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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1950.

Hotel-style prison LIE'S 10 POINTS FOR PEACE

West Germany races ahead with its programme of prison reform. Grim Bruchsal Prison, built in 1841 and the scene of many harsh punishments, Is today in the forefront of the re- form scheme. Cells in the prison reflect the changes. Here a prisoner reada a hook he selected from the library of 4.900 volumes. Wireless programmes are relayed through earphones.

The bed la fald with gaily coloured linen and the chair rests on the bedelde mat. Authorities say that there are almost no

escape allempts.-(AP Photo),

"Pravda"

raises

Baltic aircraft

issue again

Moscow, May 23.

"Pravda," in its first mention of lost month's American plane incident since the publica- tion, of the original Sovict note of protest, today raised the question whether the second. American note, dated May, needed a reply. The Americans could have acknowledged the jus- tice of the original Soviet protest, but refused and insisted on confusing the issue, "Pravda" - soid.

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It characterised the second The newspaper elted American American ride an "un- daily Press opinion, especially the founded declaration, sharplygton Post," to the effect that "New York Times" and "Wa- contradleting established fuc's the incident had reached an im- jasse and that the State Depart- ment possessed new facts which had made it soften its original

known to the whole world.“

Truman's attack on appeasers

Washington, May 23. Président Truman warned today against the growth of feeling among some Ameri cans that tho United States should surrender to Russia.

stand.

"Pravda" took advantage of the ccasion to attack State Depart. meat officials who complained that the Russians had not yet an

wered the second-American-note- and reminded them:

They have

UN Secretary-General lays scheme before "Big Four"

countries

LONG-RANGE PROGRAMME

Lake Success, May 23. "Points for peace" laid before the Big Four powers by the United Nations Secretary-General, Trygve Lio, call for top-level Security Council meet- ings, prompt disarmament talks and establishment of a United. Na- tions army to provent war.

Mr. Lie's 10 Points, similar to Woodrow Wilson's "14 Points" at the end of World War I, are described in diplomatic circles as a collection of ideas to be discussed over a long period rather than a definitive pro- gramme of immediate action,

However, they centre definitely on gradually building up the United No- tions as the focal point of the world's masses by extending the work of the world organisation in social and economic affairs.

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It also sought to put teeth into the United Nations Char- ter and establish it as prime foundation of Interna- tional Law.

United Nations Secretariat sources refused to comment on reports that Mr. Lle had lald his 10 Points before President Tru- man, the British Prime Minister, Clement

the Attice.

Frencit Prime Minister, George Bidault, and Juset Stalin of Russia itt aldes memoires presented during his three-week pilgrimage peace, but highly reliable soureeg in other diplomatic circles sak Mr. Lie's 10 pants were: bw!

of

1. Holding of periodic Security Council meetings to be attended by the Chiefs of Stato or their Foreign Ministers,

2. Resumption of East-West talks within the United Nations on prohibition of atomic and hydrogen weapons and control of atomic energy.

3. Resumption of UN talks on reduction of conventional arma- ments as distinguished from nu- clear weapons.

4. Pressing of new efforts to reach agreciment on the recruit- ing of secbalty forces-In effect a United

Nations Army--10 be

placed at the disposal of the Se curity Council as a watchdog for

peace.

Greke.

Technical aid

5. Advocacy of universal mom- Lership in the United Nations.

6. Establishment of an active programme of technical assle- tance to the world's backward 7. More vigorous use of United Nations specialised agencies such Orennisa - as the World Health tion and its 20 similar organs,

8. Development of United Na- tious work in the field of human rights and fundamental freedoms. 0. Use of the United Nations to promote advancement of depen- dent and colonial peoples,

10. Use of the United Nations Charter to speed up. development of International Law,

Mr. Lie believes that there Is a better than 50 60 chance of

tee of the Aran the prac- Big Power agreement within

Governincal.

ring to which it often does But reply for months to notes vi the Soviet Government.".

It listed, the following cases in which, it said, the United States Ignored Soviet notes:

For East

The note tate.1 February I pro- posing the trial of Japanese war criminals, including Hirohits; the

picace

year to stari a series of special Security Council meetings on cold war problems.

This presupposes that the Chi- nese Communist Government will be seated in the United Nations by the time the United Nations General Assembly meets this autumn,

China problem Mr. Lie believes the Chinese problem will be solved before the September meeting,

Trygve Lie playing. "lone wolf" role

Lake Success, May 23, Mr. Tryove Lio, Becretary. General of the United Nations, is playing "lone waif" role In his peace talks with for. vir eign Governments with tually no consultation with his - staff.

Since he left for his tour of "Big Power" capitals. Mr. Lle has for practical purposes carried the whole United Na tions inside his bulging, brown brief.caso.

Although he has been in fairly frequent communication with his executive assistant, Mr. Andrew Cordier, he has not revealed to him the sub. stance of his talka in Londan, Parls and Moscow.

None of the other high off. cfala bes been consulted either-Revter.

DOUBLE TAXATION ISSUE

London, May 23.

The British Government intends taking its own action to relieve British companies and citizens from being taxed both overseas and at home,

Recently, such double taxation caused Britain to lose a very im- portant Ceylon contract,

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By legislation notified today Britain will simply waive a large part of the British tazatlon in in- come already taxed in countries with which Britain has not yet concluded reciprocal ugreements for relief from double taxation.

This legislation will also en- large the tax relief to British re- sidents on their income from Commonwealth countries.

British commerical organisa tions tonight hailed the new le gislation as a great help to British companies operating in countries Diplomatic quartors in London such as Brazil, Mexico and Cey- think that Mr. Lio had put tor-Ion with which Britain hos, no ward his ideas for breaking the East-West deadlock on paper and to have given them confidentially to the four Governments in the course of his outward journey to Moscow.

Ris return trip, it is thought. was strictly for the purpose of giving his personal impressions "f The atmosphere In Moscow and of the possibilities of renewed con-

Last.

As a French Foreign Office spokesman said today, no de. talled posco plan was delivered in Paris in the last few days. None is believed to have been delivered to Mr. Bevin or Mr. Attlee today.

Paris denial Reports that Mr. Lie had handed the French Foreign Minister a written proposal con- taining u 10-point programme for a 20 year peace were cate gorically denied by a spokesman of the French Foreign Office to-

day

"Mr. sold, The spokesman

hend any Trygve Lla did not memorandum

M. Robert Schuman when he saw him on Saturday."

to

Asked whether Mr. Lie had submitted a peace plan lo M. Schyman verbally, the spoken- man sald that he had no Inform-

concept of the United Nations, He did not want it to have even permanent headquarters or a site, but to roam around the world each year, Mr. Lio's idea woul be to start such a series of ex-ation on this point.

M. Schuman said on Saturday traordinary Council meetings this autumn, and then to follow that his talk with Mr. Lie dealt cach with the possibility of a meeting them up with conferences year in the various capitals of of the Security Council, which heads of Governments or Foreign the world.."

Ministers would attend.

Secret meetings Mr. Lie would have Buch meetings held in secrecy, pri- marlly at the beginning for exchange of views and explorn- tion of pending problems. His project is a long-range one-ex- tended over 20 years.

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There are more problems that he thinks should be explored.

The possibility of resuming United Nations atomic energy.

negotiations

on

(2) The whole question of ad- mission of new members to the United Nations, including all of the previous Axis satellites.

(3) A provision of the Unitert for Nations Charter which calls United Nations security forces- has been dead. an issue that docked since 1845;

Disarmament

(4) Pending resolutions in the United Nations on disarmament in contrast to the East-West armaments race.

(5) Economic problems, includ- East-West resumption of

The President minde the remark in a brief informal talk to more than 600 delegates to the annual conference uni eliizenship, spon- sored by the Justice Department and the National Education As- April 20 note regarding tri-power sociation,

violation Mi the Italia.s

Mr. Lie conferred in London was disturbed by the re-treaty concerning ceipt of a postcard from Los An- England teste, which

likewise today with Mr. Attlee and the ing geles recently suggesting in all have not answered; the Soviet Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin, trade.

and reported on his recent talks (6) The long-delayed Austrian seriousness tint the proper think note

notes written ns for back DS June with Stalin and the Sayler peace treaty situation. to do was to surrender to Russia. 7, 1948, and February 1949,

Foreig Minister, Andrel (7) The completely deadlocked Ile quoted the writer as saying, charging American aircraft viola-Vyshinsky.

efforts to reach East-West agree- "We may lose our freedom, but it ting of freedom of navigation in Mr. Lie leaves on Wednesday ment ол tho German peace is better to lose our freedom than the Far East, which "Pravda" for the United States, where he iose our lives."

said the

"Now, what do you think of not answer Department ha] will talk again with President

that?" asked President Truman. "This is Patrick Henty in reverse. There are people like that In this country and it is your business to see they don't increase in num- ber. I hope you will do that."- United Press

POSER STUMPS COMMITTEE

London, May 23.

A British Purliamentary Committee announced today that it had been unable t decide whether the Rev. J. G. MacManaway, a Northern Ire-

Truman and the United States it was generally believed here Secretary of State, Dean Acheson. that the incident is closed, since Ho conferred with the French the Ruralons appear Indisposed to

Premier, Georges Bidault, and

go on with an exchange of notes | For

Foreign Minister, Robert Schu- Indefinitely-notes which

from man, on Monday. The hard core their view add nothing new but of the results of his talks to simply rchash the originaldate with leaders of the Big Four charges and counter-charges. was the fact that none of the

Immediately following publica-Big Four rejected his idea for a protest resumption of negotiations Article through the medium of the Se-

curity

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tien of the first Soviet "Pravda"

United Press.

Praveing the U.S. air forces didn't say yes.....

PRESS OFFICES BOMBED

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The results have been,

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treaty.

8) The continued "Eittle cold. war over Berlin, with the Russian continuing threat of the efforts to make

Woutern position there untenable. That Tenue in stil technfbally before the Security Council. (9) The problem of member- ship in subsidiary organisations, ILO, Euch as UNESCO, WHO, etc.

10) Technical problems, auch as a more precise definition, nf where and when the veto power of the Big Powers is and is not applicable,

Mr. Lle does not believe that

He added that the French Government's attitude towards this suggestion would have to be considered by all members the Cabinet.

of

be- Despite today's denial the

circles lick persists in political in Paris that the Western Gov- ernments are considering soma brought kind of "peace plan" back from Moscow by Mr. Lle, Tension casos This bellef has been bolstered by M. Schuman's remark "There

an unexpected relaxation tension."

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A similar nigalficance is ปโรด given here to yesterday's semi- official report. "Mr. Trygve Lie worked during the morning with M. Alexandre Parodi, permanent head of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and M. Vincent Broustra, head of the Ministry's International Conferences Depart- ment

No information about what the three officials were working on French avaliable at the

was

Foreign Ofee.

After a 30-minute interview with Mr. Lie, the Indien editor, Mr. Russy. Karanjia, unid... to day, feel that he has brought

sort of total peace plan in volving everything Including the atom and hydrogen bombs, the admission of new China to the United Nations and probably a Big Four meeting." -

"Blitz" Mr. Karanjia, editor of and "Atom" of Bombay, met Mr. Lie in his hotel room shortly be fore the United Nations Secre tary-General left for London.

"Very happy

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"Mr. Lia was very happy about his Moscow visit, and about the meetings he had here," said Mr. Karanjio. "He laughed off the Idea of war and pooh-poohed all talk of it I got the Im- pression that he was optimistle and happy that the big hurdle had been crossed through his

one of his associates said, like bard and fast decisions or ex- yes, but she didn't say no.". pected on such issues immedia visit to Moscow.

-the old song: "She didn't say

Neither Mr.. Attlee nur

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tho

Bidault are prepared to say that a high-level (Foreign Minister Singapore, May 23. Communist querillas shot dead a series Security Council meet- land clergyman, was eligible Sikh caretaker and threw a hand-

Lie's silence ings should not be held, Mr. Lie to sit ba a Member of Parlia-grenade into the China PreRS** le confident that if the Chinese Mr. le has so fat, refused to newspaper offer, in the centre of Communists are seated in the make any statement for publi- nient, whi

Lumpur, the Federal United Nations, it will be possi... cation but he told reporters in It/recommanded that immediate Huala.

alty Council talks, have something to say, when the legislative action should be taken Capital, tonight.

Secp-Parls this morning that he might The bullding was slightly dam-rity Council talks. to clarify the law.

Earlier this year, Mr. Lle pro- got back to New York of Wa The Glory Disqualification Act aged but no newspaper employees

Avere injured by the grenade. posed in a

DESERLERKATRAM Washington speechahington of 1801 day that no person hav

The China Press is the only that the unused provision of the In ainually well-informed quar ordained to the office of Chinese language dally in Kuala Charter and the Security Council prior or dentos mas sit in Por-Chinchandowed by Mr. He rules should be invoked to start

ters, Mr. Lle is thought to be making an inttempt to cgoavines | Path, but the church of Are-

the-Weatein Governments that 5. Lee, Federal Legislative Coun a series of Security Council

.

"I am sure that, given the right tely. His proposal is that Big Powers merely start discusspport, he will succosed in averting the crisis which has discussions. ing them, or rather tesume the

Iwas lately seemed imminent. impressed by his resoluteness to Bort pursue. In the West some of plan aimed at breaking the present tehalon

Later, Mr. Kuranila' said, " truthing had every reason to conclude something concrete in his pocket. details of which he was "not willing to reveal at this stage. M

*He would "like zvary”, much! thot the peace efforts which seem; and the, monopoly of Moscow land was discstablished from the cillor and one of t the bilgest meetings at either the Foreign | Rusala" - does not consider the Communist parties all over tha Anglican Church In 1860,

Loday the Com. Chinese in mine owners in Selan-Ministers or even the Heads of door to an understanding world should be broadened by mittee

The question at the

specific proposals for staginganists even roof of the present problets to

The polled said that the guer- this cold war.

said that the gure level, to look for a truco in closed, rather this to making co-operation of Communists.

as holled outalde the building in After his jalks with the Big mesting to end the

double taxation agreements.

Recently, two British Arms of contractors hnd to withdraw their tenders for the £0,000,000 port of Colombo contract because of double taxation in Ceylon and Britain on any profits earned. The contract was reported to have gone to two French arms- Reuter.

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