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CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5. 1954

U. S. SENATORS COMPLETE INTERVIEW WITH GOUZENKO

UN Troops Prepare Freedom

Howe Claims Canada Is Willing To Do More Trade

With Communist Russia

Molotov And Dulles May Meet In Berlin

WASHINGTON. state department Secretary Dulles and Russian Foreign Minister Molotov prob- ably will meet and discuss Pre- sident Eisenhower's proposal for a peace-lime pool of atomic en- ergy when they are in Berlin for the four-power conference open- ing Jan. 25.

Press officer I-lenry Suydan dis- closed this at a press conference. He said American Ambassador Charles E. Bohlen discussed the President's proposal with Molotov in Moscow last Wednesday.

Suydan said Molotov look Boh- len'a remarks "under considera- tion" and promised to get in touch with him later.

Says Reds will Free Prisiniers

(AP) -- The said Monday

HONG KONG. (AP)-An Ameri. can just released from a Commun- ist Chinese jail said Monday Red

officials want to free dozens of foreign prisoners but think they can't leave Chins because their

pass rta have expired.

T oldfxlehn, 44-year-old china-

born American business man who reached Hong Kong Sunday after three years in a Shanghai jail. said the Reds hold more than 100 foreign prisoners.

Kiehn said he is certain the Reds would release other prisoners if their governments would obtain Hong Kong transit visas for those whose passports have expired.

Kiehn. who was jailed on trump- ad-up charges in 1950. told of his sudden release:

"The prison commandant said he was willing to release me if I could get a Hong Kong entrance permit, 1-Ia doubted I could get one.

"He let me visit the British con- Iulate in shanghai and I was back with a visa in 40 minutes. That clinched it."

"He actually thought bhat be- ca-usa my passport had expired 1 :-.ouidn't travel on It.'' .

Scieniisls Plan Trip To Moon

LONDON. (AP) -Scientists are now planning to send an unmanned rocket to the moon to take photos and bring them back. a British astronomer said Monday.

Dr. John G. Porter. an official of the Royal Greenwich Observa- tory. told .1 student audience here that space trips by humans also may be possible in thp future. He said a photo reconnaissance of the moon would indicate possible land- ing places -by human crews later.

Dr Porter estimated the trip to the moon and back might be made in five days if a top speed of 25.- loo miles an hour could be at- 'alned.

Coming Events

"Monthly Meeting Hops River Credit Union. Tuesday. January

"Bingo and Dance. in Vernon luwr Hall. Tuesday. January sth.

"Repairing and uphoistering furniture. 133 luston street.

"Card party Dunusffaale school tonight.

"Weakly Dance. winalos sta- tisaa Hall. Thursday. January flab. Doiron Iroa. Orchestra.

"Annual meeting St. Peter's branch Canadian Legion. Wednes- day, January 6, U p.m.

"Weekly Cant Party will com- menoa atr Winalos station Hall. Wednesday night. Jan sih. hqsorod by l-ilghfieid W. .

"They're on again! lonnanoa of Covohoad uaso bigger and better with new nmhara. sale of lunchu. Pressed: for the aianhope-Oovshead Com- munity Hall. concert at the Hall. Quins. nnuan an AA

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OTTAWA. (OP)-Canada. is will- ing to do more tirade with Rusia "in a limited list of commodities, Trade Minister Howe said Monday.

The minister. in an interview. observed that the Soviet Union has signed a. number of trade agree- ments with various countries. but said the Soviet has made no direct tnde approach to Canada.

Australia recently concluded a deal with Russia to import Soviet canned salmon and crabmcat. This lad an Australian newspaper. The Melbourne Herald, to suggest that Canada. would protest since Can- ada had previously supplied the Australian market.

However, Mr. Howe said the Canadian government is not plan- ning any protest. Australia. a ster- ling-area country. was short of dol- lars and had not purchased Cana- dian canned salmon for several years.

As for Canada's own relations with Rumia. Canada is ready to open trade negotiations on ship- ments of non-strategic goods.

Mr. Howe observed that there are signs of Russian "goodwill" on the world economic front. but Can- ada. would not be willing to ship any strategic item to that country or any Communist satellite.

That policy is in line with the Wmtcrn wocrid's determination to keep war materials out of the hands of the Communists.

However, Mr. Howe suggested that there are "quite a. number" of other items in which Russians and Canadians could irade-in- cludlng furs.

Russia would have to pay for her Canadian goods either in dol- lars or gold. but there might be ways of working out a barter deal between a. Russian trade group and Canadian privatc traders. The Canadian government would not be Willing to undertake barter deals on a government level.

Russian-Canadian trade has be-

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Ike Reports 13" American People

By Douglas 1!. Cornell

WASHINGTON (AP) Pres- ident Eisenhower said Monday night that "every legitimate means" is being used to maintain prosperi- ty in the United Ethics "and will continue to be used as necessary."

But. the president said, he does not intend to deal in "pie-ln-the- sky promises to all. nor in bribes to a few. nor in threats to any."

In a television-radio talk. Eisen- hower hit out at "self-appointed peddlers of gloom and doom" and said his administration will not tolerate "boom-and-bus-t America." dependent on war or threats of war for prosperity.

The president's speech was pre- pared for a 15-minute all-network program. starting at 8:30 pm. CST.

In a report on what he describ- edlns accomplishments of his ad- ministration and a general look a- head at the 1954 legislative pro- gram. Eisenhower said the realities of living-peace in the world. cost of food. clothing and shelter. taxes and income and savings and Jobs. schooling and health-are of "deep concern" to his administration.

22.000 Men To Be Released; Chinese Going To Formosa

By JOHN RANDOLPH

MINSAN (Ar?)-United Nations troops, working in wintry weather. built 9. "Fredom Lana" today down which their commander said more than 22.000 Chinese and North Koreans must be allowed to travel away from Communism if they have not decided otherwise

by Jan. 22. Monday Gen. John E. Hull told the neutral nations repatriation

commission that his U'-N command will not tolerate any change in the release date for prisoners as prescribed by the armistice terms.

The Reds want the prisoners de- tained beyond that date if n Kor- ean peace conference has not con- vened in time to deal with them by then.

UN troops strung barbed wire fences and set up blocks on side roads marking clear channel for the first southw rd movement of more than 7.500 North Koreans tc South Korea and many of the 14.- 500 Chinese to Formosa.

Only 16 Days

With only is days lelft. the UN command was taking no chances of being caught unprepared. by maasu of newly freed, excited and delirious prisoners swarming from the Panmunjom neutral zone sec- tion into the Munsan area.

Plans have been made for con- voys of trucks and trains to whisk the prisoners out of the area. so quickly as possible. Most of the Chinese will be taken to waiting ships at Inchon harbor for the trip to Formosa. stronghold of the Chinese .Natlomlisia.. . .

At United Nations headquarters in New York. a. diplomatic source said the United states is inform- ing the NNRC that it alone has authority to interpret armistice terms and cannot ask any other organization to do so.

This appeared to be a move against having the prisoner ques- tion submitted to the UN.

I-Iull's letter was a formal reply to the NNRC majority report signed by India and the Communist Pole and Czech on the commission This report. which the Swiss and swede members refused to sign. was critical of conditions in the anti-Red camp. It accused South Korea's government of oontrolllng the camp through a secret organ- ization in Seoul.

I-lull denied the charges and blamed Communist slowdowns and unreasonable demands for break- downs of explanations.

Troisky Killer Seeks Pamle

MEXICO CITY (AP) -Jacques Mornard. killer of Leon Trot.sky, said Monday he had asked for parole and been refused.

Momsrd. serving a 20-year sen. tence for killing the aged Bolsche- vlk who turned against Stalin. be- came eligible. for parole Dec. 30. His statement Monday was the first indication he had asked for his release.

Mornard told Judge Ignacio Cal- deron Alvarez during a visit to the penitentiary Monday. of his parole

petition.

BONN. Germany. (AP) -Rugged old Chancellor Konrad Adenauer obsarvea his ma birthday today but he plans to take only.a few hours of! from his gruelling won: schedule to celebrate the event.

hning what may be the most critical year of his five decades of public life. "Dar Alta" the old One is too busy with such mo- mentous matters as the impending Big Four conference on unifying Germany to spend much time on birthdays.

Adonauar will have a powerful voice in the decisions of the Berlin conference scheduled for later this month. even though his West Ger- man governmont is not forrnaily repressntaicd.

more are no suns that an is catching up with the veteran leader.. '

-Today he will be at his desk as . h. plans to one up a bit on his usual 10 ans. to 10 p.m working day.

A bran band from the. frontier

police will serenade Adenauer. who loves good music. Then president

Hard Working Adenauer Reaches 78th Birthday

Theodor I-ieuaa, the federal cab- inet. diplomats and close personal friends will drop by to extend con- gratulations.

At noon in church choir will sing for the Roman Catholic chancellor and then he will buckle down to several hours of work. In the eve.- ning. the old man will return to his Rhinoside villa in Rhoendorf for a private birthday celebration with his seven children.

As the chencellor turns 18. his fine physical condition amaaea his friends. He is as brisk as ever. His back is straight. his step and voice firm. During recent Vaca- tion. he took daily walks that often caused his 21 - year . old daughter Lotte to protcst:

"Father. don't walk so fast. I can't keep up with you."

on one occasion. the iron-willed old man walked 4.! miles in one -hour and 10 minutes with Lotte.

Adenauer attributes his great strength and ability to wait long hours mainly to his impis habits 1-is eats moderately nd takes an occasional glans of Rhine wine. but

does not use tobacco.

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Path For Anti-Red Prisonersllnterview Cloaked In Deep

OTTAWA. (CP)m Hon. George Drew said Monday he has "no in- lenllon of resigning" as leader of t h 9 Progressive Conservative party.

Mr. Drew was commenting on a report. not carried by The Cana- dian Press. that he would resign his post this year.

"I have no intention of resign- ing nor have I at any time indi- cated such an intention," he said in a statement issued from his office.

The report quoted a high party source as saying that John Dial- enbaker, member of Parliament for Prince Albert, likely would be named to succeed Mr. Drew. The report also said that Mrs. Drew would like to see her husband withdraw from political life and for some time has wanted him to retire.

"So far as this statement re- fers in my wife and myself, it is completely untrue," Mr. Drew

Village Com Association

"The Association of Incorporat- ed Village Commissioners" was organized yesterday afternoon fol- lowing a. large and enthusiastic meeting of members of the governing bodies in the ten in- corparated villages throughout the Province. The meeting took place in the Court House here.

Mr. John Myriclt. Jr.. Tignish, was elected chairman of a. com- mittee chosen to shape the organ- isation into a going concern with a view to consolidating routine for village activities when desirable. and advising each other on mat- ters of mutual interest.

other committee members

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Tholisamd-s-Rich In Church Ceremony

QUEBEC. (CPI-Thousands of persons gathered in is small, church in Quebec harbor to par- ticipate Sunday in an ancient ceremony marking the Feast of Ste. Genevieve. patron saint of Paris. who was credited with miraculously feeding thousands of Parisians during a siege 1,500 years grid.

The church. Nolra Dame dos Victories, yearly distributes 200.- 000 small loaves of bread, blessed by the parish priest during a Mass and called "Les Petis Pains de Ste. Genevieve."

The loaves. tiny replicas of an ordinary loaf. are made of flour. water and yeast and are baked by volunteer housewives in tiny moulds furnished by the parish. The bread is not eaten but kept in homes.

The miracles is said to have no- rurred during a siege by hordes of the Hun chicftaln Attila in the year 451.

The tradition was brought hero, by early French settlers and Noire Dame des Victories is the only church outside Paris prrmii- ted to perform the rite. A rliapoi adjoining the church is dedicated to Ste. Genevieve

finanIceMMinisiers Meet In Australia

Geo. Drew To Maintain P. Partyieadership

said. "I think it is only fair to supporters of the Conservative party through Canada that I re- move any un('ertainty which this. statement might cause. . . 1

"It is certainly hitting below: the belt to bring my wife into this on the basis of false and ma- llclous statements attributed to an unnamed and. I am sure. non- existent source."

The annual meeting of the Pro- gressive Conservative Association is expected to he held in March. The date will be announced with- in a day or two.

Party sources say the first item of business will he a vole of con-

Gales Cause Heavy Damage In Europe

COPENHAGEN. (Reuters) storm-lashed seas ripped through German dikes at the mouth of the Schlel river Monday and slashed five feet of water into Renders. north Denmark.

The seas drove up Randers fjord after a break-through at Mass- hoim. just south of the Danish- (icrman border. and inundated 30 streets in Copenhagen. Many per- sons were rescued in rubber army dinghies.

Widespread minor damage was reported here and in other parts of Denmark and along the German

fldence in Mr. Drew's leadership.

The annual meeting also is ex-i pected to elect George Ilees, mem-I her of Parliament for Toronto: Broadview, as association presl-I dent to succeed George Nowlanf member for Dighy-Annapolis-.'. Kings. '

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Ii.F.9E!l9il Food Prices Down But

Renis Higher

OTTAWA (C?) ---A slide in the price of some foods has blocked and reversed the continuous, five-' month”adva'nc? ihtlliving costs. v

But was that reversal in October. a temporary slip or the beginning; of a. trend? Economists are none. too sure. 1

They, and Canadians generally: will get further evidence of how. prices are going when the Nov- embrr survey of the consumer price index is published today.

A yardstick of living costs. the consumer price index. based on 1949 prices equalling 100. declined, by one-half point during October to116.2 from 115.7. i

That drop. caused mainly by lower mnnt and egg prices, revers-. ed a five-month. 2.3-point rise. that had moved the index slowlyy toward the all-time high of ll8.2g reached in December. 1951. y

Though some food prices have d creased in Canada. there seemsll to be strong resistance to declines: on other price fronts. l

The food sub-group slipped to. 113.4 from 115.5 during ociobe.-.l but the shelter column, reflecting. costs of rent and home ownership-: rose, by a half point to a new. high of 125 from 124.5. 1

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The miscellaneous column. catch-all for ilems ranking frmn hegnh to transportation costs,l edged ahead to 116.; from. 116. re- ficcung higher movie prices. This, was Just two-fifths of a point be-I low the record 116.7 reached in December. 1952. l

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The household operations column slipped by a more one-tenth of. n point to 117.4 from the record 111-5. following ilcamlled WW9 Cl””Ig”5'

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Japan Granted ! Trading Privilegesl

GENEv';p (APt-.Two-ntv roun- iries, including the United Slates

Canadian Press staff Writer

LONDON. iCP)- The Common- wealth finance ministers meet in Australia this week to map the strategy for sterling and Canada though a. dollar country. has a big stake in the proceedings.

Briefly. the chief Canadian inter- est in the eight-day meeting lies in whether the Commonwealth will decide to move outward or inward -a phase the economists use to distinguish between expansion and restriction in trade policies.

This recognition of Canada's viewpoint comes from the British tieaaur, and is endorsed by R. A. Butler. chancellor of the excheq- uer. In a talk with a Canadian Press reporter before leaving Lon- don for Sydney. where the full con- ference opens Friday. Butler said he is fully aware of Canadian con- cern.

"Canada's interest is funda- mental." the treasury chief said. "She will never stay with us. as the inuiapensabie link with the dol- lar world. unless she is convinced that we are moving outward. away. from resirlctlonism.

"So the interest of thLs confer-

ence is whether we go outward or inward." '

and Germany. have lranlr-d JIIPR" all the (radio: rrivilms 0' -1 member of the General Agree- ment on Tariffs and Trade, the GATT at-rrelarint day night.

A meeting of the 34 member states last October in- vited Japan to participate in their future work. but left, each mem- ber free to decide. whz-the-r or not to grant GATT trading privileges to Japanese. exports.

Full membership of the agree- ment had heen sought hy Japan and was supported by the United States, but was sh:-ix-ed in the fare of strenuous oppoisiion from the United Kingdom and Aus- tralia. Full membership would have obliged all members of the agreement to grant Japanese ex- ports most-favored-nation treat- ment in metropolitan and depen- dent territories.

A special declaration for those memhers willing to grant GATT privtleges to Japan was drawn up at the October meeting and left open for signature until Der. Ill. The members of the agreement which did not llgn the declar- ation include the United King- dom. Australia. New Zealand.

Canada. South Africa, France.

g 'Indonesil and Greece.

' snow and sleet

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Baltic coast, with more strong winds and snow predicted. A fierce northerly gale. with

squ:-111.5. lashed at shipping in the Straits of Dover off England and hurled heavy seas against the east coast flood de- fences.

The gale subsided in Sweden and

dike watchers called off theirl around-the-clock watch in The Netherlands. Officials said the

strengthening dikes were "never in danger."

The tempesls which brought floods and damage to West. Europe moved north and east Monday. storm damage was reported all along Sweden's east coast. Com- munications were disrupted and many islands isolated there.

Around the coasts, trawlers raced for eiieitc-red coves. Cross-channel slea-mars experienced their worst English channel trips of the winter.

Many English coastal towns. flooded when the sea broke over promenados and sea walls. were drying out. Monday workmen were Kept busy shoring up defences bai- tered by a weekend of high tides and gaies.

Elsewhere. Europefs weather iv-aclache was a tardy Christmas; package of snow that blocked mads in many parts of France. delayed trains in Italy and brought out snowvplows in Berlin.

New Reserve Army Category

OTTAWA. (CPi-Creation of It new reserve airny category was announced Monday by national de- frnce heariquarters. It will be called the Canadian Army Regular Re- serve.

The new classification was cre- ated specifically to "encourage Korean veterans and other trained troops to continue their army asso- ciation after their release." Its ult- imate purpose: "To make avail- able lmmedialely additional train- ed man should mobilization or partial mobilization be ordered."

The headquarters announcement added:

”Former serving soldiers of the active force. who were released prior to the formation of the new force may enrol providing iheyare acceptable and not more than two years have I-lapsed since their re- lease from the active force."

GM Set New Record In 1953

OSII.-UV.-X. 0ni.. (CW - General Motors of Canada proriucrtl a re- cord 219.96? automotive units in li'i.'s.'l compared with 200."ll0 in lSh'J, it was announced Monday. company employs 17.170 por- snns in (lannrla whose 1933! pay- roll tolalled 565,.'Ki4.229. up 36.- 500.000 from 1952.

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