1948-03-31 — Page 4

INDONESIAN Complete Collapse

CURFEW

Batavia, Mar. 30. A curfow has been imposed on Surakarta, second city of the Indonesian' Republic 'In Central java, after an arm- ed disturbance caused by "Irregulars" alleged to ba followers of former Re- publican Major-General Su- tomo, according to reports from Jogjakarta tonight.

During "mopping up" operations ordered by the Republican Government on March 26 and 27, one Re- / publican soldier and threa "Irregulars" were reported killed.

General Sutomo, known as the "Radio General," re- signed from the regular Re- publican Army last January.

He became known for his violent anti-British broad- casts and his denunciation of the truce signed between the British. Dutch and Indonesians in November 1946, Reuter.

BOOTS (FINICJANTAI JAUNAIFCIPLINARINT za

American Nations In

Conference

Bogota. Mar. 30.-Unanimous Aupport of

Of United Nations Atomic Commission

Lake Success, Mar. 30.-The United Nations Atomic Energy Control Committee, appointed to draw up an international agreement for an Atomic Energy Control Board, collapsed entirely today. One member of the Committee after another declared that further discussion would be pointless in view of the Soviet Union's adamant stand on basic issues.

A move to dissolve the Con Ironically, the chairman, who trol Committeo was made by banged the gavel for en "indennite adjournmant” was Professor Sko- the United States, supported by beltayn. Britain, Belgium, France and Canada.

Another atom group known as the Working Committee (Technical) la expected to dlo on Monday after which the Atomic Energy Commis sion will report its fallure General Assembly-Reuter.

General Andrew McNaughton, of Canada, declared: "No prac tical purpose would be served in pursuing the matter further, until the minority shows some sign of accepting the majority view."

of Russla, Professor Skobeltsyn, supported by the Ukrainian member, fought hard to keep the talks going though he repeated the Soviet secret poli

police state." iment that any International atomic board must not interfere with stato tovereignty.

He add the blame did not rest with the minority but with the majority because the majority Insisted upon supportlag the United States view of atomic control.

"The Soviet proposals are positive and form a realistic basis for atomic energy control," he said.

the Pan-American WALLACE ON

Conference, which opened here today, for a proposal that the American nations Investigate tho

"problem of foreign- inspired subversive activities

SYNTHETIC

to the

Stimson's Disclosuras New York. Mar. 30-Mr Henry. L. Stimson, former American Secre- tary of War, suggested to President Truman, at the Potsdam conference in the summer of 1945 that the secret of the atomle bomb might be used na a lever to democratise "Russia's

The proposal, which Mr Stimson discarded a few months Inter as un- fensible, was disclosed in the Anal instalment of the former War Secre- fary's memoirs published In the Ladies' Home Journal today.

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Torpedoed

France Has Relations With Vietnam

Safgon, Mar. 30.—France has “torpedoed” her relations with Vietnam by forming a federation of minority areas in Indo-China, General Xuan, Prime Minister of Southern Vietnam, declared bday.

Four Power Control In Germany Quivering

London, Mar. 30-The uncertainty over the futuro of the four-power administration of Berlin is expected: by well-informed quarters here to be prolonged until the next meeting of the Control Council due on April' 10...

General Lucius Clay, United most impossible to stop if ever it; States Military Governor in crosses the Rhine.. Germany, with whom the initia-propriations Committer that goods The General told the House Ap- tive lics for summoning that as well as dollars were necessary to meeting, la definitely expected the preservation of the free enter- here to decide to convene it in prise system in Germany and added the hope of bringing the situa- that the Germans might never ac- cept Western democracy, but neither would they accept Socfallam Reuter.

tion to a head.

But the Soviet authorities may still Intend to keep the Western powers guessing by refusing lo attend the meeting and yet con tinuing to refrain from staling they will never again take part in the four-power administration of Ger- many.

The view in now growing here that the Soviet authorities only in- tend four-power co-operation to be resumed on condition that the re- organisation of the Western zones, worked out at the recent London conferences, ceases.

of

But the official Western polley for Germany now rules out any reversal the plans for reorganising · the Western occupation unless at the very least accompanied by a Soviet willingness to permit economie unity "The atmosphere has become as fold down in the Potsdam agree-

ment. "Things stormy," he added.

Consequently,

It was made before Mr Stimson TO CONTROL need to be cleared up straight full meeting of the Control Counc

had come to the conclusion that no containing a world organisation

"effective "pollee state" oculd give control of this new agency with its devastating possibilities."

an

MALAYA-NEI

TRADING

away."

General Xuan's Indo-Chinese Nutionalist Government excluded the Nationalist Vhat MInh Party, led by Dr Ho Chi minh, which has been conducting guerilla warfare against the French for more illan a

the

the possibility of n

on April 10 is not at present con- sidered very great.-Reuter.

Dividing Lino Washington, Mar, 30,-The dividing line between Eastern and Western ideology runs roughly along the Al- ver Elbe, General Luclus D. Clay, United States Military Governor in Germany. told the House of New presentatives in evidence before the House Appropriations made public today.

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Later. Mr Stimson sent President Truman a memorandum containing an alternative proposal for a direct approach to Russia by America backed by Britain, but outside any

London, Mar. 30-Britain ear

Bao Dai, ex-Emperor of Annnm, grouping of nations-le

and Holland have agreed on has been negotiating for a settle- agreement on atosa bomb control.

In his memoirs,

strict measures to control trade ment between the French and entilled Time of Peril," Mr

be Southern Vietnam Government, and "Stalin and currency Stimson said:

movements

recently beld talks with M. Emile expressed a vigorous and disturbing tween Singapore and Malaya on Bollaert, French High Commissioner

It has become more and more ap- Interest in securing Soviet bases in the one hand and the Nether for Indo-Chine, in Hongkong

parent that the ideological struggle Humphrey Bogart Ingrid Bergman and the Mediterranean and in other areas

for Central Europe is a continuing wholly outside the sphere of normal lands East Indies on the other, Geneva.

"The French attitude,"

process and one that we may expect the Colonial Office announced

General Russian interest."

Xuan added, "has led to a stiffening

to Inst for a long time, he declared. tonight.

which was noticeable in the Hong-frontier for Western thinking and "We belleve we have established a kong interviews.

Direct Approach

The Intention is to prevent illegal trading and to restrict transfers to direct and usoful those serving economic or commercial purposes.

directed against the institutions, WAR THREAT pence and security of the American Republics" was ob- Washington, Mar. 30.-Prest- tained by Gen. George Marshall, dent Truman's proposals for the American Secretary of conscription were today de- State.

nounced by Mr Henry Wallace,

Mr Stimson fell it was not possible The ninth International conference third party candidate for the to use the possession of the atomic of American states opened today with Colombia calling on the other Presidency, as part of a pro- bomb as a direct lever to produce the change." He proposed a direct 20 nations to dediente themselves gramme of unlimited aggres-

approach to Russia by the United. to "maintaining peace, and keeptor | sion by the United States.

The agreement was reached by a States, backed by Britain, but oul- the forces opposed to, the principles Giving evidence before the Senate side any grouping of nations, to seek Netherlands delegation and Colonint

Committee, of democracy, and the Inspiration of Armed Services

Mr an agreement on atom bomb control. | Ofco representatives at a meeting In Christianity, from prevailing in the Wallace accused the Truman ad- | Illa suggestion was not adopted. world."

of ministration

deliberate manu-

Fald In 1947, Mr Stimson

that The key address was given by the facture of nn artificial crisis to while the chances of successfully Colombian President, Senor Mariano | "stampede Congress and the people making a direct

approach to Russia Ospina Perez, at the formal opening to accepting universnt military on the homb were less than he had ceremony.

training and conscription."

Mr Wallace cald Russia was not thought, in 1945 he silli believed and after that either The nearest he got to mentioning

"any chance at all would have the colonial territories question in- | strong enough. lo be a military justified the attempt." volving claims on

When Mr Stimson reached his Europta-Hētā meince. colonies

the his support for

80th birthday In September, 1947, "building of an inter-American neace

however, he wrote: "Americans who system in such a way that the pacifle

think they can make common cause #eltlement of any dispute among the

with present day Communism are Judicially American nations will be

living in a world that does not and practically inevitable."

exist."

the

Reference To Colonics

"After two and a half years at reconstruction. the Soviet Union's productio

Just regained the prewar level,

The American people hate war, yet step by step they are being taken down the road to war. The coun- Senor Perez added: "Not only can try is being aggressively weakened we forget, in working out that sys- and unless the people reverse this tem, the very cloquent fact that 17 of the 21 countries of Amerien have dangerous trend, we face national Bccepted the compulsory jurisdiction disaster. of tho International Justice."

Court

Business Profits

Mr Stimson did not expect Hussians to make war, nor did he belleve that we are now engaged in the preliminaries of an inevitablo conflict."

He

urged Americans desirous of "World fears and tensions will in peace with Russia to tako a full

London on March 23, but the an

tonight.

nouncement was withheld until

"A further interview may take Western philosophy and we are hold- place between

Bao Dai and Mint that frontler." Bollnert, but in all likelihood it He urged that the United States would be purely a matter of cour-continue to support German industry. addling that it would take food as lesy, without political sginißcance."

well as dollars to stop Communist in Germany.

The key to the economic recovery

Tevival was the of Еигоро Germany.

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If Communiam does penetrate into Western Germany' and if it is sur- Fcessful in getting a stronghold neroas the Rhine, then It becomes almost Impossible to stop Its spread through.

Study Committee

General Xuan added that a study committee for a Central Government would meet at Salgon on April 3 to

the clauses It will remain in force for 1048, study

of a treaty of Government nence with

France which could be may end it by a month's notice.

signed at once. The local government concerned "Cochin-China,-for-its-part-wishes-out-Europe will not discriminate against each to form an autonomous state within other's normal trade, the agreement a Vietnam federation on the model of arbitrarily

He added that any attempt states.

to establish a form of the United States of America."

government In Germany is going to Mr Nguyen Phan Long, director of be the surest way in which to des the newspaper, Echo du Vietname, trey that form of government in Ger- who has just returned from Hong-many-Reuter. kong, declared in

will be financed

All shipments through recognised banks where possible. Where there are no re- cognised banking facilities, a barter bool system or other mutually agreed

measures will be used.

the

and

that Bao Dai indicated to him that on article today

Ro-Industrialisation he was disappointed over the talks States must support

Washington, Mar. 30.-The United the re-indus- in Geneva and Paris.

if Com- trialisation of Germany Trade between

"Under the influence of this dis- Netherlands East Incles and Singapore

Bao Dal seemed to us munism is to be stopped from over- appointment,

running Western Europe, General Malayn will continue to be financed to be perplexed and undecided,

"It would not, therefore, be sur

Lucius D. Clay, United States Mili- in Straits dollars.-Reuter. counterpart in the reconstruction of Wes-

prising that the scheded Inter-tory Governor In tern Europe and act quickly bulld "world peace, not an Ameri- can peace" while working to main- tain freedom and prosperity in the United States.-Reuter.

own

an

This was taken as a reference to jerease. Mobilisation and the fact that Argentina. Chile and mobilisation will lead to war. Guatemala have refused to have "Our country is in danger, but

territories the danger comes from our British their claims on submitted to the International Court policies which will bring war, for arbitration,

unnecessary war, upon our country. "The crisis lies in the war fever itself;-not in real threats of inva-j sion, but in the synthetic threats of;

This first full-dress inter-American Conference in 10 years is expected to last at least alx weeks.

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Appeal Petition

Dismissed-

Justice J.

views with M. Bollaert should be House of Represently, told the

postponed or annulled.

"The negotiations may be sus pended for a long time."--Reuter.

His statement, given in recent evidence and made public today, con- tained a warning that Communist spread over Europe would be al-

HOME FOOTBALL OUTWARD MAILS

RESULTS

London, Mar. 30.-The following were the results of football matches played today!

First Division!Aston Villa 21 Charlton Athletic 1.

Second Division:-Coventry City 0. Plymouth Argyle 0; West Brom- wich A 1, Birmingham City 1,

Third Division, Northern-Brad- ford City 2, Halifax Town 1.

Irish League: Ards & Derty City

Unless otherwise stated, registered -articles and parcel posts close 30 minutes earlier than the ordinary matl If mail close before 10 a.m., registered and parcels will close at 5 pm. the previous day.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 Closing Times By Alr Japan töriinary letters and cards ont

9.30 p.m. Canton, Lluchow, Kunming. Amny, Shang- hal, Nanking, liankow, Taingtao, Peiping. Taino Swatow and Foochow, 1.30 p.m.

Closing Times By Bea & Train Macao, Teinshan and Shekki (Sea) 2 pm Canton (Tralo) a pan. Shanghai (Seal 3 p.m.

1; Belfast Celtic 3, Bangor 2; Clifton-tangoon and Calculia (Sex) 3 pm. ville 0. Linfield 0; Distillery 2, Glenavon 0; Portadown 1, Ballymena United 1; Coleraine 2, Glentoran 2.--

Reuter.

RUGBY RESULTS

Manila, Batavia, Mauritius, L. Marques, Delra and South Africa via Durban (Bea) 3 p.m. Colombo and Marseilles (Sex) 3 p.m. Macao, Trinkhan and Shekki (Sex) 4 pm. Straits, Aden, Egypt and United Kingdon via London (Bea) 5 p.m. (par, reg and ord).

Canton (Bea) 5 pm.

Oficial statements at the opening Invasion, pumped out to support the for atomic weapons and research,

A petition for leave to appeal be- of the conference reveals the line-armis programme.

the Privy Council over. a up of the 21 nations on the colonial

"It will take the Soviet Union for military road work in Alaska, fore

and for the propaganda contact tenaney dispute was dismissed by the question.

many years to attain an industrial with Russia were approved today by Full Court this morning comprising Against the European possession ontlook equal to one half of our the House Appropriations Commit- Mr Justice of colonies are Argentino, Guatema- curry threat to our national secu- field work in U.S. occupied coun- (Acting

E.H. Williams (Acting There is production.

It also approved grants for Chlef Justice), Mr Justice T.J. Gould la, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecundor, † inilitary Mexico, Panama, Chile, Paraguay rily."

Puisne Judge) and Mr tries. and Peru.

Reynolds business Declaring that

(Acting I cut US$7,000,000 from the Temporary Additional Judge). In favour of European possessions make huge proills through US$180,000,000 the Army asked for are the United States, Brazil Colom-orders, Mr Wallace said: "The cur

and rollef in Japan, The premise in dispute, Nos bia, Uruguay, Cuba and Nicaragua.

rent crisis was concocted by the government

Germany, The lesser 057, administration not only to further Korca and

659 and 681 Nathan Road, El Salvador, Honduras and the Dominican

Costa Bicu, fall, the plan for private corporate ex-sum, the Committee said, should be Kowloon are owned by Henry G. publle are uncertain.

but also to forestall enough for the rest of this year. Leons Estates. The tenants (poli- Some of the domestic crisis, threatened by thelr Among Navy items approved was tioners) are the Po Fong Studio, Luk statements were not unequivocal and polleles to date."-Reuter.

for US$1,600,000 to Shun-wo and Kam Yan-mee repre- are probably subject to change.-

Mr H. G. Sheldon, KC, Reuter.

acquire land for expansion of the sented by naval

money and Mr C. E. Loteby (Instructed by Daso in Guam. The in to be taken from funds already Mr M. A. da Silva), available..

The U.S. Information and Educa- Intending to develop the site and tional Exchange programine, which erect thereon a substantial structure sponsors the "Voice of America" at a cont of $100,000 for use as the

THURSDAY, APRIL 1 broadcasts, was given US$3,000,000 Kowloon branch of the Hongkong

Closing Times By Air of the US$5,120,000 it asked for the and Shanghal Bank and

London, March 30-Rugby Union

Canton (Kowloon CPO). 7.30 a.m., 10 a.m., ,12.20 p.m., 3 p.m.: (GPO) 7 ... 9.30 remaining three months of this is-premises, the landlords successfully

results today:

a.m., Noon, 2.30 pm. brought an teplication for exemption

Bath 3, Leicester 10; Cardif 32 Shanghát, 9 aan. (reg); 930 sm. (ord). year. The Committee gald it is not from the Eandlord and Tenant Or Devon Port Services 10. Blakelly 3, Manlia, 11.30 am. satisfied with the way tho

pro-dinance on September 2, 1947, Notice Welsh Universities 6. Macate Bangkok, Singapore. Batavia, Colombo,

served on Nunerton 3. Newport 5 Barbarians

Sydney and Auckland, 3.30 pm. sald "a to quit was accordingly gramme is handled and

Shanghai, Nanking. Hankow. Tsingtao, Bound and effective programme" of the tenants expiring on January 31, 3. Fontypool 19, London Welsh 0.

Pelping and Holhow, 3.30 p.m. Vienna, Mar. 30-Three people, combatting.

propaganda 1947.

Shefeld 3, Bradford 27. Stroud 6, Closing Times By Bea & Train including à 20-year old girl, wars abroad should be worked bett

Notts 6.

Macao, Txinshan and Bhekk! (Sea) 0 .. The tenants, however, refused to

Canton (Parcels, Papers and Cards only) Rugby League resulta: chot dead and 19 injured when a Not one penny was cut from the comply and an action for possession

(Ben) 9.30 0.1%, Bailey sub US$150,000,000, asked by the Atomic was heard before Mr Justice Gould Halifax 17. Balford S. Huddersfield Swatow (BEA) 11 8.m.

20, Peatsstone Rovers 4. Saigon (Sea) 10 a.m. in the use when the world's maching gun at dancing couples and Energy Com for which Congress on for the landlords with a stay Bramley 10, Wakefield Trinity 33, What

all of It' In 'con- greatest strategist is against you?" **

Judgment was 2. Bradford Northern 7. Leeda 25, Macao, Teinshan and Shekki (Sea) 2 p.m. Just before his dismissal, Sulwell the band at an Easter dance

Canton (Papers and Cards only) (Trata) attract authority

2 p.m. wrote to his wife that "Roosevelt Josefsberg, near Wiener Neustadt, will provide the actual cash later.

of execution for 14 days to enable Widnes 0ssociated Press. authority boosta to

USA, Canada, Centra} and South has apparently let me down com- about 48 kilometres south of Vienna. US$650,001.000 the amount the Com- notice of appeal to be given.

America vin Ban Francisco (No Parrets pletely."

The band leader was among those won will have at its disposal this March 11, the Court of Appeal held

for Canada) (Sex) 130 pan. (par and reg); 3 pm, (ord). Stillwell sald Generalissime Chiang killed, according to an Austrian press

there were no speelat circumstances"

Swalow and Amoy (8cm) 3 pm. had "spoken contemptuously

of agency report.

a further stay should The Committee admonished the 'why

Macao. Thinshan and Bhekki (Bea) 4 pm the dance, During American efforts and has never

a Region

gian Commission to move forward with granted.

Kongmoon (Bea) B. p.m. said one word to express, gratitude soldier quarelled.. violently

all possible speed in its research; for our help axcept in one message some Austrluno, the British rector programme, both in the wartime to the President

in which he at- rowspaper Weltpresse, tonight, and peacetime uses of the newly-

This account tacked me."

wild, Russian ro- discovered He was "responsible for innfor furned later and with two comrades, Press "Stilwell added, burst into the hall find fired

shots

(Continued from Pize 11 they are sitting_pretty," wrote.

Stilwell

"Roosevelt Would net let me speak my piece. I Interrycted twice but Churchill kept pulling away from the subject and it was impossible.

Sulwell added

the comment:

mari In Russian uniform fred

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with

disasters of the war,"

Stilwell also indicated disagree- Austrian press urency reports sald ments between Chiang and Madame the shots were fired by a man wear Chiang who, he said, wns "direct, the a Russian uniform who had forceful and energetle.Loves power, earlier quarrelled with some dancers. eats up publicity, and finttery and He returned after having blackened "An great help on

occasions. his face and brought a companion Reuter.

with him who also wore uniform.

The uniformed men fled after the Affray, the agey added.

the arrest of the A reward for criminala has been offered by the it said. It Jussian Commandant,

understood that. M. Ostar sources are southern United States,

Minister, of India, South America and Africa. Helmer, die Austrian

the Interior, would profest to Colonel

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