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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1940,

Pago 5

COMMITTEE SAYS: -

FLASH Thousands Spying In United States

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Rita Arson HAYWORTH-WELLES The Lady from Shanghai

-----TOMORROW-----

James Cagney

George Raft

in

"EACH DAWN I DIE”

Washington, March 25. The U.S. House Un-American Activities Committed said today that thousands of Russian agents and more thousands of Americans are spying in the United States.

It said some of the spies may be attached to the

Russian Embassy or the United Nations.

In a time of national crisis, ing more than 20 classes of in- the Committee said, the United formation that is wanted

America's armed strength. States would have nearly 825,- 000 persons who are either sples, traitors of suboteurs working against the country mate

from within.

The statements were mație în pamphlet titled "Spotlight an Sples." "Its publication was only one of several developments of the day bearing on U.S. ela tions with the Soviet world and the Committee's own proceedings.

Others chifest:

have

on

It sal it knows of cases in agents or Ameri- which Husstan

with them cans working

off with secrets aviation, submarines, and indus trial processes.

Charter For Beach Donkeys

London, March 24. Donkeys giving ridea to children on at tanst two beaches in Britain this your will have shorter working hours and an hour off for lunch.

Fifty donkeys at Weaton. super-Mare, Bomerset, havs had their working hours re- duced from to 64 a week undar a "donkeys' charter" drawn up in collaboration with the Boolety for the Pre- vention of Cruelty

to

Animals. They will finish at 7 p.m. every night and have Sunday off.

The East Coast seaport of Skegness has gana ona, bet. ter by limiting weekly work. Ing hours to 42, but in re. turn the donkeys must giv children à ride on Sunday. Router.

'RED DEAN' ON THE WARPATH

The Committas said that be. cause the U.S. tot Russlan At- fe Inspect American defence Industrice during the war, the Boviets have been able to print a thick book which can easily be used as handbook for bombing and sabotage against the United 8iates. The Committee said it has con- fessions to prove that treason- able Americans. ure the actual thieves for fled spy networks in the US. Communists trained in "Red Dean of Canterbury, de- theclared today that the Atlantie Pact aims to organise the Bri- tish prople into ปี war camp

1- The State Departament made public a report declaring that the Savier Government fears a free Interchange of feas with the West because 30 years of Com- munism have failed to givu the Soviet prople a living standard even approximating that of espionage actually Mircet

Americans.

The report was thned

for the opening of the three-day Worlit Peace Conference" in New York which the State Department hag predietert will be a soumlint board for Communist propaganda.

FBI Estimate

2. The umber of Sovjet bloe melegates to the "Pence Confer- ene" was cut from 21 to 10 when visas were Hender 10 two Bumalans.

The entry permits

work,

Dr.

London, March 24. Howlitt Johnson, the

They gel into America On

trul papers, us com-against Russia.

meretul agents, or as offielni re- presentatives of the Soviet Gav- ernment in Washington or at the United Nations, Associated

Press,

LEVEL CROSSING TRAGEDY

MARRIAGE LAW CHANGE REJECTED IN LORDS

London, March 24.

| An attempt by Lord Mancroft, Consorvative, to get Parliamentary approval for a change in tho English marriage law failed in the House of Lords tonight.

He asked for agreement to a bill, which would have enabled a man, who has divorced his wife, to marry her sister or for a woman, who has divorced her husband, to marry his brother. This can mot be done upder the present law, though widow may marry the brother of her deceased husband and a widower may marry the sister of his deceased wife, he said.

D

He described the present law na illogical, barsh and out of keeping with modern conditions.

it encourager Irregular unions and causes much unnecessary hardship.

CALL BY BRITISH REDS

London, March 24. The British Communist Party The bill contained a proviso tonight told its members that forbidding the marrluge of un they must organise adulterous brother and sister-

in-law.

mass de-

monstrations against the Atlan-

Most Peers who took part in the Poet, and demand of every the debate tevoured the bill, member of Parliament that he

but it was opposed by the Gov-vote against its ratification. ernment and the Archbishop of Canterbury,

Goonroy Fisher.

on

Dr.

The party said in a statement; "We warn the Government that the British working people will never allow themselves to be used as the tools of Wall Street and the key for war against So- cialist Russin and # Socialist Europe.

Interests Of Society The Archbishop thought the Church would be neutral, but he opposed it what he conceived to be the genera! Interests of of society. Emotional this

relations or are altogether mutual attraction

"The united strength of the excluderi as between father and peoples of the world will smash daughter, mother and son, bro- the way plans of the Atlantic ther and sister,

he said. Theyl Pact." therefore never arise,

"We do not

with agree pact. We do not agree that the British people should be used na cannon fodder in a war ngalast their best friends, the people of the USSR," he declared.

"We believe that the interests of the British people e In friendship und in Trade, which killed would help them to achleve

truck

Cairo, March 24, Fourteen workers were

Injured when

ruther and 40

| were denied because the Rumma- lan Government refused to send | the delegates as officials

thon as privates individuals,

The Un-American Commitice estimate potential sples, traitors or sabo- teurs in the U.S. was based on old figures of the FBI Director, Me. J. Edgar Hoover,

FL

taking thein to wrik, ernsted in= | Diving 7′′ and a rising standard of

Dr. Johnson made his stale- ment in a messige

to a public

to n train at a crossing 20 miles Activities of 825,000 South of Alexandria,

Both the truck and the engine) meeting altended by six Russhau were hurled into a nearby canal women delegates to the recent by the violence of the cofislun.- International Women's Day cele- Kruter.

Gbrations in London.-Reuter.

Mr. Hoaver had sted 74,000 Communial party memberi tn

the U.S. and said Communists

claimed that

for every party member there are 10 other ready, willing and able the party's work,

to do

The Committep said the spies are seeking prochretion secrets of the atom hornb. It said it knows sne of the secrets have been

SHOW BUSINESS UPSET BY BILL

London, March 24.

stalen, but not how much of the The British show business is resisting a Parliamen-

bomb formula,

The Committee mentioned an names of suspects in its

phlet.

The Committee said it had un- covered recent secret orders from abroad, in spy leaders here, list

MAJESTIC

SHOWING

TODAY

tary move to "impòso“ a new kind of freedom upon it.

The theatre world is alarmed fully accused of offending public by a private bill, to be debated morals. in the House of Commons 'to- morrow, which would abollsh censorship of stage plays.

has told the The Industry Home Secretary, Mr.

James Chuter Ede, that

Lord If the Chamberlain's censorship were removed, theatres would be at the mercy of unilateral action throughout by local authorities

The bill.' introduced by Mr. At 2.30, 5.00, 7.20 & 9.40 P.M. E. P. Smith (Edward Percy, the

dramatist), Conservative Member the country. of Parliament, has strong all- party backing, but it is opposed by the Government

FOXES

HARROW

FRANY YEASY

The Foxes of Harrow

REX HARRISON · MAURÉEN O'HARA,

20

NEXT CHANGE

ROBERT MITCHUM

JANE GREER

in

"Out of the Past"

the theatre.

AS

well as

Advocates of the bill argue that the British theatre is sub- Jected to restrictions upon tree-

Theatrical producers have clashed in the part with zealou local defenders of publlo morals in the shape of watch committees and similar muni. cipal bodicu.

These bodies

keep vigilant

in female

dom of expression not appiled to watch for scantiness other forms of literature. Then-stage attire and over-broadness- trical circles contend that aboli-in comedy. tion of censorship dangerous.

are

They are quick to would be define the difference between artistry and nudity, Nudity Is Dritish stage plays

permissible on many stages pro- thorised for performance by the motionless in an artistic pose.

au-vided only that the nudes remain Lord Chamberlain. The view of the theatrical industry is that n play licensed

The bill is unlikely to be pass- by bim is a good ed in view of the Government's defence for any manager wrong- opposition. Reuter.

ment continued,

"We do not want Britain to be turned into the Malta of an atomic war."

"But in the family and domes-

The party said the Pact Wes Britain to the American million- le circle within which there is

nires and war lords. "Britain is this absolute mutual security and

under American' the distractions and torments of already placeri

the state- sexual attraction

per-milltary occupation," are not mitied, the in-laws are suddenly to be excluded." he added.

He maintained that if the par- sibility

emotional and sexual relationship is not ruled out by an implicit assurance, the basic security which is pursued subconsciously and Instinctively

all relations would go.

Lord

in

with

Earlier, the party's Political Committee, in a statement issued after a meeting, described the in-laws pact as a pact for war, and com- pared it with the anti-Comintern Mancroft withdrew his Pact signed by Germany, Italy bili in view of the Covernment's and Japan and the Munich Pact attitude-Reuter,

--Reuter.

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