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Washington, July 13.
Mr. Dean Acheson, Secretary of Stato, today oppos- ed any proposal to cut down the Administra- tion's $1,450 million military aid programme to back up the North Atlantic Pact. Speaking at a press conference, he rejected sugges- tions made, in Congress that the North Atlantic Pact necessarily commits the United States for 10 years or more to arming the Western European nations.
to Meanwhile, in the Senate The North Atlantic Part
deunted [13 the day, the debate on the rulleation ready being Senate, Congress is expreted tal of the North Atlantic Pact con- nid pre-time for the third day with a -wyraing from a Republican Senator Bhat refusal to raffly the Part would help the Communist
letatorship.
take up the sullitary granie Inter:
Mr. Acheson said that
the Administration hopes to convince Congress that the military ald has been brought down to a multum as a result of the many investigations muscle by the Administratium,
made
Call For Union
Senator Robert C. Henrickson enlled for unqualified ratification:
win and sudd that the Treaty
"at lens: He rejected suggestions
North the United States the Compress Atlantir es necessarily commits of danger than any iter- of to gain native that I know The 1ted States for if years or the time we need."
the orming
1
A
tes
that
Faropean iations,
Western
are no i- Be sure that there per commitments as the North Athanbe Treaty and all the com- milments, have been expressed in clear and precise language,
American Stand On Trieste
Washington, July 13.
The US. Secretary of State,
He called for a Federal Union among the nations with a plea that the Treaty alone is an in. Rufficient safeguard against underground Communism -In Western Europe.
Senatur Kenneth Wherry, Republican Senate leader, intro-
de n declaration ducer today signed to free the Atlantic Pact to |untions from any obligation
to the other signa supply arms turies,
Mr Wherry told repofters that The drelaration would, in effect, be an amendment 1 the ruti. flying resolution. "I want to pul black and white that there is
J
no legal or mural obligation supply arms," he added.
said that
tu
SCHEMES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF COLONIES
de.
London, July 13. Schemes of Colonial
€35.. velopment Involving 000,000 are now under con · sideration by
British the Colonial Development Cor. poration,
the la disclosed This Corporation's first annunt re- port published today.
The report wald that schemes will take three five years to mature.
the
to
it said that sales of tin and rubber to the Western Hemi- sphere from Malaya and cocoa from West Africa accounted for almost the whole of the
dollar surplus
jast Colonial year. This was running at.
500.000 Bter- ling in the first half of the
The
Emplse Colonial as a whole earned a net dol- lar surplus although the dol. United of the lar deficit
Whe Kingdom during 1948 £311,000,000-Reuter.
усаг.
BARRIERS TO TRADE ATTACKED
cur-
Washington, July 13. The elimination of unneces¬ the declaration sary trade barriers and the free does not mean that he is opposed interchange of European Mr. Dean Acheson re-affirmed to an arms programme for Wes-rencies on a basis of true value today the American position tern Europe, but that he belloves is recommender by the Senate appropriatle should Appropriations Committee in its that Trieste should be returned ench arms
be considered by Congress on its report on the Marshall Ald Ap- fo Italy.
merits.
propriation Bill for 1949-50.
He made this statement at s news conference in referring to Marshal Tito's speech last Sunday that Yugoslavia will never give up claims on Trieste.
the
new
At the same time, Mr. Actieson caid that
American- Italian trenty of friendship, com merce and navigation expected to the ratified by both countries about July 15, wat bring closer relations Letween the two nations,
Mr. Acheson said:
The report: released today. "The European nations
recipients are bounty should take greater pains
The Democrat majority leader. Scott Lucas, sub that he might ask tomorrow for Opposition con- said: sent to take a vute late on Fri-which day, or perhaps on Saturday. "Provocation" To Russia
Flanders, Senator Taiph, publican described the Treaty as "deceitful, dangerous, and founded on fear.
A better alternative, with be a dual policy of ing the Monroe Doctrine "The treaty clude Western Europe and
"It would not give
Ite-
offensive
of our
PROFESS COMMUNISM
Rome, July 13.
The Roman Catholic Church tonight automatically excommunicated anybody who professes Com- munism, including millions of faithful in such strong Catholic countries as France, Hungary, Rumania and Czechoslovakia.
Q
In an unprecedented denunciation, the Vatican
Holy Office condemned Communism as materialist doctrine whose followers will no longer be permitted to remain within the Church.
The global excommunication-is-an_answer_to_the confession created between the Vatican-spon- sored Catholic Action and the Communist
in Czechoз-- Government Catholic Action lovakia.
CREEPING STRIKE IN ITALY
recon-
Rome, July 13. Italian building and struction was cripple today as a two-day old builders' "creep- ing strike," called by the Com- munist-led General Labour Con- federation (CGIL), sprend down the peninsula
It is estimated that nearly 1,000.000 buililers will ultimately be affected. Some 100,000 COIL. Builders are idle in the North. where the provinces of Tuscany and Emilia today joined the pro- vinces of Lombardy, Piedmont and Liguria, which walked out yesterday.
The decree also excommuni- | declare they have not given up cates those faithful who go to their religion are; in fact by their Mass and receive Communion bid activilles, hostile to God and to
In addition, Christian Demo- at the same time work for the the true religion of the Church of
Christ, 'Communist Party.
crat-bunders have, announced members That 70,000 of their As regards,Question 2:-This was In fact condemned by Canon trave been called out throughout Law of 1399 (which outlawed the nation. They are also heretical writings).
de-
an
will
wager, but manding higher 3:-They official thinks their strike
Heretofore, the Pope and var- inus Bishops have warned their faithful of involging mortal sins in their proetice of Communism.
As regards Question This drastic step was taken by the Supreme Sacred Congregation could not be admitted to the Holy end before the Confederation's. the normal as their demands are not so high. of the Holy Office, the Church's Sacrement because
Tomorrow, the Conferation ruling body on matters of faith.
the strike South- The decision WHE announced in the Holy Sacrament to those who will extend
wards to Rome, bringing out an- Apostolochte Sedis," the "Acta
ure not spiritually disposed.
builders
ers it 4 other 100,000
their As regards Question the ofletal Vatican Gazette pro-
Catholles who profess the materi-demands are sill not met. ated by the Pope mulgated
personally.
doctrines
By the week-end, the whole Regarding
be affected. excommuniention, alistle and anti-Christ
country will be
turbulent 24-hour strike by
laws do not permit the giving of
the Congregation Said practising of Communism, and particularly
Communists are "heretics against those who defend and propagate 750,000 metal workers ended at
the Catholic faith and are liable to exermmunication, the right of which is reserved by the Holy
Sey
since they
The strik-
It, ineur, ipso facto, ure apostates from the Catholic midnight last night. faith, the danger of excommuniers, seeking more y were in- volved in clashes in Turin and cation which the Holy See reservern!
other Northern cities Press and when they tried to stop
strikers from entering factories
Glying its reasona for the ves to itself,-United decision, the Congregation said Router. that Communism is materialu- tic and anti-Christ, and the Communists ar Communist sympathisers cannot be Catho. lics since Communiem la hostile to God and to the Church of God.
Approved By Pope
The Congregation's decisions
e solve the twin problems of were taken in a meeting on June 20. They were approved two trade barriers and currency ex-
by the Pope, who days later [change."
authorised their publication.
The Congregation
recommended
The Committee the appropriation of $3,028,380,- he strid. | 000 for 12 months. This com- House of Repre- extend-pares with a
the same!
The
provocation to Russia to develop grant
17
Dimitrov's Successor
Picked
London. July 13. Reliable reports reaching London from Sofia today sug- gest that the Soviet Politburo has advised the Bulgarian Com- wants considered munist Party that it
Valea Chervenkov to succeed
four questions set before it:
1.
Was it legal for Catholics to be Communists or
clone Communism?
con-
2.
Was it legal for Catholics
10
not
on 1 ap-
to in-sentatives recommendation of streng- $3,588,047,000 which could have is used Armly upon the liberal thening the United Nations with-heen spent in 10-1/2 months. principles and Economic inter-out forem,
decited Committee course which we uphold and con-
an additional $150,000,HUN Lains sound reasonable provision well
designed to stimulate
her armaments as fast or faster in the form of loans to the co- would operating nations which mutual advantareous flow
than we can develop our own.
public deli canital and technology which as m
Speaking in support of the be financed by ubjectives ef l with the basie the fur-point programme.
Republican, told the Senate that propriations basis. President Truman's four-point
This sum
nvaliable, will be programme is to aid to backward it constitutes a revolutionary de- areas. The Italo-American treaty which has resulted from the de- in United States policy. parture
however, a economic assistance the most modern and will pre-
fiscal year. bably be a model for agreements mand of the American people,
He added that the North At- with other countries. Mr. Truman signed in June 16 and President lantie Pact will bring to America and stability in Einaudi on June 18-Associated permanency
her foreign policy-Reuter, Press,
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to print, distribute or read
literature propagating Com- munism?
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The bulking strike has so far been calm. The Minister of the Interior, Signor Murlo Scelba, Jus ordered riot squads to keep strict watch on potential trouble spots. Heuter.
PAUL ROBESON ACCUSATION
Washington, July 13.
A Jewish leader accused the Negro singer, Paul Robeson, to- the late Georgi Dimitrov as Bul- day of taking part in a deli- carian Premier. Chervenkoy,
49.
Dimitrov's brother-in-law, is berale Communist conspiracy to inflame racial and religious minorities here against the According to the Sofia reports United States. he will probably get the job,
The statement, by Rabbi Ben- the squabble among Bul- ending
as to who jamin Schultz, of New York, who garian Commimists
is Executive Director of the died in Communism, was presented to the
3. If Catholics were guilty of will succeed the Bulgarian Party American Jewish League ngalust
the first two acts,
could tender Dimitrov,
long illness,
who
to the Mascow early this month after a House of Representatives Com
they he admitted
Holy Sherament?
ing
Communists be excom-
municated?
4. Can Catholles who are will.
was "yes."
koy as the
Soviet
mittee on Un-American Activities. Sofia reports said the
Rabbi Schultz said that the con- Politburo intervened directly in
Epiracy has two aims, namely, 11- the intra-Bulgarian quarrel and citing Jews, Negroes and other The answer to the first three advised the Central Committee of groups against America, and set- to Europe during the current questions, It wis stated, was the Bulgarian Communist Party
"no" To the fourth, the answer that the Kremlin views Cherven- ing racial groups against one an- other by exaggeration and creat- most suitable candidate.
propaganda. The Congregation's answers to His opponents accuse him of having differences through insidious the four questions were
Dimitrov's sister- married
Rabbi Schultz said that the who is 10 yours older than himself ultimate aim is to throw America 1ollows:
-exclusively to further his own into coufusion, thus paving political advancement.
way for a Stalinist revolution and It in regarded as
as probable that conquest.
He added: "The majority of the As regards Question -Com- the Soviet leader, Josef Stalin,
personally communicated the Kre Negroes, Jews, Catholics and for- which is $25,000,000 less than munism is in fact materialistic miln's choice to the three Bul. eign-born, in common with their
of and anti-Christ. Catholics
garian Communists who went to fellow-Americans, detest Com-
Dimitrov. United Press.
The Cammillee suggested On appropriation of $900,000,000 for relief in the occupled arcus,
that allowed by the House of Representatives.-Reuter.
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practise Communism, though they Moscow to get the remains of munism."--Reuter,
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London, July 13,
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He was answering a question by Mr. J. Langford Holt, Conserva-
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GLOSTER TEST PILOT KILLED
the
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London, July 13. Minister of State; Mr.
The Colonial Secretary does not, Hector McNeil, rejected in Parlia
as a general principle, favour ment today a suggestion by a left Member that he ask the lotteries, but there are in certain wing
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