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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1948.

World Freedom Of Thought And

Of Expression Reporters' Right Of Access To Sources Of Information

Genova, Apr. 3. Against stubborn Soviet opposition, the United States today, drove through the Freedom of Information, conference here a six-point resolution assorting the right of everyone to freedom of thought and expression, and proclaiming the rights and duties of those who gather and disseminate news. $8.00 yd. The Soviet Union, backed by Poland, Czecho slovakia, the Ukraine and Yugoslavia, failed to get accepted the nine amendments to America's draft, all insisting on action against "Fascist propaganda and warmongers."

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The six points put up by America were:

(1) Every one shall have the right to freedom of thought and expression, including freedom to hold opinions without inter- ference and to seck, receive and impart information and ideas by any means and regardless of frontiers.

and excellence in writing, especi- ally in the field of international news.

The conference decided that} the soute shortage of newsprint| in the greater part of the world was a badle hinderance to the free now of news and opinion. With the greatest degree of agreement so far

achieved,

Communism Russia Won't Lead Puzzles To War

London, Apr. 3.

Mr. R. a. Opany, Australian Liberal Party toader, who arrived In Bydney today after a three months private visit to Britain, said that he did not think international Communism WEB likely to Isad to war, Melbourne Ra dlo reports.

He had talks with British Labour Party leaders and others On the methode combat Communism, ha unid, and believed that Commun- Jam ia Britale was pretty well under control -Rou ter.

U.S. Army

V.D. Rate

Drops

Manlis, Apr. 4. one The venereal disease rate

of the technical committees ap-among American Army soldiers (2) The right of reporters to pealed to the Economie and So-in the Philippines dropped from have the widest possible access cial Council to devote urgent at-143 cases per 1,000 a year ago to the sources of information and tention to increasing world up-to 41 in January, 1948, the to travel unhampered in pursuit plies and arranging fairer dis-Philippine

of them should be guaranteed. tribution.-Reuter.

there

(3) The exercise of rights should be limited only by respect for the rights of others.

(4) Governments should sup-

port measures to improve the

quality of information and to

make diversity of

A counts available.

of

nows AC-

(0) It Is the moral obliga. tion the press and other agencies of Information to seek the truth and report the facts. (0) This obligation can be ad- vanced through organisations and associations of journalists, and through individual journalists.

The resolution was passed by 27 votes to live.

A seventh point stating that enforcement of these obligations is best done by the public, who are served by the press and, other agencies of information. will be debated on Monday.

Chinese Proposal

The Chinese delegation pro❤ posed that governments through schools of journalism should pro-] inote the social and moral res ponsibility in the journalistic pro- fession.

B. O. A. C. STRIKE

Calcutta, Apr. 4.. About 100 B.O.A.C. workers and Launch seamon went on strike on Saturday, demand- Ing pay increases and other benests.

9.0.A.C. officials wald the walkout would have no im- mediate affect on operations but might possibly spread to other airlines. — Associated Procs.

Labour Unions

Army Command

GHQ sald today.

De Valera

New York, Apr. 3,1 Mr. Eamon de Valera, former Prime Minister of Eire, has broadcast an appeal to America for help to end the partition of Ireland.

He was speaking at a farewell function given by the American- Irish Reception Commities after | his four weeks' visit to the United

Staics.

Mr. de Valera departed from the prepared text of his spaech 10 declare:

"The righting of wrongs, in Ire- land

would be a good example for This righting wrongs elsewhere. could be done without shedding

drop of blood."

Partition, he alleged, was "de- signed to maintain Tory privi- in the part cut off,” and legen he added:

"It is a falsehood that there exists in six countries of Northern Ireland some distinctive race of Nationalists which dietate separa- tion and forbid union with the rest of Ireland."

Mc de Valera warned that the world was drifting towards

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clared that the blame was Bus- nim's.

"I do not understand why Russia is acting as the is. It The Army attributed this de-seems to me that Russia's actions cline,

which compared favour are bringing war and making it

drop for inevitable. ably to a 40 per cen the army as a whole, to the new 10 approach of stressing the moral

angles,

We in Ireland want

to

to play a part la bringing peaco to the world. We appeal GHQ said it had excellent co-

those who are outraging prin- [operation from the Philippins ciples to give up outraging prin- Goverment in the campaign ciples, and to let democracy against social diseases.-Associa- work in Ireland as it does cise- Led Press.

where."Reuter.

Montgomery's Visit To Ostend

Ostend, Apr. 3.

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April 5th, 1948

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This Belgian port stopped work today to give Fiold-

Marshal Lord Montgomery, Chief of the Numbers 1001 to 1385 Imperial General Staff, the freedom of the city. Coming by air from Brussels, Lord Montgomery landed in driving rain at Coxydo airport, outside Ostend, where enemy dircraft Flour took off to bomb Britain during the war. Sugar He drove along the coast | tell him what a tremendous wal-Fresh Butter They should stress the undesir-

road in the same green-staff | come he may expect and I am ability of commercialism, sensa-

from sure he will come." sationalism and racial and rali-been suspended by the Shanghai the

Two local labour unions have car which carried him

Hundreds

school children of Normandy

welcomed Montgomery by WAY- glous intolerance, while

camilitary authorities, pending their Berlin, stopping at Nielport to couraging objectivity, accuracy reorganisation as a direct result lay a wreath at the foot of the ing British and Belgian Bags when BUTTER RATION-CARD HOLDERS TO NOTE.

Suspended

Shanghai, Apr. 4.

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and comprehensiveness.

ed after lunch to reopen The China delegation also sug- Communist agents in the city.

of the recent roundup of alleged town's memorial to the British the

fishing basin and in- fallen in the first World War. augurate : the "Montgomery gested annual awards for jour-

The two affected unions are Cheering crowds lined the route Basin." Later in the day ho went nalists for upholding high teals the Silk Industrial Workers to th

the Ostend City Hall, where to Melle (Germany), to begin a Union and the Canned Goods Lord Montgomery was received one-day tour of the Rhine Army. Industrial Workers Union.

by the deputy mayor and receiv-Associated Press. It was disclosed that Tao Yu-ed from him the city's gift of a shan, chairman of the Silk Work- casket of Congo ivory containing ers Union, was one of the first sand from "Ostend beach." Communist partisans who sur-Reuter. rendered to the authorities volun- tarily, while the Canned Goods Union is alleged to have many leaders who are connected withi Communist elements. Reuter.

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School Holiday

Ostend, April 4. Lord Montgomery asked the Burgomaster to complete the honour by giving all local school | children an extra day's holiday,

Reprieve For Man They Can't Hang

San Francisco, Apr. 4. An air shipment of 3,819 lb., Smiling and waving to a hugo

London, Apr. 3.. The Home Secretary has asked of silk arrived from Tokyo today. crowd. Montgomery named Wins Pan-American Airways said it ton Churchill as the man "who the King to reprieve a murderer ahot, a self-infilcted was the largest wingle commercial stood firm and ronfident in victory because air shipment over to leave Japan. throughout the whole war," and which fractured his jaw, made it The silk was consigned to the added:-

“impracticable to hàng sản Pongee Corp., New YorkÁS- "You must have Churchili here.

The Home Office announced

*William sociated Press.

When I return to England I w tonight that 85-year-old

John Gray, who was sentenced to death at Manchester on March 10 after pleading guilty to the shooting and killing of his wife, had been recommended for re- prieve. The King's consent la automatic.

Finnish Delegates' Secret Orders

Helsinki, Apr. 3.

deДnite

and

After the murder, Gray shot himself in the jaw.

"Medical

examination shows that the injuries to Ida jaw make

Router. The Padre Wore Shorts

execution", the announcement

Sydney, Apr. 3, A clergyman who wears shorts with his "vestments) when con- ducting services is the Reverend G.- El Judien of Brisbane,, New Bouth Wales, who is campilanlig to rid church congregations of

othes stuffine. ^>"

Two delegates to the stalled 'Russo-Finnish treaty it impracticable to carry out the

negotiations in Moscow were handed highly secret · strategy instructions tonight and the Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Army 'said that all army leave is suspended. General Aarne Sihvo sald The Government was reported that leave is suspended because to have decided on a there are not enough recruits course of action which will be to fill the gaps

adopted by the Cabinet in Finland's carried back by the two delegates armed forces.

for... guidance when talks aro Competent observers say the renumed-United Press. action is prompted by fear of Communist demonstrations in connection with the Russo- Finnish treaty negotiations which were stalemated report

Karachi, Apr. 3..

doscribed heavy, suits, tles edly because of Russian indat-

Pakistan expects a surplus of and elamy collars In bob ¡ence on a, military clause. *. food grains during the next few weather as stifling adjuncts to These observers said the Army years, Mr. Pirzada Abdus Sattar, worship and an unnecessary is becoming alarmed, because It Food Minister sald today,

concesion to stupid tradition. has learned that the Communists The crop now, being harvested Shorts and open shirts are in intend to call strikes and mass would be enough for the Dominjonder with one in ten church- meetings to force Finland to ac for export.

Son and might provide a surplus goers In eight village whero he cept the Russian terms at the

conducted services, The Minister estimated that Moscow meeting, d

· Họ · also, I advised wośnezi Sihvo revealed that leave was the marketable surplus in May leave their hats at home cancelled soon after he and other would be between 25,000 and Reuter -top-military experts left the con- 100,000 to outer.

ference with high Government officials and two delegates to the Moscow conference

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Pin Coume (Of Action Diplomats Urho Kekkonen 13.30. Hoedertjeim": were calle bhome from the conferenco ba

and were sİya, Dawkostre After closed conferences that id late into the light med regu led early, today bele

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