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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1948.
BURMA REVOLT
MORE TROUBLE IN BERLIN AGREEMENT REACHED
Communist Raid On American Office
German Policemen Carried
Off In Chains
Berlin, September 6.
Russian-backed German police broke into an American office in the Berlin city hall tonight and carried af 19 Germans of the rival Western police force, handcuffed and in chains.
ROUTINE RUSSIAN ANSWER
Berlin, September 6.
Russian authorities in Ger-
nero-
Then a Russian officer ordered all Allied uniformed
personnel to leave the building.
there
The 19 Western police had sought. refugo
́oaplier in the day from Communist gangs, who #mashed into the building with battering rams and forced the elected City Government to withdraw to Western Berlin.
three
of the
Anglo-U.S.
Manoeuvres.
London, Beptember 6: Tas said today that Am- erican and British troopa will hold manoeuvres "near the Czechoslovakia border" this week.
The Tass broadcast sald that the manoeuvres, will be- gin on Wednesday between Nuremberg and Hof, "neer the Czechoslovakia frontier
and close to the frontier bo- tween the Soviet and Ameri- can occupation, zones of Ger. many."
it and that American off- care will be in charge-Unit- ad Press.
the street.
in
WITH KARENS
Rangoon, September 6. The Burma Government announced, in an official communique tonight, that an understanding had been roached with the Karon tribesmen who occupied Moulmein, a city cast of Ran- goon, on Soptombor 1.
A peace preservation committee has been set up
with the Burmese divisional commissioner as chairman, Police and other administrative functions, it is expected, will be restored im mediately.
Burma
Government troops have recuptured Nattalin, 10 miles South of Promie on. the Rangoon-Prome railway. from Communist-led insurgents, Army communique sald to- night.
BT1
on the
Insurgent movement throughout Burms. It might possibly and AS A reavit of the conéillatory efforts being made by the Gov- aramant and the leaders of the -Karen National Union,
A British Embassy spokesman
Government.-Reuter
A number of deserters surren- suk totay, that the situation in dered to the Government forces.Burma did not warrant the ron- of plans for the that the murale Templation The Soviet-sponsored Inva- "You can stay here all night, taken to a police station across They reported
of the Insurgents In Prome was evacuation of British nationals many claim to have no know-slon of American property came you want to, but wo are going
In refusing the Russian de- "very low",
Questioned about the despatch communique the ledge of three Americans beas
of British troops to protect" Bri- American,
to eat." British, the
mand to hand over the Western, added. lieved to have been arrested in French
tish nationala be said that under and Russian military after liaison officers of the West- The Russian order was issued
Berlin police, Major Davisson The President of the Karen
British Troops the Russian zone while trying governors
told the Russians they conferred
would National Union, Saw Da U Gyl, the 1947 treaty. en Powers refused to hand over have to "break down the doors"
who carried out the negotiations, with the agreement of the Bur- could not enter Burma except reach Western Germany miles away on measures to end
to the Russians group of gave
has left, for Thaton, from Berlin by road.
the 75-day crisis resulting from Western
n order to get them. Cerman polico rector U.S. liaison officers in Berlin the Russian blockade
The Soviet controlled police railway further north, to make ina who had gone into the building broke into the American offices similar arrangement as nt stated this tonight after the city.
in the Soviet sector of Berlin to
and rified American Dies. Major Moulmein American authorities had
of the anti Davisson said, " guard the meeting
the Mahn Ba Saing.
newly- most strongly Hlated, the release of the men.
Communist city counell,
Chairman of the Karen elected the protest this breaking into Ameri-Affairs. Council, is expected In the routine Russian
Despite the attempt of
10 answer they always giye until
Western pallce to
protect the can offices by German police."
take over as Minister of Karen Colonel Howley sald he ex Affairs in the new they make a check or decide to
Government comment.
elected City Government, the
the Communists would They will meet again today. relcast people." the officers said,
Jected Communist
forced the retain control of the city hall if this week. mol
expected to be established early Military polter said the three The Soviet-sponsored police men, two of whom were identi- forced their way into the Amerl council to call of its meeting and the City Government decides to
Pro-Government sources said spek protection in the Western remain permanently in Western today that they dk not expect Sector of
of the city.
Terlin.
an easy solution to the demant Waterfront activity on the The rioting and subaequant Slx American correspondents of the Karen tribesmen for racial Pacific Const was at a 'stand- developments cast grave doubts
non-uniformed autonomy within the Burnstill, an oil workers' strike in on chances for an East-West were among the agreement over Bovlat block-Persons ordered to remain in the Union. building. aded Borlin, which brought the Allled military governors to. gether Monday for the sixth
To Moat Again They met for nearly six hours in this sixth conference and again wilhoul broke up
in
and it is believed the Russians their fet petion rioting In
arrested thêm' on 'The" way,—As- sociated Press.
"The
time.'
Handcuffed
SIA
About 40 Americans, Britons and Frenchmen-correspondents,
observers and alson officers-
Pro-British
STRIKES SPREAD IN US
New York, September 0.
the Far West caused rapid depletion of petrol and oil sup-
The Karens have been deplies and a strike of New York manding a separate State since lorry drivers spread today as the and of the Japanese war, the United States celebrated during which they were staun- the last big holiday of the,sum-
chly pro British.
after tall Russian Tied an Frank F. Erdoes, chief of can of ce the combined !ravel board in major, backed ng machine gun- Berlin, and E. R. Sutton, U.S.ners, had ordered tintson officers Military Government official, left of the three Western Powers 10 Berlin in two ears yesterday for leave the building, which
city. the Helmstedt zonal border the Soviet, Sector of the point,
The Western offers stood Arm They never reached Helmstedt and the Russians did not press
and 200 non-Communis! Germans -action climaxed 2
were trapped in the city hall day of
police cor- The Western sector police had when Soviet Sector which a
Conumut mal smash-
mer--Labour Day. an-
Pro-Goverment suurees here ed Into the city Full, heat up, two sought refuge la the rooms of the doned off the building and
The crippling Ave-day old Jorry American reporters und seized liaison officers. Shortly after the nounced they were under orders said the Karens had already dis-
agreed among themselves on the drivers' strike spread when 4,300 the council chamber.
order to the Aliled personnel was to prevent anyone leaving."
Finally, about than 2,000 German Com-issued, the Soviel-backed German
three pin, the method of getting a separate drivers and helpers in New Jer
Hudson River the Nationale, across stormed the building and police broke into one of the meeting broke up and most peo-State. nil reported to have wounded 80 rooms and began dragging out ple in the building were permit Union, claiming to represent the from New York, joined the 10,- mil 000 already on strike in Nex persons while driving the non- the Western peller in handcuffs.ted to leave after showing their bulk of the country's four
Blon Karens, udvocateri the York. Communist
of the Some were in, chains. All were identity papers-United Press.
creation of a new Stute by cons- The effect will be fell in sup- Council fenm the building.
Litutional means, white other plies throughout the aron by to- Karen elesnents were trying to Major John E. Davisson, the
morrow. Many shops may have get it by force, taking advantage to close, of the Communist Insurrection, these sources declared.
Communist Offices Bombed
Berlin, September 7.
munists
Mority
A bomb thrown by unidenti-American Flatsun ofer, tele- fied persons damaged offices of phoned Colonel Frank Howley, The Communist-controlled Ger-the US commandant, for instruc man "Committee for Unity and ttons. Colond Howley suininon- Peace" at Schwerin in the led his staff kito urgent von- conskier. Die Soviet theference to Russian occupation zone,
move.
Soviet licensed news agency With Tommy Guns
ADN reported:
broad
The agency said, windows were The Russian offer, a Amashed and the butlding dam-shouldered young major, had the- aged but no one was injured. support of a squad of Red Army We
It called the bombing a "Fas-soldiers armed with tommy guns cist provocation" und said police when he "requested" the Allied were on the trail of the perpetra- liaison officers to leave. tors whom it called "Fascist ler- ror bands.
But he met firm opposition
from Major Daksan, who refus-
NEW COMMONWEALTH
BEING EVOLVED
London, September 6.
are now rapidly evolving towards a new British Commonwealth, the Australian Minister for External Affairs, Dr. Herbert Evatt, declared, in a-broadcast tonight.
ADN said this was the second as-ed to do anything without orders It was a profound mistake for the world to "misun- spult on the Communist organi-from higher up.
antion's offices with a home marte
Meckleburg' North West of
bomb. The first falied to explode.
Schwerin $5 in about 120 miles Berlin.Associated Press.
LABOUR
Finally, after discussions with Davisson and other Al- Hed alson officers, the Rusalan major stalked sut of the build. ing, saying:
STRENGTH
BEST BULWARK
Detroit, September 5.
President Truman, launching his campaign for the November Presidential election today, said "ɑ. free and strong labour movement is our best bulwark against communism.”.
TUC 1
President Truman was
od-
dresing an outdoor gathering Skymaster
In a Labour Day-speech-here- If you let the Republican
Renctionaries get complete control of Government I would fear noi only for the wages and the living standards al working men but oven for our democratie institu- tions and free labour and free enterprise."
Election of "a reactionary ad- ministration" would produce "an dra
of fear," the President added. Mr. Truman predicted a "boom and bust" cycle if
fa Republican administration is elected.
"You can see, the algue," he said. "The boom Is for the17 and the bust in for you?
Passengers Held
derstand and under:estimate the total strength" of the new Commonwealth, he said,
it nad been proved a mistake. on the part of the Common- under- wealth's enemics to estimate her strength in the recent war,
It was essential today when the Assembly of the United No- Ins had become a world forum that the British Commonwealth should make known to all what been achieved to develop the Commonwealth and Empire re- sources and Improve the lot of the dependent peoples.
And
FRENCH LABOUR NOT YET SATISFIED
Paris, September 7. Labour leaders insisted last
"Long term schemes of dave- night that the Premier, Robert lopment are not adequately pub-Schuman's, new Government
leised," Dr. Evatt said.
still is far from meeting their "Even new muthinery of do- demands for more wages and mestic government, evidence of progress towards autonomy, is not lower prices. sufficiently known
Colonial Achievements
There were no direct strike threats, however, as workers got news of their 2,500 frane cost-of- living bonus. This was the bonus. the new
Coalition Government as its first official act
"Much criticism of the .Bri- tish colonial patlay lo based stented upon ignorance of the facts, in after it was formed on Sunday.
Scattered walk-outs ware still so vital a matter, the stiftude,
.in progress, notably in the coal to be adopted by the British Commonwealth should not be mines and metal works.
***The
Communist-led General defensive, but one of us Federation of Labour ordered a pride In schlevements which.. have never been surpassed in un token stoppage in the world-history.
industrial on Tuesday
moming.
Badghdad, September . Fifty-nine passengers of an American Skymaster plane that landed without permission at Basra airport 10 days ago are • "This alajament is sufficiently The general secretary of the being held under police am-illustrated by the fact that apart Labour Federation hailed tection" pending investigation. from. Britain heren, six her bonus as a first victory for the
members of the British Com-working clays."
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dfght for an Increase In the
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The plane, bound from Paris manwenith are already full. But he insisted on a conti fu. to Australia, was also held by members of the United Nations Referring to the present Re police.
In their own right, taking, the publican Congress, Mr. Truma The passengers, alleged to be most active part in all its affairs. Raid the Republicans promptly Jews. from Czechoslovakia Bud voted themselves a cut in taxes Poland who said they intended "Eire is clearly entitled to. and you a cut in freedom"As to emigrate to Australia, had United Nations membership, and sociated Press.
flown from Paris and Athens, it is a matter of regret that is
MR. ATTLEE
Tegal minimum wage from 10.-1 900 francs to 13,500 francs month. The now Cabinet, will face the on Tuesday National Assembly
recent Govern afternoon. Like
it includes Socialista, bors of the Catholic Popular to publican Movement (MLP)AA- |sociated" Progr.
All. but eight of them were said in the case of Elre," Cprion's first ments: the roaders, and memil
to be without pasports and application for membership was Vians
rejected by an exercise of vato, London, September 6. The plane mado a forcet land- The Prime Minister, Mr. Cls- tog Buring the 'night of Allgust | ment Attlee, who has been in 25 owing to shortage of petrol; hospital": for, the past two weeks according "the"
for treatment for eczema of the clated Press.
may be kept there for at
Least another week.
Originally, it was "buggested that he would be discharged within one week-of-aimlisions Heuter.
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BURMA DEFISIT
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LABOUR DAY DEATHS
Chicago, September..0. The number of Viðight-death: during the Labour Day wok-und squeed past 1200 and was climb- ing rapidly as millions begánstha: |- PLANET109+£22. teeles: tion: (holiday.
resorts today.
A United Press survey,shower!
as the, three-day holiday negrost
The
Karen
These sources were of the opinion thinl the Constitution Went a long way" Towards meet- ing Karen sentiments,
that But they admitted
the Constitution's provisions had not satisfied the Karen National Union, which wants Karen State carved out of the plains of lower Burma, Including for the most part, the areas in which the Karens and Burmese Live together.
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in the Far Wost, an oil work- strike will cause huge crop losses if it cripples transpart, Oil supplies on companies said the hand could last
more than two works in California-Reuter.
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WEATHER STOPS
AIR ATTEMPT
Cleveland, September 6.
The US Army Air Force can-
In the Tenasserim Division, celled its attempt to break the east of Rangoon, the demend appeared to be for a State of Monburnuse of unfavourable weather, I would's air speed record today and Karen tribes.
Britons To Stay
Johnson and
Major Richard planned to seck a new record with a jet propelled F-86 alr- craft after faulty timing by Moulmein Insurrection, | cameras had nulllfled his thean ources belleved, had, tempt on Sunday. Associated little connection with the main Press.
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