1948-05-25 — Page 7

'THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1948.'

U.S. LIBERALS' PROTEST

LEE THEATRE Urge Delay In Bill To Control Communists

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ALHAMBRAL THEATRE

Freedom Of

MacArthur

Expression In Peril Memorial

Washington, May 23.

Seven national organizations and 35 prominent Americans have asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to defer action in this session of Congress on the Mundt-Nixon Communist con- trol bill.

In a telegram to the Committee chairman, Senator Alexander Wiley, they protested that the House-approved measures were "unneeded and unprecedented restrictions upon political activity."

They said it violates con- Individual signaturies Include! stitutional privileges, freedom the ADA Chaleman, Leon Hen- of expression and

ADA Vice-Chairman. political derson: activity.

Franklin Roosevelt, Jr; Dr Harry emphasized Emerson Fordick: Rabbi Stephen Wise: the newspaper publisher, "profoundly"

The signatories

that they

opposed to

were

and

Communism were aware of a danger to demoerney.

11

The telegram was made publie by the anti-Communist

Am- ericin Civil Liberties Union, American Veterans Committee, National Council of Jewish We-

Friends. Committee National Logislation---Women's- Trade Union League and We- men's International League Pence and Freedom,

Greek Township Retaken

Athens, May 23.

וננד

for

Palmer Hoy!; Jabour lender Walter Routher; A. F. Whitney, President of the Brotherhood Railway Trainmen,

wald

the

Senate's

of

Manila, May 23. A commemorative plaque marking the return to Luzon of

General Douglas Mac- Arthur on January 8, 1945 was unveiled this morning in the course of a colourful pub- No ceremony at Bonuan Beach In Dagupan City, north of Manila.

Maj. Gen. Albert M. Jones, hoad of the United Statca Mission

the Mines, officiated. In re

to

presentation of 30AP he read out a message to the Filipino people from the Allied supreme commander in Ja. par.Reuter.

Vinegar Joe

Egyptian Doctor "Pirated"

Amman, May 23. Trans-Jordan today accused the Jews of "piracy" for alleg- edly capturing Egyptian doctor and Ave members of a first aid staff attached to the Red Crescent a counterpart of the Red Cross.

A Gavernment rieclaration saki that the Zienist organisation res- ponsible “ng no international character and are therefore to be considered as gangsters and mis- chief makers."

The

declaration sakt:

1

"A complaint was made by the Egyptian Red Crescent Society to the effect that the Jews had cap- Egyption doctor anck five members of a first old staff alinched to

to the Red Crescent addition to an ambulance.

tured an And Lord Louis

war.

were

[0

New York, May 23. late General Joseph

"The captured medical staff "Vinegar Joe") Stilwell,

unarmed and performing time commander of United States humane duties. This art is in forecs in the China-Burma-in-contravention of all human con- du Theatre, regarded the Bri tish Supreme Commander, Lord made by the Jews to the Inter- ventions and a breach of promise Louis Mountbatten, as a univer-national Red Cross.

They crowded legislative calendar The did not give adequate time for public examination

the bill's constitutionality, "It -Londeney-to drive Communists underground and ite dangers to freedom of expresslon for non- Communist minority groups." "We can think of no reason

sily undergraduate, nec

necording to Trans-Jordan wishes it to be letters be wrote to Mrs. Stilwell, marte known that it considers The letters, along with various such an act as an net of pirney.

fur haste In pussing tegisiation such us this which would en-jottings, negotiations and com-

and danger the traditional guarantees mand-journal entries made

that

the Zionist organisation by

responsible for its commission on the famous American constitutional Bberly

comman- have no internation character and which our Republic is based," der, are now being published are therefore to be considered as they said.—United Press.

here in book form.-Reuter.

K

(Or May

Senate May Not)

After two days of heavy fighting. Greek Army units compelled guerilla forces to withdraw last night from the strategic town of Paramythis,Į in the western province of The Epirus. military

sources in

Vannina reported today.

Call MacArthur

Washington, May 23.

Senate Appropriations Committee will decide this week whether to invite General Mac- Arthur home.

The retreating guerillas were The committee chairman, Styles Bridges, said he

believed to have carried some 60

villagers with them.

On Friday, the gueriting claim-

cl to have entered Paramythis, which is 25 mile, from Yaninna on the important sea rond.

The garrison inside the town

northwards.

No Stand

the general

Rangstera

and mischiet makers who show... no respect-for-Inws passed for the protection of per- pons attached to the International Red Cross and the Red Crescent institutions. the The

Trans-Jordan

Governi ment makes this statement to warn such humane institutions ngainst Zionist crimes."-United Press.

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.m.-'ing Mr. Pareulore" In trulverd by Anona Wian (O.R.8.9.), 1.15 1.--News, Weather Report and

Announcements,

would ask for a vote this week on whether to invite McArthur as a witness at hearings on funds to fight the "cold war" in the Far East. Backers of MacArthur for active duty may necept nomina-1.30 to 4.30 and 9.15 to 11.16 p.m. was only 40 strong and, though President think he should be tion for public office only if it 125 mteligions without food, held out

against called.

tendered They would like to is

without any RC- the strong guerilin attacks. They Have the Pacific War hero tivity and obligation on his 12.30 Dally Programme Summary. were now sold to have joined the make a triumphant return be-part. regular units, ir. pursuing the fore the Republican National guerillas nort

Whether Convention meets on June 21 Five civilians were killed and to pick

would three wounded, meanwhile, when minee.

its Presidential no-nccept the Committee Invitation MacArthur has not is anybody's guess. Bridges has bandits today were reported

taken no stand publicly for or have ambushed a passenger bus been in the United States since

against the invitation. travelling between Kambos and the war ended.

Kenneth D-McKailas,-sonic- ing Democrat of the com. mittee, sald be did not know how he would

vote but ho raised the question whether it was a campaign manoeuvre. Kenneth S. Wherry said he

invite vote to

| Katamas m the Peloponese.

Router.

to

Empire Day Warning

MacArthur backers concentrat-

be-

It

*for

ed on getting him to appear be fore the Senate Committee cause its hearings are open. offers a better chance publicity than the closed

-805

Mac- non-poli-

sicns of the House -Appropria- would tions Committee which is hold-Arthur "on a strictly ing hearings on the same project.

tical basis because he sald The Senate Committee would "MacArthur's knowledge on Far provide an excellent sounding Eastern affairs is of vital Im- board for MacArthur to expound portance to the Committee." Mr. R. G. Menzies, leader of his views on Communism And Joseph Ball

firmly opposed, the Australian Parliamentary other world issues without

MacArthur appointing out that

Melbourne, May 23.

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as "indicated that he did not deem

Empire "will pass into history didate. He cannot campaign within 15 years unless British long as he is in uniform. Army If advisable to return because of people all over the world begin regulations say that a man on his duties."-United Press. furiously to think of their re-

Jutions with one another."

Only a united empire, speak- ing with one voice, could restore Britain to her former position in world affairs, he asserted in an Empire Day speech here.

was

It

"Inconceivable"

that:

there had not been a high-level eonference between British na- lions since the war, he said:- Reuter.

NO SIGNIFICANCE

Damascus, May 23.

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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Authority marclay

POSITION IS

"The Authority

"Authorities”

EVERYTHING the reason West twice refused to card land that sult. In that event, I

WHETHER a particulor

is a trick-taker or not can de- West with two kings had not) pend on whole set of in- doubled, East probably hold the fluences. Sometimes Its location heart Q. So South scored the

дра

and J, then finessed the the successfully. When heart K killed

the Q. a squeeze

n

sight. Trying this,

is everything, not only in rela- spade Ahmad Boy Sharrati, Minis- tion to other

cards held by your heart but

in opponents cards in the rest of your

ter for National

Defence Bf

own

relation to theinst West in the red suits His portfolio is taken by Pre- hand. Such plays. os squeezes, hove

hove into

Syria, resigned today.

mier Jamil Mardaney who also throw-ins and coups of various South scored the spade A and 7, Is Minister of Foreign Affairs, kinds hinge almost entirely on then the club K and J.

Ahmad

Bey has been Minister the relative position of several

for National Affairs since 1944. different cards.

His resignation was termed as purely administrative, having connection with military opera- tions.--Associated Press.

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(Dealer: West, East-West vul- tricks. nerable).

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H..K J

D. Q 43

C. AK J

West

North

• East

Pass

1 H

Pass

South 2 S

Puss

3.H

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3 S

S, 10 8 6 4

Pass

4 5

Poss

4 NT

Pass

H'

Pas

5 NT

Pass

C

Pass

6 NT

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of light when the club

ray

J

became a gure trick-taker' as the A felled the... Q, and the next

play, a sort of safety play,

worked when the spade-3-was led to the K.

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