1949-02-15 — Page 8

Reds Failing In Endeavour To Sabotage ERP

OPTIMISTIC REPORT FROM

PRESIDENT TRUMAN

Washington, Feb. 14.-Communist efforts to defeat the European Recovery Programme, although "well-backed with talent and money," are failing, President Truman told the Congress today in an optimistic report.

The report of recovery operations of the Econo- mic Co-operation Administration for the second "The quarter ending September 30, 1948, noted: Communist propaganda drive is powerful, constant and well-backed with talent and money. There are signs that the anti-recovery efforts of the Com- munists, including their propaganda campaign, have not come up to expectations."

com-

to

for

The report reached the House and Senate mittees both of which were considering legislation authorise the recovery agency $5,580,000,000 operations during the 15-month period ending June 30, 1950. The President's report said that Europe must "earn_its own way, but not at the cost-of-discase--and- unrest among its citizens.

Mindszenty Trial Rated As "Unfair"

British Minister's Conclusion

'The report said:

primary objective of the European Recovery Programme Is to enable. Western Europe 10 achieve a satisfactory level of economic activity indepen

dent of extraordinary outside S- sistance. Western Europe inust earn its way out, but without reducing its citizens to levels of deprivation that would engender Lisense and unrest. The per capita consumption must be rised to the prewar levels. which for most countries were much below those of the United States."

PROGRESS MADE

The report reflects the progress made in Western Europe since the Marshall Plan Inst April. For example. "The total output of fac- torles and mines lo the second quarter of 1048 was 10 percent above the previous year and nearly equal

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Linda And Tyrone Cut The Cake

Linda Christian and Tyrone Power cut their wedding cake at reception in the home of U.S.-Ambassador-James C. Tho Dunn in Rome, Italy, following their" wedding there. film couple were married in the little church of Santa Francesca Romana in a setting that vied in colour with that

AP Picture. of a movie extravaganza.

"Housekeeper" For US Govt Proposed

London, Feb. 14.-The British

Hoover Commission Minister to Hungary, Mr

Recommendations Alexander Helm, had reached a "firm conclusion" that the trial

Washington, Feb. 14. The of Cardinal Mindszenty had "no

Excluding Hoover Commission today pro- resemblance to a fair trial in the steel output of Western Ger- posed that the Government be the terme understood in Bri-many, operations were well above tain," Mr Hector McNeil, Minis- the 1938 rate and causl to the high given a housekeeper. ter of State. told the House of year at 1937. Commons today;

used

to the 1938 base

rate.

1 "The total electric power produc- This, Mr McNell said, was partition In the participating countries.

due to the

percent cularly

fact that the excluding Germany, is 50 "entire resources of the State were above prewar and railway traffic is

beture and during the

about up

one-third. Agricultural Cardinal's detention to create pre-production in Europe has shown im- Judice against him."

pressive gains over last year though Sir Henry Morris Jones, National the congregate output is still below

of food Liberal and a doctor. asked whether | Prewar. The supply the Cardinal's, demeanour during his clothing, although greater than last year, has not returned to prewar trial was nut ennalstent with the ad- ministration

which levels." drug

of

a

paralysed all will and all conseruus. до regards European

1C33.

Mr McNeil replied that the Cardinal's behaviour after his arrest and in court certainly comparert must surprisingly with his behaviour beforehand.

and

labour, the report supply and productivity, noted that there must be "more effective distribution of labour" and an increase in productivity.United Press.

CUT IN PROGRAMME?

The Commission recommended in Congress that an Office of General Services be created, This would be one way to streamline the executive branch and make it more efficient, Supply re- the Commission said, cords, management and operation of public buildings would be centred In this new office, according to the Commission, which said these three activities "now suffer from lack of central direction."

The Commission, headed by ex- President Herbert Hoover, said in the third of

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WEYGAND DENIES ALLEGATIONS BY ZILLIACUS

KRAVCHENKO LIBEL SUIT

Paris, Feb. 14.-A letter from General Maxime Weygand was read by the presiding judge when the hearing of the Kravchenko libel suit was resumed to- day.

The letter denied allegations by Mr Konni Zilliacus, British Labour Member of Parliament, that the French Army in Syria in 1940 sought more to. fight Russia than to defeat Germany. It also denied that when Zilliacus went to Syria he had seen only maps for attacks on the Baku region across the Armenian plateau.

The first witness today was General Ernest Petit, member of the Republican Resistance Party, who was head of a French military mission and had spent more- than three years in Moscow during the war. General Felit said that in his and their attachment to the Soviet

its opinion references in Kravchenko's | Government and Institutions. book: "I Chose Freedom" to the Red Nearly all Russian soldiers forcibly Army and Air Force, and the des- conscripted into the German Ariny criptions of military operations, were joined the Allies during the fighting.

either inaccurate or untrue,

Kravchenko had said that the Red

Army fought merely for putriotic reasons and "despite Stalin."

That is absolutely faire." General Petit said. "They fought as they did because they had faith in the future of their country_under Generalissimo Stalin's Icadership."

DEAF WITNESS

The next defence witness was a 71- year-old French engineer, M. Jules Cot, a tiny stooping figure in a loose nitting black jacket, who according to the defence was hard of hearing.

Stepping beyond the witness bar close to the clerk's table, M. Cot answered questions shouted at him by the judge. He unid he went to and had spent the Russia in 1910 greater part of his life there.

Maitre Nordmann protested that the photostatic copy of an article in the Soviet newspaper, Industria,

Izard Maitre produced by Kravchenko last wock was not a speech by M. Molotov, "as I had indicated but a newspaper article on the aspects of the third five-year plan as outlined by M. Molotov at a party Congress."

for

Maitre Nordmann said an official translation of the Industrin article Was being made and will be handed in to court.

court then ad- further defence journed because witnesses were not available.

The

Eventually other witnesses bo- came available and the hearing was resurned,

REFUGEE'S EVIDENCE

M. Alexel Govorov, an crect soldierly figure with his hair close- ly cropped in Russian style, gave evidence in Russian. He said he to the was 54 and had belonged

Disorders Follow General Staff of the Russian Im-

Elections

perial Army. He had been a re- fugee in France. for 25 years.

M. Govorov sald he spoke as a of all

Russian patriot behalt

on

Russian patriots In

to the

who

alven

to them and were "deeply indig- nant" that Kravchenko should have brought before a French court D bro trial

Belfast, Feb. 14.-Stone-throwing were grateful for the 15 reports which it will make to Congress before and street fighting between the March 13: "There activities are car-victorious partitionists and advocates ried on in several places within the of "one Ireland" were reported in executive branch with varying de- rural areas over the weekend follow- trees-of-adequacy. Unless they are ing-the- dequately managed, the executive polla on branch cannot be effectively man-

aged." agrocd

Mr McNell ndided thist the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr Ernest Bevin, with the conclusion of Mr Helm.

MP'S REQUEST Pressed by a Conservative Mem-

many means of expment,

The

British

be-

pricos,

PURCHASING PROGRAMME

wu3

Sir` native

land,

said that Kravchenko.

to the Soviet Pur- chasing Mission in Washington in his capacity as an officer of the Red Army, From then on, M. Govorov referred to

10 Kravchenko as "Captain

Emphasising that the function of of Elre's Premiered the offices added that the pass-

In

County Down, 12 people were injured when the police Washington. Feb. 14. The Eco-

used clubs against, conueling groups nemic Co-operation Administration

Nationalists and Unionists. The is considering a cut in the $5,580 million European Recovery Pro-

Jubilant Unionists

Jolin Costello, and gramme because of the drop In ber, Mr Christopher Hollis, to break commodity

Mir Howard supply alone was a big business, the unsuccessful Nationalist candidates.

es.imated

Armagh, Clonmore, County off economic relations with Huntary,

Bruce, Deputy FCA Administrator, Commission said it was

the Government would spend more Benan Hall was burned for the third Mr McNell replied that the undisclosed today.

The than $0,078,000,000 on purchases time in recent months, garian Government would "no doubt

Mr Bruce told the Senate Foreign themselves realise that their

purchases alone haviour has aroused in this country Relations Committee that the ECA suring the fiscal year 1949. Civilian Unionists, lett by an advance guard totalled of pipers, broke up a dance the Hall In Fivemiletown, much indignation which might trit was making an "Intense study" $900,000,000 a year, despite goods Catholic

the matter to seduce the amount

country County Tyrone, on the Irish Re months in storage throughout the for the 15

They he now proposed

The Mar with an estimated value of $27,000,- public-North Ireland border.

smashed down the door and march- added, would "naturally consider all period beginning April 3.

shail Plan Administrator, Mr Paut 000,000.

ed in singing Unionist Party songs courses of possible future action in

Ghuffman, will come before the

The Commission said that by and throwing out a Republican or regard to Hungary and other cous Committee on Viednesday to give his centring policy-making and Co- chestra. The police had to escort trics guilty of similar behaviour."

doar, Mr

ordination of supply activities In the Republican band to its side of Mr John Boyd Carpenter, another views on what can be

bruce said.

the proposed Ofee, the Treasury the border. The burning of hay- Conservative, sala that Britain

of Federal The question of a cut was raised Department's Durcau

stacks and some breaking of wine should use the veto to prevent Hun-

abolished as in- de Supply could be

dows were reported from scattered districts-United Press. gary's election to the United Nations by Senator Vandenberg, who until Cardinal Mindszenty was re-lared: "I ain epposed to any arti- efficient, expensive and generally Jeased.

Belal arbitrary or meat-ax curtail unsatisfactory. nent of ECA furds, but I felt that

Agencies located in Washington the figures could be

current price have to get their supplies through in the light of the

this bureau, but uso of its field index."

Mr Hoffman, when he comes be-facilities is voluntary. The proposed fore the Committee, is expected to new housekeeping bureau would as

in sign responsibility for purchase and ppose any blanket reduction funds in the same proportion as the storage of commodities to the agency whaterale price index lias dropped-best suited to buy them for all—

United Press.

Mr McNell replied that Britain had recently told the United Nations Assembly that she would in no eir- cumstances use the veto to bar the admission of any Slate which secured a majority of seven voles in the Security Council..

That did not imply that Britain would necessarily vote for Ilungary's admission, he added.-Reuter,

Reuter,

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"I never know what I'm saying-I just talk to keep

the conversation alive."

Power Stations

For Australia

20

Canberra, Feb. 14. Australian Federal and State Ministers agreed in conference here today to begin the immediate construction of hydro-electric power stations in the Showy River Valley, south of the Federal capital.

The project will take about 25 yours to

provide complete, will Australia with its largest hydro- electrio power Bupply of up- proximately 1,750,000,000 kilowatts, and will cost £185 million.

A major defence plan inkest tho scheme, including with the creation of a new defente production urea specially protected against atom bomb attacks. Kuga power slations and Immenso factories will be constructed for underground.

The Federni Mintaler for Works and Housing sald the country'e electric power resources must be developed in the least

I time.-Heater.

possible

Ireland And The Council Of Europe

14-Eire's Foreign Paris, Feb. Minister, Mr Sean MacBride, sala today that Ireland would participate fully in the proposed Council of Europe..

"We have always thought that the concept of a Federated States of Europe would be the best safe- guard against war," ho told a press conference.-Reuter.

M.

port Kravchenko showed to a New York Times reporter in 1844 des- cribed him as a captain of the Russian Army.

Kravchenke: "Where Is your evidence? My passport was in the Soviet Embassy In Washington."

M, Govorov repiled that his facts were taken from Kravchenko's own book... Speaking as a soldier, he said that from the provisions of the military law, it was quite clear that Kravchenko was a deserter.

M. Govorov: "The Germans utlsed for their propaganda the intervlov Kravchenko gave to the New York Times,"

Kravchenko (violently): "The Germans also used Molotov and (Russia) and Stalin. The country Stalla are two things completely different."

Dr Joseph Fichez, 52, said that s

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