THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1949,
COMPENSATION CLAIM
BY EISLER
Govt. Denies Liability
U.S. To Introduce New Legislation
Gerhard Eisler, London, May 30. German Communist who was discharged last week by a London Court which rejected a United States extradition, application, has been told that he may stay in Britain for the time necessary to enable him to make arrange- ments for his journey to Poland.
The Home Secretary, Mr Chuter Ede, announcing. this in Parliament today, said that Eisler was given a document of identity by the Home Office today.
Mr Ede said that there was "no justified claim for compensation against this country.'
today
Eister's legal advinors stated that he WAS earlier
trom elalming compensation the British Home Secretary for having been forcibly removed Truth foreign ship on
a charge of an extraditable crime that proved to be groundless."
Mr Thomas Driberg, Labour the Member, asked whether
definitely now matler was closed at the American end of whother Mr Ede lind received further representations.
cuse The decision In this
well serve as an object les. may non lo countries in both halves of
the world which do not share or view of the rule of law."
he said..
NOT RESPONSIBLE Mr Edc replied that he was not responsible for the conduct of American affairs,
"I have had no communicu Hon from the American Em bassy or any American source since the decision of the chief
said.
Magistrate, Ronald Chamber
asked for a
When lain, Labour. assurance that Elster would not be apprehended again by the American authorities if he went to Germany, Mr Ede said,
tto guarantee that cal glve
beyond the three-inil extenda
by
rc-
Auked
Lord Hinching- brooke, Conservative, to pudiate Mr Driberg's insinuation against the United States, Mir Ede said that it did not seem to call for any comment.
to
Mr Erie Fletcher, Labour, naked what the Home Secretary thu about do proposed
that suggestion Magistrate's those responsible should consider wholher Eisler was-entitled to compensation.
Air Ede repiled, "I hope those responsible will consider Magistrate's remarks."
DRAGGED OFF SHIP
tlan was laid before
Southamption Magistrate
course.
the
the
Representative Hobby roid crillelam of Me Clark for Eis- fer's escape was "outrageous." He claimed that the "law end not the Attorney-General" was at fault.
CANNOT BE GAOLED
more
He said: "There are n fol affent like Eister wans dering about in this country who cannot be thesed in gaol. There are from 3,000 to 3,000 of then compared with 300 when- I first tried to get the bill pier ed in 1936"
Mr Hobbs stick the Uni ed can decide to deport an Stotes allen for a number of reasons but it is helpless to nel until it finds a country willing to take that alien., He said Russin and o her "Iron Curtain" countries usually refuse to take them. As
n
result the United Sta ca s unable legally to do anything except to turn them loose and
them
around the let country.
Representative Hobbs said:
room
Why should the Russians take
are
these aliens back? These alicus
tuo valuable
to them so ong as they can operate here as agents. Unicss we have the right to throw undesirable allens de 201, our sovereign powers of deportation are meaningless." United Press,
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Prospectors
Pres.
Truman's
Domestic Programme Takes Precedence
FOREIGN BILLS RELEGATED TO THE BACKGROUND
Washington, May 30. Congressional difficulties and delays by arguments over President Truman's domestic programme this year relegated foreign bills to the background to a greater degree than in any Congress in recent years..
on
Although many foreign issues, including aid for China and recognition of Spain, received wide- spread attention, discussion among members actual legislation regarding international matters has been relatively scarce. The only major foréign bill so far enacted into lay is the 15-month exten- rion of the European recovery programme and the actual appropriation for that awaits Senute com- mittee and floor action.
ments act
essional
sibercu
¡include:
to
act
Atladuc
TRANSFER AT SEA
A critically I pas senger of the transport Marine Flasher is car- ried by breeches buoy to the aircraft carrier Philippine Sca, 600 miles off New York. The passenger (circle), James Morgan, 61, of Brookline, Mass., re quired a transfusion of a rare type of blood.- AP Picture.
POCKET CARTOON
by OSBERT LANCASTER
"O} course I know (l's very wrong to say so, but in a wID it's rather encouraging to think that there's still some- body left who really believes we're hulking great bullien.”
Strikes
RESURGENCE
OF JAPAN
Anxiety Is Expressed By
Filipino Minister
Manila, May 30. — The Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Mr Felino Neri, said today that Japan's "resurgence as a dominant power in the Pacific has been clinched by the United States unprecedented directive of May 12.”
Ifa nid the American policy
"scenis to point to the con- BUSY DAY FOR
clusion that the United States
Is determined to underwrite
Japan's recovery and economic
scendancy in Asia."
Mr Neri sald. the Philippines 'fundamentally shares the Ainerlcan view thai Japan's re- covery is essential
THE PRINCESS
Paris, May 30-Princess Mar- garet strolled for an hour foday. through the galleries and cor- ridors of the former Roya Palace of Versailles, walked in the park where the world's mos! were playing
famous fountains to the re-
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After lunching in the garden PHOTOGRAPHS
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In har honour and visited the :overy
of the rest of Asia nd
Trasons, miniature *palaces, well
the United Stater where the kings and queens of advocacy of a just peace. for France held their banquets. Japnut."
of a restaurant al Bourival the Princess drove back But "what the
Philippines British
Embassy for a quick cannot comprehend.la why the chauge of costume... United States should so sudtien- She then drove to the Saten ly come la the conclusion that of the fashionable dressmaker the needs of Japan should have Jean Deases near the Champs priority over the needs of Allied Elytees to watch a parade of countries which she overran and mannequins, Reuter. devastated," Mr Neri snid.
Ic ndded the Philippines claims were comparable to Bel- glum's after World War I. He said the only reparations the Philippines had received were ranchine $5,000,000 worth of tools while claims total $8,000,- 000,000.
Mr Neri is top man in the Foreign Office since President Elpidio Quirino holds the secre- taryship.United Press.
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Other measures still pending tova, Northern Italy, today in kong, before the 14th June,
tensified Italy's acute labour 1949. ship and kept in prison for three tralia, Senator John Armstrong, regular session next winter for weeks." It was then discovered Minister for Supply and Deve final approval by both Houses.
1. The military ald programmeghting between striking farm situation following yesterday's Tald lopment,
The saldı,
deposits could be not might extend over hundreds of that no charge
the supplement DEADLINE, JULY 5 Pact. This bill has against him. Was there
and non-strikers not been workers quare miles, Senator Arm-
Introduced in Congress and
these towns. something wrong with the law?
The Senate Foreign Com- Mr Ede replied that a sworn strong added."
consideration cannot mittee chairman, Senator Tom formal
The local branches of the statement was made. Informa-
There were good prospects of Connally, said his Committee begin, at least until adininistra-Communist-led General Labour Hongkong, 31st May, 1949, and some
statement probably would report on both tive agencies send
Ent | Confederation colled for stop- from that time the law took its made the first find, and a party the pact and the wheat agree of exact requirements to Capi- pages there in protest
Hill. The of Ecologists and geo-physicists ment next week and he
Senate consideration likely to be consideramme is the police action following th Major Tufton Beamish, Con- then went to Lone Pine, in the for early
Hartz
Range, where mica is The wheat agreement has a year If Congress has a special servative,
July 9 deadline and it is believed session, but othervise probably Secretary to make it clear that mined, to investigate."
It will be called up on the Sen- will not be taken up before the Eisler's release was "simply a
"As a result, the occurrence ate floor shortly after it is re-next session, since the short question
of British law and of highly radio-nelivo minerals ported, although Democratic time remaining before the sche- 20 people were injured in the justice and in no way connected has been verined," the Minis-
hus made no an-duled adjournment: makes ́its clashes, and the police have de- with the emotional out-pourings ter said.
tained 70 persons. Among the detained was the Assistant Sec- of the extreme Left.”
August virtually Impossible. will be investigated. The Minis- on Senate calendar. ter said that it was too carly Many observers
retary of the Cremona Trados to size up the importance of the likely the Senate leaders wit. 2. The bill to liberalise the traton Council.
proscat displaced persons Law, present discovery.,
delay calling up the past until House leaders have announced
Negotiations 10 avert two after pressing domestic issues their intention of bringing the other strikes over wages have The Com- Senator. Armstrong said that acted upon, since it la ex- bill to the House floor this week been without avail. the Bureau of Mineral Resources pected, the Senate will debate or the next, but observers be munist-dominated building wor was preparing for the Govern the treaty for at least a month. Beve it is not likely to receive a kers, estimated by the General ment a full report which would In light of the plea by the place on the Senate calendar Labour Confedration to number
of State,, Mr Dean this session.
about -1,000,000, and Treasury recommend what reward shall Secretary be paid to the prospectors and Acheson, for action, however,
workers throughout Italy will 3. Ratification of the Charter stop work. how the finds should bo they may decide to call it up of the International Trade worked-Reuter,
Organisation. This has not yet Three thousand Rome hotel had hearings. In the Senate workers, who have bean on Foreign Committee and leaders strike for the past six days, to- rank it after the Atlantic Pact day reaffirmed their intention of and wheat agreement In stepping out until their basic, urgency.
pay is raised. 4. The
resolution' authorl- Today, the 12th day of the tising Investigation of a pos-strike throughout Ilajy of 2,000,-
000 farm workers, sible Middle East development
passed off programme.
without any Incidents,being re- Tatro- duced by a large number of still no sign of an agreement on ported by tonight. There was House and Senate
contracts which
asked the
Home
Mr Ede suid that questions like that were not-very-helpful This cate had proceeded by the course of law. No other In- fluence had been brought to bear upon it.
Earlier today, Eisler's legal advisera said that he had asked for permission to stay in Eng land until he had completed up rangements to leave for Ger- many to become a professor al Leipzig University Router. NEW LEGISLATION Washington, May 30-House leaders pronleed
Det swift action on Tegle-
today
lotion to prevent deportable allens, like Gerhard Eister from roathing the United States.
Chairman. Francis
Waller
predicted his House Judiciary sub-committee will approve a bill on Wednesday.ie said
It will b
bo token u
up by n full.
commilles on Thursday and may, be before the House early my next week..
The bill, sponsored by Repre sentative Sam Hobbs, would allens to be deportable held without bail until they are nivzically expelled from
The
United States. The measure has noproval of the Attorney-
General, Me Tom Clark,
Gerhard Eller, a German no- who at ong time was the
alleged secret boss
fended:
of
American
can: Communist Party, C
from this country last May 6 In New York ha, board- →ed the Polish linor Batory, an a towaway and made his way lo
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This
Was
before
"The Confederation alleged that when the police intervened they. helped the non-strikers.
and may receive a wago
by the House Foreign
the strikers demand.
About
mittee. If this resolution is not they will discuss only regional The farmers have fald that
approved by Congress, it la- -be-
lieved, the
House Committee agreementsRouter.
will send its own sub-committeo or staff members to the Middle East to make a gurvey-United Press
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London, May 30-Britain is seeking clarification of a num- bor of "obscuro; points in the re- cent United States proposals on Japanese reparations, Mr Hector. MeNeil Minister of Blato, (old Perilament "today,
wwe-are-naturally in touch with interested" Commonwealth Government on the whole sub- | Jest,” be addedi-Reuter,
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