European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February 19, 1950 the stars and stripes Page j t e e n de e i i a i 36 i i Pope flays lettering of Public opinion Vatican City. Feb. In Tepe Pius Xii a fled Here yesterday that dictators have stifled Public Pinion and reduced it to forced silence in violation of Man s it ettral  3.000-word message to Catholic journalists assembled in Rome for a International conference the pontiff said this scandalous Tyr Anny and humiliating outrage for both journalists and their read ers should have Long since ended in View of the experiences of world War  to illness the pontiff did not deliver the message personally. In tread it was printed in French int be Vatican newspaper Osse Vatore  truth the Pope said where Public opinion ceases to function freely there peace is in  pontiff also criticized distortions and exaggerations in the free press and the misuse of Public Pinion. The pontiff said it a is difficult today to find men of sufficient stature and integrity who respect the responsibility of informing the Public  said too Many journalists were easily swayed by selfish interests and lacked the courage to resist the violence of those whore Clever in setting in motion ill those Springs of modern tech Nique All the refined Art of Persua Sion in order to despoil them of their Liberty of thought and to Render them like to the frail Reeds noved by the  Mao Chou get soviet sendoff Moscow feb. 18 a pres went Mao tse Tung leaving Moscow said his chinese com a insists were using the soviet onion As an example in construct Ifim of the new  he also said the 30-year soviet chinese Mutual Aid treaty signed Dang with other agreements tues Day had made the Solidarity be tween the orca the Market staged a Sharp rally of Day on the widespread belief but a settlement of the Coal strike at near. Allied chemical was the Page in in industrials advancing Points. General motors Roseand gains of nearly a Point chalked up by Beth Shemsje Chrysler general electric  steel and s c h e p. 1 e y be Tiller. American smelting featured they Rith a Rise of 1% Points Standard of new Jersey and were up each in the oils. American Woolen continued Back a and was off nearly a Point volume totalled 1.940,000 shares As with 1,920,1 00 on thursday. Churchill Renews Appeal for big 3 talk Bevin says Britain can get by at end of Erp London feb. 18 a foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin who. Has not kit weak heart deter him from almost nighty election speeches declared last night of labor government could stand on its own feet when Marshall plan my comes loan end in 1952. He praised the Marshall Pum highly saying historians of the future would say it turned history and saved civilization at a very critical  he added we Don t want to ask am Ricafor More gifts in 1952. We Don t want to talk about More Loans. We believe we can get on our feet and that there is every Prospect that not Only us but a Good Deal of Western Europe will be Able to face the situation in 1952." Chancellor of the exchequer sir Stafford Cripps also paid tribute to the generosity of our american friends in a Campaign speech a Glasgow. He admitted that Tyve Marshall plan prevented a great Deal of  late bets decrease Odds against tory Victory London feb. 18 a a flood of last minute bets drove the Odds against a conservative Victory i Britain s National election Down from 5-4 to 6-5 yesterday. Betting on a labor party de feat which was 8-13 yesterday went up to 4-6.the Odds maker for Douglas Stuart ltd., one of Britain s major bookmakers said the two Parlie Sare Likely to be even bets by next wednesday the eve of the election if the betting trend continues. . Asks Britain to explain order of rails for China London feb. 18 a the . Has asked Britain to explain details of a big chinese order for steel rails and How it came to be placed in this  officials in London reporting this last night emphasize that the . Move was a request for information and not a com plaint. It came this  steel order was placed originally in West Germany a the chinese nationalist government some months ago. It was taken Over later by the chinese communist  the order was never executed by the germans. German firms which had contracted for it reportedly were told the Western Powers could not approve its fulfil ment on Security  sections of the West Ger Man press subsequently accused Britain of stealing the order charge which the foreign office officially denied a Board of Trade spokesman said that an item like steel rails would not come under the u a organized ban on the Export of War potential goods to communist  says agent knew French secrets Paris feb. 18 up former French army chief of staff Gen Georges London feb. 18 up Winston revers said yesterday that Roger Peyre recently dubbed a doubts Churchill last night appealed again agent by Premier Georges Bidault was fully informed on secrets of for 3nother big three conference France s National defense. With soviet Premier Joseph Stalin denounces charge proposal is stunt revers made his statement before a government inquiry commission la protect the Ordinary investigating Hie leakage of a confidential political report on indo China. I Foik against War with atomic the general told the commission Hydrogen bombs or bacteriological heavy handed time typhus epidemic reported under control in Japan Lake Success feb. 18 ins the world health organization re ported yesterday that a typhus Epi Demic has broken out in Japan accompanied by an outbreak of influenza in mild  organization added that the situation is under control and that there is no cause for alarm. Robinson Tours Israel Jerusalem feb. 18 a group of 26 Farmers from the Middle West arrived in Paris by plane to begin. A study of agricultural recovery i France Britain and other european nations covered by the Marshall plan. The group will leave tuesday for Italy Switzerland Western Ger Many Belgium Holland and eng land. The visitors will leave Lon Donfor the . March 10. They Are accompanied by Jack Jackson farm commentator for station Mcmo in Kansas City to Judy gets new defense Hiss switches attorneys new York feb. 18 ins Alger Hiss former state depart ment official convicted of perjury in new York Jan 21, announced yesterday he has retained new attorneys to handle his Appeal. Hiss was found Guiry by a fed eral court jury on two counts of perjury in connection with state ments he made in denying he had passed government documents to Whitaker Chambers for a soviet spy ring. At the office of his former attorneys Debevoise Plimpton and Mclean Hiss announced that he has retained 13ie firm of Beer Richards Lane and Haller. He said also that the attorneys have retained Robert m. Benjamin of new York to argue the Appeal before Pijie circuit court of appeals. Hiss was sentenced to five Yearsin prison Jan. 25. After Appel he was released in $10,000 bail. New York feb. It ins Archibald Palmer was dismissed yesterday As attorney for Judi Tii Coplon former government Girt on trial for espionage conspiracy and Federal judge Sylvester a Ryan appointed three new lawyers to defend her. Ryan acted on the request of the defendant in dismissing Palmer who also served at miss Coplon s trial in Washington for stealing National defense documents last  three new lawyers Are Sidney s. Berman Samuel Neuberger and Leonard  Dapper Palmer when he left the Chambers alter being dismissed said Over Hia shoulder a woman has a right to change her mind Palmer who was serving without pay had been reprimanded repeatedly for clowning at the cur i rent trial