1949-05-12 — Page 9

EIRE PREMIER CALLS FOR PARTITION'S END

Britain Attacked For Political Cowardice "RIGHT TO UNITY"

Dublin, May 10. Premier John A. Costello of Ireland moyed a resolution in the Dail Irish Par- liament) today calling upon Britain to and the present occupation of Northern Ireland.

The resolution recorded an indignant protest against the introduction in the

British House of Commons of the Ireland Bill, which guarantees Northern ` Ireland's present status.

"Turtle" Off For Plymouth

It described the British bill, which comes up for its second reading in the House of Commons this weck, as purporting to endorse and continuo the existing-partition of Ireland.

The resolution

"Insofar as we can, we will In- called on the British Government to end the sist on the right of our nation to present partition of this six North Junily," Enter

thereby enutiles

Mr. enable the unity of Ireland to be restored and age-long differences | even

De Vatera

suggested that Jour. they

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Trial Of Priest Suspended

Rome, May 11.

The Irial here of former Monsignor Edouardo Pratt. ner Cippico was suspended yesterday when the prosecu. tian naked the court to mako further investigation.

The prosecution sald, from the first part of the debate,

• new facts hav emerged which might load to the prosecution of some of tho witnessee.

The Ok

ox Profate, untracked by the Holy Bao, is on trial for thaft, forgery, misappro- Illegal

priation of Jawals, trandiing more than one

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foreign exchanges

and a half million dollars. His trial opened formally on April 21 and the questioning of witnesses began on April 26-Associated Press.

MOUNTAIN WAR ON SICILY

Princess Margaret Sees Pope Pius XII

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Romo, May 10.

Pope Pius XII today sent his grootings to tho-British Royal Family and his hopes for the improyed health of King George when he received Prin- cess Margaret for a 20-minute audience. The Princess wore the traditional long black dress "with long sleeves, black gloves and a black veil at the audience. A Vatican communique issued afterwards said: "The Holy Father had a pleasant talk with the Princess." The audionco, which took place in the Pope's privato library, was dąscribed by British officials'as a semi-official visit, in keeping with the private charactor of the Princess's visit to` Italy." They' said that she was being received with a care- mony in accordance with her rank and at hor own request no newspapermen would be ad- mitted to the Vatican.

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and to the Slatine

Sixteen spectators-15 ndults

Shortly before 4 pan. GMT the and_n_chik-stood on St. Peter's Princess entered the Vatican city to see the Princess pass through" through the Arch of the Bells. the 1,000-year old gateway. She The Royal party was in two cars, was received in the San Damaso In the first rode Princess Mar- Courtyard by two Gentlemen-In-garet, wearing a block Ince dress Palemo, May 10. Waiting of the Sword and Cloak. and vell, and Sir John V. More than 1,000 Carabineri,

Perowne, British Minister to the When the audience was over. Holy See. troops and police were deploy- ing today for an assault on the the Princess was taken to see the

Sixtine famous

Chupel. Th mountain hideout of Sielly mas-Gentlemen-in-Waiting

In the second ear came Major escorted Harvey and Lady Harvey. ter bandit, Salvatore Giuliano. her up the noble staircase to the Princess left her car in the San Giuliano has issued a manifesto entrance of the foll of Pope Cie-

Cie- Danso courtyar

where khe addressed to the "enemies of

ment, where the Princess and was received by n Chamberfaus liberty," to which he has at her party were met by Mon- and then introduced to Professor tached an offer of fighting pay, signor Federico Callort di Vig-Nogara, Director of the Vatican at that late between the two nations brought but try to itet, people of in-equivalent to £45 a month, fornale, who was neting as the Mus-Museums, who accompanied her furnice, such as Commonwealth new recruits, men and women. Her-of-the Pope's Chambers to-the-loggias and riems decorated to an end.

intervene

Monsignor Callart di Vignale by Raphoet Mr. statesmen, to the resolution Moying

The assault the willing to devote

forces, lining up was dressed in the crimson robes Chapel. Reuter and Associated Costello spid that the British bill

against the 28-year-old bandit in of a Monsignor. gave ful British backing to the remainder of my life to cement-

his rocky, cave-riddled mountain ing good relations with Britain partition of Ireland.

territory, are under the command "British Governancnts -- Tury on the backs of Irish rights," he

of a joint staff headed by Italy's Plymouth, and Labour will lose nothing continued

Chief of. Police, General friendship Is braaisel of South West England, on a flight from a peaceful and fiendly re-

Giovanni d'Antoȧl. commensuratebat

truns land, but will give thing to offered to Britain; will she spurts Atlantic eveting of the Navy's treland

it? becomes

If she does we will not like unless she NC4 in 10.

bust the enemies of Britain nulsance to them," he declared, it,

Prime will be glad. In the Triscutent Turtle, which He sequitted the British

"Why should Britnin give us an arrived here vetenday were two Minister and some of his collea

There Fraginal

the interest hi her downfult? Crew of gues of vindictiveness in

are here a dissatisfied Irish peo- Ave-Rear Admal Albert Real, introduction of this bill, but right-

of ple who can only be welcome to were guilty

ho wish to see Britain' tupility art political cowardice peoples

old Call I hoped that hit

Britain in her

the "We can

and Inaniuesities were dying away Bad her pride prestige. In that

be revived elfart might not

agoln." packet-and every her

On Mr. De Valera's suggestion, We can do we will do, if Wo

terrible it was decided to circulate a copy are faced with this alternative,"

of the resolution to all countries Bald.

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Party Britain.

Admiral Hea) and the of the Tryrulen Fretle attended a Portuguese naval ceremony at the Bom Successo naval bisse, where the NC4 came down,

Mr.

Costello

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"The

e continued, would take with which Eire had diplomatie very lawful means in her power relations. ---Renter, to thwart the designs of the so enlle democratic Government of

A plaque reading "Flying_over the Aliante in 1918, Read ap- proached 15" was put up there in 1546

of

'that Foreign

The Minister Affairs. Dr. Jose Caero Mata the Minister of Marine, Amerier Tomaz, and the United State: Ambassador, Lacolt MacVengh attended th ceremony.-Reuter.

PERSIAN BORDER CLASH REPORTED

Teheran, May 10. Uncandirued reports from the Caspion pint of Astara say that

British

He believed, that the Jill was introduced in order that ne nations who had signed or would sign

Pact the Atlantic would be forced by their signu- uires to guarantee the integrity of Northern Ireland,

Act was The

purpose of the In no event would justice se done to the people who had been correed (in Northern fre- and) and were being kept there

gainst their will.

de Valera, said he Mr. Eamon de Sad warned everybody that the!

reduction of the bill would the seeds of enunity lie between the two peoples.

ould see un reason for the bill. it was not in any way necessary,

sow anew

KNICKERBOCKER COMING TO HƯNG KONG

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Manila, May 11. Father Knickerbocker, lugen- dary personification of New York City, arrived by plane this morning on

westward round-the-world fight as New York's goodwill trade emissary, Knickerbocker was personified by James J. O'Brien, secretary Deport- of the New York City ment of Public Works. He was welcomed at the airport by high

and government oflleials

pro-

The number át police casual- ties in clashes with the bandits over the past few weeks has brought left wing Parliament ary criticism of the Minister of the

Interior, Signor Marlo Scelba, who la accused by Communist deputies of bungling the mountain war.

Photographs Banned

of Photographs

both the Princess's arrival and departure from the Courtyard were ban.

ned.

Press.

L'abour Party Loses Further Ground In UK

London, May 11. Britain's Labour, Party lost ground to the Conservatives on the first day of the week's local elections incomplete unofficial returns showed yes- terday.

and

The Princess was accompanied into the private library by Mr. Victor

British Perowng, the Minister to the Holy See. The other members of her party waited outside in the San Giovani anti-chamber, to be received by the Pope later. The pro-Communist newspaper.

"Earlier, Princess Margaret had Il Paese, today published a car,

Junched with the Italian Pre toon depicting Signor Scelb 45sident, Signor Luigi Einaud, at reading a letter from Giuliano, offering to make him Minister of Royal Palace, and now the Fre- the Quirinale, the former llallan

S residence.

the Opposition pointed to a loss for Capitol, the swered hill

from the Socialists in voting for Ur which the legendary geese cock-ban and Rural District Council Il to save Rome now the cen-seats on Monday. tre of floman civic life and seat

the Interior Jn the bandit's own mountain government-for ser- vices rendered,

inorning she visiterl

Figures from both the Govern- ment Durty and the Conservative

Sardinian Voto

Meanwhile, the Communist and Monarchist Parties made sharp. of museums showing classical The results are being closely advances at the expense of the sculpture and,

watched as a possible barometer. painting. Christian Democrat Party of last Earlier "Italy's Government of, national feeling towards the Sunday's Sardinian elections for leaders honoured Princess Mar- Labour Governntent. An annual the island's first Parliament, the

Luncheon in Garet at 13

the election is due for next year, Italian Ministry of the Interier Quirina De Palner.

The Conservatives claimed that President Einaudi was host at

they gained 60 seats and lost disclosed, today.

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The Conservative Communists

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Alekte de Gasperi, the For that Labour gained seven, Bardinian Action Party Mr.

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by guard of the King of aly, stood changed shele in clashes last

"Why should the British Par- be the guest of honour at weekend when Russian patrots Hament in this wanton way try

October in regional autonomy to attention as the Princess was Avon today at a luncheon given experiments authorised by the escorted up the orble steps to were said to

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to. In the courtyard a guard of would be resisted so long as the Irish people existed?"

Fomorrow he will address a night by the Ministry of the honour of 30 airmen presented Ratry Club irnchena.

Interior showed that the Christ- arns as her party arrived. lan Democrats had obtained 103,- 553 votes, the Communist Party 110,244 and the Monarchists 00,- 048.

One Persian soldier was said

to be missing.

Several we reported to have been wounded.

The reports said that Russian troops riossed the border

fred on the Persian outpost of Buzarjomehri. The garrison, sup-* ported by tubesmen, returned the fre. it was said, mid the Rus- sians retired only to return next clay

with reinforcements.---

Reuter.

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It seemed to have been design-stressman

by someone who wished to give the Irish people a siap in

he face.

Malignant Spirits

Mr. O'Brien's goodwill tour "This bill," he said, "is pro will be resumed on Friday when posed to perpetuate, as far as

he flea to Hong Kong at 0 a.m.

United Press.

it can, the division of Ireland. It looks as if some malignan! spirits must be at work stirring up old animosities. We have

tha always told the Beltinh the basis of good relations be- de. tween the (wed

two countries ponded on the abolition of par- tition," Mr. de Valera continued, "1 hope, in the Interests of good re- lations between the two peoples, that Ireland desires Britain to be strong and would like to help her. but apparently Britain does not want it.

WEDDING PARTY

DISASTER *

Gauhati, Asaum, May 10. Fifteen people in a wedding party of 36 were killed today when a truck, in which they were travelling, struck a culvert and turned over into a ditch 240 miles from here.

The bride and the bridegroom, who were in a following car, escaped injury.-Reuter,

Question Of Diplomatic Immunity Delaying Trip Of British Envoy

London, May 11.

The Foreign Office yesterday said that the question of diplomatic immunity is delaying the de- parture of the British ropresentative to Israel, Spokesman odded the question is expected to be

settled in a day or two.

Britain has named A. K. Helm jure recognition for Israel, the as its representative in Tel Aviv. spokesman sald a legal problem

In Britain has, accorded largel de was involved Jurisdictional

facto recognition, acknowledging immunity which covers protec- its oxistence as a state. But Brition of mission members from tain has not yet giyen Israel de arrest and legal prosecution. Jure recognition, whien, would

the recognise power.

int government

gre trying to work out

answer,", the spokes- man anid. "We have had folks At issue are the questions of with the inraeli Mission here. Bacal And Jurisdictional

The Israeli mission, headed by dec- munity applying to the British Mordecal Ellash, oficially mission

tion to Tel Aviv and the lined comment on its position

Israell misalon to London.

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the British mission in Tel Aviv.

But because of the lack of dof-Associated Press,

The figures in the 1918 elec ilons were: Christian Democrats 311,282, Communists (allied with leftists) 122,314, Monarchists 46,160.-Reuter.

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