VATICAN EXCOMMUNICATES COMMITTEE
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New Czech Organisation Called Fraudulent
Vatican City, June 20-The Vatican tó- day excommunicated all voluntary members of the Czechoslovak Government-sponsored "Catholic Action Committee," which it con- demned as "fraudulent.”
In a statement announcing the excom- munication, the Supreme Congregation of the Holy Office alleged that the promoters of the Committee had forced or deceived many people into joining it, and had published lists of members, including the names of some people who were, in fact, opposed to it.
The Chairman of the Action the Church Hierarchy and the Committee, M. Ferdinand Poj- National Front Government. man, recently announced that Until tonight's statement, tho 1,500 priests had joined the Go-general publie had had no news vernment-sponsored organisa-of the police action
at, the tion's appeal for an agreement Archbishop's, palace, of his con. between the Church and the demnation on Saturday of the State.
Catholic Action Committee, or Today's Vatican decree was or yesterday's incident at the the first direct counter-blow by Cathedral,
except
for
eye- the Holy See to the recent at wilnesses and foreign radio tacks Beran; the Archbishop Prague.
on
Monsignor
Josef brandeasis,
et
A group of left wing priesta Today's special Vatican decree sold in a statement today that
"democratic Supreme
was, issued by the
aro priests' Counell of the fioly Once hereaftald of the Bishop's threat."
not
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1949.
Roosevelt Becomes Congressman
Representative Frank-
Wage Freeze in D. Roosevelt, Jr.,
Policy Challenged
Unions Reject Offors
The atutement 24 hours after Monsignor Beran
ncccused the had
criticised
having bro of the Catholic Bishops
-brought Action Commilice In a sermon.
pressure of clergymen who had expressed their agreement with the Catholic Action's proclama- tion and raid that the methods
London. June 20.-The used amounted to "interference with the personal freedom of Socialist Government's the priests."
"wage 'freeze" policy
"'INIQUITOUS"
n so-
Was
The decree said: "In recent fimes the adversaries of the Catholte Church In Czecho- slovakia have founded
The statement sald: "Demo today getting its biggest called 'Catholle Action' with which they are trying to induce cratic priests and laymen are challenge yet as organised Catholles of that Republie to determined to establish suitable desert the Catholle Church, conditions for permanent, labour pressed their claims And deny obedience 10 1.
friendly co-operation between for higher wages. rightful clergy."
Church and State. They know The decree continued: "This that they have the backing of action is all the more dolquí- the Government and of the over- Lous In view of the fact that wheirming majorty of the faithful its promoters are not hesitating and they insist on their ogree to press any people with forcement with the Catholic Action or deceit
to give their names Committes," the statement con-
to its membership, and have cluded.---Reuter,
even dared to publish as being among its members the names
of many priests and laymen who never gave their support
and
who have even their opposition to it.
down!
To Probe
"For this reason, the Supremo Gold
Congregation of the Holy Office, in its tasks of safeguarding the integrity of the faith and of. morals in the name and with the authority of the Supreme Pontif, reproves and condemns as schismatic the above-men-
tioned netlon, fraudulently call-
ed Catholic Action'."
Strike
Report
Finance Minister, Havengo, today
The nationalised Railways Executive, faced with demands for higher wages by 620.000 railwaymen, met union leaders today. Before starting the talks, the lenders of one of the two big railway unions the Asso- clated Society of Locomotiva Engineers
and Firemen an-
nounced their rejection of an
Is
congratulated by
Acting Speaker of the House John W. Mc- Cormack (second from left) in the speaker's office after the пен congressman was sworn in on the House floor. His mother, Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt
(right) and his sponsor, Representative Walter A. Lynch (left), looks on-AP Picture.
COMMON
SYSTEM OF
DEFENCE
offer of increases for the lowest India And Pakistan
paid of London's 80,000 rail- waymen.
The other union, the National Unloui of Railwaymen, had already rejected the offer.
Dr N. C. vincial railwaymen. appointed
Possibility
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London, June 20,- British trade union officials were today completing plans for the international conference at Geneva this week- end to establish a new world trade union organisation in rivalry to the Communist-led World Federation of Trades Unions.
Observers here, studying reports of yesterday's decision in Geneva to create an Asian Federation of Labour, foresee a powerful drive by the new International to organise the trade unionista in Asia, Africa, South America and the Middle East as well as the older established European movements. It is virtually certain that the
United
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Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and Astatic trade unlon, niovements may also of tend as most of them already have representatives in Switzer land attending the conference of the International Labour Office.
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For the first time, the new International will bring together the American Federation Labour and the strong CongrELS Organisations
of
in
six-million Industrial one world movement. Both will be re- presented In the new world labour body.
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In a statement circulated In Western European capitals, Mr Irving Brown, the European re- presentative, of the American Federation of Labour, says that unless Western
trade .union lenders Intensify
their activity throughout the areas. where Lausanne, June 20.--The colonialism and three United Nations Con-have long prevailed, it will be cilintion Commissioners for
Impossible to build a real world organisation. Palestine decided today to "It is make a special appeal to Israel and her Arab neigh bours before deciding to sus- pend the Lausanne talks.
n secret meeting Commissionera resolved
At
the
already reported that the WFTU and its stooges in
Indo-China
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Karachi, June 20.-Mr Mohammed Ali, Pakistan's High Commissioner design- ate to Canada, today fore- a chance of being accepted by Free Trade Unions," he de- cast that India and Pakis- the other.
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Separate wage negotiations, with identical claims by the Capetown, June 20, -The two unions Involved, are being Africa, Mr Van Zul, and the behalf of the London and pre-common defence system on Governor General of South conducted simultaneously on tan might one day adopt a| If this appeal has no
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that the Com- belleved The special form of the ex-
missioners communication pronounced by special Commission of Inquiry ened to paralyse the nation's
may break up the the lines of the Canada-Lausanne talks, but will arran the Holy Office today
The railwaymen have threat United States plan. Is to investigate a report, circu-
keep in touch with Israc] vocable only by the Pope.m
and the Arab States in order to Reuter.
lated two weeks ago of an at-railway transport by a "go slow"
Mr Mohammed All, who is resume work if any chance of ARCHBISHOP ACCUSED
Jeged "richest ever" gold strike movement and return to the leaving
here tomorrow 44-hour a week if the Canada where he will be Pakis- at a farm at Dankbaarheid, in basic
for fruitful talks reappears. Prague, June 20-A Czecho- the Orange Free State.
wage claims are not met before tan's first High Commissioner. slovak Government official state-
the end-of-this month,
toldTM Reuter, tonight accused Monsignor
The report was issued three
"Between India Josef Beran, the Archbishop of days after a "fabulously rich"
and Pakistan there is a long Prague
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The annual conference of the
delegations this evening to disconers of war Bull in the autonomy. It also tack the Government."
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They expressed their regretganisation, and outlines the palace is reported to be under the Chief Magistrate of
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ucted to with the claims for more money Canada and the United States
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He was heard to say which led to the announcement Past Office was "scandalous." might prove helpful to us,"
The future of Jerusalem and release of the remaining Ger- GOVT. RESIGNS The recently Issued paper of being made to the South African
of the Arab refugees from man prisoners. the Catholic Action Committee. Press Association and published
| Palestino were the two prob- Mr Mohammed All said he lems on which the Concilation law and principles of humani-nain, today accepted the resigna- Paris, June 20-Bao Dal, the Their claim had been made
head of the new State of Viet- (a State-sponsored Catholic or- by the Association..
as long ago as February, 1940, ndmired the United ganisation) cannot be regarded In addition, the Chief Magisho zaid. But Mr Jack Tanner, Canada system which allowed structed to work by the United after the end of the war, the Government of Vietnam tender- Commission was specifically in-ty" to hold prisoners so long tion of the provisional Central as a really Catholic paper," betrate is instructed to report also the president of the powerful goods and people to pass freely Nations General Assembly. fore, the uproar became deafen on the various reports, official 800,000
tolegram said.-Router. strong Amalgamated between the two countries. Ja No sign have yet appeared of
ed by the Premier, General Nguyen as well as non-official, which Engineering Union, warned his felt that a similar system could, the Commission's finding a basis Tonight's Government stale were
Van
Xuan, Agenes issued regarding ment said: "On June 19, on the
between Israclis the men at their annual conference with advantage, be developed of agreement covery and the at Scarborough, Yorkshire, that between India and Pakistan. occasion of the solemnisation of deplas
and also the the time was not yet ripe for Corpus Christ in St. Vitus purchases and sales of shares passing resolutions demanding Mr. Mohammed All, who, until United Nations Cathedral, Archbishop Beran between June 3 and Juno higher wages and improved recently was Pakistan's Am- $40,000. attempted to misuse the divine inclusive of the various com
bassador in Rangoon, said: service to attack the Govern- pantes having an interest in the
Neither has much expected
progress ment and the Catholle Action.
that Burma would been made with the problema Manila, June 20-For service possible exploitation of gold on
stablity "His remarks
within met with the the farm concerned.
Tanner worned against fachlove
six of fixing the future frontiers of rendered on the first public} Communists and sold: We months if everything west to Israci; a task which the General school class-room opposition of the congregation.
teacher who who condemned this attempt to
The report, which was made must not be provoked by out- plan
Berlin, June 20A United on June 6, was later denied by solid progress for immediate and
Assembly told the Commission became President of the Phup- interests into sacrificing side misuse the divino service for the
Reprezentatives of the Com-
court in Berlin corporation political purposes of
drilling an anti-Dankbaarheld-Reuter
of countries
I honour and diploma has been | today sentenced Bernhard temporary gain." State character,"
11 aid to Burma will ensure fliat
the Commissioners deelde to conferred upon President Quirl- Eckmer, 46-year old self-con- Now negotiations were also any material assistance rendered adjourn the Lausanne meeth no by the National Parent fessed agent of the BVD (the taking place to prevent a strike will be properly uillised and is thought that they will re- Teacher Association of the Phi-Soviet Secret Police) to 10 years which has been threatened by that arms and equipment will to write their report for the de presentation was New Ambassador key workers at London power not be allowed to fall into Gendral Assembly meeting in
convene, probably in August. Uppines; it was announced to-Imprisonment for an unsuccess- ful attempt to kidnap a person made in Western. Berlin August Gardener,
London, June 20-Mr. Alfred Ballons. The power mon are wrong hands," he sald-Rea- September. Reuter.
during the organisation's three-1. Counsellor at the Protesting against a new wage ter.
day convention in Manila. The Eckmer confessed to agreement, but without the sup.
convention ended
participated in several kidnap- today. Reuter,
pings on MVD orders Reuter.
Omeials of the Czech security police have told Catholic priests throughout the country that the latest Pastoral letter of Mon- signor Beran must not be read. or circulated in their churches, it was learned here today.
In spite of the ban, the letter has been read. In some Prague churches.
DEFINITE BREAK'
In Catholic circles, the past
at
conditions.
Mr
Foreign Office here, has been port of their union. appointed Ambassador at Kabul
in succession to Sir Giles Squire. Sir Giles Squire was appointed Minister to Afghanistan in 1040
TAILORS MEET
At another trade union con-
and his status was raised to that ference the National Union of week's occurrences are regarded of an Ambassador in 1940 Tallors and Garment Workers at
08
a definite break between Reuter,
45
Mr F. G. Mulligan,
monwealth
and Arabs on what to do with From Teacher To
the refugees estimated by one at agency
to
President
Dalat, Indo-China.
The formation of a new Viet- ham Cabinet is expected soon,
the agency added-Reuter.
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New York, June 20-Israel, If forced into new "defensive warfare" would hold all the territory it might conquer, Mr David Zvi Pinkas,” Depubróðá-
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sistant to the Speaker of the CHANGE at the Israeli Parliament, declared in a
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Bridlington, Yorkshire the chairman, warned employers that his union the French Government fald to-
Paris, June 20-Offeinta of speech here.
Mr Pinkas, speaking at a would continue to demand a higher standard of living than ay that they were not sur Week," which is to include the function Inaugurating · "Israel was provided for by the present prised", by the unofficial figures frozen minimum rates day at Chandernagore, near of the Marachi. Organisation, a for the referendum held yester 29th annual National Convention Meanwhile, strife simmered Calcutta, showing a 00-percent religious "Zlonist group, sald: in the docklands, although vote for the French city's union "Let it be clear that if the Arab major strikes in Liverpool, and with India of war as a means of solving her nations again, take up tha,"path Bristol, caused through the British inbour backing of the "We had expected this problems we will aght back as Canadian Seamen's Union's war suit," an official of the Overseas before, and I am convinced, that with the International Seafarers Ministry told Reuter. There wo will defeat them Union, were settled last week. ferendum appeared to have beer, during the cotdrag of war- held, mrinally, be added conquer any adjacent territory fare our armies are forced to Forty dock workers in London | refused to unload the Canadian The official figures will not be which constitutes a spring- dip Argomdant (7,188-for known until tomorkow, when board of attack against us, which has been strike-bound they have been made, public that we will
have "no"
recourse since May
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