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VOL. III NO. 88
Sudden Death Of President Roxas
HAS HEART ATTACK AFTER MAKING SPEECH
Educational Link With H.K.
Manila, Apr. 15.-President Manuel G. Roxas, 55-year old Pre- sident of the Philippines, died in Manila today. He was unofficially reported to have had a heart attack carlier after deliverng an anti- Communist speech to American Air Force officers at Clark Field, the American air base north of Mani
Born in 1892 and educated at St Joseph's College, Hongkong, and the University of the Philippines, Senor Roxas was elected to the House of Repre- sentatives in 1922.
He was Speaker until 1934, when he became a member of the Constitü- tional Convention.
Nanking Assembly Suicide
Nanking, Apr. 16.-A 68- year-old Manchurian Assembly dolegate committed suicide here late last night.
Mr Kung
Elected President in April, 1946, to succeed Sonor Sergio Osmena, the wartime President of the Common- wealth, Senor Roxas was Inaugurated as the first Pro- sident of the new Republic when it was proclaimed by President Truman on July 4, 1948.
Senor Roxas was a Brigadier General in the Philip pine Army in the second World War and took part in underground work during the Japanese occupation.
He was one of the prisoners freed by the Americans when they reached the outskirts of Bagulo, in Northern Luzon, in April, 1945.-Router.
SAD SCENES AT STATION
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FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1948.
THE LATE PRESIDENT MANUEL ROXAS
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IMPORTANT VICTORY CLAIMED BY JEWISH FORCES
Offensive On Plain Of Armageddon
Jerusalem, Apr. 15.-Two hundred Arab casualties and the capture of seven 75-millimetre guns in a big new offensive against fortified Arab villages on the Biblical plain of Armageddon, Northern Palestine, were claimed by Jewish forces tonight.
They admitted three dead and some wounded in the attack on severi villages around the Jewish settlement of Mishmar Haemek,
General Ismail Sefwot Paslu, Inspector General of the Arab Liberation Army, left Calro today by
U.S. Radio Reporter Accused Of Espionage By His Own Secretary
Moscow, Apr. 15.-Espionage charges against Mr Robert Magidoff, a United States radio reporter in Moscow, by his American secretary, Miss Ĉecilia Nelson, were today splashed across two columns of Izvestia, the Soviet Government newspaper.
information
in
or which
of a military,
a
special plone to relleve Fawzi El Kawulji, the. Army's Commander in Chief, and 2,000. Arab troops cut off by Hagonah forces in a village near Jerusalem, a Reuter Calro de- spatch sold.
Azzam Pasha, the Arab League's Secretary General, sald the Jews had thrown all their forces into the battle now raging throughout Poles- tine and the Committee had decided to take action accordingly.
-
The Egypilan newspaper Al Zamaan said if Kawukji's position got worse in, the next few hours, "an Arab country will send its re- gular troops to Palestine."
Haganah forces today occupied
about Tel Litwinsky camp,
aix miles cast of Tel Aviv, after killing 21 Arabs, a Jewish source reported.
U.S. Will Build Big
Air Force
$3,198,000,000-
BILL PASSED
Washington, Apr. 15.-Ad- CAMP EVACUATED
vocates of a vast Air Force The British Army had evacuated for the United States scored a Tel Litwinsky camp, a former United States Air Force comp, a
Pre- thumping victory · over few days ago.
sident Harry Truman today-- Three British soldiers were killed when the, House of Represen- when armed men, believed to be tatives passed a US$3,198,000,- Jews, ambushed military trolleys
as an
1
Mias Nelson, who has been Mr needless to say has never requested Magidoff's secrotary since 1944, said him to send any
of censorship, that she had passed to the Soviet Violation
might be considered authorities documents she had ac-
nature." cidentally discovered in his Bics "and which had found their way to The McGraw Hill Company, in near Rohovoth today, Jewish sources 000 bill to start building up a
reported.
70 group Air Force. The vote him through the United States statement in New York tonight, as
Between 25 and. 50 Jews were was 343 to 3. serted Embassy in Moscow."
the charges against Mr still missing and feared dead in an
Secretary of Defence James For- Magidoff were entirely without Arab attack on a Jewish convoy restal, backed by the President, has "When I had read all these foundation."
on Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, on been
supporting a 55 group force, letters," she said, "it becamo, ab- The charge that he was instructed Thursday, an official Jewish source taking the position that the bigger
said tonight. solutely clear to me that Mir to collect detailed information about
Jewish press reports stated here expansion would destroy the balance
of Armed Services Manila, Apr. 16.➡A funeral train) e waiting ambulance by Presidential Magidoff is muking use of his underground constructions in the tonight that a Briton, serving with
The action threw into sharp rellet bearing the body of the late Prest- guards as a colour guard formed and sojourn in the USSR in the capacity Soviet Union, the statement sold, the Arab Liberation Army Hsten-yung. delegate dent Manuel Roxas draped simply a Philippine Army band ulayed of a correspondent for espionage, was based on a normal routine artillery officer, was killed when a wide open split within the ad-
ministration and which was sent Jews captured an Arab feld artil-
disagreement Assignment from Sungklan (30 miles south-in a Philippine flag, arrived at this "Hail to the Chief" and the Philip and is engaged in intelligence work news
lery near Mishmar Haemek-
among the heads of the various west of Shanghai), was found at stunned and mourning capital at pine national anthem.
directed against the Soviet Union." to Mr Magidoff in June, 1947."
Armed Services. Becretary of Air Reuter. Mics Nelson's letter, accusing Mr p.m hanging in one of the hos-8.65 n.m.
"The same asalgrument, which was
W. Stuart Symington has been plug- Mrs Roxas left her car and, in a tels reserved for National
Mrs Roxas, prostrated with grief,
ging
for the 70 group force. *. tho
survey designed to flag to Magidoff of espionage, sald she was a world-wide was helped off the train by Senate touching scene, lifted
Representative Francia Case, bly delegates.
President Jose Avelino and assisted kiss the forehead of her late hus- convinced he was progressive in out- determine the effectiveness of un- car by her daughter Ruby as band. The procession then started look and objective towards the So-derground plants during the recent
to Stalin to "stop, A close friend of Mr Kung told to
Kreat throngs mlited
viet Union until a few days ago she war, was sont to our correspondents public air raid shelters are being South Dakota Republican, called the through slowly for Malacanan Palace. Reuter that the deceased had been Tutuban railroad depot,
Khaki' clad honour guards in white accidentally found papers which had in England, France, Sweden, Czech-uilt in the Jewish sections of Jeru- bill a warning depressed
air raids on Jerusalerh is not im- the over.
increasingly Police
and not passed through her hands, but slovakia, Italy, Germany, Austria salem as "the possibility of Arab look and listen." reserves and Presidential gloves and black
SENT TO SENATE, olive steel helmets strapped had reached him through the United and Japan.
Jewish source sald # critical war situation in Manchuria, guards held back the throng as it drab
under the chin lined tho route of States Embassy.
Thur
By the unusual unanimous vole of where Mr Kung's family had been pressed toward the platform.
"Last weekend's shelling of the 115 to 0, the House added US$822,- The President's body was carried to the procession.Associated Press. rendered homeless,
western outskirts of the capital also 000,000 to a US$2,370,100,000 bill de- makes greater protection for non-signed originally
a 55 to finance group-Air- Force combatants advisable," the source.
Then it passed the entire measure pddled.--Associated Press.
and sent it to the Senate. The pro- granume would be a five year plan. Additional billons would have to
voted later to complete it.
Assem-
During the Sino-Japanese War,. Mr Kung was commander of n group of guerillas, but he relin- quished his command when Na- tionalist troops entered Manchuria. He leaves a wife and two adult sons-Reuter-AAP.
EDITORIAL
armbands
LAST STIRRING ADDRESS
Clark Field, Pampanga, Apr. 15.-10 a stirring address, be- fore
800 American some officers of the 13th Air Force here this afternoon, President
Capital Punishment
THE free, non-party voln favouring the abolition of capital punishment in Brillain for an experimental period of five years gives House of Commons approval to one of the mort contentious phrases of Criminal Law reform. The importance of the decision is better appreciated when it is recalled that, although Criminal the bus was part of Justloo Bill already approved in principle and passed Committee, the Labour Govern ment. officially
ally opposed the sug- gosted abolition; technically, therefore, Government was dr fested on the Vote, but
traditional cries "Resign!" because all MPs had received Valea Party
wero
through
dispensation
personal House
according to their
Inclinations. Wednesday's
of Commons decision climaxed a
parliamentary Reilation: started „Ja 1935 when
Committ
บ
A
which
Select
recommended aboli.
of the death
penalty for an experimental period of five years. The recommendation wae sub- sequently rejected, but the agitas tion for reform continued even during
the World War even years.
and Wednesday's vole therefore
can
be regarded as
a belated
vindication of the 1935 Committee's work,
1201
The wisdom
Select.
of abolishing capital punishment in Britain has now to be de- monstrated; the simple act of placing
on the Statute Book will lessen
the controversy which has for so many years raged around the subject. Anti-aboll- tlonials will continue to struc that the threat of imprisonment for murder is an insufficient do- terrent to
will, criminals;
In probably encourage, violent crimes, while those who favour abolition will continue to argue their case ori humanitarian lines and claim that abolition of the
fact.
death
works penalty <lready successfully in many countries. It is of some significance to note that after the turn of the century most of the European nations abolished capital punishment, but
bice
1939, under stress of war enemy occupation have been forced to restore it.
Austria, Crechoslovakia,
Den Belgium,
Finland, Holland, Italy, mark.
Portugai, Norway, Lithusula, Rumania, Spain, Switzerland and Sweden all abrogated capital
'1870 punishment between 1939, but apart from Spain and Switzerland, the penalty
under been reimposed law degrees which are
once
Roxas sald that if war should come "he WAN sure Filipinos
Americana and
would more fight side by alde Just as they did in the last one-for liberty and freedom."
After tracing recent International events, President Roxas said he was glad the United States foreign policy hnd stiffened against Communism, this attitude being backed by preparedness.
"I know the Chief Executive de- clared that the United States wants pence in all earnestness, but I know also that if need be she will go to war to defend liberty and freedom.” A magnificent air show perform- ed by some 40 fighters and half a. dozen Piper Cubs was staged in honour of the Philippine President. This was followed by an impressive revlow of thousand of troops of the
13th Air Force on the
parade ground of the huge base,
GIRL'S ACCUSATION
FACTUAL SURVEYS
"The purpose of these surveys was In her letter, she accused him of to make, a factual report, based on the closest contact with the Milltary the lessons of the last war, to and Naval Attaches at the Embassy, American industry on problems they and of having used the diplomatie would have to face if the United States industry had to ga under bag to transmit Information.
ground,"
"From these documents, it is evi- dont that Mr Magidoff systematically received from the United States as- to collecting signments in regard
information in Soviet spy Unlon," she wrote.
the
are
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AIR RAID SHELTERS Jerusalem, Apr. 15,--Nearly
200
on
STARVATION THREAT Lake Success, Apr. 15. The United Nations Palestine Commis-
be
The bill would provide: Air
Force- US$008,100,000
cash
A Company apokesman said Mrslan, in a special report to the Magidoff was due to leave Moscow Security Council on the Palestine
situation, a survey of underfood
Turgently recom- to undertake
and US$1,087,000,000 contract na- ground plants in Eastern Europena mended today the immediate shipthority (for funds which must be countries behind the "Iron curtainment of 23,000 tons of wheat flour if
voted later). starvation lownrds the end of May Naval Aeronautics-US$315,000,- Mr Magidoff was ordered today to is to be prevented. quit Russia in two or three days
000 cash and US$080,000,000 The report sald steps which should tract authority. after his denunciation as a apy. He have been taken by now to place was informed of his expuiston by M orders for essential foodstuffs and the day, President Trumman suid he At his press conference earlier in Vasilienko,
acting
Chief of the make arrangements for their ship did not know why Symington was. Soviet Foreign Office Press Department huit not been taken.
was
socialed Press.
con-
Force
Dump Explosion: Many Casualties
ment, and was told his press card It added: "The situation is the re-plugging the 70 group Air had been withdrawn.
suit on the one hand of the manda-gainst the President's wishes-As- He told British and American retory power's decision to provide po.ters in Moscow tonight of his only food necessary to cover normal summons to the Soviet Foreign consumption and on the other hand Omee, adding: "My wife and I are the absence of means at the dis- therefore leaving within the next posal of the Commission to finance two or three days."
food purchases. Mr Magidoff
employed by "the direct One contained
the National Broadcasting Company signment to collect detailed in- as a news reporter since July, 1041, formation on underground construc- His work for them consisted solely tion" and included such questions of broadcasting news reports, and ns: "Where are the construction sending news.despatches-Reuter. Cubank, commanding ofcer of the situated?
defence Can
against Can they 13th Air Force, accompanied marial
the poison gases be secured? Presidential party in its inspection ba defended against radió activa of the various Installations, of the particles?"- bose.
In place of the President, who felt fatigued after his address, the President of the Senate, Senor Jase Avelino, took the salutë. and
existence. Nine Latin American countries have abolished capital punishment, and in the United Statre only Vermont, Connecticut, North Caroline and New Mexico retain absolute capital punish- ment: the remainder of the states have either abolished it or impose In a modified form. Within the British Empire, New Zealand,
has been hitherto,
thic
only to abolishi country
the death penalty (at the same time it eliminated flogging as a legal form of punishment), "plthough Australia has compromised by ziving States the power their own laws regarding capital punishment
the basis of precedence, the people of Bellair who favour abolition can to some fairly weighty priden but the principal
dispute, whether after abolishing the death penalty Society is afforded the protection against violent and lawless olar. acters, to whloft. It is entitled, retaine
within unsettled. If, five
of years, the Incidence homicide shows
a marked de- crease, abolition of capital punish
Ол
to.
ment wili, to some degree, be vindicated. "But many will still
feel that the law should be vengeful as well as just.
Major General Eugene
05-
This was the President's first
Another question read, according visit to Clark Airfleld since ho.be-
"What research is to the letter:
the fleid of came head of the Philippine Re-heing carried out in
да public more that two years ago. atomic energy? Bo as preciso
The rest of the parly returned to possible." Manila
in the afternoon.-~ Reuter.
Inte
AMERICA SHOCKED Washington, Apr. 15.---The death
with
A third asked Mr Magidoff to collect information on Soviet air transport and airfields.
Mics Nelson's letter said,
with
The Interruption of food supplies ean only be remedied by "emergency measures to divert to Palestine cereals already purchased and in process of shipment to other aress.",
Router.
LORDS MAY THROW OUT
DEATH PENALTY BILL
· London, Apr. 15-The House of Lords may reject the five year trial abolition of the death penalty for murder, decided by a froo vote of the House of Com- mons last night, according to informed' sources in the House of Lords tonight.
In that cano the Government,
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Rio de Janeiro- Apr::*:15.—More than
100 casualties including several 'dead-wore, feared in a vlo- lent explosion reported tonight to have destroyed an Army ammuni- ilon dump on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.
All available ambulances and Are engines were ordered to the scene but the rescue work was hampered by, a series of continuing minor ex- plosions.
According
to
OIL REFINERIES ON FIRE
first reports, 40 people were killed and 200 wounded. All traffic on the Central Railway. which runs near the dump, has been Passengers on the last auspended. trains to go through said they had of President Manuel Roxas shocked these documents she also discovered official American circles familiar copies of Mr Magido reorded a though it opposed that abolition bui when the Bill came
The chief problem would arise to lay on the floor of the carriages Philippines affairs and brought one report, she said, he
back to the to avold fragments and exploding universal expressions of regret at postscript: "It would be better it was overruled by its own rank and House of Commons if rejected by cartridges which crushed through the the loss of another "one of
in windows-Reuter.. #110 Members, may have thethe House of Lords. Before bein three this material appeared without re-toxical duty of fighting great Filipino lenders."
ference to Moscow. But even I
the submitted to the House of Lords a Similar expression of regret and this is done, do not ascribe lant House of Lords to secure a
reform second time, I would have to be sympathy came from throughout the sentence to me but try to create the which it disapproves.
passed afresh by the House of Com- United States.
Impression that this Information
Cabinet leaders, though displeased mons. At Lako Success the United allegedly comes
from
thout yesterday's vote, recognise that
Political quarters ask whether the Nations fing will be lowered to half publishers."
the will of the House of Commons Government would then give the staff for three days in honour of the
Washington, Apr. 15-A fire was House of Commons a second free today roging among the oil re- late President. This in in accordance NO WASHINGTON COMMENT is paramount.
They consider it. their duty to
vote, probably repeating yesterday's nneries Barracabermejo, In with the custom of honouring dead
now Criminal Justice In Washington, the State Depart-present the
paradox.
Colombla-where a revolt broke out chiets of state of member countries ment declined to comment on the Bill, armended to include the abell-
The general belief is that the six days ago-according to uncon First reaction in Congress camo
Latest caso In the U.S., Senato
before whon Senator
receiving
reports reaching the State: despatches from Moscow. The only years, to the House of Lords exactly barrassment to liself to deter it from Millard
Tydingo,
co-sponsor of
Immediate ranction Wat a
if it werd a measure passed by the constitutional duty of seeing that dénial | 63 the Philippines Independence Act, announced President Roxas
that diplomatic bag facilities were u Government majority.
the will of the House of Commons Disorders
were reported from extended to correspondents,
of Lords The House
⚫ have the
prevailed.
Terbo, and mines at Chocco Paci- tor two power to delay, the Bill
Mr Chuter Ede, the Home Secre-fico and Agoya Isthmins, were be The National Broadcasting Com-years, though this period would betary, is expecte to announce in leved to be in rebel hands. pany, said tonight: "The Company reduced if a Bill for the reform of Parliament tomorrow that men now tutuances were also reported has full confidence in Mr Magidótt's the House of Lords now before under sentence of death for murder Segovia, Antioquia, and in Ofu Integrity as a working nowman and Parliament becomes law."
will not be hanged-Reuter, ********* [Nouter.
with extreme regret."!. XIO
death
do-
clared Roxna as, “one of three great. Filipino leaders along with Quezon and Osmena.”**
(Continued on Page 8)
at
oficial tion of the death penalty for Ave Government would not allow an em-Sent tonight from Medellin,
Dia-
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