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FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

Soviet Attack On "Warmongers" "Those Wishing To

Provoke War

Prague, June 5.

The chief Sovlet delegate, Pavel Yudin, today de- manded that the International Organization of Journalists prosecute "political" warmon- gers, slanderers and liars” among members of their profession.

Yudin, chief editor of the trade union organ "Trud," told Congress: "The main problems of press freedom are not questions of technique such as freedom of movement for journalists and freedom from censorship.. All these technical questions will be easily solved when there are no longer present among journalists. political warmongers, slanderers and liars. The main point in press freedom is honour, truthfulness and fight against those who wish to provoke war," Speeches by Yudin and

the, not judged according to who talles

·SULPHONES FOR LEPROSY

London, June 6,

Hope of curing the world's 2,000,000 lepers was given in this week's "British Medical Journal" by Dr. Ernest Muir, medical secretary of the Br tish Empire, Leprosy Rellef Auociation.

Sulphones, drugs usually employed in the treatment of fuberculosis, have proved more useful in the treatment of leprosy, he said,

Few Europeans have con tracted the disease, 97 per cent of its victims are, Indians and Africans-Reuter,

"Vicious'

American delegate, Milton Mur- Jon liberty of the press but accord. Anti-Labour

ray, highlighted the debate oning to who has fought for free. press freedom, in which Eastern (dom of action, who cooperates in and Western delegates divided the process. This conference must into two camps, echoing argu- record Its vote for freedom of the ments currently heard at Lake press and liberation from mono- Success.

polists and greedy proprietors."

The French delegate, Jean

Murray, President of the Ameri Newspaper Guild, said: be no freedom of the

ctn "Miere

press where the basic right of the geople to be freely and fully in formed is restricted, either by the government or by the operation of !monopollstic ownership · of nicdiums of information.

Opposition Rights kitlel, said the essential element freedom was "to safeguard the rights of the opposition."

"Fascist and totalitarian policies never contested the people's right

to approve but only the democra. cice have never contested their right to oppose,"

Bill

Washington, June 5. A dispatch to the La bour "Daily Herald" said today that the United States labour control bill is aimed at preventing the "formation of an American Labour Party on the British model."

The despatch described the

U.S. To

Act On Hungary

Washington, June 5. President Truman to- day called the Commun- ist coup in Hungary a "terrible outrage." He told the Press that the Uinted States does not intend to stand idly by.

The President said the State |Department in thoroughly- - - fr

the-Hungarian | vestigating situation.

Mr. Truman bluntly voiced the Government's anger over the Communist seizure of power in Hungary.

The week-old

Hungarian

political crisis found the Hun. garian Legation here split into two, pending an official state- ment on the United States stand. The President's news conference remarks left no doubt that the United States will-act promptly and vigorously,

State Department officials hint that United States moves supporting anti-Communist foroes in Hungary will be for- thcoming shortly.

They reportedly will include natiff protest to Russia, an ad- ditional economic crackdown on the new regime and the pledge of assistance ousted democratic elements.

to the currently

Truman's use of the word "Even now the bill is fierce "outrage" indicates that a Unit- enough to set back the American ed States protest will be made. labour movement for a genera-United Press. tion," it said.

Action Urged Murray urged the Congress to take action "to support the right

The French delegation propose bili as a "vicious" measure of journalists and to support the that every country, should have which would reduce the Wagner right of any and idl publishers to 2 press law which "would caure Act to a "charred scrap of pa- publish without restraint beyond the independence of new agen; per"."

financial, commercial the essential demands of decency, cles from honesty and integrity."

and Industrial Interests and gov. There are those who believe ernments," and that "we should the press should be mobilized, not tolerate the sale of any publi- guided and controlled to formulate cation at a price below its cost

The article sald the Senate sale the thinking of people." Murray of production, since such

had drawn 'some of the mons- added. "We do not believe that. reuders flusory all independence." We believe that people freely and Dr. Charles A. Hogan, speaking trous polson fangs" from

House version, not fully informed will freely make for the United Nations organiza. up their minds in the right direction, and Rene Maheu, for the Senator Robert Taft wanted to labour but because he tien. Ignorance and lack of in United Nations Educational, So. help formation-this is the greatest clal and Cultural Organization, sought to win the support of Democrats-United cause of conflict, and strife. both pleaded for the establishment borderline

"The press is an important of worldwide freedom of, access Press. means for the education of the to, and distribution of news and massca. Freedom of the press is information. United Press.

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Journalists Congress, today attacked Pales- tine censorship regulations as an "Intolerable infringment on the freedom of the press." Gershon Agronsky, editor of the late the extermination of Jews, "Palestine Post," told the Con in Europe.

London, June 5.

New York, June 5.. Carl Asplund, 84-year-old Boy Scout the oldest Scout in the United States-on the receiving end of a good deed today board-

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Asplund, who wears & pi

membership A spokesman for the Gloster showing 35 years Aircraf Company aald today of the Boy Scouts, Ilves in S that they were trying to sell to Charles, Illinois, where he has and Argentina Gloster "Meteor" jet, been living for 60 years gress: "We should fall in our duty "Tre emergency press laws aro

Aghters-the world's fastest where he is a Merit Badge Coun if we did not bring to the atten. a decided hindrance to free ex-aircraft-but that "no agree-sellor on the Boy Scout Coun- tion of the world press the res. pression of opinion on questions ment has been finalized yet at cil. trictions to which the press in of the most vital public interest.

this end",

He recently expressed à de Palestine is being subjected. The Emergency laws have been adopt-

He said negotiations had been sire to return to Sweden to ace Palestino Government, in additioned in an attempt to enforce the under way since the Argentine his sister, whom he has to imposing rare-publication censur-Government White Paper ship, also has unfettered power 1030, which is repugnant to the market was freed". He went seen since 1891, Warren Rehm, on:-"We are in the same cat- Scout leader, heard of his de over licensing or refusing to entire Jewish community

egory as the Americana now in sire and, without telling the license any daily or periodical Palestino."

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hot selling Asked whether he was

US$1,700 among St. Charles "Furthermore, even a permit afraid to return to Palestine after Argentina."

The Gloster "Meteor," Scouts and their parents, by the censor is not sufficient to his speech, Mr. Agronsky told the

He bought a round-trip air protect the editor. If at any time, United Press, "Nothing will hap. which six were reportedly pro-

article pen to me. But I should like to viously sold to Argentina, was and gave the remainder to AB- with some of the money after publication of an passed by the censor, the Govern-see one of the Balkan satellite de-developed during the war ment decided the content, was ob- tegates dare return to his country saw some action. It is twin-en- plund to spend. Jectionable, the paper may be after making a similar attack on gined and is of the type which suspended and the cultor, sent to his governing authorities' policies. holds the world's speed record.

United Press. prison."

The Mufti : Agronsky continued: "All in. coming news is subject to 'stops' -prohibitions, on the mention of certain subjects. Among the pro- hibitions is publication of any

the Muflithe so news about called Grand Mutfl of Palestine.

"This man is a notorious col- laborator whose war gullt is be yond doubt

and who was three years engaged in raising military forces against the Allies..

whose malo object was to stimu

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Buchenwald Visit: Death Sequel

London, June G.

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for Mrs. Mavis Tate, one-time Conservative M.P. who has been in poor health since her 1945 visit to the Buchenwald torture, camp, was found dead today in her London home. The doctor's preliminary report said she died of coal gas polsoning. Coroner's office investigators spent three hours at her home, Indicating that the possibility of suicide was being studied.

camp.

Asplund - said he planned to

for six wocks! say in Sweden and then return-Unlted Press.

WAITING FOR INNER VOICE

New Delhi, June 5. Mahatma Gandhi today hinted that he might undertake another fast in the furtherance of his firm

opposition, to partition of India.

Discussing the future of India at his prayer meeting, Gandhi told his audience he was prepared to fast at any time but would have to wait for the "inner to prompt Kelco" My the Aga Khan's palaca Tin

1944) was surely not my

"A fant is not a simple thing," he added, although I am prepar ed for one at any time."—United Press.

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GERMANS FLEE RUSSIANS

A friend of Mrs. Tate's said she She subsequently returned to "apparently died in her sleep." her many public interests, how Scotland Yard declined to reveal fever, and three months ago an New Delhi, June 6. any details before the expected nounced that she would stand for The Governments of India, inquest and refused to comment Parliament again.

Strikingly good-looking, Mrs. and Travancore will cooperate in on her death. The Yard decllaed

ado of the atomie research and the use of even to tell the source of the opal Tate was considered

most able women MPs. She was the monapite Band which gas.

Berlin, June 5. Mrs. Tato, who served in the especially interested in civil avia- Travancore;

The correspondent of the abounda on the coast and containa, probably the House of Commons as Frome re- tion, drawn to it by her favourite London "Daily Telegraph" and }

the presentative for ten years, until recreation, which was flying,

she was defeated in 1945, was the Twice married, she divorced tonight that he had learned that "hundreda" of German. youths Russian Mr. C. Rajagopalacharl, In.only female member of the Par-her second husband" in "1048 ving in areas under. dustries and Supplies Membered the Buchenwald concentration

liamentary delegation which visit-United Press.

Router adds that Mrs. Tato, occupation had left home to of the Interim Government, an-

who was 54 years of age, was ayold the new Russian drive' to nounced the setting up of a re- Mrs. Tato had been fll in bed seen the night before working in obtain workers for the uranium scarch board

under the for several months with what was her garden. She was present at mines in the Erzoeblercor auspices of the Indian Council described at a septic throat and the Monday meeting of the Equal glon, Southern Saxony.

Scientific and of

The correspondent mild fe un- Industrial severe mental strain. Other mem-Pay Campaign Committee to`plan Research,

bers of the delegation also were the march and had arranged to derstood that Moscow recently He also andounced the form and, like Mrs. Tate, said they drive her car at the head of the ordered every effort to obtain ation, of a folat Committee. to seemed to be, miffering from the procession on Thursday. She was the greatest possible amount of advise the two Governments on Buchenwald bug by booked to visit the United States uranium for Soviet stomie e- all mattera connected with the of the sight of the piled, later on lecture tour. She whe periments. United Dress research, development disposal ematiated, naked corpses and a member of a Parliamentary de- m and utilization of raw materials, starving men at Buchenwald, the legation to Canada in 1948.

The committee will consist of said: "I was horrifed. VI», have Mahdin pix-representatives of the Gov-never seen so much surfering 21 SPEEDWAY DEATH

rament of India and three of i could not fail to leave a permisESS the Travancore Government.--ent Impression on the mind of

By anyone who saw it,”

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