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MORE THREATS AGAINST BERAN
►
Prague, June 28.
The Czech Communists today renewed their throats against Archbishop Josef Boran as the Govern- ment tried to muzzle him with three stringont now anti-Church decreos.
The Communist paper, "Miada Fronta," said: "Archbishop Beran and his bishops, in -blind obedience to the Vatican, are organising anti- We will State activity and demonstrations, not allow anyone anywhere in our country to make an effort to disrupt our work under the veil of religious freedom." The decrees, announced last 102% night, ban further pastoral ters und meetings of the clergy” without Government permission and declaro illegal the Vatican's excommunication of priests support the Government,
who
tion of the desire of the peleats and Cathollo bellevers to actva the problem of the ralations of
State by
agree- Church and ment"
up against
"Nobody standing They this elementary movement would are designed to isolate Archbishop serve the interests of the Church, Beran completely from Czecho-but would stand against the Slate alovakia's 9,000,000 Catholics by and his legal Government. Every oulinwing
wing his directives to them member of the Party should and their individual priests. They show that he stands will also outlaw meetings of the tionally for agreement Board of Bishops, which was the the Catholic Action."
of spearhead
the Church's opposition Lo the nation's Communist rulers.
uncondi- and join
Breaking The Law
Catholic Hierarchy
In Rumania Goes
Vatican City, June 28.
The Vatican today announced that the Rumanlah Com. muglet rogims has wiped out the Caiholio, hierarchy in Ru- manla by'arreating an Archblahop and a Bishop, the only two prelates who escaped the campaign, against the Church last autumn.
The official Vatican news service reports that Archbishop Marton of Alba Glulla' was arrested on June 21 and Bishop Antonio Durcovial of inst was arrested on Sunday.
With tho announcement, tho. Vatican teased the strong. est official attack against any Iron Curtain country yet put
Rumanian Government. out by its press office. Tho accused of violent persecution of the Catholic Church,
WEE
Only yesterday, Ina survey of Church conditions behind the Iron Curtain, Vatican sources sald: "Not less than 300, probably 350, clergymon in Rumanta have been Impelaoned or deported or simply dropped from sight."--United Press.
Pu-Yi: Prisoner
In Habarovsk
Maizuru, Juno 28.
Honry Pu-yi, formor Boy Emperor of China and puppet ruler of Manchukuo, lives under close guard in a Sovict war prisoners camp in the Sixteenth District of Habarovsk, according to Information received by the Japanese authori- tias here today.
The statement continued: "The Thus the stage has been set for Church should not be misused by those who are led by reactionary the possible arred: and trial of Archbishop Beran and his bishops political aims in their actions." A decree Issued by the Minis- if they continue to dety the
earlier today Government In Vatican
City of Education Church sources describe the de- said that ali Catholic Church cit-
culars and communications, in- The crees DS absurd and ridiculous. The sources sald: "The state ennnot make decrees or laws re- sulating spiritual affairs of our Church.'
musi-in
cluding pastoral letters,
in advanco future be submitted to the Stute authorities.
The Minister of Educating, M. Zdeneck Nejedly, has officially declared that bishops
who im- 鹚 the lar
on prices are character
information was pieced together from inter- views with Japanese prisoners of war repatriat- ed from Russia.
Putting together their reports, to Include General Olozo Yamada, the Repatriation Board of the once a leading light in the power-
Manchuria, and General
The Executive of the People's Party-formerly known Catholic Party under the leader posed Church fines of a political Japanese Government here pre-ful Japanese oriny establishment
them- pored a floor plan of the "special in ship at Monsignor Jan Sramck-selves breaking the law and Ilable prison for exceptions tonight issued a statement, sup- porting the Government against to penalties,
30th June
8th July
26th July
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newspaper, reported.
The
to
Pu-yi, too, is fading in Japanese memory. To those who remember him his name gives an unsavory When the Japanese manufac-
"Manchukuo," the Boy
to be re-Atsushi Ushiroku, who was Vice- Goncral for
Chief of Staff under the Communist served
pri- Tojo. "Rude
Prave" ranking personnel. These soners are reported
include about two dozen senior officers of wamed
the former Japanese army and Navy.
These men were seized by the Red Army while at their posts en tured
Pacific War in sig entered the the closing stages.
Laste.
fest that it wants to execute the that if they folled to read it at the Asiatic continent when Rus-Emperor was kidnapped and in-
be liable to
Righteous Doubts
bishops had the priests, when last Sunday's pas- After a full investigation, Executive found: "From the Gov- toral letter on the conditions for the between agreement ernment's endeavours it is mani- | An
State was Issued, the Church and provisions of the new Constitu- tion regarding freedom of Mass they would tigton and of religious functions." punishment under Canon Law.
The state
Issued after United Press and Reuter, Icaders of
of the pauty, which the process of re-organisation, met under the chairmanship of M. Alois Feir, Minister of Com- munications, "to find a way to renew peace in the minds and hearts of Party members and of all Catholics."
statement was issued
is in
RADIO
Is radio
Hong Kong
This
was
serve as
Henry Pu-yi Tokyo to serv
flown
九
stalled as its ruler. Those under Japanese control were taught to to idolise him. The daye of Pu-yi whness basking in this glory abruptly. during the long trial of Hideki ended when Manchukuo and Ja- Tojo and other major Japanese pan collapsed in the last days of criminals before the Inter- the Patile War. When he came war national Tribunal for the Far to testify in Tokyo, Fu-yl-a East. After funtling his role he changed man-fold the Allied the
: was flown back to Russia and whole thing Presumably returned to the Ha-Press,
vsk prison. While in Tokyo
barovsk
the Russian establishment in the Japanese cspital.
The Party Executive said: broadcasting on a frequency he remained closely guarded at "When the bishops gave no reply 845 kiloeyetes per second and on to the demand for an oath of 0.52 megacycles per second in the loyalty to the democratle regime, 31 metre band. righteous double arose as to how H.K.T. far on the side of the representa- 12.30pm."Hong Kong Calling". tivre of the Church the desire 12.32 p.m."From the Fibns."
of Variety 1.00 vm."Light to reach an agreement was' real and honest"
The statement described the Government-sponsored "Gatho-| 11 Action' as "the manifesta
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MANIPULATION ACCUSATION
Milan, June 20, The pro-Communist Socialist the newspaper "Avaht!" today ac Henry Pu-yl ved
Finance 1.15 pm-Newx, Weather Report, weit ground floor where several rooms;cused the,
Minister, Announcementa,
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lative groups realise immense Close to the "Imperial suite" onprofits."
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The rest of the ground floor In taken up by a dozen celle for anco ostrious Japanese war- Jord. About dozen mere rooms on the upper floor are aald to serve the same purpose. "The Emperor in the latter part of his life came to be surrounded 10.10 p.m.-Frank Devent and His Or constantly by Japanese generala," chestra, "Vocal: Lilian Cornell and remarked one of the Board off- Lawrence Broke
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