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Dangerous Colour For Catholics

Vatican Cily, July 13.-The Vatican tonight threatened lo excom- municate all Catholles who are willing suppor- ters of Communism.

The Vatican also threatened to withhold the Holy Sacrament from all Catholics who apolo- gixed for Communism or who printed, distributed or rend its literature.

This drastic step was taken by the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Ofee, the Church's ruling body on matters of faith. The decision was announced in the Aeta Apostolicae Sedis, the official Vatican Gazette promulgated by the Pope personally.--- Renter.

CHARGE

AGAINST ROBESON

Washington, July 13-A Jewish leader today accused 'the Negro singer, Pauli Robeson, of taking part in! Communist "a deliberate

conspiracy to inflame racial and religious minorities here against the United ¿States."

Tho statement, by Rabbi Benjamin

Schultz,

For the rulette 'al

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VOL. IV NO. 164

Economic Chiefs Of Commonwealth Countries Confer

London, July 13.-The Economic Ministers of

10 Commonwealth countries, starting vital talks. here today on the sterling-dollar deadlock, began a search for short-term methods to meet the im- mediate crisis.

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The leaders opened their talks with a two- hour morning session which the Finance Minister of New Zealand, Mr Walter Nash, called "a good start."

Mr Ghulam Mohammad, of Pakistan, said that the morning meeting was "successful" but that it was only a beginning.

On Friday the delegations cussed

the agendo and pro

will get down to mediam anigramme of their ceret talks on the dollar-sterling deadlock. The

short-term plans to earn advisers and experts accom- more dollars by increasing Sterling aren exports.

Later the lenders will discuss

aimed long-term methods assial a re-balance of dollar and Sterling area economics

of

to

panying the leaders inet the morning to separately in

Joore technical deal with the. and specifie aspects of questions to be raised at the talks.

ATTLEE'S WELCOME The Finance Ministers ro Mr Clement Attlee, the Prime being assisted at this afternoon's Minister, welcoming the cecnomie session-the nicond

the lenders before the talks began, conference--by their respective declared that the problem they advisers and technical experts. had to deal with vitally affected At the morning session, the them all. Recognising that they Commonwealth economic leaders had their own special problems were understood

New of

to have dis-n each particular country, hai adried, the broad problem they had to face was one which con- cerned the whole of the Com- monwealth and, indeed, the whole worl

.world. To bring hero

Com countries would

AMERICA PLACATES

the combined wisdom of all the

help

Lion, he

towards a solu-

Mr Altice

itlce observed that one

TITO of the recommendations of the

Conference of "Commonwealth Prime Ministers here last Octo- ber was that there should be meetings of the Finance Mints-

Berlin, July 13,-America | PR York, who LE Executive made a placatory gesture

Jewish League Against ComI-

Director of the American towards Marshal Tito's anti-ters when there were, urgent munism, was presented to the Cominform campaign by and Important finance matters House of Representatives Com-radio today. mitter On Un-American Ac- tivities.

exaggeration

And

<ifferences through

propaganda."

the

The reason,

to be considered. He recognised how dimcult it Whs For

notice.

the

THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1949.

STARS

FORCED "BACK

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FMAN AMERICO

Comedian Danny Kaye is flanked by tennis stars Margaret Osborne du Pont (left) and Louise Brough (right) as they joke on the ramp of their New York-bound plane in London. The plane, a Pan-American World Airways Stratocruiser, was .. forced back when engine trouble developed '600 miles west of Shannon, Ireland. The big ship, with 54 passengers and nine crew members aboard, limped back to the Irish airport on three engines. (AP Photo).

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Wareemba's Owners To Protest To

Chinese Customs

converted minesweeper The owners of the Wareemba, which was confiscated last week-end by the Chinese Maritime Customs for entering the port

Shantung of Shihtao, in Communist-occupied

Pro-

An order from Washington Commonwealth Ministers, with Military their many and heavy pre- requested the U.S.

occupations at home, to attend Rabbi Schultz said that the Government station RIRS In or

Berlin to delay inauguration of this conference, especially at aims, had two -conspiracy

short

and ho was namely, inciting Jews, Negroes is new 100,000 watt transmilier, It was learned,

grateful for particularly against and other grouss

lay in Yugoslav complaints that manner in which they had res- vince, have decided to protest to the Chinese authori Amerien,

celting racini and

wave- ponded to the invitation. He

ties against the seizure. groups against one another by IRS was plrating the

Belgrade.

that the conference would hoped creating length of Radle

RIRS had announced that enable the countries represented "Insidious

transmitter new

would

not only to solve the Immediato start operating next Monday problem which was before them Habbi Schultz said that the Overnight, the U.S. States De- but to lay foundations for the

intervened! through ultimate alm was to throw partment America Into- confusion, thus Military Government channels. working out of long-term poll- It is leamed that NIRS may have to keep its

new trans mitter off the air eller until He added: "The majority of it obtains a new wavelength or

Jews, Catholles can

that the Negroes,

its antenna and. foreign-born, in common shield will protect Radlo Bet-tical settlement and stability of

from fellow-Americans, grade

paving the way for a Stalinist revolution and conquest.

their

with detest Cominunism."-Reuter,

EDITORIAL

prove

Asociated Press,

cies,

SOUTH AFRICA

My Atlice remarked that the financial problems before them were bound up with the poll-

Interference. the world.

(Conilnued on Page 6)

Democracy's Big Chance

to

THE Cominform's economic boycott of Yugoslavia, which has caused Marshal Tito to appeal to the capitalist West for assistance, presents democracy with one of its grentest opportunities in Europe since the war. Tito, with his obstinate refusal to take orders, has for a long time been a sharp thorn in Russia's side. to give the Dictatorships seck always world an impression of solidarity and

tends strength. Anything which weaken that impression, any lack of dis- cipline such as that displayed by Marshal Tito, is dangerous and must be promptly and ruthlessly dealt with. The pretence must be kept up. And the tragedy is that in the course of time this pretence usually becomes a reality secret police and concentration camps combing with deadly efficiency to eliminate “undesirable thoughts" and bring recalcitrants to heel, The breaking of a people's spirit, however, takes time, and in the new dictatorships of eastern Europe the pretence, of solidarity is not so easy to sustain. The Communists pre In power, but theirs is the uneasy power of minority govern- ments. Some people support the örder

others enthusiastically; variously apathetic, suspicious, or frankly' hostile. Such opposition is a constant threat to the Cominform leaders, but one which is unlikely to develop into open rebellion-for fear of the consequences without outside encouragement." "A" far nationalism-or greater threat is "Tliolam”, as it has come to be called-- within the Communist party liself, Nationalism, and the longing for Indepen. dence,...have a stronger appeal than

new

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political ideologies; and their appeal is universal-not even the Communist rulers are immune. Of this the Russians are well aware. Tito gave the lead; they dare not allow his example to be followed by any of the other_satellites. Hence the campaign against Yugoslavia, a campaign which has so far been one of economic sanctions and propagandist vilification. Russia has practically cut off all her trade with Yugoslavia, since last

J'enr; Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia are dutifully following suit. And there is no guarantee that the attempt to enforce discipline will stop there: "border incidents may be the next stage. Against this background it is not surprising that Tito has turned to the West.

He has already negotiated trade agreements with. France and Italy, and Yugoslav talks with Britain have been going on for some time. Now he has gone further afield,. and is reported to be’seeking a loan from the United. Sintes. It is to be hoped that America will realise the significance of this approach and take advantage of it, A large number of people in Eastern Europe are watching Yugoslavia, and Tilo's stubborn stand against the Kremlin, with Interest. They have seen. Tito go` Communist without falling blindly under Russian, Influence; they have seen him hold out against the reprisals and efforts to bring him back into Ine. It now they seo his courago rewarded-If, that is, Tito succeeds in getting Western help without having to sacrifice his political principles- they themselves may well be encouraged to break with their Russian overlords, The West must take the opportunity,

NEW OATH FOR POLICE

RECRUITS

The Hongkong office of the Chinese Customs, how- "ever, state they have so far not received the protest.

was

The owners of the ship, which registered in Macco, are Albert Baldwin, 28, and Philip Rogers, 31, both Australian ex- servicemen from Sydney,

In confiscating the vessel, the London; July 13.- A

anti- -an applied Member of Parliament asked Customs in the House of Commons 1934, under which any foreign smuggling law promulgated in today about a new oath of ship that enters a Chinese port allegiance sworn by recruits not declared open to foreig to the Hongkong Police, shipping is able to confisca- which, he said, omitted the tion words "To well and faith- fully serve His Majesty."

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The

Wareemba

de- Was lained at Swalow on June 20 on the charge of giving a false The Colonial Under-Secretary, Mr David Rees-Williams, told tonnage. Nino days later, she was taken under guard to the the Member, Major, E. A. H.

Taishan Customs station, on Legge-Bourke, that the Gover the Canton River near Hong- nor of "Hongkong had sinco

|kong.

9149 agreed to restore, the previous formula.

It was then discovered from Major Legge-Bourke asked if the ship's log and charts that the original change, had been the Wareemba in mid-March visited Shintao, which, and approved by the had scen

being in Communist besides Colonial Secretary.

territory, is a port not open to foreign shipping. The Chineso declared the authorities then ship confiscated.

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Dockers' Strike Paralyses London

Chiang ATTLEE REPORTS Lands In TO PARLIAMENT Canton

Canton, July 14.-General- 14simo Chiang Kai-shek ar-

rived here from Taipeh at 11 o'clock this morning in his private plane.

The Generalissimo; whose jnerival wa unexpected as he was scheduled, to úrrive in the afternoon, was met at the air-

London, July 13.--The Prime Minis- ter, Mr Clement Attlee, reported a steady worsening in the dock labour position to- night when he asked Parliament to ap- prove emergency regulations designed to end the crippling paralysis in the Port of London.

Tonight 13,964 dockers were officially stated part by a small group of high- to be idle-nearly 30 percent more than on Mon- renking Government officials, day, when a state of national emergency was pro-

which included Acting President Li Tsung-Jen. the Premier. Marshal Yen Hsl Shan, and Dr Chen Li-fu.

claimed.

The congestion of neglected ships became more acute, with 132 vessels idle--five more than yesterday.

The five-man

The Coneralissimo was dressed in a military uniform without a hat. He was smiling an, ho

Docks' ly to injure the economy of this stepped down from his plane.

critical period in The Generalissimo metored Emergency Committee, country at a

its history." directly from the airport to the formed to control the Port He said that 13,528 men were ́Executive Yuan, where he had

n talk with Marshal Yen, after during the emergency, was on strike a slightly lower- which he drove to Acting Presi- | in

session gure than that given offelally

continuous

dent Li Tsung-Jen's residence. throughout the day.

The Supreme Council of the Kuomintang, consisting of 12

at the docks and that there

LOSS OF AUTHORITY. Mr

There were several minor were 11,003 still at work. members, will be convened for developments, but tonight. the first time either tomorrow there seemed little chance

Anthony Eden, deputy leader, promiseit or the day after when all its of an early, end of the dis. Opposition

Conservative members have arrived here pute.

support for the | Reuter-AAP.

Government but said his party The "Lock-Out" Committee, did not acquit the Government leading the idle dockers, an- of all blame. nounced n demonstration for 13. The Sunday which a spokesman

IMPORTANT MOVE

They should have explained

carlier and more fully.

One of

which disturbed him, he said, was the loss of authority of the trade union leaders,

Me Clement Davies pledged the Liberal Party's support of the Government.

London,

July authoritative French news- forecast would be "something haituailen to the dockors paper, Le Monde, in an article which has not been seen in the features of the situation today on the conversations be dock-land for 30 years." tween Generalissimo Chiang Mr Attice, examining. the Kai-shek and President Quirino dockers' claim that they were of the Philippines, said: "It victims of an employers lock- seems that we may be on the out told Parliament: "I think brink of important decisions there is no doubt that this is a concerning a Pacine Fact.

strike."

He referred to the dockers The paper presumed either

President dislike of working ships that the Philippine had decided to force the hand cargoes Inbelled "black" con- of the U.S. Department of State, cernet is a dispute).

co.aposed of men who rose to the or the latter had decided

SENSE OF LOYALTY

power out of the sufferings and moment had come to alier its

They had, the Prime Minister struggles of the working classes. diplomney and was leaving to sald, "n vary strong sense of Cries of "Chuck him out

Philippines responsibility

when he quared loyalty to their fellow workers, greeted hum

this from, St John's but in the present case

the

for the new initiative.

Mr William Gallacher (Com- munist), opposing acceptance of the measure, said that it was a disgrace 10

Government

Le Monde considers that loyalty is misguided-and-is-He--was Gospe when-in

ILLEGAL CONSPIACY

If it was the British Foreign Office may being unscrupulously exploited." Cervative asked find the Intervention of Chiang It was utterly untrue" to say right inc British House of

the Far Eastern that some

religious belle's treat trade union Commons for | Kai-shek in

and opinions to be "belitfied by factor that is nehelple was involved. alliance a new

British bus- unwelcome while

Mr Allee read. # cable from a hooligan like this.” ⠀⠀ iness circles still hope for trade the President of the Canadian and Labour Congress with Communist China.

The newspaper underlines stating that the Canadian Sco-

The Speaker, Colonel Douglas the cagerness of Australia and men's strike-which precilia Clifton Brown, said he did not New Zealand for the Far Easthe Eritishs docks dispute was think there was a ruling which tent Pact, and goce on to con-not recognised by the Congrenade it out of order. sider whether they will accept

The Prime Minister warried:

"I must say it fills me with (Continued on Page 5)

The situation is such as grave-disgust," he added.

Gallacher went on to: con- the Government for

British

Berlin

Policy In Dispute

London, July 13.-Brita'n's policy in trying to settle the situation arising from the new Soviet restrictions on road traffic to Berlin will be to exhaust the local machinery for action between the four occupying au- thorities before resorting to Governmental action, diplomatic observers here believed tonight.

demn

"betraying their

their

∙country and. class for a

handful of dirty, lousy dollars."

That

One Independent speaker said the time had come to declare the Communist Party in Britain an

Megal

conspiracy Sir Hartley Shawcross, the sald that

Attorney-General,

while, in general, strike action did not involve a breach of the. Criminal Law, there were ex- ceptions,

One was a strike not сод fined to Industrial objects Mr Recs-Williams said that

strike designed to achieve poli- .tical the change had been made In-

results The difficulty here is that the

by unconstitutional. The answer given by Mr cidentally in a general con-

means. Hector McNeil, Minister of Western German representatives solidating ordinance, It had not

Those found to have taken. wish to base the flow of irade been submitted to the Colonial

BROKE BLOCKADE

State, in the House of Com-on a rate of four Soviet marks part would be guilty of sedi- Secretary by draft and his op-

mona today suggested that to one Western mark, and that tous conspiracy, proval was not necessary.

"No one would attribute any A confor Chinese Customs Britain is prepared to give they consider the current prices Ater enactment the ordin ance was sent in the ordinary official. In Hongkong declined to the Soviet authorities in of Soviet zone goods too high such intention to the great mass way for the King's approval. comment when asked whether Berlin every chance to read in many cases the quality of the dockers in the present Bir Hartley said, “On. stoppage Bla Customs will invoke the move the obstacles placed on The Governor of Hongkong the

the other hand, the position of" the cas of had been told that the King same law in would not be advised to die foreign ships which have visited traffic from the West In the During the Foreign Ministers other individuals is being care-

fully watched, negollations in Paris, the West. Communist-held *ports since spirit of the four-power ern powers sought unsuccess allow the measure.

Referring to an earlier, state- were closed

by angreement reached in Now fully to get a written acreo. ment he had made about un- Major Legge-Bourke said he they thought a change in the path Nationalist Government order York and in Parts.

ment that East-West trade.cial strikers,. Sir Horlicy was of sufficient constitutional which became effective on June

lo importance have had

120; separate. ordinance and not to tho have been, included in general list.

Mr

Greek Freighter - Still Aground

व

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low,.

The next step, following the would be resumed on a balan-stated he was not talking about fallure of the Soviet authort-ced system which would pre-legal treason by individuals but According to the Customs ties to reply satisfactorily to vent any unduly lopsided flow about the duties and respon

the of deliveries on either side. sibilities of all citizens, what- taw, all foreign ships, that touch the representations by

ever their political views, a 18 expectedl agreed at Communist ports after June Western powers, Roes-Williams

They also tried to obtain democracy-Reuter. not 26 are able to confiscation when here to be an approach through that the change should

Commander-in-Soviet approval for an agreed Soviet have been_in a consolidating next they enter Chinese tho

essential and Chulkov, who balance between Chief, Genoral ardinance.Router.

Nationalist waters.

was present In Paris when the non-essential goods to be deli- tt la common knowledge that four Foreign Ministers underred from other goods

As the Soviet zond since that datent' least

traffle and ono took to restore free British ship as well as ships of trade between the two halves offered. If the current

rent Inter- zonal negations are largely other nationalities, have pene of Germany. Point Arguello, California,trated the blockade. The Bri- Observers here tonight were non-essential, it was thought: Soviet sald today that the Greek longing to the China Navigation the Soviet traile restrictions authorities may ba freighter, Ioanis G, Kulukundis Company, The. Communist with the deadlock reported slow! mantlinila to frame as Tak airport this morning when remained firmly grounded on Pelping Radio announced that today in the negotiations be means of pressure on the icy found a large quality of the rooks of Polat Arguello he visited Tantala on July 1 tween the German economie Western authorities to use flicir and the vessel probably was and this fact was confirmed by exports from the Western and Influence on the West German w oplum in his luggage cus

Concealed in two kliba fost,, A crew of:55 had already the ownent. The Hanyang Is Soviet zones for a trade, agree trade negotiators" in Berlin to were 928 lack of is the chur been removed without Injury, due to fall today from Hougment: between East and West meet the demands of the Soviet | equivalent lo about 772 Donner

United Press,

kong for Inchon, in Korea, Germany, S

* I'zone Germail experts, Reuter, in weight, the

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OPIUM - HAUL AT KAI TAK

An outward Bound Chinese passenger for Canion was detain”

July 18,The Coast Guards ish ship is the Hanyang, bé inclined to link the renewal of hero tonight that ying "goed by preventive officers at Khis