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FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1951.

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AMERICAN ATOM The 1951 Lady Godiva New Effort To

BOMB SPIES TO DIE

New York, Apr. 5.

A man and a woman who stole America's atom bomb secret for Soviet Russia and "altered the course of history," were sentenced on Thurs- day to death in the electric chair.

Federal Judge Irving Kaufman ruled that Julius Rosenberg, 32, an electrical engineer, and his tiny wife Ethel, 35, would have to pay the supreme penalty for a "crime worse than murder that has already caused Communist aggression in Korea."

The judge let their co-conspirator, Morton Sobell, 34, an electronic engineer, off with his life, but imposed the maximum prison term per missible under the espionage law-30 years.

The fourth member of the Sobell's. attorney. Harold conspiracy. Mrs Rosenberg's | Philippa, said: "The sentence brother, David Greenglass, 20, seemed to me to be much too will be sentenced on Friday. servere even if all statements He was the government's chief made against him were in every *witness against his sister and way true. The viewpoint of her husband, and United States the judge was understandable, District Attorney Irving Saypot and I am convinced his motives

expected to woo

recommend were of the best." leniency. Saypol made no re- commendation for the other three defendants.

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Widespread Investigation the successful Russian espionage began when Dr Klaus Fuchs, a British atomic scientist, was arrested in Britain. Dr Fuchs himself got off with a 14-year prison sentence, the maximum penalty for peacetime espionage under British law.

Harry

Gold, a Philadelphia blochemist who functioned courier for the spy ring that permitted the Russians to make the atomic bomb at least three years earlier than they could have on their own, is serving a 30-year sentence.

summoned

WORSE THAN MURDER

Judge Kaufman the Rosenbergs-parents of two small children before the bar first and addressed grave, measured tones. He said their crime

worse than murder.

was

them in

The Rosenbergs were sen. ienced under the Ferlas Espionage Law, which permits the death penalty only If espionage is committed during war time,

NOTE FOR CONGRESS

In passing sentence, Judge Kaufman noted that the maxi- mum penalty for espionage dur- in peace-time was 20 years imprisonment. He said; I ask} that some thought be given to that for a moment, for it most likely means that..

... if sples!

are successful in the year 1951 in delivering to Russia or any foreign power our secrets con- cerning newer types of atomie bombs or even the H-bomb, the maximum punishment any court could impose in that situation would be 20 years. I therefore any it is time for Congress to examine the provisions of the espionage statute."

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London actress, Miss Ann Wrigg, 27, of Long Acre, has been selected to play the part of Lady Godiva in. Coventry's Festival of Britain pageant. Formerly, a student of languages and history, she gave up her studies to go on the stage and films. Photo shows Miss Wrigg after her official selection as Lady Godiva.

MPs Supporting Compensation Claims By British POWS

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

London, · Apr. 5. Strong Parliamentary support is guaranteed for the campaign, sponsored by the National Committee of Returned British Prisoners of War Association, to have their claim for compensation against Japan included in the terms of any peace treaty with that country.

Find Korea Peace Formula

ARAB-ASIAN NATIONS.

HOLD

CONFERENCE

Lake Success, Apr. 5.

The Arab-Asian bloc of the United Nations met today to begin hammering out a new peace approach to Peking amid reports that the Chinese Communists might now be ready to talk terms.

The Philippines rejoined the secret council of 12 Arab and Asian nations which had sought un- auccessfully last autumn to end the Korean war. The Philippines originally was represented but walked out last year when the other countries. sought to arrange a Far Eastern conference in which Communist China would have a major voice.

met at the dele-

Representatives of 13 nations Manhattan apartment of the chief Indian gate, Sir Benegal Rau, for two hours. After the meeting, Mr Rajeshwar Dayal, deputy chief of the Indian mission, told reporters: "Wo came

to exchange notes...some people have heard cer- tain things and they came to talk about them."

This was an obvious reference | to reports that the Indian Prime Minister, Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, and perhaps other diplomats as well, had received intimations from Peking that the Chinese Reds might now be open to a peace approach.

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Singapore's New Export Regulations

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PRICES

HONGKONG TYPEWRITER' EXCHANGE

Singapore, Apr. 5. Exports from the Federa- flon of Malaya to every- where

except Britain,

Canada, all Commonwealth countries in the sterling area, Etre and America after April 0. will be allowed only under special

export licences.

Such Hoennes will re- quire a special application and offolal approval,

Announcing this today, the Malayan Government said that no alternation in the licensing procedure in envisaged for Singapore. The Governments of Mala. ya and Singapore had been informed that the Brilish Government had taken steps to exercise destina- tional control over rubber exports.

This was "to prevent unduly Largo

quantiles being sent to any country so that lasuficient supplies would be available for the United Kingdom and other friendly countries."-Ben- ter.

President Truman On Danger Of Third World War

Washington, Apr. 5.

President Truman said today that there is just as great a threat of the outbreak, of World War III as there ever has been for the past four years.

He refused to comment on reports that General Douglas MacArthur, the United Nations Commander in-Chief in Korea, had been authorised to bomb Chi- nese Communist bases in Manchuria.

President Truman said that the question could not be answered because It was a military and strategic question.

Good Me Helped The Tall

Big Four Deputi Nearer Agreeme

Paris, Apr.

The Big Four Depu are closer to an agreem than at any time since th agenda talks began weeks ago, West Embassy official said night.

He added, however, that th are still some wide gaps tỏi Alled.

At noon the Western de gates went to have lunch wi Andrei Gromyko in the Russ Embassy, Four and thre quarter hours later they turned, their usual formal me ing abandoned,

Recalling at least luncheons

two oth

that brought pi gross, one observer suggest that a good meal before eve meeting might be a good ideš An authoritative source sai the four Deputies and the aldus covered a great deal ground. But another warne "I do not think it would wise to infer that my progré was made."

The Western powers Russia are not too far apart: several' vital issues which bot aldes feel the Foreign Minister should discuss.

Both sides have been makin what each described as concei sions on minor points for tw weeks now. However, ther nre many subjects on whic bo miles apar

they continue

Rearming Western Germany for instance, is still the bi

issue.

The West --sure: „Gemare rearmamentis Intportant

Western defence.

Russia says Germany's mo armament wi increase World tension,-Associated Press.

Mr Dayal said the morning's conversation was general and no definite trend of thinking on the form of a new peace approach to Peking had emerged. How-

defalte that ever, it was

the diti diplomats

discuss not Representative Sam Rayburn's warning that not all the troops massing in Manchuria Chinese Communista, Nor did {{they"may" "abything about the The Rosenbergs refused to

British Intelligence report that The Rosenbergs took their testify during the trial whether

Russin has given 3,000 plance sentence without flinching, but

they were Communists

to the Chinese Reds for an ex- Mrs Rosenberg's face, without grounds of self-incrimination,

pected spring offensive or about makeup, was ashen.

but Judge Kaufman left no

the report that General Mac- Both were born in New doubt that their botrayal York's Lower East Side tena-heir native country had been

Arthur had been given authority to strike at Chinese Communist ment

district immigrant Inspired by devotion to Com-

of

They also want compensation for all ex-civilian in-bases" under the terms of the parents,

munism and Soviet Russia.

Geneva convention and elvilised Emanuel Bloch, attorney

ternees who were in the hands of the Japanese.

President Truman, speaking; He said that the expanding warfare.

at his weekly press conference, programme was "necessary to the Rosenbergs, announced hc He said the betrayal was would immediately

An All-Party Sub-Committee | and himself work-

said that the crisis under which ensure the delivery by radio of A prisoner in "rather sordid, dirty

The 13-nation whatever the ideallatie ration- paring proposals to place before half years; told me today that The reason for two meetings to- of MPs is now actively pre Japanese hands for "three and a

will the United States had initiated meet again in the

our campaign of truth to the afternoon, its defence mobilisation orders people behind the Iron Curtain," of New York and it allsations of the persons who the. Government,

Discussion is on the basis of port of large numbers of MPs er in last year's unsuccessful he said.

the campaign now has the supday was that Sir Benegal, leads. ll. The altuation was Reuter.

just as it was at the beginning, He said: paramount theme: the "No matter what the outcome, of one's own country, citizens three shillings compensation for of all parties. Successful meet peo offensive, planned 40 they will assert their inno- of this country who betray their every day spent by a prisoner Ings had been held and the leave on Friday to enter the He said that the cence as long as they breathe.

fellow countrymen con

threat of BOAT TRAIN HITS Minister for French Overse be

If this support was growing daily. in Japanese hands. un

Mayo Clinic In Rochester. World War III was just They believe they are victims der ne delusion concerning the claim is met in full would

General

Meetings may continue in his great as it ever had been and Percival did hysteria and that aims of the Soviet Union that cost the Japanese between £0

not absence. of political

think that the

he listed several postwar crisis Committee Cho rentence of the court, they might have been under millions and £10 millions.

would based

A reporter remarked today periods, demand on extraneous polluical prior to World War II. The

SUPPORT GROWS

payment of

the Arab-Asian peace considerations, has no legiti-nature of Russian terroriem is Lieut-General A. E. Percival, compensation should be a pre- that

These "back in business'

included the Soviet condition to mate connection with the crime now self-evident." United commander of the Singapore

British approval up was charged."

Press:

Garrison up to its fall in 1942 of any peace treaty, but they and Mahmoud Fawzi Bey, chier blockade of Berlin and the hospital after the boat train Assembly removed today, the most strenuously of the Egyptian delegation, salt, Westem air lift into Berlin in from Newhaven, bringing pas-M. Mitterand withdrew his new for their claim to be included "We never went out of busi- 1848, the threat to Greece and sengers from Paris, hic struck signation

for

appeal to the United States Circuit Court

of

1 Appeals-the United States engaged-in-it-with-this ong

Court.

COMMENT OF THE DAY

Disturbing Warnings

HREE disturbing announcements Thave come from Washington during the past 24 hours. The first, attributed to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, estimated that between six and eight hundred

been

massed warplanes have

at strategic bases in Manchuria. The second, from the lips of Mr Sam Ray- burn, a prominent Congressman, warned· that large military forces, other than Chinese, were assembling in Manchuria. The third, a statement by. President Truman that he believes the danger of World War III is as great today as at any time since 1945. The natural assumption is that these observations are based on reliable intelligence infor- mation and are, therefore, not lightly to be disregarded. Nevertheless, it is recalled that American intelligence in. Korea has not been brilliantly accurate and the suspicion lurks that the prime' intention of issuing these warnings at this time is to rally congressional sup- port for policies of Mr Truman's Administration. Simultaneously with these disconcerting warnings it is revealed that General MacArthur has been given a directive to attack Man- churian air bases if the Chinese, Com- munists take to the air in full force, while MacArthur himself, through the pen of Lt-General Martin, the Dally Telegraph military correspondent, complains. of interference with his Korean campaign by politiciana, and asserts that ho Is ¦ satisfied. ho

could bomb and blockade Chinese lines of communications with out bringing Russia fully into the com- flict. There is no difficulty in feeling some sympathy for MacArthur in his

present dilemma. As a commander of tactics and combatant forces whose strategy have to be circumscribed by political considerations, he has had placed on him a frustrating task. Not. without point does he observe that for the first time in his military career he feels himself to be in a war without a definite object. But while it is possible to appreciate his problem, the United Nations too are beast with an equally ticklish dilemma. UN's responsibility is to bring peace and unification to Korea, and in such a way that the military conflict now in progress shall not be allowed to expand into a global war. For this reason it is necessary to study and seize every opening that may load to a cessation of hostilities and enable an honourable peace to be achieved. The bombing of Manchurian bases would undoubtedly increase, the danger of full Russian intervention, signalising the start of a world war, Any such development would do nothing to resolve the Korea problem, and would defeat the fundamental objec tives of the United Nations. More in keeping with the needs of the moment is the decision of the 12' Asian coun- trics at Lake Success to make another offort to find ways and means of bringing the Korea wor to an end through negotiation. Thoy should be given overy encouragement on the understanding that whatever line of approach they make to Polding and whatever formula for a cease-fire they may devise, shall be within the mean-- ing and spirit of UN resolutions already agreed upon.

would press

in the peace terms as repara- tions against the Japanese.

He emphasized that the Com- mittee was demanding this pay- ment from the Japs

from the British Government.

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SALARY CUT,

RESTORED

Paria Apr. 6.

The French National Assemb ly today restored a cut in the salary of M. Francois Mitterandi

Territories and he withdrew resignation. He had resigned inst night when the Natioama Assembly: voded a symbolic ent of 1,000 francs in his salary. Eleven people were taken to But by a special voto today, the

BUFFERS

London, Apr. 5.

ness."-United Press.

Turkey in 1947, the throat to the buffers at Victoria station Persia in 1946 and the time of here tonight.

The Assembly was debating the withdrawal of Russian

The 11 passengers were dis- Ministry.

the estimates for the Oversear forces there and, finally, the charged from hospital

M. Mitterand

hed Korean crisis.

after rejected deputies' criticisms of treatment. Some of them had the policy followed by the The President refused to been on their feet reaching for French High Commissioner for comment on a statement by the their luggage from the rack as West Africa, M. Paul Bechard.

Rouber

DARING

ish Government should THRUST BY rent House of Re- the collision occurred.--Reuter,

take

US TROOPS

presentatives, Mr Sam Ray- burn, yesterday, that "non- Chinese" Commimist forces WETO massing In Manchuria and that the beginning of World War II might be near.

TRUTHFUL, MAN

the attude. No compensation, no peace treaty" is held by many ex-POWS. This view is put by Mr Peter Bailey, pro- candidate spective Conservative for the Kettering Division, in

Tokyo, Apr. 6. liber to the Dally

elegraph this

morning.

Allled forces · rammed- He points out

All he would that deaths among prisoners in deeply north of the old

Bảy was that bantis

WES Japanese

a truthful Mr RayburZA were 27 per South Korean border on a man and later he added that he ven't compared with four per broad cent in other theatres of war.

front: yesterday would not answer any questions

He recalls that the United (Thursday) to call the on that subject at all. States have already paid over Chinese hand on the Reds' 20,000 claims of US$1 a day expected

from the proceede

Japanese, property, and that offensive.

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confiscated

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After the press conference President Truman issued statement declaring that yester day's United States Bonate op- Ono

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of the despatch of four column stabbod nearly eight additional diviale

to Europe "What's happened," ho aske, miles north of Parallel 38 along "shows that there has never "to the money received from the main highway towards the been any real question but that the sale of railways and airstrips Rod assembly point of Kumbwa this country would do its part built by British slave labour?" In the West Central sector. Ro-in helping to create an integrat-

Before the signing

ed European defence force." of a treaty, sistance was light to heavy the British Government should This tanic hold a full inquiry into these about 15 air miles southwest of The President's statement claims, he says, for failure to Kumhwa. It was the mout ignored that part of the Senate claim compensation is not only daring penetration sincs UN resolution asserting the necessity an justice, but will cause Britain | forces · rebounded.

-fores reached Chail,

to lose face in the eyes of Japan. § from a general withdaillary | for Congressional approval of

-(London Express Service)

Churchill To C Call On Truman

such troop, movements in the

The Chinese and Korean Reds future. have b bunched an estimated The President ban claimed in 500,0

1000

tho Western the past that his constitutional and Central Fronts for a new powera as Commander-in-Chief major drive expected to start of the United States during the rainy season this month.

armed forces

mable him to send troops anywhere with or with» The American thrust up the out Congressional approval, Washington, Apr. 8.

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