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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1940.
COMMUNISTS TAKING A Russians Buy
CONCILIATORY LINE
- Paris, January 11.
Political quarters here believe that Premier Stalin
has asked the Western European Communist parties to prepare the way for toleranco ‘and understanding between the East and Wost. The bellef finds some confirmation today in the speech at the opening of Parliament by France's oldest deputy, the Communist leader, M. Marcel Cachin.
for from
Two
The Communist leader's speech The press conference was held was moderate in tone. His speech, at a meeting hall not appealed for unity and in parti- the French Forelan Omec.
Iines of uniformed police guard- [cular repudiated the idea of an
ed the pavement and detectives inevitable war.
to mingled with the reporters. There
no reference WOR American warmongers but rather of General
Kravchenko's car was courteous mention Eisenhower and praise for panied by apolive radio ули. American Industrialists who are other police units were standing Accking
expand Soviet-by in adjoining streets during the American trade.
press conference-Reuter.
The deputies were particular- ly struck by some of the passages. from M. Cochin's speech. It a taken ter Kranted well-
in informed Government circles that the speech was not made withou! some guidance from Moscow and it may be regarded ás. Soviet kite flying.
A minor sim that the Com- munists are taking a conciliatory line was the mild form of heck-Two
ling to which some Communist reporters limited themselves at a press conference given.
today by "I
Mr. Kravchenko, author of
Choose Freedom," who has come
to Paris to appear as complain-
accom-
American Maps
New York, January 11. An official of a registered Soviet propaganda' agency kald today that Russla ban been buying large quantities of strategio Марь of the United States and its pos. sessions, He said they were ordered for the publia library in Moscow.
Allan Markoff of the Four Continent Book Corporation sald that mapa are purchased at 25 to 75 cents each through the Coast Geodetic
Burvey
of the Department of Com morcé. They Include при- tical, aeronautical and topo. graphical charts that can be extremely valuable from the military standpoint. Bought the fast year and a half. the maps give details of such defence strategic American
Alaska, outposts Atoutians And the Philip. piner-United Pros
over
Uranium Hunting From The Air
the
Knoxville, Tennessee, January 12. University of Tennessee students, using a super- sensitive geiger counter, are to leave soon on an aerial prospecting tour in search of uranium,
With the help of a Univer-
ant in a libel action against a sity physicist, the students say pro-Communist French weekly.they have worked out a system of sighting uranium deposits Inhuman Acts
Mr. Kravchenko told a press from the air, thus avoiding the conference that Boviet police tedious system of ground pre- agents are on his track, respecting, cognise all the difficulties of The tack have undertaken," ha added.
Bruntum is the metal vital in the production of atomic energy. The Government has offered a $10,000 bounty to envon Anding 20 tons or more of 11.
Hyde Park Gun Man Sentenced
World Unity Appeal In French Assembly
Paris, January 11,
M. Marcel Cachinn, 80-year-old veteran Communist
leador, appealed for unity within France and throughout the world when he opened the
Nanking
National Assembly's 1949 sorsion today in his Still Buys
'capacity as senior mombor.
The Upper House likewise met under the presidency of its senior member. The first business of both Houses was to elect Speakers, officers
An
and Standing Committees.
U.S. Arms
Washington, January 12. China's Nationalist Govern- ' ment spent US$1,181,003 for arms and military supplies in the U.S. last week, the State Department reported yesterday. This amount was paid out by the US. Treasury
from the Litle "Senator" a step towards the non-Communist Force Ouvriere US$125,000,000 provided by Con-
84-year-old Senator. M. Radical belonging to the Cauillat Jules Gasser, a Radical belonging group, and 14 för M. Martel, a to the Gaullist group, who opened Communiat, the Council of the Republic's nes M. Leon douhaux, veteran trado
return to slan, called the
the union leader and chairman of the
past. He added that it will not trade union organisation,
gress last year to bolster the elected Chairman of the National Nanking regime. The for US- be the last.
M. Eduard Herriot, a Radical Economic Council, an advisory $120,244,633 has been paid out and three times Prime Minister of France, was re-elected Speaker of the National Assembly, M. Herriot received 274 votes to M. Cachin's 140,
Saying that it should be even
easier for the United States and the Soviet Union-the two most powerful nations-to co-operate in pence than it was In war, M. Cachin said: "Premior Stalin till thinks that in spite of the differ- ances
of system between the two Igreat world divisions there is no precise disagreement, no innur-
# mountable rub.
Collaboration For Peace
"Do not people still talk of a Truman-Stalin inceling?" he ask-
I ed.
"Premier Stalin has repeatedly said he does not belleve in the danger of a new war,
cun.
"Nobody wlit daro Desert that the two powerful nations
body including trade union, DITI- ployers' and consumera' repre- Rentatives.
against
Fle received 61 votes 20 for M. Henrl Reynaud, of the
Communist-ted General Confedora tlon of Labour.-Reuter,
University
For Japan
San Francisco, January 12.
The State Department reported also that there are 82 Americans in the Tientsin district of North China where Communist forces in, Ouicial are reported closing
anel and dependents in- personnel clude 11 men, eight women and one child.
Other Americans Include 26 men, 18 women and 21 children. โถ addition, one American woman is Ilsted at Tangahan.
exclude military ameer.
The figures personnel,
The Prens
Michael J. McDermott, told re-
A drive to raise US$10,000-porters he does not know whe 000 to establish an American ther there аге any Americon
will University in Japan
be military in the area.-Associated undertaken in the U.S. in the Press, Spring.
to contribute
The
foundingoundation.
Colour Bar In Durban
into
assistant Akred L Schofer, director of the Japan Christian University Foundation, made the London. January 11. tinues to think that there is no
O announcement here. Sentence of 18 months' im- precise quarrel nor any aupreme He said the Japanese will el- prisonment was passed at the friction between them (the two tempt to raise 150,000,000 Yen
Durban, January 10, to the school's Central Criminal Court in Lon-systema).
The city council today~ap- Norman Philip "I know the power of the So-
don today on
fot
Mr. Schafer proved proposals to prevent the vlet Government's police agents
Nigel Oldield, aged 25,
are at this time Irreducibly said, hopes to establish armed hold-ups of motorcars in
of Indians univer- penetration 4 who are capable of the most in-
opposed and that their different
sity in Japan comparable to uni- areas designated for Europeans. human nets to achieve their end.
Hyde Park.
Bystems prevent them The students, Joe Dussett, 20,
from versity schools in China. The Recent emigres from the Soviet
Oldfield had held up the cars Clyde Cook. 23, already with a
collaborating pacifically.
plan has already received the Union who have borne all the ind
revolver, and
"There is still talk today of a extorted terrible reality of the Soviet re- have demonstrated their idea.
money by threatening the on- possible meeting between Mr. endorsement of and some finan- In their plane, Dossett
clal support from and eupants. gime will come to the bar to tell
Truman and Premier Stalin. If America and Cook have installed a Kelger The
Japan. Associated world what they know about the
reach a trup and pussible to
An under- stepped-up sensi- Soviet police organisation and its counter with
standing to conduct war It is tivity. They chief," he declared.
undoubtedly easier to collaborate Kravchenko claims that Soviet
to maintain peace." the have three times in the
agents
police laid unloaded pistol.
"prospectometer their counter a/caught him in possession of an
pust your entered the flut In some uranium was buried in the
New
A small lead box containing
When the plane which he
under 14 living
on Ground assumed name. Once they threit- over the sput, at an altitude of
counter 300 feet, the tened the owner in his absence that they would put a bomb in alive. the house.
Police Guard
"I do not think there are any differences of Importance between members of the Polit.
became
so con-
Dossett and Cook are vinced of the worth of their scheme that they are to leave school and leave for the West in a few days.
Starting from the Southern tip buro." he said in answer to a of the Colorația platen in No question put by a Communistį Mexico, they will work North-
ward to Alaska.--United Press.
In the audience,
A pulice sergeant told court that in 1947, while Old- feld
the Army in was serving Italy sa priente soldier. he married an Italian Countess. She came to Britain, but has row return to Italy.-Reuter.
POP
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Press.
leaders
The proposals are to be sub- mitted to a committee appointed by the Government to consider the in suggestions for amending
Asiatic Land Tenure Act,
Athens, January 11. The Greek chop-keepers
The Act caused much protest when passed in 1948 because it restricted the right of Indians to reside in or own property in cer- Jouhoux Elected
tain sections. The council main- д strike, called in protest against
tains there are loopholes in the In the Council of the Republic law requiring shop-keepers to Act. Its note to the Government session, M. Gasten Monnerville, a keep accounts for taxation pur- asked that the Act be amended Radical, was re-elected President poses and which began yester-by the creation of areas which of the Council. He received 100day, ended today. The strike was would be entirely European,-- voten against 46 for M. Torun, a only partially observed.-Reuter. Associated Press.
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