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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1948.
Spy Hearing A "Red Herring," Says President
Washington, December 10, President Truman said today. he still believes the Congressional inquiry into Communist spy activities is a red herring.
That was his reply when asked about it at a news
conference.
At the same time he said that the U.S. Attorney General, Me Tom Clark, will see that the law is enforced in connection with documents stolen from the State Department.
Immediately Truman.
challenged
Mr.
}
Mundt's Challenge
The neting chairman, Repre- wald: "Mr. sentative Munth
The Firs Un - American Trumun considers the vestign- Activities Commitee investigat in a red herring, challenge six alleged Commmia espion-him to authorise us to publish the age, scevived from Me, Wattakerduguments in the press,
Chambers, a magazine editor, dig- cuinenrls
to buy
Representative Richard Nixon bale: The President's statement lleged stolen from the State Deged third
11 1953 til 1938.
Bagrant frunting of the na
and interests of the people,
Five Dead In Luzon Typhoon Beverly
Manila, December 19. Typhoon Beverly, which lashed Northern Luzon on Wednesday, caused at least five deaths and widespread but unestimated dainage and destruction, according to re- ports received in Manila.
Beverly, cut a wide destructive path from the Pacific side of Luzon to the Chlon Sea side, emusing floods in many
Areni.
·
Three were reported drowned in the Cagayat River, while two others were drowned at La Union.-United Press.
Official Refuses To Talk To Spies Committee
Washington, December 9,
In summary, the President's at- | Honry Julian Wadleigh, one-time State Department
The President called the in. litude toward the Committee was this, if the Committee members quiry a red herring several times
were in drauf einest aboat pro- during the stummes and autu when he was campaigning.
Hetecting the United States, they asserted them that the Republieon-would have turned the documents and other evidence over to the directed investigation was unterl-
General, Mr. Tom et lo divert attention from the Attorney
Chan Clark, rather back of Congressional netion on
be making headlines with them. lugh prices,
Members of the House Un American Activities
Committari
Fate Of Austrian Woman
The
Vienna, December 3. Soviet news agency.
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-reports published the Vienna even- ing papers that Dr. Ma parete Ottilinger. Under-Secretuity at the Austrian Ministry of Econo- tole iznudag. had ban sen- tenced to a long term of im- prisonment.
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The Investigation of Frau Ot. tilinager's ense was not yet com-*|| picted, Tass said, and it was Therefore ubvious that the ense had not been and could nul yet
be Trical.
Committee "Dead" Without amplification Mr.
the continue
to the
Com.
economist, today refused to tell spy-hunters whether he over gave the ex-Communist, Whit- taker Chambers, secret Government documents to pass along to a Soviet intelligence agent. Wedleigh, who worked in the Kundi nanounced that investiga- Department from 1936 to 1943, tors had run down at Government also refused to tell the hastily-clal, not identified, accused of convened session of the House having fed Chambers Informu Un-American Activities
Com-lion,
Asked if he Wis or had ever mittee whether be even knew been a member of the Commun- Alger Hiss,
ist Party. Wadleigh sald fally, "No."
Truman referred mittee as dead. The plain implication appeared He, said to answer might to to be that he does n believe criminate or degrade hing that the new House of Represen- Representative Richard Nixon Intives, organising next month, said Chambers bad Miracl
Committee's | Wadleigh
three On that Mr. Mundt sald; "If i | allegor,
feeling of the Mieriem people it will not be dract after Congress votes on its mctivities."-- -Associated Press.
wil bre.
ran
A
Sense
the
of
und H as two former oficiats who, he Love tim confidential Government information for Bus- sion secret agents in 1937-38.
Wadleigh Waan called ime- diately after Representative Kai
BLACK SKIN WAS TURNED WHITE
Chicago, Decembor 9.
chemical which con change the colour of the human skin and which occidentally turned several hundred negro workmen partly white, was described at a meeting of skin specialists here today,
A spokesman said that Dr. Jed against anyone altempting to The American-published Kurier Louis Schwartz, Director of the change the colour of his skin. sand today that Frau Ottilinger Dermatological Division of the He said the chemical's effects had been Taken to Russian
U.S. Public Health Service, told were discovered during the war, Leiviltjut prison camp at Sopron
the annual meeting of the when several hundred negroes in Ha Hungary after having been
synthetic rubber plants turned American Academy of Derma- sentenced by a Soviet military court to 20 years imprisonment tology and Syphilogy that the white in about 30 days wherever for espionage.
chemical monobenzyl ether of Austrian officials tlenied BON
tar knowledge of the hydroquione, a synthetic trial of Frau Ouilinger..
product, could block
progress Li colour maller to the
Frau Outilinger. 30-year-old Secretary of Dr. Peter Krauland, Minister of Fronomie Planning, Russian by the was arrested authorities on November 5 and greused of espionage.Reater.
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secret Geas to some information when he was
the State played in
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He refused to say whelber he
either by kurw Chambers,
his real name or his Commun- ist Party name of Cari.
Representative Mundt remind- ed Wadleigh that his refusal to answer left the impression that he did not cure to deny the,nccusn- Wit- tions made by Chambers. ness still declined to answer and woukl not identify a picture of Chambers.
Wadleigh sold his State De- partment job involved laying the groundwork for trade agreements negotiation under the supervision of the then Secretary of State, Francis Sayre.--United Press.
Shanghai Experiments On Insulin
Newark, December 9. Mr. Victor and Mrs. told today how
Eva they
chemical touched usually on the arms and hands.
Dr. Schwartz helped develop salves to be used as preventive. Saxi Many negroes affected received developed a method of manu- cash settlements of claims that facturing insulin for the first the they had suffered loss of social time in Chinn with the co- serious position among their race. Dr. operatiun of the Shanghai!
which Schwartz said the chemienl's acheuith department. caution-tion on the skin, with only one Mr. Sax and his wife, natives
application, lasted from
of Czechoslovakia and now resid- months to about three years.-ing in the United States, were
surface of the skin.
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netion JI chemical's dermatological condition might be dangerous, and
GOODWILL MAN'S DREAM REALISED
Paris, December 9.
The United Nations General Assembly today made a dream come true for a man of goodwill. By unanimous vote. the 58-by 20 nations. Every netlon algn- nation world Parliament aping will pledge itself to try to proved the treaty on genocide. Prevent genocide and to punish all guilty persons, whether they constitutionally responsible
It was almost a personal vicare
Tory
for Dr. Rephack Remkin, rulers, public officials or private Yale University Jaw professor individuals.
of geno. who had fed Poland in 1938.
Persona suspected He had not only fought for 15 cide cannot seek safety in any years to outlaw penocide, but nation which signs the agree hnd even coined the word by
ment, combining the Greek "genos" It is the first time that an in- (for race) with the Latin ide" dividual, not backed by a specific (for murder).
Rovernment, had ever had a plan The history-making treaty will endorsed by the General Assem- go into effect when it is ratifiert bly. -United Press.
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