1951-03-27 — Page 4

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1951.

Italian Premier At Downing Street

U.S. To Aid Rearming Of S. American

Signor de Gasperi, the Italian Premier, photographed with Mr Attlee, the British Premier, at No. 10 Downing Street. The Italian Premier and his Foreign Minister, Count Sforza, were in London as guests of the British Government.

Treason

In Belgrade

Central Press Photo.

Trial Crime Undermining

Local Government,

Belgrade, Mar. 26. Five Yugoslavs, in- eluding two former cap- tains in Marshal Tito's army, went on trial in Zagreb today on charges of working for the Hun- garian intelligence service.

The former captains were Rade Mrdjenovic and Stojan Njezio. The State

charged they were smug- gled into Yugoslavia in unsuccessful attempts to form groups of spies scek- **ing to "overthrow the

existing State order," United Press.

Dr. Rhee On

The 38th

Taegu, Mar. 26. The South Korean President, Dr Syngman Rhee, said today that Korea would commit national suicide if she gave in to Communist. threats and failed to cross the 38th Parallel.

Says FBI Chief

Washington, Mar. 26.

Attorney-General J. Howard McGrath and F.B.I. Director J. Edgar Hoover told the Senate Crime Investigating Committee today that crime was undermining local self-government.

Mr Hoover said flatly that organised gambling--the back- bone of criminal rings--would die in 48 hours if Federal officials went after violators by vigorously enforcing statutes against gambling.

Mr

read the telegram into the Committee's records, which Mr Kefauver-dia--United Press,

TWO INDICTED

Republics

Washington, Mar. 26.

Twenty-one American Republics met today in an emergency session on defence against Com- munism, and American officials indicated that the United States would offer $80,000,000 in arms to sister States, to help with the job.

Officials disclosed that the $80,000,000 might be included in the State Department's budget for the military defence assistance programme for the year beginning July 1.

The figure is tentative as the defence budget has not been completed. The Latin American Foreign Ministers are expected to request con- siderably more.

The delegates,

including the, Communist propaganda in the largest number of Foreign Americas, similar to the com- Ministers ever assembled bined measures iaken after Washington, planned to co-1940. against German ordinate military, económic and paganda. political moves against Red threats,

Even as the delegates

pro-

The Minister, Senor Joao Deves de Fontoura, was re- met, plying on behalf of the visiting the conference was attacked by delegates at the Inter-American Russia, with the United States Conference to President Tru- as the prime target.

man's address of welcome:

President Truman sounded He called for "a campaign: the keynote of the meeting in against subversive ideologies an address in the afternoon in which, though having the ap- Constitution Hall. Te talk pearance of legitimate organi- was televised in much of the sations, actually obey the dic- : United States, and broadcast tates of a supreme command. around the world.

"Democracy must not perish The United States, sponsor of defenceless, indifferent to the the meeting, invited the Foreign blow levelled against its very Ministers of all 20 Central and essence. There can be no dis- South American countries.crimination or differentiation

yesterday. and that threatens today," the

Nineteen Latin American For- possible between the enemy eign Ambassador to Washington, Minister said.-Reuter,

Ministers are attending. beaten Nicaragua is represented by its which

Ganada, bound to the British Commonwealth, does not parti- cipate in United States-Latin American affairs.

The delegates met behind closed doors in the moming to start forming committees to handle three points on the agenda:

INTERNAL SECURITY

Archbishop's

Slap At Dr. Malan

Capetown, Mar. 26. The Archbishop of Capetown, the Reverend Geoffrey H. South African Government Bill Clayton, -today described the

New York, Mar. 26: James Moran, a former politi- cal associate of ex-mayor Wil- McGrath said the mob liam O'Dwyer, and Luis Weber, leaders of 10 to 20 years ago had the Brooklyn policy king, were been supplanted by a new type

indicted by a Federal Grand Jury (1) Military co-operation. who combine the worst features today on charges of perjury be-The United States will ask. the of big

fore the Senate Crime Investigat-South American business manipulations

countries to with violence and corruption. He

ing Committee.

build sea and air forces so that suggested a broad programme of

they can patrol their own coasts Federal legislation to bring the $55,000 as

Moran, who allegedly received in case of an East-West war.

a "goodwill gift" The Latin American countries to put coloured voters on a full force of the Federal Gov- from the New York Firemen's will ask the United States io

separate electoral roll as 3 Korea had no idea of crossing But he and Mr Hoover voiced Commissioner

ernment against these elements. Association while Deputy Fire give them

breach of faith. the ⚫necessary. under Mayor weapons.

The political rights of strong feeling that local respon- O'Dwyer, was indicted on three sibility was

people

were (2) Strengthening of internal coloured

be- the first line counts. Each count carries a security: The United States will ing action.

interfered with and maximum sentence of five years ek the South Americans to diminished, the Archbishop in gaol and a $2,000 fine,

tighten visa and immigration said in his monthly letter to requirements and in other ways the "Good Hope," magazine of Later today, he reviewed a

Weber was indicted on one full. division of South Korean

hamper the movement of Com-the Capetown Diocese. count, troops who paraded through the

munist agents.

"A way is now being found Moran was charged with lying streets of this refugee-crowded

(3) Economic co-operation. to upset what was to the Senate Crime Investi-The United

certainly States wants city in his honour- With Dr

Committee about his South Americans to step up the Union as

the regarded at the time In other developments as the gating

of -the Rhee on the reviewing stand crime committee under

unalterably fixed," were the Deputy Commander of man Estes Kefauver reached the was charged with lying when for defence. The Latin Ameri- "Neither a man nor a Govern- chair relations with Weber. Weber output of raw materials needed the Archbishop - declared. the Eighth Army, Lieutenant-last week of its

he denied he knew Moran.can nations are eager to do this, ment has any moral right to General John B. Coulter, the national inquiry.

11-month

but want the United States to Eighth Army Chief of Staff, Ma-

break a promise because it give technical assistance and

is inconvenient to keep it. perhaps machinery and loans. Economic moves also will aim at

the Korean-Manchurian border. "We do not want Korea to become the starting point

for World War III," he declared in a message issued on his 77th birth. day.

of

Both opposed any action that. would create a national police force, on grounds that such democratic land, organisation does not befit a

an

jor-General Levin C, Allen, and Mr McGrath fold the com- members of the Korean Cabinet.mittee there was no Federal law

The Korean

United Press.

populace, who which would allow him to start Grenade Threat stabilising the prices of goods immensely important that they

ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES

In Rangoon

traded among American publics.

"In a country like this it is

re-should not even appear to break

à promise.

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lined the streets four deep to deportation proceedings against watch the smartly uniformed the New York racketeer Frank troops swing past, was respect-Costello, who defied the Senate

An editorial in. "Pravda,” the fully silent during the whole investigators in the New York

"Satisfactory racial relations Communist Party organ in Mos- parade.--Reuter.

hearings..

Rangoon, Mar. 26. cow, said the United States depend on confidence and trust. The police today combed the sought out the command of the The proposed alteration in the The former New York Government Secretariat pre-Latin American armies and to coloured franchise, made uni- Mayor William O'Dwyer tele-mises here after a night watch-force the countries south of the laterally against the wishes of graphed the committee saying man had found a grenade hid-border to sell goods at prices set the coloured people, strikes a the sworn statement by a fire- den outside the office of Inwa by the United States.

blow at this, sense of trust. men's union official that he gave Naung, President of the Kachin the ex-mayor

a $10,000 cam- Affairs Council, paign contribution in 1949 was a vicious lie. This question is been tampered with.

The lock of the office had Application Forms for under investigation by a New Essential

Supplies Certifi- Grand Jury. cates may be obtained from South China Morning Post Limited.

CERTIFICATES

10 CENTS EACH.

-”་ཟེ་མ་

Police officials were puzzled, as a 12-foot high barbed wire The ex-Mayor said in a tele- fence surrounds the strongly gram to Chairman

Kefauver guarded premises and since the that John Crane, head of the assassination of General Aung New York Firemen's Union, San and his Cabinet colleaguesTM lied about the campaign contri- in 1947 no one has been allowed bution "to save his own skin." to enter Government.

offices 10Dwyer asked the Senator to without a permit. - Reuter.

the conference in a spirit of co-ceptionable, that does not make The delegates generally began "Even if the motive is unex-

operation, although the United the action of the Government States has chilly relations with either right or wise. The road two of the Latin American States to hell is paved with good inten- -Argentina, because it is too tions and no good intentions are rightist; and Guatemala, because more disastrous than those which it is too leftist.-United Press. desire to do good to other people

against their - will.

BRAZIL'S PROPOSAL

Washington, Mar. 26. Brazil's Foreign Minister to day urged joint action by the 21 American Republics to end

"The keeping of one's word is a matter of morality and quite clearly falls within a sphere on which the Church has a right to speak," the Archbishop wrote. Reuter.