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} THE HONGKONG ‘TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1949.
Strasbourg Debate On Germany Postponed
SPAAK TRYING TO AVOID SPLIT
Strasbourg, Sept. 4.-Public debate on the admission of Germany to the Council of Europe has been postponed, certainly for this session and probably until well into next year, it was learned authoritatively today.
Five days' notice to the Committee of Ministers is necessary to bring a new item on the agenda, and the Assembly hopes to close its first session on Thursday of this week,
Malmedy Trials Inquiry
Torture Of Gormans
Alleged
Murdeh, Sept. 4-The United States Senato Sub-Committen Investigating allegations that olerions were extracted from Germans by torture will begin
Jis nearing here tomorrow,
They will enquire into the Malmedy trials of Nazi Storm troopers convicted of shooting 500 American soldiers who had
of the Bulge" in Belgium 1944.
Mr Winston Churchill's alter- native proporal, for a special session of the Assembly
in December or January, is not believed to have found much favour and 11 Ja doubted whether anything will come
of 14
The course favoured al this moment is to advance the date of next year's ordinary session to some time about Faster,
Experience has shown that the climate of Strasbourg be disagreeably humki o Argust.
warm
con and
SAAR'S ADMISSION
French The
representatives have made no secret of their intention to press for the ad- mission of the Saur territory as a separate member State, as condition for the admission of Germany,
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and lugenuity in this
to avoid terious
of tact session cleavagEY
of opinion. observers here maintain that he and
hat succeeded,
VACANT SEATS
A majority of the Assembly Is believed to favour the pre- posal to provide symbolie vacant seals for the East European
And countries Franco Spain. (The official formula is "Euro- pean nations which cannot at present be represented here";
This suggestion, supported by Mr Churchill, was put to the Political Commitice, which hast since handed it on to the Rules Committee, after recording by 13 votes lo seven that it "favoured considering the mat- ter".
ments". Reuter.
Statule of
According to the surrendered during the "Battle | An Austria also has nelaim the Cornell, "totalitarian" Sintes Into membership. It seems likely are ineligible. Another den has
that the three candidatures will since been
put forward, that An American
such countries might be repre- military court come up together. sentenced 43 of the accused to
In fact,
"Covern-, the Assembly has sented by the exile death on July 16, 1946, and before it n proposal from its sentenced 21 to life imprison-Pollient Committee What the ment.
question of new memberships appear on the agenda of the next ordinary or extraordinary cession and that the Committee of Ministern should meantime examine it.
All but dx subsequently had their death sentences commuted, The investigation was ordered after allegations had been made that confessions were forced from the Germans by physical brutality and mock trials.
The
[on-
The principal anxiety among those who have hearings, scope of the
the welfare of which will be conducted here, at the new venture at heart, is to Landsberg Prison and other pri-javojų provoking serious sons where persons convicted in troversy within the Council of the Malmedy trial are bein Europe before it has had detained, is restricted to the chance to mature.
of the pre-trial in- conduct
The President, M. Paul-Henri vestigations, trial preliminaries and the procedure of the trials Spaak, tas used all his resources themselves.
Taking part in the bearings, expected to last until mid-Sep- tember, are Senators Raymond E.. Baldwin, of Connecticut, who Estes is heading the group.
Kefauver, of Tennessely and Lester C. funt, of Wyoming.--- Reuter.
UNESCO'S PPOGRESS REVIEWED
Australia
Uses German
Secrets
Hollywood Betrothal
Darrylin Zanuck, 19-year-old daughter of the film producer, Darryl F. Zanuck, is to marry Robert Living. stun Jacks, 22 (left) University of Southern California student, when he finishes school next summer. Mr and Mrs Zanuck told their friends in Hollywood the news by cable from Antibes, France. (AP Picture).
"I Am Not A Traitor"
Says Czech Archbishop
SERMON SMUGGLED FROM PALACE
Prague, Sept. 4.-Archbishop Josef Beran told his people in a sermon smuggled from his Palace today that he was not a traitor to Czecho- slovakia, and predicted the victory of the Church over Communism.
The sermon was read from at least three pulpits in Prague. The prelate said: "He who is not a traitor to God cannot be a traitor to his country."
The Communists have re the Archbishop has been "in- peatedly asserted that any ternet" by the Communist Czech who follows his Charch In authorities. It Was the first opposition to the state is a direct word Czech Catholicst trailor. Archbishop Beran com. had had from. their leader since
the 4-Aus pared
faith of Czech June. Catholics in face of Communist Mr
Melbourne, Sept. tralia's I'rime *Minister, Joseph Chifidy, sald in his weekly broadcast today that Australian manufacturers, arm-
ed with many German Indus- trial secreta gained as repara. tlons, wero helping to bring Australia into the front rank of Parts, Sept. 4 Tho United technical knowledge. Nations Educational, Sclentine and
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threats to Mary's faith in Christ the nation will return to God The faithful should pray that and predicted-
"Because the love in Mary's as a prodigal son returning to heart was faithful and sincere, his father," the statement said. therefore it will be victorious."
CHEAP PAPER
the
English To
Be Taught
In Indonesia
West German Parties Meet At Bonn
Parliament Meeting
This Wook
was
Bonn, Sept. 4. -- Advance guards of West German Parlia- montary deputies were arriving here today for Party strategy meciings. With the convening of l'artjament only three dayK days away, greatest aclivliy shown by the parties which are expected to make up a right- wing coalition government.
Party The Free Democratic (FDP) held a general "gel to. gether" today so that Party deputies from various parts of Germany could get acquainted. Tomorrow the FDP deputies will go behind closed doors for a strategy conference.
The German Party, DP, vil also hold a closed meeting to morrow.
Both parties are expected to discuss the possibilities of a uniform coalition policy and how many posts they can blch for in the Cabinet.
The
FREE ENTERPRISE
Conservative
Democratic
Christian Union, CDU, strongest party in the coalition. held a similar strategy confer- fence late last week.
CDU announcement rel- terated the party's determina- tion to make free enterprise the basic of the government's economic policy.
The
announcement
also
knocked down any possibility
Uhat the
Leftist Social. De- mocratic Party, SPD, would be Included in the
the coalition.
CDU leaders held that the planned
programme of the Socialists prohibited any
economy CDU-SPD compromise.
SPD deputies will meet on Tuesday in Cologne to line up their strategy as an opposition
the party to
government-- Associated Press.
CATHOLIC CALL FOR
UNITED EUROPE
Bochum, (Germany) Sept. 4. -German Catholle workers to- day issued a call for a united Europe under one government
and constitution.
The call was issued by the many of whose members belong Catholle Workers' Association, to non-religious labour unions.
The Workers' Association is one of several Catholle organisations which are today concluding a four-day convention to discuss common problems.
In a resolution, the workers"
called for: organisation
1-A
with o stronger state clear definition of its powers.
2A united Europe under a common government, parliament and law. This was described ns the "only
way out of
the
All Prague newspapers today carried stern editorials accusing R. Soekarno, the President
Jozjakarta, Sept. 4. Dr I. present crisis."
of Church leaders the Indonesian Republic, high Catholic
3 Less discrimination against The Bermon WILG mimco-i of
saldamall Nazis in the de-Nazifica- "subversive activities". graphed on cheap paper
here today that English and Rude Pravo, Communist heen made a compulsory
hadtion, courts. distributed clandestinely to organ, said these "enemies in-Ject in all primary schools Prague priests. As the message tended to misuse the religious the Repubilo. from the Archbishop was be-feelings of ing read, news stands were dis-Catholic
the predominantly tributing
Slovakians. United atincks Press, the latest against Church leaders.
The Archbishop-advised the Communist government that the Australia nad received nearly Church would be "well pre- 6,000 different reports and about pared" for any difficulties it 8,000 tons of machinery as re-might have to face. parations from Germany in the past three years.
Cultural Organisation The knowledge gained from (UNESCO) is well on the way reports of Important phases of to achieving its long-term ob- German Industries, and jective of "providing a direct chinery received as reparations, ing centre which can effective could not be valued in terms of "ly "co-operate in the service of money, he said, International peace
and well- being." its annual report stated today.
IL was hoped that men of education, science and culture would effectively help in this object.
Dr Jamca Mexico, said that the Organisa-
"Another
from asset
ly
plant
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sub- The resolution also stated of that the Catholic workers TC- garded the present distribution of property as a "contradiction "We realise that English is of social justice." At the same world language," he added. time, however, the resolution The Fresident, who was said that-tho-workers-were-op- speaking in an interview in his posed to any form of socialisa- the state full palace, salt that Indonesia was tion that gave
hungry for books from Eng-control of economic life,~~Asso- land and Australia" For six ciated Press. years the Indonesians had been starved of books.
"We want news of literature, music, painting and social wel- fare development and Australle.
in England
In the midst of raving Satanism, by our very lack of "Delivery of reparations
power we can contribute more and Australia our nation," said the message. still contloung
.lo avert all evils from The report, which was issued can expect to receive by the new Director General, worth at least A£1,000,000," hr
Msgr. Berau called on the for Marshal Josip Tito in its Torren Bodet, of said."
whole nation to take a stand campaign against the Yugoslav "tor Christianity and Christian Prime Minister--"Titter", tion had" made considerable
Ger-co-operation" and appealed to
In a cartoon captioned "The people to accept Indeed, achieved many," Mr Chifley added, "has all Catholles "to remain firm in progress and, noteworthy results" in the fields been the services of 40 selen-their faith." of
education,tists and technicians, each reconstruction, natural selences, racial selences, outstanding expert in his Own cultural activities and internu-ield. Many have already made valuable contributions to indus- trial production and to develop ment of national resources, "--- Reuter.
tional student exchanges.
Several pages were occupied by the list of projects which Dr Torres Bodet Instances as hav- ing made noteworthy progress. Among them were: the pro-
vision of urgent relief for Greek SIDE GLANCES
cn
refugee childen and educational assistance for Middle East re fugees; help to the Philippines and Slam In improving their school systems; reports educational experiments, in- cluding a procedure for TC- vising school text-books with a view to promoting International understanding; and help. for creating International bodies for co-ordinating world medical and biological research; the planning of an international in- stitute of the arid zones to help close the widening gap between population and available TC- sources-Reuter,
Pearl Harbour "Scapegoat"
Dallas, Texas,) Sept, 47—The body of Major General Walter C. Short, who often necused the United States War Department of making him the "scapegoat" In the Pearl Harbour dieaster, Icaves
ves here tonight for
a
Washington burial in the Arling- ton National Cemetery.
com~
Maj-Gen. Short, who manded the Army at Pearl Har bour whan the Japanese attacked
71941,
died on December quietly at his home here last
09,
night, ad ese attack on Pearl
The Japanese Harbour onded General Short's 40-year Army career. · A fow days after the bombing raid he was relieved of his command 'n few weeks he retired. Within
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"PRODIGAL SON" There was
no Indication to how the message was con- veyed to the priests from Archbishop Beran's where, Church
sources clain,
palace,
By Galbraith
COPK, ONE BY HEA BERNCE, NO, T. IL, KÉO, EL 1. PRY, ONG
"We have to postpone that drive out to Unolo Bill's farm again, grandpa-mother had a horrible dream that wo would 'run over a rabbit!"
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US Economic
Office
Germany
Fascist Relay Race,'
Hitler today depicted skeleton in rags handing on a Fascist axe inscribed To Titler From litler" to a delighted and Grateful-fooking Tito, dressed ov a butcher-Reuter.. World Bank OFFICIALS | OUTWARD
Belgrade, Sept. 4-Marshal Josip Tito, the Yugoslav Prime Minister, hos received the members of the Washington International Bank for Recon- struction and Development now
Yugoslavia in
investigating
"I am guger for our
chotnships Pravdu which may be offered to them from overseas. L'berty, peace, books and other things to enrich Frankfurt, Sept. 4 THO the mind-that
we American High Commissioner, need."-Reuter.
Sir John J. McCloy, today an nounced the establishment of a single United States Office of Economic Affairs in Germany. centralising
branches ceonamle polley In the hands of Mr Norman II. Collisson, ECA MIssion to
tions for a loan to Yugo- conditions slavin, the Yugoslav news agen- cy reported today.
saw
The delegation, which the Marshal yesterday, was led by Mr A. S. G. Hoar, Joint Director of the Bank's loan ser- vice, and included two other Bank officials, Mr Cope and Mr Martin Rosen.
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Mr Collisson will also re- present the United
States in the tripartite Allied Econvinir Committee.
Under him, Mr Shepard Morgan, hitherto Finance Ad- viser to the American Military Government, will head the Onance division and represent MONDAY, REPTEMBER 5
hia
country in the tripartile Closing Times By Air Luchow, Kunming, Chungking and and foreign trade and exchange Talpeh, Hoshow, Swalaw, Amoy, committees dealing with Onanco Chengtu, a p.m. (reg); 3.30 pm. respectively, The Vice-President of the (ord). Yugoslav Federal
Bangkok, Planning
Karachi Basra,
Rangoon,
Commission, M. Voyo Gouzini, Mombasa, Dar-es-Salaam. Mauritius Military Governor, will continue was also present.
A four-man mission from the International Bank, arrived here on August 17 to inquire into Yugoslavia's request for a $350, 000,000 loan.
The mission la expected to stay in the country for about six weeks-Reuter.
PRESS PARTY
VISITS UK
Schiphol, Sept 4. Tha American Overseas
gest aircraft over
Calcutta, General George P. Has, who CHITO (Nabobi, was Mr McCloy's Deputy 33
and Johannesburg via Cairo), Rome and London, (Kowloon. COP Commission's Office-Reuter.
As his deputy in the new High (rea); 4.40 p.m. (ond); (GPO) 450 p.m. (reg); & p.m. (ord),
Singapore, Sourabaya, Sydney and Auckland, 4.30 pm, tregii, á pum. (ord),
Japan, 4.30 p.m. (reg); 6 pm. tord),
Closing Times By Ben' Bangkok, 3 p.m.
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11.15, Weather Report end."- Bum“ mary" of "New); -11420, Close down,
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States, Thousands
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