BRITISH CYRENAICA MANDATE SUPPORTED
SFORZA PUTS IN A WORD
New York, April 19. The Italian Foreign Minister, Count Carlo Sforza, sak fodny that it is idiotle for anyone to believe that Haly have no part In decisions
the former
Italian colonies.
He describeret ne hypocellion), suggestions that Italians be ex- cluded!
'the from
tertiloring merely to be replaced by other trustees.
Lake Success, April 19.
|Syria added its support today to the proposal that Britain should continue to administer the for mer Italian colony of Cyrenaica and, if neces- sary, the rest of Libya.
Mr. Henry Cooper told the United Nations Politicol Committee, which continued its debate on the disposition of the former Italian colonies in Africa, that Tripclitania should also be under British administration until such time as the United Nations can find a better formula for the territory,
ilc supported Ethiopian flation Somaliland should be claims
annexation for
of placed under the trusteeship of The He also
could guide proposed a state which Eritren. British trusteeship for Italian territory to independenço,
Dealing with the unity of Libyn, If Britain does Somaliland. press conference
the Egyptian Foreign Minister the United not want this trusteeship it
Fald that Tripolttania, Cyrenaen should be given to Ethiopia. and the Fezzan
could not be hopes for complete independence British trusteeship over Cyre- for all colonial territories. butonica, continued French adminis-separated from each other.
Elitrea that,
At the Best Bince bis orrival States, Count Sforza sac
added this state will not be resch-tration of Fezzan, support. ed by cutting the former Italian Ethiopian claims t colonies up.
Count Sterzi, who salls on the
Queen Mary tomorrow, held out the possibility that he will return to the United States to take up
would be inconceivable
་་
at a time when efforts are being made to achieve greator Italian trusteeship over the rec-operation among nations, ar mainder of the volontes won nested by El Salvador, Panning and The partition should be visited Netherlands.
upon 'n nation which has always The been bound together, Libya bas Regarding Tripoltama,
always been unites as one coun- again the question of the colon-Netherlands delegate, i s' Van
try" Hurgonje.
berntse arged that,
Fach territory is dependent on Moscow paper of her economic
political Cond "Pravda" says thut Britain and
and her the other for supplies. ties with the territory the U.S. #re planni
experience in
It. administerlang
des.
Meanwile the
In use
Egypt demands the Indepen- dence of Libya. Egypt holds that
Italy's former colonies us spring-Italy would seem to be the nikm the Libyans have amply demon-
agains! the tion best, suštel to undertake the USSR and the People's Demorra-steeship. He also rernunted rated their maturity. They have 'clea
boards of attack
The article, which was broad- cast over Moscow radio and heard in London, sakl that the Anglo- American bloc also intends to suppress
s Soviet-Blessed National Iteration venients in These countries.
"Prolonged backstage barter ing about the division of these territories is now going on a part of the aggressive plana con. North Atlantic tained in the Pact" the article wald.
It alles Count Storza has made it clearly uplerstood that Itely will provine inilitary bases in the colonies Le Atlantic Paci countries provided she is given trusteeship
them United Press and Associated Press.
DVIT
Conference
On Peace- A "Blind"
Washington April 20.
The US House of Repre
ปเย Italy he Riven Somaliland.
tallan;
El Salvador, while support.
ing Ethiopia's claims to Eritrea sold that a technical commit alon should decide on the parts
of
Asgah and Massawa.
Libyan Unity
ly
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1940.
His Holiness Pope Pius XII celebrated two solemn Masos in St. Peter's Basilica recent- The first was a celebration of the 60th anniversary of his priesthood, and the second a special Mass "to explate the crimes of the enemies of God." During his progress to the huge Confessional Altar, the Pope leaned to left and right to give blessing to the vast congrega. tion. (Associated Press Photo),
MIDDLE AGES TORTURE USED ON MINDSZENTY
of The
show p themselves capable self-government.
"To contemplate the return of Italy Tinly to any part of Libyn would
be to defy the will of the people and would be a violation of all the principles of the United N- Flens Charter." Any trusteeship over by must be as brief as possible.
10
This
Lake Succoss, April 19. confession of Cardinal Mindszenty, Primate of Hungary, was wrung from him by the use of torturas of the Middle Ages.
Costa
was alleged in the United Nations' minor Poli- tical Committee today by Mr. Adolfo Durels, Bolivian representative.
later.
Russia opposed a move to in-, should be invited to attend but Khachabe Pushu said that the vite representatives of the Vali-after a long discussion he agreed Egypt deminates that
Gabout Oasis should be restored
to withetraw it teinporarily, re- to Egypt. solution arrived at by the United
"It has always belong-can and other churches to take Nations Libya's tnily must lo recognised and proclament. Ale to Enypt as shown by numer part in the United Nations de-serving his right to introduce it bus documents." he said, "It lies bate on the trials of Cardinal med Pashid Khachrba, Fyptian thwart two roads between Cvre- Mindszenty and Protestant pas- Foreign Minister, aise asked that a and Egypt. These rails in tors in Bulgaira. for strategic reasons the desert,
famous Broy pesible war may plateau of Sollum. tish Eighth Army Battlefeld in Invasiou pruutes." the Western Desert cumpatan, he marle an integral part of Egyptian
return
to
Serve as
by
con-
and
ver sinec. "As regards, Sollum," he tard, "this would not be a mere
The Bolivian delegato apen. Ing the general debate, road a of Pastorat number
letters
written by Gardinal Mindszenty before his arrest in which he denied he had ever been in- volved in any conspiracy.
BRITISH AUSTIN'S RECORD
Indianapolis, April 19.
A British Austin car toddy broke the record for seven days on the Indianapolls Speedway. Unofficially, the mileage for the seven days was 11,875, giving an average of 76,68 inlles per hour.
The previous record was 68,58 miles per hour, tinide by a Stude- baker in 1928 on the Indianapolis track.
The last hour of the test won marred by a broken timing chain. Mechanics worked desperately, to repair the cur before the finishing time but falled.
Mr. Durels, the Bolivian re- presentative, alleged that the con-
Despite this, all records were fession had been wrung from the
broken unofficially. The record is Cardinal by the use of tortures subject to official checking. of the Middle Ages.
He said that the Cardinal had first been places in a damp, un- lighted cell in which it was im-
recognise frontier actjustment. It would be made by the Australian delegate, possible to stand up.
He also asked the return to Egypt of her tural frontiers." in the return of other oasis and These territorial id
claims
Mr. Norman Makin, who said he Bollylan muve. would abstain from voting on the
The move was rande by Bolivia in the Committee which agreed, however, to invite representatives Natural Frontiers He sold the anetz was coded of Hungary and Bulgaria to at-
1925 under "extend the debate, territory
to Thaly in He said that the Wes-
The fussion delegate, M. Jacot political crptional
clrcuma. tern frontier of Egypt would this
the British Malik, opposing the Bolivian mo- tances. of which
declared that it could have Le shifted to the West of, Balia.
will no delegation
doubt be Kunchal Pasha u asked for
moved only by a delegnilon the
of 10 Egypt
the
The United Nations fully aware."
which held Charter in Gaboub Casts cerleri to Italy in The ression was resented
in little respect. 1025, as well as other uses. Epilan public opinion at the
The proposal that Hungary and time He muke no specific com- |
Bulgarin should be invited to send mendations for the isposal f
representatives to the debate was Libya, but said: "Egypt asks the
Nations United sentatives Un-American Acti-ya's indepensience within the framework of the unity of that vities Committee says that Com-county
country."
He
saud that if it were found Paris "peace" conference to appropriate to put Libya under str atomic and other scientists trusteeship, that trusteeship toust outside Russia to disobey vir retain the country's unity,
subject
regines would mount to an adjustmeal that representatives of the lily governments.
terested Christian elnurches" would be tantamount to jropats of our frontiers, which has been See, the State of Israei and "in- dising the unity of the "ountry," long overdue," he sakt,
Khachaba Pasha said that the Arab states should have a hrad the administration to see that Libya was
gultier to intlepen dence,
He said that Egypt would to have no objection to annexation] TRU
by Ethiopia of the provinces of United States are attempting to Eritrea which are a part of the fuse parts of North Africa for im- Ethiopian platenu and where the perialist aggression,
The Committer then adjourned majority of the population is uf
until tomorrow-Reuter, Coptle origin.
munists
have organised the
Cun-
The Paris meeting, opening on Wednesday, is one of a number of such
inspired by avents munists throughout the world as a part of a campalgo against the North Atlantie Defence Paet, the Committee says,
In a special report, it secuses the
of striving Communists
get American atomle secrets de livered to the Rians.
It calls the Paris gathering a FRobilisation of scientists for civil disobedience against free nations.
Ideological confusion easily en pass over into nutright
treason, the report deelares, adding
"If the Comtnunists reuli suc- ceed, by playing upon the notori- ous political nivele of physical ientists, in inciting seientia to 'strike' against their own govern- ment, or sabotage, it would be a real achievement for the Soviet fatherland."-Associated Press.
A Moscow Fantasy
London, April 20.
Add another to the growing list of inventions the Russia!! claim to have introduced to the world.
This time it's the oll well Moscow radio said last night that a Russian Industrialist named Sidorov sark the first oil well in the world in 1853, four years before the first in America. "The Americans prefer not to recall this fact and my to claim for themselves the glory the Russian inventor Sidorov," Muscow railio kald.
due
to
The Soviet weekly magacino
that the first helicopter was in- vented in 1754 by the Risaian scientist, M. V. Lomonosov
"Ogunck" also clai
claimed today
Quoting Lieutenant General B. N. Yurley of the Soviet Aviation
the su Engineering Corps. "Ogonck" said that Russlan Inventors later per- fected the hellcopter Into an Ideal flying machine which will noon be as common as the motor- car.--Associated Press and United Pres.
was
FIRE IN SHIP
it to varying
Moslem Areas Regarding the parts of Eritrea where the foslem element is
are very small and economically insignificant for Libya, For 18, however, these territorial claims
Mr. Kisselov. Byelo-Russia. supported the Soviet proposal for general United Nations trus teeship over the colonies with an advisory body of seven, including the big powers. He repeated the
Britain andi
charges that
the
WHEAT PACT
Washington, April 20, President Truman sent tha
Air Pump Used The Bolivian delegate proposed
AMERICA THE RED ARSENAL!
Diabolical Parody
He said that an nir pump had been used which made the Car- dinal feel as though he was be- int asphyxiated. He was then taken before police officers. and given a "hird degree" lasting 82 hours under bright lights.
During that period he was not allowed to sit down and when, ever he fainted from exhaus. tion he was revived by doctors, the Bolivian delegate alleged.
He sail it seems that every trial conducted in totalitarian countries behind the "Iron Curtain" depends on a confession of the accused. Their courts of Justice are "a diabolical parody"" and simply political organs.
Prague, April 19: Chinese Communists en route to the Paris "pesce congress" said today that their armies have seized such arga quantities of American weapons in China that Red soldiers go around saying "America is our arsenal and Concluding, Mr. Durels said it
Our Kai-shek
supply is true that the world is divided into two places today but they are not simply economic and politicní blogs. They are also two concepts of human conscience, all China will be liberated with- the "livine" and the "sutanic."~~-
Reater.
Chiang Chlong oficer."
The delegation's spokesman
be expected with certainty that
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"If the Committed Accepta The four-year pact signed in that solution, Egypt would con- Washington on March 28
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