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Berlin Jews Stone Police, Raid Theatre
MORE DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST BRITISH FILM
Berlin, Feb. 21. The screening of the British film "Oliver Twist” was again suspended today when hundreds of Jewish demonstrators stoned armed German police and broke into the Kurbel Theatre in the British sector of Berlin.
The demonstrators, who alleged the film was anti-Semitic, sang the Israeli national anthem when they learned that it would not be shown. The police arrested Herr Ernst Borchardt, a member of the Jewish Community Committee, who told the crowd that the showing had been postponed.
British military police stood by but took no part na the hopelessly outnumbered German police turned fire hoses on an angry crowd, which had grown to more than 5,000,
A German Communtet, watching The Berlin premiere should have
clemonstration, commented: been held today following Its post-tac
demon- "Why don't we do the same thing ponement yesterday after
the etration by Polish Jews, who "In-about Ninotchka, showing at vaded" the Kurbel muvie theatre cineina down the rond." (Ninotchka, shouting "This film is anti-Semille" a prewar Grela Garbo in, satirize
Russlas abrowd.) will not allow this film to and "We be shown."
West German sector police head- quarters had said earlier today thut they would give indequate pen- tection" for today's premier. Today's crowd comprised mainly ot Fastern European Jews. They tried to fight their way into the movie theatre 15 minuleg before the post-
dua Was poned performance begla.
tu
GARN
BATON CHARGES FAIL West German sector polige drew their batons and pressed back the demonstrators when they attempted to tear down posters advertising the falled to film. The baton charges prevent the demonstrators from tear-
the posters. down Στις
One Jew, his face covered with to a radio Blood, fought his way
microphone and, speaking in German against the
and Polish, protested showing of the film.
A crowd
nearly 300 had gather-
ed when some dentinstrators throw
stones at the Cerman police.
The
police drew their pistols but the Jews taunted them and delled the
to shoot. Upon an order of an
Three Gerinan police injured by atones wern taken
hospital. Several demonstrators were also injured, According to the German news agency, DPD, a young German civilian who threw stones at the demonstrators and helped the police to use a fire bose against the crowd was net upon and seriously injured.
The Berlin Association of the | Victims of Bazism tonight formally protested to the British Military Government against the showing of Oliver Twist." "It is the respon- sibility of the British Miltary Gov- ernment to decide whether to en courage anti-Sem|Uam and racial discrimination by showing the film. or to respect the Interests of the democratie Berlin population
abowing." the protest cancel stated.-Reuter,
its
Ungenerous
Appreciation
oficer, the police pent their pistola Of Troops
back in their holsters.
The crowd then forced them back against the walls of the movie. theatre. Using heavy stones, the demonstrators broke down a sklo door and forced their way inside. They found the theatre deserted. The showing bad again been post- poned and the audience had left through eight exists.
Britain's Defence Minister Criticised
and
London. Feb. 21-A charge that Mr A. Y. Alexander, the Defence Minister, underrated wayer hack the achievements of British an American troops in Malaya and failed to a broken realise what was at stake there
FIRE HOSES. USED The demonstrators Into the street and in free fights and stone throwing radio reporter sustained
nose.
When the crowd swelled
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Truman's Legislative Programme Bogged Down By Politics
Washington, Feb. 21.-The new Democratic Congress today began its eighth week with Presi- dent Truman's legislative programme stuck in political. bogs. Except for the reciprocal trade legislation which has passed the House, none of the major items of his programme is yet on the way to enactment.
compromises
On such major issues as the repeal of the Taft-Hart- ley Act, new taxes and higher minimum wages, President. Truman apparently will have to accept which he will not like. The chance that the Congress _will_vote the President standby power to control wages and prices is getting slimmer every day. The Adminis- tration's farm price support programme is still under study and has not been presented to Congress. Mr Tru- man's programme for medical insurance has been nc- cumulating opposition as its various phases have been explained.
Powerful organisations which helped the Deinocrats to win their great election victory last November are beginning to complain about the President Truman himself is getting calibre of the Senate leadership.
VOJTA BENES
IN LONDON
Vojta of the
a few knocks from the Left Wing too. The magazine, New Republic, in
London, Feb. 21.---Mr to is made in a letter to the Con-its current sue, says that President 2,000; the German-police-hapelessly servative-Daily--Telegraph-to-ilities for moral leadership If he former President of Czechoslovakia,
Truman will be evading his respon- Benes, 71-year-old brother outnumbered, used fire hoses. The day
fails to prod Congress into neilon to- | arrived in London -tanight by air demonstrators then attacked them
ward realisation at
tho Democratic from Prague on his way to
United States. objectives.
again.
One shot was fired by a panicky pollcenian but so far as could be seen no one was injured.
generally onlookers German
attitude. des neutral adopted 1
fight between the Jews and the British."
claring: "This
The writer, Lieutenant-General H. G. Martin, refers to the "ungenerous" way in which the Army is treated in that fat and antspiring document The Statement on Defence, 1949,“ declaring that the Navy and Royal Air Force both "get their very pro- per meeds of praise."
Martin asks: Limusterut General No British personnel
it comes to the volved although three British civil"Why, then, when police officers were at the scene.
Army in Malaya, does the statement Strongly reinforces German police confine itself merely to noting the eventually sugereded in clearing the despatch of British troops," square in front of the movie theatre, Berlin Durban, the
were
An-
last November.
iX
Neither passengers nor the staff reengnised the distinguished, white- haired man as he walked with bow- ed head from a Czechoslovak Air- finer plane at Northolt Airport.
CIO ANGRY The CIO claims much credit for restoring
Deminerats the
to the centrol of the Itouke and Senate
But the CIO becoming angry and Impatient. In communication from the CIO Headquarters last week there were Mr Benes will live with his *་་ these hard words: "Administration daughter in the United States. bungling of the worst order played want to start a new life," he said. right into the hands of Tatt-Hartley "Czechoslovakia is still my coun- Republicans A _ #ril
Do try. But I am an old man now and many "Is the Minister of Defence un-
mocrats in the Surate will have to the only plans I have at the moment representative of Eagle-Lion Films,aware of the conditions in which be reminded vigorously and often are to visit my children in Ameri-
131) FL Ch." said: "We have now withdrawn
party campaigned our troops of the Gurkha Division, that the the Second Guards 'Oliver Twist and replaced it with
the clear cut pledge to repeal the Taft- Brigade. Margaret Lex
Hungry Hill. Lockwood's
the Hartley Act and enact the Wagner
Act as that
its British
The party won Ket
the al- victory on that basis," most incredible inculties they The New Deal organisation called have to overcome, the provocation the Americans for Democratie Action is on the war path too. Its current As the crowd began to disperse. they have to endure, the stamlard
Mr Henry
cnn
If, however, we military police protection, we attempt to put on 'Oliver
again tonight."
will
Twist'
PRESS CALUMNY
Fourth Hussars, the Gunners, Malay Regiment are fighting?
"Does he not reciate
pre-
Of his brother, he said, "I was
New Drug Has POCKET CARTOON Limitations As Well As Advantages
Latest Findings On
Streptomycin
Genova, Feb. 21.-Tubercu- losia victima treated with strep- tomycin in many instances de- velop a resistance to the drug to a point where it is no longer effective, according to a recent study made by the World Health Organisation.
The study reports that the new drug hus hmitations as well as de- cried avantages,
"There is no doubt that streptomy- cin can duce the death rate in tuberculos meningitis by as much as a0 percent in some cases," the report noles. It adds that in some acute "marked im- types of lung disense provement amounting in ronio caseT to what may be termed cure" results.
ever, thot
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The study goes on to say, how
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In the
101 disease.
such *cuses
farther treatment with the drug must be stopped."
SMALLER DOSES
It has now
The report says that in the early thys of the use of the drug dosages were probably too large. been shown that smaller doses can be given with good effect and with- out cousing so many complications. The study says it is "good to know" that manufacturing chemists aro now preparing a modified strep- tomycin "which may overcome some, if not all, of these awkward com- plications.
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Before going to a London hotel. where he will spend two or three days, waiting for his ship to the a delegation representing the Jewish of conduct they yet mainta? Does publication assails the "defeatist - United States, Mr Benes said: " community in Berlin went to the he not know that our troops are titude" of the Senate Democratic hope my name will be forgotten." West
police head-
the turret for an organised cam-leadership on the question of sector Germa
In the same A personal friend saki tonight quarters to negotiate for the relense of four members who were detained,an of calumny in the Chinese-senting filibusters.
section- of the local issue this New Deal group complains that Me Benes had been allowed to controlled
bearing have not even been leave Czechoslovakia legally 10 "Does he not realise all that is at scheduled by any Congressional com- visit his children in North Amerien. stake in Malaya? Apparently, not, mitteo to consider President Tru--Reuter.
The four included Borchardt, who press? had pacified the demonstrators by announcing that the flin had been withdrawn
th
or he would not have begrudged our man's fair employment practices
the word Troops
of praise which would have meant so much to them," the letter concludes,
"CANNOT BE TOLERATED Several of the Jews who had helped to organise the demonstra-
Lieutenant-General Martin, a DSO tion told Reuter: "I they put the dim on again. we shall demonstrate of the Orst World War,' was attached General Headquarters, British ngat.
Anti-Semille propagandato cannot again be tolerated in Ger- Expeditionary Force, In 1940,
retired lu 1942.-Reuter.
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It read: "Communist views are given as the reason why Mr Keith Scott Watson, a writer who worked Durban, Feb. 21-Two natives for the Ministry of Information, Is terms today for being expelled from Egypt, which has not expelled a British journalist
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In sentencing one man to two before." months' imprisonment for stone-
Mr Scott Watson, was not expelled throwing, the magistrato remarked from Egypt, he had never held or Communist views, Mr that the weekend disturbances were expressoti the kind that could start general Lawrence added.
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The other native was given a fondants, satd the terms had been thuce-month sentence.-United Press. I agreed.--Neuter.
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