1949-03-02 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1940.

Plan For European Parliament Hoffman Testifies

London Reds · WEST GERMANY INCLUDED

Drop Leaflets

London, February 20, Two men climbed to calla

balcony

of

+

the

And showered leaflets down to- wards Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh when they arrived at the deal Hema Exhibition in London today.

Some of the leaflete, Com- muntat propagands about the housing problem, fell within a few yards of the Princess.

One of the man shouted: "Hosinen for all, not for the few,

The

house for the working "people, and not for the rich,

He was pulled back,

eldent.Reuter,

Priests Tried In Hungary

Pardapest, February 28.

Members From Refugee Countries To Vote

Brussels, February 28..

Plans for the setting up of a European Parliament,

in which Western Germany would have a place and refugees from "bohind the Iron Curtain" countries would be allowed to vote, were adopt- éd here today by the International Council of the European Movement

Support for this 'declaration of principles," drawn up by a sub-committee, was unanimous,

An amendment proposed by Lord Layton, a British. Liberal Peer, that refugee members should. have no vote was rejected.

The declaration recommends Thut mbers of

The declaration id; European world dominated by political and Assembly should be chosen by Jeronante units of continental di the National Parlaments in such mensions, The European muitions.

a way as to "secure the reprint hepe to survive on a basis sentation of a live forces in

nt political or economie indiepen- dener, each varity."

"Europe must unite, not mere- The trial of 15 Hungkekarts -

However, each National Partia- to preserve the peace and free- 'charged with participating. Itament will be left free to choose fiome of her people, and to recover

Cardinal Mindszenty' self, "only" en delegates

fand augment her material pro- 2412ster - confessed black market lordgh | Jake, to save then loyal and no isperity, but to assert once inore currency deals opened here this build tip the democrati

institu those principles which are now morning at The

United Europe, the menneed and which must be pras Hungarian H

declaration sand. workers' court. They are

Hepresentatives served and given a new life by of counties at present enjoying being enshrined in a new struc- ensed of failing to declare and

demorabe Gaverumos

Shitture doprosit forilga murrency, eur- tutal at least 300., and each the

personality js rency speculation aml somag - | Instation should ineturle broth Pure Saerusaniet doet the filamental uling foreign currency abroad. Hameplary and Parliament-liberties attaching to it must be ary elements, it was proposed. garantert against all forms of The triad was opened in the

totalitarianism,' te deelunstlin court building where Cur- The Council verummendest thalatelet-Retitré. Mialszenty was tried two the Parlamentary representation weeks ago. The small court should reflect the party strength Loom was eruwied Uits amening} in the National Parliaments. Thy- but no strial precautions were delegates skemt also incluse ins? taken

belonging in countries "unable at present to presunier Lhemselves by democrate means.'

The presiding Judge was M. Pal Bire, ca fiofessor, and there

The European Assembly, sitting other Judges one were fou?

least 45 dags ears year, different must have Woman - Workers from

the right to discuss factories. There of the decuspelny question of interest to the were stated to be priests.

European conuttamil. would he each year.

The chief wertised www mr Hope, a Catholic press alleged to havi, len the Cardenal's accom- plier, Tivadar Wedler, a maker, Dr. Gabor Horvath, secretary to) Prince Fyti? Esterhazy (who was sentenced to 15 years' hard ta- bur), and Janos Vid ad Janns Varady, two Jesuits,

some

The first day's hearing was rrupied by the reading of the indictment and statements by of the Accused. Bope pleaded guilty, but said he had only carried out onlers given to to him by the Cardinal or by hls segretary, Andovas Zakar.

Horvath, the second defendnut pleaded

guilty, saying he took all the blame for the activities outlin in the indictment agains! him as he was the one who 'thought them up and cat- ried them out. He said that the dollars and dollar cheques 12 bought from Tivador Wydler, a banker, came from Cardinal

Mindszenty.

defesydant, Nandor

Basic Principles

There

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Strong Sees No Visitors

New York, February 28. Miss Anna, Louise Strong, American,

writer Who from Russia as an alleged apy for the United States, In Bustering from complete physical narvous exhaustion, her attorney disclosed today.

On Aid To Britain

Washington, February 28,

Mr. Paul G. Hoffman, the Marshall Aid Administra

for, claimed today that Mr. Christopher May- how, the British Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, had been "noodled.by tho Rus- sions" into saying that Britain had already achieved recovery.

He characterised both this and yesterday's state- ment by Mr. Hector McNeil, that Mr. Mayhew had been "telling the truth," as "almost pure- ly political."

over the

Mr. Hoffman, "embarrassed Jeould be bought only for dollars. and distressed" by the Mayhew Senator Tom Connally (Do- affair, appeared before, the mocratic, Texas) sald later that Senate Foreign Relations Com- he did not think any "material mittee today to save the British change" would be made, in Bri- allocation under the second year

inin's allocation, Austin Af Marshall-aid. The generaler London Conservative "Men- opinion here is that he may have [bers of Parliament are expected succeeded,

to question the Government

tomorrow The Committee had called in vigorously Mr. Hoffman and a group of ad-Mayhew ineident, The Prime visers

sers to justify Britain's share Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, of the US$5,580,000,000 to be al-

will probably reply. located to the European Recovery Programme in its second year.

Mr. Hoffman said

said that HELY reduction in Britain's, allocation would adversely affect continued percovery In

United both the Slates and Western

Furope, "We are convinced that the salvation of Western Europe depends upon the Joint economic effort of all the participants and can only

He released a letter from MIM Strong' physician. describing har conditions serious. The letterauld the was receiving. Aulda, sodatives and complete rest in bod.

"She

must have tors for at least

RO

one week. possibly longer," sald counsel.

her

221

fast

Mika Strang arrived this country by plane Thursday. She was ques- tioned at length by agents of the Federal Bureau of In vestigation and the next day appeared as a witness before the Federal Grand Jury which is enquiring into Comi muntlet caplonage, United Prest.

MacArthur's Views On Japan Wanted

Washington, February 28.

two or three sessions The columnist, Marquis Childs, today urged investi- gation of the occupation policy in Japan, and suggested that if General Douglas MacArthur "is critical of the United States policy in the For East....

it is important to get his views on re-. cord."

be achieved by mutual ald and closer economic co-operation.

Serious Effect

"Any setback to a country 50 important as Britain would be bound to have the most serious, [consequences."

Committee that

Un-

The Consorvatives tried successfully to open the question Mr. R. A. Butler sald the party in the House of Comnions today. regarded the matter as one of extreme urgency,

The Parliamentary Party on Wednesday

Labour will seek to exploit the incident, may also

discuss it. Left wing Members

was learned.-Beuter.

Strength Of Far East Air Force

Washington, February 28,

East of

He told the no cut could be made in the ald to Britain, despite the statement today that the Air Force now has An Air Force spokesman gald of Mr. Mayhew that Britain had "virtually achieved recovery," which pine have their headquar

14 groups in the Far It remains to be seen what effect British statements will have on the full Senate debate in the new few weeks.

the

san ald

ters in Japan,

sam

next

i The Air Force's worldwide strength at present in 50 groups but the current defence budget On Saturday. Mr. McNeil,

funds for provides

only Minister of State,

48. speaking In wherefore the Air Force mus! Scotland, said Mr. Mayhew had eliminate 11 "blurted out the truth at the

Kroups. The announcement of the 1950 The samo wrong moment,*

mfiscal year evening, the Chancellor of the awaited, however, there are no dispositions is keenly Exchequer, Sir Stafford Cripps, undleations at present when it issuert a statement that Britain's will be made. The spokesman "ecovery was not complete and said it could be made "anytime depended on continued Ameri-between now and July 1," which

I the beginning of the Mr. Hoffman told the Cam- fiscal year. mittee: "A cut cannot be made, An, Air Force group averages This

present situation is a very 1,500 men. However, that figure distressing one for us. To put it is highly flexible and the actual contained in the Charler of The columnist made the re- general who rules over 80,000,- proved very embarrassing to us. secret-United Press.

mildly, these speeches have numbers in the Far East Human Rights or which does not marks in a discussion of the 1000 Japanese. He has been ac- declare self witing and boundJapanese spy report, the my-

cused

But I I can of setting

Sav that, if there to ensure their application.

a satrapy should be any slowing down of MID-FEBRUARY "But the barrier which divideg/stery of which, he said. "far and fixing his own policy which British recovery, I can think the free States

from being cleared up....

today, it is charged, aims at nothing that would be more dis- COMMODITY PRICES

Japan a base for European untions cannot be ae-grows deeper and darker. It is making war cepted permanent. Our aim now in the stage of denials is the milon in freedom of all the from all hands." veoples of Europe."

"No

The declaration tackled; State shotikt ie nimitted into the European Union which does not accept the fundamental principles

from the other

of

creating in

up

in

Com-

of

Recovery

nre

wool 44.0

were all the same as

on Russian

astrous to the whole

Washington, February 28. Programme." munism.

Mid-February parity Britain's proposed allocation is were: cotton 30.38,

prices "The general has not

visited US$910,000,000 in continental United

new aid, Mr. cents a pound, wheat 217, malze Mentioning proposals

States since Hoffman told the Committee that 157. Inseed 414 cts for in- 1937. That is a very long time was "A tight fit-the absolute Mid-January were The declaration

stated: vestigation of the circumstances in terms of what has happened. minimum needed. He said the 219, 159, and 419. Mid-February a bushel. "Western Germany and, no surrounding the release

30.75, 45.4. her General MacArthur is critical soon as possible, the whole of document, Childs said: "Investi- of United States policy

question

the British last year of cutting the Germany,

must be

Invitedgation, broadened to cover oc- Far East, as has been reported, 000.000 had been explored.

programme by at least US$200,- mid-January-Reuler. forthwith to become an Integral supation policy in Japan, would then part of this new community, in be

important to get his extremely useful ut this views on record."

In addition to the which the citizens of all the time." naflons will have the same right

on the Childs continued: "At the same efect this would have He continued: "Few figures in

time,

British economy, Mr. Hoffman the United States position And the same duties."

American life have ever been

in Korea should

be appraised.

States exports of cotton, foods, complex, as puzzling and

as Many persons with remute from ordinary

experience tobacco and industrial goods. It currents there feel the token force in would mean that Britain would

The third Vijkny. piled l guilty on the charge that he had soll dol- The territories now dependent lars to Horvath

countries should be after August 1. un mother

also actively helped to evolve to 1040.

Following Vijkay, the

fourth wards a regime of political free- and fifth accused, both Jesults, dom, permitting thêm to parti- pleaded guilty, Pastor Vid ad- cipate

the political. mitted he had failed to declare peate and social benefits of foreign currency in the posses-the European associations, accord-

sion of the Jesuits of whose eco-

fully

eeing to the constitutional practices nomic -aftales he was in diarge, in each country.”

for

It called for "the integration of

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"For too long Japan and the Far East have been taken for granted, This is not fair to General MacArthur, who may well feel that circumstances and default of other authority have forced him to become a kind of uncrowned 'emperor.

He defended himself by saying The declaration urged clove ca- that he had un economic or legal operation between the planners of education and did not know he economie policy

Unite! had committed currency abusus. Europe and the existing Organisa-

"A propaganda campaign has The other Jesult, Brother tion for European Economic Co- Varady, admitted

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Marshall Plan. and napoleons the

United States -Mitury Japan. If they are necessary let's Staff-described as have Incts from the proper given to him by M.. Ziismond

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