THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1950,
DEATH OF GENERAL SMUTS Egypt determined
End of great
career
Protorio, September 11,
Gonoral Jan Christian Smuts, soldior statesman, scholar and man of visión, died at his form naar hare tonight at the age of 80.
Geral Smuts, towering Agure in the affairs of his coun- try and of the world, was a firm friend of the British he fought half a century ago.
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He had been ill since May 28 Inst when his doctor ordered him to bed with what seemed to be 1 recurrence of selutles. But by the end of the month pneumonia developed and from then onwards. though he put up a tremendous fight, he had successive relapses which left him always weaker.
Parliamentary Kave leadership of the United Party when it became obvious that he would never completely recover from his illness.
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Symbol of the great partner- ship of the British Commonwealth of Nations phrase he himself rolned-General Smuts shaped the destiny of South Africa and led it on
behalf of the British Commonwealth in two world con-
niets.
Immediately after the defent of hts Unite! Party by Dr. Daniel Malan's Nationalist-Afrikaners In the 1948 General Election, he launched an intensive campaign to get back into power.
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before receiving
This picture, one of the last taken of General Smuts, shows the veteran Empire leader Inspecting a Guard of Honour of Transvaal Scottish troops in Johannesburg the Freedom of the City on the eve Shortly after this picture was taken, General Smute was back In bed suffering a relapse-(AP Photo).
of his 80th birthday.
He made countless speeches in cifics, villages and isolated farms, often driving miles over rough
to reach his platform. that he had lost nothing of his Smuts held three portfolios he would address two mental alertness and perspicacity. Mines. Defence and Interior. or three meetings in a day, many
He repeated his appeal of 1919 of them in the open air, his hand when he pleaded shading his eyes from the bright for row, silver tufted chin jutting for the entry of Wortern Ger-
Versailles
South African sunlight, his rar-Ghren wards defeated
obstinately forward.
Many callers
Yet he always found time for a chat with the camrades of three wars, or to tecture on selence or philosophy to learned gatherings. AL home, on his farm near Pretoria, he would tend flowers in the garden or play with his grund- children.
But there was little relaxation.
His appearances In Parilament
fully.
came out squarely
many into the European comity of nations.
None who listened to his words that night could have imagined that they were to see the last of him in public. The crowds who acclaimed him were not to know that they were saying farewell
Four days later he was ordered to a bed that he was not destined to leave again.
General Smuts was
born
on
First world war
When the war of 1814 came General Smuts, AS Minister of Defence, played a prominent part in quelling "Boer rebellion,
1016 he was made Cóm- In 191 mander-in-Chief, East Africs, and led the invasion of the German eniony of Tanganyika.
In 1917 He was sent to England the Union's reprezentative at on Imperlai Cotiference: From then onwards his name was world
famous.
Having taken a seat in the Bri- tish war Cabinet he settled a big were less frequent than in May 24, 1870, near Relbeck West strike in the Welsh coal fields and re-organised the air defence of previous years, though when he Village in Cape Province.
London, is father was a Dutch farmer spoke both Government and;
1819 he signed the peace treaty Oppoaltion jistennd respect and a formor one-time member
of the old Cape Legislative As- but protested that it facked "The spirit of the new life that Europe needed. He set high hopes on the League of Nations.
After the death of General Botha he took over the Goverment of South Africa and in the General Elcation of 1020 retained a pre- carious majority,
But through the door of his office in the House of Assembly poured a constant stream of cal-
lers seeking advice Ruidance, End came.
debating inatters of moment, re- calling the past and planning for the future.
after sudden
Away from political and party collapse
duties he allowed himself just as little respite. He was an inde- fatigable traveller, using aircraft whenever possible.
But the celebrations last May 24 marking his 80th birthday perhaps the greatest moment of his career-imposed_o_great strain on the man.
On the day Johannesburg con- ferrel the freedom of the city upon him he was on his feet al- most 16 hours on end, motoring. twice the 30 miles to and from Pretoria, making lengthy speeches and meeting countless friends and admirers.
Youthful mind
The thousands who acclaimed him as he drove in an open cur through the streets that day com- mented his ruddy complexion and robust appearance.
on
"He never seems to grow ol- der." some were heard to say.
And that night, when he spoke at a civic
banquet, he showed
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Pretoria, September 11. A bulletin issued by Gon- eral Smuts doctore tonight said that he tiled after a sud- den heart collapse.
It added, "He had spent a happy day with Mrs. Smute "and""his "family" in the open country which he loved so well,
goon after hla evening maal he rose from the table, walked to hla
and room collapsed on his bed in the presence of 'Guma"," (affec- tlonate name by which Mrs. Smuts was known throughout
Bouth Africa).
At the suggestion of Prime Minister Dr. Daniel
the
Malan, the Transvaal Nation. alist Party Congress here ad- journed tonight as a mark of respect for General Smute. -Router.
In 1934, defented by a combin- ed National and Labour vote, he was succeeded by Mr. Hertzog, the Nationalist leader.
When Britain declared war on Germany in 1939, General Smuts and his followers defeated Mr. Hertzog's motion for neutrality and he then formed his own Cabinet pledged to prosecute the war against Germany.
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Field-Marshal
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King sends condolences
to Mrs. Smuts
London, Septembar 11. King George'sent a telegram to General Smuts' widqw. from Balmoral tonight,
He said, "The Queen and I have heard the news of the death of Field-Marshal Smuts And a deep
with great sorrow
sense of personal low."
The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, ale sent a TISSAGE, saying:
Tho
world will mourn him.
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of
had the true simplicity heart that everywhere marke Great men for what they are."
Routor.
to end treaty with Britain
Dublin, Soptember 11.
An Egyptian Member of Parliament, Abdel Fattah ol Shalakani, told the Inter-Parliamentary Union hero today that Egypt and the Egyp- tians had decided once and for all to cfid the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian treaty of friendship and allianca. "Egypt and the Egyptians have decided finally, once and for all, that this unequal treaty should be ended by any means whatever, either by negotiations or by other means", he said.
"These ways and means to that end shall be known when the time is ripe."
was
the Chancellorship of Cambridge
The Egyptian delegate Univeralty. At his installation be speaking in n debate on a resolu delivered an address on the Com-tion dealing with the rovision of munist danger in the world situa- unequal treaties presented by a tion.
Many honours
Genotal, Smuts contended that Indio was an exception for which provision has been specially made trị thể Commonwealth framework hind that South Africa's position |
unchanged. Nevertheless,
the Malon Ad- ministration eventually passed a Citizenship Bill which no longer recognised the common status. of citizens of Commonwealth coun-
General Smuts was a Privy Councillor and a Companion of Honour and many other distine- tions were heaped upon kim throughout his career including academic degrees.
Most
Swedish Senator.
The resolution recommended that dimeulties arising from trenties
unequal alleged to be should be overcome by reference to the machinery provided by the Charter of the United Nations.
Unique
kidney operation
I
Chiengo, September 11. It s nearly three months a dis- since doctors removed. cased kidney from Mrs. Howard Tucker and replaced it with, a healthy Jone from a dead woman, the first such operation ever known to be performed on a human being. of
revision It also deemed that
ali should remain open for un equal treaties which the outcome of acts which if 'repeated today would be considered nets aggression, breaches of the peace, a resort to tricks or the use force incompatible with the aims of the United Nations.
It added, "These trenties should remain in force until their vision."
conspicuous were the Order of Merit conferred upon The 18-man Egyptian delega- him
inst by King George in 1947 tion strongly opposed this one of the highest British honours sentence for exceptional services-and the Woodrow
Wilson Foundation Medal "for his uncensing effort to achleve an international society of free peoples."-Reuter..
India and Israel
Alexandria, September 11. Abdul Raliman Azzam Fasha, the Secretary-General of the even-nation Arab League, said here today that Egypt was Endeavouring to dissuade India from recognising the State of Israel.
Their spokesman, El Shalakani contended that the last paragraph meant that unequal treatles would never be revised.
British view
today,
Just before the operation on June 17, Mrs. Tucker's life x- pectancy was two months. Three weeks ago she left her hospital on holiday in
bed and is' now.
Southern - Indiano.
•
"We still don't know whether the operation is a complete suc- cess," said one of the four doctors who participated in transplanting the kidney. He asked that his identity be withheld.
He added: "The only thing we can say is she is alive, she's out of bed, she's feeling well and she's on holidny."
Openting the discussion Mr. Hugh Molson, British Con-
Mrs. Tucker, aged 44, suffered servative Member of Parliament, from a polycystle growth in one said that the Egyptian delegates of her kidneys, which was en- socmed to have changed their larged to the size of a loaf of bread. Her other kidney was ground, The effect of the now argument they had advanced was functioning at only 10 per cent
efficiency.. that unequal treaties were not
For several years, doctors have binding.
experimented with transplanting
The tran lust kidneys in animals.
insplanted kidneys would function successfully for a few days and then stop.
It was essential that the
retained the resolution.
sentence should be
In International law a treaty Asked whether the "impossi- was not invalidated because
itble" had been overcome, the doc- was signed under duress. Ifittor said, "Indications point to Egyptian newspaper reports were, no treaty of peace between that, but I would like to empha have hinted that India's recogni- the victor and vanquished coun-
sise that so far it is impossible to tion of Israel would take place try would be valld, and Hitler tell. And even it the transplant Tucker's case, before the United Nations Gene-would have boon right in denoun- succeeds in Mrs. ral Assembly meets at Lake Sue-cing the Treaty of Versalites. cess nex week.
The newspaper "Al Zaman" Mr. Owen Brewster, American sald tonight that the Egyptian Senator, said that unless cxisting Government had sent India a treaties were regarded as valid, memorandum claiming that In- there was danger of anarchy. dia's possible reason for recognis
Dr. Hamed Saki (Egypt) said ing Israel--the maintenance of international peace had no basis that this delegation's point was treaty's execution would In view of the alleged expulsion that of 4,000 Arabs from Israel recent- be suspended until it
ly.
The paper claimed that Egypt
vised.
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you can't tell from a single case. It will have to be performed on several persons before any cod- clusions can be drawn."-United Press.
CHITTAGONG CRASH TOLL
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Calcutta, September 11.
had told India she expected a-An Egyptian detegato_told...re-. disturbance of the 'peice to re- porters later, "We feel very The final count of the Bult from India's recognition of strongly about the 1930 treaty castalties in Saturday's Chit- Israel, as this would encourage which we regard as unequal be-tagong train 'smash shows 37
cause it was imposed during
The memorandum asked India
CZECH TRIAL
Prague, September" 10.
gabotage. always proferred to be to reconsider the decision on
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killed and 70 injured, five of As Prime Minister, General the Jews to further aggression.
on official “Al Zaman" and that the ine-aggressive occupation."--Iculer,
them strlously, Smuts in 1940 assumed supreme morandum recalled
the old command of the Union's defence friendship between the Prime
statement said today. forces and was made a Floid Minister, Nahas Pasua, and the
It was the first big rall disaster tarahal by Dominion soldier Neliru.
George in
since the country gained its in Indian Prime Minister, Pandit
was officially dependence' and' 1941--the first
described 05 clear casc Of ever to achieve the rank. But
Two inn owners were sentenced to life imprisonment and 14 other Four or six Indian rail disast known as "General"
wait until Israel's attitude toward During the war he travelled the Arab refugee question had perouna to prison terms up to 25 ters this year killing 247 passen! years in Sultavy, Moravid, yes gers have also been ascribed to about
100,000 miles by air, visiting been clarified. troops in East Africa to the West (Mr. Nehru said in New Delhi terday on charges of sabotage, sabotage suspected to be the work or disgruntled ern Desert in Italy and conferring in February: The fact that the terrorist activity, helping fellow of Communists with
Winston Churchill, Mr. State of Israel exists is, of course, Czechs escape the country and railwaymon..
Police enquiries have followed D. Roosevelt, and Mr. recognised by the Government of attempted assassination of Com Josef Stalin. He went to London, India, But a formal recognition munist leaders, the Brno news-the crashes but no arrests have Cairo, Teheran Rembly. His mother was at Cairo,
the Normandy Lavolving the exchange of diplo- paper "Rovnost" said today. One yet been reported-Associated benches...
malle, missions has to be con-man was atquitted of the charges, Press. Huguenot extraction.
connection with "kovnost said the defendants
paper 'edded. al Victoria At South
the He was educated
African General eldered, in College, Stellenbosch,
Amsterdam, September 11. and Elections in 1943 General Smuts number of factors.")Router.
at
Included, shop owners, manager, Christ's College,
Queen Juliánh of the Nether? Cambridge,
won a big majority: but, at the
of Stato enterprises and even members of the security police. lands today received in audience It såld a nümber also were mem- the Israel Minister to the Nether bers of the Communist Party-lands, Dr. Michael frmia, who United Press.
presented his credentials Router!
Frankli
Dr. Malon time, Dr. Eame
firmly
England, where he tooks a double established himself at the head
of an amalgamated opposition.
first in the law, tripos.
Boor war
In South Africa' he was nd-,
Dr. Malan Went on to steadily
clase
SAIGON COUP
Saigon, September 11, the ranks of Afrikanns Four bandits with guns held up mitted to the Cape Bar, but later. Hationalistic ́léngings and in, the day and made off with :410,000
caking, South Africans with Balgon's central Eost Omce: to
went to the Trankvont where
President Paul Kruger, who dos General Elections of May, 1948, plastres, cribed him as a man who woule General Smuts and the United Late in the afternoon play a great part in the future of Party were defeated. South
Africa, mude
the car
in which the bändits' escaped was
him State But General' Smuts found time discovered abandoned. It contain.. Attorney General Smuts was to go to accept a rare tionoured 10,000 plastrés-United Press. then 20.
Next year the South African.
war broke out.
When British forces occupied
Pretoria, the Transvaal capital, |
General Smuts saved the
la
Treasury's gold during the evak
and then fought on the
O next year "and was
column
General. His raiding renched the gates of Capetown. In 1902 he was given ja laister Nasser, by, the British to
attend the peace
peace conference in the Transvaal
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was algned hp formed, "with : dönerál? 'BatMA, wartimo Domimandant-Genèraj of the Transvakt. Boers,'* poll, tical party with the aims of 'and-tho-cons
thu-Trond When the Conservatives fol
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