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Sights Set On UN
ME offer by Mr Chou En-
Tito discuss with the
Chinese Nationalists "stopa and conditions for the pencoful liberation of Tai- wan" appears al first sight to be nothing but a brash piece of propaganda, but read as part of the context of his foreign affuira review to the National People's Congress, it suggests deeper meaning.
IL
One striking feature of the address was that it glowed
conflence, with
The Chinese Premier spoke of his government's diplomatie successes, envlanged official friendly relations with countries of Latin-Amerien and AJ1t ? North Europe, went so far as to predict List restoration of the traditional friendship be
the proptes of and Chiun
In
tween America #thronsch their respectivu governments." The speech oozed International
fately
friendliness,
GAINST this background
the offer to the Chinese Nationalists Infers that Peking regards this as the last chance Chiang Kai- shek will have of direct negotiations over the future of Taiwan. also sug- Kents
thet Chow En-lai doesn't VICTO two Tup
whether the
Nationalists
accept or refuse the offer.
reality
Chinese the Nationalists are In
Do
position to do a deal with Peking for the "liberation”
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✩ DRAMATIC NEWS FLASH FROM WARSAW
WORKERS REVOLT IN
IN POLAND
REDS OPEN FIRE ON MARCHING STRIKERS
Tanks, Guns Quell
Disorder
Berlin, June 28.
Thousands of rioting Poles tore down Communist flags and shouted for the Russians to get out of Poland today in a flash rebellion in the industrial Polish city of Poznan,
The Communists replied with tank fire which killed an number of people.
unknown
"An official Polish government communique admitted "serious dis-
turbances".
BRITON SAYS 'I HEARD FIRING'
of
A British businessman who was at Poznan to- day told Reuter tonight: "We of Taiwan without (1) AUT-
saw crowds rendering their identity as workmen,
apparently internationally recog-steel-workers, in overalls nised government, and (b) abrogating their treaty of marching in an orderly friendship and mutual aid with the United States. Both Are unthinkable at this time. Equally unlikely in any mass defection of Nationalists to The Chinese mainland.
It is
noticeable that
manner through streets.
the
hey
carried in front of them arge Polish flag. They had placards too. They were chanting something. I who told It was We want bread,***
Long processions of workers marched through the street shouting "We want bread'.
Then they attacked the headquarters of the Polish United Workers (Communist Party), set fire to a prison, attacked other buildings and overturned trams.
The outbreaks occurred at a time when the city was full of visitors for the International Fair,
Eyewitnesses returning to Berlin said mobs of Poles raged through the city in defiance of soldiers, stormed i gaols, set the prisoners free and burned prison records in the streets,
They said they heard from Poles that similar riots occurred at Stettin, 80 miles north-east of Berlin.
Poznan is a city with a population of 325,000 people, midway between Warsaw and Berlin.
The Polish Premier, Mr Josef Cyrankiewicz, and other members of the government hurried the disturbed
oity.
The Government conununique said the outbreak bad now been quelled, but in an appeal for special vigilance admitted the passibility of other outbreaks throughout Poland,
"In view of The events in Poznun, the special vigilance of all working clars peoples and paudelle forces of the nation is needed in face of any altempi at unti-State Out- bursts In pired by the enemies of People's Poland," it said. and all
"The demonstration appeared fo be organ,æd beenka; • moet of the shops were closed with
hutters down
their
Chou Ald not catch his offer in terms of an ultimatum; did not talk about "Berating”“ Taiwan by force should the Nationalists reject his pr posal for praceful negotia... · tops. It tends to confirm the belief held by observers In China that Peking hus! abandoned the idea of freesi
frame had stopper divers had left them.
I blamed the outbreak on a alionary underground" and agents who bad impossible to get-t
taken advantage inx.. Vehicles which tried to
of “economic and grievances in through were blocked by | difficull;29
certain work establishments",
the crowds.
ful occupation of Formosa, ' “An English woman in a Polish
realising that any suel E- templ Wond inevitably precipitate a war of inter- antional dimensions.
The's strech
spectacular part of
wa. hin
untalifted Nationalists, yet of much deeper significance was his reference to the prospects
offer to the
of obtaining recognition of the Peking governmen. from Latin-American nations.
If
he accomplishes this Peking's propcets of being voted into the UN will he considerably enhanced. And if Peking is anxious to
Taiwan As
part of China, it is even keener to gain admittance to UNO. To this end it is unlikely the
Chinese Communists
secure
car with a Polish driver told ne that her car was nearly turned over. lier driver ex- plained to the men surround- ing her that she was a foreign diplomat and they allowed her
to co on.
"Later heari a bit of in- divident shooting-nol sustained shooting but two or three shots at a time, As if shots were being food over the hends of a crowd.
THEN-TANKS
"I aho heard what was obviously
alght machine gun.
By mid- day there were tanks in front of the
Bank National Poland. roups
were
Kathored
'OUR REVOLUTION'
The outbreak was reminiscent of the June, 1953 revolt against the Communis In Enal Ger- many. An estimated 20,000 10 50.000 East German workers rebelled against the Govern- ment in East Berlin at that ume red were quelled only after the Russians moved in tanks,
cars.
curs.
Troops and armoured The rioting spread to every other major city in Eust Germony.
A
Eyewitnesses arriving from Poznan sald the workers rose in the streets with shouts of "This is our revolution." The uprising begun As a general strike, but reports here tonight said it spread quickly into
revolt zenerul mound. Other tanka could be The population of the city heard rumbling in the distance joined thousands of workers Eeryone, however, seemed quite who milled through the streets
brend, demanding will hapen we left for
withdrawal the air of Russian troops and an end our plane to Warsaw, we
were taken right to let the world know that round the outskirts of the city.ed to lay siege, to the City Hall It is a subject which must we passed about 12 tanks coming where top Communist
for the time being strongly prega the Taiwan isatie. port to catch
to Communism,
The
A gesture has been
made
be dealt with in due course,
into the town,"
The businessman
demonstrators threaten-
усте gathered,
leaders eyewitnesses who said. The rioters jasmed streets
to
trae with cars put nerosa the streets.
Railway workers stopped some trains at the main station and Joined the uprising, "
Witnessra said it appeared a majority of the city's population joined the outbreak. Communist officers first called out Polish troops near the fair grounds to protect foreigners.
GO HOME REDS!
Workers attacked the court- house and
massed before the elty centre, the rail station, the Fair hall and police headquar ters, chanting demands for more food and pay and fewer Russiant.
Then came the chatler
of machinegun fire հրով the rumble of tanks moving into the centre of the city.
Police were reported to have fired on the massed crowds menacing police headquarters.
The strike that became an
against low
uprising was called in protest. wages. All shops closed except a few food stores that slayed open in agreement
with the strikers.
In
Eyewitnessce told their stories to correspondents
West Berlin,
were
"There
many dead," said the witnesses. They said tonks Aired their gutis and troops used machine pistols and rlfies.
NO HANGING
BILL PASSED
London, Jund 28.
The House of ComeToDa today passed through ita final stages the bill aimed at abolishing the death penalty.
which
Only about half the fut number of members werE for the debake ich was a "free vote." The bill now goes to the House of Lords, where it according to possible, political circles tonight, that it may bo defeated. partiostarly in view of the
which gang warfare recently broken out in London's underworld.—
is
Franco-Presme.
RAIN, SNOW BRING
NEW FLOOD THREAT
AMERICAN EXPERT TELLS SENATORS:
H-Attack On Russia Would Kill Millions
Washington, June 28.
United Lieutenant-General James Gavin, Chief of States Army research and development, has told a Senate sub-committee that a full scale American nuclear assault on the Soviet Union could cause an estimated "*several hundred million deaths,” including some in friendly 、oun- tries.
The Senate sub-committea investigating comparative air- power today released parts of Ceneral Gavin's testimony after censuring for securly.
In it Senator James Duff (Republic) asked: "if we gol Into ង nuclear war, and
air Our strategic
force made Sal Assault Russia with SC that
force against 11
nuclear weapons
weapons
<x-
the Diodod in a way whore the
would prevailing wind
carry them southeast Over Rundin what would be the effect in the way of death?"
Ġeneral "Current
Car Workers
Call For
Big Strike
London, June 28. The Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden's 18-months Gavin replied: old anti-inflation campaign estimates reached a crucial stage to- planning run on the order of several hundred million
deaths that day when union delegates at
Austin works
in
would be either way, depending the on which way the wind blow."
Birmingham arged all Bri- The Reason Why tish car workers to go out
on strike.
Sydney, June 28. Heavy rain and snow over the watershed of rivers already bursting their banks
General Gavin was quoted na today posed a new threat to adding: "It the wind blew to The delegates, in a three-hour
decided flooded areas of western and the south-east, they would be meeting,
to forward although their apptet immediately to the mostly in the USSR. central New South Wales.
into the executivo would
ult they
of extend
committers The forecast 19 for more rain
Japanese and perhaps down into unions concerned. and snow.
the Philippine ares,
This dramalle decision topped Two thousand of the 17,000
the other off 4 "If the wind blew residents of the city of Wag way, they would extend
day of unrest and bitter Wagga have already evacuated back to western Europe."
well discussion in the British Motor Corporation factorles at Oxford low lying arts. Flooded twice in Ave days the city was told to in asking the question, was to of 8,000 workers were scheduled Senator Duff said the purpose and Birmingham, where a total prepare for a third Innunda-
show that the Soviets, with their to be laid off tomorrow. tion tomorrow,
the destructive A delegation from the National knowledge of Large
portions of the hush passibilities of nuclear weapons, Coal Beard was at route to Bir- Riverina Irrigation area and would know that it would "not mingham to urge the dismissed hundreds of square inlles of the wise" to start a nuclear war workers, chiefly day labourers. sheep and wheat country were in the light of the retallation to to work in the coal mines, w Booded.
Franco-Pressz,
Was
PREMIERS SUM UP RUSSIA
London, June 28. Prime Ministers of nine Commonwealth countries today discussed the need to speed up larger amounts of aid to under-developed areas before Kussia gets under way with her new economic offensive.
11
The Statesmen, embarked on
10-day conference
the world situation, studied the imm plication of Russia's drive to become an industriol giant able to pump food, machinery and Communist influence into the Industrially backward countries.
Commonwealth
Sources podri come Prime Ministers urged that If the Western democračios are to win the now "peaceful battle," the tempo and volume of aid from the non-Communist world
must be accelerated.
It would be
relentless
economic fight, some statesmen said. Gecording to the sources,
The Prime Ministers spent two hours probing of the recent shifts in Russian polley at home and abroad.
Still. No Liberty
There were differences In cmphasis between the views of the various statesmen. But the general trend of their thinking
that there
was
defir.Ite more
tendencies towards liberal regimo
in Russia 09 evidenced by a large releass of political prisoners, considerably more liberty of movement, and
of changes the possiblity tbe, legal system--
But, it was sald, there, is express
still no. liberty to views in confilet: with regime.
At least
in
the
a majority of the Prime Ministers mubscribed to
the opinion that Rusia wants to avold оло
-
But
sald
major war. speaker,
according Commonwealth
sources the danger of small local warn continued in certain sensitive spots such as the Middle East.
be expected.-Reuter.
Rails and read communk ta- Lions were seriously crippled.
South Meanwhile. the New Wates coastal strip south of
COMET MISHAP IN MOSCOW Sydney has been lashed by the
Moscow. Juno 28.
poned when worst galest in history. with A demonstration flight, of discovered. windy as high as 10 miles per Britain's Comet II WD3 hour damaging small town ships | wlled today because the invited Royal Air Force engineers ราย fishing fleets along 150 Soviet passengers were unable found that a battery had gone miles of coast.-United Press. to return to the air field after flat because of an electrical
the original take-off was post-wirim fault-Reuter.
п
fault
to
Gangsters Go
To Gaol
Paris, June 28. Three Montmartre gangsters, who were involved in a shooti
match on the fashionable Avenue Des Champ Elysees in Paris after robbing an unnamed Indian Maharajah, were
today terms sentenced to
prison between two and four years.
One man, Jean Sereni, killed
in the affray. A second, Claud Bertrand, described testimony as the protector of a cabaret hostess, who "flected" was severely
in
the Maharajah, wounded.-France-Presse
According to the US State Department radio stution West Berlb, the demonstrators and again to shouted again foreigners: "This is our revolu- tion. Tell the world what we
of
WIS
in
are doing. We want the Soviets UN Chief Arrives
to get out and we want betler conditions after 11 years. want bread,
We
Taxi drivers and streetcar conductors deserted their vehicles and joined the mobe.
But clearly Chou En-lai's described these events was Mr and squares and dopped (Conid, on back page, Col 3) speech revealed that Peking's Kenneth G. Trehere, of the immediate sights are set on] Dominions Export Company, UN membership.
London-Reuter.
THE GAY PRINCE
A close friend of Prince Bernhard or the Netherlands writes about his part in the current controversy over the influence of the fails healer, Greet Hofmans, upon Queen Julianza.
Sellon Delmer, world-famous Leadon reporter eni Bernhard's friend tells the story of "The Gay Prince" in tomorrow's feature- packed China Mall,
A
Don't miss this topline feature only one of many to appear tomorrow. Here are some others:
When Sian Matthews won for Blackpool —another in-' credible cup final by George Whiting,
The Atom Wives don't live in 1984; Kenneth Alliop visits them at Harwell and tells you, what it to like.
Our serial story "The Blo Web" nears its climax. Also Jano Roberts writes on films. There are ploture pares, special sections for women and children, sports reviews, prusies, crosswords, cartoons, comic strips — all in the China Mail..
Warsaw, June 28.
The United Nations Secretary General, Mr Dag Hammarskjold, arrived in Warsaw today on the invitation of the Polish Foreign Minister, Mr Adam Rapacādi.— Reuter.
Carefully-timed Plot' Says Warsaw
oc-
An official Polish Govern-¡ "Certain rublló buildings were ment communique said: attacked and this led to, vio-
tims. disturbances Serious
"Relying on the conscious curred today in the town
part of the working class, the of Poznan.
mastered the "For some time now, Imperialist authorities have
agents
the reactionary situation and restored order in underground have been trying to utilise the economilo €101- culties, and arjoyances in oër- tein work catbilstumenie in Foxton to provoke outbursi aralet the people's power. "It is
and
onemy. has chosen procisely Poznan as the scene of provocní
the town.
Joser
་
all patriotic forces of the nation is needed in face of any attempt at anti-State outbursts Inspired by the memles of People's Poland.
"The provocation in Poznan was staged by enemies of our country at a time when tho greatest concern of the party "Representatives of the
and Government is to eliminate Government and of the Central the grievances of the working the Polish people and to democrátise our Committoo of United Workers" Party with country. Premier no accident that the have left for the scene of the should reach every honest mat
Cyrunkowler, Tho
The awareness of this tact disturbances,
in Poland, every patriot. Hon at a time when the Inter-Those cosponsible for the dis-
The national Fair is being held
Central Committoo of the turbations which bore" the im- | - tvora
Folish United Workers Party. The point was
prini of a large-scale and care- to cast Q
arc convinced that EVERY fully prepared provocatiyoƐand | MI shadow on the good name of diversionary Retion will be attempt to provoke disturbances
and outbutt against punlshod with, all the severity | 200
the Poople's Poland and to hamper
people's power will meet with the promotion of our peaceful international co-operation
the proper robuff of all work- ing people, of all citizens who value the good of the country,”
Undied Press.
"The enemy's agents, suecood-
of the law.
...
"In view of the events in ad today in provoking sitwol | Poznan, the special vigilation of 'all working class peopics and of
++' riots,
govemment and the
can-
A SIMPLE LESSON
ISLANDS
PHILAPIN!
in such areas, the continua- tion of disputes would tend to be exploited by the Russians the disadvantago of the West, he arguod-Router.
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