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De Gaulle MOLOTOV'S NOTE ON CHINA
Demands Revision
Strasbourg, Apr. 7. General de Gaulle to- day called for a revision of France's
recently
adopted constitution. He
said it had produced "an
Non-Intervention In Internal Complaint About U.S. Troops
Moscow, Apr. 6.
inter - party stalemate The United States today received a Russian
which deprived the na-
tion of necessary cohe- sion, efficiency and au- thority,"
General de Gaulle was addreas ing a large crowd in 'Strasbourg for the second day running. To. doy's cecasion was the placing of the monument to a wreath on the war dead of Alsace.
The
.
re-
memorandum answering General Marshall's note of last week, which set forth the size and duties of United States forces in China.
contents of the note
not were vealed immediately, but it was understood to follow the Soviet line which has been em- phasizing the failure of the United States to withdraw all troops in conformity with the Russian interpretation of the 1945 Moscow agreement.
Also not known was whether Foreign Commissar V. M.. Mc- Describing the United States the Russian nate contained re-lotov said: "Belleving that the of America and Russia as "auto-ferences to General Marshall'simplerħentation of unity and the matically rivals," General De statement that the United democratisation of China, which Gaulle said: "Situated as we are, States was still not informed call for a brad Invitation of de-
of the National
LUXURY LINER
ABANDONED
London, Apr. 7. Furness. Withby and Com- pany, owners of the 22,424- Son. fuxury Uner Monarch of Bermuda which burned in drydock, while undergoing conversion on March 24, co- day tendered notice of aban- donment to their insurance underwriters.
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Sich notice meant that damage exceedra £1,400,000.
It did not ran the owners hav decided definitely to seran her but it served us notice that they reserved the right to do an—United Press.
U.S. Admiral
the maintenance of our Indepeh on the fate of 200,000 inpanese socratic elements to participate And Countess dence becomes e burning ques-prisoners of war in Soviet-e-in all organs
cupied Manchuria. It guld not Government
tion for France."
Was
the
of China, is the Married
be learned yet If General Mar.oncern of the Chinese porple it- self, and belleving that Interven- shall planned to publish
tion of foreign states in the in- ternal Russian statement.
affairs of Chine, and, There was conjecture that particularly, participation of for- the Secretary of States might eign armed forces in the civil creating additional want to communicate with Farwar and Eastern advisers in Washington dimeulties in the restoration of before deciding
to the national unity of China, the reveal the contents or perhaps Soviet Government in its relos, he wishes to study the Russian |tions with China has mointined note and draft a reply before re- Cond is maintaining a policy of leasing either.
nin-intervention in Chinese in
whether
General de Gaulle, who 'nddressing 30,000 people from the steps of the City Hall, said: "Two years have passed since the great Ahine victory, won by the American and French armies, side by side-two years during which with the enemy definitely beaten France, Europe and the world hove encountered hard 'realitics they must master, s0 that they may live, two years
· following which our people, de- spite having saved their integrity
The Foreign Ministers tomoe. | and independence, despite having averted great interior convulsions row begin the second of their and despite having courageously sesalons and will again take up
Press Atttacks
the report of the coordinating drnment for Germany.
ternal affairs,”
not
0 year
has
Affairs
Colour Bar In The Forces
Llandudno, Apr. 7.,
. A resolution calling upon the Government to take every pos- sible step to stamp out the colour bar in the British forces was passed by the Cooperative Party-an niated section of the Labour Party representing co-operative consumera' in- tercata-nt thoir annual con- ference here today.
Telling the delegates that he had great sympathy with the principles of the resolution. Mr.
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Washington, Apr. 7. President Jokeph A. Breirno of the National Federation of Telephone Workers'said today that ut, 0556 (Eastern US. Standard, Tõue) the nation- wide telephong strike in on.
A fast vilinute appral by Secretary of Labour Schwel- lenbach, who pleaded for 48-hour postponement,
left unanswered by the Policy Committee, minoned from bed to hear the Secretary's request.
Telephone employees 'began walking off jobs, a few min- utes later,-Associated Press.
King's "No War"
Speech
Bulawayo, Apr. 7.
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WORST EASTER IN 25 YEARS
London, Apr. 7.
Britons returned an overwhelming vote of no con- fidence in the weather bureau today — they stayed home in droves on the sunniest day of their four-day Easter holiday, Britons set grant" store by, their. Easter Holidays. It bo kinn. at the close of work an
Thursday and extends through Far East
Good Friday, Holy Saturday Easter and Easter Monday, Work "stops from Whitehall to Wormwood Scrubbs except for a handful employed in the drud- gery of the power plants, kan- works.
and now papera like. And the population flocks to the seaside to Brighton and Bournemouth, to Blackpool and Bridlington.
But this had been the worat Easter weather afnco 1922. The holiday started cold and klus tery
and the Air: Ministry
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War Claim
Injustice
Rangoon, Apr. 7. "The gross injustice of the meatro share" of Japaneko reparations allotted to Burma, according to the United States announcement last week, discussed by a number of Burmese nowapapers today.
Was
King George told the oven warned of snow. Instead, Pointing out that out of 20 Parliament of Southern there was rain-cold, driving per cent of Japanese reparations Rhodesia today "there is those who went away mostly the war-torn For Eastern coun
rain over most of Britain and to be delivered immediately, to A. V. Alexander. Minister of good ground for confinat behind glass watching the tries. Burnin, Malaya and the
"The question
Defence, said:
of employing in British unita/dence that another ma- [few hardy.soula who braved the British Far Eastern possessiona
men with non-European cul jor war is most un- tural background has to be likely" but that the considered from a number of "need for défence pre- aspects, including the comfort
and desires of men of alparation remains."
Vatican City. Apr. 7. Admiral Ellery W. Stone. former Alled Commission chief for Italy, and beautiful Coun-colours. teas Renata Arborio Mello de Sant'Elia, were married today in the chapel of the Cardinal at St. Peter's.
Cardinal Federico Tedeschini, Archbishop of St.
Poler's, offelated at the ceremony held in the chapel adjoining the Basilicn'a pacristy where Easter
Monday services” were under
}
The King opened Parliament with an address after a flight from Pretoria early today.
beaches in blankets.
were offered only five per cent, the papers 'aconsed the Brillah Government of failure to re- present Burma's claim properly.
The "Valca of Burma", English dally, wrote:
what
an
Empty Trains. There was Spring in the air today almost for the first time Camce "Conservative weather," current
witticisin in political circles) froze the island harder Allies know than Scrooge's trehrt. January,
In the Netherlands East Indica The gun was shining brightly for instance can not stand.com.
in
Burma suffered.
The damage The damage
have expressed from time to time commitice on a provisional Gov-pleted but is generally un- master of ceremonies for Pope.{ "constitutes a’menace to world visited the cockpit of their nancial-whipping. Froin resortsither allotments of Japanese re-
resumed their labour amid ruins, bitter doubts and shown distress over the future.
Complete Collapse
1,
steps.
* 1
"You can depend upon it that
He said a defence council was whatever can be done to try to secure the greatest happiness to be catablished in Southern
contentment Land
for both Rhodesia "to lonable the coun- in London and the temperature white and for coloured men in try to coordinato plana with the went up to 68. degrees. It lockedparison with that in Burma.
like genuine holiday weather. "Yet while the Indles geta a the services will be given full United Kingdom."
The King's plane landed at out the
But trains left London through full five per cent, Burma with consideration."
morning praetically, probably get two and A the
hall Against the advice of their Saltabury Fairfield: with
The station's ninty.
platforms executive, the Co-operative con- Queen's following after an uns were almost deserted. There was or cent or less, It is an in- ference
pass a eventful flight from Pretoria. way,NUAR
went on to
a slight rush on bus travel but it justice for which the blame criticising Present at the wedding were resolution, severely
The King and Queen talked was nothing like the "Bank Holi Will fall (on-Beltaín.
The paper added: "Burma Alberta Arborio di Sant'Ella, and Turkey, declaring that it flight and Princess Elizabeth the years, the bride's uncle, Monsignor the United States Ioan to Greece by radio telephone during the dayEaster Monday jam of
hopes that her case will be resorts
were taking, properly considered when fur- came reports with few excep- parations are made."-Reuter. ponce and is a negation of the plane-United Press. democratic principles for the
Foks Hike Hastings where the sea- preservation of which the grave Trouble In
front was crowded-"we ars · los- sacrifices of the that war were
ing
GRUNER APPEAL made".
"Lots of people
REJECTED. are staying home today. They just don't trust the
Jerusalem. Apr. 7.4 The Damascus, Apr. 7. | weather and you can't blame then gendarmes have gone to trouble
Troops with armoured care and after so many disappointments." Sir Williamtgeraid, today
The people seemed spots in southern Byris, where The Air Ministry afternoon bulural for clemency on behalf
be right, read an opinion rejecting an ap about 1,000 Arab tribesmen from latin forecast rain before night Day Gruner, convicted Irgunist, the Jebel Druse area have set out { fall-United Press,
The appeal was made by the to attempt reprisalt on neighbour.
Mayor of Tel-Aviv, Istaci Rokahs, ing villages.
INDIA'S THORIUM
Sir Willant said the petitiones The threatening situation de veloped after an attack on a well-
Grure but was only "aggrieved. gious leader of the Druse tribe..
with the rest, of the community The authorities prevented as
United Fressi armed clash between the poople of the two districts and the situation was reported today to be under control. Reuter.
U.S. Troops "Approximately passed since May 31, 1948, and American troops not been com- only has the evacuation of
known when the United States Plus XII, Mias Allson Stone, Mr. Ernest Bevin of Britain will fulfill its obligation to with sister of the Admiral, and mam is showing signs of becoming draw American troops in China. berg of the bride's Immediate physically fatigued. His "In view of such a situation, family, physician, accompanied him to the Soviet Government deeris ;il ----Admiral Stone
Stone and his wife "A great natiön like ours must yesterday's Council meeting and desirable, as it did carller, that were received by the Pope in' Moving the resolution, Mr. not succumb to this doubt or dis-nt the doctor's suggestion, Mr.the Ministers of Foreign Affaire private audience, immediately T.R. Edmondson declared that treas at any price. Although our Bevin spent Easter Sunday in of states which participated in after the ceremony. Stone, iwice President Truman had "betray- road will be hard, it would be bed. However, members of the the present Moser w Conference, divorced, became a Catholle aed the trust that history had unworthy of tis and mortally British delegation insisted he now staying in Moscow, exchange month and a half ago in order placed in his hands and has dangerous to walk with faltering was not ill. But it is known information in respect to the to marry the Countesa. The been guilty of a piece of states that the Foreign Secretary's hifillment of the agreement on Admiral-and- hin; wife at 3x-1 mauship without parallel in its "The bonds may be heavy physician wants to protect him China. Such an exchange of in- pecled to leave for the United irresponsibility in the postwar The weak may despair. But against strain and overwork.
period.”—Reuter. formation would be useful, as it¦ Stuten shon.-—United Press, - we are free men and women
In the meantime, the Russian would help durify the netuni cupable of seeing things as they press has been ignoring facts, situation as regards fulfillment of are, unbeguilded by Hiusions, figures and explanations in the the Moscow agreement on China,.. unworried by spectrea or Council, by Mr. Bevin and Gen- Inasmuch as the existing sittp phantoms,"
eral Marshall and newspapers tiun in this respect is not sath Enumerating the reasons for have been continuing the cam factory, evoking doubts of public France's present position, paljen agalnat the Anglo-opinion as to the willingness to General de Gaulle said: "The American occupation in
fun!! obligations undertaken un-į Ger war has caused the complete many and
der the above ogreement." contain editorials collapse of France militarlly carrying out an overall
In the same story; Tass gave a cam- brief
account of General because, despite the brilliant palgn against the nction of French troops, they Allies. They persistently allege Motator in which the American
Western shall's carlier letter to V, Gen. Pai, Chung-hst, official Nationalist Govern- were broken lu 1940; There the Anglo-Americans are was a collapse of institutions niving to bring Germany under 1, the United States expected to con- Secretary reported that by Jume because the government ́obålea- Anglo-American capitalist con-have withdrawn all but 0,180 ted..
trol, as well as conspirlog In American troops which would re- "There was Imperial collapse other
ways to violate the main at the request of the Chi- because it was clear that the Potsilem agreement.-United nese Government. authority of France overseas Press.
Referring to the Morshall state- could not maintain itself with native populations. There was exterior collapse because
Mar-
ment that the United States had
Reforms Proposed
For Formosa.
Nanking, Apr. 7.
ment investigator of the Formosan riots, at a press conference today blamed former Japan- ese education and Communist instigation among the main factors causing the Formosan uprising in March.
.
He said the Government the Generalissimo will decide mordpolistic system and non- when they will be put into Text Of Notes
form of Gov-effect.-United Press, representative
factors... London, Apr. 7. no Informalon about the estimat ernment also the The Soviet News Agency, Tass, ed 700,000 Japanese prisoners of
Gen. Pal-flatly denied. presn outside world considered the today gave
account of the War captured by the Sovicia, Tass reports of atrocitles :: by Na... Fronch people had given them- Molotov note to the United States oid.
tionalist troope sont -to the" selves up to the caricature. of Secretary of State, George Mor "It was well-known frem off-falahd to quell the riotingi mněl Fascism which the Vichyites shall, under their agreement to cially published Soviet data that denied that reprisals were taken had overllwown the system."-exchange written Information on
approximately 600,000 Japanese against the Talwiiness. Neuter.
China.
were laken prisoner In Man-
Nazi Widows To Be Put On Trial
Munich, Apr. 7.
The society women of the Nazi hierarchy, the widows of Adolf Hitler's top henchmen, today face a series of trials like their husbands. be- fore them. The wonien who set the pronteer will be handed to the fashions of the Nuzi regime,pro former actress soon.
Syria
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ON OTHER PAGES
Page Two
Chinese Income Tax Opposition, Pape Three
Challenging de Gaulle Speech,
Page Four
Labour Party Rebels Again.
Pope Fiva
Japanese Reparations.
Page Eight
Trade Talks.
Page Ten
Racing and Football,
Formosa Scandal: Lust For Cruelty
Washington, Apr. 7.
churtu, and since the end of 1946, (American correspondenta
proceeded after a plan agreed China Weekly Review, and; проп with General MacArthur, Chris Rin, of New York Herald. Cminander of tho American Tribune, who visited the island, Occupation_forces In Japan." reported. 6,000 Fortidsans Associated Press.
were slaughtered in a reprisal blood bath imposed by Na tionalist troops).. La
repatriation of these POWs has John Powell, editor-publisher of The Washington Post today urged makers of the
Strong Accusations
Moscow, Apr. 7.
forthcoming Japanese treaty to turn the ad- ministration of Formosa "to the UNO or to withdraw the island from China.” adla
In an. editerial. entitled with the myth he had to agree Formosan Scandal," the news, to transfer Formosa to China paper sald: "What is happen-instend of to international
The Soviet Information Ser. Con Pai, said the total in Formosa disposes of trusteeship. That there was no vices today released a series casualflea - both donand China's case for consideration sense of responsibility in China
strongly-worded accusations wounded and including both:
of
against the United States over Formosans and mainland China responsible world
power toward her obligations : nata victorious power was indicatod
ng soon as Formbán was turned over to Chinafaye
its policy in China and Germany. se was 1,800. This ngure, he even more than her disintegra-
nald was based on reports of tion into civil war.” (Continued Page B Col. 6)-
the Garrison Command, Reviewing, the history of the now for the most part, reduced Next is Frau Hans Fronk,
Gen Pat, anid, he had aub island, the editorial said: Under The Post continued: "General. fromh riches to roga, from hugd | widow of the former governor of
mitted five recommendations Japan, the laland throvo, though inaimo Chiang Kalahek merely annatons to unheated fats and Poland who was hanged at THE WEATHER for economic and political ro- most of the business came in consigned the new charge to a collages.
Nuremberg, Officials said she will A moderate anticrelone : rémping", "over
forms, to... -the - Government. pussession of resident Chinese bunch of riffraff, and forgot Now the Germans who ance be tried In Stamberg as soon as Japan and pressure le also high over. NW These include greater represen-1 The story is thus not even a about it saw them women living in slité her indictment, also as a Nazi China. Precure la low over: BK China tation of Taiwanese in the story of revenge, but of unre- ||・ “Volcea of nowspaper protest, sering,___new-rich "splender, third printeer, is completed, and in the vicinity of the Byshim, but Government of stije, faland; | llaved lust for cruelty."
elize'persiste"along the #7, Uḥisa rosat.
||which have persuaded! · Chilằng preparing to bring them, bájóra Other to face telal nre, Frast essure is alani relatively low over, the creation of a provincial Gov- Asserting that the Chinese | belatedly to fire his :* governor!] dehazification courts. In at least Wilhelm Frick, widow of Hiller's Patlippines,
ernment to replace the present | was worse than anything the General Chen Yi,should be two cases, their husbands were former Minister of the Interior, winds of Naht variable Isomily: overessi
Today's Forecast Moderate masturte governor-generalship:... relaxa. Japanese did in China, the reinforced by Action either executed by the Allies at Nurbin who was executed at Nuremberg, or lady with oceaniurial pain or driaxies:tion of monopoly controls; reign of terror" in Formosa among the · poscanaka Berg
Most of the Naal widows live widow of the late Field Marshal, slowis.
Fiskp Frou Werner von Blomberg, morning cangial mist or for provite permission for private indivi editorial continued: "The case Japan or in the Un
duals to operate light indus was a myth when it first got "Chiang Kai-slick;by his among the hills and farms of the and "Frau Erich von Ludendorf, “. Yesterday's Waither a Arborican:sene of Bavaria. It was widow of the famous chief of the minimum: 41.5 deg. FIN
Maximum : 703, dem. Pulí,
*the backing of President neglect of high When asked if his recom. Franklla Régsevelt, who evident seems intent upon - emclate of the Bevarian/denasid German" staff in World War I, Banshineza.14 hour..
'icondations had been kriptive, ly prooteded. on the theory that a case dication pilnlstry, who shuhuriced whom the prosecuter guld would Bainfallt:1.9 mm; munli 187 fach, Total | by Government, Opt-Felizat the names of the woménn they be indicted as a Nail-propagan. plan to "pring into court:
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the world had to invent a China Forma to Jap
"POWER EVEN TË China Prem...”.
a repgraphien), ex-
ones à lekat seller, said:
London, Apr. 7..
Chief Justice of Palestine.
of
had no particular relation with
The Daily Express" said today that the British Government had failed to assure monopoly on the therium deposits in the Indlan state of Travancore and that the Ramaswami AlySE. Travancote Government farrod. the atomic Premier. had, informed represen fuel would be offered to the high tatives of the British Ministry of est bidder when India receivea Supply that he would retain fail solf rule.
control of the metal-United The article salil Sir S. P. Press.
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