Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 5, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba FINAL EDITION Winnipeg Free Press Clearing this evening Clear day Little change in temperature Light winds Low tonight and high Friday 38 and 58 VOL 188 40 PAGES PRICE 5 CENTS WITH COMICS lOc THURSDAY MAY 5 1949 Blockade Sun Rise 4.59 Sun Set p.m Moon Rise 10.47 Moon Set 2.23 OVERCAST NEW SQUEEZE BY RUSSIA FORESEEN Gen Lucius Clay scheduled to retire as U.S tary governor of Germany May 15 shakes hands with his successor Clarence R Huebner who is his during farewell tribute at Germany Wednesday Wirephoto via radio Bid For Central Govt Expected BERLIN May close to Soviet headquarters said Thursday Russia's first step after the lifting of the Berlin blockade May 12 would be to demand a plebiscite to force establishment of a central German government The report came shortly after the Big Four powers n a cold war truce move officially announced Thursday the Berlin blockade will be lifted May 12 and a Big Four council of foreign ministers meeting will be convened in Dr Philip C Jessup U.S second from and Jacob Malik Soviet deputy foreign minister second from shake as Britain's Sir Alexander Cadogan left and Jean Chauvel of France watch at the conclusion of the toric New York conference where the Big Four set May 12 as the date for lifting the Berlin blockade East And West Continue Their Political Chess Game Same Differences Exist After 10 Months Of Air Lift BY STEPHEN WHITE Russia sought lo create Herald Tribune Service Germany controlled by Com- BERLIN May 5 It may be- come difficult for Berliners to sleep nights when the airlift ally comes to an end The roar of planes has been a dominant part of life here for more than 10 months and the city will not seem the same without it A state of blockade seems almost the natural this bedraggled un- der its spring blossoms The blockade did not spring into being as an isolated event It followed almost inevitably from the entire state of affairs within Germany 1C months ugo Then as now ers were seeking to create a unified self-governing many There were sizeable among them but the major gap lay between the western allies on the one side and Russia on the other The west sought to create a Germany that would be tic in the western sense of the word capable of sustaining itself or their sympathizers along a line would be integrated with the ist economy It was not surprising that and contributing European Moscow Reports Agreement Without Comment MOSCOW May 5 BUP All newspapers and the Moscow radio gave prominent play Thursday to the Big Four agreement to lift the Berlin blockade but there was no immediate comment The newspapers printed a Tass despatch from New York reporting that preliminary four-power ment had been reached on all important of principle in the Berlin situation The despatch specifically the agreement for mutual and simultaneous lifting of all transportation restrictions in months of negotiations had ed nothing since in those anti- thetical aims there was no com- mon ground By the end of 1947 both sides on their chances of achieving a unified Germany and were casting around for tives For the western allies this look the shape of unifying their own zone and creating within them a western German ment capable of developing along western lines For Russia the ing programme was the of a Communist re- gime in western Germany and its integration within the viet bloc Both sides began to turn their efforts toward thering their own and the Soviets engaged in at- tempts to prevent ment of the western plans The currency problem is as -an integral part of the western lem German credit and banking was in a state of chaos and on this subject as on every other the two antagonists could not agree Accordingly a year ago the WITH EARNED DOLLARS NOT ERP FUNDS Britain To Continue Buying Canada Wheat Says Strachey LONDON May 5 will continue to buy Canadian wheat using earned dollars to nance purchases instead of funds Rt Hon John Strachey food minister said day This means a good deal of ad- ministrative he said but will continue to purchase wheat under our with Canada Mr Strachey was replying to a question based on a ruling in Washington that dollars allocated by the Economic Co-operation ad- ministration cannot be used to nance British purchases of food ot which there mav be a surplus in the United States The United States has more wheat on hand than is needed for its domestic market Some ob- servers in Washington have said recently that congress has an un- written understanding that no funds will be released for purchase of other than United States wheat until the American wheat surplus is ended Under the law no com- declared surplus in the MOTHER REVEALS GRAVE RCMP Hunt St Jean Man In Death Of Small Child Manitoba aided by police service dogs from Headingley Man Wednesday launched a widespread search for Edward Rosseau reserve Indian wanted for questioning in the death of the child of his common-law wife The tiny body of the child Oliver Thorns was raised from a hastily dug grave on the outskirts of the Rosseau reserve near St Jean Man Wednesday at noon were led to the isolated grave by the mother Edna Thorns 39 also a reserve Indian mortem was held late Wednesday by Dr Dick of Dominion City Man and Dr W of Emerson Man and an inquest was ordered The body was released for burial after the post mortem at the home of the Indian agent Mike Brad near Letellier The showed that death was caused by a cerebral haemorrhage probably as a result cf a blow one doctor stated First news of the child's death came Tuesday night See TRAGEDY Page 13 United States may be bought out- side with funds The most recent commodity by this provision was fresh pork Wheat has not been declared surplus although a surplus exists Asked whether any Anglo- Canadian talks were plated concerning tion for Canadian farmers who sold wheat to Britain at n price below world levels Mr said Britain now is paying a bushel under the agreement with Canada lie said this is 20 cents higher than the world price under the recent inter- national wheat agreement Another question was whether the price of Russian wheat is below that quoted by Canada Mr chey said Britain has not bought any Russian wheat and that the Soviet Union has quoted no price in the world market He said the British government has had and is talks with Rt Hon C D Howe Canada's trade minister on the future of trading relations between Canada and the United Kingdom He said these discussions were covering specific Canadian commodities such as tinned salmon and apples HERRING PLANT FIRE CURLING East Nfld May 5 herring plant was de- when fire swept the front of this west coast village early Thursday Damage amounted to west decided to go ahead with currency reform in Western many alone Berlin Sore Spot Even before the peculiar situation of Berlin was a sore spot for the Russians and they had been making moves designed to drive the allies from the city Bio 4 Issue WASHINGTON May 5 The text of the four-power ade The governments of France the the United Kingdom and the United States have reached the following All the restrictions imposed since March 1 by the government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on cations transportation and trade between Berlin and the western zones of Germany and between the eastern zone and the western zones will be removed May 12 1949 All the restrictions imposed since March 1 by the governments of France the United kingdom and the United States or any one of them on tions transportation and trade be- tween Berlin and the eastern zone and between the western and eastern zones of Germany will also be removed May 12 1949 2 Eleven days subsequent to the removal of the restrictions re- ferred to in paragraphs one and two namely May 23 1949 a ing of the council of foreign mini- sters will be convened in Paris to consider questions relating to many and the problems arising out of the situation in Berlin ing also the question of currency in Berlin Frank Starting Series On New York City If you have that old restless feeling that goes along with every real case of spring fever perhaps Frank Morriss ran help you out After a week at the Canadian Drama festival in Toronto the Free Press movie and drama critic is off to New York He has his plans made for just the sort of big city holiday that makes for a lot ot wishful thinking going to in some of the Broadway shows that are setting box office records and ferret out some of the restaurants that make eating in New York an experience not just a job Watch for Frank Morriss stories from New York They'll be starting in the Free Press At best attempts to exploit the Soviet zone without including lin were full of difficulties It is the principal asset The pre- sence of the west its radio and its press in Berlin made the sian propaganda battle a difficult one within its own zone Western currency reform these difficulties A ful economy represented within Berlin made tight economic control over the Soviet zone all aut impossible And finally there were political reasons for the Russians desire to he alone in Berlin Traditionally the tal of Germany Berlin is a potent asset in the Russian battle to unify Germany on Russian terms Moreover if the west could he driven out of Berlin it would be close to destruction throughout many for who in western many would be paying faith in allied power or good Accordingly to isolate the of the western in the Russian zone the Russians slowly sought to isolate Berlin first by cutting down on road and barge traffic into Berlin and ally last June by cutting rail lines as well Then the Russians waited for western Berlin to wither on the vine Only By Risking War Instead the air lift kept this city alive and by the time the Russians overcame their shock at this unexpected outcome they were in a position lo stop the lift only by risking outright war Meanwhile the west had responded with a All trade between eastern and western many was throttled at the zonal boundaries Although large leaks developed the net effect was to cut eastern imports from the west Thus the blockade had shown Citizens Hopes Rising Xew York Herald Tribune Service BERLIN May c is a very great event for Berlin turning point in Ernst Reuter lord mayor of Berlin said exultantly when news came to him that the blockade wil soon be lifted fie shared his exultation with the rank and file of Berliners al though he expressed it on higher plane On the dark streets of Berlin the first response was almost unanimously m ore light For almost a year nov the citizens of westeri Berlin have passed most of then evening hours by the fitful of candles After that the next thought food gasoline and the ot life There was little gloating See AIR LIFT Page 13 AFTER THE STORM Senora Retreats Husband Escapes ROME May 5 main characters in the Ingrid Bergman international love triangle dis- appeared from public view day Miss Bergman and Italian film director Roberto Rossellini re- treated to island to re- sume work on the film After the Storm Miss Bergman's husband Dr Peter Lindstrom escaped ers while taking a train from Messina Sicily to Rome Dr Lindstrom was scheduled to leave on Trans-World Air lines flight 921 from Rome Wednesday night for the United States Scores of re- porters waited for him at the airport hut he did not board the plane Dr Lindstrom's reservations were for two seats reserved tot him on special order of president Howard Hughes cating that there may have been some advance belief that Miss Bergman would leave with him However the plane left with both seats unoccupied Miss Bergman's statement that she would return to her husband after finishing the picture on was met with coldness by Italian actress Anna star of Mr Rossellini's Open City and his frequent companion before he met Miss Bergman This is Senora Bergman's private affair she said I am not interested Press claimed that Miss Magnani would make a film for Hollywood director William terle also at Stromboli That place is too far away and uncomfortable Miss Magnani said concerning this report However she confirmed she was negotiating with Mr Dieterle to make a film West Will Stand Firm Bevin Says LONDON May 5 Hon Ernest Bevin foreign tary told commons Thursday tne western powers would pursue at the Big Four meeting on Germany the same spirit of firmness and reasonableness that broke the blockade of Berlin It was not we who were re- Mr Bevin said ing the Soviet Union for the ade But he expressed hope the Four meeting in Paris this month would find a basis for settlement of the whole German problem Mr Bevin spoke briefly shortly after the Big Four announced their agreement to lift the blockade After reading the four-power statement Mr Bevin also told the cheering 1 The allied air lift will con- until the situation has been finally cleared up 2 Me would go to this week-end to see the lift to thank nil concerned for what they have done to malte it a success 3 We have succeeded in standing firm in Berlin because of the air lift 4 We shall not abandon in settlement the principles for which we have always stood re- garding Germany Winston Churchill congratulated the Labor government on the agreement and Mr Bevin on the See Page 15 Paris May 23 The western powers counter- blockade of the Soviet zone of Germany will be ended at the same time as Hie Soviet ade The council of foreign ministers will consider questions relating to Germany and problems arising out of the situation in Berlin in- also the question of rency in Berlin The four-power communique more than two months of intense was issued simultaneously in Moscow London Paris and Washington as well as in Xew York where the Berlin deal was worked out at the headquarters of the United Nations The document was an inary display of harmony after more than a year of tension and conflict At the same hour the brief ment was made public a copy was handed to Trygve Lie United tions secretary general It will require he full from now lo May to make complicated arrangements for restoring normal rail way and harue traffic between Germany's first city and the western occupation zones The communique did not set any precise hour for tho lifting of blockades on May 12 According to the Berlin re- port Russia would want the See BLOCKADE Page 15 First Fruir Of Pact LONDON May 5 Carlo Sforza Italian foreign ter Thursday said he believed sia's decision to lift the Berlin blockade was the first fruit of the North Atlantic alliance GERMANS REASSURED Glory Goes To Airmen General Clay States Quit Ford Plants Talks End May 5 AP A strike of workers hit Ford Motor company Thursday and negotiators broke up a last-minute conference in which they had hoped to reach a settlement Peace talks were called off at 1.20 p.m They had been extended after the deadline in a last ate hope that agreement could be reached Some shouting ers streamed out the pates of the biff Rouge plant At the plant an- other left their jobs Assembly lines whose speed had been the subject of wrangling for months ground to a stop And so Ford was hit by the first major walkout since the bloody battle in 1941 when the See STRIKE Page 13 See MAYOR Page 15 Ottawa Gives Clarification Of Spy Story BY HUGH BOYD OTTAWA May 5 tawa was thrown into a Wednesday by a local press of foreign agents being discovered within the federal civil service but the excitement quickly diei down again It was all a misunder standing George mentary assistant to the of trade and commerce had madi remarks about the hav ing uncovered some ily useful information about es activities of civil servants But Thursday Mr fresh from renomination the pre vious night as Liberal for West explained that hi had just been recalling some his events What he had ir was the espionage tions carried on by the in 1946 Mr was not suggesting new cases had been uncovered by the police and had no reason to be- lieve there were any At the same time the assistant expressed his opinion that Ottawa's 000 civil servants were hy no means suffering from tactics hy the police That enquiries are made into em- ployees records in some cases is well understood This process goes on continually Questionnaires filled in by employees when hired cording to the civil service are available to the to assist them in their check to uncover possible com- and agents headquarters ex- that the force was ed on frequently to make of civil servants in specific cases But these ed only a small fraction ot em- ployees even of those newly pointed The practice of sending to the police all questionnaires by civil servants assigned to posts involving secrecy and security be- gan during the war Reports on individual tions are confidential documents sent to the commission and to the heads of departments concerned BERLIN May 5 Gen Lucius D Clay Thursday credited Anglo-American airmen on the Berlin run with the chief glory in convincing Russia that il would be wise to lift he blockade of the former German capital The main thing to remember is that it was the British and erican determination that rendered the Soviet blockade in- effective Gen Clay said on ing that agreement had been reached to restrictions next Thursday To them must go the chief for its raiding Berlin's western sector Germans who suffered privations of cold hunger and darkness through winter accepted the news with I'm going to drink a bin bottle of the day it is all was a typical comment made by a German radio salesman Wilhelm Zapf British authorities also accepted the agreement with reservations Air T M Williams chief in Germany said only that the air lift which has supplied the city for the past 320 days would continue for the time being Berliners Congratulated Western sector Germans fearful of Soviet retaliation when and if four-power rule returns to Berlin reassured by Gen Sir Brian Robertson British commander in Germany Gen Robertson congratulated the Berliners for their courage and stout manner under the ade and Your interests will continue to announcement with a com- appealing to ers to reunite the city under a single administration as the German capital The agreement proves that an understanding among tho big ers which is what the Soviet Union has always advocated is the communique said To Mrs C C Snead of Dicksen City Pa the wife of an army captain lifting of the blockade would mean a new hat and a Paris dress be safeguarded Communist leaders greeted Bodnarchuck Granted Stay V Of Execution Stephen truck driver convicted of the murder of Metro Manek 59 last Dec 18 was granted a one- month stay of execution by Chief Justice E A McPherson in the Manitoba court of appeal Thursday Bodnarchuk was sentenced to be hanged at Headingley jail May 17 after being convicted of the flat iron slaying at the spring assize The new date for execution was June 17 The stay was granted to allow time for an appeal launched by Sir Charles Tupper Hearing of the appeal has been delayed due to Cabinet Study Of C Of C Thanks Emphasizing that any decision made by the federal cabinet on the proposed move of ada Air lines will have ing E C managing secretary of the peg chamber of commerce wired appreciation Wednesday night to Prime Minister Louis St Laurent for his promise of full cabinet con- sideration of Manitoba's tations We believe the cabinet's deci- sion will have far-reaching for good or ill on the west's economic development and our whole national the telegram read Similar wires were also sent to each member of the federal cabinet If the cabinet permits operating headquarters of TCA lo be removed from Winnipeg in the face of the case presented it will be con- trary to the essential trend wards decentralization of try the wire continued The eyes of the west are on this issue Manitoba has spoken through one of the most representative delegations ever to appear in Ottawa and Greater citizens are acutely con- scious of what is at it concluded illness of the defence counsel said Air Hunt For 7 Men Widens In N.B HALIFAX May 5 BUP force and private planes cled a square mile area of New Burnswick Thursday in the final stages of an intensive search for seven men missing in a small transport since April 21 If no sign were found of the men or their twin-engined craft by the end of the week the search would be slackened off of-
