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GERMAN REACTIONS TO NUERNBERG
POWS ON STRIKE
Livorno, Italy, Oct. 2. Thousands of German | prisoners of war are on aj altdown strike in the United States Army pen- insula base
/ section which supplies American occupation forces in Venezia Giuliag
In Rome yesterday, there were: reports that the strike movement could be expected to spread to day to British and other countri whare German prisoners of wai are held, but in London, officials; aid there were no indications of any stelke threat in prisoners of way camps in Britain.
Many of the striking prisoners i kave been transferred under: heavy guards, from work campt to detention carins. The prison. ers posted signs saying "We want to go home;" "Our wives and children are starving:" "Who is feeding our familles"
and "W are not slave labour."-Associat ed Press.
Later.
The majority of several thou- sand P.0.Ws. has now resumed work. Some 1.600 who refused to end their strike were held in close confinement, on reduced ration".
General Approval --·
WANTED MEN
Vienna, Oct. 1. The Austrian Ministry of Justice announced this even- ing it would axle for the cx- tradition of Frant von Papen, acquilted today at Nurnberg Badur von Shirach, Hit- and Jer's former youth leader and Government Chief in Austria, who was sentenced to impri- sonment at Nuremberg, for trial in Austria--Reuter,
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London, Oct. 2.
Radio messages were ficak- ed to the police last night after the rescue by four men of a Quardaman, arrested in a London street,
Constables had stopped the man in South Lambath Road and were taking him to the polion station. The four 11187 and the soldier jumped into a van and drove away-Reuter.
Tsiang
Para-Spy "Resigns"
Reports from all over Germany show that the German people, trained by thirteen years of Nazi dictatorship to think alike, are reacting in very different ways to the sentences pass- ed on their former leaders by the Allied Milt- tary Tribunal at Nuernberg. Twenty ordinary folk-tramworkers, housewives today announced
vided. Half wanted him executed ought to have been sentenced to work for the rest of his life in a
one quarry 3r in
and the rest thought that KA
brend and water.
a mine
011
Many of those questioned ap saw plauded the acquittal of. Dr. Schacht and Herr von Papen and them-one would have been pleased if
How They
Reacted
42
London, Oct. 2.
The London Gazette From CNRRA
the
the
CIVIL WAR
Nanking, Oct. 2. Communist Headquarters in Yenan said today that a civil war, unprecedented not only in Chinese history but also in the history of the entire world, is now raging in China. A des- patch distributed by the Communist New China News Agency claimed that more than. 1,700,000 Kuomintang troops, totalling 208 divisions, have been thrown into the war against the Communists by Generailssimo Chiang Kai-shek.
The despatch said that during the first months, 70 per cent of the Government's expenditure of CN/2,500,000,000,000 went for war purposes. It said that the fighting is now going on in Man- churia, and 11 provinces in China prover- Jehol, Chabar," Suiyuan, Shansi, Hopei, Shan- tung: Honan, Kiangsu, Anhwei and Hupeh;' Meanwhile, in Peiping a Gov-China, Including Nanking and ernment spokesman Bold thot Shanghai. When he boarded
a
could
and young men were questioned by Reuter's posthumous award of the Shanghai, Oct. 2. correspondent in the streets round the King's Commendation to In view of the fact Nuernberg courthouse about the result of the Miss Vera Leigh, aged that the "resignation" of trial. They agreed only in this-not one had 41, of the First Aid Nurs-Dr. T. F. Tsiang...Direc-nine Communist regiments have plans at Nanking for Shanghai, good word for Jew-baiter Julius Streichering Yeomanry for brave tor-General of CNRRA, launched an offensivo against the he saw a number take off to at- former Gauleiter of the province in which conduct in enemy-occu- was "accepted" yester- 20-mile section of the Pelping-tack the Communists in North Nuernberg is situated.
Hankow railroad from Chohsten Kinngsu. pied France.
day by the Executive
to Tingslen.
Reiterating a demand for an A waitress vātā Goering!
of
Miss Leigh was among the Yuan (presided over by "They tast cannot have a Reich-
The Communists have complete- Immediate halt of American aid to marshal, but the rest were di
38 women officers sent to France T. V. Soong), althoughly isolated Paoting, the capital of China, Chou charged: after the occupation for liaison Dr. Tsiang has never of-Hopel.
1. Generallasimo Chiang Kai- work with French patriots.
General George C. Marshall in shck has 47 American-equipped She was dropped into France fered to resign, it is con- Nanking said that the Communists divisions in action against the by parachute in May, 1943. Insidered here that the will abandon efforts for a peace-
Communists, July, 1944, with three other Yuan's action is tan- ful settlement unless the Kuomin- 2. Kuomintang tonks blicera of the W.AA.F. and tamount to dismissal.
tang instantly Ceases military not operates without American fuel (By McFee Kerr)
F.A.N.Y. she was burned alive
operations against Kolgan and and American spare parts. Nuernberg, Oct. 2. in the crematorium of
The "resignation" was annouhe other points in that vicinity,
3. Since V-J Day, United ed in an official statement, Nataweiler concentration camp The condemned Nazis N
At Pelping, a spokesman
for States forces have transported eastern France.
Shanghai circles hands Admira! Uoenitz had been freed find that "death is not so crinus, the camp doctor
For the
say that the chion
Chiang's Field Headquarters 400.000 Kuomintang troups to action of the Executive Yuan is denied an official order for the at-North Chinn by sep and air, and drive
of the Reichstar, was quoted by easy to take as it is to sentenced to be hanged and the by Dr. Talang (countering attacks Government officinis predicted it frontline action,
was due to a specch some weeks ago tuck against Kalgan but other these troops are now engaged in They were bicod-stained and "The Allies have treated the drive it out," declared camp eommandant to life im-Ion CNRRA) in which he stressed would be captured by October 15. j
M.
4. American Gilbert, Prisonment.
Marines Tuard the lack of financial support from The awarde with humanitarianism
of honour to
baacs from which Government which not one of them had ever American psychiatrist, flying officern
the Government. This is thought concerned
troops operate and United States Gen, Chou in to have offended certain high interviewed
the inny attempts at escape from Government personages." shown towards his victimEM."
warships are free to move bc- Shanghai, Oct. 27 Dr. Wilhelm Hoegner, Bava-
men after prisoner-of-way camps in Ger-
Acked by correspondents, here the movement of Kuomintang tween Chinese ports "to protect Unconfirmed reports, have rian Premier, told Reuters er condemned
"Yus their sentences.
Ry were also announcer in that Ho Foo-shu, assistant general last night if the respondeat in Nuernberg:
Communist the London Gazette today. can understand Dr. Schacht's ar
troops," "They were generally depress-
Party would set up its manager of the Bank of Chíĥa, quittal. After all, he had a paed," Dr. Gilbert told Reuter this Militery
They include the
O.B.Ehas becu
5. The American advisory group regime and seek recognition in China is training Kuomintang appointed to succeed 20, in the plot of Jutr
Division)
the him.
from foreign powers if General- following: against Hitler.
troops In the use of American But as for von morning. "Those who got prison
issimo Chiang Kai-shek con- erms appeared equally upset an Papen, it is really difficult to un-
Flight Lieutenant C. W. Marshall, R.A.F.
voked the thuse who got death sentences.
Flight-
Constitutional As.Weapons to kill Communists. derstand his nequittal."
6. The United States "is siding Other comments from various The thing that seemed to depress Floody, R.CA.F. Flight Licut- Lieutentenant
Noble, sembly on November 12 with- fant J.H.C. Rowe, places in Europe were received the generals most was the thought witht-Lieutentant G-Hill. Alon Morris. RAFVR parties General Chou Enlait Post & Luppe Balt
R.CA.F., and Warrant Offer out the participation of other with the Kuomintang and helping RAF., Squadron-Leader II. C. Reuter..
War Associated Press and Rout
on
their selves and knees up the to her house.
To the
shoeless, with hair and clothes indly hurned. Athens, Oct. 2.
housewife, Mrs. Forty Greek battalions and one mountain brigade are now George Straughan, the man and concentrated in Thessaly, een-woman told how at one o'clock:
in
aver the cliff
edge
M. Paul Loeb, former President
the Herabute radio
fendants
Paying:
Dr. G.
who
'today,~
tral Greece, for mopping-up the morning. their car had loperations against armed bands, plunged
Goueral Apires
in and landed Georgoulia, somersaulted Commander-in-Chief
the beach, of the flames
fifty On Second Greek Army Corps, re-
feet below. ported here today.
The woman's hands, feet and Five
soldiers face were raw with burns and more Greek
raw with band among the number who mutin. Her hair- ed, were sentenced to death by off. It had taken them six hours a court martial at Trikkala in to drag themselves less than Thessaly yesterday. Forty other 300 yards from the beach to the soldiers were sentenced for iffe house. Reuter. and 30 to varying terms Imprisonment.
Two lieutenants of the Greek Army wore sentenced by the same court, martial to two years
imprisonment and deportation on a charge of having collabora ted with the Communista and armed bands-Reuter.
Greece Accused By Russia At Paris
Paris, Oct. 1.
Greece's demand for a "strategic adjustment" of the Greco-Bulgarian frontier was defeated at the Paris Conference today. Her amendment before the Bulgarian Political and Territorial Committee was lost by eight votes to two, with three abstentions. The abstentions were Great, Britain, India and New Zealand.
1944.
of the tope Professor Reno Cassin, Vice-
The reactions of individual ae- President of the Frents Council!cused. Dr. Gilbert said, were:- of State. said in Paris today that Goering He did not and it so he was nstonished at the acquit-funny. He was shaking. He pro- al of Dr. Schacht and lerr von tects himself from reality by con- Paper and added: "The mildnessciously going through the net.
will mean the of this, verdict
tried to act unconcerned He failure to prosecute industrialists could not hide his inner feel- and scientists who-under
these ne men's orders but knowing quite fing
well what they were doing-co- Hess-lie pretended that operated in the mast barbarious did not care attempt to enslavo humanity that interested. the world has ever known."
The Warsaw radio said the the findings were received by all Poles with the greatest astonis ment and indignation. It is in conceivable that many of those responsible for the millions death and terrible destruction in Poland and elsewhere should re- ceive ten years of imprisonment only."
but
he
Was and
not Ho is 2 hys- terical personality. He is very likely to retreat again into his shell, using either physical com- plaints or mystic ideas to protect him from reality, He has now recovered his memory forthe third time since his captivity in England and is now in com- puratively normal state.
dazed und Ribbentrop-He
after
the sentence.
The New York times" enid:ellitent likely of all the accus-
13 most
"The sentences cannot atone for He the evil these men brought intend to break down before the end. the word but they telp to cast Frank-He come down
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St. Francis Hotel To
Be Demolished
England
Associated Press.
ειναι
one of the leading figures of ter the Chinese Communist Party, onid:
Into
"We have not yet taken that consideration. If the. Government will not cease at- tacking Kalgan, it will force a National spilt. If the National
RUBBISH
civil
Washington, Oct. 2.
A Japanese journalist's farco the Chinese Assembly is convened, it will report that Britain made final division of Ching a a peace offer to Japan
General Chou, accusing the soon after Singapore fell · divistons, cr 85 per cent of the Generallesime of mobilising 200 was branded as "con-
Government
military temptible rubbish" by Embassy
1942.
British
The St. Francis Hotel, in Queen's Road Central, one of the oldest in the Colony, is to be pulled down within the next six months and in its place a much larger building is to be erected by the Hong Kong Land Investment Company. total "This is news to us-most unpleasant news, to say strength, to attack Communist the
the least," said Mr. P. N. Chau, manager of the areas, said that the Nationalists here. Hotel, in an interview with the "China Mail" also used more than 800 air- The article, by. Kiyoshi E. last night. The "China Mail" understands that craft to bomb and strafe Com-Kawakami, appearing in "Human the hotel has no fixed lease of the premises and
munist objectives.
Events,"
$ Washington weekly He added:
"Never has Bo political analysis edited by Fell has recently spent quite a large sum of money large an armed force been de Morley and Frank Hanighan, says renovating it and opening up a cafe and res-ployed on the China battlefield, the offer was made by the end of taurant on the second floor.
In the Sino-Japanese War the One of the oldest totel-premises, from as far away 25
It says England was willing Chinese forces employed just trom in the Colony, the building origin-und other parts of Europe.
"to recogniza Japan's propon- over 100 divisions." the conscience of mankind and le he dock fully conscious of his plly housed what was known as The "China Ball" was inform-
derant position in North China" "U.S. Planes"
and to "canalliste China in suing restore to honour the concept of tuilt, declaring "I have been sen- the Astor House, many years goed that there is no lease of the the dignity of man.
The Communist spokesman said for peace" on that basis. "The Tribunal has meted out 1tenced to death, I deserved it and in 1933, the present management premises for any fixed term, be that the Government has 1,000
took over, forming the St. Francis yond
Kawakami, before Pearl Har- I expreted it." ested it." stern Justice but not vengeance.
understanding that no war-planes, almost all from the bour was Washington Correspon- Kalterbrunner--Ho secmed
Hotel (1983) Limited. It has punished crime but refus
The owners of the property, the main they may continue to
long as the present premises United States, and none of them dent for the "Osaka Mainichi." bc little bit out of the ed to engage in an extermination
Hong Kong Land, told the "China used as
could be used against the Com- hotel. No arrangement Like other Nazis, he is not in-fail" vesterday that their plane has been made to cover compen munkata
Eden. without campaign and in doing
Government. guarded against the misuse of its sane but not entirely normal.
for the new building provide for nation in the event of a sudden Gasoline. The United States main-1"secretly approdeked Tokyo" with Sauckel-He was very scared offices on the ground and mez.
a peace overture of which these termination of the tenancy.
tained a number of airfields in who might be tempted to exter. Streicher-The sentence did not zanine floors for four banking
were the chief features:-- whose debate minate the vanquished for their make much Impression on him. firms. The other six floors will
Four Terms He is so stupid and callous,
house privbte bušiness firms and the dock and in the at the top of the building it is Greek hulf, has before it the final re bune" said: "One can only regard Government should not create port of its sub-committee, which the work of the Tribunal with prison, Dr. Gilbert added, the planned to include two large flats. The bullde itself will be ex- new difficulties for itself by
after 15 meetings
has falled to re- profound respect. It is foolish to prisoners showed their selfishness. ipg
heat-
concile the differing views on the say that the process will set up a To protect himself, Gotring tried tended to fit dusharainst Mr. Jefferson Caffery, States, said that the United States proposed free territory held by future victor to punish his vic when this failed he turned had grave doubts regarding the Britain, the United States and time. The judgment will stand Schucht-Reuter. development of democracy in Bul-France on the one band and Rus-on a small but significant advanc karla, and added that their evi-ola and Yugoslavia on the other, towards a better and more Just dence, was to the contrary.
When the debate opened, Greece was bluntly ac- cused by Russia of waging a military cam- paign against her own people and was told that she need fear no danger from a "new and democratic Bulgaria.",
4
40
The Greek representative said most controversial issue still un-Judgment by some tuture victor
considered her settled, namely Trieste. that his country security' was of paramount im- The commitico,
portance.. The Russian represen- will be ilmalted to a day and apposition alone."
The "Now York Herald Tri Even in
fative, retorted that the
to
world.
• dimculties with its nested future international status of the precedent which will entlile some to achieve a united front but i walle of Windsor House..
||| Mt. J. A. Marjoribanks, Great
Britain, zuid Britain felt very
-Reuter:
agly that as Grease made No More
strongly
#
very gallant contribution to the
war she was above any country Four-PowerTrials?
antitled to full security on her Erontiers.
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Berlin, Oct. 2.
International society."
the
of
men aftor
UN
Several Plans
the
An officini of the
Company cald・ yesterday?"""""We have
of cur property,
TEL AVIV SWOOP several plans for the rebuilding
"In a short time work is to begin on Marina House where three now floorn and two pent- hounce will be added.
Jerusalem, Oct. 2. Fifty Jows were taken, away In namoured cars when mobile police raided a popular seashore, cafe at Tel Aviv at noon today," "Our future plans Include.)
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Tragic Death Of De Havilland
London, Oct. 2.
The article says that Anthony then Foreign Minister.
"Japan to return Singapore and Malaya to Great Britain.
"Great Britain to recognize Japan's preponderant position in North Ching,
"Great Britain to conciliate the United States and China fur Peace on the above term
"Japan to progilss an armistles
immediately, thus saving British
and American face."
Kawakami saya that some Im- and Japanese statesmen wanta to taka the
The tragic death of Geoffrey De Havilland on his attempt to establish a new world speed recórd has come as a heavy blow to British aviation, peril princos De Havilland was one of Britain's truly great offer, but Telo ignored it. One test pilots, and one of the country's most ex-of those who fought ansuccesful perlenosd flyers of jet planes.
[ly for its acceptance, Kawakan:i
An
In Hamburg. the Chairman of German Social Democratic Party in the Western zones, Dr. Kurt Schumacher, today attel buted the acquittal of von Papen to the lack of understanding of
He became chief test pilot of the compressibillly Inyer: which says, was Solgo Nakano, lender the essence of Nazism."
The building was cordoned off knucking down the Alexandra, his father's firm in 1637, and was divides the subsonic, and super- of a political group of 47 mem Most newspapers in Berlin de.
while the police checked the Cecil, Queen's and Prince's the first man lay the Vampire, sonic speeds this would have bers of the House of Representa- Decks have now been cleared
Paben. Dr.
tivez.. Ruson's sharp dissent with the sanded that von
Жала Fritzsche identity of all male customers. Buildings but this will not be omcially stated to have a speed in means that the pinne was flying at for a full dress debate on the Nuernberg" acquittals Drobably Schacht and
Nakano eventually, committed level flight of over 500 m.ph about 700 m.p.h.her been dis- means that there will be no plore should be brought before a Ger The cafe orchestra continuett dong for several years."
| hara-kiel, the article, anys-Asso- Four Power war crimes trials Inman court for trial as traitors to play light musle while the
Again, he was the first man ever counted Nevertheless, it is con- einted Press. De -First News. A
to dy the Hornet, fastest propeller-sidered possible that the disaster Germany, tome ugal offerta ire British-licensed "Telegraf" checkup went on.
The manager of the St. Fran driven aircraft-in-the-world/ Paratroopers, using mine de-icis Hotol intimated to the "China the American military govern was very critical of what it call-
have been caused by the air-
THE WEATHER ed the "friendly treatment"
In the De Havilland 108, the craft dying at a speed nover be- ment said last night,
tectors, searched tho "orange Mall" last night that this was the jet plane in which he was killed tore attained.
General Situation:- They said it might be decided to the three acquitted
groves of the Jowish cominunal first news he had had vof the
he had already ex- last Friday, Bottlement of Kvutaath Schiller, imminent demolition
Shortly before his last flight, De Intonae anticyclong covers China of tho "To The Gallows!"
and another les cast of Japan. 38 miles to the south of Tel Aviv bullding. Ife knew, of course,ceeded 000 ph and he was Havilland told a London air cor "The three Nat! criminals; at dawn today. The result of that the owners of the property confident that with it he would respondent: "I think the time in A depression over Manchurin is It had been widely believed in even if they have bean found not
had such place, dating back to set up a now record: The DH-168 fast approaching when the new moving eastward. A low pres- Berlin that if second later guilty by the International Court, the search has not been
before the War, but his company is believed to be capable of 650 high speed plane will have to be sure trough extends from Slam national trial wore hold, the do have become important people nounced-Router.
had hoped to romáļn for some im.p.h. fondants would be mainly German again," the paper said. Schacht
time to come, if, only to enable the Havilland was killed on tried out without a pilot, by radio to the Carolika lelands,
last check-up fiight before the Industrialiais and financiers.
chocolate awops autographs for
Today's forecast:-Moderate them, to rot back some of the projected attempt on the wor pilotions aircraft has now become partly cloudy with scattered Russia's anger over the me and Fritzsche exchanges hearty so that judgment can be fully money they had just spent on rapeed record.
to fresh winds. Weather quittal of the financial expert, handshakes with a British, laur-done to them!!?? Halmar Sobacht; might persuado | neliet who answered him for many
novating the hotel promote, he Although, the investigation into a subject of carnet discution in ularday weather:-- The French Communist paper The prestigo of com against participating in years over the London radio. In "Humanite described the Yordiots said, had been missed, on one of the crash is not rat British aviation circles. Incidentai-
[the] Kuch......a trīsî now, one American stead of being modest and they as insult to the martyrs of foundation and -10% was now be completed, "experi who have ly, alttiough the practice has not Maximumr: 153, deg.. воите пакі
have not yet sotiled their account liberty” and an invitation to coming kura popular trendasvous, examined the tarrakise of illud met been adopted in Britain, this Mlaimaniya? "deg. "The Russians will doubtless they give interviews like prima ( the men of trist and initiators of particularly," file. Bhanela, Aran. Diane BER COLMEN the mid country pioneered radio-controlled | Rattra take that line."! an American donnas. The German people will Hitlerlam to brain wakipe lente. Is Intimateder hats The nine did not
theory: karcraft in the form of the Ch aoutros predicted." -*- Associated probably make only pai alaim on
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