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THE DAY
OF
Delicate Task
MR
TR Chou En-lai's Peking stniement Un the Formosa Straits problem is disappointing insofar that it adds practically nothing to his Bandung declaration in which conciliatory over- tures to the United States were generously mixed with expressions of determina- tion to "liberate" Taiwan, The mere reiteration of these sentiments does little,
if anything, to bring the conflict nearer the negotiu- | ting table.
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Germany, Disarmament A-Weapons Says Mr Dulles
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Washington, May 17.
The Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, said today that he ex- Rather more encouraging is
the report that the British pected the Big Four conference to discuss the reunification of Germany, Charge d'Affaires in disarmament, atomic weapons, the satellite countries and international Peking is now engaged in Communism "which is such a pest around the world”. secret talks with the
Chinese Premier designed acceptable
va discover means of bringing about a meeting between the United States and Communist China. It is a delicate pri-
easure
position because it is also that necessary to
Peking - Washington any talks lead to a wider con- ference involving the pre-
of the Велсе Nationalists.
Chinese
on
He said he thought there was a possibility of some good coming from the conference, but he warned against any people getting their hopes too high as to results.
He spoke to the American people by television, radio and press media from the office of President Eisenhower, who sat beside him and interjected approving remarks from time to time during the speech.
at last Mr Dufles said he could only guess why the Soviet Union was
but he thought willing to enter into four-power talks to reduce world tension
conform more to the that perhaps it was because it realised that it should moral principles of the civilised world.
He stressed also that it probably was a fruit of the Western nations' policy of being strong to defend their freedom and principles.
President Eisenhower agreed with that.
It
was
Western
that in
In any case, he concluded, the United States could face the future more certainly because it knew that the policies it had followed recently with sacrifices but with bipartisan support of its people was beginning to get
results.
Mr Dulles was reporting · to ; "Of course," he continued, "we the President and the US public are wondering and everybody is TOWARDS this crucial sub-
his recent visit to Europe, wondering why the Soviets may ject Mr Chou's present during which Germany
be willing to change their plans inte the attitude is thoroughly dis. brought
and. attend such a meeting declares European Union and into NATO Nobody knows certainly. I have couraging. He
the Austrian State treaty thought about it and thought categorically that the and
all well-ordered com. was signed. Chinese Communists are not
ities there are many people unprecedented was an prepared to take part in an event, because never before as principles or the ordinances of be all right," said Mr Dulles. do not believe in the rules, "If we stick to them we will international conference on Cabinet officer spoken to the A ceasefire or discuss the nation by way of television the group, but they finally con-The danger was, he added, form. Lots of people live up to that some people would now say the ardinances even though they
they could turn to something don't believe in ther. It around the same table, with Mr the Soviet Umen, which has beer different; the important thing Dulles and the President in the central positions, in an informal everything, finally focle that it
that those policles had- to trying buck. (frustrate) was atmosphere.
conform should
moire to the and principles and prac-
of the civilized
future of Chinese Nationalists are Members of the Cabinet
Formosa if from the President's
included. The United States
of
i
office.
sat
is equally insistent that she will discuss nothing affecting the interests of
Mr Dulles said that events in the Chinese Nationalists
rukes Europe in the last week or so
tices without the presence appeared to be a turning point in their representatives.
the civilization of that area. munity.
He said the four Foreign On
basis the
of these Ministers discussed for hours in diametrically opposed view- Vienna the proposed meeting at points, it would appear the the summit of the four Powers situation is already hope. He said that as far as he could judge the Soviets accepted the lessly stalemated. Neverthe idea of that meeting. At least
effective diplomatie)
be
Com-
worked
Mr Eisenhower interposed a word, we here to say: "In will stay strong and stay vigi- lant, but we will not extinguish "I don't thnk that they have hope that a new dawn may got religion (changed their way come, although the sun may be of life) but merely from
practical they show in rising." point of being may have decided to conform. It is a possibility
the
vities in Europe.
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•
Duce's Body To Be Buried In Cemetery
From Conrad Allen
Rome, May 17. Musolini's body w.411 soon be handed over to his family for burial in cemetery of
native villago
Predappio,
Central Italy.
the
Cata recently the body has been hidden in a place in North Italy known only to the Prime Minister and to five high police officiais.
Then a few weeks sɛo it was secretly moved to the
monastery Ducbin
of Montepaolo, eight miles from Predappio.
No oficiai
ment has been made but I had the report confirmed hy a member of the Mus- The faci solint family. that the body has been brought so near to his native village is Inter preted as a sign that final Interment is bominent.
So far the government has kept the former Duce's body hidden in order to vold political demou- strations. by. Fascists. -. - London · Express Service.
Widow's Disclosure
At Inquest
GENERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN
Macmillan
And Eden State Their Case
London, May 17.
HOTEL TRAGEDY
IN KOWLOON
Signor R. Pioppa, Com- mercial Attache of the Italian Consulate General in Hongkong, this morning
Mr Harold Macmillan, British Foreign Secre- jumped or fell from a sixth tary, said in a nation-wide television broadcast to-floor window in the Fenin night that the German problem "cannot be treated sula Hotel, and died imme diately from multiple in- like that of Austria" in the coming four-power juries.
talks.
The tragedy occurred about
He was replying to a question as Sir Anthony 9.30 a.m. Eden and other top ministers faced a
-cross-
Signor Poppia arrived in the
examination by ten British editors in part of the Colony about a year ago. Conservatives' general election campaign.
Mr Macmillan said of the German question that a solution must be found which reduced Russian fears -- any — "yet maintained the sold strength of the Western powers.
we
"If we give that away shall lose the immense ground we have gained.”.
Mr. Macmillan noted, that although Russia had not yet: formally replied to the Western owners' invitation to "summit“
talics, Mr Molotov, Soviet
Accusation
"Worthy
Of Cretin?
Foreign
Minister, told him in night Vienna on Saturday that the Russian government would be very happy to accept."
Germany's position would be
Orpington, May 17..
Socialist
Luist night he booked a room at the, Peninsula Hotel and was given one
on the sixth floor which overlooks Harkow Road,
Many people saw the tragedy and the police and an
an ambulanco were called immediately.
The deceased suffered severe injuries, including broken arms and legs, and he died before he could be removed to hospital.
The Italian Consulate-General refused to give any information. A spokesman, in reply to ques tions eclared, "No. I know I know about it: nothing nothing about him. I don'a
the man's know anything."
Folice confirmed
A Liberal Party leader to
labelled the
that Suggestion
President identity, Eisenhower had only agreed to top-level talks British voters as "worthy of a cretin!!
to
influence Activities To
Be Suppressed
Sir Andrew McFadycan, 3
a basic problem at the top-livel talks at which "a lot of things" | Vice-President of the Liberal
would be discussed," Mr Mac- millan said.
"
Party, said here the most astonishing development of the
wers
Teheran, May 17. Provincial governors through-
Referring in suggestions that campaign for the May 26 genout Persia have been instructed Germany should be neutralisederal electich was Labour Party to suppress the activities and "hysterical anger publications of the Babal rell- be quoted a recent speech by Sir members
arious sect, one of the world's Anthony Eden in which the that top-lever talks.
religions, newest
Assadullah Prime Minister had said " Ger- actually to take place.
Alam, Persian Minister These were originally sug to be neutralised and mar armed, who is to keep her gested by Sir Winston Churchill Interior, announced today.
He added that implementation the Labour neutral? If she is to be kept and rejected by
af these instructions was the neuteal and disarmed, who is to Party, he said. keep her disarmed?"
our
the
Sir Andrew McFadyean said responsibility of the security. Socialists were declaring the forces, and that unofficial moves eening top-level talks were against the Babais would be
punished.-Reuter, "It was dirty trick played by the "Pre- Conser-sident of the United States to toinduence, the voters of this
KREMLIN QUERY Newcastle, May 17.
Mr. Macmillan said: The President ended by A 28-year-old-widow told worth ex-thanking Mr Dulles for a an inquest here that she left always part of
vative his.acti- her
government polley ploring. Maybe some good will brilliant_report" of
85-year-old husband seek these talks." But he country." He added: "I find that less there exists room for they said they did," he added. come from. the metting.
lying dead in their gas stressed that ratification of the suggestion not merely offensive filled kitchen for 20 minutes; London and Paris agreement for and grossly mischievous; it is while she gave their son of rearming West Germany was worthy of a cretin."-Reuter.
"essential" before such a meet-, ten his breakfast and sent
Ing. him to school.
Only then did she inform the police.
manoeuvring if the Peking
leaders are willing to dis-
play a measure of goodwill.i.
The British desire is to solve
future status
TURNING OF THE TIDE
Mr Dulles
said
defend it"
Mr Eisenhower smiled broadly during Mr Dulles' discussion of this point and interpost that what Mr Dulles told the European statesmen was good.
Turning to the Indo-China situation, Mr Dulles" said that
In a composite, question on foreign issues Mr Macmillan was also asked whether British ministers were sure who the summit level" is in the Krem lin now but he did not reply to this point.
Earth Tremor Recorded
The
New York, May 17. Fordham University
Poles Getting
Warmer
Geneva, May 17. Meteorologists can now re- cord the "warming" of the North and South Poles.
He
Dr Francis W. Renchelderfer, farmer President of the World Meteorological Organisation and The widow, Mrs Mary Senior,
head of the US Weather Bureau, made this disclosure here today. sald the warming" explained in reply to questions: "My husband was cold, I knew
One editor raised the question seismograph today 1 rded two he was dead. I wanted the boy
of the fight by Britain's strong earth tremors, believed to phenomenon has been going on school because I knew off to
for 50 years, and that scientists Lancashire cotton area against be located in Southeast Asia.
The Boston College seismo- have up to now recorded a rise how upset, he would be."
cheap cloth imports and asked
recorded at about the of one to two degrees centigrade view Albert Senior, the husband, the government's
same time (1509 GMT) two in the Northern Hemisphere, the Diem government of South was last seen alive the previous recent Socialist pressure for strong tremors in the area south where the ice was gradually
when he went to bed restrictions on Indian textile Vietnam was a free government night
11 o'clock. The wife | Imports.. that took dictation from no cae. about
"It
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the complicated problem of Mr Dulles said the fulfilment red suicide" in this area during are tree men who want to the Formosa Straits and of the Faris pacts in Europe the last 100 years. the
last week may mark a turn- of
"But now we thought we had ing of the tide in history." He Formosa piecemeal.
ege said that when Germany was put together agreements in such immediate threat to peace admitted to the European Union a way that civilisation will have in the Far East, and even and the North Altantie Treaty a new lease on life, that Europe to the world, rests in the Organisation. Its representative will be saved for itself and all dispute for the offshore sat down by the side of the humanity." islarida of Matsu and French representative since
that during Quemoy. If that can be they were alphabetically next his visit to Europe he also talk
ed about Asia and he told the settled amicably and satis- to each other.
"When this happened," factorily, "tension will be
he European statesmen that if they said, "we felt that a new page liked United States policy in ment," he said. "If it were that kitchen floor lying by the gas Indian offer to take more ex- not a puppet govern found him next morning on the Sir Anthony Eden said the immediately relieved and a more favourable atmosphere had opered in European their. part of the world they
ports was "helpful" but this created for dealing with the history. The vision that so should also like this policy in kind, we would not support 1: oven.
because it would not last." many had had for so many Asia. subject of Formosa.
the He said he talked over
She said he had been depress- did not solve the problem.
To stop imports coming in secmed years
to be coming "We are doing the same thing
in Asia as in Europe," he said situation hour after hour with and the local assistance people Commonwealth raised a very he had not a job from different parts of the true.
He commented that "Western he told them. We are helping French leaders on several days had suggested that she put their big issue of another character civilisation had almost commit- defend freedom wherever there last week.
17-month-old baby in a nursery affecting not only Lancashire and took a job herself.
but all our export trade. Thit is not a decision. I would be prepared to take in an election campaign," he said.
"EOGRAPHICALLY
GE
the
Matsu and Quemoy group of islands can fairly be regarded as part of China and as such the de facto government of the mainland
is morally entitled to con-. trol and administer them.
THE AUSTRIAN TREATY
"There seems to be now more "The thing that struck me as it (the Austrian spirit) will Strategically they are not chance of co-ordination of ours I passed through the streets was surely spread to the neigh- considered important or as and the French policies than the joy of the older people who bouring countries." United part of the United States heretofore," he said. "Mean- knew the Liberties of the past-Press. defensive perimeter in the while, the government of Vict-17 years past-and at last
returned,"
he said West Pacific. Wherefore, no cam, which was almost on the them justification exists for ropes a few weeks ago, seems to saw the older people jumping defending them against the be gaining support both inside up and down with joy and it Chinese Communists if, in and outside the country."
so doing, this led, as it very Mr Dulles recounted the long make some contribution to this well could, to wider hostili-negotiations,
involved which ties of an international meetings of diplomatic repre
sentatives character...
The surrender of the islands through negotiations would
not constitute appeasement,
made your heart warm at the thought "that you were able to
spirit of joy," eight-year
During his recital of period, for an Austrian treaty. events in Austria, Mr Dulles He pointed out that many a was not interrupted by the time a treaty seemed to be just President, who listened seriously around the corner,"
over on
for there would have to be "It turned out to be a series an undertaking from Peking of corners,"
to forgo her "liberation of with a smile,
• Formosa" queat by arms,
and intefitly at his side.
the
Train Crash Drama
50
ed because
DISARMAMENT
His suicide note to her de- claring, "This is all your doing," may have referred to her being charged recently in court.
They were married in 1945. The ecroner decided that Another editor said the world Sentor committed suicide while was geared to an armaments the balance of his mind was economy. In the event of dis- armament Britain's lifeline disturbed China Mali Special,
might well le with her trade connections, with the Common- wealth
empire. and Colonial Was
the Conservative Party fully conscious of this? he asked,
"Emphatically yes" the Prime
ALIMONY NOT ENFORCEABLE Minister, sald
Cospent to the especially
of the
He added that he was not outcome of scared New York, May 17.
Other schemes by Johannesburg, May 17.
An agreement
actress disarmament, Ambulances, with
carried through sirens Bette Davis to pay $250 (aboist were being screaming, sped to the scene of 290) a month alimony to her which would counteract its an expected train crash some former husband, the ex-boxer effects, such as the Colombo
miles from here today and Willem G. Shary, was held to Plan for Southeast Asian de The Secretary then turned to arrived minutes before the ac- be unenforceable by the superior velopment, Britain's part must said Mr Dulles speculation on what the drama- | cident occurred.
court in Portland, Maine today. be the support of such schernes, tie reversal of the Soviet policy Station
in relation to the at masters
De- Sherry may
and colonies. andi vonettoevlug
Toevlug State Su
Commonwealth Supreme He praised
Austrian in Austria might mean, the
Miss 1 keeping
He said that
Davis paid alimony for Reuter. tack
although what stations, north of Johannesburg, and a willingness to submit people for the whole, question to inter-nerve during the long wait. reasons motivated the Soviet realised that two freight trains three years aher the agreement came with change were not known, certain were speeding towards each was signed in 1950. When she other on the same track. They stopped paying. Mr Sherry ound. national negotiations. The The break finally
the Soviet announcement a few facts were char. piecemeal procedure for weeks ago that it was willing For one thing he said, this stop the two trains.
were powerless to warn or The hotress is now married to
autor Gary Merrill-Reuter resolving the Formess prob- to pull its troops out tf
marked the first time that the So they called the ambulances lem would appear to hold Austria, Mr Dulles reculled.
Red Army had turned its face to bo
be on hand when the collision out the best chances for!
"It was just one of those to the East since 1945. success, and it Mr Trevelyan breaks that come along if you That is bound-to-have-- Come engineer was sent to PRES. PERON ILLt offered fis resignation to can convince Mr Chou to remain steadfast and keep the tremendous impact in other hospital with head injuries. All
GENERONIM Queen Juliana tollowing its de- Buenos Aires, May 11. feat in the Lower House, on the adopt such a method- ΟΣ
trainmen | managed to countries where the Red Army other. pressure on," he said.
A Preddent Juan Feron of the domestic issue of higher rents, Bettling the dispute he will Ho aid the treaty signing is in occupation he said. jump clear before the crash.
· cars and : the Argentine was today reported *The Queen" said she would have performed a notable ceremony last Sunday was an "Furthermore, the joy Several freight
request, service in the cause of event that "those who saw it will manifest in the Austrium people engines telescoped, blocking the to be eutering an infiuenza, consider the
EC Reuter.
announced.Reuter, is going to be contagious. And oe United Press, international peace.
'ziever forget.
occurred.
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The Hague, May-17. The Dutch coalition govern- ment of Dr Willem Drees to
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