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THE CHINA-MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1949.

ALBANIA IS RIPE FOR A REVOLUTION

Branded before the United

Nations as primarily responsi

ble for, the threat to peace in

Albania

By KEITH BUTLER

Goody

ed a member of the General Cóm-) No mank«y'; businem. mittee of the "Free

AlbaniaTM

An application.... has been. movement of Midhat Frasheri cerved by the Japanese mothari- (III) The definite Greek Az 63, Colonel Bairakter has had ties for permission to tumm a ten- the Balkans is Europe's small-Rumanian and Polish ships. An

Hair litt has even been flying threat to strike at guerilla bases a colourful career as a revolu=ple buto an botel est

Kremlin - puppet-state and material into Albania inside Albania, which the Greeks towary. Some of the details he

might besitate to do if these told me himself. Some of the That "million tons of cereals In its latest report to the Gen- from bases in Hungary. HK$18.00

eral Assembly, the United Na-uniformed Russian military bases are inside Bulgaria, strong gaps were flied in by the Greek which Russia is selling to Britain Epirot Committee in goes against the grain with Am- tions Special Committee on the and technical mission estimates er and more closely linked with Northern

Athens, who have their own first ran farmers. of its size vary between 3,000 and Russia; Balkans has recommended that

(IV) The control of the Al-class Intelligence service on what the General Assembly renew its 10,000 has taken over the mili-

by the Greek goes on in Albania. They have

To many Vietminh guerilla, call upon Albania and Bulgaria tary and economic administration banian frontier to cease forthwith' their ald to of the country. A "Russian In-¦ Army, now almost entirely con- dossers on every Albanian per this promise of peace in Indo-

tellectual League", with

head centrated on that frontier; sodailty. Their attitude sum- the Greek guerillas, and solemnly

The danger of revolution med up by: "We know what is China sounds like mere Mochery. of Albania, quarters in the former, Royal

behind the trols all in- inside Albania against the Hodja hidden

Albanian draw the attention

Palace

at Tirana, controls increased

Democracy", "People's

Grandèué that was Grease. which words in particular, to the

"Local pure lard for export" Alde-de-Camp to Zog from gravity of the threat to peace intellectual and cultural activities.

Albanian children receive com- might even strike the Govern- the Balkans

Seems someone is living on the that would ensure

ment and the Russians in the 1980-34, in 1834 Colonel Bairak- from Russian offers in "the garded.

schools. Day and night, in every was

pursuing the guerillas over which failed. He says he dis

the King's pro- made crystal-clear, since, as UNSCOR points out, the Greek lan are being given in institutes bases in Albania.

Russian committees participate

Government ministry.

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DANGER SIGNS -IN GERMANY

The situation in Germany has gone from bad to worse. Following the establishment of a Russian-promoted "Re- public of Eastern Germany" comes news that Russia is ex-

pected to sign a separate peace treaty with the new Eastern German regime. This step is not surprising, though it would violate both the Pots-

should its call again be disrepulsory Russian language lesson week while the Greek Army | tar led a revolt against the King fat of the land.

the

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A correspondent writes that

The ismes at stake have beca Albanian town, courses in Rus- the border and striking at their son poucy. He fed to Yugo- the military unit looking for Armed Forces have eliminatec in the work of every Albanian like entering Albania during via to raise assistance for his local philanthropist to present

Find

land-owners.

Leads Guerillas He led the life of a conspirator in Paris until 1939, when Albania was attacked by Italy and fell

under Italian occupation.

Albanian he returned to the

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dam Agreement and the An- United Nations Charter recognises waise their the Albanian peo- rather doubtful histories as col say that as World War II wore varied his famous phrase slightly-|

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glo- Soviet Pact of 1942, the latter treaty containing clause under which both powers contracted not to con-

his

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The one man with whom Bal- Now it's the long trail. raktar did not collaborate was No more silver lining to the Enver Hodja, the Kremlin's pup- White Cloud, it seems.

When the Greek Army looked slavia

revolt. The Yugoslavs gave him them with a piano need the help organised Suera resistance

recent Vitsi campaign 1,500 Al- hospitality and promised to help, of that classical character banians were arrested by the Al- but at the last moment a new walked round the streets along the Northern borders of Greece and have resumed control Ships. Unload

banian authorities for rejoicing; pro-Italian switch in Yugoslav Athens with a candle. › of those areas.

Head of the Military Mission is too openly at the prospect of foreign policy forced him to flee The Greek Premier, Mr Dio- a Russian General Sokolovsky - "liberation" ---- even by the Greek to Paris.

At the women's comenittoe meeting the other evening. edes, has issued a clear warn not the famous one of World War Army ing of the action the Greek Gov-II. All the time Russian

But there is evidence that the

Myrtle suggested to the chair- ernment might feel impelled to Communist propaganda to the Al- "Free Albania Committee," form- take if the remnants of the banian people is tuned on

aerillas who have taken refuge full volume. From every Comia- and which has now gone via Lon

man, "You'll have to draw up ated in August this year in Paris,

your agenda."

"What," said the good lady, in the territory of Greece's nor form ship unloading in the Al-don to New York, has not got the thern neighbour states again at- banian ports

Then "has that thing slipped again?" Valona and support Sympathy of the Albanian Durand loudspeakers tell the people,

all the mem- tempt to invade Greece.

He said: "In the event of such Albanians that it is bringing them bers of this

Pracmittee

But only slightly. mountains to lead a guerilla band come from mo

"The famous statesman was met an aggression, Article 51 of the food, clothes and machinery to

the class of the "Beys"the rich against the Italian invaders.

The Greek Northern Epirots by reporters at the airport. He living standard.

Many of them have But sul now the right of self-defence without

saying continued to lead by

bT" wel zwabej- authorisation of ple have seen none of this food laborators with the Germans and previous

band, but collaborated secret- UNO, but merely with the proviso and clothing Conditions have Italians during World War II.

Issula.cm(wypitwww.* that the nation making use of this got rapidly worse. A letter from The Committee has sent two with the Italians and Germans

on the

through the "Quisling" Govern- It was being said over the right shall give notice

same week-end that when you win the Istanbul begged for food, or which fallei. in The War Minister, bir Kanel-clothes and shoes. There is star-Tito-fastered Movement has more operation with the British Mis- do is relakhs.

Right now time he kept up a show of co- Jockey Club sweep, all you needa lopoples, was even

more blunt vation, unemployment, tyrdany

It may matter sign to the Albanian guerillas support. While the Anglo-American He told the Greek people: "Should by the Russians and the puppet- for the future who is behind a and Russian blocs struggle our nighbours show any disposi- Government under Enver Hodja successful Albanian rebellion.

tion to support once again the and seething discontent. for possession of German sup- entry of guerillas into our ter-

Object: Liberation Ships port, there is another deve ritory, they must know that the

supplies for the Greek guerillas While in London the President pet dictator who was quickly in- lopment in Germany which Greek Army will consider it its and the Albanian Army. Lorry of the self-appointed "Free Al- stalled in power when the Axis

Albania. convoys take the supplies from bantan Committee, Midhat Fras-orces left Athenistar had sent a suggests that the shape of cuty, on the basis of law and

rights of elementary defence, to the docks to big depots at vari- | heri, told newsmen that the Com- things to come in that coun-wipe, out also the springboards

aus centres and thence to the mitte is not a provisional gov report to Mr. Anthony Eden ptu- try may be the shape of } fruen which the gueritas sallied frontier areas alous sods to be tion of Albania trom the Com- Balkan Federation on a nation to your left down the corridor.

specially con ernment.

posing the formation of a new Its object is the નાની સાથે structed strategic things that went before. The

alist anti-Communist beris with handed over to the guerillas

munist police-state regime of

Albania (1) as the centre. When spirit of nationalism is abroad

The Albanian people have been Enver Hodja. After Liberation

Hairy Fairy. When the Greek Army, pursu

took over Al- into the

“If your skin is not too sensi- again, and political revival in

Albanian the Albanian people will decide the Communists Army, forced

hania his band was broken uptive, rub the arms gently with to unload Comin- under International supervision Germany has outrun political ing the guerillas during the re- conscripted

Albania. cent Vitsi and Grammos opera form ships, work on the roads what sort of regime they desire In 1945 he fed from re-education. Extreme na- tions, was fired on from Albanian

the guerillas and in the copper and chromium and whether they want King Zog together with his brother, through pumice stone. This will take them tionalism is singing its old, territory and saw

mines. But they are

Yugoslavia into Greece. the and

Passing through Yugoslav ter Got yours yet? ripe old Lorelei song to the Ger- once again escaping over

frontier on to Albanian soil and ragged,

the Hodja puppet-Gov- includes a variety of political in-itory, they were attacked by

A list of 30 particularly black masses. Just as after where the Greeks could not folent and against the Russian terests some pro-cogists, some Iugoslav forces and his brother,

accidents has only World War 1, so today Ger- low them, it was

strong cecupation

Albanians are exiled by him. Midhat Frasheri Balram Bairaidar, was wounded spots for traffic

circulated. No pedestrian British and American counsel

himself is a former diplomat,

and left behind to be captured by been man leaders are refusing to that prevented the Greek Gov born guerillas.

Mouharem Bai- should be without one of these the Yugoslavs are that once Ambassador in Athens, a the Is accept the results of the crament from allowing their military decision which Ger- forces to follow the enemy into Russia is about to shift her Bal-writer and a democrat. He co raktar reached Greece and the handy little means of checking

kans operational base against

with the British Liaison sanctuary - he doesn't have to up on danger points Just skim Albania and destroy their bases.

inst operated many brought on herself.

Tite-Cominform rift Greece and Yugoslavia to Bul-Mission parachuted into the Al-work for his living of the IRO, through it each time you want Since the

to cross a road... Camp Fewer ships were ariving banian mountains during World garia.

In the Laurion camp he sits, Yugoslavia as important an

When a man loses his capital.. at the Albanian ports of Valona) communication. the Greek-Bulgarian frontier are minority" in the disputed Scathed the Colonel whether he would interest.

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One political party in Ger-made the of the Kremlin asing the last couple of months! War II to, sabotage Axis lines waiting and plotting for the day many is reported to be using objective

Greece, Tito closed the Greet- and Durazzo. Strategic roads to Greeks from the "o

"oppressed of his return to Albania, ask- his girl is usually the first to lose

a sabre instead of a gavel at Yugoslav frontier to the Body. It is believed the Greek en Albanian province which the be resettled in another country |

control. Albania COUMUL

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was the more!

say Frasheri

collaborator with

THERE IS REALLY A BOOM IN BELLS

who say how sweet

By MONTAGUE Scholar's

SMITH

sed

Now

In fact, both Committees, al-ple. When it comes, the Albanian though outwardly opposed, are rebellion may upset the calcula- working pretty closely together, tions of all these Movements.

its meetings. If there is an

With that escape and opera bouffe aspect to this, route

route closed to them, Albania

evidence in the it is not laughable. The ex- and Bulgaria became even more uerillas GHQ is being transfer- Greeks call Northern Epirus" by the IRC or perhaps settle in

red to Bulgaria.

was a first class Athens. He told me he had no according to

bands of the Northern Epirots. tremists may not be danger-important to match Greece behind Reasons For Changes and Italians during World War But broth Taken for the Yugo- composed of Moslems

for

Cominform's

intention of moving. the Germans

Bairam also had They are. both almost entirely and both ous in themselves, for they the Iron Curtain.

Moscow may have been forced form the smaller political or- Because its frontier was more to make this change for five rea- At the International Refugee slavs, he was tried and sentenced! aim at a "Great Albania" includ- ganisations. But the demands difficult for the Greek army to scas

Organisation's camp in the little to death by a Communist tribunal ing the disputed Greek-claimed they make in the name of important guerilla base.

(1) The isolation of Albania Greek port of Laurion I talked at Skoplje. Then came the Tito- Northern Epirus It was following Yugoslavia's swing to with Colonel Mouharem Bairak- Cominform rift. Bairam's sen-i But they have competition. In has another Al- patriotism are heard also also a potential base for gueril-wards the Western Powers at the tar, once Aide-de-Camp to King tence was changed to life-impri- Expt King Zog I committer. In from the largest parties. la operations against Tito's Yugo- General Assembly;

Zog and now a refugée living sonment He gave evidence to banian (II) The strong condemnation with his small son in a room in the UNO Balkan Committee on Italy, Roman Catholic and Vati- For example, the two ma-

Since the Tito-Cominform split, of Albania before the Generall this harem of exiles from behind

Tite talked can support is being given to a their Skuplje visit.

was freed. with him. He was

Liberation Movement centred jor German parties have both Russia has been pouring, war Assembly and the delicacy of her the Iron Curtain.

the Roman Catholic promised an end to the in- supplies into Albania in Russian, position as a result;

The Colonel has been nominat- he is chief Alde-de-Camp to Gani amongst

Albania Committee' fostered by population in northern Albania ternational controls over the

Tito with headquarters at Skoplje. The weakness of all these Ruhr industrial area. These

The brother

of Gani Kried, movements, however, is that they Said Kriez, is a member of the are all dominated by the "Beys" promises cannot be kept-not

New York Committee under the rich ferdal landlords now. But they should remind

Frasheri to which Mouharem Albania. None of them has real Bairaktar belangs

roots amongst the Albanian peo the West, and forcefully, of the German tactics of erosion against Allied controls and other conditions imposed in

People with opinions about

Delight, Canterbury Germany after World War 1. church bells are divided general-

Pleasure, Violet, and Woodbine. The fact must be laid at the ly into two classes those who

Bell-ringing without the "changes" is much older than door of the Western powers "can't bear the sound of them"

the Society of College Youths. It rather than the German and those

is 1,500 years old at least in this they are, particularly when heard show how hard they are at it. people themselves. There

coming over the peace of th Mr. Peck agreed about the country, and arose out of the have, it is true, been inescap-countryside from some villag physical appeal and the "fascina-Church's fight against the early able reasons for the policies steeple.

tion" which so many more young | paganisms of long ago. There is also a third classmen are finding today in bell- which have brought us to

The Venerable Bede records those who actually ring the bells, ringing

that a bell sms standnd of the this point. The division be and their numbers in the past There is plenty of scope for death of St. Hilda in A.D. 680. tween Russia and the West

are about 10,000 Crowland Abbey had the first very them. There meant that to deal with Ger-

belfries in Britain, and already ring of bells sounding consecutive between 40,000 and 50,000 ringers rates as long ago as A.D. 800. many wisely would be more

Expert Views 15,000 of whom are skilled change Since every bell when rung in difficult than anyone fore-

Exactly why there should have ringers. They are members of 4 an English steeple makes a com- saw at the end of the war.

The reappearance in bank been this revival since the war associations of ringers, and each plete revolution, change ringers ing and industry of the mana is conclusive: There is a boom meeting of a central council, them are only weighed in cwt. | Not So Simple The heaviest in the world ac- gerial caste that ran Ger- in bells

weigh Four or five months practice is 120 tons, is in Moscow, I have been talking to

tually hung, reputed to many under Hitler is noted

There is sides. And it is different authorities about this, needed before a novice is regard-

another in Burma said to weigh on many

is Mr. F. C. W. Stevenson, ed as being able to ring the 80 tons, and one in Peking of 60 known that in the equally of the firm of Gillett and John-bell"- a great deal more before he tons. important field of informationston, of Croydon, with one of the can be trusted in a team rig Change ringing is essentially very dangerous elements are oldest and biggest bell foundries lag the changes," which is the English in origin, rarely to

summit of the art. poised to assert themselves in the country.

The other is Mr. A. Peck

even in Scotland or Wales. beard secre- Change ringing means varying Abroad they ring bells by mov- as.soon as present Allied

tary of the Ancient Society of the order in which the bells are Press controls are released:

College Youths, oldest and most ring. It was evolved by Fabian in the clappers only, offers in a "carilion," which must include Today the Western allies famous company of bell-ringers, Steadman about the year 1544, rot fewer than 22 bells, operated face this question: Will they who took their name from the old and is based on permutations.

chirch of St. Martin's, Col- The maximum changer on five ***

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year

or two

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Fing With New York, and Chicago Uni- potent German people to be first established more than 300 seven bells the number is 5,040 versity Chapel. Both were made

and on 12 bells 479,001,600)} caught again in a conspiracy years ago. against Germany's future as revival Mr. Stevenson thought

Both were emphatic about the which would take the ringers in England by Gillett and John-

ston. a peaceful member of inter- that one of the reasons was the ping for food and sleep.

to 'complete without, stop- years

British bells are acknowledged all over the world as the best, national society?,

country clergymen have lately It has been laid down that e The Occupation Statute been taking much more interest complete "peal" should consist and have been playing (or ring- ing) their part in the export under which the Western in their bells. And another that of not fewer than 5,000 changes

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