1949-04-06 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1940.

SIGNING OF ATLANTIC PACT MOSCOW ATTACK

Historic Ceremony In Washington

AGGRESSORS WARNED

Washington, April 4.

The Foreign Ministersof the 12 Western nations formally signed the Atlantic Pact today, binding their Governments at an his- toric ceremony here to recognise on attack on one as an attack on all.

Television and news cameras whirred and clicked in the State Department's ornate Auditorium while the Ministers stepped up in alphabetical order of the countries to put the seal to nine months of negotiations for com- mon defence. The agreement pledges the 12 powers to consult together when their terri- torial integrity, political independence or security is threatened in any part of the world, to do everything to strengthen their free institutions and climinate conflict between themselves in the economic field. The aphand valid Best

and will then for 10 sent reviewed for another 10 years.

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State.

been

"Ever this purpose Is a fact!

demonstrated which has twice in this present century. It

well

that these truths be

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Mr Dean Acheson, US knowit. From this act taken here welcomed today will How increasing good Ja 11 colleagues to the packed for all peoples. From this foln- Hali and open 1. the ceremony, ing of many wi

wills and one pur- declarmy For those who pel pose

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strength and courage

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"The nationa who will sign it ngree to abide by the peace. ful principles of the United Nations, to maintain friendly relationa and

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another. operation with one

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together whenever the territory or Independence of Any one of them in threatened, and to come to the aid of anzi one of them which may be at- tacked.

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RUSSIAN PROTEST REJECTED

Ottawa, April 4, Canada today rejected Run- alan protaste against the sign. ing of the North Atlantio treaty.

"

ON THE TREATY

Pravda's

Moscow, April 4.

commentator, M. Marinin, today alleg- od that the United States' increasing measuros to Americanise Western European armies mean now military lend-lcaso.

This is another indication of the aggressive charac-

ter of the Atlantic pact, he said.

He said that not only the quantity of arms was increased by American deliveties "but the whole contential military system is being converted into an integral part of the Ameri- eзn milltary system under the lendership of the American general stall;" Pearson,

In a note handed to Nikolal Beltkhvostikov, charge d'af- faires of the Soviet Embassy here, Mr. Lester Secretary of State for Ex- ternal

““ፓስቲ Affaire, stated: treaty is not directed against any country which does not The Cana. plan aggression.

Government must categorically dany the ac. the curacy and validity of Soviet conclusions."United

dlan

Press,

Rates War Mediation?

London, April 4.

the

Mr. Truman went on to say

to mediate in

"ruinous"

The Soviet commentator Bald that the Kroundwork for this scheme was long prepared since the

RUSSIAN PROTEST TO ITALY

Rome, April 5. Russia yesterday handed Italy a copy of the formal Soviet pro- test against the Atlantic Fact.

The protest was delivered to

*mike{ Anglo-American military staff continued activity after Germany's and Jan's de the United States and other Pact fent. He said the Americabs are founders last Friday. Copies have delivered to other also using the so-called military since been staff of the Western Union.

M. Marinin said though ofRetal elata on the scule of new Ameri- can lend-tease arms Lo Burupe was not yet made public, there was evkience that these were in- tended to equal the amount of the Marshall Plan.

Puct signatories.

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A Foreign Ministry spokes

that predicted

no reply would be made by Italy because only a copy and the protest is

Addressed to the not directly Italian Government.

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14 was delivered to the Foreign Office through the Russian En- The "Pravda" writer said: Tessy in Rome. News of the de Indian shippers may be asked export of various atins a livery was cabled to Italy's Fur-

tensifed preparations for aggress

Minister, Count Carlo shom have become one of the inost but to all peoples of the world) that "within the United Nations rate-slushing offensive Bowdimportant tasks in Amerie Tor-Sforza, now in Washington

cign policy. This task is under the part signing ceremonies. exvention by the State Depart- A Foreign Ministry spokesman mrot, which Baited States ruling last Friday sald the Soviet pro- circles, to an increasing extent, test is in no way justified. He are converting Julo a branch of added that contained nothing the General Staff of the armed new to what had already been forces."

uttered by Communist members of Italy's Parliament.--Associal- Jed Press.

the foam 2*ugleefum anit peace." Eastham Par 1 zuberanga Mr.

Mr. Acheson's warning

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Europe-indian trade routes,

This is believed to be the reason behind a flight to India planned by Dutch shipper, Mr. P. Joon, win is expected to leave in the next few days.

aggressors is a slight variation of

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President Truman President Harry

Truman,

speaking after all the Foreign Ministers and just before the vigning. rojected Russia's

charge that the Pact was ag

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gressive and halled It

ahleld againat

aggression and the fear of aggression". It would create a bulwork be- find which the peoples of the "Per the malty which is get world could get on with achieving

fuller

ler and happler life. not etested bere,, a The reality is the unify of betref, "In taking steps to prevent ag- latest of the com-gression against our own peoples nations represented we have no purpose of aggression here. In the product of many against others," the President ceatures of common thought and stated.

and

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PRESIDENT TRUMAN

have hopel to establish an in- ternational force for the use of the United Nations in preserving peace throughout the world,"

to

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A Director of both the Holland- Bonbay-Karachi Line and the Hotland-Bengal-Burtna Line the withdrew two companies which from the Shipping Conference, following differences previously

uver

trade In carried

Geman Joon vessels, Mr.

WHIS duc 10 leave Rotterdam, via Londen, 10- hiy day, but suddenly cancelled trip-Reuter.

MALAYAN MEMORANDUM

"Myth Exposed"

"Pravda" cited General Car. ter's assignment to London and the visits of the Italian Chief of Staff and the French Chief of Staff to Washington as fue ther evidence of the integration of the Western European arm. las Inte the American system.

M. Marinin said all these facts "expose the myth of the alleged At defensive character of the lantic pact."

NATIONALISATION

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the Installations belonging to United Nations are exempt. A commission of three magistrates

He said: "Incontrovertible facts will determine compensation to clearly confem that this brain-be paid.-Reuter. child of Wall Street and the City

London is of

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DO YOU KNOW

The photo shows the Pioneer Church {Seventh Memorial

Church) in Day Adventist Ventela Road, Happy Valley.

Singapore, April 5. The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce will send a mem- (orandum to Mr. Anthony Exten

asking his help to secure changes which are unwilling to submit to Efforts Blocked in the Constitutions of Singapore the dictates of the Anglo-Ameri YOUR HONG KONG?

which and the Malayan Federation, ne-***

is claiming Without naming the Soviet

cording to the Malaya Tribune. Union he added solemnly, “Our

world dominaljon although the efforts

this forum. establish

(Mr. Eden recently visited Ma-second world war that ended with world the destruction of Germany who however, have bern

course of n blocked by laya in the

domination also claimed world tour). one of the major Powers.

This lack of unanimous agree-

The Chamber has appointed a confirmed the untenable charatter ment in the Security Council sub-committee to draft the of such ambitions."--United Press. "We have come together in a does

меня that we to the affirmation of moral great

must memorandum, according to the co-operative economic

abandon our attempts to make paper, around the following ve and

l values which effort but we cannot succeed if Kovern The kard of life they

our people are haunted by the prace secure, Even without that points: (1) propose to lead, and which they constant fear of aggression and agreement, which we propose to defend by all possible burdened by the cost of prepar-far, we shall do as much as we means shield that heerssily be ing their

nations individually Birsad upon thri

against attack."

The alliance, President Truman said, WAS W "simple document but if it had existed in 1914 and in 1939, supported by the nations which are represented here to- tay, I believe it would have pre- vented the acts of aggression which led to two world wars."

PETITION FOR

A REPRIEVE

London, April 4. Within a few minutes of an appent ainst the death sen- tence on a young mother having been disante sød tuday, a solicitor

were

Common Problem

Mr. Truman said that the people faced u North Atlantic

Wu

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12,000 in the public interest. To meet signatures on the petition.

this problem successfully, Nationwide sympathy has been must have a world in which we neoused for the young mother, can exchange the products of our Mrs. Rene Dulfy, aged 19, sinto labour not only among ourselves she was sentenced for the mur- but with other nations." der of her husband, aged 23, in "But we cannot succeed if our Mam hester. Ibr husban Wiel people are haunted by the con- described in the trial as a sont four who had subjected her to endless

Mr. Truman

of neg

to the

cruelty mi wher when they signature of the Treaty na "A quarrelled and she wanted to leave, refused to let her Lake her neighbourly not; we are like a group of neighbours, living in the same locality, who decide to express their common community

Daily

with her.

Last menth, a warrant officer in

the Royal Army Ordamee Corps of interests by entering into u offered to be executed in Mrs. formal association for

mutual self-protection.

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