1949-06-22 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, · 1949.

VATICAN RETALIATION IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA DISPUTE

Excommunication Seizure Of

Of Enemies

PAKISTAN DEFENCE FORECAST

Karachi, June 20.

Mr. Mohammed All, Pakis- inn's High Commissioner- designate to Canada, totlay forecast that India and Pakis- tan may one day adopt a com- mou defence system lines of the

States plan

on

Vatican City, Juha 21.

The Roman Catholic church today struck back at its onemies in Czechoslovakia and excom- municated all Catholics who join the Com munist-sponsored Catholic action, rival to the Church's fay organisation of the same name. theIt was a blow in support of the 60-year-old Archbi- shop of Prague, Monsignor Josef Beran, whose sermon was broken up at St. Vitus Cathedral on Sunday by hecklers.

Canada-United

fa

Mr. Mohammed All, who Inaving here tomorrow for Cann-

toid

da where he will be Pakistan's The

first High Commissioner,

"Between Reuter:

India Pakistan there is a long artificial boundary as there is along the forty-ninth Parallel

North

Ameries.

"If Pakistan develops friendly relations with India then the common defence plan for Caya- da and the United States migh prove helpful to us."

Mr. Mohammed All admires the United States-Canuda system which allows goods and people to pars freely between the two Countries. He feels that a similar system can, with advantage, be developed between ludian and Pakistan.

Mr. Mohammed All, who un. til recently was Pakistan's Am-

excommunication was announced in a decree of the Sacred Congregation of Holy Office. an ancient body charged with dofonding the The decree Faith against false doctrines.

declares the now Catholic action group schis- matic and accusos its founders of fraud.

most the against

profound In a statement ennouncing the the Supreme excommunication,

liberty of a elvitined people, Office

The

pollen recent

action Congregation of the Holy alleges that the promoters of the against the Archbishop and the Committee had, forced or deceive thithtat is true persecution, the many people into Joining it, and paper added. had published lists of members, "This is a betrayal of a civilised people by pre- including the names of some peo- and Christion

those who declare that ple who ore, in fact, opposed to cisely

they are acting in the name and The Chairman of the Action for the good of the people. This furissed Committee, M. Ferdinand Puj-is a democracy' that

absolute announced that the tricks of the most recently

tyranny of yesterday, and sur mounts the vulgarity and iniquity of preceding regimes."

Á Czechoslovak Government official statement tonight accused Monsignor Beran of attempting to mistise the divine service to ai

man,

Catholic

Printers

Warsaw, Juna 20.

A Polish Government pokesman ald today that the Belzuro by the State of Catholic printing propaci

measăre taken an executive under the nationalisation law and not directed Againat e special enterprise.

The

"Church property is ex- empted from agrarian reform, but not from nationalisation," ho paid.

Church authorities confirmed on Bunday that 15 Catholle printing presses and offices have been placed un- der State control in the

part few weeks. Alimost, all Catho- lic papers and periodicals aro now printed by State-owned printing pressès-Router.

Abetted Girl To Stow Away

of

SPECIAL APPEAL TO ARABS, JEWS IN PEACE TALKS

Lausanne, Juno 20. The throa United Nations Conciliation Commis- sioners for Palestiño decided today to make a special appeal to Israel and her Arab neigh- bours before deciding to suspend the Lausanne tõlki.

At a secret meeting the Commissioners resolved that tomorrow they will see Dr. Walter Eyton, head of the Israeli delegation to the Lausanne talks.

4

to

Me. Huseyin Jahid Yaltchin, 7veno, probably in August, Turkish. Chairman of the Com- | write their report for the General mission, wil, falk to the lenders Assembly meeting in September. of the four Arab delegations Jowish Warning during the week..

The Commissioner will cách side to make a serious effort to produce proposals which stand n chance of being accepted by the other.

*

Israel, if forced into "new "de- fensive wartore," will hold all the territory it might conquer, Mr. David Zvi Platens, Deputy At-

to sistant

Uto

Speaker of the Larnell Parliament, declared in If this appel has no result, i is believed that the Commissionerspeech in New York.

Mr Pinkas, speaking may break up the Lausanne takk

"Israel Inaugurating but with arrange to keep in touch

which is to include the Israel and the Arab States 20th annual National Covention of with in order to resume work if any

the Mirrachi Organisation, a re- of fruitfut talks chance

ilglous Zionist group, said: Powhille, the Commissioner:

ibe clear that if the Arau nations again inke up the path of war as 1 means of solvinit přobteins we

re-

"I.ct

are due to meet the Your Art delegations this evening to dis-wilt night back as before, and I

cuss the future status of Jerusa-

lem. Prospects of obtaining an

agreed solution on this are, said today to be reasonably good.

Little Progress

201

them.

fare

Our

convinced that we will defeat

"If, during the course of war. Southampton, June 20.

our armles are forced to Two member of the crew

conquer any adincent territory The future of Jerusalem; and which constitutes a springboard the tanker British Gentus werg contenced to four weeks' impri-¦ of the Arab refugees from Pales- [GF attack against us, then we will sonment here today for aiding and tine are the two problems on have no recourse but to do So.

"We cherish abetting a 16-year-old girl to stow which the Conciliation Commis-

pence above all slon was specifically instructed to else, and with a climate of peace away on the vessel last May 4.

The girl, who was deported work by the United Nations Gen-we will labour to reconstruct

cral

lond in its present Assembly.

boundaries, No signs have yet appeared of But if warfare is forced upon ur tanker Find put in at Miami, Fla-the Commission's finding a basis ugninst from the United States after the

our choosing, we will rida, was bound over for two of agreement between Israells and hold all we win."-Reuter. years lust Thursday,

Arabs on what Jack the Government,

to do with the The seamen, Churles Pipe and refugees-climated by ene United Today's speed untican decrev

Monsignor Beran, whose Palace Donald Hanford, both of Wales, Nations agency at 140,000. was issued

to be is reported

under police pleaded not guilty. Council of the Holy Office hero surveillance, was shouted down The tanker's master, Captulu 24 hours after Monsignor Beranin St. Vitus Cathedral yesterday. Herbert Scott, testified that he had criticised the Catholic Action He was heard to say: The re- found the girl in a cable singed Committee in a sermon,

rently issued paper of the Catho-by Piper, Hanford,

batsador in Rangoon, expects 1,500 priests had joined the Go- Burma to achieve

Stavernment-sponsored organisation's within six months if everything appeal for an agreement between goes to plan.

the Church and the State. "Representatives of the Com-

Today's Vatican decret is the monwealth countries giving aid to

flest direct counter-blow by the Burma will ensure that any ma-Holy See to terial assistance rendered will be Monsignor the recent alecka un

properly utilised and that orms and equipment will not be allow ed to fall into the wrong hands," he sld.-Reuter.

Moral Standards Necessity

ودا

the Supreme

KASHMIR RULER Nalther HAD much progress

TAKEN ILL been made with the problems of

Srinagar, June 20. fixing the future frontiers of

Maharalah Sir Hari Singh, 53- luraol, a task which the General und another

year-old Hindu ruler of the State Assembly told the Commissier of Kasiumir, today issued a pro- to attack among other matters.clamation authorising his son, If the Commissioners decide 10 Yuvraj Karan Singh, to carry out adjourn the Lausanne meeting, it all his State functions in his is thought that they will recon-absence from Kashanir for reasons

of health.

The decree said: "In recent le Action Committer (a State-member of the crew. Gerald times the nilversaries of the sponsored Catholi; organistic) Leach. last May 14, after Lench

ne a really had reported the girl's presence. Cathoile Church in Czechoslova- cannot be regarded

The girl told the cuplain that she was 22 years old.-Reuter.

kia have founded a so-called Catholic paper." before the up-

with

became deafening. 'Cathulle Action

which they

Tuar

Tonight's

Government slate. are trying to fluce Catholics of A that

Republic to

hement said: "On June 19, on the Catholic Church,

denyabe-occasion of the solemnisation of

Corpus Christi

St. Vitus dience to its rightful clergy."

tempted to

dosert

and

Caux-Sur-Montreux. The decree continued: "This Cathedral, Archbishop Beran at-

June 20.

is

all action

The more

iniquitous

remarks

met

divine

misuse the in view of the fact that its pro-service to attack the Government Lady Sinho of Bombay, wife moters are not hesitating to press and the Catholle Action. of India's only Peer, told the any people with force

or decuil

with the World Assembly for Moral Re- to give their names to its mem-pposition of the congregation, armament here: "The

only bership, and have even dared t who condemned this attempt to security tortay for our family publish as being its members the misuse the divine service for poli and our nation Iles in following numes of many priests and lay-leal purposes of an anti-State God's plan and living by abso- men who never gave their sup-character.

Jute moral standards."

Applause grested her 19-year- old son, Aulado Sinha, when ho said: "Moral re-simament wil rupture the youth of India. They want a great idea to live for. The answer for India does not He in brilliant brains but

stranged hearts,"

In

of her

Daw Nyei Tha, Burmese womat's leader, spoke hope for Burma beruuse of moral re-rmanent.

"In the areas where morul re- armament hus been applied, Kafens. Burmans, Indians and Chinese all live together in bar mony, even though there is fight- ing in other parts of the coun try" she said.

port and who have even shown their opposition to il

of

Officials of the Czech security police have told Catholic priests throughout the country that the lates! Pastoral letter of Monsignor Beran must not be read or air- theculated in their churches. the

In spite of the ban, the letter of has been read in somo Prague Pichurches.

Definite Break In Czech Catheils circles, the past week's occurrences Are regarded as _definite break between the Church Hierarchy and the National Front Gov. ernment.

Wave Of Arrosta

"For this roason, Supreme Congregation

tasks Holy Office, in its

pf safeguarding the Integrity

In Faith and of morals, R

and name

the authority of the Supreme Pon tiff, reproves and condemne os schlamatic the above-mentioned action, fraudulently ralled 'Catholic Action,"

the tho

with

The special form of the ex- communication pronounced by the Holy Office today is revocable

only by the Pope.

Until tonight's statement,

the

general public had had no sows

of the police nction at the Arch-

Nehru Welcomes Chandernagore

Now Dolhi, June 20

Welcoming the outcome of the Chandernagore re- forondum for reunion with India, the Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru, said today that the form of the union will be decided after examining all the issues and consulting the wishes of the people.

"I send my greetings to the In a message to Mr. Das, Presi- Tent of the Chandernagore Coun- people of Chandernagore and my cil of Administration, Mr. Nehru good wishes for their future pre-

aid: "The decision of the over- gress

Chander- whelming majority in

prosperity."

Even as the Church acted with bishop's palace, of his condemna-Chanderpagore and its people to try told and when held nor-

Church a

and In Paris, officials.or the French Government said

that gore, freely expressed by the

they are not surprised by the remocratie method of referendum, to Join the Indian Union has unofficial figures for the ra naturally caused me and my gol- Terendum, which showed a 90 leagues great satisfaction, which par com vote for the Fronch

am sure the entire Indian peo-

city's union with India. an

"We had expected this result," ple shares." What the secret? These

He continued:

"We welcome an official of the Overstos Minis, The referendum people have learned to live on

tlon on Saturday of the Catholte the Indian Union, and the basis of honesty, purity, un-

we one of the most powerful

to the appears" to selfishness and love, and to Us- pons it its disposal, Czech police Action Committee, or of yester- tuture Republié, as partners in mally, he added.

day's incident at the Cathedral, the disciplined liberty of a great tep to God together.

tightened their guard over

The oftéial figures will not be eye-wlinessES and "Instead of each race binning Prague Palace of the Archbishop except for

country and in the great tasks known until tomorrow, Whon the other, they start with П He has declared a fight to the foreign radio broadcasts.

bat confront us

they have been made public, change in themselves.”—Router,

end against efforts to make the A group of left wing priests

"India desires that this process with the reports of the neutral Communist puppet.

sold in a statement today. "Doof change, Inevitable by reasons observers, France will negotiate a mocratic priests are not afraid Czech churchmen in Prague

of history, geography, culture and treaty with India for Chander- Rome, June 20. sald the Government has launched of the Bishop's threat."

The

spirit of the mes, should be nugore's official. Incorporallon in statement accused the voluntary and Dock, workers in Leghorn re- wave of arrests against priests

peaceful and the Indian Union. fused today to unload

This treaty will be súbdittadi 10,000-ton and prominent laynien in Hors- Bishops of having brought pres- should strengthen existing bonda

sure on clergymen who had er- of friendship between India and tor ratification to the French Na- Canadian steamer, declaring their vin. They report without

cpressed their agreement with Frence. "solidarity" with

riking firmation that Archbiship Jose the Catholic Action's proclama-

tional Assembly. — Reuter. Canadian seamen,--Reyter.

Matocha of Olomous in Moravia

and Is onc

sald that the múthods of those placed under tion

used amounted to police surveillance, Rumours that

interference hop Beran Archbishop

the has with bitnself

personal freedom of the priests. been placed under formal arrest lack confirmation because

per cratic

The stolen

statement said: "Demo- sons outside his palaca are un determined to establish

priests aud laymen are able to make contact with him.

Aultable the Com-conditions for permanent, friend- At the

time, munist-led government of

Ty co-operation between Church Po-13 land tightened controls on Catho- and State. They know that ther

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denies Catholics the right to the Sacraments and the society of other Catholics, the church back- ed up Archbishop Beran's threat of the severest automatic punish- ment in the power of the Church.

Betrayal Of Exech Pre Peoplo

London, June 20, Mr. A. J. Bowker, British Am- bassader in Rangoon, arrives in Britain for a holiday, today and la Inter expected to have consultati The Vatican newspaper "Ob fons at the Foreign Office on the servatare

Romano" declared, situation in Burina, today. that the · excommuni) - - Mr. Bowker will have about 10 gation uncovers a subtle move days' rest before starting his dis- ment against the Falth and cussiong-Reuter,

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