Delegates amazed by American ‘correspondents’ U.S. efforts to disrupt Bandung faile By WILFRED BURCHETT . BANDUNG An historic conference has ended. The flags of the 29 nations represented at the Asian-African conference have been lowered from the build- ings of Bandung and many of the delegates have already left for home. But there is still an air of excitement in the city as peo- ple gather on the street corn- ers and in the stores to talk. The population of Bandung followed every move here with great interest and several thousand people never moved from where they stood out- side the main conference hall, awaiting the beginning of the last session and the announce- ment of the results. The last formal act of the ‘conference was the reception given by the five sponsoring powers. The extraordinary be- jhavior of the Americans dur- ing the conference and outside |it was a popular topic of con- ‘versation at the reception. Aa~ cFe Cassa: ton > Bt — ee fe) 8 ~ QUANG -TRI Z P ; - Guly 4} Bx QS MA wctiwar | - Ds UA NO.9 =, wes wh ! “> = aT bom, a % VA SZEZ ’ MEE LB was ‘es in i \ French forces withdraw French forces, which must evacuate the great North Viet Nam port of Haiphong this month under terms of the Geneva armistice, have begun their withdrawal. The Viet Nam People’s Army has already taken over the Hongay coal mining area on the Haiphong perimeter. Geneva peace treaty. All Viet July 1956. Map shows how Viet Nam was partitioned by the Nam elections are scheduled for Concentration camps for African CAPETOWN The Strijdom government is con- sidering setting up concentration camps for African’ “agitators,” it was revealed last week. A pro-government Sunday news- paper in Johannesburg said the camps would be set up in the centre of African’ reserves. Pre- viously, the government had ban- ned African critics of its policy from certain areas. : African children have also come under attack from the government, which has stated that children who have boycotted their school over the Bantu Education Act will ‘agitators’ get no further education unless they go back immediately. The act transfers African edu- cation to government control. It churches. Dr. Verwoerd, “Native Affairs’ minister, said the gov- ernment’s ultimatum would be “carried out to the letter.” South Africa released last week the text of its exchanges with In- dia over proposed discussions on jthe treatment of Indians. The Strijdom government has now abandoned the discussions un- der the pretext that Prime Minister Nehru of India, by attacking South African policy in recent speeches, was, attempting to wreck all nego- tiations. : Poland, Rumania, Bulgaria announce price slashes WARSAW Three Eastern. European coun- tries—Poland, Rumania and Bul- garia—have announced sweeping reductions in the prices of food, clothing, household articles and industrial goods. : Sofia Radio reported that the Bulgarian government had ordered cuts, including meat by 10-15 per- cent, fruit by 18-23 percent, cotton materials by 10-20 percent, wool- lens and leather footwear by 10-30 percent, and nylon stockings by 30 percent. Rumanians will pay less in res- taurants, canteens and _ taverns. The reductions will save Ruman- ians about $114 million a year, Agerpress said. : Polish retail prices of industrial articles, foodstuffs and consumer goods have also been slashed by the government. : Cigaretites are cheaper by about 5 percent, coal and coke, leather footwear and farming implements by 10 percent, vacuum-cleaners and cosmetics by 30 percent—sav- ing buyers an estimated $1,089 million a year. -;Powers found it so, that is the has been actively fought by the A few days ago correspon- dents of the best-known U.S. newspapers. and agencies were running around on direct in- structions from their head of- fices—and presumably the U.S. State Department — showing cables to Asian-African dele- gates asking opinions on Presi-j dent Eisenhower's offer of $3.5. billion “aid.” | A number of delegates’ “caught on” and within a mat-, ter of hours were launching into violent anti-Communist | diatribes, although it had pre- viously been agreed that the conference would not get in- volved in ideological disputes. Even details and tone of speeches were set by the Am- ericans. Correspondents living in Van Hengel Hotel, for in- stance, heard Romulo, of the Philippines, rehearsing a fierce- lly anti-Communist speech in the -hotel room of American “correspondents.” The correspondents, among whom were a representative of U.S. News and World Re port, and Negro Congressman | Powell, were telling hime | “Make it stronger, Carlos. Hit a | out at Communism, Carlos.” But the speech was nevét delivered because it was SUR’ posed to support one by Sif John Kotelewala the’ previous — day on “Soviet imperialis@™ Sir John, however, had thé | - good sense to withdraw his g remarks the next morning b& | fore “Carlos” had a chance speak. a its difficulties. ment, not difficult to accept, that Austria is not Germany. Apropos, what is the difference? “The Austrian solution would be acceptable for us if the Four entire difference.” The Social Democratic party’s parliamentary group has decided to intensify its efforts to defeat the Paris agreements on German re- arament and for a foreign policy debate in the West German par- liament, and to discuss with the Free Democrats and Refugee party (both members of the Adenauer Coalition) their views on réarma- ment.’ ‘ .Erich Olienhauer, Social Demo- cratic party chairman, was asked to submit in writing to Adenauer the party’s view on foreign affairs. What makes salmon jump? LONDON What makes Canadian salmon jump — in price? ’ Writing in the London Daily Worker, a commentator notes: “A tin of the Canadian variety costs you 5 shillings (67 cents) to- day. A few months ago it was 3 shillings 9 pence (51 ‘cents).” ._ The commentator answers the question: ; “This is why: the importer sells it through the broker to the mer- chant who supplies the wholesaler who sells to the retailer. “Along comes the broker again to buy up all the: retailer’s stocks to supply the merchant who sells to the wholesaler who sells it to the catering ‘trade from where it finds its way through hotels and restaurants to someone’s inside. “Before anyone eats it the sal- mon has been bought and sold half a dozen times. That’s why it is a very dear fish. Only yo and I are the poor fish.” : e China exports paper : ; ~ PEKING China, which invented paper 1,800 years ago but had to import most of her. needs until recently has begun to export newsprint, fhe New China News Agency reports. Viet Nam and India are her chief markets. Over 30 varieties of paper are now produced in China, including insulating paper, cement bag paper and fibre boards. Gere is oe From PHYLLIS ROSNER German sentiment for — peaceful solution soars Adenauer’s rearmament policy appeaté” “Bonn bases itself on the ary a BERLIN The feeling is sweeping through Western Germany that if the Austrian problem can be solved peacefully the same is true of the German problem. The question in the minds of West Germans was raised on-Main financial paper, in these words: “Vienna sought and apparently found a way out © Is that not possible for Germany? A sharp article attacking Chancellor Konrad in the current issue of the weekly, Der Spiegel, which wrote: by Der Volkswirt, Frankfort: : Many papers are commenting saréastically on Western attempts to discredit Soviet intentions on Austria. : The Mannheimer Morgan writes: “Tt is a little grotesque.” The Social Democrat paper Neve’ Rheinzeltung comments: “The question facing Germany is whether the ‘principles of the Austrian solution’ are acceptable { for reunification.” It goes oF bid say that they are. we And the Conservative suet deutsche Zeitung, in an editon@: states: “For the first time Ad&® auer is meeting with doubt “~ policy of strength of incorpoatidy ae into the Western Union’ and © German unity by peaceful means — it just doesn’t rhyme. Eve * Stalingrad, Coven body ‘senses. that. : ee mayors in UN appeal : | LONDON A joint appeal against the manu- facture of atomic weapons was presented to the United Nations Disarmament Commission in Lon- don recently by Mayor Sergei Shapurov of Stalingrad anid Mayor John Fennell of Coventry. The civic leaders of the two “hero” cities of the Second World War are agreed that the appeal is already doing a . tremendous amount of ‘good. It was first drawn up when a Coventry delega- tion visited Stalingrad last year and signed during the Stalingrad councillor:’ present return visit. “The cilties of Coventry and Stalingrad suffered tremendous dts vastation and heavy human ‘Josse> during the second world war,” 9° the appeal. “But they note with great alan that the peace and security 9 the hations is again being threat ened. “The threat of A- and H-weaPo? being used arouses extreme am because of the knowledge of thei great devastating power. Rae “We consider that it is our ite q duty and right to call on the UM | ed Nations to take the necé A action to secure the banniDe these weapons and to prokiy their production until assurance © their complete removal.” ie ' Mayor Sergei Shapurov of Stalingrad and Mayor John Fennell 4 of Coventry are shown arriving at ‘Lancaster House, Londol jon present an appeal for banning of atomic weapons manufacture © the UN Disarmament Commission. 5 PACIFIC TRIBUNE — MAY 6, 1955 — PAS