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Asian Women's Conference In Full Swing

San Francisco, Dec. 13.—The Asian Women's Conference is now in full swing in the Chinese Communist capital of Peking, a Communist broad- cast reported tonight.

The delegates of several overseas countries are attending the conference, which has heard lengthy reviews of the roles women are playing in the various fields of public life in those countries.

Recognition Certain

(Continued from Page 1)

One speaker at yester- day's session of the confer- once was Madame Jeanette Vermeersch, of the "French Fraternal Delegation," the broadcast said:

Madame Vormeersch sald sho brought from the French people "to the democratic greetinga

"The Communist victory is one phase of the Chinese re-rev.ution,

10 the Chinose

volution started in 1911. The people, to the admirable Chinese Emperor and the Mandarinate women, to the peoples of the and its were discarded when all the old Republic of China

of instilulichs

leader, Mao Tse-tung". governament

of She is also quoted as saying broke down under the impact

Wat

China's first expert that the "people of France are ment was with a rather shoddy grateful to the Chinese people

freed having

China, for copy of the Western democratic for

this contribution system, but the system worked having made no better then the traditional to their country's happy futuro,

for having deprived

the Im- one and was discarded.

perialist war-mongers of most Important base of Degression in Asia,

Instituted the of the People's Chinese over the reactionaries thus finishing off

Kuomintang's hopes the making a come-back, and break- ing the grasp of foreign 1m- perialism."

"China is now trying the Institutions of Communism. In nzens the Communist succORD

for

dictatorsaving has been precipitated, not Democracy much by economic causes, as by the need to find workable poll tical initutions to replace the

old one"

In an article by Professor Fe! Helao-tung, a most distinguished anthropologist and well-known In England it is noen how the Institutions of Communism may become acceptable to educated Chino. The

of

The "world camp" had thus been "considerably reinforced". VIETNAM STRUGGLE

reference to Vietnam, In a Madame Vermeersch anld that It was the victory of the Soviet Guardian Army Manchester

over German and quotes from this

article which Japanese "Imperialism" which "our appeared in a Chinese journal.

had made it possible for "our Professor Fel stayed in Eng-brothers and sisters in Vietnam land for three months in 1947, to struggle successfulty “ogainat He thought that while there was French Imperialism and estab- fille democracy in the United 11sh the Democratic Republic of States, the situation in Britain | Vielnam". was niuch better and democracy

Today's session of the

con-

GRAPH WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 14, 1949.

Ove

At

London Docks

The gleaming lights of late working cargo ships are here reflected in the Thames, as crow and dockers work overtime discharging Christmas cargo. On the right is the CPR ship se Beavercove from Canada, tag walls to pass through the Connaught cutting, at the Royal Docks, London.

Russia Uses Veto In Security Council

Lake Success, Dec. 13.—Russia cast her 42nd veto in the United Nations Security Council today to defeat a resolution congratulating the countries participating in the recent round- table conference at The Hague and welcoming the establish- ment of the United States of Indonesia which omorged from it.

Mr Semyon Tsarapkin, the Soviet delegate, cast the veto on the first part of the resolution, ~~proponed by Canada. He followed im-

with mediately

Russia's 43rd veto on the second part

there could be considered almost ference, the broadcast reported, of the measure, thus killing fully established.

unanimously passed a protestit in Its entirety. against the alleged Imprison- men of "uemocratic women" in the Lebanon.

at

do

A

NOT REAL THING But, he says, "what I found

The Arst portion of the in America and England looked

Canadian motion had been ap like, but wasn't the real thing.

The protest was addressed to proved nine to two, but General But what I learned at the re-

the Chairman of the Lebanon | A. G. L. McNaugh.on, of Canada, cent People's Conference

declared that Mr Tsarapkin's Peiping in alx days exceeded Council of Ministers. It

voto constituted all the knowledge & acquired on mands the immediate release of negative

are said to veto. the subject during the previous tour women who

have been imprisoned. six years."

The tells how he found, a

conference also approved Ho multitude of people in all types a "strong protest against Gen- of dress in the Assembly Hall cral MacArthur's alleged refusal This was the first time in his to issue passports to Japanese life, he had seen such cosmo- worden so that they could attend assembled to the conference. politan crowd gether. These prople didn't The protest said

or

Of

The second

velo

supported by Russia,

India, Cuba, Egypt, Belgium. PAKISTAN AIR CRASH Burma, the United Kingdom. France, Argentine and the United States favoured--the Canadian resolution.

NEW CHAPTER

Sir Benegal Rama Nau (India) said that, while much had yet to be dune by all parties concerned,

SUPERVISED

AID URGED

San Francisco, Dec. 18- Lt Gen Albert C.Wedo. moyer said today the Chin- ese Nationalists can hold their Taiwan island base if they govern justly and ell Iminate graft and corrup

tian:....

General Wedemeyer, "

wartline Commander of American forces in China and one of the beet Informed military leaders on Asia, also

also expressed the belief that the Nationalists could, have held all of South China against the Communists "if the Chinese people had known, what they were fighting for."

The General said the Chinese did not understand Communism or its dangers,

As

for

Taiwan, Generni Wedemeyer emphasised it is not too late for direct military ald, but maki such ald, K given, should be closely super- vised-Associated Press.

Angus Ward's "Confession"

Was Extorted

Abroad K, Lakeland Victory off Taku Bar, Dec. 13.—A mem- ber of the American Consulate party from Mukden cold on the "confession" Tuesday that incriminating Consul-General Angus Ward, was extorted from him by nours. of questioning In the unhealed gool while he was critically Ill

"con- of the An Recount fession" was given by Franco Cicogna, 31, a former Italian marine in the Tientein Italian Concession, who was arrested

by t the Communista in their campalga ogainat Eweeping westerners in Mukden.

The Irial in which this "con- fession" was

was that of nino_Japanese Chinese uc-

cused of serving with an Ameri- can spy ring in Manchuria.

This trial was hold separately from the one during which Mr Ward was convicted for allegedly

Two Britons beating & Consulate employee.

Among

the Netherlands had clearly de- The Victims

cided to "open a new chapter" in its relations with Indonesia and deserved to bo gratulated.

con-

Vice-Consul Willam Stokes, 27, said that last month's spy trial followed pro-arranged plans. He was a forced witness at that trial--United Press,

16 which IN CYPRUS

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Karachi, Dec. 13-Tho list of the passenger

Dakota

Dr Carlos Blanco (Cuba) said | PAKAIR the agreement represented an crashed 36 miles from here "historical event of considerable last night showed that there importance" for the

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Nicola, Dec. 13.-Sixteen men United were two Britons aboard in were sentenced to imprisonment from six Nations as well as for the par-inddition to five Middle East months in two years by the

terms ranging

For Your Pleasure in Finer-Foods here today for participation in riots in Nicola Emilehan Regular Airfreight Shipments Assize Court

elections during the municipal were last May.

The accused broke down and

nounced the Ukrainian resolu-nomic conference, and one Nyum (Burma) de-delegates to the Islam, con

but as nothing

"mis- į German.

killed o paragraph of the resolution in which the UN Commission for Indonesia was asked to con- tinue its functions and assist the Netherlands and Indonesia

chievous". that the to implement their agreement.

Despite the rejection of this McNaugh- paragraph, General

ion said, the Commission con- tinued to exist under previous Security Council resolutions.

"SADDENED"

llor

was

They were said to be members of a leftist mob which attacked

а

club with stones, boities and Fresh Volga Caviar Malossol

#

from Australia

The other passengers come from elections held among Japanese women and the Japan-

Mr Ernest Gross (United believed to be Pakistanis the populace and formally did ese people were "struggling with

States) called the Indonesiati

were The two Britons Mr wept, shouting protests when the Sydney Rock Oysters in Shell not satisfy the conditoris

increasing vigour for an inde-

greement a "substantial contri-Len Mitchell and Mrs Bergle.sentences were announced. democracy ho bod known pendent,

bullon to the advancement of democratic and peace-

The German passenger previously.

ful Japan."

the purposes and principles of Mr Palunsen. "But could my representative |

told Gempa MacArthur,

The Islamic conference delo- the Charter" It body like this one be produced

gates were: Fayez Lalat other missiles before being dis- "All your

oppressive measures Britain in

United the

from the U.S. S. R. Khatib Shang El

by the police. persed However, shall not be able

Mr Tsarapkin, de-..(Syria), to halt therr States? What existed Was

Outside the court a targe rivance."-Router,

clared that the Hague agres-(Egypt), Mohammed Ibn Abud and harmony

a warmth

and wept ment warranted real anxiety (Morocco), Al Hammani (A crowd also shouted"

from Alsace Lorraine friendship,"

(Tuni- as to the fate of the Indonesian geria), Habid Thamer

when the verdiet was known. Escargots people. He said the collapse of sin).

They later dispersed quietly Lax Smoked Salmon from Canada Japan had been an apportunity (A Civil Aviation Depart- Heuter.

earlier for the

Indonesian people to ment official here had

that all get rid of colonialism forever, said it was believed but Anglo-American colonialism the 21 passengers and crew of had prevented this from coming four had been killed). true, as it had done also in Maloya, Indo-China, Sarawak

He realised bow democracy Raging Storm

and dictatorship

blended together because "obviously the reactionaries had been disarmed and their activi- t|cx

This Was suppressed.

dictatorship. But only because of such a dictatorship could we

.༥

our con-

have

demorency in ference hall."

The leader concludes by Gay- ing "by ruch reasoning probably the greater part of China's more is now idealistic Intelligenisla

to the new recenelling itself system."

Three Girls Die

In Train Crash

Stockholm, Dec.

General McNaughton said he was "saddened by the fact that apparently the Soviet Unlon does not welcome agree- menta by peaceful means, nor welcome the emer- does sho Strikes Oran

gence of an independent In- donesian Republic." Oran, Algeria, Dec. 13.--A

Mr Tsarapkin replied that he raging storm which swept ships could not approve an agree-. the from their moorings and ripped ment which he said "gut up 200 yards of the

port's Indonesian people into trouble Jetty today did damage

in from which they are not like- Oran estimated at 100,000,000 ly to free themselves." Franca,

The French cruiser Luquesne

and elsewhere,

the

to

Russia charged that dragged her anchor and, swing- Hague agreement had returned round stern first, damaged the people of Indonesia

Dutch colonial rule, the Navy quay.

Reports

from Algerin said

TP- Opposing the Canadian the first snow had fallen on the solution was one by the hills at Milliona near the Moroc- Ukraine, which rejected the can frontier, while in Morocco Commission report and ordered snow fell at Meknes and Fez for the appointment of a new Com- the first time since 1943-As-mission to reopen the whole sociated Press.

question. This resolution. was

13 The SIDE GLANCES

Malmoo Express roared out of the wintry dusk at 03 miles an threa hour today and killed "Queens of Light" The queens were blondes chosen to taks Swedish part li

the annual Festival of Light, held Decans, 13, whet, according

10

01

tradition, the sun gets ready for its return journey noril ward.

The three girls, 17, 18 and 20 years of age, were in the back of a car when it was hit at a

level crossing in the town

Norrkooping.

The driver and

wa et

two girls in

the front seat escaped death as

the locomotive's

snowplough

struck the rear of the vehicle

and carried it in a tangled mass. down the track.

girls

Lighted candles stuck in the head-dresses of the Eve were scattered over the line.

The signal man at the crossing wald: "The girls screamed and their driver, accelerated. He was not fast enough Reuter.

GERMAN POW IN RUSSIA

Bonn, Dec. 13-Rumia is still detaining 400.000 German Dri soners of war as well as a large proportion of 150,000 civilian Interners and; 125.000.74 women members of the auxiliary: mer... Koridor, a`.upokesman of the Ger- man Federal Government, an

About 100.000 former mem-

other

By Galbraith

OPIS TIME TY HEA SERVICE, ING, Y, MA PROJ

in co-ed school, I know

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PASSENGER LIST

MR. MARSMAN HERE

Mr J, H. Marsman, President. The complete passenger list of Marsman & Company Inc., CADOGAN'S. APPEAL was as follows:

Recompanied by Mr N. D Mr Len Mitchell, and Mr Teters, Vice-President of Mars- The British had been the first Bergle (British); Mr Palusserman Construction Company of to send troops to Indonesia after (German); Fayez Lalali. (Syria) Manila, arrived by Pan-Ameri

cl Khatib the war, Mr. Tsarapkin charged, Shafig and these troops.

the Annual Meeting of Marsman had busled Mohammed Ibn Abud (Moroccan plane yesterday to attend

Al themselves, not with the dis. armament of Japanese Army Habl

Habld Thamer (Tunisia), Me Hongkong China, Ld, of which they are both Directors. During Mrs Din "Mohammed;3 groups, but with interfering with and

(Egypt);

the Indonesians. He added that Major-General and Mrs Iftiknar their stay here they will also the colonial Powers had banded Khan and their infant daughter: inspect the construction activi- together to preserve Dutch Lala Murli Dhar and Mrs Murlies which are at present being

Dhor: Mr Yaklar; Mr Shor All; carried out by the Company. colonial rule In Indonesia,

Mr Rana Mohammed Sidiq; He charged also that the Brigadier Sher Khan; Mr. United States had "generously" Mohammed Niaz; and Mrs helped the "Dutch aggressors" Mushtiaq All by supplying money and other

The crew. members were as necessities,

follows:

Co-pilot

Syrian Cabinet Resigns

Damascus, Dec. 13.-The Sir Alexander Cadogan Captain Faroodi;

Syrian Prime Minister, Hashem (United Kingdom) appealed to Saleem; Radio Officer Derby; and Attassy, tonight submitted the the Council to "make the air hostess, Margaret Drake. allowances" for the Soviet and

resignation of his Cabinet to the of the Constituent

Ukrainian delegations, who had Lala Murti Dher, a director of President been "surprised, annoyed and the Lyallpur Cotton & Textile Assembly, disappointed" at the success of Mills of Pakistan, is a son of

the Hague conference, which the Indian industrialist, had raised difficulties for their Shri Ram-Reuter.

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