THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1948.
PRESIDENT WILL SEE
SOVIET RECOGNISES RUMP MADAME AT ANY TIME
COMMUNIST GOVT IN
West Liaison Officers Depart From City Hall
Berlin, December 3.
The Russians announced on Thursday night their formal recognition of the
Communist rump government in Berlin.
This further step in dividing the city come as the German. Communists clashed again with political opponents and police at a Western Berlin political rally. It was the second successive night of such violence.
JADN, the Soviet sponsored news
agency, said Colonel Alexis Jelisarov, the acting Soviet Commandant, had announced recognition of the Communist government. In a communi- cation, to Mr Ottomar Gaschko, Chairman of the Communist-led "Extraordinary City Assem- bly" which hand-picked the rump government two days ago.
Chilean
•
Denounces Russia
Paris, December 2.
A Chilean statesman, whose
only son is a voluntary exite With tension mounting over next Sunday's elections
in Russia beraise his wife is
denied permission to leave,
denounced the Soviet
regime
today in one of
the
rund mit unusual
bitterest speeches United
over made before the Nations.
BERLIN
Marshal Petain. Very Weak
Paris, December 2. Marshat Philippe Petain, aged 92, and former head of the Vichy State, who is a prl- wohar in the Isla D'Yeu off the coast of Western France, lo in a "very weak state," aç- cording to his counsel, Maitre Jacques achint
The Communist Party to- night complained against the "campaign waged for the ro
of the traitor, Petain, at a time when miners are being condemned for strika activities
resistanco and workers are held in prison." --Router.
Washington, December 3a er President Truman said on Thursday he will confer with Madame Chiang Kai-shek any time she wants to see him. The President.declined to discuss aid for Nationalist Ching but did say General MacArthur is 'not being considered to hoad any American mission there. Mr. Truman told his news conference that the wife of China's Generalissimo already has requested a.conference. He said it has been arranged but he declined to give the date.
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As to what the United States,sidered for such an assignment, may do in the way of further Mr. Truman repiled, without em- aid to China, Mr. Truman said bellishment, "No" he is answering no questions alongy that line at this time.
Pròpor Courtesy
It was
disclosed also that Madame Chlong has requested an
A newsman mentioned there appointment with Secretary of were reports that General Mac- State, Mr. George Marshall, whe Arthur might be sent from Tokyu is stili
in the United States to help the Chinese Nationalists Army's Walter Reed hompital in the battle against the Com-undergoing what his
associates munists. Asked if the Supreme called physical examination, Allied Commander is being con- His friends report tests may be;
completes in time for him spend the weekend at his home in nearby Leesburg, Virginis.
Madume Chlong fs the house guest there df Mrs. Murshell. It is understood Madame Chiang also wants to call on Mrs. Tru
Tru-
Smuts Demands Fair
in the Western sectors of the city, scores of Treatment Of Natives
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With White Leadership
Johannesburg, December 2.
General Jan Smuts, leader of the South African United Party, said at Pietersburg, Northorn Transvaal today that Europeans must retain the leadership in South Africa but they must see the "under dog" fairly treated.
Communist toughs invaded a Christian Demo- cratic rally in the borough of Spandau in the British sector. There were 26 other rallies in the British, French and American 'sectors of the city but these were peaceful.
Anti-Communists
the i The Western authorities hove‡ audience ut Spandau pounced {refiised recognition of the runp
Walt on the hecklers and with the government. They hav
15 of drawn liaison offrers from the ald of police fussed out
J the Soviet stan-burn wife of ha som Alvaro, them, before the rally was 15 centent city hall
sector which I now dezapled by General Smuts said he was glad to hear that Dr. minutes old. 24, to leave with her husband.
Tow A Senor Cruz O'Campo al hieroughed up but none was in- Jured seriously. THE arresta were made.
Luis David Cruz O'Campo, the speaker, was Chile's Ambassador in Moscow when relations be- tween the two countries were broken partly becusise Use Buz- i would not allow the Hus-
re.
son, as a man who had selcat. ed his life partner, had no course but to remain with his wife "to face a future dark with peel and fraught with un. certainty." He said the wife, Lida Llessina, had even been
threatened with death becaure she had appiled for official per
Soviet Support
were
The Communist Government,
Offices Closed
De klony of Berlin is now a tale of two elfies overshadoweri by ʼn grim struggle for power,
In East Berlin Communist police threw a rustillock around
a British Huison officer and for
Police used clubs 10 subdue some Communists among who were women planted For Im crowd of 1,500, police sild, fient four hours prevented his leaving Kaiser, the Christian Democrat Rerlin's central city hall with a City chairman,
Ferdinand truck lot of equipment, und Friedensburg, meting Mayer, He finally Was The Chilean representative ad-were addressing the crnard,
drive
after away dressed the United Nations Legal
several Committee In support of a Chileun Colonel Joligorov repiled 112
typewriters resolution arcising Russin Mr. Gzschke's letter
to the British usku olt
mission to leave.
Havenga (Minister of Defence and leader of the Afrikaner Party) did not agree the Govern- ment, with a small majority, should tamper with the "entrenched clause" in the Union Constitution without which the Union would never have come into being.
also the
ma-
The entrenched clauses, sale-i Dr. Havenga is Finance Minister language and the only Afrikaner Member guarding European
the Cabinet. Only with Dr. franchise of allowed to rights and
and Havenga's nine supporters in the proving rights of the
House can Dr. Mulan keep belonged native voters in Cape Province,jority over the combined opposi- violating fundamentid human four occupation powers for 10- The Western powers had an- can be brought about only by rights by refusing to let the Rus-engnition of the "provisional Denounced they were closing their Bian-born wives of foreign moerotic city government." eitizens jegve the Soviet Union.
"Are we seriously expected to believe that the security of the
·Soviet Slate is so unstable that it would be threatened if a few women left. the country in order to go and live with Their bus- bands?" be osket.-United Press,
Xuan Hint Of Peace
The Russian said restoration of a unifiest nuministrative body for the city of Berli was vital to its population,
"Therefore," he
added," the Soviet Command supports the mertures alming at the pre. servation of the city's unity and at securing the normal activity of the organs of De- mocratic self-administration.
coloured
alterations
tian.
Dr.
that any provide
a two-thirds majority of both Balzan olleen in the traditional Himuses of Parliament, city hall because it had become the seal of the new Communist rump government.
The
Adopt Communism
American Cominandant, The United Party was still fol- Colonel Frank Howley, told a towing the Hertzog polley on that the Ger- native questions, General Smuls news conference mans, who
separate said. The 17p
party believed government, were "criminal." white on should rule, but there must be co-operation between
sel
agreement"
of
four-
the
man.
to
Madame Chiang apparently may have an appointment with the BerateHouse of· Répre- sentatives Watchdog Committee an foreign aid if she asks it. Republican Chairman, Mr. H. Alexander Smith, said the Com mittee will meet on Friday and "it would be a, proper courtesy to hear her tell her story,"
No Jurisdiction
At the moment "courtesy" up- peared all Out Madame Chiang was sure to get,
"I am certain that members of the Committee will agree to heur Mudurne Chiung," Mr. Smith suld, "but I um equally certain Bhat we have na jurisdiction on un appeal for urgent military all to Chinese Nationalists."
for
Mr. Smith said the question of additional military funds or suppilos
China WAR "policy making' decision for the President, the State Department Ha and our military lender." did say that "we are keeri "and eager to ald China in recove. y.” Government officials appeared to be making haste slowly on any Malan has already dis- olosed that he to taking legal now plans for aid to General
Government, advice to
Chlang's the lasimo see whether franchise rights of coloured Congress does not meet for an- people and matives in Cape other month and any important Province can be changed by a additional all would have to be
adatu simple majority vote in each of approved by it. the two Hounce of Parliament.
Undersirable Move
Today, Dr. Havenga, opening black and white. It was essential his party's Congress here, took the for the country's future that hap-line niready taken by General py. relations should exist between Jan Smuts, leader of the Opposi the two dominant white races, tion United Party, that the Gov- Already, owing to the Govern-ernment was still hound by so- of "apartheid" called entrenched clauses of the Folicy
Is It Worth While?
the Soviets He accused systematically breaking "every
for of power government of the city.
"The 64 doilar question now
worth all the non-Europeans), one Communist down that any such changes must is it really effort to try to get additional had entered the House of Assem- be made by a two-thirds majority'
bly to
to represent the natives on Agreements with
the communal vote.
"It recognizes the provisional soloinn Democratic city government Greater Berlin as elected by the Saigon, December 2. General Nguyen van Xuan.Extraordinary Assembly
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free
eld.
them 7"
ht
only legal organ of the city ad- President of the Central Pro- ministration until
Reneral visional Government of Viet- und Democratic elections are nam, spoke of a possible under- held in all Berlin, which Th Any new agreement with the standing with the Nationalist Soviet Commanil continues to Russians, Colonel Howley suid, In the near should be accompanied by ப
that it would kept ric emphasised he
Me speaking of negotiations on his
level, not the Paris level. As the polițieni situation de-
Government of Dr. Ho Chi doeni Minh, before he left for Hanot today.
necessary
future.
All Assistance
The Russions have barrel
lown
be
WAS
General Xuan said that he was today handing to M. Lean Pignon, French High Commissioner in voting In their sectors of the teriorated! so did the weather.
on city in the Sunday elections Fog hit the Western nir
legally elected and was expeeled to curtall the
airlift.-Associated Press.
Indo-Chinn, a memorandum his Government's claims on ⚫ternal sovereignty. which
hoped would be settled quickly.
The main points were suppression of the autonomous local governament of Cochin-
in planned by the
he Jelly
-government, Colonel Jellarov assured the government the Soviet the rump
it with Command will provide all the assistapice and support Ching, the return of the Southern necessary to carry out its fune-
provinces and Funding
tlons.
over of His statement
various government servicos,
Other outstanding inaltera would be handled by M. Pignon when he visited Paris later in thơ: month, General Nguyen van Xunn added that he hoped to go to Parks himself to discurs somo points-Router.
was
同性
In-
~
direct, answer to the noth the throa Western
ment's
(separation af Europeans and Union Constitution which laid
The coloured people, whom the Government proposed to re- move from the cammon rail, to give them communal repre would contation,
also adopt Communism, belleving the whites were against them, he sald, General Smut said that the Havenga declaration showed there sti!! good sense in South Africa even outside the ranks of the United Party.
bases was
WAR OFFICE APPOINTMENTS
Also, officinis say the unstable. millary and political conditions. In China raise, doubts as to how for In the future it might be feasible to make plans.--Associat- ed Press.
Bernadotte Plan Squashed In U.N.
Paris, December 3. The Unlied Nations today
or both Houses at a joint session, virtually killed the Bernadotte Dr. Havenga suld it would plen for Palestine and decided to
·
The key of the Anglo-American proposal to repartition Palestine along the lines suggested by the late Count Folke Bernadotte wae voled down in the UN Political
be undesirable and dangerous postpone action on Israel's -bid: to force declaibn on the for Immediate UN membership. Union'e
colour fundamental problame without resort to clear out expression of the will of the people. Dr. Havenga continued: "It was in accordance with this prin- Committee. ciple that of the drafting and en-. At the samio time, in the actment of the Constitution, cer-Security Council, it was decided
refer tain matters of movement were to
Israel's membership made subject to what known, as application to the Membership- Committee for further study, the entrenched clause.
"These safeguards were always despite an appeal by Dr. Philip respected by the Into General Jessup (US) for "urgent" action.
-United Press, Hertzog and our Parliament: 'of 1030 and I am convinced that we will not serve the national inter- and in particular interests of the whiles if in our
He declared that the type of extreme nationalism adopted by the
Nationalists would wreck South Africa. "We don't want mixture of race, but we do want the natives and coloured peoples est treated fairly," he added,
of
'the
„DO YOU KNOW-
The photo 'showe the southern side of the Supreme Court.
London, December 2.
Dr. Nicholas Havenga, whose impatience to find an early solu-YOUR HONG KONG? military
The following appointments: governare asking the Soviet were announced tonight by the Afrikaner Party holds the balance tion for certain aspects to our cu
power in the South African lour problem we deport from our Commander, Marshal
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Daniel a road without due regard to the Minister. Dr. Communist government
|explicit will of the people."---Reu- had Deputy Chief Engineer, Aurma- Malan, against trying to force bsen set up with his approval.ments Design Department, Minis- decision on the Union's colourfer.
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