THE CHINA MAIL" WEDNESDAY, JULY
CONGO MUTINY
West Germany smashes
Democrats promise a 1,300 Europeans Communist spy ring
new foreign policy
Los Angeles, July 12. The Democratic Party's platform for the November election stated today that a Democratic administration would talk to the Soviet Union from a position of strength and negotiate "whenever and wherever there is a realistic possibility of progress without sacrifice of principle." The platform, on which the party's candidate "stands," is a general state- ment of domestic and foreign policies which they promise to carry out if elected.
-Drawir up by a speelal com- 1 millee here, it was presented today to the National party convention which will start voting for the Democrac Pre- sidential candidate tomorrÓW,
The full 17,000-word text Iwas not immediately released.
P
MILDER
A 4,000-word extract cised President Eisenhower's foreign policies. But it did hot mention the U-2 spy plane" incident which helped Mo wreck the summit cónference and was considerably milder than had been expected.
Most of the direct criticisms for the Soviet were reserved Union,
The platform sukd the De- Mocials "pledge Ou will, energles and resources to op- pose armed Commist
Gg- gression" and confidently aë-
First-ballot preferences
Los Angeles, July 12. Standings In the De- mocratic presidential race Од the basis of indicated first ballot preferences tabulated by United Press International:
Sen. John F Ken-
nedy
Sen.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Favourite Sons
75212
407 1544
Sen. Stuart Syming-
100
Adlai E. Stevenson
6514
Uncommitted
831
(Needed to nominate.=... 761)--UPI.
cepted the Soviet challenge to colipetition In every field.
The platform, which must be approved by the convention, had the following main foreign policy "planks":
quality to deter both limited and general aggressions,
Adoption of new poll- cles to enable the U.S. to "regain the initiative on the entire international front."
● Re-affirmation of the determination of the U.S. to oppose the admission of Com munist China to the United Nations at this time...
But the platform said the party would welcome evidence that China was "genuinely pre- pared" for a new relationship based on respect for interna- tional obligations,
Arab-Israel
Ведсе
PEACE
negotia-
1
confernce.
survive a 2-day siege
Brussels, July 12.
Gilbert Denutte, 38, a Belgian Congo settler, today told how he and about 1,300 Europeans came through a two-day siege by mutinous African soldiers at Luluabourg.
There were 1,300 EuropeanA long last speak with a single in the Immokasai bulding. confident volce in world affairs, where the Belgkin Consulate is This was believed to be an id established. We had taken re direct reference to criticisms of fuge in the building when the the the U-2 Right before the sauni|suldiers revolted. Under
command of the Congo army's A Democratic administration European Colonel Honore, we
ourselves would revamp foreign aid probarricaded grammes. "As rapidly as security building which was quickly en- circled by Africans." "We had considerations permit, we willi
tommy guns, rifles and revol- replace tanks with tractors, vers." bombers with bulldozers, and tacticians with technicians, the platform stated.
PLEDGES
of
Formosa: "The good faith the United States is pledged
ARAB-ISRAEL
to defending Formosa. Encouragement of direct We will carry out that pledge
Cuba: "The new Democratic tions, resettlement of Arab administration will also reaffirm refugees wherever there was our historic policy of opposi room and opportunity for tion to the establishment -any- them, an end to boycotts and where in the Americas of gov blockades in the Middle Easternments dominated by foreign and unrestricted use of the powers, a policy now being Suez Canal by all nations. undermined by Soviet threats
• An expansion of world to the freedom and indepen- trade in every responsible dence of Cuba. way." with the enachint of
measures to protect Indus tries and communities which might be unavoidably hurt by Increased imperts.
• Relaxation of the im-
The government of the United States under a Democratic ad ministration will not be deterred [from fulfilling its obligations and solemn responsibilities under its treaties and agreements with the
migration laws to eliminaterations of the Western hemis- discrimination.
Iphère.
The platform also stated that "Nor will the United States, the Democrats, while willing to in conformity with its treaty negotiate at high level meetings obligations, permit the establish- offering prospects of success, ment of a regime dominated Applll use
all the will; power, by international, atheistle Com- resources and energy at our mumism in the Western hemis- command to resist the further phere."-Reuter. encroachment of Communism on freedom-whether at Berlin, Formosa or new points of pres sure as yet undisclosed"
The platform sald the primary tasic of a Democratic President was to develop that responsible proposals
Would help to break the dead- lock in the Geneva disarma- ment negotiations with the
Soviet Union.
NUCLEAR TESTS
Atmosphere of
friendship
Los Angeles, July 12. Senator Lyndon Johnson of Texas made his big fry for the Democratic presidential
nominationa
today with
speech in an audience of Texas —plus bis chief rival, Senator John . Kennedy,
In
the
4
SHARP SHOOTERS
"Men were placed at all win- dows and on the root, while women and children were kept in the centre of the building.
"Africans climbed trees
around the building and shot through windows. Some sharp shooters among us climbed on the roof and shot the Africhrif down from the trees.
"Colotiel Honone then ordered redke Are and attempted to negotiate with the Africans.. The Africans replied with
heavier shooting:
"This was on Saturday. On Sunday morning we succeeded in contacting Khmina (the military base) by radio and their planes flew
over. Ty
were unable to land as the air field was controlled by revolt. ing soldiers;
"Paratroops then dropped
five kilometers about miles) from the alty and about 240 of them moved in." The besieged Immokasal building was soon, freed. found undressed by Africans and "Later several women were locked in the jails of the Lulua bourg military training camp. Other women had succeeded in hiding in a railway truck which had been locked from the out- side by friendly, Africans".
VICTIMS
Denutie said a Mr Paquet, a European sthoolteacher, was killed during the siege. He was a father of seven and his wite was expetung an eighth, child Another victim of the fighting was a Mr Bockstuel, also killed by the tree climbing inipers.
"Last night. the
Planets
created in 12
hours?
London, July 12,
A thirty-three-year-old Bri
tith scientist has produced a theory that the earth and till the other planets spinning round the sun were created in 12 hours. He is not a strönomer, but he may have solved the problem which has battled stichists throughout the
of history
astronomy: How did the earth and the other planets come to spin as they do round the sun?
The scientist is Dr M. M. Woolfson of the physics depart- ment of, Manchester College of Science and Technology His special study is the structure of crystals.
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A 14-member Communist spy ring has
Bonn officials announced today.
Ohcials said the ring mein- Eers vere all trơn Communist Bat Germany. The East Gr
nian secret service sent them here, officials said, to check up on the activitios of refugees who had fled to the west and to prepare for their forcible ro- turn to East Germany.
The ring also was said tá have attempted to recruit spies for Eült Gelmany.
During the roundup, an East German government official travelling in West Germany turned filmoelt over tó West German police with a request for
safd. protection, officials Idelity was not disclosed.-AP..
Russia says Western
spies active
Moscow, July 12, Red Star, the official News-
paper of the Soviet De- fence Ministry, claimed today the western allies --with the help of Germin girls are making an all- out effort to spy on and sübÿært, Søylet troops sta» tioned. In East Germany. The paper said highly-trained agents equipped with intra-fed cameras, phony documents and other aids such as girls-are being sent into East Germany.
The agents went so far, Red Star sald, as to equip restant- Manchester University au-rants frequented by Soviet off- thorities are so impressed by his cers with recording equipment work-a preliminary report has hidden in tables and chairs appeared in the science journal their electronic brain Mercury Nature that they have lent him to check his calculations.
the bollege physics department," Professor H. Lipson, head of | is hoping the work.
De Woolfson said: "I am not making any extravagant elals. This is only a theory. But it ikser sees to explain things bet- ter than any other theory so far worked out." •
Restaurant staizs allegedly Soviet troops at wired tables make special efforts to seat
AP..
Army strength
Seoul, July 12. American army strength in South Korea is being bolstered by 3,000 men to bring wa undermanned U.S. infantry divisions stationed along the
strength," it was discideed to those 12te line up to "operating
day.
'THE SUN-ALONE
hours in the dewa of time when
What happened the earth was born?
De Woolfson links that in An 8th U.S.. army spokesman Con the beginning there was the emphasised There is no besle Premier, Patrice Lumumba,
in fact to connecting this in- and the Congo President, Joseph, alone in phoe
bances in Korea."-UFI,
But then
But what had been advertised Kasavabu, landéri at Libušlipting./ an enormous staf, 100 times the crease with recent civil distur-
"Such proposals should m- clude means for ending nuclear under workable safe- tests guards, cutting back 'nuclear weapons, reducing conventional forces, preserving outer space in advance as a great debate and addressed European curd size of the sun, mished out of Creation of a "national for peaceful purposes, prevent on the issues turned out to peace arency" for disarming surprise attack, and limiting have more entertainment and ing the airfield waiting to be the press at something like ment planning within the U.S. the risk of accidental war," good humour than draina. Government.
For Mr Kennedy was having the no part of a debate. He turn- oured asitle Dr Johnson's thrusts
It
declared. Re-shaping of US, mill- Another pledge was that tary capacity "La provide Democrats will overhaul forces and weapons of aadininistrative machinery fiversity, balance and mobl- that Americans may avoid lity sufficient in quantity and plomatic embarrassments and at
A British Crossword Puzzle
122.
ACROSS
21
8 Things thrown overboard? (8)
8 Like the golf championship
···(4)·
9 Dramatic backgrounds (8)
21 Through which we make our
entrances and our exits (8)
13 The very plate (4)
DOWN
1 Club for playing bowls! (4)
7 How low can you get? (4)
di
evačtiated
325,000 miles an hour.
الميم
It passed close to the sun "We prefer to die with the
Its Europeans than see them leave and gravitational the Congo," Lumumba was sucked the molten face of the quoted as saying. Europeans sum up into a wave, like water booed wildly.
sucked up by a waterspout.
50 with humour anri appealed for post-convention Democratic
Allother eyewitness said: unity no matter who wins,
"Hundreds of people were They wound up in a sort of camping around the tiny air mutual edmiration session, on terminal of Latlabourg. Women the subject of the excellent job and children were lying on, the each is doing in his present ground, some weeping hysteri- position and ought to keep on cally, waiting for their turn to doing. Each was willing- even eager to help the other come to board the planes. do just that.-AP.
4 Partly square. amount of
space (4)
5 These kids, are drunk! (4)
# On which the receiver site?
Bank staffs
get more pay
LEAYING EVERYTHING-
"One of the women said, "We had the biggest hotel of Ladun- bourg... and perhaps of the Congo. We are leaving every- thing, after eight years of hard work in the Congo."
"At one point the Belgian Consul, speaking with 窳 portable loudspeaker tried to London, July 12 address the crowd. He said he
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Eventually, a complete hupp of the sun was pulled off: The big star was moving too fast shot off into space like to "collect" the lump, which micket and went into arbit round the su
The thinks Dr Woolfson, was the planet Pluto
а
Another lump followed, sid did the same. The planet Neptune. There followed Uranils, Satur Jupiler, a hailstorm of small pieces known as asteroids, then Mars. Barth, Venus, and Mercury, in that onder -- all pieces plucked off the sun's face like skin off as prange and sẽnt wheeling round in space. SIMPLER WAY
An immediata pay rise for had met with Kasvubu and The first planet to be formed the 40,000 clerical staff of two Lumumba, who hed just went furthest out the last
stayed nearest.
big British banks, Barclays | arrived.
here.
and Lloyds, WILS announced "They had signed an age Dr Woodson has worked out The rises have been given European troops could remain me they came to me ment with the coment that in only four months. under an all round general in the Kasal province for at revision of pay scales which least two months.
one Saturday afternoon, I had The consul will mean annual pay jumps of urged Europeans to think twice been thinking about Einstein's from £15 to 35.
Theory of Helativity, and before abandoning everything. various other
The other three big banks, He was then widely booed and theory just arid" my.
Nation Provitical, Westminster his address was drowned in
At least it was the merit of
and Midland, are expected to shouts of "En Belgique explaining how it grant pay increases shortly, Belgique" (back to Belgium ""a China Mall Special.
AP.
Indian strike spreads.
more violence
15 He takes note of what people 7 that shift sower (6) more
say (8)
9 Crowd around the queen' (5)
18 Employing a round peg in a 10 All-round covers (8)
square hole? (8).....
100. T. character, (4),
21 He takes his pick (8)
25 Where some get the pip (8)
24 Heave-ho, from bottle of
rum? (4) 54
27 Grounds for complaint? (8)
12 Are they left in the Deld? (5)
14 Cofposition from Doorn (5)
New Delhi, July 12
10 Not as fresh as a daisy (5) | India's nation-wide strike of government em
17 Every inch a king?, (5)
10 Reduces tension (5))
20 Not under your breath (5)
21 May be scheduled for re-
building (4)
22 And hungry-look
as well?
ployees, which
of walkouts
gathered momentu
In the face of the
23 Hoilday, to en ordent city our threat
24 Surely, this is the end (4).
governmen
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7 Minister, B Slice, Collar, 11 Alleged,, 18 Chortle, 15 Veered, the help of
18 Ethic, 19. Kerosene 20 Reeve 211Tilled Down 1 Comic,
Phil, 3 Lateral. A More LAS MÁLO STO
12/Levert 11 Clever, 1ST THE
#cost" live live
in s much simpler way then other theories.
"Tm afraid it is fashionable nowadays to me the most- exotic Ideask putting forwardi new discoveries. Mine is dis- armingly simple."
(Latios Laprasi Servich).
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Bonn, July 11.
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Ceylonese accuse Russian envoy
Colombo, July 12,
police baton charge dispersed about 100 people demonstrating outside the Soviet Embassy here today with placards in Sinhalese denouneing the Soviet Ambassador.
left-wing
The Soviet Ambassador, Mrj Comminists.“ Vladimir G. Yakovlev, has These two bitter been accused by a section of rivals have "récently come to the Ceylon press of having met gether in an election alliance. local Trotskyist leaders st a Since then, posters with slogans "secret dinner to pegpliate » | denouncing the Soviet ton- Moscow-controlled merger be-bassador have appeared in tween the Trotskyite Lanka varitus parts of the city- Sama Samaj Party and the Reuter.
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