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FIRST INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENT BORN AT STRASBOURG MEETING

BACK TO NORMAL HOPE OF AUSSIES

Strasbourg, August 10,

The first international Parliament in history was born this afternoon in Strasbourg, city on the Franco-German frontier bearing the scors of many a conflict.

Politicians of many shades of opinion from 12 no-

tions, meeting for the first time as the European Assembly, heard the veteran French statesman, M. Edouard Herriott, decribe the task before them as a problem of life and death for Europe. Australians hope for an early M. Herriot, inaugurating the Assembly as its pro- restorating of fuel, power and transport cuts after the virtual colligise today of the seven-

Sydney, August 10.

week old coal strike.

Moers

meetings throughout

visional President, said that there is no ques- tion of organising a military alliance. "We are not declaring war on anybody,” he said.

But, us be spoke, Cummunists

The had count hard tonight the Rhineland city pasting shoed 7,022

nativit

thepanghirts readin

Combtn-t-dominate

- dominated Mmers

up

“Ouk with Europene is pre-

The way iNODgers +1 Union, Europees: Hon with ir mes verka.

National Pamrit resaid on ask- drug for mex wage

Government. Only 2.717 were in lavan of the resolution.

Insider the square, glass-roofed

the Uni- representatives

Mr. A. Hamillion. Acting Prestebag chamber of

** sident

versity, the 101 of the Miners' Federation.

leaders will listenert gravely

*AN M. Herriot declared that the coeetings of the

have ከነ፡ Assembly

Rggressive

that stron urday 23,000 striking miners back to work

Friday, Moderate headers said that the point directed against anyburly, large vote against the Council's "All the doors are open 10- resolution showed such hostility among the men to their lenders that they woubt probably return to work piecetreal had the strike no been called ofT. This woul probably have wreeked thus Ped- erating.

Senator John 1.

Armstrong. the Supply Minister, said that the vote was a knock-out blow

for

Communist teaders.

the

t

Mr. 15. Comerford, Acting Gen- eral-Secretary

Mines Peleration, declared: "The rank and tile have given their verdici, We must accept it.

Mr. Comerford told # New South Wales miners' reeling that Miners' Fosteration funds had bee used to supper! the strike,

Five Federalton ofletais were imprisoned by

Arbitration Court for refusing to revent the whereabouts of the money,--Ren-

ter.

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words the East, towards all those who today refrain from taking their place among us," he said,

The Council of Europe's alm is to safeguard art realise the ideals which are

the

common heritage of its members, he said. M. Herriot paid a warm tel. but ru Mr. Winston Churchill, Bedain's

leader. Conservative selin hnit been loudly cheered as The entered the Chuinker to take

his sent between an Italian and 19 a Belgian representative,

Divided Issue

From Mr. ChurchBr's mad had sprung the MDYCNRH1 winch brought them here, he zuil. question Describing the Germany ax extremely cate, M. Herriot ld that something minds are divided.

on

of

which

un

dell.

their

im-

Germany, had made

mense

EDOUARD HERRIOT.

|biern,"

er Dan he added.

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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1949..

Spaak Tipped For Assembly President

Strasbourg, August 10. The Belgian statesman M. flow Paul-Henri Spank home to Brussels tonight to free himself of Govern- ment duties ready to as- sume leadership of history's first international Parlin- ment.

The 46-year-old Socialist. joint architect with Mr. Winston Churchill of the European Assembly of 12 nations, is tipped as certain to be elected when the 101 delegates choose their Pre- sident tomorrow morning.

M. Spank Is Acting Pro- mier and Foreign Minister in Belgium's "Caretaker" Government.

To accept the Assembly presidency he has to give the post of Foreign Minister because as such

up

19 a member owe Council of Europe's Minis! terial Committee -All ennnot serve in the Assem- bly.Reuter.

AUSTRIAN TREATY SNAGS

PRAGUE TIGHTENS UP ON PARTY MEMBERSHIP

Prague, August 10.

A Communist directive issued today ordered special Party cadres established in all offices, factories and businesses to keep personal files on wor- kers.

The information will be used to judge the suitability of any employee, Party member or otherwise, selected by the management for any special task or mission abroad.

It will also be used by Parly Į committees dealing with candi- dates for Party membership.

The directive lays down rules designed to prune the member- ship from a total which at pre- scat makes the Czechoslovak Parly proportionately the world's largest.

The new rules

the increase ratio of worker members in the

,

RUBBER INQUIRY URGED

London, August 10. “SIT" "ZICOTRE = "Maxwell; -Chief

Positishich alles February Jush, year grew to 2,500,000 members with white collar workers predo-Secretary of the. Government: minating by about five per cent.

of the Federated Malay States Each candidate for membership from 1920 to 1920, today urged the a scientific inquiry into must submit his lite story for ex- amination. His factory organisu cause of the increased cost per tion and other movements to pound of manufactured planta- which he has belonged must give tion rubber. a detalled report on him.

ile

He must have two guarantors

asked for up-to-date and whose personal records the Ex-complete statistics to be produc- amining Committee will also in-jed. speel. -

In an article in the "Financial The Times,

he said: "Neither the They must have known Colonial Office nor the planters candidate intimately and must themselves have been Party mem-have realised, how much Informa-

Landon. August 19. Russia taid the Westerners for at least two years. Powers today to forgel about property Russia has from Austria-including

removed

locomotives-in drafting new peace treaty,

500 the

Foreign The Soviet Deputy Minister, Georgi N. Zarubin, In-

thu formed

representatives of political pro-United States, Britain and France that any consideration of Austrian outside movable property their juriscitetion.

Remedy Needed

M. Herriot warned the Assem→

WIN

The Western delegates insisted, by that as a result of the Marshall however, that both movable and Plan Europe is living under an immovable Assets must be In- (artificial regime in a temporary (cluded In a settlement of the

state of well-being.

and re. {question of war booty

Under the proposed A remedy must be sought to paration, deal with Europe's deflelt in her treaty, Russia will be paid $150.- with the onc,000 by Austria in place of cer- commercial exchanges United States.

tain physical To get

reparations, The over so many dim-

American delegate, Sa- there muel Reber, told the conference to science, culties and relieve them contribution

would not the letters, the arts, and all pro-must be a politieal body, political that his government

determinations zinel political agree to a treaty provision which gress in all felds.

faithfulution“, he said.

did not include she had remained

transport and This 15 The renson and the other properly removed from Mount Berna. Massachusetts, to the great examples of her

he Austria, the meaning of your gathering." philosophers m August 10.

added. Dr. Lewis Hondus, former other nations would work eagerly President of the Foochow Theolo- with her for the organisation of gical Seminary and the Fonchos a liberal Emp Union Theological School, which he helped to organise, died here today at the age of 70.

MISSIONARY'S DEATH

If

musicians

"But we who are

representa-

lives of, and, in a certain extent, responsible for

bumast many lives, are horrified to note the re- He went to China In 1901 as a appearance of certain Ideologies missionary for the American based on the cult of force and on Board of Commissioners for For the fight of the mailed fist". M. eign Missions in China and stay-Herriot said.

ed for 18 years. He was the "It is, therefore, for Germany

author of a number of books on herself, to China. United Press.

reply to a question

I which, for us. raises a moral

Churchill Given Great Ovation

Stasbourg, August 10.

Mr. Winston Churchill, grinning broadly, turned the other cheek for a second kiss from an Alsatian girl høre, today as he arrived amid a great ovation to attend the opening of the European Consultative Assembly.

Successive waves of clapping out of his car and mounted the dlod and rose again and cries of steps of the Strasbourg Univer- "Vive Churchill" cut through the sity Building. cheers of a dense crowd of on- lookers as the British Conserva- itve leader cigar in hand- got

MR. CHURCHILL

As he turned to doff his hat in greeting at the top of the stairs | In brunette, Lilian Fischer, one of a group of girls in picturesque Alsatian costume among the wel- coming crowd, stepped forward and kissed him on the check.

Mr. Churchill straightened up in surprise but immediately thrust his head forward, offering his other cheek for another kiss. Again the crowd roared and he turned and walked ok into the University Hall for all an- other ovation.

Every one of the representa-

tive of the 12 nations road to his feet in tribute to Britain's wartime leader. *

Mr. Churchill walked about for several minutes, shaking hands with friends and greeting other delegates and then slowly and deliberately he walked to his place between a Belglan and an Italian delegate.

There he heard. M. Edouard Herriot, French provisiona) Pre- sident of the Assembly declare: "From his mind sprang the. movement which has brought us together here."--Reuter.

TAI HANG JEWELLERY

M. Herrlot'x reference

to

Germany was taken as imply Inga caution from the lesson

of history rather than objecting

He demanded specifically the return by Russla of 500 lacomo- tives which, be sald, were clearly Austrian property be. fore 'Hitler marched in.

to the admission of Germany Like most previous sessions of the deputies today's meeting end-

to the Council of Europe.

It has already been proposeded with this announcement: "no that after the German elections agreement."-Associated Press... there should be German

dele-

Killes to the Consullative As- sembly but not to the Committee of Ministers,

Dark-suited delegates,

GUNNERS FOR

HONG KONG Hie

Purge Of Books

The Committee

with warn

tion is still licking Ankl how much time and trouble will be required before a full case can be presented.

"It-and I say if the world still requires plantation rubber, the quarantors that they both sides to the present contro- main personally responsible

versy may agree that the present price of rubber must be reman-

for the new member. Doubtful candidates may be erative. given candidate status for one year but where the Committee is dissatisiled with the applicant he' or she will be excluded from the

Parly.

of all

"When all the facts are on record, it is possible that the remunerative price CURO for

for plantation rubber may re celve a more sympathetic hear- Ing from the advocates of syn. thetic rubber."

cost of

The newspaper "Lidove No- ving tonight demanded the supervision and purge

The planters had been content librories and book-shops to take with vague remarks such as that

the care of unwanted literature.

wages has increased That, ho said, Any "rubbish which is found Reveral times." should be sent to the paper mills, was wholly unconvincing and no- said the newspaper.

thing less than denile and nu-

facts and Certain books should be allow.thenticated ed only in special libraries for would suffice-Reuter, historical and study purposes and these should be strictly register- ed and controlled,-Reuter.

HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTION

Strasbourg, August 10.

The European Assembly will tomorrow attempt to restore the

Bgures

Guerilla Action In Sumatra

Batavia, August 10.

strong A guerilla force 2,000

Dutch garrison stormed the

at discussion of human rights to its Surakarta in Central Java, press Agenda.

roports, anid today......... After the adjournment of the the Dutch forces threw back the Despatches reaching here ald opening session today, members

of the British delegation discussed guerillas in daylong fighting last

Sunday the draft of a resolution asking that the subject of human rights A mil

The Committee

military spokesman for the public and Journalists sweltered

Liverpool, August 10..

be thrown open for debate in the Netherlanda admitted there had The 14th Field Artillery Re-Assembly. In the great grey-draped Hall as

been an incitent of more than brilliant afternoon sunshine bestgiment sailed from here for Hong

Ministers normal importance at Surakarta, through the trosted glass ceiling. Kung tonight in the troopship yesterday rejected by seven vates He declined to reveal the details.

M. Herripi, chief actor in the Laricashire.-Reuter.

with one abstention, However, he said: "We counter- dramatic scene, spoke from n

toate include in the Com-ed with strong clearing action," proposal mittee's suggestions for the As-and added that the situation is sembly's agenda an item entitled now under control. every

United "Definition, Safeguarding

A

Nations the gallery running

military Council of Europe, and Sir Gil-around the Hall, radio networks Development Of The Rights Of observer team is at Salatigs, 30 Man And Fundamental Liber- miles North West of Surakarta.

-United Press. tics."-Reuter.

simple presidential tribune faced

with plywood. On either side at men aimed at him from him were M. Camille Paris. French Secretary-General of the

bert Campion, British Clerk of the House.

angle of

Over mare

carried broadcasts than half the world. while press agencies bashed the text over special wires extending through- out Western Europe.

Election Of President Draperies hung over the lower half, of the 30-metre walls of Mr. Churchill sat, slumped and the Hall and above glowed six cigar-less, between Belgian priceless Gobelin tapestries tell-talion neighbours whose names ing the triumph

of the Greck flanked his in the alphabetical

list,

gods.

anci

The gathering heat.of the hal After M. Herrlot's speech, M. was increased by batterles of Poul Reynaud, former Premier of spotlights turned on the represen-France, rose to propose adjourn- lalives.

ment til 9 a.m. tomorrow for As M. Herriot spoke camera-election of a President-Reuter.

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