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VOL. IV NO. 165'
Maguate's Gen. Wedemeyer's
Millions Missing
Los Angeles, Joly 14.- Asin Berrikard, 21, today petitioned for д $700 monthly allowance from the estate of her husband, Charles Bernhard, 15, Bri❤
Hah theatre magnale,
whose miltons have
"dis-
appeared." Judge Now comb ordered the estate to Pay Mrs Bernhard $100 monthis.
Mr and Mrs Bernhard were estranged at the time of his sudden death and a divorce action was pending,,
Louis Brown, Jawyer, said the estate far con- sinted of $1,100 in cash and a car. He said there must be vas! assets in some safely deposit box. Bern- hard recently sold a thea- tre chain In England for $20,000,000, but no one had. been able to find дну paper that might tell where the money wan.
A search is being made here and in England for the money-United Press.
Yangtse Still Rising
Secret Report
To Be Published
...
Washington, July 14-Two important de- velopments in U.S. relations with China were forecast today by State Department officials. Together, these developments indicate that a new China policy will emerge soon.
First, n White Paper on American-Chinese relations, to include the long secret report of Lieutenant-General Albert C. Wedemeyer, is expected to be published within | two weeks, a State Department spokesman said. After that, information may be forthcoming on "what we are going to do in the future" about China.
Marshall
Aid Not
For Spain
Washington, July 14- President Truman today de- nounced # Congressional proposal to lend $50,000,000 of Marshall Plan funds to Spain.
Other informants said the Truman Administration has been working intensively on plans for dealing with the spread of Communism. In China and the threat of Communism in the Far East generally,
This work in being done
FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1949.
Cadets Passing Out Ceremony
Lieut-General Sir John Harding, Commander-in-Chief,
Southern Command, through the National Security Watches-the-passing-out troop slow marching off the parade ground-at-the-Mons Council, which includes both
Omoer Cadet School, Aldershot. Lieut-Gen. Sir John Harding was the inspecting the Secretary of State. Mr Dem
officer at the school's passing-out parade and presented the awards.
Acheson, and the Defence Secretary,
Mr Johnson.
The new disclosures appear to indleate, therefore, that the
Administration is getting ready:
1. To tell, for the first time, its full documented story of the Hallure to block Communism in
China.
The President was asked at 2. To bring out a new polley his weekly press conference to for dealing with China and the comment on a proposal of the Far East in the light of Com- Shanghai, July 14.-The Senate Appropriations Commit-munist successes. Yangtse River level at Nan-tee to earmark the sum for ald king rose on Wednesday toto Spain out of The authorihull Aid funds.
8.87 metres.
ties said if there
1940-50 -Mar-
was no The President replied with a further rise, ↓ calamity Arm map of his jaw that ho would not, and added the word might be averted.
"period" to underline his dis- approval.
Opposito Nanking, 3,000 wor- kers are feverishly strengthening the Talluchow embankment, which is threatening the towns of Pukow and Puchen tind rall- way communications with North China. So far, night and day-- work has raised the embank- ment by four feet, with two feet reinforcement on the side.
The Ta Kung Pao reported that ono worker who stayed in the water for two hours was the first drowned.
He was -casualty among the dyke re-
pairers.
BURDEN OF BLAME Speculation among responsible Informants is that the White Paper will place the burden of blame for fallure of the anti- Communist struggle in China on the Chinese Nationalist Govern ment under
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. That has Asked why he disapproved, hotlan in the past and there is no been the Administration's post- replied that the United States was not on friendly relations evidence that it has changed. with Spain at the present time,
How the famous report of General Wedemeyer fits into the plcture is not yet clear.
He made a survey of the Chinese
Drastic British Cut In Dollar Purchases
London, July 14.-Britain carved 25 percent today off its buying from the dollar area for this year, Sir Stafford Cripps, the Chancellor of the Excho- quer, told the House of Commons that Britain's imports from the United States and other dollar areas would be limited to US$1,200,000,000. In 1948 Britain spent US$1,600,000,000 on imports,
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Wives Defy War Office
WANT REUNION WITH HUSBANDS IN HONGKONG
(By OUR OWN corresponDENT) -
London, July 14.-Legal action may bo taken to break the eight weeks old deadlock between 17 "Hongkong wives” of Glen Parva Barracks and the War Office.
The wives have been ordered by Northern Command Headquarters to vacate married quar- ters at Glen Parva Barracks, in Leicester, by tomorrow, July 15. But even the Army does not expect them to obey.
Dockers' Strike Extends
in the Thames Estuary to happen if they refuse to go—
The rebel wives have ex- pressed their determination to stay at Glon Parva until they are allowed to join their husbands in Hongkong. Tho War Office say that is out of the question. Their offer of alternative accommoda- . tion in a familics' hostel was Sir Stafford announced a Mr Winston Churchill, leader
turned down by the wives. cut in purchases of U.S.o e Conservative opposition,
In desperation, the Northern tobacco. He also said the broke in with: 'You do not be
lieve a word of it."
Command ordered them to Bugar ration would be lower- Sir Stafford replied: "I hops London, July 14-Ships vacate their quarters by to ed from 10 to eight ounces Mr Churchill is not being over carrying food cargoes
to morrow; by the hot weather. If Britain began to queue up, weekly and that recently come PORTUGAL'S PROPOSAL
"We've no idea what derationed sweets would go
sers are Rejecting the proposal for situation for President Truman
back on ration on August BETTER SUPPLIES day as 4,500 troops sweated and they're certain to refuse," loan to Spain the President enld two years ago. Some reports
14. The weekly sweet ration
a staff oficer fold me. Sir Stafford said. Britain to discharge some of the that under the terms of the said he ndvocated a now pro-
suppose we'll have to take Calcutta, July 14. A will be four ounces a per- would not import as much co: 142. vessels Marshall Plan It was for the
of ald to China, but gramme
now in the legal action, but that can only ton this year as plummet. But strike-stricken Port of Lon-be done on the personal instruc participating nations to decide other reports said he criticised bomb exploded at a corner son.
Sir Stafford knocked US$20,-
"Wo shall at least some of the men of the huge parade ground 600,000 off the whether Spain should be invited severely
Nine ships were retions of Mr Emmanuel Shin- US$440,000,000 import as much as last year so don. to take part in the Pian and be around Generalissimo Chiang, here today while the Indian originally set aside for purchase that the existing consumption ported to be waiting at the well, the Secretary of State for come eligible for loans or grants
highly placed Infor- Prime Minister, Pandit of tobacco.
level by Lancashire should not mouth of the River. from the United States under it. mants say there is
sill A divi-
"But the worst of it is that be appreciably affected." Nehru, was calling_on_a --The Nanking-water-police-
sion-of-opinion--among-State-
He said it would mean a re1h0 Chancellor sald the As the troops doubled in while these. 17-wives continue mammoth meeting to "face about five percent. Cigarettes | Britain about US$14,000,000 upied on 40 ships, more waterfront Glen Parva, we're prevented
duction in Britain's smokes of sugar ration cut
number since yesterday work to occupy married quarters at The President reminded the Department experts, and among ordered merchant ships and navai vessels to limit them- correspondents that Portugal milltary planners as well, over the Communist trouble
are already scarce, and queues to the end of the selves of ive nautical miles had proposed to other Marshall where and how the defence | squarely."
fiscal year workers left their jobs, and by from reuniting the familles of in front of tobacco klosks are on June 30, 1950. per hour when negotiating the Plan nations that Spain be against Communist the For
tonight the number of idle
an anti-aircraft regiment which common sight. Nanking stretch of the river | fnvited to join and they had re- East should be erected.-As- One policeman was killed and But Sir Stafford had some butter ration was possible be
He said the Increase in the dockers reached 14,280,
has taken over the barracks," The graduni drift from work he continued. United Press.
Jected this proposal.-Reuter. sociated Press.
five people wounded when the good news to give rationed bomb was thrown at a police Britons.
Cuuso of better supplies from since the Government introduced If legal action is taken against non-dollar areas.
emergency regulations to control the "Hongkong wives," it will picket guarding the crowd of a He said increases million men and women.
Sir Stafford said the petrol the Port from Monday midnight be the first time the War Office mado in butter, meat and bacon supply situation for Britain is continued. Two hundred forty has prosecuted wives of serving After
the meeling,
Pandit rations. The bacon ration will a "dificult problem with wide more men failed to report this soldiers for refusing to vacate Nehru returned to Government go up from two to three ounces International
ond He morning,
85 more Implications." House.
August 21, the end he had not "at this stage afternoon.
this married quarters. week on On the route, a young man weekly meat ration will be in naked the Minister of Fuel and
GOING ABROAD pennies carrying a joaded revolver was creased three
Fresh moves to break the worth Power to impose any additonal deadlock in the Port stoppage two women
London, July 14-Seventy- challenged by the police, and from the present 13 pence on restrictions on oil users."
and children left ho fred three times at one from three to four ounces week. July 21, and butler will go up
were under way tonight. After Eusion station in London today PETROL AND OIL policeman, Later
two days of conferences with for the Middle and Far East Britain and the Sterling area the Canadian High ly on July 17. arrested,
Commis where they will join their sol- new 'spend about US$400,000,000 sioner in London. Mr
dier husbands and fathers. to obtain petrol and oil*
of This Wilgress, und the leaders Or They went in a special train The Ministry of Food said the Includes dollar expenses
War Office, of the striking Canadian seamen, chartered by the increase in the meat ration was British oll companies, and out-the Joint Executives of made possible by the
tho With them went British troops Anglo-Argentine meat.pact and (U. S. concerns.
recent right purchase of petrol from Stevedores and Lightermen's bound for the same places, seasonal home supplies.
EDITORIAL
Some
The Church-State Struggle
THE Vatican's threat to excommunicate
all Reman Catholics who willingly support Communism shows the acute stage which has been reached in the Church-State dispute in the new dictator, whips
of eastern Europe. The pattern of this struggle is the same in all countries in which the Communists gain power. During the years in which they are striving to set up their dictatorships, they seek to gain support with promisca of religious freedom for all; as soon as they are in the saddle they begin their campaign of religion persecution, designed to eliminate the Church com pletely from the national life. The trial and imprisonment of Cardinal Mindszenty', In Hungary, showed the depths to which the Communist rulers can sink, driven by their fear of the ideas and ideals of
latcat Christianity. The
persecution campaign is now, In full swing in Czechoslovakiai. At first, after the seizure of power in Czechoslovakin Inst year, there seemed to be a chance of the Church and the State existing elde hy side, if not in harmony, at least, in a spirit of mutual toleration. The Bishops let it be known that they stood outsido politics, and were. concerned only with religious matters., However, I gradually became-obvious that they were not to be allowed to retain political neutrality: their influence was too grent · "to" bo] Ignored by the now rulers. By the end of last year the campaign had begun, and there were calls for the expulsion of priests who were hostile to the new regime, The campaign was slow to gain momentum, and for a time there still seemed to be a possibility of reconciliation. The differences were too great, however, and last month the attacks on the Church had reached such a pitch that Archbishop Beran marshaled his forces and launched
his counter-attack. He made it clear that he meant to stand up for the rights of the clergy, and would tolerato no interference by the State In religious matters. He issued
a pastoral letter demanding that the government respect Christian principles, acknowledge the Pope as the supreme head of the Church, and withdraw all regulations Hmiting the freedom of Catholics. It is not sur- prising that the State, which has been using every means of intimidation in its campaign against religious freedom, found his terms unacceptable. It replied with an order Imposing censorship on all pastoral letters, and even on communi cottons between Bishops and the clergy. Priests are now forbidden to meet together without State permission. In Slovaklo, drastic measures have been taken to deal with peasants who mounted guard over the churches when it seemed, likely that the priests would be arrested; police have been injured in subsequent clashes. It is from the peasants, in fact, that the main resistance to the persecution may come. The Church has been meeting the attacks on it with passive resistance, and trying to avoid violence; the priests have been advised by the hierarchy to prepare for martyrdom In the true Christian spirit. The peasants, on the other hand, may not show the same restraint, especially in the outlying country districts, where the Church holda tremendous away. The position at the moment ts vague, with Archbishop Beran reported to be a virtual prisoner in his palace. But the attacks continue, and it is clear that the days, of religions freedom In Czechoslovakla are numbered. How much opposition the State will meet. In Its campalga cannot be accurately Judged, but the next phase is awaited with Interest.
a man was
It was Inter learned that the shorts after the meeting were fired at the Deputy Commission er of Police, who was on duty at the gate through which Mr Nehru was expected pass on his way back to Government House. All the shots misscu..
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WEIGHING THE MERITS
The leaders of the Stevedores In the and Lightermen's Unions, whose
SHANGHAI
AUSTERITY MOVEMENT
Unions were tonight believed to are limited have asked for a meeting with Sir Stafford said cuts in dollar to 00 miles of pleasure driving the Canadian shipowners in- spending will be necessary on a month.
volved in the original dispute all important materials, but the
which led to the London stop- effects will vary from material
The Commonwealth Finance
page. Ministers' A police sergeant rushed to to material.
meeting discussed wards the young man, jumped Main ones to be affected, he this severe dollar
drain at a from his horse and fired several said, will be timber, paper and meeting here this morning, shots at him, eventually seizing pulp, non-ferrous metals, steel gallery in this House of Com-members make up the bulk of
The Ministers, sat him with A revolver in his and cotton. hand. No one was hurt in the He said dollar imports of time mons to hear Sir Stafford open the 14,000 Port workers now shooting,
ber will bo cut substantially, the debale on Britain's dollar idle in the Port of London, have Before the meeting, five other He added that it was hoped, shortage Associated Press.
been trying to weigh the merits Shanghai, July – 14. — A homb explosions occurred in howover,, to carry
through
DOLLAR DEFICIT scattered areas of Calcutta, in Britain's housing
of the Canadian seamen's case widespread "austerity move. programme London, July 14-Giving a
against the employers'.. policemen Juring two
and without substantial alterations,
ment" is taking hold on the factual account
A joint statement from the civic life of once luxury. of Britain's several passers-by,
"We regard the standstill in position at the end of this year's mid that they had instructed living Shanghai, with official
two Union Executives. tonigh! The huge meeting 'climaxed
now dollar Mr Neliru's three-day "fact-
expenditure in-occond quarter. the Chancellor evitable, but we hope tem-of the finding" visit to Calcufin lo in-
Exclicquor today sald avenues to effect a settlement press; for the purposa of their offelals" "to explore ali guidance and support of tho porary cutting down vestigate the unrest and violence dollar expenditure is a thorough- dollar area had come out on
our that the British deftelt with the of the whole dispute." in Bengal.
The Prime Minister called on point of view of our own eco
ly evil necessity both from the present calculations at £100,- refused-
Although the Union officials aiding the Communist pro-
to enlarge on this gramme of boosting produc... the crowd to menace of Communism. "Do Sir Stafford said.
"light back" the numy end unt of the w003,000,- €30,000,000 worse statement, it was fought that ilon and eliminating: waste
rit," than the Government forecast.they were not yet satisfied that and extravagance.
The Sterling arco was nol.run away from it," he said.
PAPER IMPORTS
cur they had all, the informatied
Following the lead of Mayor rently running a deficit with the about the agreement reached General Chen "The cry for civil liberties
YI raised in certain quarters is not He sild pulp and paper im-dollar area at the rate of £600, by
and the the Canadian seamen and for genuine civil liberties. If ports may be cut as much as 600,000 a year one and a hair the
Control Commission shipowners through the which
he these people have their way,on-third, and added: Wo times the total of ita
heads, various gold mediation of the Canadian High Indin will suffer the same tule hope, because of purchases from reserves.
Comunirsionera fortnight ago. government, commercial and
Industrial Bources, that a Germany under Hitlerism." non-dollar
the
organisations Amid cheers Sir Stafford com- effect will not be great.".
mented, "No
undertaking an economic drive one doubia that
NOT KEPT
which has AUDIENCE RESTLESS
The stash on non-ferrous metal that condition of affairs must be
Already
had the The seamon claim that this effect of conserving electricity, Half-way through the speech buying, he said, would be about altered."
agreement was not kept. people in one
The long-term problem for
fuel and utility fac
facilities, Firni A member of the Canadian are curtalling the use of elec loadicts into the ́ale and shout- 'Bir
steel which we must try to find a Seamen's Union strike commit tria fans and lifts. ed anti-Congress "slogans.
would also be curtailed, sokiilon with our American and tea mold tonight: "We will be
with very glad to see a settlement for the people, and making When some of his audience He said it is now more import-Canadian friends, and
Setting a practical example, became restless,
Mr Nehru ant than ever to maintain high others too, is to secure a stable effected and we will co-operate deep, impression on the Munici called out:"Please" remain domestle production of ston). reintionship between the Sterling with the Union. We have been pal Clovernment staff, General calm. Stay where you are. I The Labour. Government is and dollar areas without losing stessing all the time that the Chen Yi is reported to be cut is, n challenge' to the vast now moving legislation for the maximum degree of ex-strike will end if the shipowners Ing "third grade" meals cond majority of this audience that state ownership of the stool in change of commodities, while negotiate."
sisting of only one dish. The a few sook to create trouble, · ·dustry, and Sir Staffont referred
A report on the present Union meals of the People's Libera. preserving to each country con- "It is for you, the people, to to what he called "the continued cegued the right to decide its talks will be given to dockers at tion Army are said to constat of take up this challenge, he said. spur of the hope of nations own internal comonte balance. moss, meeting tomorrow three-grades—the "Araz" com
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