1950-06-14 — Page 7

THE

CHINA MAIL. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1050.

REUTER MAN EXPLAINS Queen Mother votes Cotton

HIS DEFECTION FROM THE BRITISH PRESS Gradual conversion to Communist viewpoint

Berlin, Juno 12.

Mr. John Poot, Router's chief correspondent in Berlin, announced today that he "could no longer serve the Anglo-American warmongers." He made the announcement at a Press conference called by Herr Hons Eisler, head of the East German (pro-Soviet) Information Department. Mr. Poot thus, in effect, severed his connection with the British Press, which he had served as a Router correspondent in Europe for the

past four years. Speaking in German, he said: "As a Western journalist, I have become automatically and increasingly a tool of the

American-controlled war ทา

chine. As an English patriot. democrat and friend of peace I cannol continue along this path"

,

Mr. Pret said that the "last straw"

the "tying

Was

Warmongering reports in the Wes- tem Press of the great Whitem Youth peter demonstration Berlin."

of the Press. There is a freedom only for the warmongers, and we,

are pal the correspondents,

of stories that supply the sort they like.

to

ut we have no freedom to re- pari truly what is, in fact, going

nor to fight for peace.

with

Thirteen years ago

a

pro-

ADN, the East German Soviet) news agency, quoted Mr Peel's statement in full.

According to this version, Mr.

prot Pret declared "The once

Empire and independent British now follows the slightest word from the American mouth,"

"American warmongering," he "I can no longer supply the

declared, "threatens not only warmongers

weaponta.

the Soviet Linion

the and went to

Countries, People's Democratic Spain to Пight AG a simple Brt.

on the way to tisk democrat In

but is well the ranks of

101 Brigade the International

changing my country, my Eng. land, into powerless Ameri. peace and better world, "The democratic forces lost that can colony."

shall

former The Anglo-American Occupa-stage of the fight, but we

Mrs. John Peet, the

tion

in policies

win the Right for peace which Countess Christ! Oudemus, said In alment at making Western

is now in full swing."

Vienna today that she was ter- ribly shocked when she heard the many the jumping sit ground for n new war" e asmrad the ent-

news of her husband's action in Berlin.

"So that is why he sent me. away to Vienna", she said, adding: "W

fire getting divorce any-

Germany

G

are

Mr. Peut declared that he hnd never been i member

the of

ference that he had not been in-Communist Party. fluenced in his decision by "Ru

or Central

Asluti

truth

-

Mr. Geringer added that when he questioned Mr. Peet about the Berlin Diflce, Mr. Feet sald he had left no loose ends.

The German steit in Reuter's Berlin Office were taken by sur Ar. Robert Petty. Reuter's news pelse when Mr. Peet Fang them editos in Germany-who is bared up from the building of the Eadon Frankfort—also spoke with German Government Information Mr. Peet, who reiterated that his Service to give them the news of decision was not a sudden une. his action.

At today's Preset conterener,

A Quaker

way."

Mrs. Peet is staying with her parents in Vienna together with inarriage, her child by her Arsi

She was Mr. Peet's second, whe.

Mental stress

Mr. Alfred Geiringer, Reuters

which Western correspondents Mr. Peet wens born at Syden-chief representative in Germany,

[n]

Gradual process

2

com-

Warm

drew most of sunshine

Belgium's 6,000,000 votere early to the pofle to coat their ballets in the nation's third' legitiative election cince 1945. The election is also the third within a year.

Main icaue, was a colution is the quection of King Leopold's abdication or return. There were four contend. ing partlet: Christian Social (Catholic); Liberal; Socialist; and Communiet--no independents or eplinter groups. The three- edged election decided the composition of the Houes of Repre

the Provincial Counelis. Photo sentatives, the Benato, and atrowe: Queen Mother Elisabeth hands in her vote in Brussels. (Associated Preca Photo).

Kremlin meeting of the Russian

described as A "well laid-on affair, East Berlin journalists hun, Tondon, and is 34 years of said in a statement tonight: "John

comes from a Qunker Peet had always been turned up in great numbers and Pg. He

East Gerron

news-reel tanily, was educated at a Friends plutely objective correspondent in Yorkshire, In Berlin and until a few weeks (Quaker school cameraman was also present.

where his father, Mr. Hubert W.o had shown an equable tem Pect, was for 17 years editor of perament.

"Recently, however, be hart Mr. Peet told a colleague im- The Friends," a British Quaker mediately after the Press con-weekly, from which he retired at seemed to be under some mental

stress which ha colleagues at-The ference that he had been "grant-the end of last year. ed asylum by the East German hir. Peet served in the Inter-tributed to his seriaus domestle

notional Brigade during the trouble and Spanish Civil War from 1937 to maloris from which he suffered in

Middle East. 1938, after which, he joined the

"Whatever views he night have He said he began negotiations Palestine police force in with Herr Eisler directly after the working with the Criminal Inves-held privately, he never failed to seek and record objectively both Whitsun Rally. He would not re-tigation Department at Haifu. turn to Reuter's Office or the He later joined the Public In-the Allied and the Soviet aftudes formation Office in Jerusalem every time the 'cold war dured

Government, and that he would remain in Berlin ic work as a journalist under Herr Eister.

West side of the town.

A recurrence 0

Later this afternoon, Reutar's under the British Mandatory Gov-up "Neither in his writing nor th

br: to

HOWS

#

The

Parliament

Moscow, June 12. Nationalities Council of the Supreme Soviet met in the Grand Palace of the Kremlin at 8 p.m. today and adjourned at 9.20. It adopt- ed an agenda similar to the Union Council's. Tho Councils will meet jointly tomorrow. formal session of the second post-war Soviet Parliament opened with a meeting of the Union Council in the marble-walled, crystal- chandeliered former St. Andrew's Hall of the Kremlin.

of

prospects în China

San Francisco, June 13. Communist China expects 000,000 ton of raw cotton to bo harvested before the Au. tumn, unless unpredictable natural disaster occur, Pek- ing Radlo reported tonight.

It Laid that cotton had been planted on more than 3,495,- 000 hectares of land this year

a figure exéteding the ori 150,000 ginal plan. by over hoctares.

The 560,000 tons of raw cotton expected to be harvest.

ed before the autumn would ensure an adequate supply of the commodity for all Chl: nere textile mills, the Radio added.

it ako sald that a reason.

able cotton prico had bean fixed in relation grain prior to the planting. In many places purchase contracte had been cloned between pensante and Government-owned trad Ing concerne-a great encour- agement to peasants to plant 'colian:—Reuter.

ANGLO-U.S. ATTITUDE ON GUINEA

Washington, June.12. United States. officials strongly denied today that they were backing either side

in the Dutch-Indonesia nego- tiations over the control of Dutch New Guinea,

Any assertion that the United States, was supporting Indonesian claims to that territory were en- Urely without foundation. The United States' attitude in the case is one of complete neutrality umi the Americans have no intention. af bringing any pressure to bear.

Recalling that at the time of The Hague conference inte last year. it was agreed that the Dutch and Indonesians would be given a year to attempt to work out a solution of the problem as

which should have Dutch New Guinea, officials said that if the two parties failed to come to ari understanding then it would be up to the United Nations Com- mission to assist them in reaching a setticmont. They refused - 10 predict what attitude the United States would take if the United Nations had to consider the pro- blem.

The British altitude as report-

Berlin.

ed by Embassy oflclals hero is practically the same as that of chief representative Geterminent, where he TVS

the United Sistes. British officials ever given Alfred Mr. many,

believed that nothing should be Geiringer. editor from 1043 to 1945, and was conversation had he

for the

done to disturb the Dutch-Indo- spoke to Mr. Peet from Frank in the editorial eontrol of Radio any sign of sympathy

Communist regline. He appreciat-

nesian discussions on New Guined furt on the telephone. Mr. Pest Jerusalem.

ed its good points but never fold

had Mr. Geiringer he

Proceedings were started by construction and a higher living at least until the next meeting of He joined Reuters in 1945 and add to the statement nothing

the oldest was assigned a few months later glossed over what seemed to him

member

the United Nations General As- the standard. but went

stressed the sombly. he had made,

the

He particularly Vienna Reuler Office, to be had,

"He was strongly attached to Supreme Soviet a few minutes

Both country's selentic progress, which

American and British development, it lock some time fore taking up an appointment in the cultural-life-of-Berlin and after the appearance-on-the-held way up to sunt supussing Governments are said to recog-- "My-conversion_was_a_pradual. where he remained for a year be

particularly appreciated the

most denise that Australia, as poscessor the Warsaw Office in December.thentre prid music in the Soviet dals of the Politburo niembers, the standards of the 1940.

Mr. Peet was in Warsaw until

when some 2,000 Deputies and vanced foreign countries, Palladin of a contiguous territory in New guests stood and gave them an said the new era of humanity-the Gaines, naturally has great in- Communist era-was linked with terest in the disposition of Dutch the latter part of 1847, when he

ovation. was brought back to London for

Stalin's name. He then mentioned New Guinea,-United Press. short period of duty on the my Londen desk before joining the

the struggle for the peace and happiness of mankind, which he sald was possible only under So- Berlin staff.

cialism..

to mature."

He said he kept it a "complete secret from everybody, even my personal friends."

family, When asked about his he said: does not matter he- cause I am sepurating from wife anyway."

He returned February, 1948,

to

ta

Wackow

marry

sector, which he regarded as of high quality."

Statement by Reuters Reuters leadquarters in Lon- don, which received the this afternoon, comments as fol-

in laws: the

in

news

the

*

The United States Ambassador, Alan Kirk, the British Charge d'Affaires, John Nichols, and other In his Press conference state-

Western envoys sat in the dipla i. Mr. Peet's action comes as ment today, Mr. Peet said that he had been told that Field Marshal Countess Christl Oudienus, who a complete surprise. None of his matic gallery. Spectators included Every mention of Stalin brought

British or American newspaper visiting Finish Viscount Montgomery, the Western then joined him in Berlin..

Prontier, long standing ovations-United Urho Kekkonen, and the Forolan PTC95. Union defence chief, considered Mrs. Peet is at

and news agency colleagues in present

Onni Tolvonen. that a German Army should be Vienna,

Germany upparently had any Trade Minister, Onni sat up as soon as possible, and Mr. Pect resigned his member- forewarning or inkling of the fact who earlier had visited Lenin's and the Fine Arts that this would not take very ship of the Society of Friends (that he had any pronounced poll-mausoleum

Museum, now exhibiting the vast long now,

Quaker organisation) several years tical views.

Hio news messages have always collection of gifts to Stalin from ago.

been accurate, impartial and ba- all countries presented on his yond reproach.

70th birthday in December 1949. During the war he was a Bri- Government employee in

Vyacheslav Molotov and

other Palestine. He joined Reuters in Politburo members sat in the cen-

"Freedom tor wormongers

12

He went on: "Wñèá'I became a Reuter correspondent in 1943, 1

"My England a colony"

A version of the Press con- tish

hoped that, by means of objective ference issued by DPA, the West London in 1016. He has been one trai section of the dais, flanked by reporting from Vienna. Warsaw German news agency, said that and Berlin, I could play my small Herr Eisler thanked Bir. Peet for of Reuters team of reporters in members of the Council of Minis part in helping a peaceful deve-his "couragebus words" and up-Germany for the past two and a lopment of Europe and the world. pealed to all the representatives half years.

"At first, In the immediate post- of the Western Press "to break

ters. They were Malenkov, Baria, Voroshliov, Andreyev, Mikoyan,

Mr. Peet ceases to have any Kaganovich, Shvernik and Voro- war years, this was to some ex-with the warmongers and tell the connection with Reuters: from shilov.

covered

the

tent possible, but slowly I dia- German people the truth about toda

that messages which. spoke favourably about develop-perii Rers lying in Western im 1 3 Router's chief representa-

papers.

Stalin praised

tive in Germany Is going to Ber-

was The session ments.

opened by When Mr. Peet said that his tin from Frankfurt, and will tom- for instance, in the Ger- man Democratic Republic, were family in England would not be porarily take charge of the Reuter Alexander Palladin, oldest mem being suppressed by the news exposed to any threats as a result Office in Berlin. Mr. Peet's replace. ber of the Supreme Soviet, who of his decision, Mr. Eisler Interment, Mr. H. J, Henry, of Reuter's hailed the achievements of the Sof "Every Western journalist, Ilected: "The British have not yet Frankfurt Office, has already viet Union In the past four years he is honest, can only laugh sadly progressed as far as the Ameri- taken over the news service from with over-fulfilment of the five-

Berlin. Reuter. at the so-called Western freedom [cans.” ----

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