COMMIES CELEBRATE PEACE DAY
London, October 1.
Newspapers, editorials and speeches all over the Soviet Union In celebration of "Peace Day" stressed as their main theme that the safe hands of Russia" now held the atom bomb.
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The biologist and Academician A. 1. Oparin, declared that Russia wanted to devote her energies peaceful reconstruction, including the peaceful application of atomic energy, and regarded the atom bomb as a fearful weapon of aggression which should be out- lawed
Celebrations were held all over
Andodern ster
addressed" huge meetings.
Several thousand demonstrators, chanting peace slogans, march- ed through the West End of Lon- don today to the Cenotaph. the Whitehati memorial to the War dead, where they placed a wreath of white fewers in the shape of a
dove
of peace.
The march followed a rally in Hyde Park, which was organised by the British Peace Committee, and offshoot of the Communist- sponsored Paris Peace Congress last April.
Mr. Kenri Zilliacus, the Labour independent Member of Parlia ment who was expelled from the Labour Party for his support of the Paris Congress, told the demonstrators that "the creeping slump in the United States, de- valution and the discovery that Russia already possesses the atom bomb are the death rattle of the Anglo-American post-war policy.
The first "International Peace Day" was celebrated in many Dutch towns, 70,000 assembing in the Dutch capital to hear speakers stress the necessity to fight for peace-
About 150,000 people of Bucharest celebrated "Peace Day" by demonstrating for "the Soviet Union and the people's Democracica" and against the "warmongering Anglo-American imperiallata.**
Novelist Mihail Sadovernu. Vice-President of the Rumanian Fresidium
Gheorgi Apostol, chairman of the General Con- federation of Labour and Con-
stantza Graciun, President of the Democratic Women addressed Crowds on University Square urg- ing them to redouble
ble their efforts "in their fight for
Bucharest was ** with
H.R.H.. Princess Margaret is escorted by Lord Ogilvy, 23- year-old hair of the Earl of Airlie, as she arrives at the race. course for the Perth Hunt meeting in Scotland. The Princess and other members of the Royal Family were spending a Summer holiday at Balmoral Castle, Scotland. (AP Photo).
Germans Swarm Across Border In Thousands
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Berlin, October 2.
Nearly 15,000 Germans crassed from the East
cartoon posters lampooning thein "Imperialist war mongers" cartoon showed a skeleton dressed
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in an S.S. uniform presenting a Nazi 10 President Truman, who gives the Nazi salute. It was
"Changing captioned.
of the Guard.
The Pope, Mr. Ernest Bevin, Mr. Leon Blum and Marshal Tito also figured on posters.
into the American Zone and thousands more into the British Zone today when Sovict guards opened sections of the frontier for "World Peace Day" celebrations.
Berlin, the German police arrested 20 members of the Communist-led Socialist Unity Party who where travelling through the American sector in a lorry, waving Red flags and shouting Communist slogans.
celebrations.
The men, who were on their the way to a mass political rally at more crossed in Potsdam, in the Soviet sector, will direction.
United States Military Government Court to-
Tonight open air dancing, sing-appear before a ing and political sketches are being staged.-Reuter and Asso- ciated Press
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West
German police
bead-
A thousand the opposite
In Berlin, a crowd
estimated
by the Soviet sector police at not more than 600 marched to quarters said that they had been plain red fags. They were
the State Opera House carrying told arrested under an American mali-
by the "Eastern" Mayor, Herr
de-
tary Government instruction pro- Friedrich Ebert: "There will be |hibiting unlicensed political monstrations in the sector.
peace only when the whole Germany is
democratised after the pattern of the Soviet Zone.
of
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1848.
RUSSIAN PROTEST TO THE
THE WEST ON GERMAN REPUBLIC
London, October 2.
The Soviet Government today handed notes to the United States and British Ambassadors and, to the French Charge d'Affaires in 7 Moscow on the German problem. Moscow Radio said that the notes, handed in to
ito the Embassies by M. Andrei Gromyko, Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister, said that Russia considered the formation of a separate West German State a violation of the Potsdam agreement
Christmas Cheer For Britain
Washington, October 2.
The notes said that the forma- Ition of a separate Government for the Western zones of Germany-- a policy which had been pursued [by the Governments of the United States of America, Great Britain and France during the past two years--was а violation ot the Potsdam agreement under which these three Powers jointly with the Soviet Union undertook the obligation of transforming Ger- many into a single unit and in as- sisting its transformation into a democratic, peace-loving State.
A United States oficial said to. day the US could deliver large quantities of dried elges and
The step taken by the three fruits to Britain in time for Governments, the note said, re- Christmas cakes and other holi-presented not only a violation of day eating if the British Gov-the obligation for achieving the ernment decided to spend USS unity of Germany. but also the 8,000,000 to $10,000,000 for these cbligation for the conclusion of a commodities in connection with peace treaty with Germany. the recent Cripps-Snyder talks.
He believes the Ministry Food is in consultation with the Exchequer as to how this money will be speat
The official thought it possible a decision would be made within
In Berlin, Communist sources predicted today that a "national] government" will be created soon in Eastern Germany with the Kremlin's permission.
Washington. Declines
To Comment
Washington, October 2 The State Department to- night acknowledged receipt of the Russian note on Ger- many but declined immediate comment
An official said that The nine-page note, written In Russian, was handed to the United States, British and French-Ambassadörg-in-blog-
cow yesterday. He added -- that -- it - was translated and sent to the Department here early today.
not
The Department did make public the text and the spokesman said there would be no official comment be. fore tomorrow at the earliest.
United Press.
Projected
South East
Asia Union
Manila, October 2 Malacanan spokesman today
a few days if it had not already In a telegram to the city soviet said President Quirino's interest been taken and the United States of Moscow, the Mayor of East Union is in organisation of the in the projected South East Asia might hear from London during Berlin, Friedrich Ebert,
an-Union as soon as possible and the current week.
Eounced "CR determination to not in who is going to assume The British agreed to spend create a Democratic Germany on leadership of the Union. the aforementioned sum for U.S. your model." surplus farm commodities when they received permission to MISC ECA money to pay for wheat in Canada, but no decision
made as to which foods they would buy.
in
Officials said several million pounds of dried egg were storage in various parts of the United States and a considerable part of this could be put on ships a short time. They added that the eggs were of the type
in
ia demand by the British and others.
to
The spokesman was comment.
The Communist-edited "Bering on the press despatch from liner Zeitung" declared that Washington which said American Soviet occupation forces would policy planners may ask Indian "lay no barrier in the way of Premier Nehru to lead the Far building and activating East in
anti-Commatnjst sovereign national all-German Pacific Union government” with Berlin 21 the capital
German 'People's Council
of all
"The only Democratically elect- The source said that at this jed body composed of the best re- Season the British were unable presentatives
Germany, get adequate amounts from who can speak in the name of Denmark. Holland. Belgium, Germany, is the German People's Canada, and Australia, although Council", the newspaper asserted.
"It should European production was nearly
and can
take the at pre-war volume-United steps which will lead to an all- German government. It dare not Press
delay longer."
Kidnapped Merchant Released
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He said President Quirino has not received any communication from Brigadier General Carlos P. Romulo regarding the projected Union nor had he sent any mess- age to General Romulo at Lake Success regarding the proposal
Pre The spokesman said the sident does not know_of_ any American plan to have
Nehru lead South East Asia in an anti-
Communist Union and had no comment to make on the press report.
General Romulo, who was in- structed by President Quirino The German People's Council organise the Union is currently during his recent visit here to has chiefly functioned as a pro-busy as President of the General paganda instrument for the So-Assembly. viet military government without |any government powers
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However, it is generally pre-
Union
of its sumed he had made the necessary
soundings regarding the plan among delegates of the in- It was chosen by the German terested Powers at Lake Success. People's Congress in which Com- Philippine officia's continue to Melbourne, October 2
admittedly hope that if and when the organ- Mr. Solomon Raydell, a 69-munist organisations year-old Jewish businessmen who have 60 per cent of the seats. isational conference of the pro was kidnapped last Wednesday,
posed Union is held the Philip- walked weakly into the "The Allied troops in Western
The Congress itself was elected pines summer capital would be police Germany and Berilin are only a
headquarters here
captors had a single list of candidates was Press. who, reinforcing the West Zone hibition. There must be an early suretch of highway 18, miles out-unity and a just peace."
turned him loose along a lonely presented on behalf of "German German border patrol, had tried collapse of the Western occupa-side the city. to warn them not to cross."
Eastern Zone Germans poured into the American Zone in the Neustadt area forcing aride 10 United
States
military police token force specially put on ex- ASPorted that tonight and last May in a plebiscite in which the site of the meeting-United!
The Russians apparently in-
tion policy."-Reuter,
FOR ROBESON
tended to give the West Zone SOVIET "HONOUR" Germans a chance to join the Communist-inspired "Pezce" de- monstrations, but the German police estimated that for every German going East there between six and 10 going West.
were
Prague, October 2.
The police said that the intense When 4,080,272 East Germans search for the three masked men 33.9 per cent of the electorate-- become too hot for them to authorities were visibly astound. kidnapped Mr. Ravdell had marked a defant "No", Soviet who hold out for the A £20,000 ran= [ed.
so they believed was the motive for the wine.
Mr. Raydell, whose ki
Republic Attacked
The Prague Press reported to-is the
case in the day in despatches from Moscow of the Victoria police, said that
With Communists all over the When the
that Russia had named a moun- he had Soviet authoriticstain in Siberia after Paul Robe-
zlobe celebrating today as "World been
blindfolded since Peace Day" under Moscow's aux closed their side of the American son, American -negro singer.
Wednesday, and that be was
Party members Zone border again, after it had been open for four hours, several said the mountain is in the Zailisk from his home to a waiting car for Germany's reunification
given very little to eat or drink.pices, German The newspaper "Mada Fronta”
masked men dragged
him used the occasion to attack the West German Republic and call thousand Eastern Germans were Ala Tau range in the Kazakstan on Wednesday reported still on the Western side Republic.
night,
his -hitting of the frontier.
Traders Thrive
The Western police made special arrangements to let them go back later.
The Russians did not open the whole frontier, and at Helmstedt, on the Berlin Auto- bahn, the Soviet officer-in- charge sald that he knew
nothing about opening the border.
German officials on the British
side of the border did not try to
stem the flow of illégal "immi-
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The highest peak in this range revolver when she interfered. is the 25,395 foot "Shield of A nationwide dragnet Victory"
of the Socialist Unity thrown for the kidnappers.
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Ravdell's son, Maurice,munist Party in Eastern an honour has been paid to a recently won a costly Jewish many, referred to the Western Negro singer," "Mada Fronta legal action which was settled republic as saidAssociated Press.
out of court-Beuter.
"It is the first time that such
Walloons' Stand Against Leopold
Liege, October 2.
grants." East Germans crossed If the Catholic supporters of King Leopold push
into the British Zone after night- long torch-light and bonfire "peace" demonstrations,
his return to the Belgian throne too far, they may "hear the rumblings of a revolution," M. Jean Allard, a Socialist Senator, declared here today.
Од the British side of the border, traders did a. thriving business selling ice-cream, smoked harrings and sausages. Bes- taurants were crowded with East He was addressing the fifth an-, ferendum is held, we will have to Germans being treated to meals una Congress of the Walloons, destroy, if pecessary, the King and by West German friends.
who comprise just under "three even the Royalty. In some places the Russian million of Belgium's 8,500,000 guards refused to open the iron-Pont
Berlin Meeting
king of
*this
English bastard”.
Ger-
American-
"The Bonn government of old Nazi activists and warservants
can never bring our people peace and the resurrection of national independence”, it added..
that
Anti-Communist political circles seriously doubted an East German election would: precede the formation of a “na-: tional government" in Berlin,
No Date For Elections
Apparently because of the fai- Ture of Communists to win a Jandslide for their People's Con- gress five months ago, no date has yet been set for long overdue state and local elections in the Soviet zone.
the
Leopold III has not betrayed
Walter Ulbricht, No. 2 German Senator declared that King Belgium, he has betrayed the Communist, told an educational tier. In the Hof-Bavaria sector Leopold, in a self-imposed exile in Walloons. This betrayal beran meeting bere: "It is a basic error 500 people and a mile-long line Switzerland since the last days of the day he became king."
that many Germans regard De- of cars waited in vain for the the war, cannot any longer be Soviets to let them through
This stand of the Walloons mocracy only from the stand- considered as the King of the Bel against the return of Leopold to point of electoral rights.” gians.
the ..
throne also affirmed by
was
Ulbricht recalled that He
can be considered oni
only, as M. Rene Dreze, Liberal Party People's Council had already of the country's Flemish
Member
ber of the Chamber of upproved this year a constitution At another place in Bavaria | population," he said, adding-
Deputies, hundreds of-Germans turned back
If the Walloons are pushed
for a future "German Democra- The Liberals sided with the tic Republic too by Western patrols said that far you will hear the rumblings of they were were not political dea revolution
1-es securing the September 20 against the 03
mie described is monstrators but wanted: "a good he felt. It is the fear of our force holding of a referendum, on the rule of the workers"
alone that
will make our adver- return of the
Anti-Communists have charged King saries change their mind"."
The Liberal Party as a whole that it would perpetuate control Yesterday, 6,000 Germans
The Socialist Vice-President of is described as divided on the by a Commimist minority and re- streamed into the British Zent the Chamber of Deputies, ML question. The Socialists are openquire Germany to become a without permits when the Bus Francois Van Belle, declared: ", ly opposed to the return of King Sovietised state-Reuter and Aș aians fhrew, open the frontier for despite us and against us, a re-Leupold Reuter-
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