1948-09-22 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL;' WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1948.

INDONESIANS GIRD THEIR LOINS VAN MOOK TO RETURN

Hyderabad Case Adjourned

Paris, September 20.

At Britain's suggestion, the Sacurity Council today droided on a few days' adjournment of the Hyderabad case, üfter hear- ing a Hyderabad representative declare that he had received no direct instructions from the Nizam.

Tab=delegatoj Kahiz Ahmed; Secretary Ta the Hyderabad Ministry of External Affairs, sata:, "It appears that the Nizam has ordered, the ceration of hostil

troops have entered Hyderabad, and that mar- tial law has been declared,"

He too urged a few days' post- ponement of the rase. India's re- presentative, Si Ramaswami | M

that. Indian

PRESIDENT RECEIVES DICTATORIAL POWERS

Batavia, September 20.

The young Republic of Indonesia abandoned its constitutional guarantees today and gavo Pre- sident Soekarno spacial dictatorial powers to crush the Communist revolution which has al- ready captured the important city of Madiun. 'Meeting in an emergency session the Working Com- mittee of the Indonesian Parliament recognis- ed that it faces'a mounting state of danger be- cause of the uprising led by the Communist Party chairman, Muso, who returned only a <bow-months ago from MosCOW

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Reports reaching Joginkarta | today said Mas has been named President of the Soviet Republic of Java while Ami Starifuddin, former Premier of Indonesia, has been rambd Prime Minister

FMaushErEs

Communists and left wing extremists started in the Repulillean capital, ing to Radio Jogjakarla, un

The special Committee session

was

addressed 13 Premier Mohammed Hulta who promised swift.actiot in suppress the, at fempt to overthrow the Govern- ment. The vote for the bill was 25 to one.

Newspapers Banned

Mudnitar, raid that he had valuty day morning after word of the Radio Jogjakarta reported al tried to cotrasuntente to

Comunmist coup in Madiun po left wing ne'vipaprra and mega- Hyderabad delegation

orrier putti

about 150,000). More zmes have been banned until für- From the Nizam to withdraw stri

thether police mid that the Moslem than 200 were retained it Security Counel complaint.

Party, largest in Indonesia, has first 24 hours,

joined thre Nationalist Party in the outi-Communist National Indeændence Front,

The withdrawal order was not caused by Indian pressure but came from the Nizam, he said. "He withdrew the com- plaint/ before our armies reach.

ed Hyderabad, - In fact, our forcer entered Hyderabad City at the Nizam's invitation,"

Order was now estabilisbert eye] jent for sane Razakars is some legians of the State, The alter) The people would be free tex stes jude their own future --Router

Strong military, guards were tatoued in the sheets and pu- fin postrolled the headquarters of e Comunand-dominated lobur Jeton, Sobis),

Under the Emergency Dicta torship Bill, Or Soekarno will have power for the next three months to take niepourca "out- Lide law and landing regula tions' in order to guarantee the security of the country."

Huge War Surplus To Be Put To Use

Shanghai, September 20.

Chinese authorities have finally bowed to Ameri- con prossure to put to use the huge stockpile of war surplus and former UNRRA goods aban- doned in various parts of China.

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Work on sorting out materials dumped on Shang-

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The Communist-controlled ra- dio i Madiun meanwhile accin fer the Hepublic of delivering In-

donesta inta The hands of Dutch and described the Republle

"Fascist State" It accused 13: Soekarre and Mohammed lutta of wartime collaboration with the Japanese and nanounc- ed, the Coratoriisi nim us quest of all Indonesia

The hour for revoll hos be- un." i sald,

A delayed Antara (Indonesian News Agency) dispatch agreed with the Communist claim that thre conquest of Madiun had tren swift and almost bloodless. 'The dispatch sald rady vwo Army, offi- cers were killed and for wound-

rd.

Automobiles flying the ham- mer and sickle raced through the street and the Communist fing was holstad over the City Hall, according to the newe agency.

In Batovi today. Dr. Sutan

hai's Point Island was expected to get unde:- Slobrir, former Pamier and UN way before the month's end.

The ECA China office told relief agencies that all surplus public. It is mult PLUSS that so far unused must be integrat-Which

Associated

way thugs will

Intervention Called For

Batavia, September 20, Two Dutch newspapers kero suggested that the Dutch should Intevons In Republi can, Java, to suppress the Communist ravalt.. The Hat Gadblad asked whether the time had

not come for Dutch Governinant to exer. cise its Juli, sovereign rights. The Nieuwenlad sald that every day's delay in Inter- vention means that chaos in the Republic would increase.

the

TO JAVA IMMEDIATELY

The Hague, September 20. · Doctor Hubertus J. Van Mook, Lieutenant Governor

· General of the Netherlands East Indies, will leave for Batavia on Tuesday to deal with the naw situation in Java' created by the Commun- ist uprising.

After ten days of conferences at the Hague, Dr. Van Mook cut short his stay In Holland and pre- pared to return to Batavia, His secretary acknowledg ed that the decision to re-

Stikker elted recent words of Muse, the Moscow-trained leader

of Indonesia's Communists, ag evidence of where orders were

originating. comman→

All Republion dere of fighting units in and near the town of Bunkarta have been ordered by the, Re-

dar of the town. report to him for instructions, Antara reported today.

The commanders who Ignore the order will be re- garded as rebots the report added, and Grastle measurea will be taken against them.

Lieutendant General G. H. Spear, the Dutch commander In Indonesia, said that there had been no Communist at- tacks

Cutch-controlled areas yet But it was... "very reasonable to

that expect Communis would #pread by infiltration." Reuters.

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turn was quite sudden. Van Mook spent the afternook in conferences with high Dutch officials.

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He quoted Muso as saying "nowadays there are only Iwo camps: firstly the Soviet Union

left his future position unelariiled. and secondly the Imperialists" When he arrived here from

Batovia, it was widely rumoured that he would Roon be replaced but the Communist uprising in Java apparently postponed a de- cision on this question.

"Can we maintain neutrality in this conflict. Absolutely not. Wo must choose the Soviet side."

Stikker declined to divulge the purpose of his visit to Washington

and his two days'

conferences

In Washington, the Netherlands with high State Department of Foreign Minister,

Udo

Stikker, felnis,

could

of

sold that his government would Ho, said only that "there has, Trefuse to make any confession to been no discussion whatever

the Indonesian Republic which any police action" against the would strengthen the Communist rebelling Indonesians."

Stikker sníd he

state movement.

government At a news conference, he in-categorically for his

that I

the present dicated a belief that Russia wos

Republican "makes an directing Communist activities In Premier

an arrangement, Indonesia, but declined to say so this new Dutch Cabinet is willing [directly.

meet him and to support him". Stikker declined to my what he meant by support of the Premier, who at present

is being nounced by the Communists as the tool of Imperialist nations. "It is to be hoped that

ja to be

the Reput lle under President See-

Threat To Kill American Consul

Jerusalem, Septembar 20,

to

de.

kurno and Premier Heitu win

have sufficient strength to resist the Communist effort to take over completely the Republic" he said."

Stikker declared, that the Dulch government wonts to prevent

bloodshed but can offer no con- cession

which would aid the

Communists.

A 24-hour United States Marina and Jawish Police guard was posted around the American Con- sulate today following widespread reports that the Jewish extremists have threatened to as-were willing to make concessions sassinate the American Consul-General, Mr. John Macdonald,

A Consulate spokesman dismissed the reports os mere gossip and said no extraordinary precau- tions were being taken by the Consulate au- thorities. However, Jewish officials have set up a continuous guard until further notice.

delegate, said "It appears civil The report said that Mr. war is brewing within the Re-

the to tell MacDonald, chairman of

go, United Nations Truce Commis- xion, was "next on the Stern Gong Bist" for assassination after Count Berhadette, was slain on Friday with his aide, Colonel Andre Serot, in

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