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VOL. IV NO. 16

COLONIES TO ASSUME BIGGER DEFENCE ROLE

Inauguration New Bill Introduced Crowds Jam Washington

Washington, Jan. 19.-Thou- sands of Americans-sightscers and politicians-are flooding | into Washington from all parts of the country to take part in 'the mammoth four-day celebrn. tions marking President Tru- man's inauguration tomorrow : for his four-year term of office,

A seven-mile long parade, a huge military display and scores of receptions are

"In- planned for auguration-Week"-the nearest ap- proach to a British Coronation the Americans will ever see.

The hotels here ore jammed with visltora determined to watch this typically American combination of qfficial pomp and circus-like Jamboree.

Hotel rates have soared four or five times normal. prices. Many visitors, unable to find accommoda- tion, have booked in at Philadelphia or Baltimore and intend to come in by air tomorrow.

All seats in the stands, erected nt a cost of $80,000 along the parade route and in front of the Capitel, have been sold and window space is at a premium.

IMPORTANT SPEECH

FOREIGN SECRETARY TO ATTEND CEYLON TALKS

By OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

London, Jan, 19.—The onus of Empire dofence in the future is to be placed more upon the Colonies. This divergence from tradition was commented upon by the Earl of Listowel, Minister of State for Colonial Affairs, in tho House of Lords yesterday.

Introducing the second reading of the Colonial Naval, Defence Bill, he said it was desirable that as many as possible British dependent territories should play a part in the organisation of naval defence.,

The new Bill was intended to bring this about by adapting the 1931 Colonial Naval Defence Act.to moderni requirements.

Lord Listowel Bald

heit is possible a meeting might be visualised the establishment of called earlier than planned."

The source confirmed that the the the naval component of

talks would be devoted primarily to Hongkong Defence Force, and

security, but said the Communist said plans ure now well ad- danger in the Far East would be vanced for the raising, by the considered, with special emphasis colony of Singapore, of a Malay-on ratsing native living standards ds a a means of resisting Red penetra- an Naval Force with full-time regular elements and a volun- The fact that Mr Bevin is plan- teer reserve which could carry ning to attend the conference is soen that ho has no in- out anti-piracy patrols in Malasas indicating

tention of resigning

over the yan waters.

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tion.

Mr Truman will deliver one of the

FAR EAST SECURITY important speeches of his mest mcareer, „in which American foreign

London Jan. 19-Omelal sources policy will probably be the high-ald today that the Foreign Secre- light, after he takes is oath of tary, Mr Ernest Bevin, was expect- olice from Mr. Fred Vinson, Chief ed to go to Ceylon about May to Justice of the. Supreme Court, attend a Commonwealth Foreign He will take the oath of office on Ministers meeting and conference on a. 21,250 bible, weighing 25 pountis.

a Far Eastern security pact. an exact replica of the original Wille not denying that a sugges 15th-Century Gutenberg Bible. tion for a meeting was under dis-monwea

Most: Americans will see and cussion, the Foreign Office said it hear the ceremonies by television was not able to confirm that a date

the had been fixed. and radio, beginning with swearing-in ceremony, and then the Presidential parade in which 40,000 people will tako part.

The suggestion, originally made at the Commonwealth Prime Ministers conterence in London last year, called for the Foreign Secretary to The Voice of America" overseas meet the Foreign Ministers in the radio programme will beam abroad Far East and got first-hand infor- a running account of the ceremus, matomcial Dominion source said The State Department cald the.over- seas programme will carry President today: "Discussions are going on Truman's address in his own voice.-to-make final arrangements, "If the situation in the Far East worsens, Reuter.

EDITORIAL

South African Tragedy

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London Jan. 19.--The conference of Commonwealth Foreign Ministers will depend on further develop ments in China and Indonesia, it was learned authoritatively today. monwealth, Prime Ministers in Lon- At last October's meeting of Com- Ministers meeting don, a Foreign was suggested, to be held in May Primo this year,

Ceylon's Minister, Mr Benanayake, extended- the meeting to be on invitation for. held in Colombo. It-was-under- stood this invitation was accepted:

and

1. Because Ceylon is the most sultable venue for the discussion of. the many Far Eastern problems with which the Commonwealth is confronted.

2. As a compliment to Ceylon as a junior self-governing member of the Commonwealth.

Authoritative Indian quarters sald the meeting was scheduled for May, but "could be held earlier if the situation demanda'

THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1949,

Air Raider To Missionary

Jacob Deshazer of Madras, Oregon, who participated in the 1942 Doolittle air raid over Tokyo, "greets a young - member of the congregation in Tokyo after preaching his

first sermon in Japan. Deshazer, a Jap prisoner of war, for 40 months, became converted while studying the Bible In a Nanking gaol. He studied for missionary work, in Seattle and decided to return to Japan as a Methodist 'missionary. (AP Wirephoto).

Anglo-American Talks On Palestine Reported

Entering New Phase

London, Jan, 19,-Britain is reported to be ready to recognise Israel if, the United States agrees to a joint In- overall policy for Palestine and the Middle East. formants said Britain is propared to yield on recogni- tion of the Tel-Aviv government in return for American concessions in Middle East policy. .

SKIRMISH

OVER JURY

SYSTEM

strict neutrality on China, but there were divergent opinions regarding tack" Judge John C. Knox, 67, a

Indonesia.--United Press.

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Nanking Regime's Contradictory Moves Cause Perplexity

Nanking, Jan. 19.--The Nationalist Govern- ment's call tonight for an immediate unconditional cease-fire in China and for the appointment of dele. gates to peace negotiations, while at the same time it busily prepared to evacuate the capital in two days, has evoked few reactions here except perplexity.

DURBAN

Observers thought the Cabi- net decision to make an appeal demonstrated that a majority had been obtained by the peace-

lenders.

RETURNS TO makers among the Kuomintang

NORMAL

1

The absence from the Government. statement of any new speelfie peace offer

answering Mao Tse-tung's recent broadcast peace terms Wis

Durbin, Jan 19.—The death roll | generally regarded as disappointing. in the three-day race riots rose to: Observers thought that without 120 with police putrols küll bringing speafle peace plodres about in bodies of Indians and Africans Communist thought and political from dullying prens.

reforma, the appeal might be

throughout Durban

Intensive patrols continued garded by the Reds as little more ruse to obtain Pieter than a Kuomintang und maritzburg to control isolated In- breathing spell for its badly cidents. The total casualties in the mauled army." two trouble spots were Usted at more than 1,240.

They agreed that this might be rectified by the sending of «__Na- Unnalist representative to Tenan

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First estimates in Durban today with something more specide in his showed that about 100 Indian houses pocket as had been suggested al- were burned down completely in ready by some of the more the Indian residential area. Others peace advocates. were unit for occupation because this did not happen, the they

had been stripped bare by th

Government's appeal was likely to looters.

remains unanswered at least Durban was returning to normal Friday, when

the Government la rapidly today. More Indians and reported to be leaving for Canton Africans went back to work and all They thought it would indicate too trouble spots were quiet,

that neither the penco-makers The last serious incident reported Cabinet majority nor Mao Tse-lung's was the shooting in the shoulder of terms had moved the Generalissimo an African last night by an Indian, to alter his New Year offer. (who was tackled by a civilian, dis- |-- The

The unexpected brevity armed and handed over to the police. night's statement, drafted

Later, B. goall Indian shanty was Presidential' mansion, - Bome", "Bug-*

that President burned down in the Durban suburb gested, showed pt Cato Manor.

Chiang Kai-shek might be dis

with pleased

today's important Cabinet decision.---Reuter-AAP,

Many Indians were afraid to fall In with requests to return to work from Indian organisations. They kept within a short distance of police stations.

Two rehabilitation committees have been formed to survey the position and get the refugees back to their jobs and homes,

A Cor- poration official said there were about 1,500, African: refugees in Various

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· SHANGHAI REACTIONS Shanghai, Jan. 19. Shanghai last night greeted with suppressed feelings of Joy and hope the news from *Nanking the Nationalist

of Government's decision to seele peace

Chinese Communists. Extras lasted by several verna.. by

with the

Increasiness and this figure was ears wore eagerly bought up

The Indian refugees-remaining in Peace-anxious people. campa numbered "nearly 20,000-

They professed not to know Router. just what the British wanted). from the Americans.

ENVOY'S REPORT

to

out the

British sources said, the Anglo- American talks on Palestine had entered a new phose, envisaging Bri- Commonwealth relations sources

tish recognition of Israel. Sir Oliver said at present there was no reason'

Franks, British Ambassador why the Foreign Secretary. Mr

Washington, submitted fresh British Bevin, should not allend the

ideas on the overall Palestine prob- Colombo conference. However, New York, Jan. 19.--Eleven lem when he conferred yesterday in they emphasised no actual dale United States Communist leaders, Washington with the, Acting Secre- had been fixed.

charging that the jury system heretary of State, Mr Robert Lovett. has been captured by Wall Street In bus services and Injustices in

the Franke-Lovett talks, the for Anglo-American 1 riots, between Africans and

and Park Avenue," said today that overall need those fields are much eatler for

they might call to the witness stand agreement was reported to have Indians In Durban aro

the African to grasp than the

this been the senior Federal Judge of

The particularly stressed., Almenli to understand.. The

large-scale exploitation which

conferences, however, did not go It was understood the Common- [district to prove their point. pattern of rice hatred in South the Indians allege against

wealth countries, shared Britain's

Defence counsels vigorous af- agreement would require.

intended into all details that Anglo-American Africa

too Intricate to be

Whiles. The African, though primitive, Judged simply as a gulf between

to call and submit to in essentially passive. White and - non-White, and the A natural stoic, he rets along

There were Increasing indications, veteran with 30 years on the Bench. however, that Britain, as a means of conflet les ko. deep

happily without that it

"benefits"

Mr Justice Knox presided at the

was holding bargaining, cannot be attributed entirely to

of civiliation considered india-

Teapot Domic trial of Henry disori- pensable by more Government measures

highly deve»

Dougherty and the trial of Louis prospect of British recognition of israel. It was felt Angio-American minating between and segregating loped peoples, and is unaware of

"Lepke Buchaltet.

agroement on Israel's borders and communities. First, but not the

many of

of the injustices meted out

The defence asserted that Mr Anglo-American guarantee of those widest, division

to among races is bim. But when these

of the "father"

the borders were, also needed. that between British and Dutch; Justices are brought home to him

"vicious" DyBlem

Jury of

selection this has à occasions been In his every-day fe it is not

in this district which discriminated Intense enough to cause rioting surprising that he resorts to the

against the poor and the

racial between Whiles, and it threatens only form of protect his simple

minorities and favoured the wealthy Sir Oliver's report on his con- more

mind pronounced

understand: become.

force.

who had the most to lose under versation with Mr Lovett reached af Dr What is surprising, however, in

Communism. A fair trial by such the Foreign Offeo today and the view of past outbreaks,' is the

Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, the "colony themselves

New York, Jan. 19-Tena Jury, they sold, was impossible as sulli-studying it when a cauciss large soile of the Durban rioting,

United States Coast Guard men grey-haired

The lawyers for the handsome, which suggests that

of Labour Members of Parliament Eugene Dennis, the at it may have

Mr been politically engineered. There,

were reported killed and scores Party's No. 1 defendant now that convened to hear attacks on

Bevin's Palestine are In South Africa a number of

policy. burned and injured today in William Foster has been excused anti-colour organimations similar

collision. between two American from the trial, and 10 other defen- Prime Minister, Mr Clement Aftler, and a host of other high Govern- lo America's Ku Klux Klan. Br

dants uro still fighting a complicated ships in fog off the New Jersey Tegal skirmish to avoid getting down but the whole Inira-Party row over alement officials attended the caucus, Buning

the African's mistrust of Alis Indian Into

const. violence, these

to aslection of a jury. Palestine was postponed for at least The vessels were the organisations could pave the way

3,000-ton third day, theby the Judge, Mr one more day. Mr Bovin apparently for new, and even more repres-

cutter, East Wind, and the 10,105-Tarold Medina, should not rule on did not attend. ton tanker, Gulf Stream - The Conal their contention that a jury system The caucus reportedly was told it Guard authorities at Boston said the is unfair.. They said Mr Justice report of the collision was radioed Medina, or any other judge in the was not proper to debate Palestine by the cutter's captain.

district naturally would uphold the until diplomatic negotiations, hud progressed further. The same pica Jury system,

yesterday In the House of Commons Mr Medina listened to arguments enabled Mr Bevin to delay a general for two and a half hours, then debate on Palestine until next week.. denied the motion and naid he would Among the Brst to leave was pro- refuse to step aside,United Press,

Zlogist Richal. Crossman, who had promised a bilatering attack on Mr Bevin.

10

under

Bre

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the leadership

them,

"coloureds"

Ho un-

Malan. In a class fortunate products of mixed marriages, accepted by neither Black nor Wille. Then there are the Indians most of them born! In South Africa and the Negroes. Though

chally

the mallest DIC only 250,000 group there

1,000.000 against and more 7,000,000 Negroes the Indians have always been, the most. vociferous criiles of the Union'n polloy of racial discrimination. Their contiant Deltation, backed up now by the Governments of India and Pakistan, is a sharp thorn in the side of Dr Malan's Government. On the face of -the Indians have no lack of Erlovances. As South African claim subicols by birth, they

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the right to live wherever they like. trade without restrictions, they and own land wherever :ko

of whleft,

now denied. degree, they are But in practice their case is not na sirong, as it seems-on paper, While claiming to represent the Africans in the fight for freedom, the 'Indians, in many eates, are not

them. above exetolling

·Tixeira ·are, the village store's and

can

measures nganot the whole non-White population of the Union. There is nothing to BUR- gest that this is an official polles-but continued rtoting would certainly givo Dr Malau

an opportunity to push through. leriaiation whisk, in more peace- ful times, he would find difault to defend. Dr Malan has, in fact,

already stated that

15 the duty

of the Government ; to maintain law and order and suppress ma violenco with

vigour, and 'tiat "the Necessary steps in that direction have been

laken The full import Durban

nol that statement will

bo apparent for some time. If this zlats developed from an Isolated, and

trivial in- comparatively eldent, they will" din down; - ar fley were politically inspired wa may expect them to spread.

10 KILLED

The American tanker, Suzanne. radioed that she was heading for New York with 17 survivors, two of then seriously burded.

Another American merchant ship, the Junior, reported that she had on board five survivors from the crow of the cutter, which carried a crow of about, 100.

A fire was out of control on board the East Wind but under control aboard the tanker, the Coast Guard said. · No-casualties were reported from the tanker.

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-Municipal Elections

In Tripoli

in

L'ORDS DEBATE

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The

The House of Lords will have a general debate on foreign polley to Tripoli, Jan. 10. The people of day, but Palestine is expected to get Tripoll went to the polls today for only passing attention.

Mr Philip Piratin. the Communist The collision exposed the cutler's their first municipal elections

They ammunition magazines. Fire history.

will elect a town Member of Parliament, submitted n flames In council of 10 Arabs, three Italians, formal question asking Mr Doyl fighters battled tho.

minority repre- whother he would "review his momentary peril of an explosion, two Jows and the Coast Guard reported

attitude, sentative.

towards recognition of The crew of the cutter WAR Municipal clections in the Tripoli-Israel in view of Canada's recogni» ordered to abandon ship when the tanian provinces, began six months tion. fire-gained--control,—Reuter, Ingo-Beutere#:

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(Continued on Pago. 5)

RICE RIOTS IN SHANGHAI

When

informed of the news, Dr

W. W. Yen, the veteran diplomat, expressed the hope that peacé would be realised at an early dato and that both the Nationalists and

stop the Communists would Achting immediately.

Some University professors ald that following the removal of the Government to Canton there would Shanghal, January 20-Several be no point in either attacking or rice riots in various parts of Shang-defending Shanghal. hal, broke out yesterday 18 the They predicted that Shanghal will price of rationed rice more than take on greater international signi- doubled that on January 18. In ficance offer the evacuation of the cach case demonstrations were con- Government from Nanking. It is trolled by the police before damage learned that the plans of the local or injury, but the authoritica ex-foreign consulates to remain and un- pressed anxiety that the riots would continue functioning remain

ro grow in scope and Intensity is pre-changed by the Government's sent trends and conditions continue. moval to the south.

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