New Czech army conscripts
Jig Purchar (foreground) eats his firk Army meal with other recruits conscripted for two years' training., All private toldiers have their hair shaven off in the Soviet style decreed for Czechoslovak ránkers.
to conscription.
THE: CHINA' MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER: 18,) 1950:"
STORMY ISSUES FACE FRANCE'S PARLIAMENT
Paris, October 16.
Franca's Parliament comes back tomorrow from a long holiday to face a series of stormy issuos, such as the rearming of Germany and defcats in Indo-China.
These, plus local issues such as election low re- form, omnesty for collaborators, and how to balance the budget, could create a fight that would topple Premier Rene Pleven's three- month-old Cabinet.
Speculation on Truman visit
The lawmakers are in.. creasingly sensitive, as general elections are due next perhaps in the spring.
make
Churchill jewels
of your fingertips
statement deplored
Manila, October 16.
Mr. Lucas V, Madamba, political and economic counsellor of the Philippine Foreign Affairs De- partment, today deplored a state- year, nient attributed in Press des- Most patches to Mr. Winston Churchill observers agree that the Par-minimising the importance of liamentarians arc already Asia compared to Europe in the Allied fight against Communism, carnpaigning.
Mr. Churchill, addressing the Conservative Party conference In Blackpool on Saturday, said: "We must also hope that the forces o
The first political clash will probably come towards the end of the week, when Parliament
New York, October 10. is expected to take up a bill by the free peopics of the world will The Times and the Tri- the Cabinet proposing to increase not become too deeply Involved bune" speculated today without the period of military service the Far East because the dangers reaching frm opinions on why from 12 months to 18.
there are on a very small sente President Truman went to Wake The Communists have been compared to those which tower Island to meet General Mac- trying to stir up the country up Arthur,
against this, saying that France against us on the continent of
Europe is just a satellite of America. Mr. Madamba pointed out that They are trying to convince the the bulk of human population and French that America is a war- resources lies in Asia. The peoples
determined to
fertile drag of Asla provide more France along with her,
does around than
Europe for ideologies becaus The opening session tomorrow subversive
GMT. The they are more backward. will be at 3 pun.. principal development will be Asiatic peoples face the danger for coming of becoming cannon fodder in r fixing the agenda
possible future contest betwee
monger. Purchart, a 21-year-old married man, was a Prague locksmith prior
(Associated Press Photo).
PONTIFF TO MAKE PRONOUNCEMENT AT
SPECIAL ASSEMBLY
NO WAR OVER KASHMIR
New Delhi, October 16. The Indian Prime Minister Pandil Nehru. at his Preas conference today, said that he Was prepared to declare on behalf of India that she would not take any warlike action in regard to Kashmir "unless we are attacked or further aggres. sion takes place.'
Vatican City, October 16.
Pope Pius Xil'will address the greatest gathering of Cardinals, Archbishops and Bishops in the modern history of the Catholic Church at o special assembly in the Vatican Palace on November 3, the Vatican announced today. The meeting will bring together 40 Cardinals and 700 Archbishops from all over the world who are expected in Rome for the proclamation of the new dogma of the Assumption on Novem- ber '1.
No information was given led by two days of ceremonies in of the subject of the Pope': Rome. address which is expected in be of the highest importance.
Meanwhile, Vatican authorities While the Security Council was
are preparing to make the pro- clamation of the new dogma the dispute. arguing the Kashmir India had suggeste! to Pakistan Ereatest religious ceremony of the the appointment of a joint tribu-century. nal consisting of two judges cach from India and Pakistan to setfle other disputes like evacuce pro- perty and canal waters.
The actual proclamation will outside the Basilica. be made
gold and white papal trom throne erected at the top of the wide flight of steps leading from the great Square into the Church itself.
Secret consistory
On October 30, the Pope will most in secret consletory with
Cardinals to
the
The
said: **Times".
"The best presumption is that the con- ference was planned to bring into better balance our interests in different world theatres.”
Noting that Mr. Truman and his top advisers are primarily European minded, and General MacArthur essentially Asia-min- ded, the paper said:
"The meeting may have been designed to impress. that position upon General MacArthur and to spell out some reasons why it has been taken." It said there was no indication that U.S. Far Eas- tern policy will change result of the meeting, declaring "On the contrary, the statement that efforts will be made to get United States troops out of Korea
debates,
Two courses
Asta as u
as rapidly as possible suggests that even greater emphasis will be placed on strengthening positions in Europe."
It could be done in black and white fashion, involving a con- fidence vote that might endan ger the life of the Cabinet,
ΚΟΣ
He
the masser.
As far as could be learned, the Communism and democracy. He Cabinet has not yet decided how cited the case of Korca where to put the question of German Russia, in a short time, succeeded rearmament before Parliament. in creating an army out of pea-
sants able to
resist the United Nations forces.
The Foreign Office counsello said assistance to
Europe, an should be balanced. cautioned Europeans to conside what would happen if Commun ism spread unchecked through Or it could be done equivocal-Asia and were employed to bufin ly, by the voting of a vaguely-up armies among worded resolution that the Minis-there.-United Press. ters could use as backing their hesitancy in face of report- ed American Insistence on going The Tribune " pointed out fast in rearming West Germany,
The Cabinet has taken that in their brief meeting. Mr.
the Truman and General MacArthur position that France, is united in might have been able to clear up her opposition to rearming the any doubtful points about Korea, Germans, but a Paris newspaper But, the paper sald, if there was the other day said it conducted n time to deal at any length with poll that showed 76 per cent of General MacArthur's views on Frenchmen favouring Japan's future and United States Another delicate matter will Far Eastern policy, the "meeting be how to finance France's own at Wake must set some kind of rearmament.. record for dealing briskly with these complicated subjects."
It said: give them formal notice of the dogma-
the first new article of faith to be defined by the Church since the dogma of papal infalibility 80 years ago.
Next day, the miraculous paint- ing of the Madonna traditionally attributed to St. Luke, will be carried in triumphal procession through the streets of Rome from. the Capitol to St. Peter's Basilica.
The painting, preserved in the greatest church dedicated to the
Basilica Madonna-the
of St.
Mary Major, has often been car- ried through the streets of Rome in centuries past in times of crisis or plague.
-
our
"It is permissible to hope this was the case, or that at least a foundation for an under- standing was lald sufficiently well to make communication at long range easier henceforth."- United Fre53.
IKE'S REPLY
TO DEWEY
Bell report's recommendation
Washington, October 10.
A government official said the Dell report would recommend more than $250,000,000 In United States aid to bolster the econo- my of the Philippines Republic.
The official who cannot be named also said legislation for the aid would be presented to the next session of the Congress.
Amid further published specy- lation on the nature of the re- de- port, other offelal sources elined to estimate when the re- port
Terrific problem Defence Minister Jules Moch and Finance Minister Maurice Petsche are now conferring on this. in Washington with Ameri- cen leaders. France will have t terrific problem trying to balance her budget-as she is required_to_ do under the Marshall Plan rules in the face of greatly increased spending for arms.
will be made public. But the general concensus around town was that the report will
recommend sweeping ad- ministrative reforms by the island government and insist that Wa-
The Government will be under shington keep chock on how any ald money is spent.-Associated fire on continual running
ol
Press. these issues from the Commun- ists, who are the largest singla
The
* New York, October 18. Party in the National Assembly General
Eisenhower but do not have a majority. On Dwight thanked the Governor, Mr. some issues the Communists will Thomas Dewey, today for the be joined by other parties. "compliment of his Presidential Socialists are as loud in their op- boost, but said he had not changed position to German rearming as his mind about liking his job the Communists. at Columbia University.
Mr. Nehru added that he was awaiting a reply from the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Questioned on the recent re-
From there, flanked on either signation of
ation of Jayendranath Mandal
the from the Pakistan Cabinet on the side along the facade of ground that there was no security Basilica by Cardinals, Arch- for the minorities in Fakistan, bishops, Bishops and Abbots from Mr. Nehru sald that Mandal had all over Christendom, the Pope, talked vaguely about two points, speaking Infallibly "ex cathedro," amely, that East and West Brn will rend the Papal Bull decree al should be united or, alterna-ing that the bodily Assumption of lengal vely, Hindus should leave East the Virgin Mary into Heaven on her death is henceforth an essen- Neither cource was feasible or tial article of faith for all the
Most Parliamentary observers sirable, he said, adding that world's 400,000,000 Catholics.
On November 1, the ceremony
agree that France will eventually India was, therefore, pursuing the Half a million people, includ- for the proclamation of the new
General Eisenhower issued a, have to accept the rearming o policy
laid down in the Indo- ing 200,000 foreign pilgrims, are dogma will follow closely the
statement saying: "My convictions Germany, but say that the Cabl Pakistan Minorities Agreement of expected to throng the immense ritual used in 1854 when Pope as to the place and methods net wants to go slow on it until April last.
Square and the broad avenue Pius IX pronounced the dogma through which I can best contri-
France herself the main tests that we leading out of it down to
is stronger and the of the Immaculate Conception of bu
bute something to the cause of until America has sent enough applied in regard to migration of Tiber, for the proclamation of the Mary. minorities is taking effect now. new dogma.
freedom have been often
have not changed.
troops to Germany to assure that pressed. Indus are going back to East
Here at Columbia I have a task there is no danger of the Ger- Bengal in large numbers. That
that would excite the pride and mans turning on France-Asso- does not mean that conditions in
ciated Press. challenge the strength of any East Bengal are very satisfactory and neod no improvement.” —
man I still believe it offers to
Reuter,
such an individual as myself rich opportunities for serving Ameri- ca."
"one of
RED CROSS MEET OPENS
High Mass
A stone in the entrance of St.
Peter's records that 200 Bishops were present at that last pro- clamation of a dogma honouring century the Madonna, nearly a ago.
of
• Betorę the ceremony begins, the Pope will be carried in the sedia gestatoria across the Square from the Bronze Door, of the Vatican to the Basilica steps.
Impressivo scono
It was Immediately after the
noted that General pro-
Eisenhower greeted Mr. Dewey's clamation, His Holiness will enter As the Pope, in majestic robes the Basilica to celebrate Ponti- of white and gold, wearing the revival of the "Ike for President" boom with a disavowal consider= fical High Mass at Monte Carlo, October 10,
the Papal triple jewelled crown tably less explicit than that with Delegates from 67 nations, In-Altar standing over the
tradi- Supreme Pontiff, reads out the which he squelched enthusiasts cluding the Soviet Union and tional alte of St. Peter's tomb.proclamation, he will see assem- who had hoped to boost him for Communist China, met here to- To the 60,000 people who have bled round him, compact in their the Republican presidential day, at the opening of the 21st been able to pack inside the unity, the mitred heads of more nomination in Mr. Dewey's stead international congress of the Red great Church to hear this Mass. than one quarter of the 1,775 two years ago. Cross
the Pope will deliver a homily Catholic Bishops in the world. One of the first acts of the on the virtues of the Madonna. world
unonim- congress was to busly accept the Red Cross, so- cieties of Ethcopla, Hashemite Jordan and. Indonesla as mem- bersUnited Press..
Music for the Mass will be the A Papal Bull or Illuminated "Assunta est Maria" of the comparchment will be promulgated poser Palestrine.
immediately to record the pro- The announcement of the As-nouncement. sumption dogma-will-be preced-
Atomic power will mean super-planes
San Francisco, October 18. Atomic power will make nosdblo aircraft which can fly further, fuster and with far reater payloads than anything nown today, the. Internallonal ilk. Transport Association wa old hero today, przed
In his annual report, Sir William Pa Hildred, Director Fight of TATA, told the sixth Inntal
Jequivalent of 35,000 trips round
While the Pope is saying Mass in St. Peter's, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Monsignor Alberto Gori,, may celebrate Mass in a little church in the valley of Cedron, in Palestine, which tradi- tionally marks the spot whera the Blessed Virgin, was
taken up into Heaven.
The chapel, however, is now
the equator and an increase of the property of the Greek 10 per cent over 1948.
They carried 27,000,000 people Orthodox church, whose permis- Increase of 3,000,000 over alan would be necessary to allow 1948-for a total of 18,000,000 Mass to be sald, thero! passenger miles, or
15 per cent more than in 1940. - ;
Monsalon.:
on is not granted, I
will say Moss, instead" in the Church of the Dormition (the "falling asleep") on "Mount
Air carko increased by 20 per cent to 370,000,000 ton miles. [ "Our safety
record last. year, in the past,
Slob. has been steadily Improving!! Ne
ald. Sir William reported that de
d your ago alushed the
love aircraft valuation, of many world curren- the whole of Roms will he
wo can really make ates,
(the tale entrava JANE BInternational-airling rata struc- conception in) (1854% 7,5m) Skj
money,
On the evening of November
ablase with torchlights: ns. It was for the dogma of the Immaculato The giant cupola of 8k Peter's Can say with a will be it by hundreds of flares
poured of power for aircraft pro-ture, has now proved to be only
mircito igive us...tromendous a lamporary setba
high orood with_alinost"-un- Ho Fadded
limited Brango. The cconomie, reasonable degres of confidence. Alted into.
advantages will be tremendous that deva
devaluation has succeeded the doma
COLLEEN. TOWNSEND TO MARRY Hollywood, October 10.' Colleen Townsend, nged. 21, who gave up film acting for re- glous work, will be married at: Christmas to a divinity student. Dr. Louis Evans today an nounced from the pulpit of Hollywood First Presbyterlan Church the engagement of Miss General Elsenhower took him- Townsend and his son, Louis self out of the political picture at Evans, Jnr., aged 24, a first year that time with the firm words: student at the Presbyterian San "I will not at this timo identify Francisco Theological Seminary. myself with any political party Last February Miss Townsend and could not accept nomination | gave up a studio contract for ro- for any public office or participate | ilgious work. The couple ruct in parties and political contests.” at a Hollywood High School—. -United Press.
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