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No. 35491
Established 1845
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1953.
THE DAY UN AGREES ON Discouraging TO BE TAKEN IN
Outlook
JAPAN'S internal political
ย
Reds
Gaol
Priest
East Berlin, Apr. 22. An East German court at Magdeburg bas gooled Friedrich Idebrand, a Roman Catholle priest, for four years tive months on charges
And
crimes
"economie beating Catholic officialy sahl here today.
child."
He had taken gifts from fils community for welfare Burposes.
The court said this was An econonile crime. Itc was also convicted of hit- ting a chlid on the head— Reuter.
Collecting
"Foreign" Forces Must
Disarmed
•Be
United Nations, Apr. 22.
Price 20 Cents.
ACTION Wins The
S. African
BURMA Election
mituution has been com- plicated rather than clarified by the election resulta, The "antisfaction which. Mr Yoshi- dn cell derive from the knowledge that his party remains the strongest unit in the Diet is tempered by the fact that it has still not won enough seats to form majority Kovernment. Moreover, the shift in dis- tribution of the balance of power among the other parties suggests that Mr Yoshida wall and it more difficult than hitherto to get together a governing coali- tion. To the West it is pleasing that the Com- munists have been thorough- ly rebuffed by the electorate, yet the probability of an un- stable Administration at this point of Japan's post-pence treaty history is disturbing. While there has beca NO decisive trend away from "Yoshidarium" the election han demonstrated flint the Japanese voters are political- ly conflicted by the multi- party system which donat. nates the country today; and the feeling of bewlidernent is aggravated by the relative approximation of funda-
"We cannot absolutely estab-parties directly concerned" to mental policies existing
ligh that the motive of the enter into negotiations to" seek among two or three of the
Government of Formosa was to a solution of the problem. parties. The outcome of the
attack the Government
Dr Ferrer Vicyra_moved an election means that Japua,
Burma," he said.
amendment to the Mexican at least for the time being,
A Burmese resolution, which | resolution which would ask must be governed by a coal
hind the support of Mr Krishna Burma and China to make use tion Cabinet, yet it appears
Senator Bridges made this Menon of India, had called on of the good offices of other extremely unlikely that any statement to reporters after the Political Committee to con- nations to continue their efforts such Government can sustain State and Defence Department demn Nationalist China for the to put an end to the situation
offelaly itself in power for any hour conference with the Com-forces in
had a private two-hostile acts" of the Chinese by the
of the withdrawal length of time. Apart frommittee on recent
Chinese forces or their disarm- reports of this the immediate problem"death
Mr Menos sald the Chinese ament and internment. march" and
other posed is to find a party alleged atrocities by the Com-an invading many, It is an in- forces in Burma were "nat only lender capable of forming munists on United Nations
citing my." a coalition. Mr Shigemitsu prisoners of war in Korea. has been named as n prob able candidate for the job,
Without a dissenting vote the Political Com- mittee voted today to declare that "foreign" forces in Burma must be disarmed and interned or evacuated from Burma forthwith."
The Soviet Union voted with the majority. Burma and China, the principal countries concern- ed, abstained.
The final vote was on a much amended Mexican resolution. Argentine, Chile and the Lebanon had submitted the amendments, all of which were adopted in the process of voting on the resolution. The action of the Soviet group in voting with the
Evidence of majority on the entire resolution came as a surprise
and it la conceivable that he can obtain the support of the splinter groups. Neverthe less, Mr Yoshida is not likely willingly to surrender his
position, and whoever else
-endeavoura
to form A Government must in the first place obtain the backing of the Yoshida Liberals. It must be conceded that the outlook for progressive nd- ministration in Japan is anything but encouraging. Now It's Literature! THE change of approach in
the Soviet Union has pow reached out to literature, A serious crisis has developed in the Union of Soviet Writers. It has already led
to an admission of error by
1
A. Fadeyev, who is lending novelist and general secretary of union as well as a member
the
Atrocities
since they had joined Burma and China in abstaining on In vote on the Argentine and Chilean amendments.
The final vote was 58 in favour, none against and two abstentions.
Earlier, Sir Gladwyn Jebb of, withdrawing the resolution Washington, Apr. 22. Britain salf that though they moved by his delegation.
with the This was the most mildly The United States is col-Sympathised deeply leeting evidence of Korean could not vote for condemnation and would have
Government of Burma they sillt worded of the three resolutions called for war atrocities and its pos- of Nationalist China.
China and Burma and "other sible use if there should be war crimes trials, Senator Styles Bridges (Republican, New Hampshire), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said today.
Senator Bridge said
from
bou thorough and
the
extensiva
ing atrocities. Preliminary in- already un- yestigallons were
der way.
Burma.
"They have.
urc
of
he said.
the
Union, said that he
Mus
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Dr Malan, smiling, poses with his wife after his Nationalist Party had won last week's general elections In South Africa. The Prime Minister was returned to power with an increased majority over all other parties, -AP Photo,
Fighting Breaks Out Between Israelis And Arabs
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Jerusalem, Apr, 22. Firing broke out today along the rugged armistice line separating the Jordan controlled old walled city of Jerusalem and the Israeli's new city, and at least seven Israelis were wounded.
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Prince Akihito To Receive Civic Welcome
After Al
Newcastle-on-Tyne, Apr. 22.
The City Council of this shipbuilding centre today confirmed by 34 votes to 31 that Crown Prince Akihito of Japan would receive a civic welcome when he visits Newcastle on May 12.
The Labour minority on the Council protested on Monday at the planned welcome and called for a vote on it.
The vole came after an hour's | ly.symbolises the industrious- lively debate.
ness, prosperity, and freedom Labour leader, Coun-of the American
Tho
cillor TD. Smith proposed that Reuter. the Finance Commitice should reconsider ita decision to in- vite the Crown Prince to tea.
No topic, he said, had caused more controversy In Newcastle and there had been a tre- mendous
amount of opposition from ex-prisoners of war, trade
and unionist
ot- or- religious ganisations. The elty was being
askod
Assassin
people."
Caught, And
to welcome the repre-Confesses sentative of n "particularly vicious system
In Japan re- sponsible for the terror in Asia trom 1930 onwards" Councillor barrister Smith said.
Tunis, Apr. 22. Fifty-year old T. Gachem, the brother of the Tunisian Health Minister, died Opposing the motion, a Liberat, in hospital today after being Akerman A, C. Curry, said that shot down in the streets of opposition to a welcome to the Mokaine. prince had been fanned by the Labour member on the eve of Hassan Ben All was seized by
Hi
assassin, 22-year old the municipal elections. There
the police seconds after he had was not to be great reception. fired two shots from a German The Crown Prince was to call P-36 on the Lord Mayor, who had
pistol Into thought it would be nice to offer the man "n cup of tea".
assassin made a com- Another, Liberal
to the pleto confession W. McKead also opposed the thorities, numing two accom- Labour move, declaring:
plices for whom A search "Are
still in the in this country to Wo
process. He had may to the Crown Prince of Doo
boon detained
February, Japan 'You are here at the in-
1952 for a
a lerrorist attack bui vitation of our beloved Queen.
was later released Wo spit in your faco?! if
Labour members voted zoudly for the resolution-Reuter.
Alderman
LEAVES AMERICA..
automatic Gachem's abdomen.
Tho
15
The motive for his crime is not yet known, but a circular has recently been distributed in the district---signed
tho by "Black Hand" advocating
forthcoming
the
*
Now York, Apr. 22. boycott of Crown Prince Akihito
of municipal elections and threaten Japan left here tonight in the ing death to any Tunisian offer- liner Queen Elizabeth to attending himself as candidate. the Coronation in London.
Gachem, who was shot dead- The Crown Prince, who land- as he was etriering his car at the ed at San Francisco 12 days ago end of `court hearing, was sald and toured Canada, spent three today in official circles to Have York before announced his intention of be- hours
ceming a candidate.
he culled "New York city the neo-Deetour Party but had inter
in Now boarding the liner.
In a statement to the press,
"most wonderful masterpiece ever created by human beings" and said he would pay a longer visit on his return trip from London.
prepared statement,
His
They did not merely want a resolution, he said. What they wanted was a cerolution that identilles dem contained the three basic ele Committee had heard testimony selves at these forces in Burmaments, that the troops must be
who General Walter Bedeli
challenging the withdrawn, that an obligation to smith, the Under-Secretary
Government." of recognised State, and
He said for the Assembly not do sermething about it must be representatives of the Defence Department. to take notion which would con- placed on at Goverment of All were agreed there should vince other Asian countries that should continue negotiations to
the Assembly was seriously con- assembly of the facts concern-cemed would be a regation neck a solution to the problem,
its responsifɔlay.
The outbreak occurred only six hours after Mr Andrei Vyshinsky, Soviet the British Ambassador, Sir Francis Evans, dis- SUBTLE DIFFERENCE The Burmese delegate, Mr U reason to change his declared Cussed with Mr David Ben Gurion, Israel Prime which was handed to the 50 or -NOT TO PUBLISH Meint-Thein told the Committee support for the Burmese resolu- Minister, the rising tension.--
that none of the original invad- tion. The Mexican resolution Senator Bridges said the Coming group of Chinese troops had "suffered from a whole series of milles had agreed to withhald
voluntully aurrendered to dis- shortcomings," he said. testimony concerning "death armerent. The
now in-
The forces in Burma were marches" and other atrocities atterned in military camps were referred to as "foreign troops,"
of General caught in villian garb and with urgent
request
what Smith, former
"Why not call them head of the arms, he said. Central Intelligence Agency, and He could not see the "subtle they are." he asked.
"The aggressor in this resolu Legion soldiers opened fire firsi, difference" between "control" We shared their view that Itarsi "influence drawn by Dr Lion should be clearly
shooting into Jewish quarters is very unfortunate at this time, T. F. Trang, the Chinese dele- Everybody knows that
civilians, the relations are Kuomintang troops," he said, and wounding sever while the exchange of sick and gate, concerning
amendment three seriously. The Argentine wounded prisoners of war is said to exist between General
For the first time, Israeli out- still going on and a further ex-Li Mi, permander of the Chinese was not acceptable to those who chango may be in process of forces dr Bums, and the Govern- regarded the Central People's posts were ordered to engage East Germans.
the the Arab Legión positions Government of China as
the
Defence celalz
negotiation," the Senator said.
Senator Bridges said the wit-
200
writion. they
(In Amman, the Jordan stationed jeeps with radios in the capital, authorities said
the area of today's shootings, Jermells had attacked Jeruzalem Snipes were still reported "In all sides" and two firing tonight wheneve: lights, civilians wore killed and cight cars Ст poople were seen. --- police and civilians wounded.) Reuter.
Israeli sources. mid
Amb
on
to Yunnan in "zole legal government of the parapets of the grey stone nesses before the Committee to the address of the letter from China," Mr Vyshinsky sud-Turkish Sultan, ars ago by the
ment on Formosa, he said.
The reference
to Generalissimo
the Reuter, forces under General were L Mi "could fool no one," Mr
con-
day had In general confirmed the that recent reports of atrocities Chinese
by returning prisoners
"probably to a large degree sadly Min Thein st
and unfortunately correct."
on
He said that Burma was
But he warned there was the vinced that this invasion was further danger, stressed by the staged and blessed by For- State and Defence officials, that mosa,"
adding:
"No legal quib- official publielty atrocities ble nor specious arguments could and weigh with us and we hope it committed on American other United Nations priconers will not weigh with the -Com- might lead to reprisals against mittee." men still being held captive.-
Dr Enrique Ferrer Vicyra, ol Reuter.
Argentina, announced he was
Destroy Prosecutors
Kenyatta, Order
of
Killer Terrorises Village
the
100,000
Now Armed
The Arab positions, at nearest point only 20 yards
London, Apr. 22. faway, unleashed automatic Are. At least 100,000 East Ger
The "battle of 'machineguns and mans are now under, arms, ac- rifles conilnued till nightfall-cording to the
latest informa- Reuter,
to the British Anthony
ARAD VERSION
tion available Government,
Foreign
Nutting, Secretary, said today,
Under-
He was replying to a request for information in the House of Commons
Amman, Jordan, Apr. 22. Authorities officially an- nounced tonight that
Iuraell alpers opened fire at the Ol City Imits, along the line dividing
Ho sald 0,000 were in the alr Arab and Jewish
novy and Jerusalem, killing
force, 4,000 in the four and Toulouse, Apr. 22.
about 90,000 in the land forces. wounding fourteen, soldiers and
They were still officially dem unknown civilians, Terror of an
scribed in East Germany the killer today haunted
The Israells started shooting "police forces" and were con Lot valley after the dis- at five p.m. while the citizens of trolled by the so called Minis- covery in a blazing farm of the Arab City were going peace try of the Interior." the badles of a local mayor fully about their business, the and his wife battered to denth with a double-pronged
of the central committee of the Communist Party and of the Supreme Sviet, and Chairman of the Stalin Prize Committee for art and iterature. The trouble arose over the publication of the latest novel, "For the Right Cause," by Vassily Grossman, a leading war correspondent who wrote a highly publicised war novel. It In a fictionised account of the Battle of Stalingrad, and is said to have two main faults: some of the charac- *ters express deviationist thoughts and others reveal inheroic behaviour, In- cluding ong *shocking Justance
The Mau Mau has ordered the "destruction" of all which in commander of the legendary who conducted the case against Jomo Kenyatta, sentenced 62nd Army 19 shown
to seven years hard labour for managing the terrorist drinking vodka for break- society, the Kenya Government disclosed today. fast! In attacking the prapsidiani the critics have astalled, in the person of Fadeyev, the foremost ékponent of the Stalinist of ing for the isolation Soviet literature from Western Influence. He has been used by the regime as Amlesionary of this policy messago to us that it is better to falling to carry out missions Karm, dull alive, His heat had
the
The
Nairobi, Apr. 22.
hoc.
mutilated bodies
7
announcement said,
ds
Nevertheless, their numbers, and organisation, equipment
that training clearly Indicato milltary forces." they are intended to serve as
was
The ground forces included one armoured carps, containing two infantry divisions and onc armoured division, numbering 40,000 men, and 18 independent Me Nutting said this force regiments numbering 50,000,
supplied with Russian 600 tanks,
250 self-propelling vehicles, gung, 150 armoured 1,700 other. guns and. 4,000 vehicles.
The naval forco' was equip pid with light..yessols such, no minerweepers and coastal
about
Shortly after aring ceased, a
speakers in Jewish Jerusalem, blackout was ordered by loud bordering the Jordan area. Five other people in the aren About half an hour carlier, have been killed by a similar i Israeli #roops in the Letrun area weapon in the past five years, fired on a pead leading do Lażzun, 12 miles northwest of Jerusalem Government, quellog, a mass of exercise books and The unknown
killer's latest and held by the Arab Legion, It from a captured document, said badly typed sheets, seized by victims
were 1 M. Jacqyes was states here. Mau Mau leaders threatened: pelice in a weekend rald on Brassal, mayor of a nearby area,
The Jerusaleen firlag fallowed We shall tie up their handa homes of Nairobi's native quar- and his wife. Their horribly two meetings, of the mixed equipment including more than with sinews
taken from, their fer.
were found Armistice Committee, held today ribs."
the death mid the blazing wreckage of to discuss a previous insident. They show that said: "Many The document
United Nations their farm on Monday night.
ObservITI he penalty 15
Their eldest son, 27-year-old enemies must be uprooted fore the big war begins. Our multitude of cffences ranging
Josephi, wan found
near the trem "walking with a waverer" despatched learters have
oricred by one
of the district been battered with a hoc. to die than live as slaves and
"councils of seven."
The tolling of the village. this is the Ume.”
Other niles make a strange church bell roused the villagers The-Government sold the
sliding trom their beds on Monday document, a directive from the contrast. There is Central Council of the Mau segle of fines for, the number of night. They rushed out to ste the only once" "and" 'Malenkovett was captured during last minutes late at a meeting and Brass; farmhouse inflames, in 14 thrice and it is duly weekend at Ave-day pollen for being drunk at a meeting with the mayor's youngest con
recorded as a portent. But roundup, when 15 suspected Ave shillings."
16-year-old Louis, half-inzed ...after.si), the great Marshal terrorists were arrested.
Accounts found suggest that and screaming "Don't go to the fins beet :la: dead and Malenkov in Secrets of Konya's Mau Mau the Mau Mau has a good income house, everybody
killed."--Reuter, society have been revealed from from fines---Router. ej ollvingallan
hoth in Russia and in the. natellite countries. In his admission of error Fadeyev montioned Stalin
imposed
+
for #
Rioters Fire On Policemon
patrol craft
The air force consisted of a divisional *headquarters .with Laros, Apr, 22 three subordinate fighter regi- Ning policemen have been shot ments, each equipped with riot at Badagry, about 30 about 30 Russian propeller- miles from here, according to driven training alreraft, jus reports reaching here.
None was seriously wounded. One of the rioters was killed. Router
There were evidenco to show that pilot training had been. proceeding space during recent months, he added.--Reuter.
-co-waiting reporters before ho left, said:
"After crossing the vast North American
He had been a member of the withdrawn from public life- France-Presse.
Bow Ties Made Compulsory
Bow
after
Wellington, Apr. 22. ties were made com-
continent from San Francisco through pulsory for asalstants at a big Canada, I arrived in your truly meat establishment near here, great metropoils this morning,
the proprietor had found- "To my profound regret, that loose
I
were inclined to have had but several hours to be anipped off and disappear in- stay this time. However, even to mincing machines.
glimpse of this magnificent The owner bought a big to distribute among the
told them to wear them
moro ever created as they were safer and by human beings and eloquent-sanitary-Reuter.
品
elty, which I enjoyed this variety of brightly-coloured morning, was sufficient to give bows me a deep impression that New workers. York city was the most wonder- Ho ful masterpiece
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