1948-08-30 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1948.

Second German Polio Victim Undergoes Caesarian

Republic

STARTING

AMID

RUINS

OF A LOST WAR

Berlin, Aug. 29. The second German Republic will be born on Wednesday, nine years from the day when Adolf Hitler started the war that destroyed his Third Reich. On that day the Assembly, which will lay the constitutional foundation, will meet at Bonn, on the Rhine.

Reds Lose Ground In Sweden

Stockholm, Aug. 29.-Com- munist chances of gaining ground in the Swedish Riksdag elections on. September 19 look exceedingly slim.

On that date, Swedes will elect 230 members of the Lower Chainber of their Parlament for a period of four yours beginning froin January. 10:19.

Pre-election soundings warrant the prediction that the Swedish Communists will lose at least halt of their 14 tents in the present Assembly.

arc

The question whether the election result will produce a Cabinet crisis hinges on the Social Democrat showing. If rents they are expecter to gain from the Communists suflicient to make up for likely lossen to the Centre parties, the Social Democrat absolute majority the second chamber would be maintained, as well as the right to

one-party Cabinet.

in

The first Republic was born in the Weimar of the German writers Goethe and Schiller; the second begins in the birth- place of Ludwig van Beethoven. Like the first. it starts amid the ruins of a lost war and in a quiet city closer to the tradi- tions of the German classica than to the memories of Ger-1 man military power. But here the analogy ends.

The start of the second Republic is more difficult at the second World War was more destructive. It takes place more than three years after

in a country

the end of the war whose cities are largely reduced to rubble. Rebuilding has barely be

n under the impulse of currency reform and Marshall Aid. and its cronomic revival is precarious,

The Bonn Assembly owes its exis- fence to the London Conference of the Western Powers, held without German participation, which decided the West German to authorise

call

Con- Ministers-President to stitutent Assembly on certain terms. confined to Its composition

Western Zones delegates from the and Derlin, and the validity of its work applies to the Western Zonen alone. Its work will require the ap proval of the Military Governors

Germon people. well as that of the

Meanwhile, the fate

of Berlin's balance City Government, in the for the past four days, is expected

STANDING BY

thie

of

Bist there is widesprend dis-1o be known by midnight tonight. satisfaction among the rack und Ale of Swedes with the Social De-

Dr Otto Suhr. President of mocrat Government's handling of

City Assembly, said this afternoon the country's economy. The pre-

that he was standing by for a ro- valent charge is that the Govern~ ply from Major-General Alexander ment has been dissipating foreign

Commandant Koilkov, Soviel assets to the point where the Jin.

his latest communication Berlin portation of vital raw materials must now be curtailed, bringing the the Assembly from Communist de- requesting Russian action to protect prospect of large-scale unemploy monstrations. The reply, Dr Suhr was expected to arrive by A $280,000,000 trade credit to the Soviet Union may also

be held midnight.

Several letters hava been against the Government by Swedish

changed between Dr Sulir and voters,

General Kalikov since Friday. when invaded the City demonstrators

iment.

If the elections bring a massive shift to the Centre and to the Con- servatives: then a Conlition Cabinet between the Social Democrats and the Centre is most probable. with either the Liberal People's Parly cr the Pensant Party occupying key posts of eennomy and Reuter.

Wilhelmina's Jubilee

CX-

Mrs Maurine Luker, 36, of Long Beach, Calif., wife of a post-office employce, looks at her seven-pound hoy born via Caesarian sec- tion at the Los Angeles General hospital where Mrs Luker, a polio victim, is confined to a respirator. Artificial respiration kept her alive for 15 minutes while she was out of the Iron lung for the operation. -AP Picture.

NOTED CZECH

WELCOMED

TO LONDON

Success Of Currency Reform Will Determine Nanking's Future

Washington, Aug. 29.-Republican Representa- tive James Fulton, member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in an interview with the United Press, predicted today that the future of the present Chinese Government depends on the ВИССОВА of the new currency reform aunounced two weeks ago.

Rep. Fulton said: "If the new currency can be made into something the people will ac- cept as a basic means of ex- change, then the

economy of On London, Aug. 29.-Dr Peter China will be stabilised. Zenkl, the 64-year-old former the other hand, failure in the Deputy Premier Czecho- field of currency could result slovakia, alleged soon after his in the collapse of the govern-

that since the Communist coup arrival in London by air todayment."

d'etat in Czechoslovakia his life had been in "dangor" all the time."

of

Dr Zenkl declared: "The lust slx months were the worse for me and all in the Soviet sector for the my wife than my six years in the and concentration camp at Buchenwald. second time within 24 hours,

As-Now that I am berated I have the broke up a meeting of the

same feelir: as when I left the con- sembly that had just begun.

centration camp."

requ

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Rep. Fulton explained: "The basic question Is whether the Είναπ and the now stabilised currency starting point of the government can so manage the affairs of the Chinese people that it will stop a further It is unable inflationary spiral. If

economic and to do so, the entire political structure might collapse."

Rep. Fulton, who also is a member of the Congressional "watchdog" committee of the ECA, has been Interested in Chinn ever since his election to the House of Repre- He and Republican Re- Walter Judd of presentative Minnesota

in were leaders the House fight to increase the amount of funds for China aid during the past session of Congress.

THE NEXT STEP

Dr Suhr requested that Generai Kotikov han demonstrations in the Inance.area of the City Hall and Enken

He said that he came to Britain to other steps to ensure the safety of help his colleagues and other "resentatives. Deputies. General Kotikov replied fuguces" from Czechoslovakia. "We asking for shall work to free our country from at midnight on Friday.

the Communists, Freedom must elucklation, and Dr Suhr wrote a

comes without second letter yesterday clarifying come, and if it his requests.

fighting we shall bo happy." he Dr. Suhr. said this afternoon that said. The

calling a meeting of the proposed city elders tomorrow, and would

the City enll

As- n meeting of sembly in the City Hall for Tuesday The

30.-Queenit General Kotikov met his demands. Hague, Aug. Wilhelmina, who has been in TC-

STRONG ATTACK tirement since May. 13 owing to

If his demands were not met, Dr health, will tomorrow again become

constitutional

The Suhr said, he would call the meeting the

head of Netherlands for six days to cele-in.one of the Western sectors. brate her 68th birthday and Golden Jubilee on Tuesday.

for

the

on the

morning

oficial

Dr Zenki, who arrived with hls for wife, expects to be in Britain about two weeks before going to

Не the United Sintes.

revealed come of the details of his escape on August 7.

"With my wife and two watchers --I was always watched-I left my flat in Prague to visit my brother's at Karlstein. grave 18 miles away

We were all put into a my word less than four hours' later wo were in the American Zone and safe.

"We were all blindfolded in the lorry so that we could not see who saved us. It was done for security

от

"He said in the interview: "Infla- lion in China is understandable at but continuing

in- present, ereasing inflation is another ques- tion. The problem is not past in- Oation but whether the government can keep it within bounds now that they have a new starting point."

Rep. Fulton said that units of the currency are meaningless in them- selves but must be considered in relation to the lives and well-being of the people using

them.

But Can

The Dream

Come True?

(Continued from Page 1)

when the interlaken Congress as- One has been sembles this week. prepared by the Parliamentary Union's Juridical Committee under the chairmanship of M. Francois de Menthon

The other comes from Mr W. W. G. Mackay, Labourite and dynamic spokesman of the European Union iden on the left, who published his 6,000-word "blueprint" last week.

It proposed that the "Marshall plen" countries banded together in the Organisation for European. Economie Co-operation, shall be the "founder members" of the European Assembly.

--RUSSIA EXCLUDED----

Spain and the Eastern nations- with the exception of Russia-would be invited to join, provided they are willing to abide by the rules of the Assembly and subscribe to a de claration of human rights.

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Dr Zenki refused to say whether operating he knew that he was to be helped efforts."

Berlin's Soviet-licensed news- papers charged today that the city Queen Wilhelmina will officially elders were entirely American-con- abdicate

of trolled and that their meetings were September 4 and Princess Jullana, presided over by "an American, her daughter, will immediately be Captain Biel." proclaimed ruler. The Investiture

The Neues Deutschland, of the new Queen will be held in

Scelalist Unity Party newspaper, the New Church of Amsterdam on

reasons." launched a strong attack on the City September 6.

10- authorities and the City Assembly Ahere will be no ceremony

when Queen Wilhelmina in particular, describing the latter becomes queen of The Netherlands as "the so-called. City. Assembly

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that she is sign a decree

office for six days and that Princess Regent Juliana no longer exercizes sovereign powers.

Offcial messages

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the postal authorities have asked public not to delay in sending their of loyalty telegrams

and have promised that none of them will be dellvered unili Jubilee Day.com Reuter.

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Arabs Buying Jewish Money

Haifa, August 29-Arab refugees are trying to sell their green Pales- for the blue Iscoel tine pounds pounds even though at a heavy loss, United Nations officials reported to- day.

with

the people

He would give ench Stato two deputies for cach

its million of population and proposes that the

in Assembly be called Paris for March 31, 1940.

to leave Czechoslovakia on August Rep. Fulton continued: "This 13 7. He was almost in tears at the the first opportunity that reception he received

and at the air-. Chinese. Government

to show port,

have had in peacetime

plan, tho Under Mr Mackay's whether or not they can put to Federation would be known as the

co-operation of the entire

the

In London, he is joining five gether a working team to obtain Union of Europe." Its legislative former Czech Ministers and about 20 Members of Patilament who are population. If the new currency is power would be vested in a Parlin- trying to form an organisation of successful, it may even stop Comment composed of a Senate and

Chamber of Deputies with execuilvo social welfare and information to

munist influence in the north by

power in the hands of a President help Czech refugees-Reuter.

strengthening democratic China."

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"Council" chosen by the Chamber He alco said that the stable of Deputies. currency attracts capital goods and trade. He said: "If the government The far-reaching powers reserved stabilising to the Gover would include foreign of the "Union- and people succeed in the currency as a good medium of of Europo exchange, the effect will be felt in relations, defence, preservation of in law and order within the Union, surrounding states as well China itself.

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Seven other defendants got fo imprisonment, 11 were sentenced to Melbourne, Aug. 29-Australian from one to 15 years and 21 ac- to wheat exports this year, totalling 105 quitted-United Fress

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-Reuter. and Articles of Association great trading nation of the East." Trans-Jordan American airlift armada made 674

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In the flights carrying

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some leaders of foreign polles 24-hour period ending at noon Sun- longor backed by Britain.

amendments were made before they Republican Party will be watching Ching closely in the next. four Soviet.

A United Nations pilot just ro-were passed. day, the 67th day of the

months. turned from Amman said that even blockade of Berlin.

One member suggested that an "He said: "By sponsoring aid to American planes made 304 sorties there some businessmen prefered entrance fee should be introduced, Ching, over State Department ob

the the Israel exchange-United Press with 2,902 tons of supplies,

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Four new committee members, preparation.

policy for the new Congress in Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 29-Ansea fishing, were elected. The Chair mean a turning point important development in connec man, Me J. T. Pelor, unpressed the history, United Press.

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Stocks amounted to 70 million

ideal, blanketed most of the United States Hollingworth wrote the fishing in the Judge Francisco J. Guzman said a river, and pond

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Madrid, Aug. 29-Ex-king Um- bushels, he added.

The surplus in Victoria had been of Marshal Tito by a Uloroughly riser to nearly 100, In New York threshold of something important. Members of the Committee are: berto of Italy arrived in Seville

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T. Prior, is into the killing of J. London, Aug. 29.-The Archduke,

A. E from Lebon tonight and later drove dipped, Western Australian ship reliable pro-Soviet stooge. But as self 20 people have died from

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after four days with the his brother, the Duke of Eate, left rebellion. The rebellion cost 1,000 P. K. Lau, Capt. O'Farrel, D. Phil guest of Prince Alfonza of Orleans New South Wales" wheat, it seemed the warm backing of a considerable temporary reiler for New London airport tonight in a Pan-lives and delayed the meetings of lips, N. K. Littlejohn, Colin Cairns, and Bourbon, cousin of, Don certain that about 18 million bushels majority of his countrymen, the tonight,

Fahrenheit.Reuter. conference V. L. Guttierez, W. Orchard and H. Juth's father, the late King Alfonzo, would be carried over to the bo- only way to remove him by thermometer

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