Priests Ordained
Newly-ordained priests prostrate themselves in the Baslica of St. John in Lateran, Rome, signifying their renunciation of the glories of the world for than of the soul. This event is An annual one at the Basilica when student priests from foreign colleges in Rome present themselves for ordination. Candidates this
Included Frenchmen. year
South Americans,
Spaniarda and Britans.-Associated Press Photo.
Russians Attempting To Take Over Asia, Judd Says
Washington, May 2.. Walter Judd
NEWSPAPER PLANT Republican Representative
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Minnesota charged today that Russia putting out peace feelers in Berlin merely to divert American attention while the Soviet Union takes over the continent of Asia.”
Asserting that the "war in China is the key to the
struggles in Greece, Turkey, Iran" ond else- where, Mr. Judd said the Soviet's policy was aimed at getting the United States to concen- trate on Europe while the Russions advanced in Asia.
the i
He said Europe was burned out th paying major altention and and has to live on products of
voting its main effort in Europe. Areas
where there are resources, Mr. Judd elataned that and the Soviets are taking over Trommen administration's len areas where resources are.
dency
to emcentiate all possible
Mr. Judd then quoted the Am- erican Labour Party member of
in the hands of the chief
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1949.
Six Die In African Floods
Algiers, May 2
Bix deaths were reported today in severe floods which have swept away hundreds of houses and destroyed 20 bridges in -Bouthern French Moroces.
Marrakech, Moroccan holl. day resort, was partly inun- dated and almost completely cut off.
The foods, caused by tor. rential rains, Aro estimated to have done over 100 mil. Ilon frano damage. In the Marrakech area.
Latest reports say that the flood waters were receding today In the Marrakech and Moulouya Valley area.
Six bodies were recovered In the Moulouya Valley to. day and the Valley WRE with the carcasses of drowned animals,
strewn
The Algiers-Oran rallway he was cut and the Algiers.. Constantine highway blockad at Roubia, 28 miles East of Aiglers.
INDIA TO REVIVE
CUSTOMS UNION
New Delhi, May 2. India has offered 10 revive ́an 80-year old customs union with: the five French settlements in Indin, following French claima that its termination Inst March biet
caused hardship in the settle ments, it was learned from a usually reliable source here to- clay.
The Indian Government is wili- ing to continue the
Congressional Act Still Needed For U.S. To Declare War
Washington, May 2.
The former Undor Secretary of State, Mr. Robart Lovett, said today that Congrass would have to declare war before American troops could be sant, under the Atlantic pact, to repol a Rus- sian attack on Norway.
Mr. Lovett, who launched the treaty negotiations, said he did not believe the pact's pledge of mutual assistance would empower the President to intervene in Europe with arms without a Congressional declaration of war.
The
former Under-Secretary with Russia should not be TC- was testifying before the Senate flected in a shifting United States Foreign Relations Committee.
polley.
He denied that big power pres- "I feel confident that fluciun- sure had brought smaller nations tions in our relations with y into the defence alliance. Mr.foreign power will not succeed in Lovett told the Committee think | diverting our attention from these Norway, Iceland and other small busle interests," he said. nations were brought into
the
Recalling that the process of pact at their own request. His brinuting five smaller nations Into statement wis prompted by the pact began late in December, Senator Forrest Donnell, who | Mr. Lovett said, "No govern- wanted details on the entry smaller nations.
Urges Approval
CIF
ment, at this or, as far as I know, any other time, was ever sub- Jected to any pressure in regard to joining the North Atlantic
Mr. Lovett urged the Compact." mittee to approve the treaty an He added that Norway, Italy. craential to American socurity Iceland, Portugal and Denmark and world peace. He said al were not invited until they had ready there had been concrete asked to be admitted to part dis- evidence that mere signing of cussions.
the treaty had contributed to ward those ends.
Mr. Lovell maintained that the treaty
was necessitated by the savuge reaction of Russia to the France European recovery programme.— for the future government of United Press. Western Germany which he salti might not have been possible without the new sense of con- fidence provided by the treaty.
Mr. Lovett elted recent agree- ugreementments with Britain and until a referendum is held to set- tle the future of the settlements, but would not consider any modi- Gentions of it, the source nald. It was not known whether France was prepared to accept the pro- posal-Reuter.
He then warned that, day-to- 'day developments in the cold war
Lecturer Sceptical On Christian Japan
Tokyo, May 2.
A prominent Indian lecturer today told the Japan- ose that the Christian nations started the last two world wars, and warned that attempts to maka Japan peaceful and non-violent by spreading Christianity are bound to fail. executive and a little bandl of His statement, distributed by the Indian diplomàtic Congress. Representative Vitu Palace guards" who served as Marcantonio, as predicting that advisers resembled a dictatorship } India would be the next Aslatie | in the United States. country on the Kremlin's sche- dule. He said Mr. Marcantonio recently told him the Commun- ists new have China and
lactin is next.
Representative Jurid spoke at a meeting of the District of Colum- bin League of Republican Was Then. He delivered scathing denunciation of the actions of the Roosevelt and Truman adminis- trations, alleging, "basic decisions made by a small group of men in private at Teberon, Yalla and Potsdam gal us into the war.
Mr Judd asserted:
cold
China is in trouble now because she fol- Inwed our advice.“
"Only A Soldier"
He attacked the former Secretary of State, Mr. George Marshall, as only a soldier who had no diplomatic background and who made the mletako of thinking the Communists China could be
brought into coalition government,
"The Freddent and his Palace Attard lay down policy and de- mand that Congress sign on the dotted line."--United Press.
U.S. Japs Win Another Round
mission here, came on the heels of an on- nouncement that General Douglas MacArthur was urging the importation of 30,000,000 bibles to Christianise Japan,
lo
of
The Indian lucator, Mr. S. N. waging the last two world wars, Agarwal, officer of the aewly Let Japari follow Buddha and formed Association
real change Spread Gandhi with a Gandhi's
Teachings, heart and all will be well beth
of the for her and the world," orshmeeting Buddha Worshippers Association,
Mr. Agarwal told the religious the International Religious
As-gathering that the "common cul- sociation, the International Culture of India and Japan is so tural Association and the Gandhi similar that I hardly feel I am Association of Japan.
travelling in a foreign land." Mr. Agarwal is principal a college at
Wardha. United Press.
He called on Japanese to join with Buddhists and followers of
San Francisco, May 2. A group of 1.480 Japanese Americans won another round today in their long legal battle to regain United States citizen-Gandhi in China and India to re- ship.
organise Asia for peace, Mr. Agarwal warned
young snen of Japan not to imitate American manners of dress and language by being swept off their fect but to preserve Oriental traditions.
"Attempts muke Japan peaceful and non-violent by spreading Christianity are bound to fall. Religion and cullure can-
be
transplanted. Japan should be provided all the op- portunities for reforming ber- cultural Most of the 1,480 are in Japan | self through her own
ap-
Federal Judge Louis Goodman denied a petition by the Govern- ment, ruling that the group had renounced their citizenship during wartime under duress.
The Government, which pealed against Mr. Justice Good-
decision man's
to the higher courts, asked for a stay because it claimed that if the ruling were
noi
■ reversed it would be difficult to find the Japanese Amerleans and
He then said that while China
in a
abad plight at present, Was "we will
China later need more than she needs us now."
on
The opined that Russia's key objective was expansion in Asia and the Russian leaders had tricked the United States in-
them back to Japan.
to
and, following Mr. Goodman heriover, we cannot
denial of stay of execution, may
a Bord
now apply to The Secretary of to forget the sad fact that na- Stute for permission to return the United States.-United Press.
tions claiming to follow Christ were themselves responsible for
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Saigon, May 3.
A full dress conference 10 plan the defence of South East Asia against Communism will be held as soon as France and Holland settle their wors in this area, a non-French source said yesterday.
The source, who refused to he identified by nationality, said the conference would Include the United States, Britain, France, Indonesia, Indio, Siara, Burma and a Vietnamese government repre- sentative of Indo-China.
However, the foreign observer said, the Dulch must first arrange to set up an independent govern- ment in Indonesia and the French
must do likewise in Indo-China.
The U.S. has put these condi- to avoid ions, the source sald. being criticised for supporting the colonial tactics of some of the
Western powers.
The source refused to speculate
conference, but said the need for of it is urgent for danger 18:00- indla.proaching with great strides
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