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VOL. I NO. 1

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1946.

WAR AN INTEGRAL PART OF Rebel Tribesmen

NAZI POLICY U.S. Navy Forces Preparedness Is

Scathing Indictment Of Hitler's Satellites At Nuremberg Trial

To Remain In

Mediterranean

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While Needed to Support Foreign Policy

By Co-Operation They Became by the Secretary of Navy.

Parties To Aggressive War

Nuremberg, Sept. 30.-The terrible indictment of guilt weighed crushingly on the 21 Nazi defendants of Nuremberg to-night and left little doubt that only a few of them would escape the death penalty when the court's verdicts and sentences bring the 10-month trial to its mighty final climax to-morrow.

Although the court ruled that the Reich Cabinet, the General Staff and the fligh Command were not criminal organisations it made clear that is individuals many of their members must be punished.

When the 21 accused trooped wearily from the dock to-night

after seven and a half hours of

listening to the overwhelming!

civilised

condemnation of the civil

Adolph Hitler and the Nazi' system, there probably was not a single one of them who could hope for outright aequittal.

Eisenhower Sees

Co-Operation

:

Ever - Flowe

World

War

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Keynote Of American Legion Convention

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Strong Army and Navy Best Peace Guarantee

Overpower Military Post

Small-Scale Skirmishes All Over S Persia

Teheran, Sept. 30-The gar rison at Band Amir, near Shiraz has been overpowered by the Quashiquai tribesmen, it was announced here to-day. The military past of Band Amir con- trols several lines of communica- tion and access to wells and the dam in the Shiraz district.

Washington, Sept. 30 (UP).—— The United States has made it: clear to the world in a statement |

San Francisco, Sept. 30 (UP).] James Forrestal, that she in- The American Legion to-day

There was no direct news from Persian Gulfport, tends to keep naval forces in the opened the 28th National Con- Pashire, Mediterranean as long as they vention on a keynote of pre- which the Persian air force was re- are needed there to support paredness. eight ported yesterday to have been, or- United States foreign policy, bundred

the tribes n'ten who had gained a World Wars assembled to hear footing in parts of the town. the speakers and resolutions exhort- American Navy has kept wardripsing the nation to remain strong in the Mediterranean and Mr For- restal says there is no reason to pull until global peace is guaranteed. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Chief of Naval Operations, told the Con Cention that until the day when war has been proved to be permanently abolished a strong Army und Navy 400) would remain as our best gurantee for pence, It is far Belter that diplomats of the world settle interna Humal issues aos conference tables in debate than see solutions with pues lanks and guns."

Five thousand twe dered to bombs in order to dilute

out now.

The Navy Secretary said the Nusy does not intel to acquire spry bases in the Mediterranean but the number of Anu rican warships on dtity there will be kept at a level consistent with two purposes;

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INTERNATIONAL CONTROL OF DANUBE APPROVED

NAVIGATION TO BE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL STATES

Paris, Sept. 30.-The problem of internation- alisation of the Danube came before the Pence Con- ference to-day when the Balkan Economic Commis- sion heard the United States delegate, Senator Arthur. Vandenberg, introduce the joint Anglo-American proposal for governing Danube navigation.

Mr Vandenberg, making his maiden speech, urged the in- clusion in the peace treaties of a pledge by Balkan ex-enemy States to establish international navigation on the Danube. also the calling of a conference of all Danubian States, plus the Big Four, within six months for the purpose of estab- lishing n permanent international :egime for the Danube, The American delegate was

immediately challenged by the U.S. Navy Reduces

Soviet delegate, M. Gusev, who said: "The United States

press spoke of small scale skirmishes it into to let States Number Of Bases

who have no interest in Danube regulate its uzviga- tion,

Today's reporta in the Teheran all over southern Persia but accord- in to the majority of newspapers, Government forces have gained "complete control of the situation."

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The four-member mission sent by Prime Minister, Ghavam es Sul- anel, to the Nasir Que quai tribes- mn's leader at Shiraz bore nong ultimatum, from the Tritecmen to the Government when it rotunet to Teheran yesterday, Inforiáed quar- ters stated to-day,

quarters acled,

"Have the United States always

is followed this principle? There nne American river-the St Law

rence.

Do non-riparian States par-) teipate in the regulation of its navt gation? Why, the two criteria-one for the St. Lawrence and ene for theDat

In Pacific

Washington, Sept. 30 (UP),— President Truman to-day re- "Firstly, to support the Allied, of

ceived n comprehensive report empation forces and the Allied mili-

on American naval operations in itary governments in the discharge ! ut their responsibilities in the o-

John II. Idring, Assistant

Nasir Quashqun told, the inission. Guds insisted that Danube the Pacific, with special atten- Europe; bully, to profeet United States ritories, said it was raturul that the Secretary of State for Occupied Ter-

that if the Government did not grant navigation should be settled only by tion to the administration of his demands within 24 hours, he those States directly interested, in it. United States island bases. The interests and support United States views of Russia, Britain, France and

would Lake action.

Mr Vandeni, laitting that

President conferred with the policies in the area,”

the United States would differ fome-

The Premier cabled Nasir Quash the United States hue to direct com. The United States Navy now has a times the strainment of the Evidence Of World Mid déquation triste objectives of the occupations tunt to take no selion until noge mural inlarve in thatic interra James Forrestal, Admiral John qual inferent ou Danube said: Secretary of the Navy, Mr of destruyers and the ecosy

Herald: "We had gimliar differ-

special! in International-peace and a

Towers, Commander-in-Chief in auxiliary vessels in the Mediterranentes with our Allies in planning

Dinute The mission was to-day expected temporary interest in the and tactics during the war can. Most are at Naples, Palermo, strategy Messina and Trieste. The carrier We worked out the differences then. to return to Shiraz to resume talks issue because it is an important the Pacific, and Rear-Admiral Franklin D. Roosevelt is now en route am confident that with patience.

ence.with Nastr. Government circles ex- and not a stagnatártery ofrom-Charles Pownall, commanding

prozed confidence that a satisfactory merce in the American zones of ce officer of the Marianas.

cupation in Germans and Austria." There inal rettlement would be reached.

Mi Forrestal said Admiral Towers at the most six, could hope to escape Berlin, Sept. 30 (UP).—Gen

Recalling that international regula- sharply diterranean duty was an excellent is nu pince in the world where the Reuter. the death penalty

tion of the Danube had prevailed reported on the general situation in probably Dwight

since 1850, Mr Vandenberg suld it the Pacific and Admiral Pownali spend the rest of their days in some critical of too much pessimism, prtunity to train officers and nut, Interests of the great

seemed to the American delegation reported in detall on the administra- prison.

Was said to-day that there

and great mistake for the conference | tion of Guam, Salpan, Tinian Throughout the two long, gruelling definite evidence of growing

to turn its back on all this history other islands under his command. the 21 defendants had sat

and experience, adding "Worse, our Asted whether the question of dis- retreat position of American bases in the silence would be actual abandonment of freedoms long estab¡ Pacific arose. Mr Forrestal sold, "No, lished before we fought World War that is butside our level." I for greater freedoms. It Feems to us the world is entitled to know its!

Probably not mure than three, and

Allied

part

weary

The

to

and

nut

of

Lawrence,

was of

Bir

Eisenhower,

A

to Norfolk from the Mediterranean.

reason

and

Ar Forrestal emphasised that Me-iron out our diffe

Co-operation Reds Open Attack

Bacis in Berlin for the first time

Against Hopei Capital

now.

we can

Powers atu sharply outlined than that in 1 Austria, Japan and Korea. Basically, the United States wants to sec these occupied countries demile inised and democratized. I believe that bur, Alles would shore their Virw

terms

Army

the

Stepinac Pleads Not Guilty

Archbishop of Zagreb On

Collaboration Charge

that

peacemakers at least

Admiral Towers told the press that are holding the Navy, because of the budget cut, their own-and not slipping back bad reduced a number of pust-war bases which it had planned to relain to the darker ages."

sessions,

the Tribunal's clear, calm! international listening and legally dispassionale review of throughout the world. the rise of Nazism, its crescendoing i drive for world domination and its in nearly a year, the Army's Chief.

Mr Hillaring added: "We have been working to demilitarise Japan mounting record of acts of aggres of Staff old a press conference: "We sion, plundering, cruelties

Thur-have

industrially evidence that international c-

as well as militarily. As der. At first they appeared to strain operation in the world is not a dead

in Germany We are now embarking their cars to catch any clues us to their fate but is growing and should pro-

on a programme to make Japan, on own individual complicity and fates, duct increasing resulta.

Felf-sumcient as possible. The soon- Later, their interest gave way 10 "Speaking on a soldier we can look

ter Japan and Germany are able to

Mr Vandenberg was supported by in the Pacife. He declined to list evident boredom and for the most forward with more optimism than hus

pay their own way economically, the

Britain, France and Belgium while the bases, explaining that decisions Peiping. Sept. 30 (UP).—The jeartler the American Government a sunken-checked, been refected in statements at home," they sat

the Russian view was supported by regarding their selection were being hollow-eyed dishevelled

and carried out on governmental level. Zagreb. Sept. 30 (UP)- Yugo-Slavia, Czecho-Slovakia of the anid. group

Communists yesterday opened a icon cease the appropriation of funds

But he did say that the Navy's

prin- hopeless 1220** Buying

Warning that divilisation could not

cipal efforts in the near future would little

if attention to the verdict stand another global war, Gen Eisen- surprise attack against the en- for use in thore countries. In Japan Archbishop Sloysius Stepinac of Poland.

French Compromise problems are somewhat more Zagreb pleaded innocence to-

be of our

devoted to the development of the of any

on events in which they, howe said the world must not des- virons of Paoling, capital simple than In Germany for we al- had played dominant roles.

pal. "Every soldier who has been Hopei Province, 85 miles south-ready have economie and internal day when he went on trial for

Mr Vandenberg eventually agreed naval base at Guam. He said the All four

with Judges member

of the in this must conflict is looking for west of Peiping, according to political unity. There is on indigo alleged Nazi collaboration and to support French compromise urg- Navy's main operating base would

of the remain at Pearl Harbour, Tribunal and their

small bare kept nt Kwajalein to- taking part in the alternates oreward with the hope that intelligent !

the under: tanding will bring the day ports in military quarters herement in Japan with Jurls- crimes against the Yugo-Slaying international control

diction over the whole country with Government.

Danube and that navigation there judgment. Lord Justic

when-soldiers like myself will be out to-day.

the result that the problem "[

should be free and open on terns of gether, with several feet anchorages Truls Polau. He placed President of the Tribunal,

'Nationalist reinforcements are exercising control over the Japanese job."

The 51-page indictment charged equality national vessels goods such as followed

hits by

colleague,

counter; is greatly simplied. Get Eisenhower expressed the be- being rushed there for n

the leader of Croatian Catholics rch of us to put the vote, Fronda oltinawn and Manus in the category Justice Birkett, the French pair fief that other Powers-Russia and attack.

Admirpi Towers side-stepped The American policy calls for the foreing the people to join the Cathor compromise was carried by eight of being discussed at higher levels. According to the Social Welfare followed and after them the Ameri- France--would want to join the Bri-: cans,

The Soviet members of the tish and Americans in the eveninle Daily, the Communists were driving establiment of a united, democrane le Church and aid the Fascist Utashi vutes to five, India abstaining.

Despite Russian apposition it a questions regarding the division of which is strategically independent Korea. Under the movement. bench will wind-up; delivery.

unification of all Germany as soon, ou Potinst.

also decided that a Danube confer-authority in the Pacific between the military Peiping-Hankow

Occupation. summary: states that the as the advantages of the bi-zonol are located along the

ence of riparian and non-riparian Navy, and Gen MacArthur, stating Hallway from opposite directions on the Kurea is held by the Soviet Tribunal did not find it necessary to rangement were proved.

six he had heard no reports regarding within States shall be held administer while we both sides of the tracks. They have

months of the signing of the Ruman disagreement or the possibility that Gen MacArthur wanted additional vaplured two station towne Wanta, uthern half of the country,

Jun peace treaty.

(Continued on Page 4) 23 miles south-west of Paoting, and Carly sought to unite the two zones

At the Military Committee, whose work Tsaoho, 15 miles north-east of Pay of Korea under a Joint United States

nearly over, Czecho-Slovakin -Soviet Commission. Unfortunate-ism."

lo tie lowing The newspaper, in an urgent dis-ly that has been delayed

During his three-hour questioning withdrew its amendment to reduer patels from Pauling, said fighting is difference of views between ourselves on the stand, Stepinac said "I do not the size of the Hungarian army to

and our Russlan colleagues,"

consider have ever betrayed the 40.000 instead of, 05.000 allowed under conthuing furiously last night.

The FBI Director, Mr J. Edgar country.” The Archbishop repeat the draft peace treaty.

Britain and the United States sup- Takwancheng Captured

Hoover, told the American Legion edly replied "I refuse to answer" or that Communtan is un encroaching" have nothing to say" when ques-ported the Czech amendments for de- Chengteh, Sept. 30-Advancing enemy of America which during the tioned concerning the political acti-iniliturisation of the Hungarian side of the Czech-Hungarian frontier, but westward from Fengning, 130 miles past five years has made its

Itryin in The court named two attorneys to

upposed refused to Gen Nikola Slavin for the Soviet wise clear sky Evidence has made Kathleen Durant, a member of the troops have occupied Takwancheng the most outspoken attack on the defend Stepinac, whe it plain that this WAR A War of

the Jehol-Chahar border. Communists by a Federal official.

Union, appealed to Czecho-Slovakla clufose his own defence counsel. úggression as well as the seizure of American Women's Army Corps, was near

***

Hoover said that Itler devices Meanwhile, the semi-official.Vati-not to increase the breach between Austria and Czecho-Slovaldia was sentenced to Ave years' hurd labour Central News.

service to-day

und .conquer tactics are being used

the Big Powers by maintaining this can organ Osservatore Rominno in a premeditated and carefully prepared and dismissal from

with greater skill by the American front-page editorial to-day said that amendment. After hearing the Rus and was not undertaken until the when the United States court murtlat

sian statement, the Czech representa- on Nanking. Sept. 30 (UP)--Genera- Communists with their boring from the Zagreb trial against Stepinac is moment was thought opportune, for it in Frankfurt found her guilty

eventive, withdrew his amendment. without to be carried through as a definite charges of being absent the issimo Chiang Kai-shek has given a within strategy. He added: "We already over before

in

CN$10,000,000, reward (U.S.$2,500) to are rapidly reaching a time when begun and accused the Tilo Govern- plan.

power for justice. Kathleen Durant and her husband, the defenders of Tatung who held out loyal Americans must be willing to nient of having substituted political The Tribunal has decided that certain of the defendants planned and Col Durant, were arrested on their gainst the Communist siege for stand up and be counted.” waged aggressive war against 12 honeymoon by the military police in seven weeks.

Kalgan Attack Ordered nations and were, therefore, guilty of the United States. They were accus- this series of crimes. "It is cleared of stealing the lease family jewels

Nanking, Sept. 30-A Nationalist that the planning and preparation has valued at more than £300,000 from been carried out in a most systematic Kronsberg Castle in Germany. Mre attack on Kalgan, the main Com- way at every stage."

Durant was formerly welfare officer munist military base, has been or- Central Government,

decide whether a single conspiracy between the defendants had beril established by the evidence, which in fuct proved the existence of many separate plans to wage aggressive!

Parties To Plan When with knowledge of

WIE.

.

ler's

alms they gave him their co-operation

Kronsberg Jewel Theft Case

they made themselves parties to the U.S. Woman Officer Given

plan he had Initiated. The judgment states; The war against Poland did

not come suddenly out of an other-

Five-Year Prison Term

Link.

The

charged prosecutor Stepinac carried out forced conver- We sus designed to "strengthen Papal interests in the Balkons and to secure the penetration of Italian impertal-

Frankfurt, Sept. 30 (UP).—Capt | north-west of Shengtch, Government| Inronds on our national repest vitles of the Church.

part of the pre-ordained scheme and have and embezzlement

Kronsberg Jewel case.

Reward For Defenders

At this stage, Mr Justice Parker at the castle which was used as a dered by the

Mr

GOC DUE AT KẢI TAK THIS AFTERNOON

It has

30

Finnish Treaty

4

United States) took over the readly rest centre for United States troops.according to an unconfruted Chinese has been attending the conference of ea influence on behalf of Catho- for Britain, reserved the right to in- !

STOP PRESS

NIIMORI VERDICT THIS AFTERNOON

After the Defence Counsel and the Prosecuting. Oficer had delivered their respective closing addresses in the trial of Nilmori Genichiro this morning, the Court was adjourned for consideration of its findings. The President (Lt Col Stewart) announc- ed that it was unlikely that the find- ings would be reached before 4 pm. to-day.

two

the The Committee disposed of whole of the military clauses of the Chicago Protest

Finnish Treaty in a quarter of an

Nimori, civilian interpreter at- Washington, Sept. (UP)-hour, and also heard the Finnish and

tached to the Japanese Army, is Samuel Cardinal Stritch, Archbishop Hungarian delegates.

When the Finnish military clauses charged on juht counts of commit- of Chicago, to-day called on the U.S.

were dealt with, Cap

Capt R. G. Mackay, ting ufrocities on POWs. Government to voice Its protest and

This morning's session was entire- The GOC (Maj-Gen Festing), who

Archbishop Stepinac,

troduce a later amendment for a newly occupied by de delivery of the The Defence addresscz. closing Chicago, the In a statement in

dealing with minesweeping. - clause generals in London called by Lord press report.

of Chicago sald: "To its

Apart from this there was no dis- speech, read by Li Benyon, took ef Meanwhile, the Nationalists are Montgomery, is due at Kal Tak at Archbishop of

He, will be met at sordid record of injustice, tyranny cussion of the Flanish Treaty, which minutes, and the Prosecuting address inching along the Petping-Sulyuan 3 p.m. to-day.

The Court comprises Lt-Col 3. C, the Tribunal's finding on Nazi war-

Rolkway, Hunital, 62 miles south- the airport by the Acting GOC (Brig and despotiem, the Tito regime has allows Finland an army of 34,400, a occupied an hour and 23 minutes. east of Kalgan, is still holding out Lindsay), Col Clarke. Lt-Col Rey- now added another chapter which strength of 1,500, and an air force Stewart, Moj M. I. Ormsby, and Capt B. N. Kaul. Mal-G. B. Puddlcombe making: "It is not necessary to

nolds and guards of honour from the shocks and horrifies the

world." decide whether o single master con- Beirut, Sept. 30 (UP).The British against the Nationalists,

He said he was convinced that The Military Committee now has to is prosecuting, and Nilmori is being spiracy between defendants had Legation announced formally to-day It is beyond question that the Com- RAF and 130 Indian Brigade.

Maj-Gen Festing in expected

with amendments, which defended, by Takahashi Mikia and been established by the evidence. complete evacuation of Lebanon with munists will make a major stand at

A Party spokesman Queen's Pler at 3.20 where he will Tito's vction was designed "to des-deal The threat of war-and war itself, the departure to-day of the British Kolgan,

oppose alter hearing the views of force adviser, if necessary-was an integral part Army liquidation staff. The Legation. emphasised that it will be a sight to be received by a guard of honour troy the Catholle Church--the only may be filed by member delegations Nibun Yurito, with LA J. Benyon us

(Continued on Paze 4) of the Nazl policy. The evidence announcement sold the liquidation the last breath and the last bullet" from 42 Commando; and the band remaining voice that

of the Jaipur Guards. Reuter. (Continued on Page 4) staff has proceeded to Egypt.

from his compatriol, Mr Justice Biddle,

Mr Justice Parker's strong volce delivered theso next words of

LEBANON EVACUATED

at

Tito's reign of terror."

can

tons

of 60 planes, without bombers.