THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1949.
DUTCH INTENTIONS
IN INDONESIA
To Transfer Full Sovereignty
ONE
CONDITION
Batavia, Mar. 1. - The Netherlands Government would he prepared to postpone The Hague Conference beyond the scheduled date--March 12-but only for reasons which were really valid, Dr Louis Beel, the Dutch Royal Commissioner in Indonesia, declared here today.
He said the round-table conference will take place even without Republican participa tion. The Republicans have not yet replied to the invitation to attend-the talks, he, added.
"It is the intention of The Netherlands Gov. vernment to transfer full and complete sover eighty to the United States of Inodnesia, which will be a Federal, democratic State in every respect, but one condition will be that the Con- stitution of the future United States of Indonesia should be in conformity with the Statute pro posed for The Netherlands-Indonesian Dr Beel declared.
"As far as the Union is con cerned, it will be a question to be worked out during the con- ference. It is intended that the Union should be something that
The transfer
can grow.
of
sovereignty will be made with- out reservations," he added.
Union,"
Of India's ban on landing facilities for Dutch planes, he said: "I think India will revise its legal decision, otherwise we shall continue to fly by way of Mauritius,"
Earlier. Dr. Beol sald that Dr
P. J. Koets, bis Chief of Cabinet,
"It is not the intention of The had reported today on return- that his talks Netherlands Government to re-hug to Batavia-
tain
any reserved powers after with the Republican leaders on the transfer of sovereignty.” Die Banka Island, off Sumatra, had
"not been unsatisfactory."-
ly
the suggestion that an rated transfer of sovereign-f Reuler. to Indonesia might bi
followed by chaos. He added
COMMISSION'S REPORT Batavia, Mar. 1.-The United
that since the Federal Govern- | Nations men! would not have at its donesla
isposal a full administration regarded
Commission for in- saict todny that It
Netherlands The
and a military force, Nether-invitation to attend a round lands troops could be used at table conference, at The Hague the request
counter- Federal Government.
the ol
future
AGREEMENT ON AIMS
Such military aid would be
ON
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March 12 proposal of Security
Cute" for the passed in January.
The
resolution
Commission, In a long "solely ari only" IS the report covering
Be events of Federal Government should the past month, usked the Co- request it.
eil for instruction an how to The Netherlands Governmeni
16111 | deal with invitation.
"The
would remain
responsible for
A CHILD HEROINE
Republicans Out
To Catch Votes
TO LAUNCH BIG PUBLIC
RELATIONS DRIVE
Washington, Mar. 1.-House Republicans are getting set to launch the biggest public relations and vote-inviting drive in the history of Congress, it is disclosed today.
Though he denied that the plan resulted directly from President Truman's "Give 'em Hell" campaign, the House GOP leader, Joseph W. Martin, Jr., conceded that the chief execu- tive's tactics did give impetus to the idea. The campaign is designed to let the voters know what Republican congressmen ..doing.
Mao Tse-Tung
Rival In
Peiping
San Francisco, March 1.— A Moscow-trained Chinese,
are
In the opinion of Martin and some other leading Republicans
on
N. ATLANTIC
PACT
Roberta Lee Mason (left), 14, les swathed in bandages in a Chi- cago hospital as she is visited by three of her brothers and sisters.
· Roberta proved herself aheroine when she saved her five brothers and sisters, including the three in the picture, from a fire which des- troyed their home in suburban Des Plaines----- 'AP Picture.
AIMS
Anti-Red Article
Washington, Mar. 1. — The North Atlantic Pact is expected to provide for assistance to the Western European nations to resist "aggression from within"
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AND CANADA aggression оп member States-it Was learned
London, Mar. 1.-Sir Alan authoritatively in Washing-Herbert, Independent Mem- ton today..
ber of Parliament, will to- Communist activities would be morrow, table. a motion in included in both the terms of the House of Commons con- the distribution of military ditionally declining to ap- supplies, leglaiation for which is prove the Canadian-New- now being drafted in
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The motion is on the second Western Hemisphere. The Rio reading of the British North Treaty, provides that the organ American Bill, which enables nt consultation. set up by the Britain lo confirm and give trenty shall consider appropriate erect to the terms of the union.
collective measures whenever a
peace threatening situation Sir Alan's motion will be arises other than by a direct supported by seven Conser-
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An article dealing with. this was included if the present and one Liberal Meinber
Atlantic of the North
draft
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US
attack. Relaxes Purge Rules In Japan
MacArthur Given New Directive
Washington, Mar 1-The
Capitol Hill, Mr Truman's United States is relaxing its sharp cirtleism of the 80th Con-three-year-old "purge" rules gress was never adequately an-for Japan. swered in the last campaign. Martin emphasised that he was
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E. Dewey, the GOP presidential ese from publie life. nominee, or anyone else. But he Diplomatic authorities said to live Brussels Pact
powers-night but have not been debated said he does not intend to let day a formal directive to Gene-Britain, France, Belgium, Hol in Newfouftiland at all, declined the same thing happen again in ral Douglas MacArthur will per-land and Luxembourg-nict at to approve the agreement until 1950.
Imit the
it has been considered and op- re-examination of many the State Deptiriment to work
the Legislature · proved by the Martin got an okay from a junior Army officers and smaller out
final draft of the conference of all House Republic should be given clean bills.
Newfoundland and an Address wliether they security pact.
presented to His Majesty," It was rumoured that the two This directive is one of He is to
draft would be completed by io- nt to General MacArthur
Under the TC- sent to
agreement for night, but this was by no means waign, which will come into Chiefs of cently by the Jolut
certain.
force on March 31 next if ap- Staff-the military heads of the
Parlin- Attending the drafting session proved by, the British Army, Navy and Air end submitted to the 11 natian Secretary of State, and the Am-corporated into
were Mr Dean Acheson, the US ment, Newfoundland will be in- Canada no स Eastern Commission, the
bassadors of the countries con- 10th povince. cerned.
procedures to be adopt-often said to be Communist the maintenance of law and ore preliminary to the transte; leader Mao Tze-tung's fore, sans last week for
der
the
Indonesia tintil sovereignty was transferred, and
in the meantime I was hoped would be taken to end the present guerilia Dr Beet said.
the necessary steps
activity, Dr
of sovereignty. the ultimate Netherlands those
irrespective t objective of The most rival, has arrived in proposals, are nut Peiping from Manchuria.
by the contemplated resolution. the report declared. He is L. Li-san, who, broke "progressive with Mao in 1928 and fled to reported He added: "There
deterioration" of the situation Moscow. He was expelled from plete agreement between Netherlands and the Security Indonesia from which an the Chinese Communist Party when the Council as regards the alms of "augmented danger to world but he reappeared
Communists took over Man- both bodies. The question only slabilty must result."
churia after the war. je to find a way by which those
ነ።
com: The
The parties had failed to agree on establishing
Interim i
alms can be reached as quickly Federal Government because of and cflelently as possible.
"""The Netherlands Govern the failure of The Netherlands ment believe that the present Government to accept the pro- plan is the best means of reach-cedure of the resolution of Jan ing those aims. The Nether-ary 28, and
not from a mere funds Government is of the diference of viewpoint no de- opinion that by proposing his tails of Government structure plan, it is doing more than the and functions." Security Council asked of it in ila resolution.
"It's only alm is to accomplisis what has been expressed in
resolution
most [T2 the tho
most reasonable realistic, the und the most practical manner." NOT SUPER. STATE
rest is said continue."
North China on Tuesday said L A Communist broadcast from is "Vice-President of the All China Federation of Labour." whose office is being moved to Pelping from Mukden.
the
Relations project, choose a publicity committee, of which he will be an ex-bficio member, to carry the Republican message to the people.
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For
Force.
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In
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one
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DISTORTED RECORD "Our Dig job will be to let
policy. the people know what we Re-
referendum in New- The treaty, if approved and The other directive is sald to publicans
are
doing here in call for a review of an earlier signed, will commit each of the foundland in June last, the congress," he said. "I do not or four think that for the last three order which decentralised Ja-member countries, including the vates showed that 78,323 were
panese police forces.
United States, to regard an at- for confederation and 71,334 years we have been
tack on any of the members as were for responsible Govern- selling our case. The record MACARTHUR CONSULTED an attack on itself and take ment.Reuter. we made has been distorted Officials said General Moe-action to resist the aggressor.— and unfairly represented. It is Arthur was consulted in advance Reuter. time we took matters in our on both moves. They sit in with Li had been identified in pre-know where we stand."
own hands and let the people the developing_American 'stress viour dispatches as "chief of the i
on restoring Japan's economic Martin said the
life In order to MIDDLE WEST DUTCH OBSTRUCTION Foreign Affairs Department" in committee would have a stuff lessen the former enemy coun-
publicity and political
STARTS "CO.OPS" New York, Mar. 1 Ana The Board of military obser Manchurin,
on American The broadcast, heard by the people. He
to prepare its messages to the try's dependency vers in Indonesia was quoted as!
Louise Strong. American wo- indicated that It support. it was "severely Associated Press at San Fran would be a
Kansas City, Missouri, Mar. 1. man journalist expelled from A purge of Japanese wartime saying that
paid staff, well
Russia as n spy 15 days ago, gave no hint of handicapped" by the Dutch re-elsco,
from fusal to allow it information or significance of the move.
more than the American Middle West as been in effect for io do the job he has in mind. opportunities to observe
Whether it means Linctully areas
'middle way between huge in exhaustion, her Counsel said to- Gen. MacArthur He said he
three years. did. not know
detailed
dustry on the issued
order
and day, Dr Beel said the United States on the Dutch side "in Walch un-¦ is moving down, rendy to take where the money would
come control on orders from Mos- from
out the pro- January 4, 1948, based on the mushrooming government on the of Indonesia would be "just as
"More than two months after cow, or merely is being accepted gramme. He left the impres-Potsdam, big three declaration phi suys Howard A. Cowden, for her to be excused from ap-223" cut to any size, cents per
to carry sovereign as The Netherlands"
the Security Council's resolution again into the Chinese Com-lon, though, that that was not.nor all time the authority and operative Association.
that
President of the Consumers' Co-pearing today before the United at $18.00 per 100. "8. C. B "there must be eliminated after the transfer of sovereignty of December 24, 1948, there has munist movement by Mao can- major concern.
States Federal Grand Jury in- He said The Netherlands did not been neither actual nor com-
not be told.-Associated Press,
Mr Cowden terms co-opera-vestigating subversive activities. "We will get the money," he
influence of those who have de- The Netherlands-plete cessation of hostilities in consider
ceived and misled the people oftives positive answer to the said.
-Reuter. dangers super Indonesia," the board said.
of growing económle Indonesian Union as a
The Commission's
Asked what prompted him to Japan into embarking on world repori
concentration a great "equali- State" above the United States
conquest." committee of this
ter for the small-scale farmer warfare, added: "Active Indonesia.
Marlin
GENERAL BAN
in his contest agaust corporate said he had been toying with the The 1940 order barred farge type farming." Associated Bangkok, March A British idea for quite a while. "chaotic situation" in organised basis, is continuing in there is
classes of individuals without Press, different areas. Indonesia, but added that the
factory is bullding a railway! There is no
sense in our regard to any evidence as to the "Although sections of the bridge to replace the one across making a good record here on foxtent to which they might have Republic of the United States of
pf Indonesia - have Indonesia would not be capable pulation
the Nakorn Chuisri River in congress and then finding that been involved personally in. of immediate self-administration, welcomed the return of Nether-
lands control. In other sections South: Slani, smashed by Allied the people know nothing about Japan's aggressive policy. Netherlands The
and
cluded were condition of serial bombardment during the it," he said.
all commissioned United States of Indonesia would there continues
Martin said he probably will ellicers of the Army and Navy therefore have to come to an unrest and uncertainty.
The Siamese government also name the other members of the and the special volunteer re- "Despite un improvement. in agreement on the strength, de-
of Dutch economic conditions in certain plans soon to call for tenders committee next week. An ex-serve. ployment and Use
Netherlands in England for reconstruction of offtelo member in addition to for areas, which The
Under the new directive, au- troops. The responsibility
are able to control, large areas the gigantic Rama V1 bridge at Martin will
be Representative thorities said privately, Indivi the maintenance of law and or-
also Leonard W. Hall of New York, duals in some of the classes may der would rent with the United of the country still remain in Nondaburi
wur.-A-Chairman of the National Re-be re-examined to determine from the general · chaotic economie con- destroyed States of Indonesia
publican Congressional Com-whether their war roles were moment, of the transfer of so-ditions."--Reuter.
initee-United Press.
merely routine.
of
establi
Dr Beel denied assertions that guerilla and on a more generally New Railway Bridge character at this site,
vereignly.
the
ho.
In Bxing the date for transfer, account would have to be taken of the measures to put: an end to the guerilla Bghting. Administration Dutch
officials would be transferred to the United States of Indonesia ir they were required.
Security
UN RESOLUTION Referring to the Council resolution, Dr Beel sald It did not provide for a solution, only for procedure. The Nether- Jands Government considered the present plans as "definitely the Fest
the means of realising Security Council resolution in a practical and responsible way."
was to be a Whether there Federal Interim Government,
Savern now that sovereignty was to be transferred so much earlier, de- pended on the decisions taken at the round-table conference.
Replying to a question, Dri Beel said the Brussels
Pact
Dutch
920
war,
which
In
sociated Press.
was
KÖZTORS PREIN FERVICE
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on the drafting of-the plan.
a look."
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She's Sensation
They
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The St. Patrick's ral MacArthur's order in the inner and Dance will be carly days of the occupation held in the "Gripps", Hong The idea was to break tip the
TAKEN OVER tight totalitarian system of con- Kong Hotel, A circular has
irol which
had set been forwarded to all Mem- the Japanese
bers giving fullest details, London, Mar. 1-Radio Cey-up before Pearl Harbour.
Officials who told of the deci- but in the event of non- Ion. the British Broadcasting alon to review this polley Bald Corporallon station In Colombo, the big question now is wheiner delivery Members formerly Radio SEAC, was taken the Japanese police could copequested to apply to the Hon. over by the Government of Cey- with large scale Communist or Secretary for further copies. lon today, the Secretary for
Commonwealth Relations,
Philip Nocl-Baker,
House of Commons today.
Mr the
other Press.
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thought the House would wel- come the transfer
which, Je said, " in keeping with the independent status of Cey-
Ion
disorders. Associated
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DENIS able to the British Government banished today by the Malayan to use the transmitting station Govemment. The British sub- for eight and a half hours a day jects had been convicted by the until the new short-wave station Courts since the beginning of at Singapore is ready.-Roular, the year-Associated Press.
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