1952-04-16 — Page 3

VIOLENT STORM Salazar & Franco In Cordial Talks On Common Policy

Madrid, Apr.. 15.

The Spanish head of State, General Franco, and the Portuguese Premier, Dr Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, ended their private talks early this afternoon at Ciudad Rodrigo, near the Spanish-Portuguese frontier.

The meeting, believed to have been concerned with the forthcoming defence talks between Spain and the United States, began last night and con- tinued this morning.

The two statesmen talked in the State Tourist Hotel in an historic castle perched on # hill near Cunlad Rodrigo, in the province of Salamanca,

The o

subjects discussed. It is con- sidered kely that General Planen wan.ed 14 talk over the defence of the Iberian Peninsula with Dr Salazar bo-

was sti a tight off-fore coming to an seriement cial silence here today on the with the United States,

Rita Hayworth

Spain and Portugal are link- ed in mutual defence under the 1943 Iberian Pact.

Tangier is also believed 10 have been discussed. This, in- lerna.loust zone of Morveco hus

"Not Interested" come to the fore since the re-

Acapulco, Mexico, Apr 15

Rita Hayworth sald "tóm day she "s not interested” in reconciliation with her estranged husband, Prince Aly Khan, and has no plans to meet kim FOY Mexico.

She said she "had noth- to do" with permission granted to the Prince's French

lawyer to arrange

meeting

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In

Paris. attorney Charles Torem sald he Hayworth's

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from

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Bartley

such a meeting. Miss Hay- worth said. "I am here on. Vacation and I have not discussed the matter re- 'cently with my attorney."

-United Press,

Trieste Talks To Resume

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Easier

cent riols on the 40th an- niversary of the signing of the treaty establishing the French Protectorate Lover most Morocco,

Later, Spalt asked for

return ta the administrative

system Tangler before world war, two.

The end of today's meeting Wus signalled by Premier Salazar's departure for Lisbon this afternoon. General Franco left shortly afterwards.

which prevailed in

Ile was cheered by crowds as he drove in n column of 12 curs through the beautiful old city of Salamanca on lhlg way 10

·Madrid,—Neutor,

OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE Lisbon, Apr. 15.

The Portuguese Foreign Office tonight issued a communique announcing that General Franco, the Spanish head State, and the Portuguese Prime Minister, Dr Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, had met at Ciudad Rodrigo in Spain yesterday, and today "to examine jointly the present problem

affecting the Iberian Peninsula.'

According to the communique the two statesmen considered as a relevant fact "the common position which the two peoples and their Governments have

constitution of a solid front

London, Apr. 10. The three-Power talks 011 the administration of the west ern zone "A" of the Free Ter- taken for a long time in the ritory of Trieste may be re- samed here this afternoon, ac- against the dangers menacing cording to

reliable Christian civilisation." usually

zuuree.

The

talks took place with the The talks were adjourned

usual- comprehension and last Thursday for the

cordiality, the communique recess and to enable the three stated. delegations to report back to

It said that in the talks, which thels governments.

followed earlier ones, General the Officials

Britain, of

Franco and Dr Salazar confirmed United States and Laly were their peritet agreement of view! yesterday in consultation here on

on the strategical unity of the bor: the date for the resump-Iberian Peninsula" which had given rise to the two nations The conference was convened understandings and to the need i find ways of associating Daly to take measures "adequate for more closely with the Govern- common defensive action in the ment of the western zone general sphere of Western

defence."-Reuter, Neuter,

fan of the talks.

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1952.

BREWS IN S. AFRICA

Zulu chiefs giving a tribal salute at the Native Affairs Pavilion in the great Van Riebeeck Tercentenary Festival Fair at Cape Town, The Festival attracted thousands from all over South Africa and from overseas. (Express photo).

General Bradley Warns Against "Fascination

First Skirmishes In Parliament Over Supreme Court Bill

Malan Under Heavy Fire

Capetown, Apr. 15.

Dr. T. E. Donges, Ministor of the Interior, today accused the Opposition of letting loose powers which it would not be able to control by its attitude to Premier

Daniel Malan's proposal to curb the powers cartwheel hat by Rose Valels. Like so many smart women

of the Supreme Court.

Earlier, Opposition, leader J., G. N. Strauss had declared the Government's racial policy would lead to anarchy and revolution.

The Government and Opposition clashed dur- ing a debate at the reassembly of Parliament today on Dr Malan's proposal which would deprive South African courts of the right to test the constitu- tional legality of Acts of Parliament.

Dr Malan is believed to have accused Dr Malan's Govern- presented the bill to his fullment of "flouting the law of Cabinet for consideration, and the land" by i's refusal to de- the measure is expected to be cept the Supreme Court judg

Separate R

put before Parliament this mont

nt that Coloured Voters

week.

The bill has been drafied since the Union's Supreme Court ruled on March 20 that the Government's Separate Repre- sentation Coloured Vaters Act invalid..

presentation

Act is invalid.

He moved that the House decline to go into

commilteo unless the Government under- takes to accept the judgment.

Mr Strauss said the Govern- ment had come forward with U.S. CRITICISED

plea that the bill was necessary told Dr Donges

Parliament to

save white clvilisation.

ave Inday he doubled the correct That, of course, is not true," he Hess of the Appeal Court's said. Judgment. The Government wished to avoid the possibility

"White civilisation won never, threatened by this hand- fut of coloured voters, May be of the position. arising in the the Nationalist Party's prospects Union which had arisen in the

to United States, where a member at the next election might

extent have been ot Congress, Congressman hreatened but not

South Williams, sald in the House of Representatives in July, 1950, that the Supreme Court of the

some

Africa,"

BROKEN PLEDGES

99 United States had shed its role Mr Strauss said the Govern

Of The Atom Bomb"

of historic dignity, had laid ment had broken, "the most

aside ita conscience,

had solemn and honourable pledges." dragged the Constitution in the fi dirt, and had delivered the four Ils proposed most shameful political de- still shrouded

cecrecy. sovereignty thecisions-it had ever given,

Mr H. G. Lawrence (United not a question Party): "Are you drawing au arralogy?!

New York, Apr. 15. General Omar N. Bradley, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, said tonight that there are many military targets against which the atomic bomb would prove ineffective or wasted.

General Bradley, in a speech at the United States Military Academy said that the mystery of the atomic bomb encouraged unlimited speculation as to its power in war.

Dr Donges: "No. That is what we do not want."

legislation WDS in mystery and AN this talk of of Parliament was of sovereignty but purely and simply that the Nationalist Panty wanted to cn-

trench its own power.

Dr Donges sald Congressman Raferring to the so-called en- South Williams added that the United trenched clauses in the States Supreme Court had be-Africa Act of 1909, which rula come packed with political office that coloured voters' right to be ceckers and had reused to be a lon a common roll with white Africans in the Cape South court of law and had become a

Never could only be altered by a two- party political machine, He added, "The fascination | soldiers walked 100 yards before had public confidence in third majority of both Houses of the new weapon immediately apart they could march across that court been so low and of Parliament, Mr Strauss said to circum- catches the fancy of those who Europe tomorrow in the face of never before had it favoured it was not possible are reaching out for a easier, the greatest atomic power

on political expediency to such anvent these clauses,

The United Party secs no prin- quicker and more magic solution earth---unless

extent over established tlcre are other

room for

on this compromise ciples. of men there to stop them, How- the age-old problem winning

That is what I do not want issue-it will fight this issue to victory, laver, ones we have the means

uitmate conclusion." — winning a decisive There are many milltary targets to malce the enemy concentrate and that is why the Prime is

protecting the Reuter. are many Minister spoke against which the atomic bomb this forces there would be ineffective or waste-methods available to destroy his court and esuring that it should fully applied,"

military offensive power," the never be placed in such a posi- tion, of ensuring that the Ap- to General added. that He told the Cadets that the peal Court should not be sub- as that disperse

whole world stands in awe of joct to much suspicion

was volved about the which the tiny but powerful atom.

of the United And at any time," he added, Supreme Court

States and which appears in as a weapon may be

the Congressional records of less 10 your skill and

than two years ago." variely

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enemy wanted his forces 60

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Bonn, Apr. 15.

The weekly West German news Der Spiegel today magazine published two photographs of the same waiter serving in the one case Adolf Hitler and the other Professor Theodor Heuss, Pre- sident of West Germany,

CRUSADE FOR PEACE

of

ORDERED OUT

Mr Lawrence left the cham- The General said that the ber on the Speaker's order after nation's kricwledge of selence he had refused to withdraw on had outstripped its

capacity allegation that Dr Donges was to control it and appealed to distorting. Mr Strauss's words in soldiers to

crusade for peace quoting from the Opposition

Leader's speech. while preparing for war.

He said, "Education and our Dr Danzts sold the Appeal

Christian. own Ch

way

of living Court and Opposition speakers must give us control over the maintained that Parliament was inventions of selence.

every- With the still sovereign despite monstrous weapons that man thing that had happened,

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The walter, Kari Wilhelm |niready has humanity is in was a strange kind of Krause, aged 41, was for ten danger of being trapped in this elgnty if Parliament was bound years Hiller's butter and during world by its moral adolescence by a procedure laid down by a the war had the rank of a... Today we know more about British Parliament in the days

་. lieutenant in the Waffen S.S.

war than we know about peace when the Union Parliament was to the British subservient Parliament,

The British Parliament was able to amend or repeal the South Africa Act with a ma-. fority of one, but the Union Parliament, which had inherited

He now lives in Bonn and is The American soldier of out of work. He was taken on the future must be a crusader as extra help at a recent dinner for peace la the truest sense of

the word."-Unned Preas of the German Journalists Asso- clation in a Boun restaurant, at which Professor Heuss was guest of honour.

The restaurant management eald: "We had no den he was Hitler's button." A spokesman for President Hcuss anid. the President would not raise any complaint ts he considered the matter too trivial-Heuter,

Alexander's Mission. Ended

London. Apr. 15. The British Minister of Do fence, Lord Alexander, returned to London by air tonight after bending révén Hora in Paris.

Ho dented. Yeports that his Visit had been to press for the [appointment of F1624-Marshal Viscount Montgomery Ba suc cessor to General Dwight Eisen- howet.

The Defence, Minister Weald that he went to bee General Eisenhowt merely to bay my. respects to my old chief and Klepd"-kout ! algod."

Huge Coup By that perition, could do so only

Forgery

Capetown, Apr. 15. Mr Erla Louw, Minister of Economic Affairs, today told the House of Assembly that £250,000 belonging to the South African Gov- ernment was recently with- drawn from a New York bank by means of a falso document.

ir. n certain way.

"Our attitude is clear, Parlia- ment as elected by the people is the highest authority."

The choice before the country was whether supreme authority should be vested in the courts or in Parliament, which W.Os elected by the people and was responsible to the people.

QUESTION AT ISBUJE

Dr Danges indicated that the Opposition would be allowed the remainder of this week; to the constitutional discuss Azeue. The question now was not the merits of the Act ĐÃ whether it should have been enacted by a joint sitting of Parliament, although indirectly there

Issues remained. The

• the whether Was majority

in Parliament should. determing the law on import- ant frèuer or whether that Tunction 'khould be left to the courts. He had no doubt abo What the Judgment, at the Drople would begun ve den

Opposition Leader J.GIN Lapusalem, čudim, 36 Sbeglizh Tha: vabate,

Mr. Louw said that letter of credit was opened with the bank Inat Febrðars for the purchase of gfalo- baze. When the-bags fall- ed to: arrive,

Investigationa showed that the bank had paid out money ngainst A forged bill of lading. All precautions had been taken by the Government to en- sura Dat no payment was made without the highest possible check and that the bags were loaded on board. ship-tenter.

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