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ITALIAN MAYORS
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The mayors of 26 Italian towns have addressed a peace messa e
to the lord mayors of the woirld capitals. The Lord Mayor of Prague
Dr.Y.Vacek in answer to this message wrote:
"We appreciate your peace initiative and wish you in your
further development of the movement for the banning of the atomic
weapon and for the marring of the inhuman plans of American im?
perialism a lot of success. We are convinced that your beautiful
towns which stood at the cradle of European culture and enlight?
emtn will be saved from new war horrors thanks to the fight for
peace of the Italian people and thanks to the consistent fight for
peace of the USSR:"
The message further mentions that not only in the Czechoslo?
vak capital but all over the Republic the functionaries and chair?
men of the peoples administration had signed the Stockholm reso?
lution, and goes on: "The bloodthirsty armament lords of Wall(
Street could convince themselves on the case of Korea what strength
possesses a. people that is,fighting against imperialistaggres?
sers for the liberation froth colonial oppression, for national and
social freedom. In its. just fight for the holy right for a worthy -
life, such, a people is. invincible.
By-their armed criminal aggression in'Korea, by their murder
of patriots, mothers and children, the American imperialists have
arosed_the indignation and hatred of millions of fighters for Teace
all over the world, of hundreds of millions of poaceloving,workinP
people on the whole globe."
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WFTU POSTAL WORKERS DEPARTMENT CONF=NCE
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The first conference of the WFTU department of Tiostal,
,T.01egraph, Telephone and Radio Workers,which was established
last October in Berlin., is Opening in Prague today.
The conference will be attended by representatives of the
USSR, the People's Democracies, France, Italy, Holland, Switzer-
land, Belgium, Norway - altogether 15 states will be represented.
The Soviet Union will be represented by Mr.Yusupov, Chaiman of
the Union of Postal Employees in the USSR, Deputy Chairman of
the WFTU Postal Department. Mr.Yusupov arrived in Prague on
Saturday. China is sending a six-member delegation led by ita
JMinister of Posts M. Chu Sefan.
LLLIALEL: AND AUSTRIAN YOUTH MEET. AT FRONTIER
Prague, August 7th
Czochoslovak and Austrian youth met between the border towns
of Ceske Veleniee on the Czech side and Gmunt on the -tlustrian
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side to demonstrate for mutual friendship and for a joint strug-
gle for permanent peace.
When the two processions met saturday afternoon, all broke
out in loud and long-la ting choer$ for each other. Then repre-
sentatives of the Union of Czechoslova-t Youth and of the Freie
Oesterreiehische Jugend mountod the rostrum which was prepared
- for the purpose and the demonstration opened with the singing.
of the Anthem of Democratic Youth.
The greeting which was delivered by the representative_ of.
Czechoslovak youth ranas follows: "We are meeting on the :front-
iol7 in order to demonstrate with the progressive youth of Austria
for permanent peace under the flag- of the World Federation of
.Democratic Youth.
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It is, perhaps, for the first time in history that our
youth meets Austrian youth in order to e.hake hands for the
conclusion of permanent friendship. Holding out our hands
across the frontier we call united in the front against war-
mongers - long live the future freedom of Austrian youth".
A representative of the,Austrian organisation Freie Coster-
reichische Jugend spoke of the difficult struggle of Austrian
youth for a better futureland of the difficult conditions under
which they are fighting for progress and peace.
He then declared: "Just as we stand together today, so
we want to work togetner. We shall be stopped neither by the
Austrian Government nor by the Americans. Take home with you
the greetings of Austrian progressive youth."
A representative of :Comsomol, the Soviet youth organisa-
tion, greeted the demonstrators and assured them that they
would have in Soviet youtlthe truest and most reliable pro-
teQt.or, Also a representative of Polish youth delivered greet-
ings.
The two youth organisations then exchanged their flags in
token of permanent friendship. The festival was concluded with
a programme of dancing and singing by ensembles of the two
organisations.
PRESIDENT GOTIWALD ACCEPTED PATRONAGE OF
STUDENTS CONGRESS
Prague, August 7th
The President of the Republic Klement Gottwald has accept-
ed patronage over the Second Students Congress due to open in
Prague on August 14th,
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47ag_a0VAK .VLIJLAGES HAVE UNIFIED CO-OFS-
Prague, August ?tit
The General Secretary of the Slovak Communist Party Stefan
Ba6-?t'ovanskS'r yesterda7 -addressed the farmers of the Unified Agri-
cultural Cooperative at Nitranska Blatnice in South Western Slova-
kia on the occasion, of the completion of harvest work there.
MrBa6t'ovanSkj- disclosed that by July 15th there were in
Slovakia 1,586 unified agricultural cooperatives which figure re-
presents 47.3% of all Slovak localities. The number of farmers in
those cooperatives will soon be 100,000.
Referring to Korea Mr.Bagovansk said that the AMerican army
was an imperialist one fighting, a criminal., ? unjust war of aggres-
sion in Korea, while the Korean army was a peoples liberation
army fighting for the holy j11,4t,cause of national freedom.
"The Korean .army beating the army of American imperialists'
is accomplishing an. immense, valuable service to world peace and
is at this moment bearing the most responsible share in the fight
for the maintenanceof world peade. The Korean army therefore de-
serves the -help and solidarity of the entire .progressive and. peace-
-loving Mankind All nations,including the nations of ourRepublic,
must therefore be aware that in Korea a fight is on for their own
freedom ad happiness. It will definitely bo possible to ovoid
a third world war if the imperialist aggressors meet everywhere
with determined resistance, with determination to defend freedom
and state independence."
- Of the development of agricultural cooperatives in Slovakia
Mr.Ba6ovansk said that more machines were employed this year
in agriculture than ever before, and the farmers have thus con-
vinced theMselves of the advantages of mechanisation in agricul.,
tura.
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This'year s harvest has also hown the small and medium far-
mer how valuable was the ki-dof the working class and bow the
harvest and all agricultural questions were becoming the affair
of the whole nation.
"On the whole it is ')ossible to state the joyful reality
that this years harvest has further strengthened the union of
our working class with the small and medium farmors,and has even
further demonstrated the unity bf the working people of town
and*country. The most valuable asset of this year's harvestis,
however, the reality that the idea of agricultural cooperation
was strengthened, that many agricultural cooperatives have
during the harvest widened their membership, improved their
activities and gone over to higher types of agricultural coope-
ration,"
CZECHOSLOVAK WOMEN RETURN FROM THE USSR
Prague, August 7th
A group of 14 Czechoslovak women,who visited the Soviet
Union for one month at the invitation of Soviet women )? returned
_ to Prague on Saturday led by Mrs.DcAeria Hal key
In answer to a welbomo given by the Chairman of the. Oze-
choslovak womens organisation, Dr.S1echtov6, Mrs.Ho1e6kova
said that they brougl.t the greetings of the Soviet women who
expressed the faith that Czechoslovak women would together with
them and with all progressive people the world over strengthen
the fight for peace.
"We. were everywhere in the USSR received very cordially.
We acquired in the USSR valuable experiences which are a great
encouragement to us. We have soon with our own eyes that ih that
country which was so greatly devastated during the last war,
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of whose towns and villages enJyruins remained, new beautiful
. towns and villages have grown up. We were for example in Stalin-
- grad of which only ruins remained after the last war, Today Stalin?
grad is a beautiful town with factories, houses, cultural insti?
tutions, theatres and cinemas. We Saw the same thing also at the
kolkhozes of the Dkraine.".
SOVIET FILM MRKERS I BRATISLAVA
- Bratislava, August 7th
The 'Soviet delegation which attended the recent nternational
Film Festival in Maria.nsk6 Ldzne arrived in Bratislava yesterday to
attend the W6rkers Film Festival there.
MASS PARTICIPATION IN CZECHOSLOVAK ARMY
ATHLETIC CONTESTS
Prague, August 7th
.620 soldiers participated in the light athletic contests of
the Czech0Slovak Army Which took place at Vitkovice /Northern
Moravia/ over the week?end'i
The figure indicates the immense interest for light athletics
in the -Army. The greatest surprise was the achievement'of,the young
soldier Harfenlk, hitherto unknown as a sportsman, who threw his
spear 63,92.. metres. The hammer throwingcontest was won by DadEik
with 54,30 metros, while Kormuth won the disk event with. 47979 -
metres,which equals the existing Czechoslovak record.
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ROMAN cApoLic DIGNITARY ArAINST KOREAN WAR
Prague, August 4th -
Father Josef Buchta, General Vicar of the Roman Catholic
diocese of 6esk4 -6udejovice, has addressed a resolution to the
United Nations recording his protest against the Korean war.
"As 'a disciple of Christ s teaching of love, serenity and
peace, I see clearly that the Western imperialists are afraid
of the:peace "Crusade of the peoples democratic countries headed'
by the USSR," Father Buchta wrote.
-"That is Why they do not hesitate to commit the unheard-of:
sin in Korea, to destroy the happiness and lives of innocent people,
also our brothers and sisters, only for their selfish and profit-
seeking interests.
"1 conderim the American campaign against the freedom of the,
Korean people, I condemn the.godless plans of so-called Western
democrats, designed to plunge mankind into a new war catstrophe."
No priest could remain indifferent or passive when evil people
were tryina to unleash the third world war of the century, FethJr
Buchta added.
"Our Christian teaching unconditionally demands that all/
priests and faithful take an active pert in the world struggle for
the preservation of 'apace. I promise that I shall not only pray for
peace but shall also work for it."
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INTERNATIONAL BODIES TO BE REPRESENTED AT THE
WORLD STUVENTS CONGRESS
Prague, Augtt, 4th
The World Federation of Trade Unions will be represented
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by its Vice.-Chairman, the newly-elected Chairman of the Czecho-
slovak Trade Unions Council FrantiSek Zupka at the,forthcoming
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World Students Congress in Prague.?
The World Committee of Defenders of Peace will send the
French Abbe Boulior and Mr.Gabriel d Arboussier as its represen-
tatives, while a delegation of the World Federation of Democratic
Youth Will have 21 members leaded by the Chairman, Mr.Guy Ue Bois-
son.
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Poland and Rumania have announced details of their participa-
tion. Twenty-five delegates and 45 observers will come from Poland;
as well as a singers choir, an orchestra and 26 athletes, who
will compete in the international sports games to be held during
the Congress.
RuMania is sending 21 delegates, a folk dancing group; eight
musicians and 55 of her best students sportsmen.
The Congress, organised by the International Union of Students,
opens on August 14th and will last two weeks.
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FhENCH MINERS HONOUR PRESIDENT GOTT7TAID
Prague, Augustv4th
A throe?member delegation roprosonting a group of french.
"miners who are visiting Czechoslovakia on the invitation of
the Central Council of Czechoslovak Trade Unions today handed
over a minors hatchet to Prosidont Gottwald as a gift of the
? French minors.
WORLD PEACE CONGRESS E72CUTIVE TO MEET IN PRAGUE
Praguo, August 4th
Tho Executiv0 Committee of the World CongrOss of Defenders
of Peace will moot in Praguo on August 16th and 17th and will
discuss results achieved so far in the Stockholm-rosolution
signature campaign. Propart-Iltions will also be made for the so?
cond mooting of,tho World Congress of Defonders of Poaco.
So far over 2.5 million people including personalities
prominent on politics, philosophy, arts and religion have al?
roady signed the resolution.
. FROM THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS '
Praguo-, August 4h
During Mr.O.do Troschow, the Danish Minister s absenA frola
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Prague, Mr.Juel Jensen is acting as Charg? Affairos.
The Italian Minister to CzoChoslovakia, Mr.Francosco Paolo.'
Vanni- d Arohirafil 11?.7is loft Prague.. His offico -remains in charge
of Mr.Carlo Martiolias Charg?'Affaires.
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OF PAUL ROBESON
Prague, August
The International Union of Students has sent a telegramme
to the U.S. State Department protestin4 against the discrimination
by that office against the famous negro singer,Paul Robeson; whose
passport was taken away.
The telegramme reads: "On behalf of 3.6 million demooratio
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students in 60 countries we protest against the cancellation of
Paul Robeson s passport which is f;urther proof of the way to fas-
cism, the stepping up of the oppression of the negro-people and
,an attack on the world peace movement.
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MORE SCHOOLS AND LARGER ATTENDANCE
Prague, August 4th
"Lidov4 Noviny" reports that as Compared with
1,664 nursery schools attended by 61-,940 children in 1937 there
were 3,566 nursery schools attended by 147,437 children in 1949,
and as many as!3,764 nursery schools in 1950.
Also trade schools of various types and grades have greatly
increased. A report issued by the Ministry of Education giving
statistical figures of the _situation in 1948/49 mentions 36 typeL;
of trade schools.
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The aUmber of colleges haseabhed 15 with 49,186 udents-
Last yea.r. 752 Workers passed through preparatory courses for
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university training. Altogether 1,511,000 students attended the
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Corre4tion: In our Bulletin No.3 /580/ we erreneous?
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Stoiikholm resolution at .2..5
It should correctly be, of course;
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ZITOPEK S NEW -SPECTACULAR ACHIEVE\
Prague, August 5th
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Prague radio announcing last aight that Cpt.Emil Zato-2ek
yesterday improved his world record in he 10 kilometers race by
18 seconds when he ran yeaterday at Turku in Finland 10 kilometers
in 29:02,6 minutes, said that this achievement would be entered
in golden letters in the history of Czechoslovak sports as well
as in the history of world athletic events. The announcer said
that this neared the limit of human capability.
"Svobodn4 Slovo" reg,alls the prediction of Soviet
experts when ZEItopek visited the USSR early this year, when they
declared that aitopek would improve his record during this summer.
"Rud'e PrAvo" points out that this happened in the
'traditional country of the best long?distance racers.
"Obrana Iidu" comments: "The unbelieveable achieve?
ment of our Cpt.Zatopek is the result of his conscientious train?
ing, his unflinching will and his awareness that he repr,sents
his peopleS democratic country,"
It is intereting to hoe the times Zatopek needed to run
the individual kilometers in Ostrava lastyear and in Turku yes-
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terday.,showing that he accomplished the first three kilome-eert
in. better time in Ottrava,and started to improve on his time
in the fourth kilometer only as follows :
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8 km 23:20
9 km 26:15
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CEE0HOSIOVAK VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS
FOR HUNGARY
Prague, August 5th
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of CzPchosiovak men apd_71omen volleyball Players left
,for Budapostlaet night to take part in 0echoslovek-Hungarian con-
tests. .
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CZECH ANL 1,7?mPT&N YOUTH TO HOLD PEACE RALLY
a'esk4 Bud6jovice, August 2nd
A peace rally will be held next Saturday by young Czechs and
Austrians in the border town sof 6eske Velenice and Gmiind, two kilo?
meters distant on each side of the Czechoslovak?.6.ustrian frontier.
The meeting will be organlsed by the 6,eske Bud6jovice,district
of the Czechoslovak Youth UniOn and members of the Free Austrian
Youth. A Viennese 80?member artistic group will take part.
fTALIO CHILDREN DENIED PASSPORTS FOR CSR
Prague, August 2nd
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, 'According to a Ceteka Rome report, 50 Italian children who were
scheduled to arrive in Czechoslovakia yesterday have been refused
ioassports.by their Government.
The children had been invited by the Czechoslovak WomeA Asso?
ciation to spend their summer holidays in this country.
10.1.411_,L0TELs_q_II WORKERS FILM FESTIVAL
Brao!, Auguut 2nd
The U.S occupation authorities in Germany had banned all those
connected with the German film "The Board of Gods" from working in
-Jestern Germany, the German actress Miss Yvonne Merin told the au?
dence at the Workers Film Festival here last night.
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"2he Board of Gods", an anti-war film from the German Democra-
70 loputlic disclosing the part played in World War Two by the
1,G,Farben chemical concern, was shown to 12,000 Brno workers. With
ij-SB Merin was another representative of the German Democratic Re-
the journalist Miss Elisabeth Bartels.
Ifiiss Merin conveyed the greetings of the film s director,Dr.
rrun; Maetzie, who was unable to attend in person owing to illness.
.2-cakine of "The Board of Gods", she said:
"The film indicts the warmongers who are trying to unleash a
now world conflagration.. For that reason this work of progressiva
7:72n artists has annoyed the Americans, who have gone so far
tIleir boycott as to forbid the artists of this film to appear
in. Western Germany"
I.O.J. PROTESTS WITH GEN.MACARTHUR
Prague, August 2nd
The International Organisation of Journalist's today sent a
'erotest. to General Douglas MacArthur against the dismissal, at his
arders, of about 1,000 progressive Japanese newspapermen.
"Op behalf of progressive journalists of the whole world,"
The protest telagramme reads,"the I.O.J. condemns the measures
aken by the occupation authorities and puppet government organs
lge.inst freedom of the press in Japan and protests the dismissal
of all progressive journalists opposing the aggressive policy of the
merican occupationists and fighting for Japanese independence and
Jemeeracy. We demand emphatically that the discriminatory and re-
.y:essf,ve measures taken against progressive Japanese journalists
Imcdiately revoked,and banned magazines like "Akahata" and
:thers restored."
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CZECHOSLOVAK, DUTCH, INDONESIAN GOODS EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
Prague, August 2nd
An agreement on the exchange of goods between Czechoslovakia,
the Netherlands arid the United States Of Indonesia was signed In
Prague last Saturday.
By this agreement, which will expire at the end of July next,
year, Czechoslovakia Will. import.tia and rubber from Indonesia,
and different special industrial products and zinc from the Nether?
lands. Czechoslovakia will export mainly vehicles, light metal
industry products, chemicals, textiles and paper.
REDUCED PRICES DOUBLED SALES
Prague, August 2nd
Following the reduction of priceS in Czechoslovakia two months
ago the sale of meat \and meat products on the free market increased
up to 25% in Prague, while in Brno it doubled.. nCreased sales
of sugar, jam, oil and tea have also been reported..
DEVLOPMENT OF FARMERS CO?OTS IN SLOVAKIA
Prague, August, 2nd
The establishment of farmers cooperatives has received 'a great
stimulUs during this year's harvest. The farmers convinced them?
selves of the advantages of cooperativework and the number of
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FROM THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS
Prague August 2nd
Mr.Eduard Hjalmar Palin, the Finnish Minister, has returned
to Prague and resumed his office.
Dr. Samuel Elyashiv, the Izraeli Minister, has returned
to Prague and is again in charge of his office.
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Bulletin No.
CETEKA HOME SERVIC
. /584/
AMERICAN EMBASY'l
AUG 8, - 1950
PRAHA
Prague., August 7th, 1950.
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THE WFTU POSTAL WORKERS CONYEEEBUE
Prague August 7th
The Minister of Posts, Mr.Alois Neuman, today called upon all
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Post Office workers to help in the world struggle for peace.
Speaking on behalf of the Czechoslovak Government at the
first day of the Prague conference of the WFTU Postal Workers De?
partment, Mr.Neuman said:
"Postal employes, who have in their hands the telephone and
telegraph, the radio and mail transport, must know how to express
in time their resolute stndpoint in the battle for peace. A shin?
ing example has been given in this direction by the dockers who
refused to unload arms and other war material in the knowledge
that these weapons are aimed against them and their most vital
interests."
Czechoslovakia was supporting and would continue to support
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international trade union solidarity and would help the WPTU de?
partments in their activity in support of the class struggle of
workers in capitalist countries.
"We shall help uncompromisingly to expose the real aims of
the imperialists and the policy of reformist treacherous trade
union leaders who are serving the bourgeoisie," Minister Neuman
declared.
The Chairman of the Postal Workers Department, Mr.Jaroslav
Ko16, M.P.,, told the meeting that the nepartment ,s primary task
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"We cannot, however, expect that peace will be given to us
or that it will be preserved merely by our wishful thinking,"
he said. "It is our task to show all postal, telephone, telegraph
and radio workers that war is nothing else but an instrument used
by the capitalists in the struggle for the worlds division among
capitalist States.
"It is necessary to support and strengthenall progressive
elements waging a hard but noble struggle against warmongers in
the capitalist countries. We shall have to find ways and means to
give.expression to our material and moral solidarity with those
;
Post Office and radio workers who have fallen victims to capital-
it oppression."
Mr?Koldi? stated that according to recent reports, the Postal
Workers Union in the USA had been expelled from the CIO for ex-
preasing agreement with the policy of the WFTU..
The Prague conference of the Administrative Committee of the
WFTU Department of Postal, Telegraph, Telephone and Radio Workers
is attended by delegates from 15 countt..ieS. It is the first in-
ternational conference of the Department, which was set up in
Berlin last October.
AUSTRIAN ENVOY LEAVING PRAGUE
,Prague, August 7th
The Austrian Minister to Prague, Mr.Rudolf Seemanny is
leaving Czechoslovakia to take, up another post.
Mr.Seemann was received by Premier Antonin Zapotock today.
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AUG8 r 1950
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STUDENT" PROTEST AGAINST AR%RTSDERPIIRAPIIIIIM
Prague, August 7th
The international Union of Students and the Union of Cze-
choslovak Students have protested with the Irani Government
against the arrest of Irani patriots workers, students and
teachers - and have asked their immediate 'release.
Irani students have been forbidden to send delegates.to'the
World Students Congress due to open in Prague today week.
ASIAN STUDENT DELEGATIONS ON WAY TO PRAGUE
Prague, August 7th
. A special train carrying four Asian 'delegations to the
'World Students Congress in Prague left Moscow for the Czechoslc-
vak capital yesterday., the IUS announces.
Fortyone students are coming from China, 15 .from Korea,
12 from Vietnam and seven from Mongolj,a.
A gift will be awaiting the KOrean delegation on its arri-
val in this country - an ambulance bought by the workers of
the Automobile Works in Mladg BQleslav and intended for the
Korean People's Army.
The Australian and Ecuador delegates already in Prague
have now been joined by two members of the Albanian delegation.
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POSTAL WORKERS IN THE PEACE STRUGGLE
Prague, August 7th
The- present Prague conference of the WFTU Postal Workers
,Department will discuss the propagation of the Stockholm anti-
atom peace resolution among all Post Office, telegraph, telephone
and radio workers of the world, the Department s Chairman, Mr.Ja-
,
roslav ol?rites in tomorrows edition of "P r d c e".
"This will not be an easy task, as we have already received
proof that the treacherous trade union representatives of capi-
talist States are determined to do everything in order to prevent
this resolution from being spread among the postal workers of
their countries," Mr.Koldi' says, referring to the refusal of a
representative of the Berne Postal Workers International to sign
the Stockholm resolution and to find out the members views on
it.
"The conference will also be important in that, it will seek
means for Post Office and radio employees of the whole world -
following the example of the deckers who refused and are refusing
to handle war materials - systematically and emphatically to ex-
press their genuine desire for peace by refusing to convey over
the telephone, telegraph and radio all the lying and criminal
reports and slander spread by capitalist radio stations against
the world camp of the defenders of peace represented by the So-
viet Union and the countries of peoples democracy.,
writes further.
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AUG8 1950
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'CZECHOSLOVAK FARMERS DELEGATION RETURNS FROM U.S.S_.1-Z.
-Prague
August 8th
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The Soviet Union will' always help Czechoslovak agriculture
, to attain Socialism as quickly as possible, a group of Czech
and Slovak farmers were assured by a representative of the Soviet
Ministry of Agriculture when they left the USSR after a one-month
visit yesterday.
:Speaking on behalf of the 200. delegates after their arrival
.on Czechoslovak soil, the, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Franti-
?
5ek Vodslon.declared
OWe are saying goodbye to theLSoViet Union where we spent
the most beautiful day of our life, to the Soviet people to
'which both our nations are indebted for their freedom and which
will always remain a g,reat example in our building of Social:1=
and struggle, for peace."
The delegation,had travelled all over the USSR from the
Ukraine to Siberia and had carefully studied the problems of
kolkhozs, sovkhozs and State machine stations, as poll as the
problem of linking,science with agricultural practice, Mr.V.Od-
slon said.
A telegram? of thanks was sent by the delegates to the
Soviet Minister of Agriculture, Mr.lionedikt.
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?SOVIET AND ATEhICAN PROPOSALS., IN SEUURITY COUNCIL
Prague; August 8th
We ell ? and thoro ,are hundreds of millions of us ? aro
telling. the American war instigators quite Tdainly Tho Soviet-
pro,;)osals ate also our proposals,"' "Nud 6 Pr6.-vo", says
today in a comment on the Soviet prop)sals for the ending of
the Korean conflict laid before the U.N.8ecurity Council last
week by the Soviot delegate -ELL. .Jakob
The Soviet Union had askod for aye cease?fire in Korea,
for the withdrawal of foreign troops from the -country and for
a settlement of the Korean question with the participation of
both North and 'South. Korean representatives, "Rude Pralvo" racl
The Soviet Union had also insisted that a. ropresentative of the_
Chinose PeOple's Republic be accepted into the Secutity Council,
While the Soviet proposals are trying to save human life
and to stop further killing," the Americans Wore "trying by
-haggling or so?called qUostiorsof procedure, to prolong this
.
slaughter of poaccloving people," the paper writes.
"Only a handful af ouppot lackeys voted for the proposal
of the American agressors,:' it goes on, ".The Soviet proosal
has the .support of hundreds of millions of defenders of peace
in the whole
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FMRARRY
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Prague?, July 31st, 1950
12.30 p.m.
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?'CUITURAL WORKERS ASKED TO HELP BUILD SOCIALISM
SobeslaV /S.Bohemia/ July 31t
Cultural and enlightment work in Czechoslovakia in the next
eighteennths is to be chiefly concentrated on the winning over
of the country population for Socialism, Mr.Vaclav Kopeck, Minis-'
ter of Information, told a conference of Czech cultural workers
here yesterday.
Announcing a "Cultural Engli'htment Plan for 1951, the-Minis-
ter appealed to his listeners to .contribute as much as possible to
the building of Socialism in this .country, to the strengthening of
Czechoslovakia's alliance with the USSR and other people s democra-
tic countries, to the deepening of socialist patrioiism and prole-
tarian internationalism in the nation, and 'to the intensification
of the Czechoslovak peoples? determination to defend peace.
The plan. also calls for 'support of folk Art and for the en-
couragement of the participation in all cultural aCtivity of Slovak
and foreign nationals liVing in the Czech lands..
11In Czech communitieS whose inhabitants include citizens of
Slovak, Polish, German and Hungarian nationality, invite their cul-
tural bodieS to clooperate with you in the planning of public enlight-
-ment activity and, in the spirit of correct Stalinist nationalities
pOlicy, help them in their endeavour to maintain and develop their
own individual national culture," the plan asks,
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THE "TOUR.,LE FRANCE" SCANDAL
,Prague, July. 31st
The French professional cycle race "Tour de France" has cele-
brated an inglorious half century, comments "Pond6 lnl k"
today.
"During the fifty years of its stormy life it has never ex-
perieaced such 's scandal as that which took place on the slopes'of
the Pyrenees this year" the paper adds, giving details of the
incidents which led to the withdrawal of the Italian team and to
the virtual abandonment of the race.
The present-rday "Tour de France" was, however, not the end,
"Pond6lnik" writes, "The final type will be a Tour not organised
by collaborators like Goddet /the race manager and owner of the
sports paper "L 3.0140"/, but by 'people following in the footsteps
of :workers sport federations with amateur competitors - by the
happy and-fully-employed people of a free France2-a France of the
working people."
NEW ATHLETES RECORDS
Prague, July 31st
A- new-CzechosIovak record for the 4 x 1,500 in relay race was
established by ,an Army team at-an,athletic rally at Gottwaldov
yesterday!, reports"ondlnk".
The four-man.team'included the ;world champion, Capt.Emil
Ze.topek, who r..1-1 last. The teams time was 6,22.8 min
The Sokol Vinoh.radY /Prague/ team- which finished second also
beat the former Czechoslovak raoord with -a time of 6,26 min.
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CETEKA HOME SERVICEEMUS"
1950
Bulletin No.3. /569/ ? Prague', J1.157' 31s-44:9SOLic.,
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DR.6EPIdEA GREETS CHINESE ARMY
Prague, July 31st
The lvfeace Minister Dr.oepi6ka on ,the occasion of the Chinese
Army Day sent a greetings message to the Commander-in-Ohief of th)
Chinese Army General Chau-Teh, in which it is said
"Our entire people followed with pride the successes of *the
Chinese peoples Army in their fight against the armed home and
foreign exploiters. These historical victories confirmed again
the strength and invincibility of peoples armies fighting for
peace and independence. Our two countries building Socialism are
closely linked with the fraternal USSR in the fight for lasting
peaoe in the whole world."
? NEW FILM LAW IN PREPARATION
Prague, July 31st
As from next year the natlonalised Czechoslovak film industry
will be part of the State administration instead of the independ-
ent State enterprise which it is at 'present, Dr.OldHch Mach66ek,
Director General of Czechoslovak films, announced at Koarlovy Vary.
Dr.MachaCeksspoke before the shewing of a new Czechoslovak
film "Steel Town" which was on the programme of the International
Film Festivals last screening.day. A new film law, based on the
Soviet pattern, was to be drafted, Dr.Macha6ek told the audience.
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Recalling the nationalisation of Czechoslovak films, which took
place on August llth,1945, Dr.Machadek said that this country s film
industry had prog:essed greatly since then., "The remainder of West?
ern trash which competed unfairly with progressive films was swept
out of our cinemas and Soviet films were able to shine in new glory,"
he declared.
The distribution of films had been improved and -attendance at
- progressive films rose by 25% last year. The number of films on
the production list had been cut down with a view to stressing
quality rather than quantit:y,and Czechoslovak authors had been in?
vited to cooperate in the writing of screenplays.
CZECH COMPOSER WRITES CANTATA ON KOREA
Prague, July 31st
A cantata called "Hands Off Korea" has been composed by. Profv
Mixeslav Barvk, Secretary General of the Czechoslovak Composers
Association.
The *cmposition is for barytone, male choir and orchestra and
has a "victorious finale," it was stated.
Prof. Barvik wrote the cantata in response to an appeal by the
Army Art Corps asking Czechoslovak Qomposers to write for the Army.
The same composer has already written a number of Army songs includ?
ing one named "The Great Mao Tse?tung."
BULGARIAN FARMERS GIFT TO CZECH WORKERS
Prague, July 31st
Bulgarian farming cooperators of the locality which bears the
name of the Czechoslovak Predident Klement Gottwald sent a rail?:
:way truck load df tomatoes as a gift to the crew of the "Dimitrov
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: Bulgarian farmerS write that they would endeavour to be able -to bear
that name with honour.
FROM THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS
Prague, July 31st
Mr.Edgar Fraga'do Castro, the Brasilian Minister, has, loft
Prague. Mr.Francisco Jos?ovaes Coelho will deputise for him as
Charg? Affaires during his absence.
Count Hubert Carton do Wiart, the Belgian Minister, has loft
Prague. Mr.Joan Frere will be in chan7e of the office as Charg?
d'Affaires during his absence.
Ing.Jerzy ?Nawrod has boon appointed Attache at the Polish
Embassy in Prague bdr,Nawrod was formerly Director of the General
Agency of Polish Foreign Trade in Prague/.
Dr.M.Z.Sigurdsson, formerly the Consul of Iceland in Prague,
has been appointed Commercial Attache.of the Legation of Iceland
in Prague.
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PRESIDENT TRUMAN
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The CzochosloVak Cosmnittee of Defenders of -Peace sent the
follewing:tolegramme to President Trumang
The Czechoslovak Defenders Of Peace COmmitteo has alroady.,
received 7.,835 protests demanding the .iMmediate ending of American
aggression against the Korean people and the punishment of all
who have caused this crime .against world pence. On. their behalf
we express the demand of the immediate coasation ef the barbarous
?
bombardment of the wadeful Korean population and remind all war?
mongers of the Nuremberg sentences passed on Nazi war criminals,_
which will definitely To the let of allthose who follow in their
steps.
. A similar, message was sent to the General Secretary of the ?
-United Nations, Mr.TrygVe. Lib, in which the Czechoslovak Committee
- of Defenders of Peace also demands that the Security Couyoil deal
with this attack a-inst the Korean people, in the,pr::Sence of
reprsontatives of the five. Groat Powers, indluding?arcT)resentatl
of the people -s Government of China, and that a,reDrcsentative o2
the Korean -;oodi.7)10 be hoard on the question.
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COOPERATORS BACK FROM TJiS.S.R.
Prague, August let
Ten members 'of the Central Council of the Czechoslovak Co-
operatives returned to Prague by air today from a visit to the
Soviet Union. The group was headed by the Secretary General of
the Central Council Dr.Pavol Kunc.
The delegation-, invited to' the USSR by the Central Union of
Consumers Cooperatives in Moscow, studied the organisation and
structure of Soviet Cooperatives.
'OSTRAVA COAL REGION REPORTS BEST-LEVER OUTPUT
Ostrava, August 1st
Output targets for July in the coal mines of the Ostrava re-
gion were fulfilled by 112.8%, which is the best ever. The success
is the greater as production used to lag behind the plan 'during
the summer vacation..
SECOND BOOK PRICE REDUCTION THIS YEAR
Prague, August 1st
As from July 1st, 1950, the distributors rebate for all puh.:.
lications except musical ones have been cut by 5%. This will bring
the prices of books down by 5%.
The last,raduction of book prices was ordered last May.
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-aulletin No. 2, /572/ Prague, Auqpst 1st, 1950.
7.30 Pon.
?IRIS IS AN ENOLOSURE. TO
7 NATIONS ENTER PEACE PRIZE CdteYHEIARMUTSIC
? Prague, Aucust 1st
Austria, Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia, Finland, Hungary, Panama
and Poland have ab far sent,in entries for the "Peace 7,:rizeu-
competition in music whIch will be a. part of the international
competition organised by the World Committee of Defenders of Teace
Other entries are expected in the next few days.
Czechoslovakia is entering three new cantatas for the com-
petition, including one on Generalissimo Stalin by the Slovak
composer J?Cikksr. Compositions about Stalin will also come
from Bulgaria, which is entering "A He4oic Overture In Stalin s
Honour" by L.Pipkov and three song book 0 "Songs for Stalin.",
"Hundred Years of Bulgarian Song" and "Workers Songs".
Finland will be represented by "Hiroshima", a symphony, by
Brkki Aaltonen and Poland by Boleslaw Wojtowicz s cantata "In
Honour of Work" and by Andrzei Panufkin's "Rustic Symphony
The Polish Defenders Of Peace Committee also proposes the ora-
misers of the
?Chojn Year" scheme for the Peace Prize".
Most colTipositions which are to compete for the Peace Prizei
have a peacethems? Thus a "Peace Anthem" by Feliz Santiz is
being entered by the Panamanian Defenders of Peace Committee,
Austria suggests K.Reusehel s "Pea's Cantata.", M,Rubin s "Song
...
,
of .righters for cace" and professor Hadraba s "Partisans of
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2eace", while Hungary offers G.DevecSery s "Youth Defend 'Peace!
as well as "May Greeting" and "May Song" by the com-,Doser
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' month in a North Bohemian7reereation camp reached 2rague by
air today. ITic Children s holiday has been arranEed by the'Czech4-
slovak Women. s Association and they wiii be looked aftor by m:mbers
of the Youth Union. '
WORKERS -FILM 'FESTIVALS CTiaTED
_Prac, Aust let
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Workers Film Festivals, et which films from the Karlovy Vary
International Festival will be shown to working class audiences)-
,
will tflke place in ten Czechoslovak industrial centres this month.
These festivals-first held lest year-openod in 3rao, Ostravt
and Litvinov /North Bohemia/ last night. The first night of the
Ostrava Workers Festival was attended :by the Soviet Deputy Minis-
ter of Cinetatograp T Mr.N.Somonov and a croup of Soviet film
workers Made- ''The Fall of Berlino, which was first on the
Ostrava Festival s programme. They included the film s director
Mikhail Chiauroli, the a.ctor Boris Andreyev and V.D.SaVc1Y6V)
who plays Hitler in.the film.
? Tho Worli,ors'Film Festival in Brno was opened by Dr. Old:Hch'
iliachaCok, Director Goneral of OZechoslovak Films, who sid.1Wo
are proud and happy that our Modest Workers' F,ilm Fostivt[ls are
, .
gainim-F in reputation 7:,nd siunificanco :_;a04]..,),ear, while the lOiy
of other film .contests which have betrayed their cultural mission
is fading d's-oito all that is being dono-to advertise them."
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PRAGUE FA=RS DELIVER CROPS
Prague, August 1st
PraEuo witnessed an unusual procession today When a convoy
of lorries and tractor-drawn trailers carrying 'crops harvested
by the farmers of the Prague distrjct to the capital t mills and
malt factories drove through its streets. The district had ful-
filled its cont.radt obligation to over 100%, it was stated at a
celebration before the convoy Moved off.
Speaking at the colobratieh Mr.Josef Nepomuck, Chairman of
the Czech Pramers'Union, doclated:"Just as the victoriouS Teciole s
Army in Korea is advancing, 60 our farmei-s aro victbriously,driving
;
through the district capitals With this yeais s hr,rvest. Both
these marches ore blOWs meted out to those who are sowing death
and destruction."
KOREA =HIBITION TO OPEN IN PRAGUE
Prague, August 1st
An exhibition "Fighting Korea" will be opened in theRud6
Prdvo" shop on Vdclavske Ndm6sti in Prague toMorrow. It will show
Koreas unhappy history, her preSent plight and her friendship
with the Soviet Union.
Protest resolutions and socialist work pledges of Czechotlo-
vak workers taken in suppert of the_Korean peoples struggle will
also be on view.
PRAGUE O.A.R.E. DIRECTOR RESIGNS POST
Prague, August 1st
Mr.Herbert Lass, Director of CARE_ in Prague, today announced
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his decision to resign from his job in order to help in the peace
struggle.
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In a statement given to the Press tonight, the former head
of the American gift parcels mission to this country criticised
American policy whichhe called "the war policy of the criminal
rulers of the United States." He condemned American intervention
in Korea and .praised the economic and social conditions in this
country which he said contrasted sharply with conditions in the
United States.
"I cannot cpntinue delivering American -parcels while American
pirplaneS bomb the peaceloving Korean people,"Mr.Lass declared.
oannot remain in the services of people who, I am convinced,
are preparing death and destruction for the whole world. I do not
want to become an instrument of a policy which, under the cloak
of aid,is trying to conceal its brutal crimes in Korea,Formosa,
Vietnam and in the Philippines."
Saying that he had been offered the post of CARE Director
in Israel, more responsible and better paid than the Prague
post, Mr.Lass added: "They will not succeed in turning me from
what T consider to be the duty of every honest American and
every honest person in the world:from contributing with all my
strength to the defence of world peace.
"That is why I am giving up my post in CARE. I want to do
everything in my power to help unmask and fight against the war
policy of the present criminal rulers of the USA. I am firmly
convinced that by doing so I am best expressing the feelings of
decent people in the United States and am best serving the in-
terests of the American people in general, as well as the cause
of progress and world peace."
Mr.Lass opened his statement by referrtag to Korea. "As an
American citizen, I want to express my indignation at the crimi-
nal attack of American imperialists in Korea," he said. "These
base crimes against humanity are being committed in the name of
the American people at the orders of a handful of enemies of peace.
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"I am in a country in ./hich I can raise my voice as an honest
erican citizen without fear of persecution, in a country in
which the defence of peace is not considered a crime but the duty
of every single perSon. IT therefore add my voice to the protest
of hundreds of millions fighters for peace against the criminal
attack of American warmongers in Korea."
It was beginning to be as dangerous to be suspected of demo-
cratic views in the United States today as it had been in Germany
under Hitler, the former CAPE Director went on.
"People fighting against the obvious instalment of fascism
or showing their disagreement with the war policy of the imperial-
ists are being thrown into gaol," he said, adding that these fasc-
ist methods were intended to make the American people the first
victim of-the American policy of world domination.
"They are to preVent the American people from learning the
truth about other countries in which there is no exploitation Of
man bY man and in which a 'peace loving and happy life has become
reality," the statement continues.
"This reality I saw in Czechoslelrakia; Vull employment, free
medical care for all, education for all, the constantly rising
living standards, social insurance for every worker, thousands of
nursery schools for small children," Mr.Lass writes.
He contrasts this with conditions in New York slums and Negro
quarters in which he worked as a social worker before and during
the last war. "In all those year I saw tens of thousands of
human wrecks for whom America had neither schools nor work, broad
or housing,"
Juvenile delinquency was "one of the most ch,3xacteristic
aspects of the American way of life", Mr.Lass said. One in two
American hospital hod, was occupied by patients with mental dis-
orders and one in every for American marria,ses ended in divorce,
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"TLe difference between the Amorican way of life and my ex-
pelAcnces in Czechoslovakia made me reconsider the aims and ideas
behind the activities of CARE," Mr.Lass points out. "1 now 900
quite clearly that, just as all other organisations and inetitu- "
tions approved and supported by the present criminal rulers of th-i
USA, CARE is serving the interests of American imperialism."
The main purpose of CARE parcels was not to help the ncedv
but to spread the lie about the American "paradise", Mr.Loss adds,
emphasising that among the member Elegieties of CARE were organi-
stations led by Czechoslovak emigrees, White Russian refugees,
Lithuanians and Ukrainians living in America.
Mr;Rankin Roberts, CARE s former chief in Prague, had boon
a member oh the American espionage service in China, Mr.Lass says.
According to his statement Mr.Herbert Lass came to Czechoslo-
vakia in October 1948. During the war he served with the American
Red Cross in the Pacific.
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THE PHILIPPINES AND THE
Prague, August 2nd
The people of the Philippines want to free themselves from
American domination and are determined to fight for their free?
dom, "M 1ada Fronts." writes today.
Giving a short account of the history of the Philippines ,the
youth paper says that the independence granted them in 1946 had
become a farce. The aconomid situation was critical and the Phi?
lippines were one of the countries with the largest deficit in
trade With the United States,
"The Philippine Quirino and his regime plays a special role
in American plans and calculations," "Mlada Fronta" emphasises.
The-Philippines were to be a bait with which the Americans wished
to win over other Asian peoples and were, furtbermoro, to be?
?cane the centre of a Pacific equivalent of tha North Atlantic
Pamt "which would tie the shaky 0,arts of the 4mperia1ists ? the
Philippines, Australia, Malaya, Burma, Indonesia, India and of
course also MacArthur's Japan ? still closer to the American team,?
The Americans had, howeverltmiscalculated, the paper adds.
"They are not good mathematicians, as they have shown to the world
in China, as they are just now showing in Korea, and as they will
find out one of these days also in the Philippines."
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The paper then goes on to speak of the strong national lib
ration movement in the Philippines, saying- that in trying to FUP--
-press it the Quirino regime _was acting with the same brutality as
had the .Nazis in Lidice,
The people of the In*1?pinos "long for freedom and are do.7
termined to win it," the paper ?concludes.. "And if the American
Render s Digest asks sadly whether the Philippines are going
the way of China we can reply with assurance that the people of
the Philippines will also one day march on this road to a better
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ZLOPEK IN FINLAND
Prague, August 2nd.
Capt Emil ZKtopek, Czechoslovakia's world champion runner,
is in Finland where he wi:31 run in races in Helsinki, Turku and
Tampere.
Another Czechoslovak athlete, Wtolav Covona, has also been
invited to the Finnish races and may follow Z6topeli: tomorrow,
"M ladg Fronta" reports.
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CETEKA HOME SERVICE
Bulletin No.1./560/ Prague, July 28th 1950.
9.30 a.m.
THIS IS AN-ENCLOSURE
KOREAN SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT aPAEVEI.AkLIFULTO
Prague, July 28th
Dr. Old4ch_John, the Chairman of the Czechoslovak National
: .
Assembly, ,has received a telegramme from. the Chairmah of, the
Supreme National Assembly of the Korean People Democratic Re-
public Ho-Eon thanking for thecongratulations on his 65th birth-
day..
"Our people appreciates the brotherly help from the hationE
of Czechoslovakia and the other dem,peratic countries which in
these for our country difficult times ,are with determina-,ion
struggling for the cause of peace and demanding the cessation
of the American aggression in Korea.
41 am convinced that in spite of all difficulties our fight
will be crowned with victory beQ.ause we are supported by all
peaceloving,natiens,of the world headed by our liberator and '
friend the Soviet Union", the Korean Speaker s telegrame reads.
THE MEANING OF 'THE S.E.D. CONGRESS
Prague, July 28th
Commenting on the third aongress of the Socialist Unity
Party of Germany, "Rude Prdvo" writes this morning
-1%e Congress has shown that there exists only one way
which will bring the German nation peace and prosperity. This
is the way with the Soviet Unien, the _People s Democracies and
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the whole camp of peace and progress. It is just this road the
German Democratic Re-public has embarked upon. What matters now
is that the whole of Gemany should march on that road. Tht, is
why the Socialist Unity Party is making the strwTle for lasting
peace and for the restoration of the unity of Germany on a demo-
cratic bis the central point of its work.
.The paper then contrasts the great achievsments in the Ger
man democratic Republic with the misery beyond the demarcation
line drawn across Germany by the imperialists and concludes
:"The awareness that the German people is not alone in this
struggle that with it is the entire camp of peace- and progress
headed by the Soviet Union will give the German people the
strength necessary to mar the criminal intentions of the Anglo
American occupiers.
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Tat USA hI 1)1. _ SYUiLIrTGE
Karlovy Vary, July 28th
The USA film ''Strane Victory'' screen playrand direct Los
by Teo Hurwitz,commeeAary by -Soul Levitt, music by David Diamond/
was shown. at the International Film. Festival here yesterday._
By a skillfull asseinbly of.historical_film documents and
scenes from the present-day life- in the
lited States and
supported by-Saul Levitt a cOmmentary, ,.cJ2 film explains whY
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the victory in the Second 71orld War has been for the United
States Atizen a strane"V.icory why confidence en the future
of the world which awakened in all horts in spriaL 1945 vanished
giving pla.co to fear, distrust and confuoion.,Hitior o racialism
had been defepUd but in rho United Stee racialism driven
underround under the Roosevelt renimo is again raising its
head. Little citizens leaVintheir crodels step out 'into the
world_ Joyfully with equaljlepes for life but none of them knows
what fate is awaitine them becau-sc of the colour of, his Comple-
xion, thashape of.h-],s nose or,the religion in which he was born.
The film is a visrniiny to the conscience of people all over
the world that :unless mankind, learns the lesson from. the Hitleri-
te war and installs a government of true humanity it will have
to go .through a hell 'even worse than that of Hitlr s war.
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MMAN. FRENCH, BULGARIAN- AND CZECHOSLOVAK SHORTFIDMS
Karlovy Vary, July 28th
A film on the German youth rally last Whitsun was shown at
the Film Festival in Karlovy Vary last night. It is a middle
lenpth feature in colour directed by Dr. Kurt lietzig. Another
film from the German Democratic Republic was a feature on
Johann Sebastian Bach on the occasion of the bicentenary or the
composers death.
The Festival guests yesterday also saw a film "Ale"' which
is an assembly of' drawings and paintings of the late Czech
artist Aleg, then followed a Slovak film celled "The Shockworke
and a similar Bulgarian feature "The Metal Worker".
Further short films were the Rumanian "May Day 1950", the
French historical reminiscence of the 1848 revolution and a
Slovak feature The Green Belt".
DEPUTY MINISTER SEMENOV ON SOVIET Ci EMATOGelAFE;
Karlovy.Vary, July 28th
Members of the Soviet delegation to the International Film
Festival in Karlovy Vary met Czechoslovak and foreign journalisTh
here yesterday at a friendly discussion
lir.Semenov,. Deputy Minister for cinematography and leader
of the Soviet delegation,answering questions -said that a number
of films on outstanding personalities personalities were just
being prepared in the USSR. So was the Ukrainian Studio in Kiev
- working on a film on Taras Shevchenko, the poet. The themes
of the new produption included socialist upbuilding, the life
of the Soviet people, i.,isiariticrtEOure of the causes of the
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.Soviet cinematoarabhy, he said, was inoc2sence multinational
.10.use all Soviet 11:opublics and autonoous regions -have their
own cinematography producing. both newsreels and full length played
films in their own languages.
MrSomenov said that colour films were coming into the fore
and that they soon will amount to some 80% of the total production.
The Soviet public very much favoured coloured films. Equally succes
ful were Soviot stereoscopic films for which there existed special
cinemas. l'amago caused to -evict Film studios during the war lid
been repaired long aeo Mr.Se:lenov emphasised. The studio in As.:nebed
destroyed by an earthaquako recently would be rostered by .the end
of 1951. 'Who Deputy Minister stressed that the Soviet Union was no
longer dependent of foreign countries either in tho production
of projecting ap.,Daratuses or of film irr.-terial. The not of cinemathlros was steadily Jrowing. There existed now 50,000 cino-aas
apart from 'travelling cinemas. The number would be increased by
50% next year.
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KUO 4-Jo GREETS STUDENTS CONGRESS_
Prague, July 28th
The Chairman of the Chinese Committ e of Defenders of Poaco
end Chairman of the Chinese Academy of Science. ProfeSsor Kuo Mo-
in a telegremme to the Pra headquarters of the International
Union of Students sent erectings on the occasion of the forthcoming
StUdents Congress in Prague.
"The difference between or camp of peace and the campof
agression," Professor Kuo Mo-Jo writes, "is immense We arc- long-
ing for lasting peace and each of us is fighting for it in order
that we ore with mutual assistance able to develop production
for the benefit of mankind. th illions of workers children arc enter-
ing schools. Youth is sinj_ng and marching towards a bright future
Those in the camp of aggression have stained civilis?tion with
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blood, on their side predominates the seed of fascism. They are
forcing on the people theories of racial superiority and a colt
of the American dollar. They are redUcing culture and education
budgets while the number of ij::itary barracks end arsenals is
inoree.sing.. ho anemias of peace, civilisation and happiness of
mankind are trying to conquer the world with the atom bomb. More
than a? thousand.. million .defenders of, peace, however, haVe demostre-
ted all over the world their determination and unshakeable v;ill
and power tomar the hopes of the agressor."
The message concludos:"In unity there is strbnLth and the
power of the people will always be victorious. We can well decle:.
that should the imperialists dare be in a now war they v)uld
kindle a fire in which the therlelves would iDrish."
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_ Bulletin No,3, /562/
JUL 1J5O
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Prague, July 28th, 195-0.' ?
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15 COUNTRIES TO TAEF 2,?AEr7 IN POSTS UUBFERTOCE
Prague, July 28th
Delegates from 15. countries are to participate in a conference
of the Post Office Teieraph, Telephone an Radio Eilployees De?
partment of the WFTt which will meet in Prague'neXt month.
The' Chinese .delegation to the conferenoelled by the Minister
of Posts,izl. already on its way to Czechoslovakia..-
SLAV INSTITUTE PROTESTS
AGAINST. ARREST OF WEST BERLIN PROFESSOR
Prague, July 28th
A. Statement was issued by the Presidium of .-the Slav Institute
in Pragus today- protesting against the persecution of defenders
.of peace in West Berlin. The statement was signed by the Universi?
,
ty 'Drefessors Dr,Albert PraZ6k and Dr.Julius DolanskY..
uThe Presidium has heard with the greatest indignation that
these arrested by the pc1:1.ce in,West?Borlin include the. outstanding
Ge=n Slavist frof,elfang Ste initz, Who was elected Dean ofthe
Philesophcal Faculty of BcrlintUniversity,for 1950/51," the sta?
. temerlt.say2 pointinc? out :that ProfwSteinitz had? only fulfilled
..hisduty when he2 .E:s an hoilora'hic man and true democrat, signed -
- 'the Stockholm peace c,p7JoEli.. one gained his German fellow?citizens
'in the 7.1Vestern part of Bo:ol:Ln, for the peace campaign. He had only
courp.g,ecusl ste-oped to the s0 of ether outstanding cultural
workers Of the German Democratic Republir5,,
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"It is not to the credit of the Marshallisod administration
of West Berlin and the capitalist Government of Western Grmany
thtt they are persacutin and sending to prison sincere defenders
of peace," the message- says, and concludes "In spite of all cri-
minal and uncultural endeavours of the wrmongers of Anglo-Amari-
can imperialism, pece will be victorious in the whole world."
THZ "C.VIMES" 07 JOIIN HOW:1RD LAWSON
Karlovy Vary, July 28th
Introducing the American film "Strange Victory" at the late:
national
national Film Festival here yesterday /see our Bulletin No.2.
today/9 the progretsive journalist David Platt described the
film aS the most progressive one to be mode in America in the
last two years.
It showed the persecution of Negroes tnd Jews, pilloriod the
idea of inequality of -people and races end depicted tho rebirth
of fascism, Mr.Platt said.. What w_s laakin,- in the i'Llm the
idea tht th7t o-)prossion came from Well Stret 7nd its puppets
in the liyhie Louse nd in ?engross.
S-x_akng of the imprisonment of outst? nding American pro-
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grossive personalities,. Mr.Platt prticularly dealt with the case
of the Hollywood screen writer John Howard Lawson.
Was this well-known writer imprisoned by the US Government
for producing brutal films, or films inciting to racial hatred.
and war? David Platt askod.
"Not at all. Tho Crime for which ho was sentenced is thyt
ho produced humanistic- rather than anti-humanistic iilm. The
monopolists controlling the entire -North American -culture haVe. -
imprisoned this man becuso ho is one of the loading porsonali...
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"John Howard Lawson would not be in prison today if he had
bowed before Parnell Thomas / Un-American Activities Committee
Chairman/ and if he had consented to produce films teaching people
how to hate the USSR. But Mr.Lawson, who always believed that a
writer had a special responsibility to serve democracy and to
furthe3r the free exchange of ideas, has preferred prison to the
production of films which woald be controlled by our Gestapo."
One of the "crimes" for which Lawson .had boon sentence a was
that in 1938 he wrote the screenplay for the anti-Franco IIIm
"Blockade", the first and only. Hollywood picture dealing with the
abolishment of freedom in Spain. "If Mr.Lawson had placed his
talents at the service of the. enemy - as many Hollywood. writers
did - if he had written a film sympathisiree with the Franco regime
and had lauded this murderer of women and children, I am sure he
would no-CIA in gaol today," Mr.Platt declared.
Another of Mr.Lawson s "crimes" was his scenario for the anti-
fascist film- "Action in the North Atlantic", the first Hollywood'
film sympatetically'to depict the trade unions. Had Mr.Lawson
described the trade anions as a vice den, had he made an agent
provocateur the hero of his picture, he would hot today be on the
black list and in gaol, Mr.Platt continued.
Has any Western Writer attackinp the Communists and trade
unions ever been put in gaol? Such sentences are reserved only
for those writers who protect the workers interests and who fight
a7ainst films with a fascist tendency," he added.
In 1944 John Howard Lawson had committed_another "crime" by
writing the screenplay for the outstanding anti-fascist film
"Sahara" giving the picture of a brave 7egre soldier.
"Had Mr.Lawson shown that a white Nazi is a better man than
a black democrat, had he not violated the Uncle Tom tradition,
he would not have been sentenced for un-American activity. In the
USA no
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...egroes in films and fight for true films about the American
:;.fegroes".
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Last but not least, Mr.Lawson hod written the scenario for
the war film "Countcr Attack" which hri a friendly attitude to
the Soviet ally. This was a furthor crime for which Lawson was now
being punished.
"When writrs and artists ore ? being sentenced for their creed
the nation starts on the road towards fscism", David Platt said
in conclusion. "Nevertheless I am confident that the American
people, with its democratic tradition of Thomas Jefferson, Abraham
Lincoln, Andrew Jacksonand Franklin. Roosevelt, will reject the-
.
policy of a police State. The Americai. people has in its history
a considerable number of c-T:ses when it deprived scoundrels of their
power. I believe that this will happen now, too. It would be too
terrible to admit the other alternative".'
NEW CZECH HISTORICAL FILM
oku>0
Karlovy Vary, July 28th
"Aftermath" the first of a series of films to ho made in
Czechoslovakia from the works of the historical novelist Alois
-Jirdsek, was shown at the Film Festival yesterday.'
The film has as its theme the religious conflicts of the
early 18th century and .the Czech people s resistance to the feudal
regim. It -was directed by Karol Stekl, who also wrote the screen?
play. Origihally scheduled to be finished by November, work on
the picture was speeded up so as to get it ready in time for the
Festival. A few additional scenes will be shot before the film
is generally released..
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PKAGUE RECTORS DEMAND END OF KOREAN CONFLICT
Prag,ue, July 28th
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The rectors of six Prague- hirh schools today protested areinst
American intervention in Korea, demanded its immediate cessation
and expressed agreement with Generalissimo Stalin's views on the
ending of the Korean war as stated in his reply to Pandit Nehru.
They at the same time appealed, to scientists and cultural workers.
of the whole world to join them in the defence of Korean inde-
pendence.
In a resolution cent to the UN, the: World Committee of De-
fenders of Peace, the US Embassy in Praue and various scientific
institutions in the West, the r3ctors, who include Professor
Jan MukaovskSi-, Rector of the Charles -University, condemn .Ame-
rican intervention in Korea as
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a cynival violation" of the UN
Charter "hypocritically disg.uised under the name of the UN Organi...!
sation".
"Convinced that work and the struele for peace belong to
the most fundamental obligations of every true scientist and _
cultural worker, conscious of our responsibility, we express our
deep indignation at the attack undertaken arainst Korea by Ame-
rican imperialism", the protest reads.
This attack, it goes on, grossly violated the Korean people s
right to self-determination and the, Atlantic Charter. It was
pert of the policy of subjugating the nations of Asia and Europe
whose countries were beinc turned into American base's: in prepa-
ration for a third world war.
"This cynical violation of the princil)les and spirit of the
UN Charter is hypocriticA.ly disguised under the name of the
United Nations Organisation which is thus under the pressure of
dollar imperialism estranged from its peaceful mission and trans-
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largest nation of the world - People e China- - and the provocati
ve boycott of all constructive proposals put forward by the
Freatest peace power the USSR?. and by the people. s- democratic
_States.
"That -is why we together with our entire peolole which
is daily manifesting its will for peace by its constructive work,
and together with all true friends of peace in the world, resolu7-
tely condemn this criminal attentate against the Korean people
and against world--peaco"i the resolution states. They condemn
the barbari destruction of Korean cities, the criminal inten-
tions to U:80 the atom bomb in Korea., tho abuse and degradation
of the UN and the .exclusion from its organs of the countries
which _aro the. best defenders of world peace.
"We demand the immediate ending of American intervention
in _Korea. We stand fully behind the view of Generalissimo Stalin,
as expressed in his correspondence with Pandit -Nehru, that a
peaceful 'ending of the war of Koria- and solution of the -Korean
-question is possible_ only with the cooperation of people s ae- ?
mocratic China and in the presence of the representatives of the.
Korean people..
. "We stand with 811 OUT sympathies by the side of the Korean
nation and is people s Governmenwhich by its policyhas shown
and is showing-itself to be the real and only represenJative of
its nation and which.has particulrly manifested Such-great ca-
re for the development of culture and science in its country.
"We appeal to the scientists and cultural wOrkers of all
countries to stand up together with us in the defence of the
independence of the Korean nation and in the defence of _peace
which is soseriously -threatened by American aggrassion'r,
resolution concludes.'
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THIS IS AN ENO, 011111.11M_
AMERICANS= IN. JAP4NM
Prague, July 28th
Temorrowsqvobodn?lov,o4, inacomment on the?,
Aterican occupation Of Japan ;writes of the bad economic situation
in the country which is aggravated by the huge expenses for the
upkeep of American occupation armies. "Under these circumstances
it is not surprising that Japanese economy is on the brink of dis-
aster," the paper writes.
"Rapacious American monopoliesiwhose interests are represented
in Japan by. MacArthur, alenot interested in peace productior 1n0
in the revival of J:panese ebonomic life. Japan has become an
American colony which tust obey the wishes of Amercan capitalists."
"CULTURE IN THE SHADOW OF ATOM BOMB"'
Pr gue, Jt4y 28th
-Under the above heodline tomorrow's "M'l_add Fr-on; a.
prints a comment oA present-day ',:estern culture,
_ -
"This culture ? sings the Praises of gangsters and ten of
violence spreads the plague of perversion, disseminates, fear
the future and hails the atom bomb -8,o the saviour of civilisation.
"Such culture the paper goes on,"is of course condemned to
extinction just as its imperialist inspirators. The people of no
country in the world will fight to defend such a, culture. And the i
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the Prague Students Con-
gress and the meeting of the International Peace Prize jury are
battlefioldc on which the knell of this Truman culture is being
tolled." .
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RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE WEST
Prague, July 28th
"The Vatican should take more notice of countries in which
the Catholic Church cannot even dream of the achievements and
advantages which it enjoys in our people s democratic State,"
declares "Obrane Tidu" in an article dealing with reli-
gious, life in the Wes,
Stating that Vatican Radio continuously alleged the perse-
cution of religion in Czechoslovakia, the paper points out that
while in this country' the State covered all expenses connected
with the education of theologists, the study of theology in the
West depended on the charity of rich people. Religious instruc-
tion is not taught at all in the schools of the Western countries
and the Churches themselves have to keep up so-called Sunday
?
schools, "Obrana Lidu," adds.
"That is the reality which the Vatican does not-want to see
because it, too, has placed itself in the service of the planners
of a new war," the a)er concludes,. ."It is waging a holy war
against those who hmie cl'ollo more for the' freedom of religion
than its imperialist aJJ:I. s,for whose dollars it is readily
lying. and slandering :Stater,, whil are Eiving the Churches every-
thing they need to fl?lfj] thei2 aission."
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9.30 a.m.
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THE KOREAN LES S040 NOT DETAMI
Pra:gue, July 29th
'Public meetings at which Czech and.Slovak workers expressed
protest against the war in Korea and solidarity with the Korean
people. took place in Prague and Bratislava last night.
Speaking in the Slovak capital, the Chairman of the Bratislava
'Central National Committee Ladislav Kurttik said that the American
invasion in Korea had roused millions of peaceloving people in the
whole world.
"Now that the Americans have provoked War, the Koreans are
teaching their enemies a lesson" Mr.Kurt6k1declared. They are'
:teaching them a new alphabet which includes the word 'peace'.
"The Korean adventure, which has un_asked the imperialist
aggressors, has still more fortified the preponderance of the
_world camp of peace."
The meeting, attended by the Soviet Consul General in Brati-
,
'slava N.G.Novikov and by Consular representativos of the peoples
democratic Countries, ended with'cries of "Long Live Kim Ir Son"
/Premier of the Korean People s Democratic Republic/ and with the
announcement of workers pledges undertaken in support of the Ko-
roan.
pe
ople.
The- Workers of the Czechoslovak State Forests have decided to
work 209000 overtitho hours in aid of the "Peace Fund" and to do-
nate 500 litres of blood to Korean air raid casualties, it was
stated.
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The Prague meeting produced a proposal that public collec-
tions be held to gain funds for medical supplies for Korea.
The meeting was addressed by Mr.V.Juha M.P., who said: "South
Korea was to become a now Spain, as it was here that the imperial-
ists wanted to test the strength and solidarity of the Socialist
camp.
"They have, however, met with the resistance of the over-
whelming majority of mankind and have unleashed forces which are
capable of-destroying all -",Ye bastions of capitalismg the world
front of defenders of -peace is growing ever mightier and will be
victorious in the struggle with the wariliongers."
X
Writing on the Korean war in todays"Ruda Pr?v
the paper's foreign editor, Mr.Kamil Winter, sayS:
"The American attackers thought that they would take a walk
all the way to Fonyan and would easily enslave the entire Korean
people. Now they are aghast when their own guns, which they sup-
plied for the subjugation of the Korean people, are being turned
against them in the hands of the Korean victors and are putting
them to uncontrollable flight."
THE S.E.D, PARTY CONGRESS AND CSR
Lague, July 29th
"Lidov4 Noviny" today emphasises the importance
for this country of last weeks third Congress of the Socialist
Unity Party in Berlin,
The Congress, the paper points out, was not only a milestone
in German history, but was also of great significance for the
peace struggle. Writing of the "historic changes" in Eastern
Germany, "Lidove Noviny" states "That which was shown by the
Congress has a far-reaching importahco for Czechoslovakia as Ger-
mans immediate neighbour. Theeternal flu friend."
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THE KARLOVY VARY FILM FE TIVAL
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Life on a Solaestr kohNhoz
Karlovy Vary, July
29th
The life of Soviet kolkhqz workers is depicted in "The Kuban
Cossacks" a Soviet musical comedy shown at the Film Festival here
yesterday* The film is in colour and has Marina Ladynina, Sergei
Lukyanev, Klaudia Luchkova and Vladimir Davydov in the leading roles.
/Speaking about his picture before the performance, it direc-
tor Ivan Pyryev spoke of/the successes achieved by Soviet collec-
tive farms in the past few years, saying that life in the kolkhoz
had become gay and that CommuniSt features were increasingly evi-
dent in. its work. The difference between ton and country was
being eliminated*, "All this we tried to show in our musical comedy
The ?Kuban Cossacks.'," Mr.Pyryev said.
"While the imperialist States - and particularly America -
are devoting all their attention to discevering new means of mass
annihilation of people and of barbaric destruction of the fruits
of their work, the workers of our country are 'showing, unprecedented
enthusiavm in socialist construCtion in the fields and factories.
Our whole nation understands better than ever before that to 6e
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fend the cause of peace means tO work with doubled energy and th'Js
to fortify the power of its homeland," the Soviet director declared
FSTP! CT ED
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Czech. Fairy Tale in rc.111 Puppet. Filp.
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"Bayaya", the latest Zull-lent..-1 oolouree film
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duced. by. the Czech :.)anter its-1)eliJiere at The
Festival yesterday.
, ? The film takes its story from tw'o classic Czech fairy tales.
It .has music. by Vaciav Trojan and a verso n.arrative by the poet;
Vitezslav Nozval. The colourful plot, whi_ch ihas-tho setting of a
storybook castle and includes a fight with draons, a tourney and
a ?royal weddinggives Trrka every oppotuaity of displaying his
great artistic gifts and vivid imaginati_on.
A tragic sideliz,ht on the films makin,, was j_von by Vit6zslav
Nezval when he introduced the -picture to ties Festival audience.
Mr.Bohumir BuriAnek, who was in chare of production, died of
severe burns which he suffered when tr7;-in[, to rescue a copy of the
film during a recent fire in the :Prague puppet film studio s cut- -
ting room, Mr.Nezval said.
Mr.Nezval espocialiy praised Trnka s originality, which corn-
bind The traditions of the finest Gothfi painting with Czenh folk
art. Tha film, he pointed amt, brings to life the wisdom of folk
fairy tales in which the happy end which awaits tho -copular hero
after he has accomplished his :coed deed lC5OflJ,fies Ah7ith in the
victory of the just causeo-if mankind.
-Polish,_Rurnanian, Bulfritin,,,, Chinese,ne.' Cz,c,c1: Miort Films
Fe r:I.J)1.Q. Vary fifty2:dtJi
More Polish, Rumanian, .Aulgaria, Chinese and Czechoslovak
short and modium-lonth nTere shown?:1Jt the short fil:Tis coinpo-
Mimi yesterday..
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Of particular :interest to the Czech audience was the Polish
medium-length eicture "Two Teams", which describes the rehearsal
by a Polish stage cast of a new Czech play "The Working Team of
'Grinder Karhan". The' film shows the difficulties encountered by.
some actors in getting under the skin of workers roles and-h.ee
they overcame this by meeting the workers in their own eavireence-i
in the factory.
Introducing the picture, Mr,Tadausz Yarpowsky, Director of
the Polish film industry, stressed that its mission lay particular-
ly in that it indicated how contact- between artists and workers
benefited the theatre. -
The, other shert films yesterday were: a Rumanian documentary
on the celebration of Generalissimo Stalin s 70th birthday in
Rumanial a Bulgarian picture on shockworkers among Bulgarian rail- ?
waymen, aeChinese documentary "The Birth ofNew China" and two
Czechoslovak features - "Plants and Life" and "Ceramics".
Last Session of. InternationalFilm Conference
Karlovy Vary, July 29th
The International Film Conference of experts and critics from
a number of European countries, the. USA and South America ended
here yesterday. Its sixth and last session was devoted to a dcflte
on Soviet films. The Soviet director Mr.-Mikhail Kalatezev, the
American journaliSt Mr.DaVid Platt and the Italian delegate Mr.
Giuseppe Alessandri were in the honorary presidium.
Mr.C-Viazzi /Italy/ gave the following three points as the
- main, virtues of Soviet -films: 1. They are tho best ally of pro-
gressive national film pr6ductians in capitalist countries
2. Ihay g-vro '61:J3 breadost masses a picture of life in the country
of Soolaliam
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Mr.Ben Barzman /USA/ denied that contemporary American films
-give a true picture of life in the United States.
"The Americans are not .the gangsters and gartIblers who fill
a large part of American filMs," the American screen writer said.
The groat American traditions, American folklore and the, peoples
struggle for a better future still remained to be f4.1med.
Referring to-the_ten Hollywood writers serving. prison senten-
ces for "un-American activity", Mr.Barzman declared ihoy ceA7e the
real representatives of America and I am sure the time will c.ee
when we shall be .able to organise an equally fine and 'Procreive
international film festival in the United States when the J-t-r
betWeen progress and reaction is brought to a victorious ond
too."
Hajek /Czechoslovakia/ said that Soviet cinematog,:aehy
had been the pioneer of a now conception and presentation of film
plots. He emphasised the help given by Soviet film workers to the
Czechoslovak film industry and to the film productions of other
People's Democracies.
Mr.Ralph Bond /Groat Britain/ dealt with the brutal Hollywood
competition in his country, but pointed out that there were indi-
cations of a change for the bettor in the British film situation.
"New Era Film" clubs were being opened to enable workers to
see films from the Peoples Democracies and progressive film work-
ers, dissatisfied with the national film industry, wore beginning
lo produce new- at present chiefly documentary - pictures.
Dr.Kurt Matzig /German Democratic Republic/ stressed SovInt
help in the creation of progressive German cinematographyWhile
the French delegate Mr.Armand Monjo spoke of the successful
ing of Soviet films in Prance.
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Mr.Vladimir Loral, the well?known Czechoslovak stage and
screen actor and Chairman of the Art and Culture Workers URion,
appealed to all actors and actresses in the world to come out of
their isolation from public political life and to realise tJLt
their work either furthered or damaged'the cause of peace.
The place of true progressive artists is only at the side
of the workers," Mr.Leral said.
The debate was concluded by the Soviet Deputy Minister of
Cinematography, Mr.N.Semenov, who said that the expressions of
appreciation voiced at the conference would encourage Soviet fim
makers ia their work
Prof.A.M.BroUsil /Czechoslcivakia/ told the delegates ilat an
international film magazine would be started which would coopora
with the World Committee of Defenders of Peace. A reques'G for
operation would be laid before the Committee at its Warsaw Con6r9:s
this autumn, Prof.Brousil statedl
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CZECHOSLOVAK ARTISTS E51.4.4,,,,, "SEIREMIMI
Prague, July 29th
Czechoslovak creative artists have replied to an open letter
of their Soviet colleagues by assuring them that they will work
for the prevention of a new world war.
"The loathsome and base actions of imperialist mercenaries
in the beautiful land of freedom,- the land of the peaceloving
and creative Korean people - are a new proof of the great decay
and inhumanity of the imperialist word," the artists said in their
letter.
"At this time, when imperialist bombers are dropping death
on unarmed civilians in Korea, no singfe honest artist can approach
his creative work without the feeling of profound indignat,ioi_ and
hatred towards those destroying all that is human and progressive,
without the feeling of the great responsibility of the creative
artist for the victory of lasting peace throughout the world.
"We assure you," the letter to the Soviet artists concludes,
"that we shall exert all our ability towards preventing a new
World bloodshed and towards showing in truthful works of art that
the world's,future bel.ongs to honourable and diligent people,
people with love and firm faith in world peace in their hearts."
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CZECHOSLOVAK ENTRIES FOR PEACE PRIZE COMPETITION
Prague, July 29th
Czechoslovakia will enter Julius Fu6ik's "Written Under the
Gallews", "Kronika" by the late Slovak poet Petr Jilemnick and
"Playing With Fire" by the al,ltoress Marie Pujmanovi for the lite-
rary Peace Prize Competition, which will be adjudicated by aa in-
ternational jury in Prague next month.
"Written Under the Gallows" is an account of the author's
imprisonment by the Nazis during the war. It was written and
smuggled out of prison by a loading Czechoslovak Communist journa_ -
ist who was executed for his resistance work during the occupation
Other Czechoslovak offerings for the Peace Prize include
Otakar Vavra s film "The Silent Barricade" dealing with the May
1945 Prague rising against the Germans, three Cantatas in the
music category, a statuette depicting Czechoslovak-Soviet friend-
ship and two posters.
A collection of letters sent to Generalissimo Stalin on his
70th birthday by Czech and Slovak women will compete for the Peace
Prize in the folk creative works category.
ARMY OFFICERS GAOLED FOR SUPPLIES THEFT
Prague, July 29th
A number of Czechoslovak,Army officers .have been sentenced
to imprisonment ranging from 14 months to seven years for theft
and abuse of authority, it was announced this afternoon.
The Supreme Military Court in Prague sentenced Lieut.-Colonel
Gustav Berdaek to six years imprisonment for having appropriated
cameras, a. film projector and other photographic materials which
were placed in his charge while he worked in a department of the
National Defence Ministry.
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The same court sit Cpt.Robert Stftar to prison, for four
-,c4arS after flaidinz h-im guilty of having stolen various articles
of clothing and apparatus valued at about 56,000
The Supreme Milttary Court in Brno sentenced Staff Cpt. Karel
2,draftl tp seven years and Lieut.?Colonel Jan Vym6tal and SaJI
Cyt.AntonIn Nevrkla to 14 months each.
Opt.ZdraM was accused of having systematically stolen
rations, while the other two officers used Army vehicles for ?-
vate purposes. Lieut.?Colonel Vym6tal used as many as seven A
lorries to move some private belongings, and on other occasion,
used an Army car and driver to take him to a hunt, the court Ead.
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CZECHOSLOVAK THEATRES TO GIVE PEACE PLAYS
Prague, July 31st
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The Art and Culture Workers Union has responded to an appea_
by the Hungarian Theatre and Film Workers Union,with a iesoiutic
protesting against AMerican intervention in Korea and against th
k abuse of art for the spreading of ha'brea and of a war psychosis
among nations;
The Union at the same time appealed to all Czechoslovak thc
tres to give special performances of plays with a peaceful theme
in aid of the "Peace Fund". A similar appeal has been addressed
to all symphonic orchestras, radio stations and film studios in
the country.
These "peace performances" are to be part of a nationwide
drive in support of world peace arid of the fighting people of
Korea, the Union said.,
LIDICE GREETS KOREA
Prague, July 31st
"We are convinced that you Will win and chase the hired im?
perialistic murderers and domestic traitors who are destroying
your homes and plauhtering your people Out of Korea;", says a
letter sent to the women of Korea by the Lidice widows whose vi
lago was razed to the ground by the Nazis in 1942
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"Your enemies are also our enemies," the women of Lidice
write. "You are crushing them at the front and the peacelovj)v
nations to which we belong are striking at them with their wor
Millions of workers in the capitalist countries are joining th':
mighty call which resounds through the world: Hands off Korea,
Recalling the destruction of their own homes during the lur.
war, the Lidice women point out that the Nazis failed in their
attempt to wipe their village off the map. "Lidice lived on arC
razed and dead, was a greater danger to the murderers than it -
been before."
Karl Hermann Frank, the German "Protector" responsible fn,
the destruction of Lidice and executed for war crimes in i946,
had travelled to Lidice to see the burning village for himself
the Lidice women recall, adding that Frank ended on the gallow-
"The murderers of your people will meet the same end," the let"
saYs.
Emphasising the reconstruction of Lidice after the war, t:/-
Lidice women conclude by assuring the women of Korea that the711-
bombed towns and villages will also rise from their ruins to no,
prosperity.
KOREAN STUDENTS BRINGING BOMB SPLINTERS TO PRAGUE
.Prague, July 31st
The North Korean delegation -to the World Students Congress
Prague which left Penyan for Czechoslovakia on Saturday is
bringing to Prague splinters of bombs dropped on Korean towns cr,.
villages by American aircraft, the Prague Press reported yes-e:
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The international movement for peace, behind which are 23:;
million workers of the whole world, has prevented the United Sr:
from dropping the atom bomb in Korea, "P r a o" said in a codla
on the Korean war yesterday.
"Why is the use of the atom bomb only being discussed so f,
Why are the inspirators of the dirty American adventure despeDA-,
looking on as the North Korean People s Army is driving the Am,
can intruders and its own traitors before it?" the paper asks,
"Because the most horrible war hysteria which has adopted
atom bomb as its trade mark is being opposed by the gigantic IL(
ment of defenders of peace. The ruling imperialist clique is op.
sod by 235 million workers of the whole world."
X X X
"Lidov4 Noviny" says that Western imperialists
using the same methods and the same phrases as they did 15 year;
ago, when Mussolini launched his campaign against Abyssinia.
"Talking of Korea, they are defending their criminal inter
vention in the same way as Hitler, Mussolini or Franco would hs
done," the paper declares.
"As th'e fight for Madrid was once a fight for Prague, so
day the Korean peoples struggle is a struggle for our better
ture,"."Lideve Noviny" points out. "The rapidly growing number u
socialist work pledges proves that our people is well aware of
this."
SOVIET FILMS WIN _THREE MAIDLEARDS AT KARLOVY VARY
Karlovy Vary, July 31st
Three Soviet films were awarded the main prizes at the fif
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"The Fall of Berlin", a war film directed by Mr.Mikhaii Chi-
,
aureli, won the "Grand Prix", Mr.Mikhail Kalatozov s "The Plot of
the Convicted" was given the "Peace Prize" and Mr.Ivan Pyryev's
"The Kuban Cossacks" gained the "Labour Prize".
The prizes were handed to the three Soviet directors, who
have been attending the Festival, by Premier Antonin Z.Apotock,
the Minister of Foreign Trade Dr.Antonin Gregor and the Minister
of Labour Even Erban at a ceremony which concluded the twe-week
long film competition during which films from 25 countries were
shown. They included four full-length films from China and a Ko-
rean picture. Three United Nations shorts were also screened.
The Chinese film "Daughters of China" was awarded a "Struggl
for Peace" prize. The "Struggle for Social Progress" prize went
the Czechoslovak "Stool Town", and a special Award of Honour was
given to "The Board of Gods' /Gorman Democratic Republic/.
Other awards at the Festival were:
Mr.Vselgvod Pudovhill /USSR/9 a prize for the best firm-direc-
tion for his film "nukovcky";
Mr.GyOrgy Szinetar and Mr.Peter Bacso /Hungary/, a prize foi
the best screenplay in "Her Success";
Mr.Gabriel Figueroa /Mexico/9 a prize for thebest photograpi,
in "The Country Woman";
Mr.I.Dunayevski /USSR/,a prize for the best film music in
"The Kuban Cossacks";
Miss Shih Lian-sing /China/, a prize for the best acting
performance in "Chao".
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The America director MrEdward Dmytryk, who is at present
serving a one year prison sentence in the USA for "Contempt of .
Congress", was given an Award of Honour for his British-made filly
"Give Us This Day". Tho award was :made for "his progressive work
and brave.rv in _h -str 1
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"The Youth of the World", produced jointly by the Soviet
Union and Hungary and dealing with last year's World Youth Ilestival in Budapest, was judged the best feature-length decumentar
while the French "The Man We Love Best" /about ,Generalissimo Sta
lin s 70th birthday celebrations in France/ and the Italian "SeL,(
thing Changed in the South" /about the Italian workers fight fc,
social justiee/ were pronounced by the international jury to be
the beet short films shown at the Festival.
A Korean Film
The Korean "Song of l'rlendship" won an award for the best
black-and-white film reportage, the German "Horses" for the bent
scientific film, "The Story of the Forest" /USSR/ for the best
educational film, "Always Ready" /Gorman Democratic Republic/
the best colour reportage, "Bayaya" /Czechoslovakia/ for the bes.
long puppet film, "King,Lavra" /Cechoslovakia/ for the best she:
puppet film, "Courageous People" /USSR/ for the best colour feat,;
film, and "Two Teams" /Poland/ for the best experimental film,
Awards of Honour were further allotted to the first full-
length films produced by Rumania and Bulgaria - "Stormy Valley"
and "Kahn Orel" - to the American .films "Strange Victory" and
"The Ten from Hollywood", to the Belgian educational short "Tha?;
They MaTLive" and to the Hungarian actor Mr.Imre Sos for his
performance in "Brigand Matyi".
Other Awards of Honour were received by five Chinese docume:::
taries, four Czech and one Slovak film, by a Soviet Cartoon:and
by shert films from Bulgaria, France, Hungary, -Poland and Rumanic
No prizes were awarded in the cartoon and children s films
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"FILM FESTIVAL FULFILLED ITS MISSION" ? MR.ZIPOTOCK12
Karlovy Vary, July 31st
The International Film Festival which ended here yesterday,
had honourably fulfilled its mission expressed by the slogan "For
Peace, For A New Man, For Better Mankind", declared Premier ',Apo?
tock- in a speech to the Festival delegates and guests after the
prizes had been distributed.
' Progressive film workers from 25 countries had sent to tho
Festival films serving the idea contained in its motto. "Naturally,
the first and foremost place is taken by the film artists of the
socialist Soviet Union," the Premier declared.
The film industries of the people s democratic countries were,
however., also progressing and were marching forward guided by the
Soviet example, he said.
"In the same way we must express appreciation of the progres?
sive effortS of the film workers of capitalist countries, who are
trying with their films to contribute to peace and progress despite
hardships and obstacles and despite determined capitalist persecu?
tion, as is shown by the case of the ten Hollywood artists who
have been thrown into gaol for their progressive endeaveurs and
work," Mr.Zapotocici. declared.
FILMS SHOULD SERVE PEACE AND TRUTH
Karlovy Vary, July 31st
"The primary task of the films today is to fight for truth
and progress," says a resolution adopted by the film exports and
critics present at the Festival. The resolution takes the form of
an appeal to all film workers and journalists throughout the world
to join the "united front fighting for peace, a new man and bettor
mankind)'.
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We do not want films to serve the forces of oppression as
an instrument for the disseminating of lies?'" the declaratien
states. "We want them to be a weapon for the preservation of peace
and concord among nations.
"We do not want films to be used for the spreading of slander
about free countrieS and about nations fighting for a better fu-
ture, we do not want films to support racial and chauvinistic
theories, to poison the minds of ordinary people by the glorifi-
cation of criMe and violence."
PRESIDENT GOTTWALD HONOURS SOVIET FILM WORKERS
KarloVy Vary, July 31st
President Klement Gottwald has aWarded high Czechoslovak (le-
?orations to six Soviet film workers for their part in the filming
of "New Czechoslovakia", a Soviet documentary showing life in the
post-war Czechoslovak Republic, it was announced here yesterday.
Mr,Alexei A.Lebedev, the representative of "Sovexportfilm"
in Czechoslovakia, has been awarded the Order of the White Lion
Third Class in,recognition of his three years Dong work in Prague
benefiting CzechoslOvak-Soviet cultural relations and for his
help in the making of "New Czechoslovakia",
The same award was given to the author and director of "New
Czechoslovakia", Mr.Vasili N.Belyayev. The film's production chief
and three cameramen will receive the Order of the White Lion
Fourth and Fifth Class.
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Friday, August 4.th, 1950.
PRESS REVIEW No. 160.
The main subject of the Press .eontinUes to be the successful
harvest, details of which in various areas of the country are given front-
-page prominence.
Re-Militarization of Western Germany.
Under the heading "Official Re-Militarization", "Likve_UoviDy"
writes that Western Germany is being systematically transformed into an
arsenal for war material and the workshop of a new war. Plans for the re-
-militarization of the Western zones of Germany were approved in March this
year at a meeting of Ministers of the 12 countries of the Atlantic Pact,
The Western imperialists are devoting 4,550m. marks solely to preparations
for war. The occupation authorities are re-assaL4ling HITLER's army in
various military formations with innocent names, and are arming them with
American tanks and equipment. Mr. MCCLOY is requesting HITLER's generals
to work out a plan for a "federal police" as a substantial element of the
West German army.
The conference, in Stuttgart, of the occupation Powers worked out
directives for recruiting military pilots, who will be selected in accordance
with a list compiled by the American espionage service. The conference was
attended by members of the Fascist-militarist organization IlEuderschaft, the
chief "trainer" of which is General MANTEUFEL. A drill-ground ra, the West
German army has been Laid out between Augsburg and Munieh and at Ldneburg,
where drill will be directed by officers of the Western Powers. The con-
ference decided that the preparatory work in this connexion should be strict-
ly secret, but that recruiting should be public. The Germans present were
requested to swear that they would preserve absolute silence on all that had
been discussed at the meeting.
Korea.
Several papers to-day contain a Czechoslovak Press Agency report
from North Korea stating that American troops and "the hordes of SYNGMAN
RBEE" are now resorting to the methods of HITLER's gangs, and are carrying
out the mass murder of the population during their retreat and the senseless
destruction of towns and villages in order to postpone for a while their com-
plete defeat.
The report then mentions. the names of places such as Sotshen,
Nekwan, and Ohirye which the American troops have allegedly razed to the ground.
/From Lidolil Novi./
It is reported from Delhi that "the progressive paper 'Crossroads"
has published an open letter to the Indian Parliament reminding it, on the
occasion of its debate on foreign policy, of its responsibility in the ques-
tion of Korea, and exhorting it to support the standpoint of Mr. STALIN.
/Lidova Demokracie./
\"estern Union.
"Lidova Demokracie" and several other papers carry a TASS report
on the nieti5r5f-F4ITMUETTrives of Western Union in The Hague, which states
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that the meting was called by the United States, which demanded that all
member countries should increase their war budgets. The report also asserts
that hr. BEVIN promised to devote an extra 2100m. to military expenditure,
and M. SCHUMAN 18,000m. francs.
The report continues by stating that the Council of Europe met
in Strasbourg yesterday, this meeting being merely a continuation of the
Hague discussions on the speeding up of rearmament and the arming of Western
Germany. The aggressively military character of the meeting is emphasized by
the presence of Mr. Winston CHURCHILL,
English Bishops and the Stockholm Resolution.
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Writing in "Rude Pravo" on the large number of signatures all
over the world gained for the Er5ckholm "peace resolution", hr. Mislay
tULO states that it has been signed by many priests and ministers of re-
ligion, such as the Abb?OULIER and the Protestant bishops of England.
Malaya.
The Czechoslovak Press Agency reports from Singapore that the
colonial administration in Malaya has published an official communique ad-
mitting that 63 members of the "national liberation movement" who were
taken prisoner have been executed. The report also states that 546 British
and colonial soldiers, pilots, and police have been killed in Malaya, and
133 wounded. "As is known," concludes the Agency, "the British Labour
Government has been waging a criminal war against the Malayan people for
over two years."
/Prace./
Fascism in England.
Under the heading "Fascism in England is not Asleep", "Mad6
Fronta" writes that [Ater the War, England was perhaps the only country,
MR-Ihe exception of Spain, where the Fascist Party was officially per-
mitted. Sir Oswald MOSLEY's party was in no way hindered in its Fascist
propaganda and adniration of HITLER and his policy. The British authori-
ties explained their procedure by saying that this party was a small and
harmless group which should be allowed "freedom of thought". Only recently
this "harmless group" attempted to carry out gross provocation in front of
the Soviet Embassy in London. It is significant that not even in this case
did the British police take the necessary steps.
Anti-State Group Caught.
Nr. JiI TUNEL writes in 'Mad& Fronta" that not long ago two
men who were behaving suspiciously in-77-rilonTrer area of Czechoslovakia
near the 'Western zones of Germany were arrested by the S.N.B. /security
police/ and found to be equipped with revolvers, cameras, and so on. It
was found that one of them had been sent into Czechoslovakia by the American
C.I.C. to disable an important electricity works. The arrest of those two
men led to the discovery and trial of a group of 36 persons who were plot-
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Soviet Actress's Letter to Czechs. 'F?E's?ritferE4)
certain amount of prominence is given by "LiapyLlIalny" and
other papers to-day to a letter addressed by MMe S.V. GIACINTOVA, an actress
and National Artiste of the U.S,S.R., to the artistes of Czechoslovakia, ex-
pressing the inexpressible happiness she feels when she sees how they /the
Czechoslovak artistes/ are fighting for peace. The letter attacks the United
States for its preparations for chemical and atomic warfare, and its "impudent
invasion of Korea", and states, in violent language that lasts for two-thirds
of the letter, that "the Lmurican bandits desire to make use of the experience
of the Japanese murderers" in the last War, that they want to disseminate
cholera, typhoid, the plague, and other diseases, that they have already
started experimenting on the Eskimos in Canada, that they are protecting
the Emperor HIROHITO and General ISSI, etcetera.
Music For The Aim..
Mr. Miroslav 13,',RVIK, secretary of the Union of Czechoslovak Com-
posers, makes a plea in "Lickvd_NoyLny" for more marches and songs for the
army, and writes that "it is an honour for us progressive composers if we
can greet, in the name of the people, GOTTWALD, MAO TSE-TUNG, KIM IR-SEN,
and STALIN, the lariors and partisans of Korea, the heroes of China and
Viet Nam, the workers of France and Italy, and the partisans of Greece".
The slogan of all Czechoslovak composers to-day must be: "Composers, write
for the army".
"14dovii Demokracie" reports that the VIA Nejedl Army Ensemble
has appealed to al Czechoslovak composers to write for the army. Among the
works that have already been written by young composers are "Song of Cottwald"
by M. SEDMIDUBSKY; "Glory to the Tanks", by R. DREJSL; "Parachutist" Sym-
phony, by V. SO; "Peace Cantata", by A. FRIED; "Hymn to the People's
Army", "Song of the Great Mao Tse-Tung", "The Now Army or Song to Comrade
6aPisaka", and "Hands off Korea" cantata, all by Miroslav BARVTK.
Concert,
The Prague Symphony Orchestra, under VOSTgK, in a programme to
include Mozart's "Prague Symphony, the "Kleine Naohtmusik", aid the "Cosi
fan tutte" Prelude; and Haydn's "Children's", "Clock", and "Surprisd' Sym-
phonics. - Smetana Hall, August 23rd, 8 p.m.
/Lidove Noviny./
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The Students' Congress.
The praesidium of the Regional Action Com_dttee of Prague
has made an appeal to the inhabitants of Prague to welcome foreign student
delegations to the Students' Congress by decorating the capital. By attend-
ing the congress cefbrations and its final manifestation for peace the
inhabitants of Prague will express their solidarity with the democratic forces
of the world.
Students' Exhibition.
/ Lidove Noviny, /
An exhibition is being sot up in the House of Creative Art which
will demonstrate the work of the International Union of Students and.
its associated organizations. The exhibition will be opened on August 15th
and will demonstrate the life of students throughout the world; on the
one hand the hardship suffered by students in the capitalist and colonial
countries, and on the other the boom in education and culture in the
Soviet Union and the people's democracies.
/ Svobodne Slovo /
Statutes of National Corporotaions.
The statutes of national industrial enterprises will be published
before long in book form in an edition of several thousand by the hinist ry
of Industry through ORBIS ( the official publishing house ).
/ Lidove Noviny /
Fruit and. Vegetables.
The supply of fruit and vegetables is developing very favourably
this year. The market is well supplied with tomatoes of the best quality
of both home and. Bulgarian production and also paprika, rich on vitamins,
and kraut from Slovakia can be seen in great quantities. At the same time
the cucumber season has reached its peak. Greater supplies of summer apples
and pears as well as plums of home production and damsons imported from
Hungary are appearing on the market. The supply of cherries and bilberries
this year has reached the maximum since 1945.
/ Svobodne Slovo /
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The millionaires' press of the United States seeks to create in the
minds of its American as well as foreign readers a certain picture of
"America" and "the American people". It would be unwise to dispose of this
picture as a fabrication, when we think of the considerable influence of
that press and the great political and economic power of its milers and
business friends. But it would be equally unwise to aocept this pioturo as
complete; for there is yet another kind of information which one may think
less depressing. It may be found in such periodicals as the "Co-operative
Consumer"in Kansas City, Missouri, which quotes from various publications
127577ame kind published either in the United States or in Canada.
Tho author of the article, Lt.-Comdr. Edgar P.YOUNG, R.N., then fea-
tures two of these quotations, namely from the "Rural 0o-0 ratoepublished
in Toronto and from the "Southern Farmer" which appears in Montgomery,
Alabama.
The first of these answers the question whether Canada would willing-
ly go to war against the U.S.S.R. and the people's democracies (which is
answered in a strong affirmative by the millionaires' press), as follows;
"We believe that it is neoessary to preserve peace almost at any
cost. We believe that in our time peace cannot be achieved without a cer???
tam n price; since the prospects of another war are becoming still more ter-
rifying, we believe that even a very stoop price to be paid for peace is
worth considering."
"It is hard to believe that the political blood-hounds of Washington
would earnestly desire peace, if we judge them by their deeds of recent
weeks. Hysterical slanders and furious threats coupled with the silly fsbia
and tired nerves represent a real threat to peace."
"With few exceptions, the Americans have never shown any impressive
political and diplomatic, abilities, but their behaviour on the opening of
the H-bomb race would easily cost than their prestige and confidence - if
they ever had any - in world affairs."
"If We must have atomic and hydrogen bombs, we must also have capa-
ble statesmen who, would guarantee the troubled world that everything pos-
sible would be done so that these bombs are never used. Men of goodwill
and common sense are on both sides. The hope of the world depends on whether
these men will be given the chance to secure permanent peace or whether they
will be thrust aside by noisy, hysterical boasters who cause all the unrest
of the present time."
Lt.-Comdr. Edgar P.YOUNG, LEE, then quotes from the "Southern Farm-
er": "In the unsettled months following the Fasoist and Nazi defearWe
Tr'ought that politicians who talked about our country having been turned
over to the Communists were talking propaganda. I still think that thisis
the case."
"But there is the AINDT-FLRGUSON-JOHNSON Bill which must not be
taken light-heartedly. This law wants to outlaw QOMMUDiSM and the Commu-
nists and it wants to establish a police state in Amerioa. It gives the
FBI directives and full payers to spy on the trend of thought and talk in
this country."
"If this over became law, a person could be imprisoned for having
said that ho did not wish war against the Soviet Union, or that the U.S.
should not produce the H-bomb, or that the U.S. should recognize the pres-
ent Chinese Government, or if he suggested that farmers should form a co-
operative."
"You could be imprisoned for anything you may have said, if an agent
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jailed if you advocate the same for America."
E.P.YOUNG concludes by expressing his hope that the Editor of the
"22:2perative Consumer" is not going to be prosecuted and oonvioted of
non-Ame2rean7KAIREIes" once these views of "the other America" have ap-
peared in the press outside America.
(Lidove Novia)
American Automobile Factories
A Soviet engineer, Vasili BARYKIN, describes his experiences from
his post-war visit to the U.S. and its automobile factories. He begins by
emphasizing that the American man in the street does not think of war
against the U.S.S.R. and recognizes the importance of Soviet World War II
victories for the United States.
As for the motor industry, BARYKIN says that in the organization of
production Soviet factories, notably the MOLOTOV works, are far more ad-
vanced than their American opposites. In America workers do not submit im-
provement proposals nor do highly qualified workers teach their comrades as
in the Soviet Union; this is because they fear that they would be dis-
charged if more workers know their job. B1RYK1N found no schools attaehed
to U.S. automobile factories in which the workers could improve their qual-
ifications. On the other hand, American workers fear the future because they
are afraid of unemployment. This fear causesincreasing prostitution and hin-
ders workers having families. Medical care for workers on the Soviet scale
is unknown in the U.S. There are no works clubs or libraries, and the cine-
ma is the only sort of entertainment available to the working man. BLRYKIN
concludes his article by referring to the discrepancy between prices of
foodstuffs and workerst wages and says that recreation is unattainable to
an American worker, but he must not fall ill or else he would be dis-
charged and left without any kind of support and his family would die of
hunger.
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"La Beaute du Diable"
CLAIRts "La Beaute du Diable", a satire on GOETHEts "Faust" affords
much room for thought. Reno CLAIR is a splendid, talented artist who in the
past created a number of works inspired with love for the French common man,
giving him joy and optimistic laughter. But in "La Beaute du Diable" we see
another CL AIR who takes the great work which is progressive by its endeavour
to conquer the truth, for a chance to make intellectual jokes and to bring
into play -mostly for its awn sake - all the producer's mastery as well as
to show two really exceptional artistic performances (by Gerard PHILIPPE
and Michel SIMONE). But even in this method of elaboration of the Faust
theme which ho realizes with a considerable mount of questionable daring,
he comes up against problems which must now be clearly and uncompromising-
ly answered. And at this point CLLIR hints - the question remains whether
deliberately or instinctively - that even to him imperialist attempts to
misuse science for aims of mass murder are not a matter of indifference,
but a moment later he envelopes the answer in a smoke-screen, avoids the
issue and in a trivial conclusion blunts the point of a favourable expla-
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itern films that their past is better than their present work, and that
al world expects of them works in whioh they would plaeo their art at the
rvioe of man and his struggle for the ralization of great ideals, ono of
- - which is to liberate science from financial interests and put it at the
service of the people, as is the case in countries ruled by the people.
Non-committal, unclear answers like that of CLAIR in "LA Beaute
du Diable" aro nowadays by far not enough. An artist who does not see his
full responsibility in those decisive moments, will boom? a lackey of im-
perialism tomorrow and will end up on the dust-heap. OLLIR and Western art-
ists of his kind whom we esteem for their work, deserve a better fate. We
trust that they do and that they are going to create works which the work-
A ng people expect of them.
(Lidove Noviny)
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