THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1952.
E. Germany's Deputy Premier
Hilaly Leaves Door Ajar
Cairo, May 12.
Contrary to earlier ro poris, Egypt's reply to the British Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden's, proposals for settling the Anglo- Egyptian dispute was not handed over today to the British Ambassador, Sir Ralph Stevenson.
It had been expected that the Egyptian Prime Minister, Hilaly Pasha, would SCA the Am- bassador today to give him the reply. But a British Embassy sold tonight that spokesman
o appointment had been 8xed so far for Sir Ralph_to_soe the Egypilan Prime Minister or Foreign Minister.
It is believed here that while the Egyptian Government is not, prepared to accept the Bilish proposals, communicated to Egypt at the beginning of this month, it is also not yet prepared 10 assume respon- Bibility for a breakdown in the eurrent talks.
The door is thus till "plar.“ The Independent airo news-
paper Al Abram had reported
the
Yma Sumac, Andes - born Peruvian whose rolce has a mnge of four-and-a-half COLLYES
(the average for the human voles is about WD octaves), and who is to sing ju Britain, Her first appearance la at the Royal Albert Hall London on May 31.-Router- photo.
REPLY TO
BRITISH PROTEST
Washington, May 12. The United States has replied
to Britain's protest against the
withdrawal ct tariff concessions
by saying that machinery would be set up to review cases where
Gives Warning
To Adenauer
Berlin, May 12.
The East German Deputy Premier, Walter Ulbricht, said here today that if West Germany joined the European Defence Community in return for an end to the occupation the consequences would be seen "very clearly" in West Berlin the next day. **
The American policy of making West Ger- many a war base would not end at the Urals but at Ostend, Herr Ulbricht told a news conference. did not amplify the two statements.
He
Copies of the Deputy Premier's statements were sent to the West Gérman Cabinet which was meeting to discuss the agreements which the Western Allies and West Germany are negotiating to replace the Occupation Statute..
Both in West Berlin and The coalition parties asked Bonn the "consequences" men- the Chancellor at a Cabinet tioned by Herr Ulbricht were meeting to re-negotiate
with expected to mean. ercased the British, French and Amer- pressure, possibly
A new lean Foreign Ministers when blockade.
they come here late this month the "emergency" clause under was which the Western Allies could state of emergency
More Bad News
For Britain
London, May 12, 12tlah exporia In ker haitia to
Way-
pay her
· slumped in' 'Aprit.. below the average for the frat Chree montim of the year",
It was revealed today.
A REBUFF FOR
REPUBLICAN
PARTY LEADERS
Provisional trade cores Rhode Island Voters Defy Machine
for:
showed a na- tional dellelt with other countries because of the decline in exports. «Econo- mic experts thought, the dedine was caused by the Easter holidays and per- laps - also by import outs Imposed by Australia andi other, Sterling countries to swhich Britain usually sells "her" "goods-United Press,"
Hearings Begin On Vital Issue
STEEL DISPUTE·
New York, May 12.
Bitter accusations were exchanged in the pre- sidential election campaign over the week-end as party machines moved into high gear for a heavy week
Most delegates to be selected this week will be chosen on Friday in a State Convention in Oregon, where local Republicans are fighting on behalf of Senator Taft and General Eisenhower..
Allegations of "robbery" ap- Saturday comes the Vermont peared In iterature which State Convention, where Generat Republican voters received over Elsenhower's supporters seem to the week-end from the respective be in control.
camps.
For Republicans the week's
in
hower.
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The Democrat programme be- heavy programme began today with State conventions in thegan today with a Wyoming State 14, W. THE NIGHT OF smail State of Rhode Island and Convention, Local politicians
DESTINY. in the State of Wyoming.
want an umpledged delegationis. T. Force of Arms. Republicans in Rhode Island but Senator
Kefauver 18, F. Here Comes the Groom. (population 700,000) rebuffed hoped to secure three or four of 7, s. Portrait of Jennis. their party
leaders and voted the ten delegates.
Ia, S. Valentino to give the State's eight
On Tuesday, the West Virgina 10, M. Song of Scheherazade, Washington, May 12.
Votes National Presidential Primary will elect 20'delegate 20. T. Rio Grande. the Court, Convention to The Supreme America's highest tribunal,
General Elson and a North Dakota State Con
vention will select eight. Reference to Ostend Interpreted in West Borlin as declare
today began hearing argu- Party lenders wanted them to General meaning that if East Germany and take any steps necessary to
ments of the legality of to give live votea two attacked she would he insure their troops escurity in President Truman's seizure Eisenhower,
to Senate: Taft and one to a "neutral," the event of ah attack on West of the steel industry on
State
Convention chairman wages Wham Thompson. disorders or the threat of such April 9 to avert a
strike.
Wyoming. an attack or disorders.
the Elsen- hower camp would be satisfied with five delegates to seven for Senatoy” Taft,"
were
Helped by Russia and would be MTONE
enough to drive the Germany Western Allies back to the sea,
An American spokesman said
this was done to protect Amerlin Berlin, "We are not interested
herr Ulbricht's throats
or Berlin
cr serious
. An
The Frea Democratic and The Court can invalidate any German parties say that this act of the President which I clause, particularly the provi- { decides violates the nation's aion for declaring
written ConsiPution, emer- gency even if there is only the threat of such an attack or dis- arders, roba Germany of much of the sovereignty she is sup- posed to gain under
treaties now being negotiated.
carlier today that it was now. quite clear that Egypt would reject details of which have not beecan-dustries,
Britis: proposals, pubished. Reuter."
—SUDAN SENTENCES- -Britain-complained-in-West German Government
Khartoum, May 12.
memorandum pubilshed on officials in Bonn regarded the Eloven executives of the April 18 that the withdrawal of speech as threats to which too Sudan Workers' Federation such concessions was threaten- much importance should not be were today guoled for two years ing the export trade on which attached. each for abetting an illegal she depended to resalve her girike.
economic difficulties, April
memorandum said that Tt- there had been a recent increase in the number of applicationu the United States Tarif Commission asking for the repeal of American-tariff-con-porting the signing of or voting West German politicians sup- for the agreements would be re- The President and Vice- The State Department, publish- gistered and must face punishment. This would mean that a President
lost night entered ing is reply to the British proment by the people. into much bonds and attended a tea, raid that machinery would- Khartoum workers' conference be set up to review the discussing the--present labour involved.
The strike was called 28 after the Government. fused the unconditional release of the Federation's President who were and Vice-President
-to give gaoled for refusing
bonds to keep the peace.
cituation.
The President. In prison ani- forin, presided.
that serious decisions were taken.---Reuter.
It is reported
tə
The
cessiora,
cases
Her Ulbricht said that East Germany had no armed defence forces but would certainly set them up if the Bonn agreements were signed,
"COUP D'ETAT":
In-
TAFT FAVOURED
is
ns
-that
Eleen- hower
their presidential nomince.
Mr Buffett gaid that General of support military training
That General Dwight Eisen- hower was the only presidential contender "who can protect our nation freedom and keep the solvent," was the opinion ex- Thomas pressed by Governor Dewey of New York. sentative Howard H. Buffett, in On the other hand, Repre a statement distributed by Senator Robert Tatt's campaign headquarters; sald
the Republicans would bose their control of The Government brought the
to capture On Tuesday, West Virginia's chance case after Federni Judge David Republicans will hold a pre-picked General
Congress next November K Pine had ruled on April 29 that ferential contest and elect their
National 10
Convention dicta- President Truman had exceeded
gates. General Eisenhower his powers.
not entered in Today, counsel representing
the preferen- The parties are also asking for six major steel companies will to ballot but his
supporters Eisenhower's
universal to write re-negotiation on the
nut clause, forward the Industry's case. today urged voters
the
of would put him at odds Dcross When this is over the Govern- declaring the treaty and other this treaty would be binding on agreements made as a result of -ment will reply through is Stator Taft and Harold Stassen nearly 90 per cent of Republican
Salieltor-General
printed on the ballot and Acting any future all-German govern Attorney-General.
Nine Justices united Germany would be bound the oral arguments. to the peace treaty.
Senator Taft was favoured to conceded in a copyrighted inter- The Government and the In-
win in West
but view with United States News dustry
Virginia $21 addition 10 the
Steel General Eisenhower's supporters and World. Report that he had United Union have
hoped to split the delegation, Aled
of winning the Republica The Oregon primary on Friday written briefs.
presidential nomina- tion. will include a preferential ballot
He Until
the Court's decision
campaigning and the election of 18 National primarily to "stop" Senator Tafe the industry, with pro- Convention delegates. known,
he added duction
now almost back to
Worth Dakota holds its State normal, will remain technically
Convention
Friday, On under Government control.-- Rouler.
Although a re-united Germany 050 The American note agreed that Herr Ulbricht weni on to would have the right to ask for there has been an increase in predict an all-German move-revisions, the Free Democratie recent months in the number of ment national resistance and Germon parties point
of
out cases before the Tarif Commis aiming at
overthrowing the that revisions could be made only slom
West German Government if it with the agreement of all the The United States was corn signed the agreements. The signatory States. This provision, milted to the principle of lower-signing would be a coup d'etat they declare, denies Germany the Washington, May 12.
of no legal value.
"right of free America is to sell police equip-ing barriers to international trade
negotiation." United Press, ment and materials to Egypt to and any tendency to deviate from that principle was of concern to help maintain internal security, the State Department, the note the State Department announced said.-Reuter, today.
U.B
DECISION
Egyption police officials are to be brought to the United alsu States for training under an agreement signed in Cairo on April 30.
The State Department de- clined to define "police equip ment and materials.”—Reuter.
REGIMENT HOME
London, May 12.
Battalion
con-
East Germany would tinue to fight for a peace treaty with a united Germany.
The
GA
Church Of
Scotland
of the real Report On
Western Powers' "evaalve" reply to the Soviet proposals for 4 peace treaty showed that London, Washing- ton and Bonn were not interest- The First
of the ed in uniting Germany. Royal Lincolnshire Regiment, They feared all-German elec- which has been
would bring abroad since ions which 1930 and which Captain expression
of Dymore is Adjutant, was wel- the people. Edinburgh Shooting comed horne by Major-General J. A. A. Grimn, Colonel of the the Mayor of My T. F. Taylor. found with bullet wound in The troopship Lancashire also the stomach at Glencorse Bar- brought home officers and men Battalion of the racky, near Edinburgh, on Fri-of the First
Cameron High- day, has died in the Edinburgh | Queen's Dwn Royal Infirmary-Reuter,
landers-Reuter.
Edinburgh, May 12
Lance-Corporal Harold Woods,ment, and
A
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Communism
Referring to the shooting up of an Air France airliner on April 29 by Soviet fighters over Eas: Germany, Herr Ulbricht said, "We have a arm memo
Edinburgh, May 12, cratic order in East Germany. French and British planes can- The importance of aid to countries not fly about as they like over under-developed
He claimed that Allied planes as a means of fighting Com- left the permitted air corridor munism is emphasised in a to take pictures "to pave the report by a special commis- way for terror bombers later. slon which has been investi- | They must remember that they guling Communism for the are flying over East Germany
| Church of Scotland. Lad not over Texas."
Any provocation directod against East Germany would be "There is nothing more foolish answered with "scientific exact- than the dispute between those nees," Herr Ulbricht concluded. Who favour rearmament and
-Reuter,
those who are
conscious of the need of a programme of econo- mic development in Asia and Africa," it added.
morrow.
2
"Both
arc
KING GEORGE'S
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with
Seamen's
There was
no write-in pro-key Mid-Westcons from 10 but "Ike" martes would vision are listening to
invalidate ballot papers.
members of
States.
Harold
Stassen
OIL STRIKE
is
Denver, May 12, The leaders of some off workers' unions today called for a tightening up of the strike as management and labour, pre- pared for their important meet- ing tomorrOW with the Wage Stabilisation Board,
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names
Inquiry Into TV
Programmes
*
Washington, May 12. The House of Representatives an Investigation today ordered
Officials of the Union, repre
workers in eight mid- States, met at Toledo. | Ohio, and agreed to tighten up picketing et all points where it into America's television and radio programmes to eliminate may be legal to do co
"Immoral or otherwise offensive" matter.
cents
Mr O, A. Knight, President of this Union, which is the largest of the 22 involved in the strike, said yesterday that a wage in crease of 18
an hour would be acceptable.
Twenty-five cents was origin-
sought. A sotticment between Stan- dard Oil of California and mem- bors of an independent unlon based on an Increase of 1812 cents
was reached over the
week-end.
The domestic tourist trade expressed fears today that the oil strike if prolonged would cut sharply into summer business.
Democrat Representative E Gathings, proposing the probe, of radio survey sald a week's
television programmes be-. and tween 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. when there were juvenile audiences, showed
and murdera show numerous other crimes.
Democrat J. Bryson said: The
untrained youth of our land is being corrupted fully and maliciously".
In many nursery programmes, he said,
there were advertise- ments showing "beautiful ladies, elegantly dressed, demonstrating the technique of how to pour Intoxicating beverages.".
The House also decided to
Joseph Brand, President of the WESTERN REPLY
Motor Hotel Association of New
The House agreed to ask lis Londen, May 12.
Mexico, sald that he was, writing The Westera reply to the last
the State's Congressmen Commerce Committee to reccm- and to necessary Soviet note on Germany will be neither is of avail without the urging them to help in settling mend suitable legislation. handed over in Moscow to other.
the strike.
"Numerous tourists already appoint a committee to investi- British, French and American "Communism cannot be de- complain that they are unable to gate magazines and children's officials met here and completed feated by military might alone, get petrol along the route," he papers
Mr Gathings, who is expected The possibility of a significant said.
In most area's supplies of mator to head the Investigation. told at present they are low would fuel were expected to last for reporters there was no intention the several weeks but in New Jersey of instituting centorship, but he destroy in the long run
several Alling stations rationed was concerned by the "prevalence of dirty literature available at customers-Reuter.
cheap cost to almost any kid in
a fourth draft of the reply which they referred back to their Governments for final ap- proval,
rise in ving standards where
If this draft is acceptable in Communists' chances
of secur
all three capitals it will be sent Ing control of these serritories." to the Embassies in Moscow for handing over within 24 hours. The report said that in Rus- The officials worked almost in the State no longer regarded continuously over the week-end the Church as an opponent but to finish the draft,
It was drawing youth awny The Soviet note of April 10 from religion through a vast rejected an earlier Western note active and penetrating pro- proposing that the United paganda.
•
Commission should
ROLLING STOCK
| the country."——-Reuter,
PI
Not Affected
FOR SIAM
Bangkok, May 12.
Manila, May 12, The Thai Government today The present oll strike in the reported that It hall ordered 05 United States, which is expected 100 passenger to affect civil aviation through- locomotives, coaches and 500 railway wagons cut the world, will not affect ekher the price or the supply of from Japan.
Tho orders were placed as dl in the Philippines, according The Western reply la expected Lising the difficulties encoun- part of a plun to expand the to a statement made today, by to prces for Soviet acceptance tered in Communist countries Thal communications systan.— the Standard-Vacuum Oll Čom- of the United Nations Commis- the report said that the work of France-Presse.
Nations investigate conditions for In due course a generation of elections in both zones of Ger- indoctrinated unbelievers would leave the Church high and dry.
many.
sion, but it will state the willing-the Church of Scotland (Presby-
Csa of the three Pawers 10 terian) in China had been consider
any y proposal for a
soriously hit financially through
impoverishment of local Chris-
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also expected to seck explicit lions.
elucidation of Soviet views on
the Eetting up of an all-German of Britain, the report satd government pending a peace that any further govers re treaty-Reuter.
TREATY OBJECTIONS
duction in the British standard
of living might well inereaza the disruptive effect of tho Communist
Party markedly." Bonn, May 12. Free Democratie, and German But the British social and Party members of the Coalition political structure remained Government have asked the probably the toughest political Chancellor, Dr · Konrati organism in the world today and Adenauer to re-regollate two Coremunism was not likely to
YESTERDAY'S CROSSFORD, — Acrom: 1 Poited, 4 Chest, Absolves, 8 Trent, 9 Dapper, 11 Sampler, 13. Franced, 15 Muddio, 18 Traing 10 Brusale, 20 Rider, 21 Litany Down: 1key parts of the West German secure power here, short of a Flald, 2 Tropp, 3 Divers, Castom, 5 Excelled, Tynder, 10 treaty with the Weston Foreign military defeat by the Soviet
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