WORLD STUNNED
BY CARDINAL'S
:
LIFE SENTENCE
New York, Feb. 8.-M. Bela Balassa, the, acting Hungarian Consul General in New York, announced tonight that he and his staff of four had resigned in protest against the conviction of Cardinal Mindszenty.
The Consul General's announcement was the highlight of a flood of protests which began, pouring into New York from all parts of the United States as soon as the Budapest sentences became known.
Archbishops led a chorus of verbal protests while
expected in New York about 5,000 people were gather at the City Hall to urge the Mayor, Mr O'Dwyer, to cable the Mayor of Budapest demanding the Cardinal's immediate release.
steps in the scatter,
to
look A call for such a demonstra- If the Dutch Government
foreign tion was issued by the "People's pay Committee to free, Cardinal powers might wish to inferyone in
Dutch internal affairs, he added. it which said
The Dutch non-Catholic press Mindszenty,"
Rotter- wanted other mayors to send described the triat as "well conduct-
e. The Liberal Nieuwe similar cables.
damsche Courant said: "The general intrend
was businesslike but not un- friendly and one need not be
their psychiatrist to see that the acest were in full possession faculties."
Student of Catholic colleges
New York also anounced plans to picket the Communist pickels at the court where 11 American Communists are on trial for alleged conspiracy to advocate overthrow of the United
the States Government.
The New York Post and the con-
Y
"ACT OF COWARDICE"
Albert Pari: Father
Gau, the
victions were "expected to have Popular Republican (Catholle) De- serious repercussions at Lake Succem,puty, who was refused permission where the bars are believed up to interview the Cardinal before the is against the admission of Hungary to trial, told Reuter: "The verdict
an act of cowardice. They did not the United Nations in the foreseeable
dare kill him." future.'
The Jewish War Veterans of the Unlied States compared the senten- ces to the measures taken in Hun- gary to outlaw Zlenism. "Conununist denials of basic human rights ure
declared.
as
WORLD 'REACTION Loudon, Feb. 8.-Pope Pius XII was "deeply grieved by the life sentence, passed on Josef, Cardinal Miartamenty, Prinate of Hungary, it was reported from the Vatican to day.
Reuter reported the following re- actions from other centrer:
London: The Foreign Olez was urgently considering the verdict, it
Father Riquet, a preacher at Notre Dame Cathedral, who was
prisoner in a German concentration camp, sold the trial and its concln- "revolt every human on would conscience."
"had
cao."
"the pressure
the
new
he
of
n
regimes in
THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1949.
US Minister
Denies Implication
Budapest, Feb. B. The American Minister In Budapest, 31r Selden Chapin, this after.
described the 11001
charges
niadie against him during the trial of Cardinal Mindszenty "nonsense and rure fantasy," Mr Chapin told Reuters: "The verdict and proceedings are what could be expected. Thic Implications concerning me in the court's final remarks, as well as the allegations during the proceedings, imply impro per conduct on my part.
The
allegations are non- sense and pure fantay." เล the trial During
court had held that Mr Chapin had had legal dealings with Car- diul Mudszenty: had known of, and engaged in, the Royalist plot of which Carilinal Minds zenty was said to have been the leader; and had been given espionage el an Information nature by Cardinal Mindszenty, -Reuter,
'Old
Guard'
Still Strong
In Japan,. US Warned
U.S. taxpayers.
nations
were also concerned
BD
DEFENCE IN PWD
CASE OPENS
ADDRESS TO JURY
There
Continued from Face 1)
鄒 Wos period during the Chen
Japanese occupation
Colony knew no law.
submitted. What Wils tha when the motive for saying what they sold in the witness box? What was their
QUESTION OF KEYS
the truth? The Colony, said Mr Chen, was motive for not telling blessed with three things: indepen-To get oft, not to be arrested, and not to be charged, Mr dent judges, juror who were the It arrested
hud every and the important Chen declared. They Judges of fact,
or trying to right of cross-axamination, and his motive for accusingt
himselt were put the blame on Kwok, Counsel learned
friend and confident that the jury would alve added. the correct verdiet
"I go further 10 say that it has SIMON QUOTED VISCOUNT
been drummed into them, that, they Continuing, Mr Chen said that in
had to say so and so in order to in- Hongkong many people inight have
Encred erimiante Kwak; otherwise why did forgotten what were their
hard-fought tor they come one after another in rights and duties, Fights of counsel at the British Bertently now le say the same thing?" Mr Chen said that the question of Counsel then read un extract of a
became Viscount (then the keys
joke. "Oh, ntement made by
Kwok had the keys." Every one Sir John) Simon, in an address dell-
had said so. vered before the Canadian Bar As- In September sociation at Ottawa
Vocailon of in 1931 entitled "The Advocate."
10
"There was every right to treat these witnesses as witnesses who were here not to fell the truth," Mr Sir John Arked himself what was Chen declared, "but who were here. the real duty of an honourable man for a special purpose, and that was Kwok incriminate who had put upon him the heavy specially
Kwong." An to why they did it, burden of defending a person ar-
did they
work during and he whether cused of a serious crime, answered it in this way: First to Government time or not, he did not devote the whole power of his mind know, but
of his ex-brought to the Court to incriminate and all the resources
Kwok Kwong and they took every There is an perience to the task.
the witnesICA were
honourable tradition at any rate at opportunity so to do,"
It had been suggested that
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suy
un-
pro-
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continued.
WITNESSES' EVIDENCE 'These men, when they went to the Police Station on numerous -oc- casions, all were paid with Govern-
and ment money
in Government
Umc. They went there knowing they must give evidence Kwok. What would have
to them if they refused? Mr Chen said he did not know, but they came to the Court knowing that they had to give evidence
against .Kwok and "that is something Kwong, which
Jadles and gentlemen of you,
ther that evlilence is a the Jury, must consider as to whe spontaneous, clean, good
few
was until Counsel said. Where
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the English Bar,.that even a man
with different witnesses had been taught lessons who may be busy
if he undertakes and is called as to what they would say in the
witness box, Counsel Cases, upon to defend the meanest criminal They were asked how many times charged with д crime, is bound
station. Some sald 10 times, others eight New York, Feb. 8.A pro- to give his own personal attention did they go to the police
that work, odlous And
Police the times: and what the
sald minent writer about
Asia to
remunerative as it may be, to the
other business witnesses
was, there were large numbers of of all
to and they had wait. And in what Mr Chen affairs reported today that the exclusion
almost coming his way.
said that there were not once a "old guard" is
Le discharged?
sy only two policemen who werd venture to 15. strong as ever in Japan and spirit should it
essential to the cause of justice in taking statements. There was a large staff of Chinese defecilves fed by may make trouble when the t
charge of serious dealing with any
detective; Allied Occupation ends.
Ju Muk, chlet Chinese o mán pro-
who could take statements. retracing the vicious lesign that
The warning was made by T. A. crime that the service of a Vienna: Political circles said the moved Nazisin to oppress and nue. der all those who dare to harbour Hungarian Government had succeed-Blason in "Prospects for Democracy fessionally trained should be avail- Inpan." published under the able to defend those who are accused; ed in salm of proving to East in
to make sure needed to helper B views other than those prescribed
European Catholtes that the Vatican auspices of the Institute of Pacific such
that the most is made of every flaw for them by their political captors," is neither infallible nor omnipotent. Affairs,
Car- the National Co
Commander of the
Bisson traced the American occu-and of every gap in the net which Brussels: A spokesman for
seems to be closing round the Veterans, Myer
Primate of pation up to, and including the "new Rocy The Americon-Jewish tinal
said on the accused's and the Jewith Labour Committee Bellum, said Cardinal Mindszenty trend" outlined in the April, 1948, happy man; and thus you may secure
report by Under-Secretary of Army that all shall be because disappear to
The declared: "It is dimeult not to con-
Could William H. Draper and others.
behalf which the accused the undertakings
"Draper report" culled for an econn-perly say if he were not embarrassed clude that the Communist Govern- ment (of Hungary) has embarked on regline of In Bonn, Dr Adenhauer, mie pump-priming programme aim in his situation and thereby pre
Germany: In programme of religious persecution the Catholic President of the Wested to restore Japanese inlustry and vented from speaking I am afraid when the full the Ca
Assembly,case, the occupation burden borne by there are occasions which it is reeking to disguise
German Constituent prosecution on political grounds."~
measure of this duty is not observed; Western
"Appileation of the Draper pro- cannot be too strongly emphasised Reuter,
bati democratic publi opinion"
gramme." Bisson concluded, that when cases elash it is the de- probably saved the Cardinal's life.
Herr Heinz Renner, a Communist appeared destined to strengthen the fence in a criminal case-that-ought Assembly member, said that if the old business group and restore it to not to be left."
Hood standing. In view of this
JURY'S INFERENCE
Mr Chen said that there were no. Church find been as willing to work group's record in relation to Japan's
"That sums up my duty," Mr Chen different defences
uileged by loyalty with
post-war economy, there was good Eastern Europe as it had been to con reason to question whether it would declaral, "I have been accused of Crown Counsel. "We didn't know
use forthcoming American aid Jetude treaties with Hitler, "there
ti being lacking in courage, but with what his ense minutes ago," would have been Mindszenty best advantage. Other Far Eastern the tradition of the English Bar, the mi
come from? and great traditions, hundreds of years did all the materials
these men being In Berlin, a Christian Democratic were asking whether the old Japan-old, I am not afraid of Policemen. Were
charged Union statement condemned "heese lenders could safely be en-Regarding my learned friend, I won't rightfully with larceny, or charged
trusted with the handling of an say he lacked courage; he had great with offences of fraudulent conver was reported. Several Members of abominable Rert justice comedy,"
a Catholic Church dignitaries Intensive drive designed to restore courage in bringing a case of this sation depending upon possession? Parliament are to asks qu.stions in
went into a conference at the honie Japan to the position of the 'work-kind to les fistening to his indict when the defences failed, the buck!
My
learned friend said that the House of Commons,
for this Court, keeping us are Count Conrad Vo shop of the Far East. Mr William Gallaeher, Communist of
DIFFERENT VIEW
ement Member of Parlament, predicted Preysing, the Catholic Archbishop,
passed to Ho Sung from the of larceny by public servants they heard
"The de- freed immediately that the Cardinal would be
"Instead of urging that SCAP the alleged stealing of 800 yards or Maxwell-Fyfe, verdict.
that it may have been shortly. Sir David
cease to rely on the old regime and wire by publle servant, of two lamp
Ho British the
The Cardinal Von Preysing is at pre- prosecutor t
He says that it is endeavour to develop Renuinely shades, another few hundred yards
democratically said sent on holiday in Bavaria, Nuremberg war crimes trials,
who managed this business. minded of wire, 10 fluorescent lamps and a the Budapest trial was "a travesty Budapest: Budapest evening news-
and fuse-board. He
I challenged my learned friend is not lacking in of the methods of Justice."
papers giving the court's verdicis eadership in both government
in-
courage. He may be
in say that Ho Sung was not connected Mr William Teeling, Conservative, under huge headlines were on sale industry, the military-business
clac." Komething
with
1 challenged privato work. in to ask the President of the Bcurd within an hour of the adjournment terests represented by the Draper methiof
Mission took a very different view.
Referring to of Trade if he will consider breaking of the court..
"Their proposed solution of the
Mr Chen then referred to off trode pact negotiations with
was to restore Japan to
be taken as a whole, Mr Counsel's comment on the system of Hungary.
Church leaders reacted enustically to problem
in essence, her pre- Chen
ense that it must not be taken
PWD, Mr Hooton had said: "You Mr Harry Tollit, General Secre- the trial and sentence, the State what was,
World War II Industrial status, with
whole, that the as a
have heard considerable evidence on notable tary of the Communist Party, com- Department declined comment.
difference: Japan's examine it
the system in the electrical depart- mented that the trial
it count by count "has un was expected that the first offelal one
economic life would continue to be return a verdict on each count. Mrment at the PWD. You will doubt- doubtedly established
American reaction would be ex- for all im -
ruled by the Zaibatsu-represent then said that Mr Hooton
stated less
form your own views as partial opinion the accuracy of the pressed by the Secretary of State,
weekly ing the greatest concentration of that
there
overwhelming was charges and the justice of the sen- Mr Dean Acheson, at his
That is not cconomic control ever achieved by
or inefficient system. tence."
press conference tomorrow.
evidence for this and overwhelming whether that was an efficient system group in any country-but Dougherty, 83- any
evidence
for that, and the Jury the issue before the Court and we Mr George
Denn's, Cardinal Bernard Shaw, the
year okl Archbishop of Philadelphia henceforth American capital would must draw the inference on this are not trying that matter." playwright, maid: "The question is
be of nearly
partner of the Zaibatsu in pre- inference on that, but Mr Chen ts
That was where this case should If the verdict and spiritual leader a very difficult one.
international cartels. or and
tended
Counsel must have Crown
taken place, if there was is to be regarded as purely anti-million Catholics, called the trial and Wor-style
at dl.
Chen declared. But conviction an "injustice and a har- would simply take over certain key content case beyond all elericalism, i la indefensible.
Japanese industries by means of prove
There should have been an inquiry the notion that priests and scientists rible persecution by the
large direct investments."
uble doubt,
that the system Bisson contented that. in the Mr Chen said that he had tried in the P.W.D: 50 should be exempted from the com- nists."
Thie Catholic Archbishop of
occupation
Counse! there should be thrashed out, and. mon law is equally indefensible,"
has to ascertain from Crown
in that system The World's Greatest Adventuro The Hague: The Dutch Foreign Instan, the Most Reverend Richard political field the
enough, where the materials came from and any inefficiency
remedied. What Crown toward Minister, Dr D. U. Stikker, told the J. Cushing, called for prayers for the made considerable, but not
uprooting the what kind of materials, and he had could be "persecutors" of Cardinal Minds-progress Second Chamber that his Govern-
the Court and Бау come to was to ment regarded the Mindszenty case zenty, while the Catholic Archbishop feudal system that led to Japanese replied some of this and sore of Counsel was doing, Mr Chen said,
that.
It was also said that
came from with "abhorrence." but could act of Washington, Monsignor Patrick J
rom the system was no good, that stores, from The for prayers
closer down
stores. the gruas yards of white wire
Which present O'Boyle, called only in accordance with
were given out to people who look day International custom.
all for the Cardinal-Reuter.
roots of Japan one gets," he said, Wanchal the more obsolute become the old counsel querled? There were three them and no questions were asked. There were the And then they would be charged. guard's control, Under these con- kinds of stores.
Ho TingThere was no system in the P.W.D. ditions, even the present degree of ordinary Junk stores. Galbraithheral influence which exists in the private store and there was a place and when those stores left a certain
which things
fram
SIDE GLANCES
Cardinal
Washington:
By
White
COPIL 1948 BY NEJ KERVŘE, BIG, V. M. RECL 14 E PAY, OFF.
of
the
new and
a
werks
start." fence Lossible. Sung
Mr Chen said.
say
lacking
Crown Counsel's him."
comment that the evidence of the American
It
Commu-
*Don't try to answer now, but didn't Feller disappoint you in the world serios?"!
aggression.
to
ILO Chief On Visit To Japan
been
stores.
Jury
must
and
reason-
600
case
хла
to
Crown
to
a
for
kept Diet and the Cabinet may
⚫ prove where they
the place, they left His Majesty's posses- Issued
slon.
why it was That Was unable to maintain itself against the had
Wanchai. And Crown Counsel to say-and he did intensified pressure it will face when transient stores at
place under the not want to say whether they were the occupation leaver Japan." then. there was United Press.
control of
man named Chan Lung Japanese goods, or new goods out cannot get one of North Point or wanchai whether chung where "you thing out unless you have a store order note and when goods are taken they were materials in Hongkong, in an Index or materials' handed back and from come from? out they are written
whose hands they And only record, and nil such goods are no-
minutes a low
ago. counted for."
Crown Counsel was pinned down to WORKMEN WITNESSES Mr Chen cald that yesterday he say that this was the case. -
Mr Percy Chen is continuing bie Tokyo, Feb. 8.-Raghunath Rao, pinned Crown Counsel down to the address to the Jury. nasistant director general or the fact that Ho Sung was supposed to International Labour Organisation, have taken 000 yards of white or arrived today for a four-week some kind of wire out of that store visit from the Philipines. He is and was supposed to have given it on an extended mission in the Far to Ho Ting. And a few moments East, and has already visited Indin ago he had said to him. where did and Chinn.
all these articles come from, and the now was they Ometals in Gen MacArthur's labour most they had got division said Mr Rao would talk with were from Hunghom them and the Japanese authorities on the possibility of re-establishing and developing relations between Japan and the ILO.
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Closing Times By Air Shanghai,, Nanking. Tsingtao, Peipinst. Swalow, Amoy, Tainam and Foochaw. Closing Tloset ly bea Mani, Rabaul, Australia
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Landon Feb. 8.The Minister of With regard to Chinese workmen Labour, Mr.George Isaacs, told the who gave evidence, Mr Chen said House of Commons today that men that Crown Counsel contended that called up for service in or before Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis they told honest stories. Mr Hooton August 1947, would be released in Carroll (DBCTS) Episode 3: "Alice meets
0.30, Dòa Nico and-Ulla Gypsy-Girls: Or Mr Hno' will make a brief survey went on to say there was no motive time to commence their studies in the White Queen & Humpty Dumply** of Japan's social and economic re-
at the for these men to say what they said the beginning of October, 1949.
Now and He was answering a question by chestra: 040, Pole Valderrama
7; World Piano (Studio); construction and gather information in the witness box.
(London Relay); 1.15, Mr Chen said that the witnesses Dr Fleming. Conservative, and sald on questions to be placed on the agenda of the regional Aslan ILO who come into the box to give that men called up before August News Analysis canference to be held in the first evidence against Kwok were all 1947, would be ordinarily released "Wednesday Night at 7.15% (B): Zealand via Sydney, B p.m. (par, res le
7.50. Berenados played by the Metache quarter of 1950-United Press.
men who were accomplices if what before the end of September 1949: the Crown Alleged was' true men called up in August 1947 will rine Strings: From the Editorials" 8.10, Interlude; 5.15, "It's in the Air" Variety Request Pro. They were the men who went and ordinarily be released not inter than agreed to do the work, they were the end of October 1949, but the
gramme, presented by Busan Howard 78:udio): 4.15, Relay of HE the Governor's the men who did not say to Kwok, nctual dates of release will in many
speech at last Volunteer Corps dinneri "What you are telling me to do cases be online.
Mystery play: "A Nice Cup I am not
Any intending students called up wrong thing.
Radio Nawareal (Landen 10.10. At 9.15 tonight, Radio Hongkong la
"Clifford presented by will relay from the China Fleet Club going to work in Government time." in August 1947, who find that they Helay): 10.15, Weather iteport;
release in "Anthology" the speech of His Excellency the Why did not Ho Ting say to
start time to
their studies next Davies (Studio: 10.45, London Bludio autumn, will be allowed early, release Melodies. A Programme of Contimous Tautaic presented by the Marquetadora on the occasion of the Inst dinner of All. he said was, "I had to obey."
for by their university
with John Cockeria (Harp)_(BC; 11.10. the Hongkong Volunteer Defence If their story was true, were they it applied
Weather Report and Close Down
Corps.
[accomplices? Yes, they were, Mr authorities-Reuter.
Relay Of Governor's
Spooch Tonight
ប
Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham. "I am not going to do that work are not due for normal
(London Relay);
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