THE CHINA-MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1950.
SHOWDOWN OVER INDO-CHINA BILL TO BAN
Appeal for outlawing of atom weapons
Genova, May 2,
A worldwide appeal to out- tow atomic weapons
formally launched today by The International Red Crom Committer.
It asked Governments to take all stops to reach ah agreement on the prohibition of atomic weapons and in a general way, of' all' non- directed miesitos.
The appeal
was sent on April 20 to practically
Governments In the world, including those of the United Stator, Britain, Russia, the German Federsi Republio and зиран..
1
Today's appeal by the inter- national Red Cross Committes was the Committee's first at- tempt to revive the issue since the Atomic Energy Commla- slon bogged down in total East-West daadlock. Aso ciated Press.
France to make blunt approach to America
SUBSTANTIAL AND
AND PROMPT ASSISTANCE NECESSARY
Paris, May 2.
The French Government, is preparing for a very frank'showdown with the United States and British Governments over Indo-Chind at the con- forance of the three Foreign Ministers in London next week.
It is learned from the highest sources today' that 'M: Robert Schuman in-
tends to put the point very bluntly.
Either the United States decides to give France substantial and prompt
aid in defending Indo-China against Commünist aggression, or else France may have to envisage putting an end to her efforts to hold the Western strategic line in Indo-China unaided.
Since yesterday, the French High Commissioner for Indo- China, M. Leon Pignon, has
LIBERALS REJECT COALITION PLAN AGAINST LABOUR
London, May 2.
Ing out
MALARIA C
COMMUNISM IN
SOUTH AFRICA
Capetown, May 2.
The Justice Minister, C. R. Swart, said today that a strong and wide bill designed to du. solve South Africa's small Conimunist {move- ment will probably bé tablod in Parliament on Friday,
1
In an interview, he asserted that the bill is not
aimed a
at any political group other than the Communists but added, "If you want to catch fish, you have to have a wide net.” He spoke to an Associated
Press
correspondent"""after
telling Paillement how last UN PLANE
night's black-white riots þe- gan on Witwatersrand, where the Government had banned the traditional May Day celebrations
FORCED DOWN
At least 18 wara killed and 30
Tel Aviv, May 2. injured in elasties, balleden Åfe-
An Isract Icans and police: Most of tho fired warning shots to force a fighter today
casualtios
wero Africans who
been in close conference with advantage has been on the Soviet dropped before the withering United Nations plane to land the French Foreign Minister, side, og te
Sten gun fire of the police at Lydda Airport, an official the Minister for national De- The fall of China and the in- Mr. Swart sold that under statement sald here. fence and the Minister of creasing threat to all of South present laws the Government had Overseas Territorios, hammer-East Asia is the greatest blow to no power to stop Communist intercepted while dying outside The United Nations plane was the West and all of the West's literature being printed in South the prescribed corridors and to 2 memoradum of future plans in Indo-China. smaller gains in Europe cannot Africa nor had it the right to wards a forbidden area, the Israel come close to compensating for stop meetings-publia or private- being the Soviet gains in the Far East. which did not threaten peace or
statement allogod. prepared, according to well-
"That is why the Soviets have which Informed circles, at the request of reaped such tremendous advanenuity.
did not foster rucial the White House and the State tages by the fall of China," sakil Department in Washington.
There is every reason to believe
one well-informed diplomat. that the memorandum will 'ox press:
This momorandum
will have
re-
Russia's chance
war
1.
It added that `United Nations planes had been consistently in- fringing aeroplane regulations for The Government's anti-Com-some-time despite repeated Israel munist messure, he added, would protests to the United Nations deal with the alluation relating to Headquarters.". these loopholes in the law which the Communists have been ex- plotting.
1. That France can no longer. The fall of China opened up continue single-handed The leaders of the Liberal Party today gave an of-
ngainst Communism and its allies,tunity to use its new cold
the war for the Soviet Union an oppor- ficial rejection to the overtures of the Consor-
In Indo-China,
Mr. Swart refused, to disclose 2. That it
weapons in a vast new part vative Party for an anti-Socialist Coalition.
of the details of the bill, 'nor would to be the world South East Asia- made clear at the London Con- wh
he say whether it atommed in where the After a three-hour meeting of the Liberal Party
ference that the Americons
Philippines are up- part from the visli of Britain's gard
casy, Indo-China
is a hot spot, In-M1-5 counter-espionage chiot to Committee, the Chairman, Mr. Clement Da-gon, Singapore and fandonesla is still difficult, and dis- the Union last December.
goon as the key posts in their con strategic line of defence in the in Malays and Burma."
content and disorder
order still prevail South East Pacific area, or that the line will have to be aban- doned by all the Atlantic Treaty. Allies.
vies, said: "The Liberal Party Committee as- sures Liberals in the country that it has no intention of compromising the independence of the Liberal Party.”
The Liberals polled 2,800,000 voles of the last General Elec- tion, but returned only nine Members to Parliament.
In the new Parliament, these nine occupy almost a balance of power position.
WOR
the
3. That if America's participa Lord Addison, Governmonktion in the defence of the Indo- lender, said that the suggestior. China line is to be forthcoming, It was not practical polities at pre- will have to be substantial.
Some French officials
Bent.
"As far as there is a crisis, we are, gradually overcoming ", he sold.
Lord
Today's statement.
Salisbury, Conservative official Liberal answer to the cader, arimiited that coalition proposal of the Chairman of the has very considerable advantages Conservative Party, Lord Wool-in dealing with a supreme emer- ton, last week-end that Liberal geney, but added, "I personally and Conservative candidates ink it is very wrong to regard should make some arrangement it as an ideal form of Govern-
artas.
con-
Major objective The MBIE Three" Foreign cof- ment On the contrary it leads to Ministers will open their not to oppose each other at the certain extremely bad results."ference next week with the ad next General Election.
Lord Elton withdrew his mission they are losing the "cold war". The major objective of the policy on motion.-Reuter.
conference will be to regain the initiative now lost to Russia in
Lord Woolton, in a speech,
The diplomat acknowledged that there had been trouble in thons prona before the fall of: China to Communism, But, he added, the extension of Com munism to
China East
Popravated Bouth troubles.
Adian
All-out measure
The plane was allowed to leave Lydda Airport after the pilot's name and particulars of the plane had been noted.
"The Voice of Israel" Radio said that before Gring the ward- ing shots Israel, plano gave every internationally recognised signal to the United Nations pilot i asking him to abide by the ro pulations.
He addad, too, that he was The plot ignored the signals bound not to say whether the but after the shots landed at: South African move was pint Lyddn Airport, where Ternel offi- of general Commonwealth | cíals took a report on the in-] offensive against,' the Com-cident, the Eladio added, munista.
The Radio added that the Ikraci
some
me Communists
PEKING AND ECAFE MEETING
· underground. The
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Mr. Acheson, Mr. Bevin and The Minister said it would not authorities had clearly fixed air alder that financially this Amer- M. Schuman must take stock of serve much purpose 'the anti-fancs to be used by foreign planes ican participation ought to be that situation and prepare a cam-Communist bill merely drove the last year.-Reuter, In the neighbourhood of $500,-paign which will stand 000,000, apart from supplying chance of winning back the initia-idea of the measure, he said, is important quantities of modern tive from Russia in Asin ns the to dissolve the movement entire-
Rome, May 2. Marshall Plan and North Atlantic ly.
Italy's Communist labour Joa- ders, ordered a half hour nation Pact did in Europe two and three Qualified informants sold that wilo strike tomorrow in ungry years ago.-Reuter and United the Government will ask Parila protest against the killing of two Press.
ment for powers to ban meetings peasants in Q ›riot-Associated which threater peace or arouse Press. racial animosity, to control the movements of Conimmunists, and neor Communists, to deport foreign-born Communists and to shut down newspapers which spread · Communlar doctrines," Lake Success, May 2. Both Government and Opall the Fascist armed forces, was Kingdom) and Robert Schuman tion for membership of the are among South Africa's, black Mr. Swart claimed that 95 per Communist China's applien-
cent
of the Communists activities position feaders in the House sentenced tonight to 10 years' im-(France) sit down in Lancaster United Nations Economic Com-native population, Ho regards of Lords tonight frowned on prisonment as a war criminal by House, in London, they will re-mlasten for Asia and the Far South Africa's Asian population, the idea of a national coalition the special military tribunal-view eight months of world East has been referred to the numbering under 300,000, as a Government for Britain.
United Press.
affairs in which the overwhelming Commission's meeting at Bang-potential An Independent poer, Lord -Elton,proposed to urge-the-
leaders of 'all' thres Parties to issuë an"agreed 'statement on thej measures needed to meet the economic emergency' and to förm
listed nine points of
which, he claimed, the Conserva tives and Libernis were agreed.
Rome, May 2. Asia.
Frowned on in the Lords former Commander-in-Chief of States), Ernest
Marshal Rodolfo Graziani, When Dean Acheson
Bovin
(United (United
South Africa riots
a national Government to carry] des by Isagogulsk that unit,
ANTI-SCAP INCIDENTS
Johannesburg, May 2. The
on
fifth column.Assp-
Tragic death of newsman's son
Portland, Oregon, May 2. The son of the Associated
kok-on-May-10-for a decision: clated Press; ----
The cabled application signed by Chou En-lal, Foreign Minister of the People's Republle of China, said that Chi Chao-ting bad been appointed Communist repre- "Defend Free Speech ntative, and asked the United The Communist-led "Free-Convention," which had urged Nations'
Secretary General, dom Bovement," which or- Transvaal workers to demon-Trygve Lie, to request a visa from
the Sinese Government: ganised a May Day strike and demonstrators resisted all pro-Saturday said that Mr. Chou also Press foreign correspondent,
itrate, declared, today that the A Hong Kong despatch demostrations in the Trans yocations and observed freedom saked for the expulsion of the Spencer Moosa, was found vaal, today blamed the Gov-day in a peaceful, orderly manner. present Nationalist delegate), ernment for last night's riots and observed freedom day in Secretary-General in the absence the Portland YMCA today.
workers provocations Transvaal
Mr. Byron Price, Acting
dead of a gunshot wound in in which 18 Africans were pecceful, orderly manner. killed
Mr. Lie, referred both requests. "The events
The police said that the youth, that followed to the Commission, whose decision Gilbert Byron Spencer Moosa, Tokyo, May 2. Sixteen of them died from
were not of the seeking of the on whether to seat the Commu-aged 10, apparently committed people or General Douglas MacTM police bullets, and the other two
their leaders." Itnt representative presumably suleido because he soon would Unid
will determine whether it asks have to leave the United States. Arthur, Allied Commander suffocated in a burning elnema.
About 100,000 African workers for the visa., Policemen, opened Bre when
The boy entered the US. 8. in Japan, disclosed three the demonstrators attacked with clarea did not start until the been carded Communist repre- in 1947. The police said he lett stayed away from work, but Chi Chao-ting had previously temporary visitor from Shenghai anti-occupation Incidents to-stones.
evening when the police enforced sentative of the Economic and note written on the back of a day a few hours after de- The Town Council
of Boks the ban on meeting and escorted Social Council which refused to letter from the Immigration Ser nounting Japanese Commun-burg, about 30 miles from here, non-strikers home from work expel the Nationalist represents-vice which notified him he would
250 labourers ists for trying to lead their who did not go to work yester-ment, the native representative,
today dismissed
In the South African Parita-ve-Router..
have to leave this, country by May nation into an even greater day. The Council had guaran- Mrs. V.M.L. Ballinger, moved the
30. Friends said he had been Milan, May 2. disaster than her recent de- teed them safe conduct from and adjournment of the House today
despondent recently over the fact to
The 28th annual Milan. Indus that he would have to leave 1 work.
The feat T
Jo discuss the riots, Industrial and commercial em-
trial Fair closed yesterday after U.S. The three
But only nine Members-03) 8,000,000 visitors came from 82 The youth's father, veteran cor- by observers to indicate inowing ployers are taking the same so-native representatives and Da-countries and territories during its respondent in China, is at, pro- Japanese restivousas, under theon or "docking the one-day beur
Members-supported her 18-day run, fair, officials saldAssent at Taloch, Taiwan-Asso- occupation and to provide vistrikors a day's pay."
motion, and it was lost-Routerįsociated Press.
clated" Press.
Incidents-believed
dence of the Communist Party's repotted decision to lake direct Betion awerepet fung (1) A 4,000 students at Tohoku University in Northern“ Honshu shouted down General ·Mac- Arthur's 'oducational adviser, Dr. W.D. Fels, and forced, him to abandon & lecture by elimbing
Courtney-White ney, Government - section announced that he had received
on' to the
"oy Platforms":
chief,
85 telegrams in-48 bours from provincial ....: bodles protesting against the local_laxation - bili now before the › Diet. According to Japanese papers iibe & Govern- ment" section:ls retiring toykon- sider. amendmahla tis thaətaxóbil, which Was v/rejectid“ – by: "the Upper House of the Dlet yester
day.
Diplomatic püreler bellive that the telegrams were addressed i to -Brigadier - Whitney, as #, silent. Sprotest against: - his egenge con- tinuing to advise the Government On such matter
(8) another instance) ols pagese defying a occupation ...monnel was disclosed
when
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