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Vatican City, March 20.
Monsignor Beran, Archbishop of Prague, and the Catholic Bishops will re- sist the Czechoslovak Governmont oven to martyrdom in the strug- gle between Church and State, Monsignor Ottavio de Live, the expell- ad Vatican envoy, declared tonight.
Monsignor de Liva, who arrived in Rome by air Charge d'Affaires of the Papal Nunciature was expelled at three days' notice by the on charges of interfering with the country's
BROOKE ASKS TO RETURN
today from. Prague, was to Czechoslovakia. He Czechoslovak Government internal affairs.
"When Τ KAV Archbishop | Beran only five days ago he wes admirably tranquil and serene, despite nine months of imprisonment in his palace in Prague," the youthful bespec- tacled Vatican diplomat told Reuter.
1le and the Bishops are strong und confideal. They will suffer martyrdom rather than give in to the unjust demands of the Cze choslovak Government,"
A Congress of 1,000 pro-Gov- crament Catholic priests ut Banjska Bistrica today accused the Vatican of persecuting Father Jan Dechet, who was excom- municated by Rome for accepting a State appointment,
Dechet. 42-year-old son of a farm labourer, was appointed Managing Administrator of the vacant Bishopate of Banjska Bistrico earlier this year.
A proclamation by the
Con- es promised to "remain fait- Monsignor de Liva will be fut to our homeland, President received by the Pope within the Gottwald and the people." It next few days.
added: "We can no longer put Vatican circles hope that Cze-up with attempts to foment dis- Vatican
Charge d'Affaires to strength to work for cahn Prague to take Monsignor de security."-Reuter, Liva's place.
London, March 20, Mr. Anthory Brooke, the Rajah Muda of Sarawak, lo- day wrote to the Colonial Under-Secretary, Mr. T. F. Cook, asking on what condi- tions he might return to Shoutovakis will accept another. quiet, and want with all
Sarawak to proceed with a libel action..
He said the British Govern- ment had created a precedent by giving Seretse Khama permission to return to Bechuanaland for a private lawsuit after it had ban- ned him from the Proctectorate for five years.
Mr. Brooke, In his felter, re- called
inftinted a libel suit he in the Sarawak Courts in July, 1947, but was obliged to discon tinue in view of the ban on his
that
entry into the territory.
He stated that his application
to go to Sarawak was refused by
the Sarawak Government in spite.
Monsignor de Liva told Reuter
that nearly 300 Czech priests have been imprisoned. He add-
our
and
ed that he had been expelled KAREN CAPITAL
from Czechoslovakin on trumped- up charges based on a tissue of lies and calumnies.
"I was accused of stimulating the Bishop to resistance, and even of stimulating miracles," he sofd.
Diplomats praised Monsignor de Liva pald tribute of an undertaking to leave im-to the solidarity of the rest of mediately the case had been the Diplomatic Corps when they heard of his expulsion by the Czechoslovak Government.
heard.
He added: "His Majesty's Gov- ernment have recently given per- mission to Mr. Seretse Khama, who has been banned from the Bechuanaland Protectorate, to proceed
con- there in certain ditions for the purpose of private Mitigation.
"Following this precedent, I shall be grateful if you will in- form me on what conditions I may return to Sarawak to proce- ed with my bel action." Reuter,
CONDITIONS IN SHANTUNG
San Francisco, March 20. Shantung is today well on the way to complete economic reco- very, Peking Radio claimed to- night.
Revived Industries are doing well and many pre-war product- ion standards have been surpass- ed in several fields, it said. Seven per cent more cool, for instance, is today being produced thap during the period before the war against Japan.
Land has been distributed to peasants in three-fourths of the Province and the rest will be portioned out this year. Prepara- tions for Sprlag sowing to pro- duce the highest-ever yields of grain and cotton are now vigo- rously proceeding,, Peking Radio added Router.
SPY TRIAL IN
MORAVIAN
Prague, March 20. Prague Radio; reported today, that the trial has begun. •in Hodonit, in Southern Moravia, pt a group of terrorists-spies and saboteurs in the service of the American, Vatican and
Vatican circles Rald tonight that only the prompt backing of the remainder of the Diploma tle Corps in Prague saved Mon. signor de Liva troin arrest and Imprisonment.
Catholic bishops appear today to be the only clergymen in Cze- choslovakia who have not yet sworn loyalty to the Communist regime. All non-Catholic Church leaders pledged their allegiance today before the Prime Minister, M. Antonin Zapstocky.
The lower and miüdle 'clergy, the Catholic Church included, had done so in a series of ceremonies carlier this year.
Ceteka, the omelal Czech news agency, reported that Catholic
clergy:
ymen at a first State-guided conference yesterday had called and had condemned the opposi- for co-operation with the State tion by their own leaders and
HELL
the Vatican,
These, they declared, according to the agency, sought to drive the clergy into a quite useless conflict with the State,
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Rangoon, March 20/ Government troops have seized Toungoo, capital of the rebel Karen tribesmen.
A communique today said the
Karens withdrew from the city 180 miles. North-of-Rangoon-with-. out resistance in the face of a Government drive.
Karens, fighting for two years for an Independent Stale, of Karenistan, occupied Tounge a year ago. They set up a complete administration, including Cabinet.
The Burma Government said its forces liberated many civilians gooled in Toungoo for refusing to accept the Karen regime. Burma civil oficials are entering the city to re-establish a loyal adminis- tration-Associated Press,
SERETSE CHANGES HIS MIND
London, March 20. Seretse Khama, exiled chief of the Bamangwato tribe, who was to have left by ale for South Africa to see his English wife and attend to low business, has changed his mind..
was decided he should stay here. His lawyer sald tonight that it until the promised Government White Paper on his case is pub- lished so that he can be on the spot to deal with it.
The White Paper is expected in a day or two.-Router
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POPE MAY APPOINT "CABINET”” TO RUN CHURCH AFFAIRS
Vatican City, March 20.
The Pope may appoint a three-man "Cabinet” of now Cardinals to head ä roorganised government of the Catholic Church, usually reliable sources said today. Three new Cardinals will be appointed in May, these sources said, and under the guidance of the Pope, they will direct all the Church's inter- nal administration and foreign relations,
Acheson resignation denied
Key West, Florida,
March 20.
Tha White House de. nounced as complete fabrics- tion recent reports that the Chief Justics of the Supreme Court, Fred Vinson, might ra. place the Secretary of Blate, Doan Acheson.
Mr. Truman, through his Press Becretary, Mr. Charles Rees, raid he had no intention of removing Mr. Acheron, and that there le no truth to the report. The President A- Haves the Secretary of State le running his Department admirably,
Mr. Roto volunteered the denial to the Preca. He caid: "The rumours are completely without foundation." This applied also to reports that Me. Acheson and Justice Vin- son might switch Jobr. Ho reiterated that Mr. Vinson's stay here since last week was purely-social-United Press.
GOLD RUSH IN AUSTRÁLIA
Melbourne, March 20. Gold miners with picks and shovels tore up the main street of Wedderburn, 120 miles North West of here, today alter a grocery clark found a US$3,000 nugget
✓
Real estate offices and town offelals prepared for a boom 23 hundreds of queries poured in to verify the finding of the 70-ounce nugget on Thursday.
Albert Smith, who dug up the nugget, competed with other miners in an effort to locate the reet of gold which they believe runs under the town. Miners disrupted trame on the town's main thoroughfare, Wlison Avenue,
The owner of the Wedderburn Hotel began digging in his front yard today and said he already had unearthed one small nugget. -United Press,
The move Is believed to be part of a widespread plan by which the Pope hopes to strengthen the Central Govern- ment of the Church as a majo step in combating atheistic Communism throughout world.
the
It is understood that 59-year- old Monsignor Alfredo Ottaviani, the Assessor of the Vatican Holy Omee, will be responsible to the Pope as the "Prime Minister" pt the new Cabinet.
.
The post wit be entirely new-me a kind of Vatican "Superinten- dent of State"-taking off the shoulders of the Pope some of the Immense weight of the co- ordination of Vatican affairs, the reports sold.
His follow Cardinals and "Ministers" in the Inner Cabinet will handle exclusively foreign relations and diplomacy.
The reports indicate that they will be 02-year-old Monsignor Domenico Tardint and 51-year- old Monsignor Giovanni Battista Montini, who will become the twin heads of the Vatican Secre- tariat of State.
Chiefs of section
The two prelates are already responsible, under the Pope, for the Church's foreign diplomacy., But under the proposed reform they will have the rank of Care dinals and the title of Chiefs of Section.
The Office of Secretary of State will be completely abolished, it is believed. It has been vacant since because he preferred to keep the the present Pope was crowned, most important diplomatic affairs in his own hands.
More petrol for holiday motorists
Power.
Lewdon, March 20.
The Mininaṛ of Fuel and Noel. Mr. Philip
the Baker, announced In House of Commone today that the petrol ration will be dou- bled for the three summer months of June, July, and August.
This will allow the averaga --motorlit-enough-fuel-to-drive-
160 miles during each of the bonue months—United Press.
ERP CUT VOTED
Washington, March 20. The House Foreign Affairs } Committee today voted to cut $1,000,000,000 in cash from the 1951 European recovery spending and substitute an equivalent amount of surplus American farm commodities.
The Committee overrode the Administration's suggestions in accepting an amendment by a Republican Representative at a
closed session.
to
The vote was not disclosed. The amendment reduces the 1951 spending authority $1,050,000,000 $1,000,000,000 Jess than provided in the Administra- tion's BIL
Monsignor Montini. will con- tinue to deal with all ordinary matters of diplomacy, relations with Papal envoys abroad and The Commodity Credit Corpo- questions of protocol with the ralidh would, under the amend- title of Chief of the Secretariatment, make available surplus of State, Section for Ordinary form products valued at $1,000,- Affairs.
000,000 at market prices.
Monsignor Tardini will deal,.as now, with exceptional cases of foreign diplomacy, politics, trea- ties or diplomatic incidents, with the title of Chief of Section for Extraordinary. Affairs.
The amendment represents the first major change in the 1951 foreign spending bill now being
out worked
by the Foreign Affairs Cominittée for submission to the House.
According to the Vatican ro Mr. John Khee, Democrat Re- ports, the three new Cardinals presentative and the Committee's may be nominated by the Pope Chairman, told reporters he be- at a special, Consistory in May.lieved that the change would Later, probably in December, the cripple both the ECA and the Holy Year may reach a climax | Administration's "farm support" by a great Consistory at which | programmie.—Renter. the remaining 13 Cardinals will
NEWSMEN GAOLED be appolated to All the vacant
FOR INSULTS
Milan, March. 20, A Milan Appeal Court today confirmed the sentences of one Year's Imprisonment on two Italian Communist journalists who insulted Egypt's monarch, King Farouk.
The
Journalists, Corrado, de Vila, Director of “Milano Sera”, and Franco Martinelli, a mem- ber of his staff, were responsible for an article which stated part: "Farouk is 100
fond women and his subjects await the day when he will occupy himself not so much with women, as with the affairs of Blate.” ·
in
of
scats in the Sacred College.
Non-Italians.
It is expected that most of the now Cardinals thon ap- pointed wil! non-Italiana. A second stage of the reform in Church government is expect- ed next year.
It is believed that the Pope may then increase the number of Cardinals in the Sacred College from 70-the figure at. which it has stood for the past three cen- turies-to, 100.
This would allow the creation of more Cardinals representing the "new" nations öt Asia, America. and Australia who have at present far too few Cardinals in proportion to those represent-
The two journalists were con- victed under an Italian Jaw which forbids insults against the heads of foreign States-Reuter. ing Europe Reuter.
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