Indonesian delegate: victory in China inspiring (Lillah Suripno)
De Waarheid item (10 Feb 1950) quoting Indonesian delegate Lillah Suripno at the Asian Women's Conference in Peking: guerrillas fight oppressors, Indonesian women's task is a free democratic state, the Chinese revolution is an example, and victory needs a democratic front under the Communist Party. Photo shows her besi
WIDF president Eugenie Cotton accused over anti-war poster
Short De Waarheid item (2 Jun 1950): WIDF president Eugénie Cotton, also head of the Union of French Women, was accused over a poster urging French mothers not to let under-age sons enlist for Vietnam; the paper compares it to Dutch women's action against the Indonesian war and calls for protest letters. No Indonesian
It began in Paris: five years of the WIDF
De Waarheid retrospective (14 Dec 1950) on five years of the WIDF, founded in Paris in Dec 1945, describing its heroines and growth to 91 million members in 59 countries, the 1946 founding of the Dutch Women's Movement, the 1949 Asian women's conference in Peking and the Stockholm Appeal. Indonesian women are only name
Femmes du monde entier no. 50, January 1951
Femmes du monde entier no. 50, January 1951, the French-language WIDF bulletin issued from Berlin. Editorial and reports urge women to back the Second World Peace Congress's address to the UN: Korea, Formosa and Vietnam, banning mass-destruction weapons, colonial oppression (Madagascar, Vietnam, South Africa), war prop
Businesses and meetings: motions and protests against WIDF and WFTU ban
De Waarheid (Dutch Communist daily), 1 Feb 1951, p. 1: report on motions sent to Queen Juliana by workers' groups and the Nederlandse Vrouwen Beweging (NVB) Rotterdam, demanding amnesty for Piet van Staveren and other Indonesia-conscientious objectors, and a peace government. NVB Rotterdam also protested to the French
Hungarian-language press, 1951: WIDF Korea commission, Trees Soenito Heyligers
Hungarian-language daily Uj Szo (1 June 1951, p. 2), search snippet only: a statement by 'Tress Soenito Heiligers', the Dutch woman delegate, about people hunted down and shot en masse; the context is the WIDF commission on Korea. The sweep identifies her as Trees Sunito, a woman later known as a lawyer in Indonesia; t
International commission visited Korea: repulsive crimes of American interventionist armies
De Waarheid, 19 Jun 1951, p. 3: report of a press briefing in Amsterdam by Mr. T. (Trees) Sunito-Heyligers, Dutch member of the 20-person WIDF commission that visited North Korea 17-30 May 1951. She describes US bombing and alleged massacres, and links Dutch troops in Korea to Dutch colonial wars in Indonesia. Context
Dutch Women's Movement held successful national day in Hilversum
De Waarheid, 2 Jul 1951, p. 1: report on the NVB national day in Hilversum with 2,000 attendees, opened by chair Rie Lips; speeches by Trees Sunito-Heyligers (WIDF Korea commission) and Alie van Dijk. A motion supports ending the Korean war and letters go to Indonesia-refusers and Piet van Staveren. Shows the Dutch com
Second group of Indonesians left for Berlin World Youth Festival
De Waarheid, 7 Jul 1951, p. 3: short report that a second group of Indonesian participants left Jakarta on 2 July for the Third World Youth Festival in Berlin, 38 in all. Among them is Darmini, representing the women's movement, with painter Sudjojono and union and youth delegates. Farewell speeches came from PKI, SOBS
American upbringing: violence as strength, sadism as normal feeling
De Waarheid, 19 Jul 1951, p. 5: editorial feature mocking US upbringing, drawing on a Saturday Evening Post painting of boys playing gunfights and a New York Times television study, and linking American media to atrocities in Korea as reported by the WIDF commission in which Trees Sunito-Heyligers took part. Cold War p
Indonesia celebrates International Children's Day: 25,000 came instead of 4,000
De Waarheid, 19 Jul 1951, p. 5: correspondent's report on Indonesia's first International Children's Day, held in Jakarta on 1 June 1951 with some 25,000 children instead of the expected 4,000. Initiated by the young women's organisation Gerwis, supported by Chinese groups, Pemuda Rakjat, SOBSI and the Peasants' Union
We Accuse: WIDF delegation report on US bombing in Korea (Friheten, 9 Aug 1951)
Page of the Norwegian communist daily Friheten (Oslo), 9 August 1951, with the last chapter of the Women's International Democratic Federation delegation's report on US bombing in Korea. It names the commission members, among them Trees Soenito Heyligers (Netherlands), and describes destruction at Kaichen. The same pag
We Accuse: WIDF delegation report on US bombing in Korea (Friheten, 9 Aug 1951)
Page of the Norwegian communist daily Friheten (Oslo), 9 August 1951, with the last chapter of the Women's International Democratic Federation delegation's report on US bombing in Korea. It names the commission members, among them Trees Soenito Heyligers (Netherlands), and describes destruction at Kaichen. The same pag
Hungarian press, Aug 1951: WIDF Korea commission, Trees Soenito Heyligers
Search snippet from the Hungarian daily Bekes Megyei Nepujsag (12 August 1951, no. 187) naming Trees Soenito Heyligers, apparently as secretary of the commission, in coverage of the Women's International Democratic Federation delegation to Korea. Only a fragment; page OCR not retrieved. Complements the Norwegian Frihet
Hungarian-language press, 1951: WIDF Korea commission, Trees Soenito Heyligers
Hungarian county daily Somogyi Néplap, 14 Aug 1951 (snippet only). Lists the officers of the WIDF commission on Korea: the secretary from Czechoslovakia and, as deputy, Trees Soenito Heyligers of the Netherlands. The catalogue treats her as the Trees Sunito later named as Njono's defence counsel; that identification, a
Hungarian press, Aug 1951: WIDF Korea commission, Trees Soenito Heyligers
Hungarian county daily (Bekes Megyei Nepujsag, 22 Aug 1951); the search snippet lists WIDF Korea commission officers: vice-presidents Miluse Svatosova (Czechoslovakia) and Trees Soenito Heyligers (Netherlands), secretary Monica Felton. The sweep identifies her as Trees Sunito; only a snippet was retrieved, so Gerwani m
The arrests in Indonesia: PKI calls for struggle against fascism
De Waarheid, 31 Aug 1951, p. 3: near-verbatim PKI Central Committee statement on the Sukiman government's August 1951 mass arrests, calling them a drift to fascism and a staged 'coup' pretext. It lists Gerwis among organisations whose members were arrested or searched, demands release of all detainees and urges an anti
Second anniversary of the Chinese People's Republic: Indonesians invited to Peking
De Waarheid, 14 Sep 1951, p. 3: short item that five Indonesians were invited to Beijing for the second anniversary of the People's Republic of China (1 Oct 1951), among them Mrs. S.K. Trimurti, described as a leader of the women's movement Gerwis; others include Ki Hadjar Dewantara, B.M. Diah and M. Tabrani. Invitatio
Hungarian-language press, 1951: WIDF Korea commission, Trees Soenito Heyligers
Hungarian county daily Zala, 15 Sep 1951; the search snippet names Bui Lan (China) and Trees Soenito Heyligers (Netherlands) in connection with the WIDF Korea commission. The sweep identifies her as Trees Sunito; only a fragmentary snippet was retrieved, so Gerwani membership is not shown.
Abuses in Indonesian prisons: conditions of the August 1951 detainees
De Waarheid, 27 Oct 1951, p. 3: correspondent's article on poor food, medical care and conditions of those arrested in Indonesia since August 1951 under the Sukiman government (Cipinang prison, Malang, Banten), including named detainees. Ends with a Gerwis statement calling the arrest of its leader (S.K.) Trimurti and
Abuses in Indonesian prisons (full newspaper page, 27 Oct 1951)
Full De Waarheid page, 27 Oct 1951 (p. 3), mostly unrelated Dutch and international news (British elections, Tito, Rotterdam court, serial novel, notices). Only the Indonesia article, 'Wantoestanden in Indonesische gevangenissen', is relevant: poor prison conditions for those arrested since August 1951, and a Gerwis st
Indonesian workers defend their unity; Gerwis congress resolution on Round Table agreement
De Waarheid, 16 Jan 1952, p. 4: report on workers' protests against Sjahrir's PSI splitting unions (the Perbupri breakaway from SOBSI's plantation union Sarbupri in Jember). A closing section says the Gerwis annual congress in Surabaya unanimously demanded abolition of the Round Table Agreement and return of New Guinea
Indonesian women's organisation demands introduction of a marriage law
De Waarheid, 16 Jan 1952, p. 5: correspondent report from Surabaya on Gerwis's annual congress (Dec 1951), whose main resolution demands a marriage law setting minimum ages (men 20, women 17) against widespread child marriage, and giving local women's organisations the role of monitoring compliance and prosecuting viol
Gerben Wagenaar: United we can stop the war (International Women's Day, Amsterdam)
De Waarheid, 10 Mar 1952, p. 1: report on International Women's Day demonstration of 5,000 in Amsterdam, organised with the NVB, with speeches and a WIDF greeting, demands for peace and release of Piet van Staveren, and a 'Sinar Indonesia' dance performance. Gerben Wagenaar speaks. No Gerwani members; shows Dutch commu
Indonesian cabinet crisis continues; Gerwis appeals after Sukiman's fall
De Waarheid, 18 Mar 1952, p. 2: news item on the Indonesian cabinet crisis after the fall of the Sukiman government over the US Mutual Security agreement signed by Subardjo. Notes that calls for an anti-fascist, anti-imperialist government reached Jakarta from the Gerwis national board, SOBSI and the peasants' union RT
Impressive demonstrations throughout Indonesia (May Day 1952)
De Waarheid, 2 May 1952, p. 3: dispatch on May Day demonstrations across Indonesian cities by committees including SOBSI, Pemuda Rakjat and the women's organisation Gerwis; Jakarta rally at Merdeka Square. Reports government attempts to prevent them, including bans in Surabaya on discussing germ warfare and carrying po
Indonesia shows solidarity with fighting Korea
De Waarheid, 3 Jul 1952, p. 5: dispatch on Indonesian solidarity with Korea on the war's second anniversary. A 17-person delegation of the Indonesian Peace Committee, including Francisca Fanggidaej, visited the US embassy in Jakarta to protest killings of women and children; Ambassador Cochran refused to receive them,
The city of Piet: reception for released Dutch conscientious objectors
De Waarheid, 25 Jul 1952, p. 4: report on a celebratory reception in The Hague and Amsterdam for released Dutch conscientious objectors to the Indonesian war (Wil van Kempen, Niek de Pater, Jan Maassen) and Piet van Staveren, with CPN, ANJV and NVB speakers. A delegation of Indonesian women and the group Sinar Indonesi
Indonesian peace delegation visits Netherlands en route to Asia-Pacific Peace Conference
De Waarheid, 13 Sep 1952, p. 1: report from Amsterdam on a 20-member Indonesian delegation en route via Prague and Moscow to the Asia-Pacific Peace Conference in Beijing, led by Antara editor Soeroto, who opposes Japanese rearmament and says the war danger comes from America. Members include Moh. Tam and Umi Sardjono o
Arrest of Sunito and Go Gien Tjwan: countermeasures demanded in Indonesia
De Waarheid, 9 Dec 1952, p. 4: Jakarta dispatch on reactions to the Dutch arrest of Indonesians Sunito and Go Gien Tjwan in Amsterdam and action against PKI representatives Aidit and Njoto. The PKI Central Committee calls it arbitrary and urges reprisals; Gerwis also asked the government for counter-measures. A Dutch p