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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 2, 1949.

The World Celebrates

May Day

BIG PARADES, NO INCIDENTS

London, May 1-Throughout the world tuday, the traditional festival of May Day was celebrated by workers and trade unionists with demonstrations; marches and speeches. In the Eastern European countries behind the Iron Curtain, Communist leaders reviewed huge parades of workers.

In Belgrade, Marshal Josef Tito, the Yugoslav Premier, watched May Day parades from the saluting base in the main square of the capital. Tanjug, the official Yugoslav news agency, reported that the diplomatic re- the the Soviet Union, presentatives of People's Democracies and other countries were at the saluting base with him.

In Paris, large crowds watched contin- gents of May Day marchers file past the review. ing stand in the Place de la Bastille, where the CGT (General leaders of the Communist-led

Confederation of Labour), headed by M. Benoit Frachon, reviewed the parade.

The main alugan currted by, of the troperial Palace. Parades the workers were "Undon of wound through the streets with the Workers for Berad. Peace out Incident.

ord

Liberty." The

urmed

the

heavily

marded patrots

In Durban. toudest cheers and laughter were palice

reserved for

two tiny

girls, streets

nurched promifly banner

possible against

de-

about three years old, who monstrations. Meetings by Com- and coloured workers beneath the mualsts

Death. "War is

We were banned, want to Live.

In Ceylon, simultaneous mass A notable absentee from the meetings were held by the Com- Bolshevists demonstration was the Commu- munles, Leninists, Aial leader, M. Maurice Thorez, and Labour Parties, who urged who attended a May Day cele- the Ceylonese to unite with the warkers In all parts of the world hration at Montpellier.

General Charles de Gaulle, in the fight against "imperialist addressing an open air demon- domination and capitalist stration, called upon the Frenchploitation."

cx-

this

iquidate

about 15.000 people to

In Amsterdam, reparatism" - the Communist people held a May Day demon-

stration, which was Party.

organised

of

In Rome, The Communist-led by the Amsterdam brauch

Party General Confederation of Labour the Dutch Communist Ginged a mass meeting in the Music, lags and banners and

Doves, Plaza del Popolo, where rain-150 Peace

released bedraggled. Soviet and Italian from a hollow globe, gave the flaga decked the speakers gathering its colour. rostrum

General M. Paul de Groot, under a 40-foot high

Dutch Com- painting of the "Dove of Peace." Secretary of the

munist Party, told the meeting that for Dutch workers "it was a question of peace and bread the war threat of

MARCH

Italian

Secretary CGT,

PRIESTS The Communst Generul of the Signor Cluceppe di Vittorio, 2gainst warned! the demonstrators

American

to Dutch henc

"beware of the machinations of

and

its

Million Italians

To Be Resettled

Paris, May. 1.-Nearly a million Italian citizens will be permanently re-settled through. out the world during the next four years under by the Italian emigration plans presented Government to the Economic Co-operation Ad- ministration, Mr Boris Shishkin, Director of the Labour Division in ECA's Paris headquarters, announced today.

Age Limit Protection For Miners

In

aimed at

These plans are restoring the long-established flow of Italian emigration to the Western hemisphère, Interrupted by the war.

"Unemployment

Italy hampering recovery efforts, is the No. 1 manpower problem In Europe," Mr Shishkin stated.

The Italian labour surplus hind accumulated over a period of years and ECA was "deeply concerned" in helping to solve the problem.

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Was Once Chennault POCKET CARTOON

A Cliff

This air view shows where a cliff roared some 400 feet into Sound, barely Puget missing the edge of Salmon Beach (right) beach community at Tacoma, Wash. A heavy earthquake three days blamed previous for the slide. Old Fort historical Nisqually, landmark (upper right) is close to the edge of slide. Trees protrude from what was 100-foot deep water.AP Pic- ture.

TYAI8

Atlantic Pact

Arms To

Be Controlled

Pittsbury, May 1-The Coal Mines Committee of

The Italian Government's A five-hour

Labour our military parade, the International the imperialists, who are trying Including a fly-past of nernit. Organisation Inst

plan was dependent the

On

Washington, May 1-Govern- night availability of shipping space meat officials said today that to get the workers of the world to fight one another

another."

Warsaw's May celebrations, wars Tax Day adopted three separate re- and the conclusion of bilateral the United States intends to see At the nearby Piazza Navona. | the n-Communist General La ported. The parade, which in solutions fixing minimum agreements with each of over a that any arms supplied to the bour Confederat

cluded field artillery, tanks and age limits to protect young dozen countries which had ten-Auntie Pact countries are used held a de-

tatively agreed to receive the strictly to reinforce the Atlan erot on

tie areas' defences. emigrants, Priests marched rocket guns, was reviewed by workers underground. monstration. with the demonstrators, who the Polish President. 31. Boles-

Polish Com- were told by Signor Gullio Pas law Bierut, the tore, head of the Confederation under-in-Chief, General Rola Zymierski, and other members that only by refusing, all the Government, themselves to nny but their own country could the Itoilän work- Similar-parades-were-held-in-at-16

į all Palish towns, the Itudio add- en keep their self-respect.

Pope Pius received a group of jud. Neapolitain workers in the Vulcan today. He told them thai the Church "always" blesses the worker and his Inbour,**

"WE WANT PEACE"

Two resolutions, supported

by Government and employer delegates except for the United States and Canada, set the age

Italy

any American

To Air His Views On China

1

Washington, May Major-General Claire L. Chennault of the CAT (China Air Transport) this week will give two Congre- sional committees his views on the situation in war-torn China.

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Gapri, May 1-Pouring rain Republican Senator Willian in Capri today-the first for F.

months-spoiled Knowinnd disclosed that nearly

fire Princess Margaret's plans General Chennault will also

another day on the beach. appear before the Senate Arm-

"I am glad for the Islanders ed Services Committee. The sake. They have been needing sensions of both committees will rain badly here," she said. be closed.

The Princess spent most 41 the day reading in her room, Senator McCarran is theShe was unable to go to church author of the controversial bills the only Protestant to extend economic

Church

NOTICE TO

more military แฟ on the Island is closed,

China. Senator Knowland hos Tomorrow, her last day in

In Capri. the Princess plans to go demanded Congressional vestigation of the Administra-yachting in the morning. Later tion's China policy. The "watch in the day, she may climb up dug" group in officially known to the ruined palace of Tiberius near the precipice from which jolut committee us the Fercin Economic Co-operation. the dissolute' Roinan emperor is cakl to have hurled his victims during the 10 years he lived on the Island.

to Nationalist The rain stopped this evening. ADVERTISERS

RECENT WITNESSES

The Princess will leave the During the past year it hus

from various Island on Tuseday in the same taken testimony

nuval launch which Five Italian experts on the Far East.

Ave Represen brought her to Capri and will S:nators and tatives, Democrats and Repub-visit the ruins of Pompell in the Beans. comprise its member-afternoon.

She is expected to leave for philp.

Rome on May Reuter...

Two of the most recent wit- to appear before the nesses

were Roscoe Joint committee

of Emeritus Pound,

Dean Harvard

School, and

Law Mapor-Gen. David G. Barr, who headed the United Statos Joint Military Advisory Group

China.

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World Govt.

By 1955?

Blackpool, May 1-Mr Henry Usborne, Labour Member of said that he that world

Although they testified in an Parliament, today executive session, it was known thought it possible that Pound favoured aid to Na-government might be established tionalist China while General by 1955.

considered} Barr's report was "negative" on extending more assistance.

Speaking at the International any Rotary Conference here, he said this that only fast work in direction could

save the world

has from disaster.

Mr

months

Usborne, Secretary

an

the Crusade

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Major-Gen.. Chennault long been an advocate of quick United States aid to the Na- Britain of

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Reuter.

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at the National Club on Wednesday. United Press.

Presa

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ECA had suggested that tho

Administration plans online United States Maritime Com conditions in advance to pre- mission should provide

10 with ships for the purpose. vent diverting

ECA oficiais estimated that weapons.

would be 10-

The officials 222,000 Kallans

said that this The third, backed by worker rettled outside Europe in 1949. means that the Dutch and detegnies of the 10 nations re- Argentin, the biggest recely-

French could not use American presented, fixed 17 ns the miting country. was expected to

and equip- Because the motions confilet absorb 101,000 this year, Brazil uns, ammunition

thenent in Indonesin or French In Drussels, 300,000 marchers they will now be pibmitted to 17,000 Canada 10,000 and

Indo-China because the U.S. Labour Or United States 3,000. fle added: "The Church Paraded through the centre of the International

would reserve the right to halt 17 Hankow Road, Kowloon. Other absorbing countries In- always loves the worker, blesses the capital, accompanied by five ganisation's governing body in

arms shipments efude Venezuela, Peru, Colom-all his conditions of labour, defends d "We Want Peace. Only u

Geneva for Anal decision. bands. The demonstrators about-

FINAL SHOWING Uruguay, Para country violating bla, Bolivia, his just wages and blesses hised.

Sir Wilbam Lawther. Pre-

AL 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 0.30 p.m. family."

few police lined the route us the Communists marched by, carrysident of the British Nailonul guy, Chile, Central American tions.

Union of Mine Workers, strong. lantie Pact and the policy of the supported the third resolu Prime Minister. M. Paul Henri tion.

The Church, he said, hated war and wanted peace "between the whole great human family." In Vienna, only one slight in- cident between Socialists and

So Communists was reported. cialists paraded about 200,000-

through strong

the streets. About 50,000 men, women and children paraded with the Com- munists, carrying slogans read- ing "The Atlantic Pact means War," and "We do not want any Marshall Plan."

Ing posters denouncing the At

Republies and

ter..

Mexico.-Reu-

Spaake, and his Socialist-Catholic The are limit of 17 years ELECTIONS

Coalition Government.

would

would age

for

to any

these condi-

ever,

The officials emphasize, how- that they expect trouble on this point.

no

FIRM CONDITIONS

be

indefinite that American arms should not close to the be used to smash native revolts in the Far East colonial arena are presumably a factor also.

be a "humare and In Oslo, large crowds watched human step, he declared. He POSTPONED

Firm conditions would bigger-than-ever May Day hoped that the

written into the arms contract parades by the Labour Party and eventually be raised to 10. Rangoon, May 1-Burmose mainly as precautions.

by Before closing their session elections, due to be held the Communists, There were no clashes or incidents. The slogans the delegates accepted in prin- July 4, are likely to be post- Some Congressional demands of the Labour Party were direct-ciple a sub-commlitee's report poned ed mainly against the right wing on the re-training of disabled period, sources Opposition in anticipation for miners,

Government stated. In Prague, about 200,000 tool next autumn's election cum-

The Informants said that the part in the May Day demon-paign.

This sald the mining Industry

Election Supervisory Commit ice, appointed by the Govern ment, had recommended to Pre- sident Saa Shwe Thaike that the elections be postponed In- definitely owing to the "steadi- ly deteriorating conditions

strations. M. Klement Gott- Communist Party supporters itself should take an interest wat, the President of Czecho- carried bannera denouncing in the vocational re-training of a militars President Truman, Mr Winston men who could be re-absorbed

He said Churchill and the Atlantic Pact. into the industry-Reuter.

io

INDIAN MERGER

slovakia, riviowed and civilian parade. the "ghting parade" demon- In Athens, Greek newspaper strated the Czech people's workers unians today sent a

Day message solidarity with the progressive May

press forces of the world in the "fight unions throughout the world, declaring that intolerable totnfi- against new warmongers."

tarian systems were being im

Bombay, May The Indian by violence, state of Baroda today merged support from foreign coun- with Bombay Province.

In a "farewell message" to In Tel-Aviv, a crowd of his 3,500,000 subjects, the Gack- war (Buler) of Baroda, known the West as a race-horse

7-HOUR PARADE

In Budapest,

A

two-laur

Amy march-past preceded a

Da Greece

May Day parade of 300,000 Hungrian workers. The largest 40,000

the

The

city's heard the

main

Terncilin

Muy Day parade since the war, stadium

procession took nearly Minister, of Labour, Mrs Golds owner, sald "I feel relieved of a very great burden and re- 1:0yrs

a given Myorson, appeal to "workers pass

now narching in Moscow, sponsullity, and more so as I

Coven

point.

Day

to

In Sofia, about 250,00 May Washington, Parks and London am putting you and your des

marchers were reviewed by to strive for peace."! the Acting Prime Minister of

Bulgaria, M. Voosil Kolurov, ARAB COMMUNISTS *-

and

other members

Governur ent la

ment Square.

Labour of the

rallies in all

the

tiny in mighilor hands," Reuter.

Sofia's Parlia-principal towns and parades of sald, nccording to the German

Government workers, soldiers, news agency, DPD,

In a May Day march-past of sailors and representatives of over 200,000 demonstrators in all political parties Bucharest today, "peace" was in Palestine.

The Western Allies had took place started counter-measures "quite belatedly and under a complete políticul

the word that occurred most The loudest cheers in Tel-nisconception of the often, both on banners and in Aviv were heard when Arab psychology of the peoples."

Dr Gchumacher urged the the marching Bongs

the Communists, of

carrying the Red workers.

flag. and Marxist slogans, ap- German people to go forward of "object" Defore the procession started,peared during the march of from the position

and an instrument of polley to General Demeter Peiresco, ad- the workers. dressing the gathering on bo- The demonstrations were or that of subject," with a will half of the Central Committee derly and were marked by the of it

own and A "creative

of the Rumanian Workers absence of police and other sc- power." Hla party would con-

Becused the

Party, Slotca

Unitedcurity measures.

tinue to Beck German unity

and Britain of fomenting In Germany. Dr Kurt Schu- despite all obstacles and dim-

macher, at a May Day meeting culties, he said.

a new war.

In Frankfurt, only about 800. The Secretary General of the in Hanover today, spoke of the Party, M. Gheorghiu Dej prospect of new tall between people attended the two Com- delivered a Miny Day address, the occupying powers and said munist May Day demonstrations. to Snow and rain in Munich He was present, the march the Russians had started

the political plan." caused

cancellation past, which took place in hot

"An.. attempt, is being made to Munich's open air demonstration rummor weathor,.........

In Tokyo, Japanese trade mobilise for Russia the forces in the huge Koenigsplatz-Reu- unlonists demonstrated in front of Gorman nationails,"

reolise their

heter.

the country.

in

The sources added that

might necomi postponement tale an amendment of the Con- elitution which lays down that elections must be held within 10 months of Independence Day January 4, 1948. Reuter.

CLIX'D

To strenghten this polley, serious consideration is being Riven by the State Department to adding a provision specifying that American arms cannot be used to free an equivalent amount of home made weapons for shipment elsewhere.

Government officials working on the problem sald that they expect little or not trouble in keeping 21 close check American arms once they transferred.-Associated Press.

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