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'THE CHINA MAIL, WED NESDAY, MARCH 17, 1948.

Warning To The Soviet? Truman To Address Joint Session Of Congress.

Cabinet Meeting's Surprise Decision

Washington, Mar. 15.

President Truman, in the face of the gravest inter- national crisis since World War II, will appear before a joint session of Congress on Wednes- day to speak on foreign affairs.

The President's. surprise decision was announced by the White House without explanation or elaboration. amid a flurry of rumours that he may ask Congress for more military_strength to confront the westward sweep of Commun- ism.

Only last week, Mr. Truman uf-made last Saturitsy by the former nitted that his confidence in world Secretary of State, Afr..James Byrnes, peace had bern shaken by recent who called for inmediate revient of developments abroad, notably thethe draft law.United Press, Communist Czechoslovakia.

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The White House Press Secretary (Mr. Charles Ross) all the Presi dent would go before the juin

Wednesday at 1730 GMT ssion and his address, lasting 15 or minutes, would be broadcast over all major networks,

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what

Mr. Risse refuses to say prompted President Truman to speak

Taxpayer's

Protest

Yellow Springs, Mar. 18. Mrs. Caroline Foulke Urie, 74, expressed disapproval over the spending · of more than one-third of the Unit- ed States budget for kill{- fary purposes by withhold- holding 34 percent of her Income tax.

In a letter addressed to President Truman, she said:

* Christian I must henceforth refuse to con- tribute in any way I can to Avold contributing towards maintaining an Institution of war."-Associated Press.

Marshall Plan Goes

A Stage

+

Further

Washington, Mar. 15.

nat at this time, but revealed The passage of the Marshall Plan through Con-

Cabinet

the derision was renched after Tuschean meeting with the and a pacate conferener between

the President and the Secretary State (Mr. Geurge Marshall.)

"Fateful Hour”

Mr. Marshall, who last wathed Compress that the international altua. than was "very, very serious," westi

from the

gress entered a new stage teday when the

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Secret Radio

Halla, Mar. 16.

A new underground Jewish radio station, Identifying itsolf by the call letters FFI, violent- ly attacked the British.

The ten-minute programme was given by an announcer with an unmistakable American ac cent. It is believed to be an organ of the Stern Gang.

The British bombed Jaru- salem; something which tho Nazis did not dara do during. the war." said the announcer, repeating the Ben Yehuda Street bombing canard.

The announcer also denounc-} › ed several foreign newspapers, including the New York Times, na "bitter enemies of the Jews." His voice rose, to a high pitch several times and nearly broke with emotion.-United Press.

House Foreign Affairs Committee began pri- Soviet Military

vate meetings to work out a final draft of the

House of Representatives version of the legls-"Disclosure"

lation.

חנן

It is expected to begin a de- bate White House meeting in

the al programme closed session of the Senate For Hometime this week. eign Relations Committer, at which he bluntly stated thint the world faced

a "fateful hour."

House Republican lenders were caught faifonted by the White

Announcement

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London, Mar, 15. Leaders in the House have Tass said to-night the Inst described their Bill as of an of the senior, age, groups In the

would omnibus nature, Including eco-Russian army

bo de. nomic and military aid for mobilised by the end of March. Greece, Turkey and China.

The Soviet news agency anid!

Sweeps Costa Rica considered it. conference with those born in 1920 and 1927.

San Jose, Mar. 15.

The House Bill is expected to in a dispatch from Moscow have Europcar economic mat- that after March 81 the "army ters charply Peparated from contingent" would consist and indicated, they

military aid en that when it is chiefly of two age groups- were as much in the dark as anyone as what the President would way, (Re

the Senate version-for the The dispatch disclosed that V The Speaker of the House presentative Joseph Martin, Re.

Ironing out of the differences a decree apparently bringing publican) said: "All I know is the The Costa Rica Government between the two Houses the army down to Its planned President has some new information is trying desperately to stop speedy action for Europe will peacetime strength of con- on the foreign situation he wants to the revolution which is sweep. be possible.

scripts and professionals, was Kive Congress,"

Although there is no indica-issued in February by the There has been talk that the aling the country. ministration might be preparing to

tion yet how long the House Supreme Soviet. Associated nek for a revival of selective service, Seventy five percent of San debate will take, informed ab- Press.. hut the only military legislation now Jose's power plants have been servers believe that not more pending is the univerial military blown up and the opposition than two days' open debate training bill,

hink virtually isolated the capi- would be allowed before the tal. President Teddoro Picndo rute limiting each speaker to Michalaki declared martial law five minutes is invoked.

Under the pressure of on Saturday.

urgency, the House will prob-

Washington, Mar, 15 Fighting began on Mar. 1 ably go into night and weekend major-general and wartime De Bennett E. Meyers, a former when Congress annulled the sessions as did the Senate, and puly Air Force purchasing chief, election of Otille Ilate Blanco, House leaders hope the final was sentenced here today to opposition candidate for the vote will be taken before the minimum of 20 months and а Presidency.—Associated Prese. end of the month.-Reuter.

the

UMT legislation was approved by Heure Armed Forces Committee. but the House Rules Committee has refused to send it to the floor, The Senate Armed Services Commitire Is considering a separate UMT bill ani Mr. Marshall is scheduled to testify

on that tomorrow.

Declaration Of Policy All signs pointed to an impending declaration af American policy in face of the spreading Communist ex- pansion across Western Europe. The chiefs of the United States Army, Navy and Air Force jointly conclud ef a conference at Key West under | the Defence Secretary, Mr. James Forrestal. They ostensibly discussed service was to have control

which

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No Progress In Kashmir Dispute

Lake Success, Mar.-15.-

Mr. Forrestal flew hack from Key The talks between the Indian and Pakistan repre-

West today. His aides said he would talk to President Truman before de ciding whether to issue

statement on the conference.

Revised Plans

public

Meyer Gets Gaol Sentence

0

maximum of five years imprison ment on charges arising cut of profits in a privately-owned air- craft parts war plant,

He was convicted on charges of inducing a former business associate to lie under oaih to a

Senate committee investigating Mr. Meyers' wartime operation of the company, from which the Government alleged he received over $150,000 profits,

Mr. Meyer's attorneys an- nounce that he will appeal against the verdict. Reuter

Train Wreckers

sentatives are proceeding very slowly and it is now feared that the Security Council may be obliged to postpone the continuation of the Kashmir debate which was due to take place In Australia

tomorrow.

Dr. T. F. Trang, the President would gain

the approval of both

Brisbane, Mar. 15.

To make his surpelse talk to 'Con. gress, the. President revised his plans). for a visit to New York to address the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick din of the Council, who was given the India and Pakistan, and of the The police today cut short an ner. He will fly to New York after task of bringing the two parties to Council, may have to be done this attempt to wreck trains be his address to Congress instead už taking a train.

gether, I understood to have been week in view of the pressure on Dr. tween Walloon and Rosewood There was considerable specula with the Big Four Palestine talks

jswamped with work in connection | Talang. tion but no official confirmation, that and the serious question of

President's address might choslovakis, which is now on the Council, including the British,

Cze The other delegations at the linked indirectly with the

maintaining strict reserve in the mat ter preferring to leave to the Security Council the task of handling it was reliably learned that so far the Kashmir problem, which is now nothing has been committed to paper, regarded as being in its most "do

The drafting of a resolution which licate stage.--Reuter.

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