HISTORIC CONFERENCE OF EMPIRE STATESMEN
Don't Speak English, Irish Told
Dublin, April 19. President Sean T. O'Kelly of the new Republic of Ireland told his countrymen yesterday and to stop speaking English restore the ancient Guelle language.
President O'Kelly said the win- ning of the Republie will be an Inse the Irish empty victory it their tongue.
Posters appeared on Dublin's streets calling for a boycott of English newspapers. "The King is now cut the language te доле,
Britain," with
the poster Ri. They were printed in English.
The Repubile of Ireland new stands alone as a nation, Mr. John Costello, Prime Minister of Sire. declared.
"We have no alliances, entong- lements of ties with any country!
London, April 18. India is the focus of mounting public interests hora tonight as Britain awaits the arrival of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers for an historic conforonce which, within a week, may vitally change the concept of Commonwealth ro lations.
The task of the Commonwealth statesmen, who will open their talks on Thursday, is to seek the means that may enable India, after she be- comes a democratic Republic, to continue her co-operation with their countries.
The
importance attached to the outcome of the talks is reflected in the decision of almost all the loading Commonwealth Prime Ministors to attend the conference in person. The one notable absentee-- Prime Mr. Louis St. Laurent, Minister of Canada-may join the talks later. Canada will be represented at the start of the confereneo by Mr. Lester Pearson, Minister of External Affairs, who arrived here by air
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The saluation has Du exret pres redent, and therefore no ready-
de plan to meet it exists. But is generally recognised that a solution acceptable to India will have to be consistent with her national aspirations.
dia and the other Commen. wealth members to so arrange matters as to accept a comman loyalty and mutual respon. albilities so that they can re- main solidly and unitedly to gether.
The Statuto Of Westminster
I is helleved in London that i the Statute of Westminister an The decisions of thr Imperial Conference may afford ample scope for evolving a formula to suit Indin's requirements. Even at present, it is argued in poli- There has been muuple evidence | tical circles, the new Dominions in the world, but me to be re from Commonwealth countries in have been placed in a better post- koned with now an an Indepen-
recent months of a general desire tion than the Dominions received State, however unli we
for stane arrangement that wiRuuter the Statute of Westminster, enable India to continue her Im- portant part in Commonwealth
fates.
This spirit is expected to be reflectect in the conference.
dent
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Mr. Costello continued: "Until partition goes, we cannot give the full contribution we could give in economic and millary co-operat- lon in the defence of prave."
The Statule contained a iurila- thon on the power of the Dominion Parliaments in Canada and Aus- train to amend their Constitu- Newspaper commentators here. tions. There is no corresponding closely studying the occasional restriction in the Indian Indepen- Government will be prepared and extremely guarded statements dence Act, and there is an express by ปาก Commonwealth provision that, in the case of each
Mr. Costello onld the Eire
Ireland to retain Wiele
and foreign hande
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powers of government, provid ed that the powers of defence Affairs are in the An All-Ireland Government. "Although we have severed the ties that inel as to Great Tirt- tul and the other members of | the Commonwealth,”
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to allow the people of No leaders on the conference, have if the new Domiulons, the power i
tried to read between the lines, of the Legislature of the Doulton
sporulation
regarded of shall, for the purpose of making premature, altack | his received provision for the Constitution, b neither encouragement per sup-| exercisable by the Constirent port from any responsible quare] Assembly of that Dominion. ter
The conferment of these powers is accompanied by a declaration that His Majesty's Government has no responsibility concerning
Governments Domintons after August 15, 1947.) There was no corresponding de- claration in the Statute of West- minster.--Reuter,
hearted,
we believe that what has been done today will ensure a gordial and
eloser co-operation, greater and more real f'tendship | between Iceland, Gret Britain and the other Commonwealth countries than could ever have existed under the former condi- tions."-Associnted Pris oth
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Envoys' Reports
There is widespread desire in All Commonwealth quarters here that the work of the con- ference should not be barrassed hy attempts to anti- eipate the lines of its develop. ment.
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Of als here have been working | alf through the Easter holidays. preparing for the conference and the reception of the visiting slates- men. The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Alller, who has been at his country residence. Chequers, ic Buckinghamshire, for the week-end, returned to London to-
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The Indian Standpoint At Talks
New Delhi, April 18, The Indlan Prime Minis- ter, Pandit Nehru, loaves hers by air for London tomorrow to attend the Commonwealth Prime Ministers" conference, opening on April 21,
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Informed quarters here bo› lleve that India's, standpoint at this crucial conference will be something on the follow. Ing Hines: first, the Com- monwealth being
flexible organisation, it should not be constitutional Impossibility for India, as an Independent republic to continue to R1J0. clate herself with the Com. monwealth.
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Secondly, under that banla the term "Dominion" should be dropped.
Thirdly, India will not ac- cept the suzerainty of the King, but might recognise a apecini status for the King in the Commonwealth.
Fourthly that India WI
respect decisions on Common wealth.
respect
Fourthly, that India will
decisions Dn Com monwealth matters, as such, without prejudics to India's
internal and external sover. eignty, Reuter,
Outbreak In East Berlin
Berlin. April 18. Fastern Sector German police fired on riotous demonstrators triday in a growt of 30,000 people watching cycle races at the Berlin Stadium, the Ger- man news agency. DENA.
ported.
-
had to face the resistance of att The agency said a police car any crowd to get away after the shooting.
Severni pistol shols were fired, The report added, when the police had troulsh: In taking a man into custody. Spectators were beaten up, box offices
overturned, and mob tumult, fighting and shooting followed, the agency said,
It stated that the frouble, which lasted three hours, began with demonstration against the organi- sers of the races.-Reuter,
Phenomenal Easter Weather
Continues
STATUS OF IRISH WHO WISH TO BE BRITISH
London, April 18, The "Daily Telegraph" (Conservative), raising tho question of how Eirean citizens wishing to re- main British subjects will be affected by the establishment of the Republic, speculatos on possible repercussions in new Dominions such as India, Pakistan and Ceylon.
The poper thinks it legally doubtful if the machinery introduced under last year's British Nationality Act, whereby certain Eire citizens could apply to remain British subjects, would hold good
now.
It will not apply to applicants concept of the Commonwealth. "who are citizens not of a Do- "That is the view held by most minion which acknowledged the people here and in the older Crown for some purposes, but of Dominions, and in such new Do n Republie denying all allegiance minions as Pakistan and Ceylon. to the Crown
You are either in the Common- Predicting that further legista-wealth or out of it; there is no tion might be required, the "Tele- middle course. graph" added in a leading article: "General Smuts' words go ta "The status of such persons has the heart of the discussion, obvious relevance to their claims which the Commonwealth states- to serve the Crown in any elvilmen are about to go into con- or military capacity, to vote at ference in London," the elections or to stand
as can- graph" concludes.-Reuter.
didates
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it in
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citizens of a Republic to have of belonging to the Commonwealth, of which the one constitutional link is the Crown? Nehru, it is known, wishes ject the Crown, but retain Commonwealth, "go, It i# bolleved, docs Dr. Daniel Malan. On the ather band, General Amuto voiced the view # fow days ago that an independent ropubile not under the Crown violates every
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Self-Rule For Malaya Resolution
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"Tele-
Communist Attack On 'Tito
A new
London, April 18. Moscow Radlo today quoted the offcial Cominform weekly journal in Bucharest as saying that Marshal 'Josip Tito, the Yugoslav Premier, "a camou- laged participant of the AL- lantic Pact," and his "clique" are performing "a special task Kuala Lumpur, April 18.
in the plans of the Imperialists The Indian Congress Party in for the preparation of Malaya is to usk
the British | War."
"American Government to help Malaya to
imperialists have right wing Socialist agents, such achieve democratic self-govern- as Mr. Bevin (British Foreign ment within a reasonably short and M. Leon
Blum period.
Socialist leader), kulak The request, which is to be
agents such as Mikolajr21k and sent to the Secretary of State for Ference Nagy
Catholic agents the Colonies, Mr. Arthur Creech such as Mindszenty
and Signor Jones, astes Britain for political, de Gasperi, ant Fascist
agents economic and educational assis such as General de Gaulle," the tance to
end,
article said, according to
. Mos- A resolution passed at the as-cow Rindio. nual conference of the Congress. "But they also need agents held over Easter, said: "We want purporting to be Communists. Britain to end her colonial rule They have acquired such agents of Malaya and assume the res- in the person of Tito and his
of trusteeship." It clique." This
might entail small After asserting that Titn's sacrifices on the part of Britain, propaganda against the Soviet but these would be a cheap price Union and the people's demo- for the for the long-term advantages cracies has intensified of lule, the that would accrue from a Mulaya journal added: "Anxious to help that is friendly and grateful to the
Imperialists Tito declares for holiday-makers in Southern England, who
Britain."
that the clariger ot Yugoslavia The resolution asserted crowded beaches and parks for a final sunbath
that being colonised deca
not come Malaya's Federal Constitution is from American imperialista before tomorrow's "back to work."
democratic and does not con- from the Soviet Union and, the People in the North were not
the seeds of democratic to cope with record de-
people's demncracies. so fortunate, with heavy rains mands for iced beer from thou-lieve the proposed programme at diverting
growth. It said the delegates be- "This calumny
is niso aimed The Commonwealth leaders will) and cloudy skies breaking the sands of lightly-clad tourists.
the attention of will considerably assemble
strengthen the Yugoslay workers from the trea- Thursday six | week-end heat wave.
Berliners with plenie
baskets confidence of the Malayan peoplecherous policy of the Yugoslav months after their last London In Berlin. the sudden heat and sunglasses
again
in the British Government meling-round the great table of speli brought out Berlin's famous
trums to
to the surrounding lakes
and Communist Party's leadership, a enable Malaya to be a great as- the Cabinet Room at No. 10, Linden trees almost overnight.
policy which is turning and woods. The record Enster
Yugo- set to Britain and the Common- slavia into Paris Downing Street,
vel airlifts provided electricity wealth-Router.
of -Wall enjoyed the Warmest Easter most people can remem for extra trams. ber, with French holiday-makers
Potsdam Observatory fore- paat clear weather for "another were the trans- two or three days. reon gives direct access to the Atlantic passengers on the liner In Colombo, forrential garden of Mr. Attlee's official re- Queen Elizabeth, which arrived during the week-end brought sidence. Many historic decisions tale at Cherbourg today because Ceylon very have been taken in this room, and of continuous rain and fog dur-
record-breaking observers now awalt to see whe- ing
spill of
sunny weather. Floods ther a new chapter in Common- Travel companies.estimate that swamped roads and disorganised wealth association will be opened about 1,000,000 Parisions left the train services in the capital within its walls,
their sweltering capital, the and several houses collapsed. Mr. Lester Pearson said in Lon- warmest place in France. Ta- Shops, offices, banks and fac- don today:-"We shall be dis-day's shade temperature was 28 fortes all over Italy closed down cussing certain constitutional degrees Centigrade.
todny for the Easter Monday
inents.
London, April 18.
day to supervise the final arrange-The phenomenal Easter holiday weather held out
lie devoted much of the holiday
to a study of the reports furnished
for
him by Britain's special envoys after their recent nying visits tó the Commonwealth capitals personal talks with the Prime inisters there.
On
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This long, many-windowed
again ky sunshine today.
Less
her crossing
from
raine
Europe's erent Easter
questions rising. out of develop In shady boulevard cafes, wai- | holiday—one of the most impor- ments in parts of the 'Comunen | ters awented from early morn Fant in the Italian year.—Reuter. wealth. My brief goes no further
than that."
Mr. Joseph B. Chifley and Mr. Peter Fraser, Prime Ministers of Australia und New Zealand, respectively, arrived at Karachi tonight on their way to the con- ference.
Mr. Chifley declined to dis› cuss the conference, Mr. Fraser wald it will be possible for In
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