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Selling Democracy To Germans
Washington, Mar. 19- State Department plans to bring about 8,000 Germans to the United States In the year ending July 1, 1951. ns to part of its campaign
well democracy" in Ger
many.
ta
ex-
Congress is to be asked carmark about $7,000,000 for Unia out of a $30,000,000 budget for American occupation penes in Western Germany.
Most of the visitors will be German omclair of the West
Republic,
editora, Leachers,
ingisintors, union leaders, students, and agriculture, food, Jepal and health experts,
Germans
About 2,500 Weat will-have-visited-to-United. Sintos during the year ending Unis July 1 to observe Ameri- can democracy at first hand. The cost was $3,000,000.
State Department oficials re- port that there has been a big increase In the number of pri- vale Amerlenn
desiring to assist
gramme.
organisations
in the pro-
Co-operation generally takes
the form of paying
penser of vialling
the CX-
Germont
while in the United States and guiding their tours.
United States Army Depart- ment officials are also planning to expand the number of visite to the United counteract Russian
by Australian
States to propaganda Router.
in that country.--
FRANKFURT SPRING FAIR
OPENED
Frankfurt, Mar. 19.-The- Frankfurt Spring Fair, the most spectacular postwar display yet held in Western Germany, was opened this morning. Long before the official opening, visitors had the gates broken through aus fences, and the police to disen- were reinforced
tangle the worst traffic jam Frankfurt has over seen.
Tens of thousands of visitors streamed Into the fair grounds, where mare than 1,100 foreign and thousands of German Arms a-exhibiting their goods.
The foreign pavilions are in the centre of the fair grounds, along the matts roal. They are mostly decorated more luvish- ly than the German stonds,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1950.
RELIGION UNDER CHINESE REDS:
No Full
Freedom But
No Direct Persecution
Rome, Mar. 19.-Two Catholic journalists who recently returned from China said in a detailed report that while "religious freedom in the full sense does not exist under the Chinese Communist Government, there is no direct religious persecution."
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Rev. Fr Nicholas Maestrini, managing editor of the China Mission- ary Bulletin, and Rev. Fr Patrick O'Connor, National Catholic Welfare Conference correspondent, made the statement at the International Con- ference of the Catholic Press which met in Rome.
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little have Louis Johnson, said today actual annoyances and res-Catholle hospitals that he was determined to trictions imposed on the heavily taxed than other, and Dress his drive to eliminate Church depend on the atti- at least two of them have been the "fat" from the military tude of local authorities."
Thele report follows: At a party in London to say goodbye to France's
Freedom of Belief: The main President Auriol after his four-day visit: Madame Risbudget despite all criticism cardo Schreiber, wife of the Peruvian Ambassador, in a striking "chain-mail" dress of golden sequins, a fash- ion inspired by the Household Cavalry. (London Ex- press Service)
N.Y. Rain-making Tests Pose Legal Problems
New York. Mar. 19.—A legal authority said today that Now York's attempts to make rain may lead to the formation of an interstate cloud authority which would pass on applications for making rain to case water short- agos such as the one New York has now.
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direct interference with freedom of belief neema to occur with
DI functioning Catholic students and Catholic through its regional offices In They spite of financial difculties and The Defence chief made the government employees
have to submit to intensive in- hampering restrictions according 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m. | vertiser desires. statement in an Interview
doctrination courses viewing his first stormy year
especially
to its executive secretary. Ke- in office.
prepared for them. In general cently the Shanghal offer of the
distributed wald the Joint nobody In Communist China can Committee Mir
Sloff and Chiefs
obligatory escape some
In than US$27,000 for effective use doctrination courses. The effects by Catholle hospitals
and of Uiese efforts at indoctrination orphanages throughout 10 pro-
vinces.
Johnson
of
the
Secretaries of the Army, Navy
vary.
FREEDOM OF WORSHIP.
Freedom of Worship: While
in
the northern
attend
HEAVY TAXES
Taxation: Catholic
Ilonal
more
Insitu-
and Air Force ngreed with tum thing US$13,000,000,000 was the most that should be spent on defence during the new focal year. He added that he would to cut this oppose any efforts
a widespread atmosphere of tions suffer with everybody else amount.
tapecially Air Force intimidation exists,
under a general programme of Army, Navy and
provincess henvy spending was running at a rate
taxation. There is no Communist-
Ulicy are..more of about US$15,000,000,000 which have been
for fonger
3
period, kience that
heavily inxed than others, when Mr Johnson became De- ruled
Ine to 28 Catholles are On March
neither is any consideration church services. In some places, shown for the religious, educa- fence Secretary
Ute attendance has increased in RUMOURS SPIKED
or charitable nature of last year,
spite of changed conditions, Mr Johnson spiked rumours Frequently in the north, where their work.. that he would resign soon. He the Communist position
Personal Restrictions: No consideration is shown for re- said: " ke the challenge of been consolidated. they ban re- commission would akuthe job. I intend to stay until ligious services during daylight
ligious work or for special help to mediate In disputes in finished or until President hours no the plea of safeguard-
necessity of constant travel to such a would occur between Truman tells me I am no longering productive work.
outlying missions and to attend manufacturers rubber
who needed.
Freedom of Education: Fu sick calls. Missionaries move want rain to help business, and
M Truman has indicated Jun,
the Catholle university of freely in the large cities. In farmers hoping for sunshine. that he is pleased with MY
Peking, and Aurora, the Catholic rural
areas where engineers Johnson. Mr Johnson said that university in Shanghai, continue China's Catholics dwell-foreign Lawyers argued the legality of tamper-his double-barrelled programme to function with some of their missionaries encounter restric-
religious faculty
In tions frequently but not every- members. ing with the sky as scientists of economy and unification
Chinese mepared to try to squeeze rain armed services was progressing spite of the imposed teaching of where.
priests move out of the clouds hovering over satisfactorily.
dialectic materiallsm, they enjoy more freely but they, too, are
Wherever New York's dry watershed,
some pence. Taiku University hampered.
priests, or foreign, having Chinese
can show materially may soon pass some
productive uspect to their journey-such as reddling goods or giving medi- cal service to tho sick-they obtain permission more ensily.
and
133 now
out of Catholic control.
SCHOOLS TAKEN OVER
"The nation's defences aru far better than a year ago and In Roport
There is a great deal ut
"The Army, Navy and Washington, Mar. 19.A speculation and little eerialstyling better all the time," he mention
In the debates over
how to Air Force are more alert and five - nation Investigating seed the clouds with dry ice and in a butter state of combat The Yugoslav avilion fea-
Committee toulay recon- rilver oxide in an effort to make readiness than they have been fured a plant retur 1 101
No since demobilisation. of the bukling. The most ended imposing sanction them give up their rain.
knows what with "There 13 Intense rivalry extensive varied part of the against Cuba, Guatemalan really
happen, because there are o among the Army, Navy and Air exhibition is the technical and and the Dominican Re-Laws governing what man may Force to get their uniformed machinery section, About 500
inen from behind the desks and German and foreign frans have public If they failed to keep or may not do.
Into combat jobs." Textile the peace in the Caribbean. there.
The Commitice asserted that
CRITICISM three countries were in- volved in plots, conspiracies and attempted invasions which had
Galer stan:is producers have 450 studs and The building Industry more than the 300.
for three years.
in
NO ENTRY
most
of
-
Indoctrination courses Arc Imposta on every school, public and private. Many mission schools have ready been taken Foreign missionaries are al-
by over
local Communistlowed to leave China, but none authorities.
In Manchuria, n1 are allowed to enter. Presum ion's larges
Some lawyers believe the na
the Catholic schools except one ably permission to enter would city might be
high school and the primary depend on recognition by the
In Mukden, have been country, rchool
of the missionary's brought to court on charges of cloud stealing, rky trespassing The most controversial men taken
All except a few origin. over
The missionaries, of President Truman's with ber or disturbing the peace
In North China Chinese and foreign, experience dozen schools the Carribeau lo turmothunder. There might be dam-post-election Cabinet, Mr Jolm-have been taken, out of Catholie
many Intangible difficulties and and placed under state live under suits resulting from arti-son found much of the past 12 hands
constant suspense. months tumultuous. 11is dis
sadministration. In an 18,000-word report deially-produced rainfall,
missal of 163,000 elvillan em-
They are at the mercy of the ་་་་་
Religion may be taught, but contrasted the brushed aside the usual diploma-
who COMPLICATIONS
Ruthorities, closing ployees, listed persons in Frankfurt Fair with the recent the niceties,
re only after school hours. Where Communist installations and re- military
may
convene at any time and the religious tenchers have "People's Court" Lipzig Fate in the Soviet Zone. high places, and recommended
to try them Other lawyers say the sky is
ductions
Communists selection of a flere, he said, there was on the
Ave-man
on the most
pretexts. free for anybody to do what he farmed services, has evoked cremained and the
Aimsy erhave sometimes found to check and watch-dog committee 10 atmosphere of freedom
up neccs. Many have had to take One inwyer sud: "Any-ticism, often biter from Congress, sary to retain them in order to likes. the how faithfully
three
Jabour, farming Or high-ranking alllcers tolerance, and the State did not on
the keep. k12 The
going--they manual fat
weaving, to support themselves presence in and justify their Reuter
Auence.
China by Communist standards.
The United State lich Com missioner, Mr John McCoy, at the opening said that the Fair won of the "greatest importance to peace." al
*Ke
of down
sizes in the
the
school
foreground, countries lived up to promises to body is allowed to shoot a duck and from the press. After unity exert a steadying in-
No Elections
In Austria
jabide by decisions reached.
fakes
sworn
Caltiolte Prens: No new-
Hence Paralysed,
of
But
in season I he has a hunting
in, Mr Johnson fernce, and the man on whose bed The investigators turned their
Property
hooting the
top dalcers at the rport over to the Comel
of place
cannot claim the duck. Pentagon either to get whole-
or periodicals exist in In Manchuria: the life of the the Organisation of American Maybe it will be the same way heartedly behind unification or s
China Proper Or Manchuria church hoo been practically States, which made it pubile, with clouds. I should think get out.
exeept those that follow the
In North China The Council is the central or anybody who takes the trouble The former Navy Secretary, Communist Party line.
restrictiona Are very serious. Konisation of the 21 American to go up and play around with
Mir John Sullivan, Admiral the infant Catholic press Some missions in the centre and Vienna, Mar. 19--An official Republics with headquarters the cloud could have it,"
Louis Denfeld, Rear-Admiral China has disappeareil,
south more recently brought of the Austrian People's Party located here.
Joel Boone and Captain John Catholic book and pamphlet under Communist rule have had Some engineers look for cum- told Reuter
the today that
The investigation was prompt-plications resulting
of the Navy Crommelin
ure publing continues.
little real
far. trouble from the Burgenland local government by a complaint by Halt that tendency of clouds to move proof that he meant it,
Whether this difference is merc- as decided under Soviet pres the
Dominican Government about. They pointed but that quit in a huff, Admiral
ly a matter of time table, the sure to drop the local council participated in an unsuccessful although a cloud directly over-was fired, Admiral
cently elections which should be held plot last November and Decem- head might be seeded with dry
Catholic Buildings: In the coming months will say,
Thic Chinese people, in April.
ber against her government. ice or silver oxide, by the time Joint Medical Board and Cnp-cities, church buildings are not
Crommelin was pas on molested, but in the country general, have not been won The Soviet interference in The Dominican Republic im- the rain falls the cloud might tain
with half pay.
they are often borrowed for over by the Communists. Many these elections is due to the mediately hurted similar charges be miles away over somebody furlough
Mr Johnson struck n blow Communist meetings. Usually who, without embracing Com- fact that many of the mayors against Cuba, Guatemala and else's properly.
"You can't tie it to a stake for unification by abolishing the same building can be used manism, had looked hopefully in Lower Austria and Burgen-fall.
in government, land villages were appointed by Both Halti and the Dominican and milk it like a cow," one separate Army, Navy and Air for Mars, though the frequent to the change
the Com have been alienated. Uniteti Force Days and merging them requisitloning by Russians when they entered the Republic, sharing a Caribbean declared.-United Press.
Into one Armed Forces Day munista deprives the people of Press, country In 1945. and
now island, asked that the Ris treaty elections would mean the loss be invoked.
United Press,
of many
Communist mayoral- This treaty, similar to the
was
Boone re-
austed
from the
tles and a great reduction in North Atlantic Pact, provide GOA WANTS CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Communist prestige and power for mutual assistance to keep
in these provinces, the People's the peace la the hemisphere.— Party oficial stated. Reuter, Reuter.
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Bombay, Mar. 19.-The Goa National Congress meeling here today
unanimously passed resolution "pledging unqualified support to the Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru, in his declara- tion that Gon will undoubtedly Join India."
Another resolution of the Congress declared that "Goans will not tolerate the presence of a foreign power in the home- Land any longer. Goa Ja not
part of Portugal in any shape or form. Goans ara Indians and Portugal con never Iny claim to their birthright.”
The CongrC19 was addressed by the President of the Indian Cricket Board of Control, Mr Anthony de Mello, who peated to the Portugueso Pre.... mler, Dr Salazar, to form enrotaker governmen!” for Goa composed of the best man of the Goan community" prior to the transfer to Indlà.Router.
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