1950-06-13

PPC MEETING BEING HELD IN PEKING IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS Mme Sun Yat-sen's absence regarded as significant

San Francisco; June 11..

The great and near-great of Communist China gathered in Poking today,

presumably for political talks.

Mao Tse-tung, head of the Communist regime, gave a banquet in the Red capital on Saturday for the visitors, said a broadcast heard here by the Associated Press.

The occasion is a conference of the National Committee of the Chinese Poople's Political Consultative Conference (PCC). The conference will moet within the next few days, the broadcast said.

RUSSIA ON A RISKY COURSE

Clinton, New York, June 11.

The powers of this con- A report several days ago said ference are not clear. It me That Madame Sun (Soong Ching- and set up the Communisting) was apprehended just as abe

was about to Pre-

leave for Hong Kang, where she was to make contact with anti-Communist elements.

Government for China. sumably its duties now are ad- visory. It embraces non-Com- munist parties and organisa- tions in Red China.

Meanwhile the Chinese Com- munist radio today continued its drum-re of attacks on General Douglas MacArthur's order pur- ng Communists from public office.

Pelting said those attending the banquet were the Vice-Chairmen of the Central People's Govern; ́ment, members of Government Connell and members of the PCC

Marshal L Chai-sun was quot- National Committee.

ed ns calling the purge "an absurd. Amont

non-Communist an illegal set which shows the the

Generalissimo

perialists,"

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1930.

Meeting of new Russian Parliament

the

Moscow, June 11. The first asion of newly-elected Supreme Bo viet Runnin'a Parliaments opens tomorrow in the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Marshal Stalin, the Bovint Premier, the Deputy Premiers and members of the Polit- buro ard Among the 1,316 Supreme Soviet members

alacted on March 12 for four. your terms.

There are 227 women in the Supreme Bovlet, whose mem. bors include the nation's moet. prominent leaders in Industry, farming, art and solenta, us well as Marshals and Generale of the Soviet Armed Forces -Aleuter.

JORDAN'S BOYCOTT OF ARAB LEAGUE

SPECULATION

RIFE OVER THE POUND & FRANC

London, June 11.

Week-end currency reports in Paris and Canberra today sot London bankers and business men speculating about the future of the French franc and the Australian pound and—fess immediately-about several other currencios, including Sterling, and the Belgiant franc. In London it was noted that last night's statement by M. Emmanuel Monick, Honorary President of the Bank of France, foreshadowed only "stabilisation" of the French franc.

In itself, stabilisation is far short of convertibility and would only bring the French franc level with Sterling.

Since its devaluation last Sept- ember, Sterling has been at ja fixed rate. But the French franc.' though it has been held at (350 francs to the dollar, has never been formally fixed at that level. But the reports on which M. Monick

was commenting had spoken of convertibility of the

franc,

In London it had been felt for some time that the French frane could soon be made fully or almost fully convertible into gol and dollars,

Today it was thought that t .could soon be made as fully con

vertible as the Belgian franc, and that both the French and Belgien francs might later become a

Swiss frant/

Anti-Red fight job for Church

Johannesburg, June 11.

The Bishop of Johannes- burg, Dr. Ambrose Reeves, said here today that the main responsibility for combatting Communism must rest on the Church and not upon the State.

He was referring to the sup- pression of Communism Bill now

before the South Africau Parllu.. ment and sold "As Christians wo

The U. S. Ambassador at guests was Marshal LI Chai-sum. uneasiness of the American imcided this afternoon not to fully convertible as the dollar cannot fail to be disquieted by) Large, Mr. Philip C. Jessup, who broke with said today that Russia, oppos- Chiang Kai-shek, formed a Kuo- mintang Revolutionary Com- ing United Nations majority alttee and plans for atomic control, ap- Reds. pears increasingly committed to a course which is as dan-

gerous to the Soviet Union as it is to the rest of the world.

went over In

Amman, June 11. The Jordan Cabinet de-

"send a delegate to the Arab As spokesman for the Demo- eratie Lengte In Peking, he as-League meetings tomorrow,

It was learned. theserted that the removal of Com- munist Parly members from

Premier Tewlik Another was Chang Lat, henil

el Suweldi, Iraq's delegation to revival

of Japanese Fascism." leading of the Democratic. League which uile office in Japan "fosters the was outlawed by Generalinssino The broadcast was heard by the tomorrow's extraordinary meeting Ching as pro-Communist, Associated Press in San Francisco. of the Arab League's Council, sald

There were such prominent Associated Press and United

on arrival in Alexandria today that he doubted if Jordan would send representatives.

in a commencement aldress at its as the Premier, Chou Press.

who is une

Hamilton College, Dr. Jessup, of the Secretary of State, Dean Acheson's, top policy advisers, told how the Soviets

had blocked acceptance of a enn- trol system supported by: the United States and a majority of UN members.

The Soviet actions, he declared, illustrate the dimenity of peace-

ComTM

Generat Chu Teh, mander-in-Chiet of the Com munist Armien, Liu Shao- chi, ro- putted Na. Three Communist, Kan Kang, Political Boss in Manchuria, and General Peng Tei-huni, hend of the North West Regional Gov- ernment which includes Sinklang province.

has accused the of virtually taking over

Washington

MOLUCCAS ASKS

FOR ASSISTANCE

The Hague, June 11, The "Republic of the South Moluccas, faced with slarva- lien because of a blockade by nesian Government at Jakarta,

ful #justments with the Soviet the military visitors war warships of the Central Indo- the League and Jordan.

Union although he stated repea--

tedly

ht the United States General Chen Yi, Commander of

slands ready to negotiate.

The difference, if any, would be only on the transfer of capital. Simultaneous stops ?

this

Although it has been sug:

that gented in Belgium would make European Pay. ments Union unnecessary or even

backward step, 2

these two things could occur side by alda.

thd

the

of **

the fact that this Bill takes. the punishment of Communists out- side the nor

the normal processes of the law and

and puts it into the hands of a political authority without

redress allowing any

in courts of the land."

Bishon

Reever

said that cer- lainly it was the function of a political power to preserve the being

and vitality of a nation but was erroneous for political "I don't believe so-unless Joi-

conclude that their don has sufficient guarantees that France and Belgium could move leaders to

of towards convertibility, whlie Bri- power in preserving society was the question of annexation

elther uncontrolled or unlimited. East Palestine will not be raised tain and other European countries

On the went on towards at the meeting," be told reporters. Wen

partial con-i

contrary, political' power vertibility within the European

must jalways be sub- The Iraq delegation, which ar- vertib

ordinated! to the demantis of rived by air, included Sayld Salih Payments Union.

Justice and that could only be regards

Australian the Jabur who has been mediating

Pound. It

secured If the punishment uny between

and Amman, Beirut

was thought that Cairo over the dispute between early rise would be half way. At uffenders way in the hands of

present, the Australian Pound is

Judiciary which was not in tho political Sterling and hands of per

power itself. "Even if those

for if any

during

responsible 4 The League's Political Commit-

change, below

this Bill will not listen, it is our expulsion from the League,

10 per cent below Sterling.

The great advantage of the time such legislation may up- In in Holland, announced here..

Damascus, Syria's new half-way move would be to keep pear to be successful, in the long He said the South Moluccan Prime Minister, Nazim Kuds, the speculators guessing. When run the effects of it will be very

different from at Canada, Sweden and New Zen-expect," he said.

that which they Cabinet together authorities, who proclaimed their called his Independence from Indonesia last short notice today to consider its land raised their currencies,

The Bishop added that the best Absent from the announced

April, had requested the Austra- i final attitude towards the recom~ { žaoves were fallures because 1000 way the State could combat Com-

countries went the full distance. munism was by striving to pre list, however, was Madame Bunian Government to submit their mendation to expel Jordan. Yat-sen, who also

People took money out, reason mote Justice in society.-Router. hap been claims for independence to the

The League, which has refused rumoured to be under suspicion, United Nations.

to recognise as final King Ab- ing that if there not listed Her name wis

at. They had also asked Australia dullab's proclamation

of Arab change, it could only be down- though she is one of the Gov-

But if Australia went only half ward-as, in the event, it was. ernment's Vice-Chairmen. Another guest was

in Alexandria tomorrow. Chang Chil-chung, who went to

Yesterday the Syrian Parlia- direction next time.-Reuter

10 per cent in either Peking in March 1949 as head of

mentary Foreign Affairs Commit- and never relumed. He was sus- Nationalist pence delegation

tec

free hand its dele- Le Rave

Tel Aviv, June 11. meeting. pected of turning Sinking over Island, but official Indonesian gation to the Council

Israel today announced that it Before leaving for Egypt at noon had decided sources in Holland would neither

to raise its Con- Dr. Jessup said that a neces-to the Reds.

Two other turncoat Nationalist confirm no deny that Beru had today. Nazim Kudsi had half an sulate-General In South Africa ta sary prerequisite to negotiations

hour's talk at Mezze Airport, the rank of a Legation but did with the Russians is strength generals were. ut the banquet, been attacked.

A spokesman of the Dutch Red Damascus, with the Iraqi Prime not disclose the name of the enough to be apparent to They are General Cheng Chien, the rulers in the Kremlin, to con- who was suspected-of-turning Cross-announced that the Inter- Minister, Towfik El Suwedl, who

Geneva

was also on his way to Alexandria.Minister. Reuter.. vince those rulers that their over the South China bastion of national Red Cross policies, their will cannot be im-Changsha to the Communists, and had agreed to take steps for To expel Jordan from the Arab posert. Furthermore, he said it General Lung Yung, who

humanitarian help to the Repubite League would require a unanim- coded

Moluccas, as re- ous decision on the part of the must be economic, military and the South West province of Yun-of the South

quested spiritual strength to be effective. nan to the Reds. -Associated Press.

Reuter.

the Third Field Army. This seem-has appealed to Australia for tee has recommended Jordan's comme week, night raise it to duty to warn them that, while for "But we will not rely merely to to dispose of Hong Kong help. Dr. J. P. Nikilijuw, the on a paper convention prohibit- rumours that he was out of favour South Moluccan representative ing the use of the atomic bomb," Dr. Jessup said. "We must not Daly prohibit the

use of the

bomb. We must establish a sVE- tem which will make that prohi- bition effective. That is the cru- cial difference between the US, and Soviet plans. It is the differ- ence between eliminating or con- tinuing to live under the threat of atomic war."

Dr. Jessup declared that Rus- sia's attitude and action create a threat to the peace of the world

and helle their peaceful protestu-

tions,

great

HK-BOUND PLANE FORCED DOWN

Manila, June 12, A U.S. Navy Privateer plane. carrying 14 men, was forced to tare in Northern Luzon near Laosk.

capital of Ilocos Norte Province, 300 miles North of Manila, when it ran out of petrol today.

for living too high in Shanghai.

Madame Sun

to send weapons, food and medi-Palestine's union with Jordan, i5 cal equipment to the islands,

The

were another

General which lie in the heart of the In-holding on extraordinary session way, she would leave herself fred appointed Economic Adviser to

United Press adds that Peking tadio appeared to confirm a re- cent independent Chinese report from Shanghai that Madame Sun Yat-sen had been placed under surveillance in connection

with the discovery of an anti-Com- munist plot.

Reported effort to go to HK

Mao Tse-tung gave a banquet for The broadcast reported that

donesian archipelago,

Dr. Niklijuw said that Federal Indonesian warships had shelled the town of Manlaa. on Buru

•

his organisation-other six member States-Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the Lebanon, the Yemen and Iraq.

MOSCOW SEEING THINGS AGAIN

Moscow, June 11. The

evening paper "Moscow" said today that the United States Intelligence is sending one of its agents, Paul Emile Victor, into Central Greenland under cover of a French Polar expedition.

The paper sald that the Ameri-. cans are not satisfied with modern

35 top-level Communist oficials, aerodromes able to handle heavy There were no casualties or but Madame Sun's name did not bombers already established at damage to the plane. The crew appear on the list of guests. She live points in Greenland but wish reached Laong safely. The plane is one of Ave Deputy Chairmen of to was one of

get into the centre of two flying from the Central People's Government, Island. Singapore to Hong Kong. Near-and the other four were all in- ing Hong Kong, the craft receiv-vited.

the

It added that Victor posSCESUE both French and American pass-

A Syrian Government spokes- man in Damascus confirmed last night that an extraordinary meet- ing of the Arab League Council would be held in the Antoniodis Palace.

Alexandria, tomorrow night to discuss Jordan's action in East Palestine and the declara tion by Britain, the United States and France on arms shipments to the Middle East.Reuter and As- soclated Press.

ANOTHER VOTE FOR THE TORIES

Belfast, June 11

ed reports of bad weather and The banquet was in connection ports and. is a paid agent of the veered toward Clark Field. The with the second session of the United States. He is accompanied The Labour Government's

other plane had enough fuel to Chinese People's Political Con- by an American Intelligence of- Jand at Laoag safely.-Unitedference, which will meet within cer, the paper asserted.-Asso- ity will Press.

a few days.

ciated Press.

Sabre-rattling by Russians

over Polish-German border

Berlin, June 11.

Any attempt to annul Poland's annexation of German territory would pro- voke a new war, "Taegliche Rundschau," official organ of the Soviet Control Commission, warned today.

The Communist East Ger-, people," the Soviet newspaper man government the only declared. legitimate representative the German people, the paper claimed.

It asserted that the govern- ment, in agreeing in Warsaw last week to the loss of 38,080 square

"The U.S.A. would like to delay as long as possible the formal ac septance of the Oder-Neisse Iron- tier which it agreed to at Yalta Germany," It said. and forestall a peace treaty with

"It is intended at a given time sold.

narrow Parliamentary major- be further reduced when the House of Commons re-assembles on Tuesday after the Whitsun recess.

Mac-

The Reverend Godfrey Manaway, Unionist (Conservative) Member for West Belfast, whose eligibility for election has been questioned, will be present at the sitting of the House of Commons, ready to take the Oath and his reat. He. will vote with the Op- position.

Mr. MacManaway

said today:

"I am acting on Mr. Churchill's advice not to delay further.”

who

foreign policy implies the pre- paration

at armed aggression

Mr. A. J. Mulvey, Nationalist against them.

Member for Mid-Ulster, rials are repeated in substance in has leave to take his seat, will Tacgliche Rundschau's" édito- stood as an Abstentionist but now the Communist-controlled Press not be present. He is on holiday throughout the Soviet bloc, they in the West of England.

Diplomatic reports from East-

(Mr. MacManaway's eligibility

miles to Poland, recognises the to make the unclarified fronder ern European countries indicate to alt in the House of Commons

редсе

(post-war) Oder-Neisse frontier as the firm and enduring frontier the occasion for a third world war that many citizens cut off from was questioned because of an

as Hitler used the (Polish) Cor-Western contacts of peace.

"Any attempt against this ridor, for the second," said

and relying Act of 1801, disqualifying Irish the entirely on Communist agencies clergymen from frontier would provoke a newspaper.

being British War," "Taegliche Rundschau” as¬

for Information fear that war Is Members of Parliament. Hable to break out in 1952. sorted.

Communist, forecasts are that The beneficiaries of a new war

(The question is how, the Act's protest against a treaty which guarantees the peace.

"Whoover shoots at this now peace, frontier commits treason against the future of the German

Reckless charges Western allied 'mauroga

seld 1952 will bo a year of severe provisions are affected by the spilt the omolal Russian organ's economic crisis in the West, of the Irish Church from the B rockline charges were obvious which "monopoly capitalista" maylish Church in 1809. The Chur- ly an attempt to convince att try to turn to their advantage by ches had united a year before the peoples in the Boyist bloo that a military adventure, against the passing of the controversial Act), Western.opposition to Mumow's Boylot Union-Associated Press, |--Router.

to jump

London, June it. David Horowitz, the recently the Israel Government and Direc- tor-General of the Ministry of Finance in Jerusalem, arrived in London today for oil and other discussions.

Mr. Horowitz, who negotiated the Anglo-Isiaci Ananelaf agree- ment earlier this year, is accom- panied by Israel R. Kozlov, an oll expert.—Associated Press..

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