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Stalin And China
JHEN the Soviet leaders
WHEN
began the denunciation
of Stalin's "cult of per- sonally" recently observers drew Attention 10. the embarrassing peition In which this iconoclastic zeni would place Mao Tse-tung. There has been mucia speculation since then about be the attitude Ikely to ndupled; as it transpires it Bas
mont unsatis- factory speculation became of a number of candleling factors which made it very diffeult to determine any logical line that Peking might take.
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Action By The UN Security Council
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New York, Apr. 4.
The United Nations Security Council today voted un- followed fately orthodox animously to send Mr Dag Hammarskjold, the Secretary-General, to the Middle East to survey the tense situation on the Israeli- Arab borders.
J
development. And
al-
though Stalin unet Muo had dissimilar harkgrounds often differed In
Muo
WHA
appranel, Bleiently impressed with his discipline to adopt it as which hy Marxism would be intro- duced in China.
the
MAIN
It helped, he noted, to get rid
of such awkward people
Chen
11/
Tu-chuan
|
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Mr Hammarskjold plans to leave New York by air on
Friday.
The unanimous vote came after the Council had re- jected three Soviet amend- ments to the main United States resolution.
Applause greeted the So- "Trotskyite" purged for viet vote with the other) deviation in the 30's who: members of the Council. had served his purposes na
The the amendments pressed Union were de- to one
one of the two leading by the Sovie theoreticions responsible for feated by votes
The with eight abstentions; three to the party's founding. co-incidence of this parti- two with six abstentions: and cular purge with his own two to one with eight absten-
Russia
undoubtedly lions, pleased Stalla.
art
He must
Jeru and
HAMMARSKJOLD
Cuba opposed the first which would have inserted lexa a reference to past endemnations Israel for attacks on Libya |and Gaza.
Australla.
Cuba and Poru opposed the second amendment which was to describe the Middly situation #s "unsatia- Eastern
than likely to factory" rather
He said the Soviet Union had endanger international peace and security." Yugoslavia voted
allowances for the also made the USSR on that amendment.
oted with
explanations ond' clarifications Отч the Anal amendment pro-given by Mr Henry Cabot Lodge, posing
Secretary- the United States delegate, that taken Genorul propose
for all menmures or actions reducing tension only after the
would be within the scope of the
of the
armistice agreements and would parties "concurrence"
be carried out with the agree- concerned, Cuba and Peru voted against it.
ment of the parties ond the Security Council.
have been pleased with Mao's pas1- war independence which bordered on a calculated snub to Russin's proferred guidance. Mau persisted in aecking revolution through the peasants. He knew the weakness of his industrin proletariat better than the myople counsellor in MOB Cow who showed little realism in hfg tiresome quotations from textbooks. This same independence of mind combined with the
"Mr Sobolev, the Soviet dele- Iron discipline he hnd
gate, said he had voted in favour sedulously cultivated now of the United States resolution became the instrument with on the assumption that it was which the regime would acceptable to Israel and the
Arab states. mould the Communist atafe.
It helped,
Stalin
un-
that
the
measures
the
Mr Hammarskjold told Council: "I note that the Coun cil wants me to explore pos- sible ways of reducing the ten- sion aluny the demarcation
doubtedly pointed out from" TRANSATLANTIC_WIRES BUSY
his
Own experiences,
in
making an unwilling and
reluctan!
people comply with edicts with which they had no wish to comply. Development of heavy in- dustry and agricultural reform were all ushered in with its assistance. Purges wore initiated under the same patronage,
But the mistake Mao made, in hin admirallon for absolute discipline,
to flow WOR Stalin. 10 command Over generous
T
attention. And MRNY came to belleve that this Iron discipline was synonymous with Stalinism in Iron Curtain countries,
Beria's purge was quickly imitated in China in 1953 but can the people be so easily disillusioned about Stalin?
But the
Britain's Urgent Call For New Anglo-US Policy
London, Apr. 4.
A steady stream of messages is now flowing across the Atlantic between Mr Selwyn Lloyd and Mr John Foster Dulles, the British and United States foreign secretaries, about Britain's reap praisal of the critical Middle East situation.
Diplomatic sources said today these top level and highly secret exchanges were a development of Britain's urgent request to Washington to join in hammering out a new Anglo-American policy to counter the anti-Western campaign being waged by the Egyptian-led Arab states.
Britain's "new look" at the Middle Eastern sceno
YAPILI
Hines, The extent to which such and an exploration la possible likely to yield lasting results, the recessarily On depend willingness of all the parties ecocerned to co-operate fully with the Secretary-General in a joint effort, inspired by mutuai !
confidence.
1
"Arsioning the lask which the Council has desired, trust that I can count on such collaboration. I also trust that all those who are interested in
a good outcome of the effort, but are not parties to the con- fiet, will assist the parties and myself by restraint in word and action.
es without this Lie difficulties would be unneces- sarily increased"-Reuter.
Gaza Strip Action
3 ISRAELI SOLDIERS KILLED
Jerusalem, Apr. 4. Three Israeli soldiers were killed and one wounded in n battle between four-hour Egyptian and Israeli posi- tions in the Kissufim sector of the Gaza strip today, an Israeli military spokesman sald here.
An Israeli patral wes attacked by Egyptian positions northeast of Khan Yunis with automatic and mortar fire.
The patrol returned the fire, Israeli artillery later went into action to free the Israeil patrol which was pinned down by Egyptian fire, the spokesman added.
Cairo Version
said in a statement broadcast smel hod made daylong attacks
The Egyptian high command
over Cairo radio tonight that
in the Gaza strip.
The statement said: "A number of Israeli attacks Egyptian front in the Gaza Strip. occurred this morning on the
General Resigns ·
"At 9.45 a.m. (local time) Israeil indis opened fire from their positions on Egyptian posí tions which immediately re- turned the are, Britain would like the United Is hard !! ace how.
"This exchange of Are between States, meantime, to Flexible or hesitant pollcies | approved by British Cabinet
in the two sides lasted until 10.15 Its economic aid to member might be interpreted as and sent to Washington recently,
countries in the area using the p.m. (local time)."-Reuter, weakness, Force, it is
It acts out the British
View
Pact's organisation as a channel élaimed, is essential,
that the stunton in the Middle for the distribution of it. This, East is such that only firm who is to determine
in itself, represents a switch in courac? Of the three fac-ordinated at. every stage, action by the two allies,
co British thinking. A few months tions within the
oro Britain Wus opposed parly arrest the damage being done to funnelling
Khartoum, Apr. 4. assistance to the the
The Chief of the Sudanego. pro - Russian
group vital Western Interests in the
Middle East through what was Army, General Ahmed Moham must be considered the oil-rich area. greatest rival to the here-
originally conceived as a mainly med has resigned his post be military alliance.
coupe the Sudanese Government toforo dominant. China
refused to make him a Marshal, First. It is difficult to know posal
the that
it was reported here today. His whother Liu Shao-chi, a Bagdad Pact should be built
signation has been accepted... strong Pro-Russian, la still up into a powerful association
Franco-ProsNO. a Stalinist or a convert to | offering major advantages to its collective lendership. This local members.
is an important considera-
tion.
Meanwhile Mao ja
tho
ominously silent figurehead
.
can
One of the principal features of the British plan is to pro
five-nation
ELECTION YEAR INFLUENCE
Bre
The present members of the who, they may, dominates illanco
Britain, Iraq, the country. Yet his ro Turkey, Pakistan and Persia, puted supremacy may be all of whom would like to see doubted by those who the Pact broadened to include tho "have boon mystified lately other nations, especially
of United': Steley whoso iden 12 by the apparent lack any real substance in this was in the first place. brooding Big Brother. Of The Foreign Office spokesman course, the key to this told his press conference here. mystery will throw Im- today that Britain would wel portant light on China's come: America's accession to
to
It was feared that, to do so would dismay other nations (Contd. on back page, Col. 2)
PEKING BREAKS SILENCE ON
STALIN
London, Apr. 4. Communist China's off- cial organ, People's Daily, today described as "courageous self- criticism" the recent Soviet Communist de- Party Congress nunciation of the cult of the individual as practised by Stalin.
The paper, breaking the long official Chinese silence on the controversial subject in a lengthy
༢
by
article carried the New China News Agency. sald this self- the Soviet criticism by
"of s Communist Party past errors demonstrated the highly principled character of this inner party life and the great vitality of Marx- Ism and Leninism."
The People's Dally maid, "In very sharp fashion the (Soviet) Congress exposed of the the long existence cult of the Individual which had caused errors in work and bad effecti Soviet Ille."
on
›
added: "No governing political party er blog in the service at the ex- plotting classes in history has ever dared or in con- temporary capitalist states dares today to expose Its serious errors conscientious- ly before the mass of ite own
members and people." first official Chinese This
comment on the subject.
discussion on the Wan enlarged meeting of the Poltical Bureau of the
Communist Chinese Party Central Committee, sccording to the agency, "REACTIONÄRIES
CROW HAPPILY”
The paper szid during the past month or moro "reactionaries throughout
the world have been crow- ing happily about tho Soviet Party's self-crlucism of the cult of the individual,
They Ey
good! Just look, the Communist Party of the Boviet
the Union, establish .*
first
socialist state,
COM- mitted serious errors and what is more it was J. V.
Stalin, a Ereally famed
and honoured leader, who
them committed
Renn tionaries think they have dis- samething that can credit Communist parties in the Soviet Union and
other countries. But their
efforts will finally provo futile."
wu
The cruele continued: "Which leading Marxist ever said wo In his writing that could never commit mis- takes, or that any particu Jar Communist could never commit mistakes? is it not because
Marxist Leninists always deny that there can be any 'miracle worker who could not commit major
or minor errors, that we Commurdsta USO criticism and self- criticism in our inner party Would it bo life?
сол ceivable
first for the socialist atate in history to
of this or
practise dictatorship of the without com- proletariat
initting errors
that sort?"
UNDERSTANDABLE
[44
MISTAKES
the
The People's Dally said of "When
system emicalisation is emphasis- ed enesidedly many mis-
This will occur. quite understandable. But whatever the mistakes, the for popular masses system of dictatorship of the proletariat is always far superior to all systems of dictatorship by exploit--
to the the classes, Ing
Bout- dictatorship of the goolsie,"
But, the paper said, lenders of the Communist parties and socialist states "have a duty to do their utmost to reduce errors, avold certain serious ones, endeavour to
lébra from
particular lessons CITORS
or those of limited duration of effect, and make every effort to prevent these from developing into errors that affect the whole coun- try or last a long period."
paper con- do this,"
cort: the "every leader must most modest and cir cumspect, keep close to the matges, consult them in all matters, m
into realities and over again and make constant criticism and self-criticism
TO
be
Appropri
to the situation atd "Becaue of
sue of his fallure
to do this, Stalin made certain serious mistakes in his work in the latter part of his life as a top leader of the Party and the State. He became conceited and not circumspect. His think- ing was subjective, and onesided and he made erroneous decisions on cez- fain important questions bringing about harmful con- sequences."-Reuter.
They're Going To Vote On A Language
ENGLISH OR SINHALESE?
Colombo, Apr. 5.
About 3,500,000 people will go to the polls in today's general election which will decide, in effect, whether English is to be replaced by Sinhalese Ceylon's official language. -
as
duc
Voting is taking place today. | Mor cariter than it was April 7 and 10-oficially to elect, under the normal five-year life the island's third parliament of parilament in a bid to win since Ceylon achieved Indepen- a two-thirds majority of the
101-member. House of Represen dence in 1048.
tatives.
But voting is centred on the country's future offelal language. Other issues, economic and so.. clal, have been swept in the backgroun
PARTY'S PLEDGE
It is pledged to amend the. constitution to make Sinhalese which is spoken by about 70 The ruling United National per cent of the population-the Party decided on the election official langrunge
Kefauver's Good Showing Against Ike affect the quan sig ont per
Milwaukee, Apr. 4.. President Elsonhower out
distanced Senator Estes Kefauver, Democrat pre- sidential aspirant, in yesterday's Wisconsin primary election 'but the sonator won the big- gest Democrat share of the vote there for many years, privately to this traditionally Republican' that such a step is vice, see-wilchent Senator for Joseph McCarthy to Con gróse ----Mc. Elsenhower's percentage of the vola fall from 75 %, par sment/1/1912, ka 65; per cent.
the treaty.
Coolings about, Stalin. But But socials here privpuny It is hard to imagine, Peking nec out of the question
rópudiating him entirely
without sacrificing the then Weshington» administration cherished" Staliny moans during a presidential" election of controlling the country.
Senator Kefauver polled about 42 per cent, and, Democrats were delighted with us strong showing. Latest returns from 3,233 of the
A change would not only end the status of English as the off- cial language, but would also
status the language, spoken by about 12 cont of the population, at pre- Sinhalese Reuter. deny suggestions sent has with that many farmers who voted 10%, them in 1952 had changed for it
publicans
"their allegiance and backed Fire Sweeps
the Democrats,
Skater 3,321- Hetrics28400 The Wisconsin primary warty Through Market
Eisenhowir.
votes, Sumator Ketativer 321- and the local "favourite eur candidate, Mr John Chapple, a Republican oppos sing the administration's foreign polleles, 23,669 UNAZA Wisconsin is part of the
"bell" wisowe : mupport "la,
publican
Allowing firms
effoot
a straight popularity contest
between Mr Elzen-
hower and Senator Keftaver
of Tennabood,
Mr
Adial
Oran, Algeria, Apr. 5. Firemen worked all day to Stevenson, 1952: Democralle put out fre which swept ial candidates was hrough the spacious "des- He tabs his own marke" quarter here last night, content with The charred bones of two un
at identified fragment were found Filinols the State among the humi: out debris formely along with the remains of a donkey and, hundreds of dorts
not papu
Dead, 500
New Drive
Against Injured
Terrorists
Opens
Ipoh, Apr. 4. The first phase of a new drive against Communist terrorists in the notorious Ulu Kinta district of Perak began today when a food restriction order was en- forced on eight new villages, the Straits Times report od.
which affects
The campaign. 40,000 people, forms part of "Operation Shark" started more than two years ago, the paper sold.
to
A bouse cutter was imposed on the villages' from dawn help checking.
Police, troops and food
homes for inspectors searched
stocks of restricted surplus articles
Villagers are allowed to keep only one week's ration in their
Houska,
The operation aims at deny-
to the ing food Router.
terrorists.-
3 Europeans Murdered
Tunis, Apr. 4.
mu7-
Chicago, Apr. 4. Tornadoes and
storing that battered a dozen states in a two-day barrage loft 43 persons dead, more than 500 injured and hundreds home- less.
Property damage soared into the milliens.
The twisterg and storm's
wath spread a
of destruction
from Oklahoma, to Michigan.
The Grand Rapids, Michigan,. area suffered the severest blow, The death count there rose to 24 33. rescue crews searched debris reminiscent of wartime bomb devastations.
The Michigan twisters struck. the surrounding area and nar rowly missed Grand Rapids, a city of 250,000,
IN A TRANCE
in Michigan, witnesses stood trance-like as they watched one twister that swept from. Lake Michigan north toward Grand Rapids,
missing narrowly Holland.
In Wisconsin, eight
killed
Dersons
lato yesterday
80
were
were and more than injured, 10 periously, in two twistera. One of the twisters, of 80 seconds' duration, ripped roofs from buildings, smashed 10 cars and snapped trees feet from the ground. Five persons
Five
тисте killed in
Tennessee and Mississippi...
On Monday, the first day of Three Europeans were
the tornadoes, five persons were. dered by khaki-clad insurggula killed in
Oklahoma, two_in abortly before negotiations open- Kansas and three in Texas. The
to transfer pollee latter wore today powers over to Tunisian autho accidents blamed on one of the rities.
victims of trafe
Minnesota 'reposted one killed.
Two Italians, and a French-worst dust storms in memory, man were found with thelr throqla allt. All were driving automoblies held up by (rebels.
the
¿THE CAUSE
The army of deadly twisters The news of the latest | was created by a vigorous spring violence brokes a French wich storm that moved northward Tunisian negotiatora begun out of the southwest, kinking up crucial curtain raising negotiatoude of Sowering dust there on.. tions of transferring polico con- Monday and spreading fee and trol to the Tunisian authorities. BÓW These talks, expected to last on Tuesday, the northern plains three days, precried the in- 'which starts portant conference
the golo
af France in Tunisian audi defence
foreign affairs,
economy.
The storm forced cold air into colimnion with a record- setting midwestern heat ware and flitred, a weather, brow that included cloudbursta and ball,
Tunisian troops supported by French units, clashed with a The storm's effects stretched rebel band near Magdour,, 0 eastward in Ohio. Toledo was miles southwest of Tunis.
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