FRIDAY. DECEMBER 17. 1954
Reds Threaten
France Against
German Treaty
MOSCOW, Dec. 16 VP)—ln a blunt note to the French, the Krem
lin threatened today to cancel the French-Soviet mutual aid pact if
Paris ratifies the agreements to arm West Germany. It said France
would bear full responsibility in this event.
The French National Assembly begins debate on ratification
Monday. •
In a simultaneous move underscoring Soviet Global policy, For
eign Minister Vyacheslov M. Molotov directed a statement to Japan
expressing "a positive attitude"
toward normalizing relations with
Tokyo. The Soviet Union has
never signed a peace treaty with
Japan, whose new government is
under strong pressure to open up
avenues of trade to the huge Com
munist-held market.
The Soviet note to France was
app.: tred designed for its impact
on next week's French delibera
tions. The note was a formaliza
tion of previous Soviet warnings
and a climax to a number of man
euvers against France, considered
the keystone country of the pro
jected Western European Union.
fly ratifying the Paris agree
ments, the note said, France
would contradict obligations un
der the 20-year • French-Soviet
pact of alliance and mutual, as
sistance signed in 1944. The treaty
pledged mutual assistance in the
event of a rebirth of German ag
gression.
"Therefore," the note continued,
"ratification only serves the pur
pose of certain states engaged in
preparing a new war.
The note charged that. France
had allied herself with "anti-So
viet military groupings headed by
the United States."
Prof Denies
'World End'
Prediction
CHICAGO, Dec. 16 (IP) Dr.
Charles Laughead denied today
he predicted the end of the world
for next Tuesday but said he be
lieves there may be "violent up
heavals" on the earth's surface
then.
Th e president of Michigan
State College, Dr. John A. Han
nah, said yesterday that Dr.
Laughead resigned as a staff phy
sician at the school because of his
belief the world would end on
Dec. 21.
Dr. Hannah said the physician
preached the theory at student
meetings.
But Dr. Laughead denied that
he resigned voluntarily. He said
he was asked to resign. He also
denied' the end of the world pre
diction.
However, he said, he has been
serving as a "reporter" for indi
viduals who he believes have been
receiving communication fr o m
outer space telling of the coming
"cataclysms."
_He did not identify the individ
uals.
"These communications show,"
he. said, "there will be certain
cataclysmic effects Tuesday in
certain localities. One of them •is
in the Midwest around Lake
Michigan and others are off the
gastern and Western Seaboards."
Rockefeller Named
As Ike's Adviser
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (p)—
President Eisenhower today
named Nelson A. Rockefeller as
a special adviser on how to win
allies and friends in this time of
cold war and uneasy truce.
Rockefeller takes over the post
fortherly held by C. D. Jackson,
now a member of the U.S. delega
tion to the United Nations.
Presidential Pr es s Secretary
James Hagerty said that, while
Jackson wrestled with psycholog
ical warfare in the c old war,
Rockefeller would add to that
job consideration of how to co
ordinate -the work of all govern
nient agencies toward the Presi
dent's program for peace.
Parties Face
Democrats --
HARRISBURG, Dec. 16 (iP)—
A three-way fig h t shaped up
among Democrats today for speak
er of House in 1955 Legislature.
Rep. Albert S. • Readinger (D-
Berks) is refusing to step aside
despite endorsement of Rep. H.
G. Andrews (D-Cambria ) by both
Sen. Joseph M. Barr (D-Alle
gheny), Democratic state chair
man, and Mayor David L, Lawr
ence of Pittsburgh.
Rep. James E. Lovett (D-West
moreland), subinitted as a "straw"
candidate for speaker in the years
when Democrats were in a minor
ity, said he should again be the
candidate now that his party will
control the House.
Meanwhile, Sen. Joseph. J. Yos
ko (D-Northampton) today pro
posed a joint Senate=House com
mittee to conduct a continuing in
vestigation of state governmental
operations.
The committee, equipped with
full subpoena powers, would be
authorized to call in former offi
cials of 16 years of previou:s -Re
publican administration.
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Big 3 Plan
For Atom
Is Predicted
PARIS, Dec. 16 (?P)—Foreign
policy chiefs of the United States,
Britain and France talked over
today the issue of who should
give the word. to use atomic weap
ons in event of an attack by the
Soviet Union.
An authoritative source who de
clined to be identified by name
predicted the Big Three would
come up with an atomic defense
plan that would be okayed by the
other NATO members. But this
informant did not disclose what
the plan was.
U.S. Secretary of State Dulles,
British Foreign Secretary Sir An
thony Eden, and French Premier
Pierre Mendes - France; who
serves as his
_own foreign minis
ter,- tackled te -atomic and other
problems in a three-hour 'meet
ing at French Foreign Ministry.
. The thinking of the Big Three
will have a big bearing on the
decision of the entire North At
lantic Treaty Organization Coun
cil when it takes up the atomic
subject tomorrow.
The United States made its po
sition clear here today. An au
thoritative spokesman said the
United States takes the stand that
no surefire system can be set up
in advance to determine how the
big decision on use of atomic
weapons can be made. In the
American view, a surprise attack
from Russia might wipe out any
machinery set up by NATO to
make ouch a decision. •
The United States plans to op
pose any attempt to put stringent
restrictions on us e of atomic
weapons, on the ground this
would reduce their .effectiveness
as a deterrent to aggression.
Disputes
Republicans
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (iP)--
Sen. Edward Martin (R-Pa.) to
day opposed replacing G. Mason
Owlett as Republican national
committeeman from Pennsylva
nia.
He coupled his statement in
support of Owlett with a strong
plea for all Republicans to close
ranks behL4 President Dwight D.
Eisenhower and help carry out
the administration's program.
Martin was in Pittsburgh at
tending a Republican meeting
called by Thomas Witten; Repub
lican chairman of Allegheny
County. The Senator's statement
was issued through his Washing
ton office.
Martin praised Owlett as a Re
publican "tower of strength in
time of success and a rallying
point during adversity."
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UN Chief Asks Talk
On 11 Jailed Airmen
UNITED NATIONS N.Y., Dec. 16 (M—UN Secretary General
Dag Hammarskjold hopes to have a face-to-face talk in Stockholm
this weekend with Red China's ambassador about the 11 American
airmen jailed as spies by Red China.
He may learn at that time whether Premier Chou En-lai will
receive him in Peiping, as Hammarskjold asked last week. So far
Peiping has made no reply.
Informed sources disclosed to-•
day that Hammarskjold sent a
private message to Chou last Fri
day informing him he - would be •
in Stockholm next Saturday and
Chunese Move
that he would like to see Red
China's ambassador at that time. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (ifl—
Said to Be Admiral The United States went back to-
Peiping is represented in Stock
day to its watchful waiting atti
hblm by an ambassador who is
said to be ar_ admiral in the Red tude toward seeking the release
Chinese Navy. Sweden •is repre- of Americans held by Red China.
sented in Peiping by Ambassador That left it up to the Commu-
W. H. W. Wistrand, who former- nists to make the next move.
ly was stationed in Washington. And it returned the U.S. gov-
The private message reported ernment to the silent back seat
today was the third known at- it chose after the United Nations
tempt by Hammarskjold to see General Assembly assumed re-
Chou or his representative. The sponsibility last Friday.
first message was the direct com- After the 47-5 UN vote to seek
munication which was made pub- release of 11 U.S. airmen irn
lic last Saturday, 25 hours after
prisoned by Red China as "spies,"
it was dispatched. The second was
American officials let it be known
the private message.
Sent From India they were keeping hands off. They
ave UN Secretary General Dag
A third communication was sent g
from New Delhi, accordingto H
ammarskjold a free hand at
least until his Dec. 31 deadline
news dispatches from the Indian filing a report.
capital. These reports said Prime
Minister Nehru of India had sug
gested to the Red Chinese it
might be useful to see Hammar
skjold, but there were indications
that Nehru merely had passed on
a message from the UN and has
not yet made any attempt to per
suade Chou to see Hammarskj old.
India has tried to steer a careful
neutral course in this controversy.
First Treaty Reading
German House Passes
BORN, Germany, Dec. 16 (il 3 )
West Germany's lower House of
Parliament tonight approved the
first reading of the Paris treaties
to arm 500,000 German soldiers in
'Western Europe's defense.
,The Bundestag (lower house)
agreed to send the treaties to com
mittees for further study. Earlier
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