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Rome, Apr. 3.
Italy's Communist chief, Signor Palmiro Togliatti, today offered to bring his claimed 2,600, 000 followers into line with the Italian Govern- ment "if it radically alters its foreign policy and withdraws from the preparation of an imperialist
war."
He was speaking to the seventh National Congress here of the Italian Communist Party, the biggest outside the Soviet Union.
ITC
Appeal
More To Say To U.S.
Standing Pat On
Argument
Old
Paris, Apr. 3.
Mr Andrei Gromyko, the Soviet deputy, had nothing to add at the four-Power meeting here today to comments and objections he made yester
Washington, Apr. 8. President Truman today warned the United States that selfishness and greed could tear tho country apart. He appealed to his countrymen to follow the moral principles handed
down by their forefathers.
"Speaking at the laying of tho cornerstone of a Proshy-
terian church, he said,
freedom degenerates quickly Unless
REOLE
exercise their
day to the latest Western compromise agenda.out a firm moral foundation
Mr Gromyko told Western representatives to
Into selfishness and Hoence this in reply to a question from the British deputy, Unlo Mr Ernest Davies, whether he had instructions way within moral restraints, a from Moscow enabling him to give a considered free society can degenerate into reply to the new Western draft.
The deputies, meeting for the 22nd time, hold today one of their shortest sessions since the con- ference began just under two hours. They will meet again tomorrow,
anarchy,"
a Just and honest
The President sald that the United States programme to build its defences was a great effort to maintain justico anxi peace in the world. He said that despite the sacrifices in A British spokesman said it He could not accept the sug-Korea we have a tendancy to
of the defence effort appeared that Mr Gromyko had gestion that there was a "time in selfish termain terms of not yet received. his Govern-limit" for putting the finding of ment's instructiona, about the any particular subject for dis-or making some personal gain". avolding personal inconvenience new Western draft agenda. cussion.
to
The President also said,
"We were, therefore, unable M. Parod! said that the time have the feeling that
to
118
our
/input very far at today's meet-had come to look into the core |
ho added
of the matter. Frankly, what was Alexandre Parodi Soviet delegation aiming at?,
the (France) appealed
Mr he asked. Gromyko to ceREC his pro- Mr Gromyko's manner of paganda specches and permit raising entirely new subjects the deputics to get down to seemed to indleate that he that purpose their tasks," the spokesman wished to prolong discussions
also said.
only
country and brought Created
to our present position of power, and strength for some great tirpose. It is not given to us now to know fally what
But w
We may mething.
Our
be sure of one
the vast
and renew a propaganda battle country is intended to do all it can in co-operation with other Mr Gromyko rejected between the deputies, M. Parodi nations to
help create peace Davies' suggestion that they | suid.
and prestve peace in the should adjourn the meeting at If that was what the Soviet world. It is given to us to de this stage.
delegation wanted they could fo
fend the spiritual values, the He asked the Westem de-
have it.
The Western deputies moral code
against putles to state their attitude to could explain why the North forces of evil that week to the two Soviet proposals
that
Atlantic Pact was necessary. It
then the North Atlanile Treaty and
destroy was because the security of the
DEFENDING RIGHT up of American the setting
President Truman said that at bases abroad as well as the West was at stake,
The meeting was finally ad- present the United States was with its peace treaty provisions for Trieste be istedjourned until 3 p.m. G.MT. to engaged as separate lens for the For- morrow-Reuter. eign Ministers' agenda.
Italian
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Bliss?
Jacksonville, Apr. 3.
spokesman
Archbishop
Maintains
Discretion
revive "dying tricyant
OL
in a great effort to maintain justice and peace in the world. An essential feature of this effort was its programme to build its defences.
There has never been causo which had
a stronger moral claim on all of us", the President said.
Wo
are defending the right to worship God each as he sees At according to his own con- selence.
Destroyer Transfers
MINIMUM DEMANDS Mr Gromyko, at several points during today's proceedings seemed to take the stand that these two questions in addition The 58-year-old Communist Canberra, Apr. 3.
to German demilitarisation and leader, who returned a month
of armamenta the reduction Australia would con
visit to a 10-week ago from
were the minimum Soviet de tinue to press for specific Moscow,
in Was repeating
mands for a Foreign Ministers"
"For the danger that threatens clauses in the Japanese substantially the same terins an
agenda, a British spokesman
us in the world today is utterly peace treaty to prevent offer he made two weeks ago in
Vienna, Apr. 3. Milan
"Another Western
and totally opposed to all these any possibility of Japan's
Signor Togliatti said:
Archbishop Stefan Wyszynski, things. The International corn said that Mr. Gromyko was re-Primate of the Roman Catholic munist movement is based on a rearming for aggression, supreme element in the present
serving his position subject to Church in Poland, today 'sald flerce and terrible fanaticism. the Australian External world altuation is the inevitable
further lastructions from Moscow that details of his sudden trip It denies the existence of God Affairs Minister, Mr Percy progress towards war." He added
about the latest Western pro-to the Pope in Rome are too and whenever it can it-stumpa... posal
delicate to
to be disclosed
out the worship of God". Spender, declared tonight, that every effort must be made to avoid this new catastrophe. Mr Spender
The tall, white-haired Arch- Reuter. reporters
M. Parodi said that tension in The Communists, therefore, that the two main dangers to were willing to cease resistance
It was disclosed today that a Trieste had slackened.
bishop, who left Warsaw early He did not consider it advis this morning, refused any com- Australia to be avolded were to the Italian Government if corporation providing for the a Japan that again acquired a would "act in such a way as to colonisation of the Antarctic able to list Trieste as a separate ment on the situation of the of a Catholic Church in his country capacity for aggression or avoid the country being dragged with ideally married couples Item since the purpose
that could into war."
Foreign had been chartered here. Japan
Ministers' conference when he passed through Vienna defenceless
controlled
One by Commualst we demand that the Gover-
of the projeol, was not to purpose imperialism.
Primate shared a second abandon ment
the present
is to exploit tion." its sponsors
Say which they belleve Trieste could be raised under apartment in the Warsaw- Mr Spender said that a wise preparation for war on American resources polley would be to persuade orders and that it follow a polley are buried beneath the ice of the Western agenda item deal- Rome Express with Monsignor
that her Japan
security and of peace."
the vast frozen region at the ing with treaty fulfilments, M. Michael Klepacz, Bishop
Lodz. best would
be
Parodi added. Signor Togliatti said that the bottom of the world. prosperity uchieved by association with Communist offer was not a new There is one catch. Antarctie
Ansignor. Klepacz' told the LONDON "BARGAIN" the free worki.
Colony form of agitation but an effort
Associates,
Press in English that Incorporated, that the
Mr Gromyko, returning re- their visit to Rome was prima- venture would be to confront positively the alter estimates Such
Washington, Apr. 3. a policy
the importance of rily to discuss Church affairs. based not on any illusion that native of peace or war.
would take a cash outlay of peatedly to
The House Armed Services Ho added that. the Soviet $46,000,000.
the Trieste problem, said that the Japanese had changed or
Monsignor Klepacz was ask committee today unanimously transfer of 24 music while it was true that there wased about Warsaw reports that approved the William that
Hoskins, R Japan had become in a few Union's concentration on better-
escorts the two might discum with United States destroyer years a model
in ing the conditions of its own teacher who got interested in less talk of Trieste than two democracy
the reading years ago, nevertheless this was the Western sense, but rather people and its repeated disarma- the South Pole from
Plus Pope
recognition by the to friendly nations under were Catholic Church of the Oder mutual defence agreement. on a realistic appraisal of alter-ment offers made it Impossible about Admiral Byrd's expedi- only so because things
Neisse line marking the now Included to think that the threat of war tions, was one of the founders being done there "quietly and
are two each for native rioks.
border, Polish-German
five to France and Denmark, Mr Spender added that every came from that quarter.
but has since dropped out of the under cover". "DELIBERATE "ACTION"
Trieste was, in fact, being
"That is only a matter of South American countries and effort must be made to conclude
"The defeat suffered in the project. He said that his co-
Mon- fortifed as a military base, he secondary importance,
16 founder laboratory technician
previously transferred under cold war
Klepacz said.
Tecid-kare. signior
Sherman, added' that in capitalist and im-push the deal too fast. But, he Mr Gromyko arrangements supplementary to years by thing the Inst two George Krouse, was trying to said.
Admiral Forrest Klepacz also refused to com- perialist countries headed byd
laddod, Krouge still dead London bargaining was taking
ment
internal on
Catholic Chief of Naval Operations, hopes a Japanese peace treaty with a
place of which he had no de- view to obtaining vital security the United States and Britain serious about the plan.
affaire in Poland or in other that under final settlements of said lend-lease these vessels may be stressed that
countries. Ho Krouse
the tails but which was clearly satellie guarantoos for Australia Reu- has provoked a rapid reaction.
"The first result of this was
and
was no attempt violation of the Italian peace their visit in Rome may last a kept by the nations that now the invasion of. Korea
colony project the
have them--Brazil has eight, to set up a haven from atomic treaty.
month occupation of Formosa."
that assumed warfare nor would it be any
officials were present at Britain one, France aix It was milltary actions, he
Russian - controlled Admiral Sherman hoped to Colonists would be Gromyko was referring to the Vienna's Wero part of the de- Utopia.
of a "hot" limited to physically and moral recent London Visit of the East railway station when the more would be given away, liberate preparation
ly at married couples who Italian Prime Minister, Signor Home Express uzived hero this implying that the United States Signor Togliatti was greeted were Ideally matched.-United Alcide de Gasperi, and the For- evening. They were met only needs the 59 destroyer escorts
Carlo eign Minister, Count Carlo by two with trantle applause from 800 Free, delegates nad 2,000 invited guests at the Congress
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clected to the important Boscow a total of 2,870,487.
this was a vital question.
Hi City Committee of the Com total included 658,413 women, in Washington, to study means of whom 241,151 were house of dealing with the Soviet veto
SURPRISING
Thing Athens/ Apr munist Party of the USSR, it' wiver nad 403,894 young Com-on admissions to the United It was surprising that it the A treaty of cultural relations was announced today. munists-Reuter,
Nations.
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of the Japanese tion at the conference, Mr Fama, Humein Fasha; announced cow District, men d peace treaty, Mr Dulles sald Davies sald
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