1950-05-06 — Page 7

PRESIDENT TRUMAN OPTIMISTIC OVER WORLD SITUATION No fears of a shooting

war with

Soviet Russia

'Washington, May 4.

President Harry Truman today tried to allay fears of a shooting war with Russia. He is not alarmed, he said, and the situation now is not nearly as bad as it was in the first half of 1946.

He thinks the world situation is improving, and while he may be an op-

timist, one has to be an optimist to be President of the United States, Ho spoke out at a news conference against a reorganised United Nations with Russia excluded, as suggested by the former President, Mr. Hør- bert Hoover, and said the United States will continue to support the United Nations as long as he is President. In most instances, the UN is working well, he added.

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Voroshilov's mission to ' the Balkans

Berlin, May 4.

The Anti-Bovist newspaper "Der Abend," in a private despatch datelined Trieste, -sald-today-that-ths Politburo member, Marshal Olamenti Voroshllov, has been ordered to the Balkána onsecrat ilmalar hak

Hit task, according to "Der Aband," is to speed up arma- ment in the Balkan satellite states, standardise arms and Insure that afflcer training emphasises loyalty to the So viet Union.

The paper based its report on information from political quarters In Sofia, Budapest and Bucharest-United Press.

PROGRESS

IN TALKS ON JAPAN

London, May 4. The consultative committee on the Japanese peace treaty had a very successful session today.

Efforts to seat Peking in the United Nations

London, May 4.

A Foreign Office spokesman said today that the UN Secretary-General, Trygve" Lie's, trip, jo Moscow parallelled certain steps taken by Britain to and the deadlock in the Security Council.

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Mr. Lies growed purpose is to find some formulá on which the Russians and the West can agree so that the Communist nations will end the boycott of UN bodies which has almost paralysed the world body.

prosented.

As if to point up his 'guarded | Mr. Truman's optimizin did not feel that the cold war is in dan-.

sinteger of turning into optimism, he said the nallon's quite square with recent defence budget for the yearments by his Defence chiefs.

The war with Russia, starting July 1, 1951 would be Defence Secretary, Louis Johnson, Strings attached smaller than for the next flsean Justifying the US$350,000,000

The Committee led significant year, now estimated at $14, increase for planes and warship

fall of strings on to the extender. modernisation, and the $261,127,000.

could Before there Ching and other, serious Interna-

be any Te-actual induction of men, or be- The Administration's recent pro-tional events had caused a posal to increase the defence ap- valuation of America's defence fore the President could mobilise,

industry and seize factories

for propriation by $350,000,000 was plans.

The Chinese Foreign And General. Omar Bradley, in defence, both Houses of Congress hot based on alorm, in any weeke

on the of the ward, but was simply toʼn new plea this week for exten- would have to agree give the United States an adequate sion of the draft, said recent existence of a national emergency. defence.

world events add up to a very justifying such steps.

The Chairman of the

Com- kad situation.

PLANS TO DEVELOP INDONESIA

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Mr. Truman's remarks began with a reply to a question about a statement by Senator Millard Tydings, Maryland Democrat,

that this country la close to a shooting war with Russia.

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Better than 1946 Ha paid the Senator is un. duly alarmed and then presseci hie bellef that

improved alluation has 1946. While disagreeing with former President Hoover on a new UN without Russia, Mr. Truman sai

mittes, Senator Vinson, Georgia Democrat, sald: section just un the bill for House action just as soon as they give us toom."

The present selective service law is due to expire on June 24. -Associated Press.

Extradition demand by Indonesia

London, May 1.

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Palace tomorrow.. nese Communists in place of the National Chinese delegates was accompanied by Mr.

The Soviet and eatellite nationé Wilder Foote, Director refuse to sit in UN groups where United Nations Bureau Press and the Nationalist Chinese are re-Pubifentions, and, his private đến Norton, TO DUENOS AIRES VIA RECIFE, RIO DE JANEIRO, 18

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for full' membership?: comes that ference al Calombo in January of

fore: the Committed of, the con» this year,

ference Hwili: be: put:intoima | Agreement has been reached on straight voto of the 13 member the question of membership of nations. the eventual

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TAIPEH ASKS FOR US. LOAN

Washington, May 4.

Of these, six, including-Dritalo, The U.S. State Department India and Pakistad, have alreisty" | sald today that the Chinesa bers of the Far Eastern Commis-recognised Peking. Nationalist Nationalists have submitted a sion, plus Ceylon and Indonesia.

China is the thirteenth, ******* "request" Tör ä ̈$50,000,000 *Icart The discussions are based' on a Jakarta, May 4,

to be used largely for currency Best chanca Foreign Office memorandum 'cm-

|stabilisation in Taiwan. Matthew Fox, the Ameri- he complimented Mr. Hoover at

bottying the proposals made at

Thailand does not recognise The request was made through the Colombo conference, which Communist China at present, but the Economic Coopération Ad- financier who sank the White House yesterday on his

A renewed demand by the the experts are dealing with step Thailand Foreign Omice sources ministration several hundred thousand companion proposal that world

representatives in dollars in the Indonesian re added that he and the

moral force be strengthened. He Government of the United by step.

former States of Indonesia for the ex- Today's meeting also agreed indicate that Thailand might ab-Taiwan, reporters were told. Like volution, will undertake an Republican chief executive are tradition of Captain "Turco" that a clause dealing with them on the question of Faking's other recent Nationalist requests,

admission

to the ECAFE, RU It has beeastaküm ünder considera extensive programme of in-perfectly friendly.

Foreign diplomata in Bang- tion. dustrialisation,

Replying to those who say the Westerling has been received Taiwan and the Pescadores and development

kok" view the present applica-1] Published reports declared that no longer afford the by the Government. of Singa-Kurile Islands, must be written

tion of China k*""the bestrop-| the Nationalists sold that of the and trade in the young United Marshall Plan because of moun- pore, the Foreign Office con- into the treaty.-United Fress, portunity so far caf the Funkw || $50,000,000? Vidsidid, -e $90,000,000 States of Indonesia.

ting dcfefts, he said this was the 'firmed today.

regime entering a United Na- would be. used for curranty same old argument which Jins Mr. Fox's office published been made ever since the econo- The demand is now in proper these aims today following mic nid plan was started.

legal form, in accordance with a Governor wannuncement from the USI

It is much cheaper than a request made by the Premi, Mohammed Hutts, ges-shooting war, he continued. He of Singapore in reply to the ori- terday that the financler is wel repeated that the defeit wns gitul Indonesian request qt reme to go into business here on

caused by failure of Congress to time of Westerling's arrival and a non-exclusive basis.

levy sufflelent taxes to support orrest in Singapore.. Dr. Hatta explained that the Government needs and its com- cntroversial two-year-old con mitments abroad.

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There was nothing to the claim

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ANTI-CHRISTIAN TEACHINGS

Iract between the original Indo- ithal every time there is a Stalin any, i now be for the Governor public schools that Jesus Christ; nesian Republic and Mr. Fox granting him a monopoly on sure this country spends another Government trade had been an-billion for defence, and he rel- nulled with the consent of both terated that the current budget is

us tight as it can be made, parties.

Dr. Hatta termed the contract

a valuable political asset in the independence struggle.

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Fears unfounded Fears that the North West and

Mr. Fox returned recentlyAlaska may be written off in de-

to decide whether to convene the Singapore Court on the strength:

or whether to wait for support ing evidenes from Indonela be- fore taking action.

tians body.""

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stabilisation. In Paris, senior United Na-

Only econorale aid is being tinns exegallyes called on all supplied the Nationalists. Presl Governments today, to make a dent Harry man has ruled out great and sustained new effort further direct. military pasistange to end the Cold War.

or advice to the Nationalists. Berlin, May 4. The appeal was approved an Associated Press HOS But, according to information', East Germany's Communist-nimbusi nt a meeting of the available here, the extradition dominated Government is go-Administrative Committee on. of the United demand was not accompanied bying to expantt the teaching in-drdination

Nations which comprises Mr. Le, 'supporting evidencé.

as chairman, and the heads of no existed and the Bible is eat. UN specialised

of the present division a collection of myths and sagas.

the increasingly of the formal Indonesian request State-owned printing presses world and

are now running off the third serious conflicts of polic edition of Soviet Professor A. V. the great powers have gravel Mishulin's anti-Christian text-impaired prospects

for a world book,

"History of Antiquity. penco," said the appeal. It added: It is up to the Court finally to

Fifty-five thousand coples of "Tho

and well-Being establish whether the Anglo- from the US for the bounced fence plans as expendable; as Dutch extradition agreement is this have been issued in the past all-proples demands from their

your to public school teachers in govemments Farrpose of getting the projects reporter put it, are unnecessary:pplicable to the

agreate and present und for Indonesin in netion.

and if so whether Westerling is all grades in the Russian zone for sustained new effort by the nh The Government announced to. said.

their guidance,

tiens of warld to achieve a son-" covered by a provision dealing day that controlled civil

A reporter wanted to

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'tructive and durable (peace”. coples. with offences munications had been reopened whether White House mall re-engrogment does not apare to be ready for distribution in The statement was released "nt

two weeks. with Macassar, but the elly's alr-cently has shown a growing con

Lol experts In Landon how Church oficials who have vigo of the Administrative

the end of the mediing in Paris among the people port, will remain under milliary cera

over inellic to the opinion thit cho

Commit control. The Central Govern Communism and whether Com- ment occupled the town two munism will be a factor in the agreement is still valid but em- nously protested by latter and in tec, after which Mr. Lig left for weeks ago after it had quelle coming elections. The President rests with the he derive ruling public the stovernment against Holland, where he arrived" to- the revolt.

replied that the people are always rests Bugapore Couf atheistic instruction of night.

Reuter, Fates = 19,398. Authoritative sources revealed uneasy about an organisation that thai Central Government officials believes in the overthrow of the will meet soon with leaders of United States by violence. the Republie to try to settle dis- patos created by the Republie's attempts to absorb sister States In the USI,

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customs-fade hủ moyé” to continue these Meanwhile, a two-year examong this British colony's Tur-negotiations. Associated Press to Moscow from there. For 4 tansion of the milltary, draft kish commuurkish women given were abolished law was approved unanimously today, and

Earlier the Central Govern- ment called a four-party con ference that would have includ- ed representatives of East Suma- tra and East Indonesia, but the Republic refused to take part. Now the Central Government is The Committee voted 31 to 0 suggested by the Committee on expected to represent the two for the bill within the same hour Turkish Affairs, which was set up States in talks with the Re-that President Truman told his by Lord Winster, former Gay public.-Associated Press..

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