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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1949,
WESTERN GERMANS Thai Army Mission
PROTEST AGAINST EASTERN REGIME
WARNING AGAINST
STOOGES'
Berlia, October 8.
A British official survey
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leased here today said that yes- terday's "historie session" of the so-called "People's Council" in Berlin had set in motion the machinery for the creation of a
stooge government
Soviet Zone
Lor
the
ΣΕ added, "The real position which will emerge after the pre-
ed Socialist Unity Party props- ganda has died down and the puppet government is finally established, will be essentially of the
following character. Party) SED
Berlin, October 8.
A crowd estimated by West Germon Police head- quarters at 20,000 gathered in front of the City Hall in the American sector of Berlin this afternoon to protest against the formation of the East German Government.
Franz Neumann, leader of Berlin's Social Democra
tic Party, declaring that Berliners are now about to enter another winter with one-third of the city's population unemployed, said.
"We thank the world for its aid but, instead of chair
ty, we want raw materials to enable us to work and live.
"We wam the Western Allies rash of pro-Soviet and anti-Soviet that if they continue their dis- posters.
sent spate of Communist-dominat-mantling policy. they will also The entire, Eastern Sector was dismantle our trust in democracy plastered with notices welcoming Loud cheers, greeted Her Neurthe formation of the East German mann's
declaration: The traitors Government Hundreds of them in Eastern Berlin who yesterday were over-printed with large proclaimed their own government strips bearing the letter "for
afraid of free elections
freedom, symbol of the anti- "There can never be an under- Communist "Action Group Against standing between Eastern and Inhumanity". Western Germany so long as con- centration camps and barbed wire fences continue to exist.
(Socialist Unity will bave secored a breathing space of at least 12 months duration, during which a government
with SED thers members kes posts
and stooges in all hare been able to operate the pro- visions of the People's Council Constitution, which is patently designed as the perfect instrument
a totalitaria The survey
party." warned that. ab though the Soviet authorities might declare their intention to vest the executive powers of their fsecret police entirely in German
Lands, there
would be the Com munist-controlled Ministry of the Interior which would operate not only the notorious political police organisation, tat also all the para-military police forces in the zone-Reuter.
British Tourist Industry
New York, October &. Mr. John G. Bridges, Director- general of the British Travel As- sociation, arriving aboard the Carolina last night, said Britain's tourist industry expects to earn $15,000,000 for that country in 1950.
are
"Do we want a withdrawal of occupation troops, yes, but only
those
traitors in the Eastern sector leave with the last Soviet. contingent.
ir
"Otherwise, a German People's Court will deal with them and no Allies will be able to prevent their receiving the due to them.”
punishment
Eastern Cabinet
The Western City Adminis. tration (Magistrat), met during the day to draft a declaration on the political situation to be put before the Western Assembly.
City
Herr Otto Grotewohl, nominat- ed Prime Minister of the Eastern Government, is expected to select a Cabinet this week-end and pre-
Russians Begin Moving sent to the Chamber next
Wednesday
Out
At the close of the meeting the crowd, which, according to West German Police Headquarters bad swollen to 60,000 and included at feast 10,000 residents of the Soviet sector. gave three cheers for free-
At the extraordinary session of the "Western" City Assembly, Frau Louise Schroeder, grey. haired Deputy Lord Mayor, call- ed on the Western Allies to grant immediate aid
to Western Berlin where, she said, one-third of the workers are unemployed.
Herr Franz Neumann, leader of the Berlin Social Democrats, call- ed for a city-wide election on October 15 "to give the people of Berlin a chance to vice their de- cision and to show that they are against dictatorship in any form".
dom.
German workman today took down a 10-foot high portrait of Stalin from the front of the Soviet
Kommandatura head. quarters in Berlin's Eastern sector-lending more colour to German reports that the Rus. tians
will leave Berlin in 10 days. The Red flag normally dying over
the building was absent
The meeting unanimously from its staff, and furniture, bed-adopted resolutions calling on: ding and other portraits of Stalin are being removed from Soviet offices and living quarters in and around the city.
Meanwhile, Berlin's Western Mr. Bridges who plans to visit
City Assembly met tonight to several American cities befere at consider the situation created by tending the convention of Ameri-yesterday's formation of a “Ger- can Society of Travel Agents in man Democratic Republic" in the Mexico City on October 17, also Soviet Zone, will ro
go to Canada before retur- ning to England aboard the Carc-
on November 3.
jina on
The new Eastern Government is expected shortly to appeal to all four occupying Powers withdraw their troops from Ber-
He said:
said: "As our leading dollar carning
lia. industry tourism is the greatest single factor that could help overcome trading difficulties
is
Poster Rash
to
Many Russian army lorries,
and restore the trading balance.loaded with furniture and bed- ding, are moving along the main roads leading Eastwards from the centre of Berlin today.
promoting recovery, in Bri- tain and prosperity in the United States and by the same terms re- ducing the need for continuing dependence on American genero-
sity we expect to welcome about
170,000 United States visitors next year-an increase of almost 25 per cent over the estimated total for 1949. United Press.
JAPAN HOPING FOR TOURISTS
San Francisco, October 9. The Japanese tourist industry wil reach the pre-war level in the not too distant future. M. Kurita of the foreign department of the Japan Travel Bureau, re- dicted today.
Kurita, who is en route to the Society of Travel Agents conventioa in Mexico
American
A column of Soviet infantry. carrying blankets and full kit, swung Eastwards along Unter Den Linden.
In Karlshorst, a suburb eight miles from the middle of the city where many Soviet Military Gov- ernment offices and Russian living quarters are grouped in a fenced-
ration.
***
Election Demand
(1) The Western Allies to withdraw their objections to the incorporation of Berlin as the twelfth state of the West Gernian-Re- public.
(2) The Allied Kommandatura to accept the Berlin Con- stitution
and thus pave
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the way for free elections
all four sectors, (3) The West German Govern- ment to declare Berlin the capital of the Federal German Republic and to move some of its Ministers to Berlin-Reuter.
Camberley To Be Developed
Camberley, October 8. Camberley's population of 18,-
.. A military mission from Thailand headed by the Chief of The General Staff, Lieut-General D. Depradiyudh, Is on z visit to Switzerland to study Swiss Army training techniques. They recently paid a visit to the Swiss Office In Berne. Photo shews Colonel Karl Brunner (arm in sing), Deputy Chief of Staff of the Swiss Army, explaining a diagram to Lieut-Gen- eral. D. Delpradiyedh during the mission's visit to the Swiss Army mechanised Training school at Thun. At right is Colonel. Brigadier Ackermann, Chief of the Swiss Army motorised ser- vice (AP Photo).
CHINA MAKES FRESH APPEAL FOR U.S. HELP
Washington, October 8.
The Chinese Embassy recommended today that the United States Government bolster the anti- Communist forces in China with the $75,000,- 000 which the Congress recently voted for use- in Asia at the discretion of President Truman. The Embassy hoped that a high ranking officer to supervise the fund would be appointed without further delay which it said, would be fatal:
These views were, made known in a comment to the Fress on the Russian recognition of the Com- munist regime of China.
se
sacrifices endured during world war 11 in the Pacific region were made in vain.” The Embassy also urged demo- cratic countries to refuse trade with Communist China.
to the blow
The Embassy urged the United States Government and all other democratic nations to issue a joint It recalled the United States declaration of "non-recognition of sale of scrap metal to the Japan- any Soviet-sponsored regime such ese in the years prior 1
Chinese Communist re-they struck at the United States.
The Embassy said: with the Communists now would Trading only improve their ability for economic exploitation against de- mocratic nations."United Press.
gime"
It noted that for 10 years the U. S. refused to recognise the Japanese occupation government in large areas of China.
It said; "Japan occupied more territory of China than the Chi-
cff area, a move seems in prepa-000 is, to be developed to be- Pearl Harbour the U. S. Govern- Communists now occupy and yet for more than 10 years till Berlin today broke out in a
tween 60,000 and 80,000 to ac ment refused to recognise the commodate people from over-puppet regime set up by the Ja crowed districts in the metro- | panese militarists. politan area of the county.
BURMESE ENVOY
TO RETURN
The development will be the responsibility of the local au- Ithority and County Council Mr.
Bingoor, October 8. Burma's Ambassador in Nan- 15. H. Marshall, Surrey County
Council Chairman.
told
the
king, U Myint Thein, has been in- structed to return to Rangoon for Camberley District Councillors announced here tonight, consultations, the Foreign Office of the proposals at an informal meeting. He said: "Camberley in The Burma Government has the eyes of the Ministry of Town not yet received a request for re-and Country Planning, is a place City, said new parts of Japan are cognition from the Chinese Com-where we are going to see three tourist travel munist Government, it was-au-times the population it now has". with casing of military restricthoritatively learned.-Reuter. tions and a nationwide hotel, and transportation modernisation pro- gramme
being opened to
He believes Japan will have bad 10,000 visitors by the end of 1949. most of them Americans.
"There is every indication," he added, "that tourist traffic, espe- cially between the United States and Japan, will reach the pre- war level in the not too distant future."-United Press.
DAMASCUS REDS DEMONSTRATE
Damascus, October 9.
Communists demonstrated in
Damascus today carrying banners with the slogan Anglo schemes."
American
If the housing programme per- mitted, Camberley was to double its population during the next few years
and would later be developed to reach the Ministry's "local government ideal unit of €0,000 to 80,000 people.
The Ministry spokesman
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Bracknell, Berkshire Reuter.
The police dispersed them with of out difficulty.-Reuter.
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