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THE GREAT DICTATOR

THE QUINĄ MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1947.

Hungary--Warning Sheet

Of

New York, June 28.

United States and, to a lesser extent British reactions were swift and unmistakable. The Unit- ed States a few months ago pro. tested against the arrest of Bela Kovace, the secretary-general of the Smali.holders Party, who wan charged with being involved in a

Lightning

By FERDINAND JAHN

1

Herald Tri-

fluential New York The Hungarian nitair was #

bune's columnisi, Walter Lipp warning sheet of lightning com-

mann, who as voente of a dis. ing from the dark clouds which

play of Amerienn power in the rapidly gathered on the world's | is being formed in France to sup. Eastern Mediterranehu was one of horizon in recent months. The port the Greek guerilla Bghters and the original sponsors of the Tru. forced resignation of Premier conquer Greek Macedonia for the man Doctrine, new appears in the Ferenc Nagy and the establish. Moscow-controlled Balkan Federn-role of Goethe's magician's up. ment of pro-Soviet #gime in tion. If this is true it would bring prentice who cannot get rid of Hungary appears to be Moscow's horrors similar to the Spanish the forces unloosed by himself. first retort 10 the Truman Civil War to unhappy Greece and. He writes: Doctrine.

| unless a Greek "Franep" were to

"The Truman Doctrine, which merge the victor, would deprive Greece of her tobacco farms and was superimposed unnecessarily upon the concrete problem ni grallands which are virtually all In the northern territory coveted Greece and Turkey, got us into by the Slavs. Tobacco, is Greece's a position which the Russians can commodity with explait in Hungary, Italy and main export which to pay for food Imports. perhaps later in France. The Tito's envisaged Federation also great, big and hot words which Truman uttered 50 cloquently The friction that threatens to plot to restore the Horthy regime includes Hoxha's Albania and cannot at this time be made good slons by Kovacs are given as ree-probably Rumania, although the by effective deeds. It would there. two coun. fore would have been better not sons for the grave charges against populations of these

to utter them at all." Lippman Premier Nogy and other leaders tries, while having a strong ad mixture of Slov blood, do not of the Smaliholders Party

that the is convinced

Russians consider themselves Slavs. Such

won their game in Hungary, are hastily Beeing the country in

n Federation would comprise over order to escape arrest.

should Hungary. By n 40,000,000 and. join, 50,000,000. In view of the Hungarian events hnd n parallel fact that the populations consis: in the tiny Central American Re public of Nicaragua. There Gen- sent a formidable military force. eral Anastasie Somoza, after rut. of hardy peasants, it would repre. with such a force trained and Ing the country of harely one and equipped by, Russia, Tito might well dare to challenge the Wes. a half million for eleven years, overthrew his successor in the tern Powers and, de Gasperl's re-presidency who had been in office gime trembles in Italy, where the only a few weeks, because he re Communists and their associated fused to bow to Samoza's orders.

already preparing Socialista are

Samuza then had Parliament elect An allout fight against their bour.

a new President, who promises to be an abedient puppet geols guvernment.

Semozo.

develop

General Mac- Arthur's decision to authorise a secund Japanese, whaling expedi tion to the Antarctic may serve a useful purpose, if it brings to an issue the gathering dissatisfaction with MacArthur absolutism. Both Britain and Australia have lodged

to Hungary. The allegcil confes.

who

Without awaiting the publien tion of the speelfed charges ratsed against Nagy, the United States neted, suspending credita to Hun. aware that this gary although measure hit hardest the Anti- Soviet elements in Hungary, Tru- man and Marshall are convinced that the charges are futile and only a pretext for establishing Russlan predominance in that Antarctic strategic country where the Com-

sharp protests, Britain on cruna. mic grounds and Australia for political reasons tabjecting, with New Zealand, to Japanese activi- ties of any

kind in

In

į waters), and while there, is-nuth-munists suffered a crushing de-

ing in the noud of the American placed the

feat in last year's elections, which

bourgeois parties power. Washington is expected to protest in Moscow and possibly a Senator Vandenberg suggested In the Senate, bring the matter before the United Nations.

indicate readiness in Washing ton to interfere with the

Ma Arthur decree, judging from the threat to exploit the veto in the event of an antagonistic vote in

a showdown on

Invaluable Asset

Hungary's geographical position makes it en

Secretary of State Marshall had friendly words of encouragement for de Gasperi recently but words and even money are Insufficient weapons against bayonets, bullets and bombs.

curious coincidence the

to

The Americans have a favourite saying: "What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander." There has however thus far been no indication of any United States intention to cock the Nicaraguan gander in the Hungarian sauce. But then Somoza wes a faithful supporter of U.S. foreign policy and only last year erected a menu ment to Roosevelt in h's capital

CARNIVAL T

By Dick Turner.

Dik lunce

COPN. SPY KY NEA SERVICE, HIG, T. M. REG, M. 1.

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"Then let's put it this way-how far is the nearest gas station if the crow has to walk?”

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE:

By Shepard Barclay

"The Authority on Authorities"

FAFTII IN PARTNER PAYS

enough to know how, her hair- irigger mind works, and how sound is the logic back of any bid she makes when she takes the bit in her teeth as she did

then. invaluable asset to

Far East Allied Council, nothing i likely to be just by hisistence upon

the Soviet hegemony in Southeast and Central Europe. A Soviet thr whole question of Allied dominated Hungary would cut off participation in all, decisions cai-Rumania from the West and thus culated to affect their interests, make any attempt to redeem that country to Western concepts of The whaling expedition decision! democracy almost impossible. with Czecho. Hungary's frontier has provided a particularly dis slovakia, which has been precari- pleasing and annoying example of ously trying to remain the pin on the way in which things should the balance between the Eust and the West places Prague under in- not be dese. It would have been creasing Soviet pressure. What is had enough if the circumstances even more important, Austria is

caught up in the pincers merely suggested that the pose there is little prospect of preserv sibility of objections by othering by political menas that un. Pacific Pawers had been የፕሮጀ

fortunate country' for democracy if Hungary becomes a Kremlin joked. What they clearly indicate satellite.

is that opposition was furdseen

a

and

Goethe's Apprentice The Americans begin to realise that the Truman Doctrine may be but costly not only in money,

perhaps even in lives. The in Managua.-United Press.

London Letter: By John Stupton

Woman's Challenge

Croakers To The

It pays to have faith in your partner. If you know him or

her She did just right on her as one in whose bide you can trust, you are able to make certain bids, with full confidence, first turn to make a minimum which you would not even con- free bid of only 3-Hearts over sider opposite a player in whom the 3-Clubs in order to see you have the alightest doubt..her partner was Interested in That applies especially to grandNa Tromps because of having slam bidding. When you reckon Clubs stopped. When he in that a certain bid hê or- sheater bid 4-Diamonds, made could not possibly be just-course was clear. With the two- fied except by possession of bid opposite, certain to plug up ault which was absolutely solid both spades and diamonds from the ace down, you may net the top, and her own dub sin. without the slightest trepidation gelton, she could see that only if you have the other aults all one club might be losable, so wrapped up.

went all the way to amall slam.

This week I want you to meet, to Indicate no waiting has un- London a most sensible woman. I don't doubtedly specde! up- know her politics but she cer- traffic and the first few weeks

Her of the scheme have fed to an al-} tainly has sound views.

unanimous verdict of s. 10 8 5 name? Mrs. Eva Hubback. of most

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To Hungary's south, Tito rules Yugoslavia ag Moscow's pro.consul and that the timing of the and In a speech Tito heralded for the Morley College, London, and "very successful". The ban on H. 7.2. pouncement was carefully ar the near future the union of all she has been hitting out in no street parking has cut journeys D. Q643 W ED. 6

Slavs rarged to present

into

coun. by bus or car by more than half. C. 3 1053 an American Southern

single uncertain manner at the federntion. Such a union had been try's critics.

getting but I noticed the other [dictated fait accompli. British of ardently desired by far-sighted around more than somewhat she when making a dash across ficials in Tokyo have stated, with Balkan patriots for decades, only hus thrown a challenge to the London from Sloane Square to

that horse 'and Aldwych our euphemism, that the action they envisaged it as a union of croakers, pessimists.

democratle peoples. The proud whiners by stating publicly that vehicles in some areas" can only be interpreted as une

Balkan peasant is by tradition after extensive travels in foreign tend to cause a jam. [more in a succession of diplomatic and inclination an individualist parts she has round there are few countries living at so high

No Waiting moves by SCAP to increase Jap. and liberal. anese reliance upon the United States as a Japanese benefactor.

Meanwhile, the Greeks report

we have had quite a number in banned-this, of course, There is, in fact, growing, dis- that an International Red Brigade the two years since the end of not be practicable-but if that content with MacArthur molly. coddling of the Japanese. This is

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enthusiastle duplicate players in New York Mrs.

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the war-should be pubileised 30 miles an hour fast route

That 6-Hearts bid was made Instead of harping on our exag- through the city is to be achiev- by one of the smartest as well gerated woes and points outed it seems to be that the slower notable developments in health vehicles must be given another as most and education and that man route. The no waiting scheme,

Myra D. Rothschild, mother of (Dealer: Enst. Both aldea power shortage has taken the though, has been ao popular the brilliant Joseph M. Roths vulnerable). place of the soul destroying un. that I understand an extension child, who has won many cham- Following East's 1-Diamond, employment, of the thirties. As I of the yellow band plan may pionship tournaments. Opposite South's 2-Diamonds, North's 2. say. I don't know the political take in the whole the Greater hor in the North was Dwight Hearts, East's 3-Diamonds and

Detours

(From the files of the "China views of Mrs. Hubback, but she London area. Mall").

Reems quite neutral and hits through traffic, avoiding

shot dead by

his

the men

for

the

E. Woodbridge, who has play. South's 3-Hearfs, what should

the right note by suggesting busy roundabouts and functions ed both with and against her North bid?

Going Ahead

of other big cities have had their road experts watching points and It would not aurprise me if the latest achete did not be- comme nationwide,

Notable visitors to town re-

Secret Interview

In Palestine b

Tel Aviv, June 25, 2 Reliable sources sald today, that the UNSCOP chairman, Mr. Sandstrom, interviewed Mena- hem Belgin, head of the Irgun extremists, at a secret rendezvous last night at midnight......⠀⠀

pected of ulterior motives, in the interests of American foreign and economic policies. Quite the con- trary. The chaos that continues in Japan, and the Supreme Com- mander's natural interest in ef ferting improvement, in restoring THE INQUEST AGAIN!

more publicity for our successes, such as Oxford Cireus, Piccadil- In his publication of the 12th It must be admitted there are a ly Circus, Hammersmith Broad- measure of economic

inalant, the editor of the "RC few pessimists over here these way and the Elephant and Cas- stability, are understood and ap-gister" reiterates the charge of days, but most people are quite the are, I am told, being planned

which murder. preciated. But ar Paul Mc-edition has trumped up against keepers are daily becoming more the

overland satisfied with their lot. Shop-and more use is to be made of one way system where ACROSS the WORLD Nart, former U.S. Arnbassador to

the Superintendent of Police and polite, there is a greater selec- there are alternative parallela. the Philippines, pointed out in Commodore Plumridge.

tion in the shops, and if ono As I expected traffic authorities Chicago on Wednesday, the re- For moment we concede to habilitation of Asiatic nations our contemporary the soundness thing is plentiful it is fish.

devastated by Japan of hle law, and how does the case should be the first order of busi- stand? The palice were acting not having a ness, reserving for lower priority informally in

One item of good news is that the reconstruction of Japan. It warrent, and one of them was

the they after a setback carlier in may be that General MacArthur would have arrested. But the year the housing programme is has been in Tokyo too long. A informality on the part of the going steadily ahead and it is cently were three provincial Fare HK-34 short holiday, involving visits to police rendered the net of killing now reported that 9,720 per-editors who took part in the very Indonesia, Burma.. Malaya, simply manslaughter and not manent housca (not prefabs) popular BBC feature, "Editorial 696 Hong Kong, Manila and China, murder, as it would have been were completed during -_ April | Opinion". They were Mr. Albert the police been quite in compared with 6,710 in March Mackie, editor of the Evening enabling perhaps a refreshment had

and i

only 4,482 in February. Dispatch, Edinburgh, Mr. Frank of memory concerning the con-

There were homes provided for Singleton, editor of the Evening sequences of the years of

nearly 20,000, families against News, and Mr. Elliott Dodds, in

Half a dozen "masked, teen- |·cident. ̈ ̈ An `armoured car] op=" the aggression 2,749 Japanese

14,321 in March and 11,200 in editor of the Huddersfield Ex-agers, in brazen deflance of the ponced but was sent away by whole of East Asia, would

an British police, this afternoon one of the officers because he prove highly beneficial. It might French Priest was conducted to February. Houses completed for aminer. Mr. Mackle made hring home the fact that other Canton by the Mandarins, having 194 700 or raview totaled appeal for more publicity for strung irgun banners in front feared the creating of a bloody

been brought from Thibit, where 194,700 an increase of 14,607 Scottish affairs in London pa- of the Tel Aviv hotel whore the incident. nations than the United States he had resided six months, pre- while the total houses built or purs, particularly with regard to UNSCOP delegates · lynched took a substantial part in the vlous to his seizure though the building was 429,195 of which tourism and the forthcoming soon afterwards, Pacific War and that they have has been about ten years in the 813,759 are permanent and Edinburgh Festival "Enter. Hundreds of spectators clap- an interest in, and a right to be different provinces of China. He 115,436 temporary. The total la prise Scotland". He told me he ped and cheered as youths dart- The pullen later burned the lcard on, all questions which travelled partly on horseback, bour force employed on the con- thought many London editors ed out of a nearby alley, threw flags with flaming rags attach have a wider impurt than internal partly in boats and it is probable struction or repair of Britain's were of the opinion that nows a cord over overhead wires and ed to the end of long polos, the journey was Intentionally desi houses rone by 1,000 and there of the festival would be of hoisted up the banners, which Similar banners m'ag had been administration by an occupying layed to enable due intimation to were 229,200 men engaged on little or no interest but localisa snapped automatically power. It is not 'America's pre- be given to

into strung up elsewhere in Tel. the French Pleal- the construction of permanent, tion of newa had gone too far place..

Aviv. eminent position that is challenged. potentiary which, we are told, was houses and the preparation of, and was making us all very A girl of about 10 appeared Experience of four-power control done some months ago. H. altes compared with 223,400 atjignorant about one another. In to be the leader directing opern- The police are investigating in Germany offers no inducement however, declines to receive his the end of March. In addition a talk after his broadcast Mr. tions, Róbert Hickox, Amori- the means by which the Irgün to an agitation for duplicating the countryman in such a state, on to this all districts of London Mackie told me that "Enterprise can newsreel cameraman, was contacted UNSCOP. Inform systems in Japart. All that is the grounds we believe, that when are now well ahead with their Scotland" would be the biggest manhandled but not hurt when ants sald Sandstrom told tho sought is a closer harmony of Meanwhile he living th the ber of war damage repairs drop Border for many years and am The masked youths escaped un-he registered last night that ho was within China. rebuilding programme, the num- thing attempted north of the ho attempted to film the action:}}manager of Park Hotel when policy that would rule out the Copsoo house free from molesta ping by more than 4,000. phasised that Scotland

did not want to sign 'his' naind' prospect of conflict over such tion, unless some urgent solicita. mintters_as SCAP jurisdiction | tion to tako" his departure may Operation Yellow-painted playing a prominent part Three British police officers or reveal his identity until thin over whaling in the Antarctic... be no considered,

bands, on street-lamp standards | Britain's great export drive.... atood by idly during the in-} morning, United Press.

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