THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, · 1949.
VATICAN RETALIATION IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA DISPUTE
Excommunication Seizure Of
Of Enemies
PAKISTAN DEFENCE FORECAST
Karachi, June 20.
Mr. Mohammed All, Pakis- inn's High Commissioner- designate to Canada, totlay forecast that India and Pakis- tan may one day adopt a com- mou defence system lines of the
States plan
on
Vatican City, Juha 21.
The Roman Catholic church today struck back at its onemies in Czechoslovakia and excom- municated all Catholics who join the Com munist-sponsored Catholic action, rival to the Church's fay organisation of the same name. theIt was a blow in support of the 60-year-old Archbi- shop of Prague, Monsignor Josef Beran, whose sermon was broken up at St. Vitus Cathedral on Sunday by hecklers.
Canada-United
fa
Mr. Mohammed All, who Inaving here tomorrow for Cann-
toid
da where he will be Pakistan's The
first High Commissioner,
"Between Reuter:
India Pakistan there is a long artificial boundary as there is along the forty-ninth Parallel
North
Ameries.
"If Pakistan develops friendly relations with India then the common defence plan for Caya- da and the United States migh prove helpful to us."
Mr. Mohammed All admires the United States-Canuda system which allows goods and people to pars freely between the two Countries. He feels that a similar system can, with advantage, be developed between ludian and Pakistan.
Mr. Mohammed All, who un. til recently was Pakistan's Am-
excommunication was announced in a decree of the Sacred Congregation of Holy Office. an ancient body charged with dofonding the The decree Faith against false doctrines.
declares the now Catholic action group schis- matic and accusos its founders of fraud.
most the against
profound In a statement ennouncing the the Supreme excommunication,
liberty of a elvitined people, Office
The
pollen recent
action Congregation of the Holy alleges that the promoters of the against the Archbishop and the Committee had, forced or deceive thithtat is true persecution, the many people into Joining it, and paper added. had published lists of members, "This is a betrayal of a civilised people by pre- including the names of some peo- and Christion
those who declare that ple who ore, in fact, opposed to cisely
they are acting in the name and The Chairman of the Action for the good of the people. This furissed Committee, M. Ferdinand Puj-is a democracy' that
absolute announced that the tricks of the most recently
tyranny of yesterday, and sur mounts the vulgarity and iniquity of preceding regimes."
Á Czechoslovak Government official statement tonight accused Monsignor Beran of attempting to mistise the divine service to ai
man,
Catholic
Printers
Warsaw, Juna 20.
A Polish Government pokesman ald today that the Belzuro by the State of Catholic printing propaci
measăre taken an executive under the nationalisation law and not directed Againat e special enterprise.
The
"Church property is ex- empted from agrarian reform, but not from nationalisation," ho paid.
Church authorities confirmed on Bunday that 15 Catholle printing presses and offices have been placed un- der State control in the
part few weeks. Alimost, all Catho- lic papers and periodicals aro now printed by State-owned printing pressès-Router.
Abetted Girl To Stow Away
of
SPECIAL APPEAL TO ARABS, JEWS IN PEACE TALKS
Lausanne, Juno 20. The throa United Nations Conciliation Commis- sioners for Palestiño decided today to make a special appeal to Israel and her Arab neigh- bours before deciding to suspend the Lausanne tõlki.
At a secret meeting the Commissioners resolved that tomorrow they will see Dr. Walter Eyton, head of the Israeli delegation to the Lausanne talks.
4
to
Me. Huseyin Jahid Yaltchin, 7veno, probably in August, Turkish. Chairman of the Com- | write their report for the General mission, wil, falk to the lenders Assembly meeting in September. of the four Arab delegations Jowish Warning during the week..
The Commissioner will cách side to make a serious effort to produce proposals which stand n chance of being accepted by the other.
*
Israel, if forced into "new "de- fensive wartore," will hold all the territory it might conquer, Mr. David Zvi Platens, Deputy At-
to sistant
Uto
Speaker of the Larnell Parliament, declared in If this appel has no result, i is believed that the Commissionerspeech in New York.
Mr Pinkas, speaking may break up the Lausanne takk
"Israel Inaugurating but with arrange to keep in touch
which is to include the Israel and the Arab States 20th annual National Covention of with in order to resume work if any
the Mirrachi Organisation, a re- of fruitfut talks chance
ilglous Zionist group, said: Powhille, the Commissioner:
ibe clear that if the Arau nations again inke up the path of war as 1 means of solvinit přobteins we
re-
"I.ct
are due to meet the Your Art delegations this evening to dis-wilt night back as before, and I
cuss the future status of Jerusa-
lem. Prospects of obtaining an
agreed solution on this are, said today to be reasonably good.
Little Progress
201
them.
fare
Our
convinced that we will defeat
"If, during the course of war. Southampton, June 20.
our armles are forced to Two member of the crew
conquer any adincent territory The future of Jerusalem; and which constitutes a springboard the tanker British Gentus werg contenced to four weeks' impri-¦ of the Arab refugees from Pales- [GF attack against us, then we will sonment here today for aiding and tine are the two problems on have no recourse but to do So.
"We cherish abetting a 16-year-old girl to stow which the Conciliation Commis-
pence above all slon was specifically instructed to else, and with a climate of peace away on the vessel last May 4.
The girl, who was deported work by the United Nations Gen-we will labour to reconstruct
cral
lond in its present Assembly.
boundaries, No signs have yet appeared of But if warfare is forced upon ur tanker Find put in at Miami, Fla-the Commission's finding a basis ugninst from the United States after the
our choosing, we will rida, was bound over for two of agreement between Israells and hold all we win."-Reuter. years lust Thursday,
Arabs on what Jack the Government,
to do with the The seamen, Churles Pipe and refugees-climated by ene United Today's speed untican decrev
Monsignor Beran, whose Palace Donald Hanford, both of Wales, Nations agency at 140,000. was issued
to be is reported
under police pleaded not guilty. Council of the Holy Office hero surveillance, was shouted down The tanker's master, Captulu 24 hours after Monsignor Beranin St. Vitus Cathedral yesterday. Herbert Scott, testified that he had criticised the Catholic Action He was heard to say: The re- found the girl in a cable singed Committee in a sermon,
rently issued paper of the Catho-by Piper, Hanford,
batsador in Rangoon, expects 1,500 priests had joined the Go- Burma to achieve
Stavernment-sponsored organisation's within six months if everything appeal for an agreement between goes to plan.
the Church and the State. "Representatives of the Com-
Today's Vatican decret is the monwealth countries giving aid to
flest direct counter-blow by the Burma will ensure that any ma-Holy See to terial assistance rendered will be Monsignor the recent alecka un
properly utilised and that orms and equipment will not be allow ed to fall into the wrong hands," he sld.-Reuter.
Moral Standards Necessity
ودا
the Supreme
KASHMIR RULER Nalther HAD much progress
TAKEN ILL been made with the problems of
Srinagar, June 20. fixing the future frontiers of
Maharalah Sir Hari Singh, 53- luraol, a task which the General und another
year-old Hindu ruler of the State Assembly told the Commissier of Kasiumir, today issued a pro- to attack among other matters.clamation authorising his son, If the Commissioners decide 10 Yuvraj Karan Singh, to carry out adjourn the Lausanne meeting, it all his State functions in his is thought that they will recon-absence from Kashanir for reasons
of health.
The decree said: "In recent le Action Committer (a State-member of the crew. Gerald times the nilversaries of the sponsored Catholi; organistic) Leach. last May 14, after Lench
ne a really had reported the girl's presence. Cathoile Church in Czechoslova- cannot be regarded
The girl told the cuplain that she was 22 years old.-Reuter.
kia have founded a so-called Catholic paper." before the up-
with
became deafening. 'Cathulle Action
which they
Tuar
Tonight's
Government slate. are trying to fluce Catholics of A that
Republic to
hement said: "On June 19, on the Catholic Church,
denyabe-occasion of the solemnisation of
Corpus Christi
St. Vitus dience to its rightful clergy."
tempted to
dosert
and
Caux-Sur-Montreux. The decree continued: "This Cathedral, Archbishop Beran at-
June 20.
is
all action
The more
iniquitous
remarks
met
divine
misuse the in view of the fact that its pro-service to attack the Government Lady Sinho of Bombay, wife moters are not hesitating to press and the Catholle Action. of India's only Peer, told the any people with force
or decuil
with the World Assembly for Moral Re- to give their names to its mem-pposition of the congregation, armament here: "The
only bership, and have even dared t who condemned this attempt to security tortay for our family publish as being its members the misuse the divine service for poli and our nation Iles in following numes of many priests and lay-leal purposes of an anti-State God's plan and living by abso- men who never gave their sup-character.
Jute moral standards."
Applause grested her 19-year- old son, Aulado Sinha, when ho said: "Moral re-simament wil rupture the youth of India. They want a great idea to live for. The answer for India does not He in brilliant brains but
stranged hearts,"
In
of her
Daw Nyei Tha, Burmese womat's leader, spoke hope for Burma beruuse of moral re-rmanent.
"In the areas where morul re- armament hus been applied, Kafens. Burmans, Indians and Chinese all live together in bar mony, even though there is fight- ing in other parts of the coun try" she said.
port and who have even shown their opposition to il
of
Officials of the Czech security police have told Catholic priests throughout the country that the lates! Pastoral letter of Monsignor Beran must not be read or air- theculated in their churches. the
In spite of the ban, the letter of has been read in somo Prague Pichurches.
Definite Break In Czech Catheils circles, the past week's occurrences Are regarded as _definite break between the Church Hierarchy and the National Front Gov. ernment.
Wave Of Arrosta
"For this roason, Supreme Congregation
tasks Holy Office, in its
pf safeguarding the Integrity
In Faith and of morals, R
and name
the authority of the Supreme Pon tiff, reproves and condemne os schlamatic the above-mentioned action, fraudulently ralled 'Catholic Action,"
the tho
with
The special form of the ex- communication pronounced by the Holy Office today is revocable
only by the Pope.
Until tonight's statement,
the
general public had had no sows
of the police nction at the Arch-
Nehru Welcomes Chandernagore
Now Dolhi, June 20
Welcoming the outcome of the Chandernagore re- forondum for reunion with India, the Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru, said today that the form of the union will be decided after examining all the issues and consulting the wishes of the people.
"I send my greetings to the In a message to Mr. Das, Presi- Tent of the Chandernagore Coun- people of Chandernagore and my cil of Administration, Mr. Nehru good wishes for their future pre-
aid: "The decision of the over- gress
Chander- whelming majority in
prosperity."
Even as the Church acted with bishop's palace, of his condemna-Chanderpagore and its people to try told and when held nor-
Church a
and In Paris, officials.or the French Government said
that gore, freely expressed by the
they are not surprised by the remocratie method of referendum, to Join the Indian Union has unofficial figures for the ra naturally caused me and my gol- Terendum, which showed a 90 leagues great satisfaction, which par com vote for the Fronch
am sure the entire Indian peo-
city's union with India. an
"We had expected this result," ple shares." What the secret? These
He continued:
"We welcome an official of the Overstos Minis, The referendum people have learned to live on
tlon on Saturday of the Catholte the Indian Union, and the basis of honesty, purity, un-
we one of the most powerful
to the appears" to selfishness and love, and to Us- pons it its disposal, Czech police Action Committee, or of yester- tuture Republié, as partners in mally, he added.
day's incident at the Cathedral, the disciplined liberty of a great tep to God together.
tightened their guard over
The oftéial figures will not be eye-wlinessES and "Instead of each race binning Prague Palace of the Archbishop except for
country and in the great tasks known until tomorrow, Whon the other, they start with П He has declared a fight to the foreign radio broadcasts.
bat confront us
they have been made public, change in themselves.”—Router,
end against efforts to make the A group of left wing priests
"India desires that this process with the reports of the neutral Communist puppet.
sold in a statement today. "Doof change, Inevitable by reasons observers, France will negotiate a mocratic priests are not afraid Czech churchmen in Prague
of history, geography, culture and treaty with India for Chander- Rome, June 20. sald the Government has launched of the Bishop's threat."
The
spirit of the mes, should be nugore's official. Incorporallon in statement accused the voluntary and Dock, workers in Leghorn re- wave of arrests against priests
peaceful and the Indian Union. fused today to unload
This treaty will be súbdittadi 10,000-ton and prominent laynien in Hors- Bishops of having brought pres- should strengthen existing bonda
sure on clergymen who had er- of friendship between India and tor ratification to the French Na- Canadian steamer, declaring their vin. They report without
cpressed their agreement with Frence. "solidarity" with
riking firmation that Archbiship Jose the Catholic Action's proclama-
tional Assembly. — Reuter. Canadian seamen,--Reyter.
Matocha of Olomous in Moravia
and Is onc
sald that the múthods of those placed under tion
used amounted to police surveillance, Rumours that
interference hop Beran Archbishop
the has with bitnself
personal freedom of the priests. been placed under formal arrest lack confirmation because
per cratic
The stolen
statement said: "Demo- sons outside his palaca are un determined to establish
priests aud laymen are able to make contact with him.
Aultable the Com-conditions for permanent, friend- At the
time, munist-led government of
Ty co-operation between Church Po-13 land tightened controls on Catho- and State. They know that ther
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-Reuter and Assveluted Press.
BRITISH ENVOY IN LONDON
denies Catholics the right to the Sacraments and the society of other Catholics, the church back- ed up Archbishop Beran's threat of the severest automatic punish- ment in the power of the Church.
Betrayal Of Exech Pre Peoplo
London, June 20, Mr. A. J. Bowker, British Am- bassader in Rangoon, arrives in Britain for a holiday, today and la Inter expected to have consultati The Vatican newspaper "Ob fons at the Foreign Office on the servatare
Romano" declared, situation in Burina, today. that the · excommuni) - - Mr. Bowker will have about 10 gation uncovers a subtle move days' rest before starting his dis- ment against the Falth and cussiong-Reuter,
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