous Negro singer, rofused to- day to tell the Senate Judiciary Committeo whether he is a member of the American Com- munist Party. Ho said he was willing to go to gaol rather than toll.
Robeson appeared with several other witnesses to oppose the Mundt-Nixon Communist con- trol bill.
He Wants To Marry A Jap
Columbus, Ohio, May 30.. Private Del Reed, stationed
Eleven Indonesian Republi: Mr.
in Japan, has written his parents can political parties tonight
that he wants to accided to form a National
marry a Japanese girl and his Front. They also decided to
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orin draft a national programme
Mr. Roberon kald
Reed. are hopeful first he
time with
that they complete which will be submitted to thought members of the Com-
dignity."
can halt his plans by writing Asked if Communists in thelo Army officials at Washing- the_Indonesian President, Dr. munist Party "have done a
United States Gave their
ton and Kyoto. R. I. Soekarno, who attended magnificent Job in America, ta
but he declined to answer
Russia, he replied: Mrs. Reed received a letter today's meeting at Jog-
don't have as specific question
much al-from her son, 19, on Saturday na to stegiance to Russia as some Am-telling of his intention to marry jakarta, the Republican capi-party membership.
ericans to Faselat Greeco." "Nineteen leading Americans Mr. Robeson, who saidi his are going to gaol for refusing to father was a slave in South Caro- They referred aliscussion of answer that question, and, if linn, tao changes in Dr. Mohammed Ent-necessary, I will join them," Mr. Moore (Republican, Oklahoma)
Robeson said.
She said, "He wrote telling me that people had "infinitely more" that he is going to marry
this opportunity in Russia than ho Japanese woman. We are heart- added there had not been would have in Mississippi. Hebroken. We think he has gotten,
as lonely since he enlisted in De-
tel.
ta's Cabinet.
told S Senator E. H.
n girl, whose nime he merely ad was Kimiku and of getting
a civilian job in Japan after the
Wingate Son For Israel
London, May 31.
Mrs. Lorna Wingate, widow of Major-General Orde Win. gate, the British Chindit lead. er killed in Burma, has pro. mised to sand their only son, now four years old, to farmel, the Jewish Agency announced here today,
Mrs.
rs. Wingate is quoted by the Agency as saying In Tel Aviv: “Israel is at war,
had gold and money, I would contribute them for the
wer which my husband forcanw. Not having them, I decidon to send you my son. I am sanding him to Kibbutz Ein Harod to be educated In Inruel, and to be a loyal son Bon of both larael and Dritain." Neither Mrs. Wingate nor her husband were of Jewish originRouter.
Terrible
Empire
completion of his Army duty. Paradox
The Dutch delegation negotint- He referred to Hollywood ing on differences with the Re-writers and others elled for con publicans af Jogjakarta told the tempt of Congress for refurinny people liquidated in Rus-cember, 1945 and turned to this Indonesians todny that their to answer similar questions at fears about the Dutch-sponsored hearings of the House Commit-la as in American slavery."
tee on un-American activities.
Bandoeng Convention were justified.
un-
News of the Dutch reassurance WALS contained
д Security Connell good ofces committee cominunique issued at Jugjakarta, The communique welled that the Dutch and the Convention serv- ed for mutual consultations with Indonglans not represented by the Republic,
that
The Republicans replied. they remained unconvinced. They said they would report di- reetly to the Security Council as already stated.
The Dutch and the good offices commitice arc to subinit
their comments on the complaint; to the Security Counell-Reuter.
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There was an outburst of ap- plause-and some hissing-from spectators as Mr. Robeson made his statement.
"Fascist Act"
he
Bir
has
Melbourne, May 31. dox that the Empire, which It was a "terrifying para-
"He could have made a mia-
twice delivered the take like that. We are asking that world from disaster, has ex- he be transferred away from that hibited so many signs of irl and maybe that will stop the breaking up in the past two narriage. I think we can per- marry this girl. We are trusting in leader of the Australian Op- that he should not years," Mr. Robert Menzies, Gast. He doesn't ralize what he position, said here today. la ooing."
Mr. Mrs, Reed said that
Winston Churchill and her only Marshal Jan Smuts, ita her and his father greatest men of the last 30 years, two
"A Martyr" Senator Homer Ferguson (Republican, Michigan) told reporters afterwards the Com-rt de him miltes would decide later who ther to start contempt motion against the anger.
The Inmous singer gestured violently when he declared
The Chairman of the Commit- would not
Fay whether tee. Senator Wiley (Republican, son coaxed he was un American Com-Wisconsin) expressed doubt that to consent to his entering the he said, had been discarded. munist because the question was the Committee would, but Sena-Army when he was just 10. She
"We can lose the Empire by
secret ballot."
cua
an "invasion of my right to or Moore sald: "Robeson seems sald he wrote many times in the not being prepared to think about
to want to be made a martyr, last two years and wanted to the British maybe we ought to make him
"Sometimes a year in goal coola off some of these people."
There was some more ap- plause from the audience when he said the proposed law was "a Fascist act" which he would not
obey. Mr. Robeson sald
one.
Asked whether he would fight his own son went to school in for the United States in case of Russia and found complete a war with Russia, Mr. Robeson freedom from racial pro- said he would have to decide❘ judtees. He himself "walked | that when the time came.--Reu- the earth (in Rusela) for the ter.
VIETNAM UNCERTAINTY: -NO CABINET YET
Saigon, May 31.
The Cabinot of the Contral Vietnam Government has not yet been definitely formed, M. Tran Van Huu, the Vice-Premier, speaking on bo- half of the Promier, General Nguyen Van Xuan, declared today.
Reporting on the outcome of General Xuan's talks with Bao Dai, the ex-Emperor of Annom, In Hong Kong, M. Van Huu said: "No answer has been received as yet from the personalities whom Bao Dai wishes to see participating in the Cabinet, but places will be reserved for them.
montha about
come home and had been writing hardly imagine a worse calamity
association. 1 a Columbus ghl
But in the last two
for the world than that Austra- they were very worried
lia should go at her own galt, his fallure to write. They expect-South Africa should sheer off, and ect him home in August.
Canada should move into the or- The mother said, "I said thank bit of the United States, leaving God to myself when the letter Britain alone." came yesterday. But I nearly He warned that unless all Bri-
fainted when
read it. rather see him dead."
I would tish people thought of the British
Empire as a whole, the weaken- !
She said her son signed up for ing of Britain would be seen in five years in the Army instead, the next few years.-Reuter. of three and has been trained as
a construction engineer. She said
she planned to ask the American Churchill
giri to plead with him to come hoice
But Reed still plans to marry his Kimiko despile family ob- jections and intends to stay in Japan-in uniform-"just as long as possible."
Reed, who is 20, told the United Press that his mother, Mrs. Orin Reed of Columbus, Ohio, pro- bably objected to his 20-year-old flancee because
she had never met her and "still felt bad about Pearl Harbour," "Kimiko had nothing to do with Pearl Har bour," he said.
Scooped
Them
London, May 31. The Foreign Under, Secretary, Mr. Cristopher Mayhew, con- ceded in the House of Commons today that Mr. Winston Church- til may scoop the Government in his war memoirs, but add- He said Kimiko, who works at the Army Finance Office ivity and accuracy."
now ed: "We shall win on pbject- and who speaks Ruent English, was repotriated from China in
Captain Albert Blackburn, Lab- December, 1945. Her mother is our, had asked whether the Gov- Japanese, he said, and her late ernment would publish a White father was half Chinese, halraper concerning President Roose-
tive."United Press"
Prime Minister, Neville Chamber- important ex-
"May 27, 1948, has become a | M. Semic Lon Le Van Hoach falian. "And she's very attrac velt's offer in 1838 to the ther historic date for Vietnam.
--State Minister.
Pham Huy Dan-Information. Nguen Than Glung-National Education.
Nguyen Khoa Toàn—Sports and
Youth.
"On that day, Bao Dai. re-. ceived Xuan in his villa in Hong Kong, paying tribute to the understanding of the French people and M. Emile
Nguyen Khaeve Justice. Bollaert,
French the
High Commissioner for Indo-China."
Nguyễn Trung Vinh–Finance. Nguyen Van Ty-Public Works. He added that General Xuan
Tran Thien Vang-Agriculture. had assured Bao Dai of his sup-
Tran QuangVinh Under Secrow port in achieving Viet Namh as- tary of State for National De- pirations. The ex-Emperor had fence. expressed complete confident France and agreement with Gen-Hazuanto Under-Secretary-of eral Xuan, M. Von Huu sald; State for National Education.
"The proclamation of indepen- dence and Viet Namh unity will of. Tongking.
Nguyen Zuan Thien, Governor
in
take place on board the cruiser Dr. Phan Van Giro, Govemor Douay Trouin in the Bay of Along of Annam.
and other changes
preceding
World War II. Mr. Mayhew said that Govern- ment preferred to await publica- tion of documents on the British foreign policy of 1019 through 1930 rather than issue a separate White Paper.
Japan's Food Plight oper
Tokyo, June 1.
Captain Blackburn said that The food situation in Japan Mr. Churchill already had beaten will be considerably worse in the Government by referring to July and August unless she re-secret documents of this period in abroad, the Government's Food ceives more food imports from his memoirs.-United Fress.
Administrator, Mr. Shinkichi Princess Anne
Kattayanagi, said today.
Prime Minister Hitoshi Ashida's recent statement that food ration. next Saturday, and official 'recog- Nobody has been found yet to schedule until October
ing will
proceed according · in nition by France of the new Gov-all the post of Minister of the year is entirely unfounded, Mr. of this crament will also take place Interior, which had been rejected Katayanogi declared.
then," he announced,
Peace Pledge
In Geneva
Geneva, May 31. Princess Anno arrived by plane today and was met by ex- by Nguyen Hu Tri, the Viet- He said that although Japan has King Michael who drove her to namese personality said.
been receiving Several other posts in, the pro-150,000 tons of imported food per a statement.
approximately | the hotel. She refused to give posed
Government have been month until last March, in April An official announcement: sald ∙Bao Del, he went on to say, tumed down, and should the list, this average had been reduced to today that ex-King Michael and was raiying on thetics of still be incomplete by June 4 the fabout 40,000 tons; and in May Princess Anne will arrive in France-Viet Namh friendship date at which the proposed Cab-only 21,000 tons were imported, Athens on Wednesday, Reliable to put
stop to the useless inet is to be presented, the farm- According to present prospects, sources said they would be mar- shedding of blood In Indo-ation of the new Government will June food imports will not exceed ried on Friday or Saturday. Chine, and the Viet Namh Gay-have to be postponed.—Reuter.
Archbishop Damaskinos will ernment had plodged itself to
preside at the wedding and the ceremony will be limited to-re- tatives However, the next s paper Ostia sald that some Go- vernment · lenders may attend.
There has been no Rumanian diplomatic staff In Athens for months,-United Press.
act towards that end.
The
Cultural Union of Viet
Namese
(in France) today con- demned the new Government un- der General Xuan as being "in- capable
able of
representing the Viet- Namh
people in any way.” ** The Union also accused Bao Da! of being the representative of a dynasty which was the sym- bol of nationa
national servitude." The go!
statement added: "Only alncere negotiations with the Na- tional Viet Namh
Government under Dr. Ho Chi Minh (the Viet
minh leader) can restore peace in Indo-China and safeguard French Interests in Viet Namah territory."
New Cabinet?
|10,000 tons, he added.—Reuter,
Increased Prices For Tin
London, May 31.
Increased buying and selling prices for Malayan tin and Nigerian tin concentrates offective June 1 were announced today by the Ministry of Supply
REMOVED FROM ACCOUNTI
were
London, May 31, Argentina and Brazil officially, removed from the trans- terable account area today by an
order distributed to all banks. "Over"""the" "WEIACIN,
The Treasury explained". that
The buying price for Malayan or tin of minimum 99 percent up meant Argentina and Brazil will tin metal is increased from to under 90.75 percent in con- have to request special permis 2504 to £554 per ton at the 2510 to 2009 per ton f. o. b.
tent will be increased from sion from Britain to spend ster- smelters works at Penang or United Kingdom port for delivery in other countries whore sterling ling in the area countries or According to a Viethamesa per- Singapore. The buying price
to UF sonality who arrived in Balgon for Nigerian tin concentrates Is
URL consumers' works.
Is 'acceptable-United Press. today from Hong Kong with Gen-increased from £405:10 to follows:
Other grades are increased as p eral Nguyen Van Xuan,, the pro- £595:10 per ton of tin in ore Refnod
~CHIEF RABBI OF posed new Government of Viet plus loading charges at Nigerian minimum)
tin (95.75 percent Namh will include the
from2522:10
EMPIRE ports, Rames:
50 £572:10. --
Refined th 100.9 General Xuan, Prime Minister. The selling price of Malayan minimum) in 28 pound ingots, Minister of National Defence and tin is raised from £305:10 to from 2027 to 2077 Minister of Foreign Affaira, 2355:10 per ton at the smelter. „Grain?: bar, tin, from £539 ·
Tran Van Huu Vice-Pre-The Ministry of Supply also 2880,722 mlar and Governors of Cochin- announces effective Juns, is that Granulated tin from Ching)
Tied the United Kingdom selling price - 2504am Aarociated Press
following
cont
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