Bandung Notebook: The Spirit in the Streets (Ralph Parker from Bandung)

=== [PDF page 1] === pafte 2 Daily WoikiT. NfVf York. ТцгчЧпу. Apríl 26. 1*)S8 12 Gi Veterans Accept Soviet Vet's Eid Io Celebrate Elbe Reunion in Moscow World Protests Ignored by ДЕС In Ä-test Pion arlier tlie meii, members of the sians pledged themselves to fight.address their celebration tonight. WASHINGTON, ATOMIC TEST SITE. Nevada, Twelve American World War UlU.S. armedforces who met Soviet.for a peaceful world,” the spokesPolowsky said yesterday that дргц 25.—The Administration's veterans amionnced last night they jsokliers at the Elbe River shortly man said. He added the gionpLjie Russians offered the American Atomic Energy Commission will have accepted an oiler by Soviel liefere Cermany s surrender fojthat wants to go to Moscow! [,ce tranportation from ignore world protests against conarmy officers to attend an Elbe vears ago, will make the trip if hopes to repeat that. i i.„„b »n Paris tinning tests of atomic weapons River Reunion in Moscow nextjlhe Slate Department tells them The group, calling itseli ‘‘Anın alls ‘ · 1 ’ and stage its “big show” of the Month. Joseph Polovvskv. seere- it is all right." ¡ican Veterans of the Ellie River jand free accommodations m Mos current A-test season here Wednes tary of the veterans group, said | ]|(. said the group w ill ask link-up,” originally invited Soviet cow. He said most, however, felt day morning. Yesterday the Band he and Ins buddieshav e « 'eiy s,tate Dejwrtnieut permission to-1 veterans of the l ibe River meeting ((„.у fould not afford the $600 ung conference of 20 Asian and confidence their tnp will he a nmnow to go to Moscow. Polovv-ho come liere for a reunion this! African nations added their unan id-trip fares to Pans. credit to the I'niled States. In the sky sa¡,| i],«. department “has weekend. Nine Soviet army oHi-i""1 imous voice to the growing world His spokesman said today the I’n sidealt^of the l nited States and.riven us every possible coopera-Jeers, including two lieutei anıt protests against continued A-test. decided to go “hope to the American people.” Itiön so far.” ’ generals, accepted. ¡ 11 who Other protests have cited the peril In a telegram to the Soviet of-[ The vetennis said tlicy will] V,.4tprdiv however Polovvskv i*1!411, V, P'^’hc tot heip in of fallout and radiatimi. But the fieers, the veterans said thrv ‘‘look J |t,ave f,n· Moscow if permission |rpcejvtxj a ùew note sav the So- 'ra’sl'11^ funds, particularly in their AEC appeared deal to world forward to mectiog-you again and is gninted “as soon as adequate vjet vpt jiutj (lt4.jti<4l ’to “c-ele-!*ю"к' lo?''nsl, opinion. hope that our reunion will eon-¡iiMa,K i,ig.for the trips is obtained.” i)rate j., Moscow” and invited tlie *İ1' sai" 1 cn°u8'1 atomic Weather permitting, tribute to the establishment ol the The\ Siii(i Ihn· n«5 obout ţ 1,000 A,и, rans to |ηίιι tiimi j"10!"’· '? l'nvfr,*»,π?,*° 'Jcvice «пса.sed in a ominous black free and peaceful world we (ought apa ее $12,000 in all—and apa 500-foot steel lower for 10 years ago.” !pt.¡ ded to the “American people” to on dustv, sagebrush and joshua Polowsky’s spokesman said that A spokesman for the group saidljivl p them out. ihe American λ etcrans Cxnrx- trec. nijklrd y,K4.y Mat w ill be 13 veterans of the link-up met Weclnt^lav. i he test In a press statement, they said here today and voted unanimously nmirtee, which is not connected ith either of the other two Elbe was schetln|t4i jor today hut Get Rid of Diem, they wi re “Ike’s hoys 10 years to accept’ the invitation, with 11,<·*» ·<"Ί mrt tw KuMfauu withUmidi,,« to make ll„· t,i,. as „¡^V ginups,,s,,,ed,ts own state- weatfier conditions were said to he Sects' Ultimatum lie «,¡.1 theyГ1''".1 "Rİav 0,1 ‘ le ■neíuilígrf tte unsuitable. Ilıttır*·.'' \Ve are still lie's hoy. would have lo lease no late. tlia„!“'‘,,IVLIS.’“>'·,. ·''«· The nuclear weapon will have To Всю Threatens War.„„I will hold our Kith штК'епшгу! May 5 (o make ılır dale propeseli Rl>os; ''T 'f?'** honorary tbe potency of 4 0.000 tons of n'".non "ill. the Soviet soldiers |n.,he Hnssiaus: "Not later than I ro<'mb'1 «i ¡W C »... ooe of Λβ TNT, twice the povwer oi the atom - A rebel army, warned Emperor with good will and high hopes | May 9-vktory day over Hitler-‘s,g,№ls t,ie btaetmf‘nt· bombs exploded over Hiroshima Bai Dai today to fire American- j(||. the lutine,’’ they asserted. ite Germany.” It expressed belief that Soviet and Nagasaki, Japan, in 1045. hacked Premier Ngo Diuh Diem All0|hcr ' и) by Sunday or lace a full civil war ( Nanu s „1 the 12 aBreeing to gn Mannequins are the only resi M”sm'v are Pnlowskv, Vedian. ........ mlltee." ‘''""Г' o that will sweep away the imperial! dents of the 10 typical Amerkanrag,; Jolin B Aţhuţ», Jr. (Kl 4) w¡„ a t.(.rnn„nv of ¡„ „„„'l'eer and better hie than hey throne. style homes Imiit on the desert..liarles C\ bnr- here toda T,(is A spokesman for the Hiuh Hoiking nun south and east ol the tower base. vv,mdr.,Я Rd.) Crer-r Lindy made np ol İl,,· Amerim» •1"d Cl )"r ll,lt "" tbc Elbe·, Xuyen Sect which spearheads the n-ţer Around their homes, which RolK-rt Haag (2406 Craff|u.gion Ainvels. Catbolii War liey still long fur world rid opposition “unified front" armed to about announced that '» the artificial barriers between range from about struggle against Diem delivered St.) Indianapolis, luci.; Edwin A. Veterans. two miles from "ground /ero,” is world which Jeaiy. (И401 Rosemaiy) Oak Vit4i President Richard \ши., ii,1,tJ1ua1 inus· this ultimatum to the absentee emspread impressive arras ljuk Ma h.; 1-red W Johnston, ^ Pau] H. Douglas (D-iH) а,к| He4jiotherhood of man is more lm i.iwuir Ave.) л v c. / Bradford, Diuutora, Pa i a.;; |j Peter Pirogov, renegade Soviet I “шп a dream shared by Russian typical trailers, gas tanks, power ' Mis Majestty must decide he- (¡1‘ Delaware lines and even fire trucks. St.) Ii A¡r Foroe pj]0i, wi1|,a|„. pav, ¡M and American CIs Ola- Wednesday.rantar, fore the end (if April vvliether to Robert.Legal, (25<)3 W. Grant Shelves of the kitchen cupboards Wis.; t ilande dismiss Diem. II he does not it W'hvaukee. i.· n a ceremony just olf the Senate ¡ luternoon on the Elbe... are stocked with a wide variety means civil war which at the same Moore. New hern, Teun.;, b u h. J chamber. It said sjreakers willj^hd. of canned foods. Relrigerators w ill time will swf"cp away lb,· «lÿLiMyÎ ¡ *“"«;,lry............. rj-'ïo 'iTi’i '»elude Senate Democratic Lexd-1 It said remembrance of this be stocked with fresh foodstuffs— The warn in"; Írom thec group of S' hulman. .St) er Lyndon B. Johnson (Tex.) and common dream would make it ex-river pirates: came as the bar- ^ <4'"S otlier senators who are World War! possible to join with “our Soviet and beer. ried Premier ssent national army 1 ' · 5'· Gakelaud, eia.; and Wíl- j ап(] jj veterans, The idea of the elaborate ex,,,, spon-1 comrade-in-arms” and “build a periment is to find out vvliat would planes into the air to flood theliam Weisel, (2027 Lawrence) | The Elbe River link -up country with leaflets urging l)„. Norwood, (_). sors said Gen. Charles L. Bolte,] bridge of enduring peace based happen to the nation s homes, population to back his regime in “At flic time of the original J Army vice-chiei of Staff, and Sen.] on freedom from tyranny, fear offices and factories should they a referendum. i link-up. I к iti i Americans and Rus-! Ralplti E. Flanders (П-Vt) will and want.’ he subjected to an atomic attack. thora instead. SAir.ON, Indòcili,,,,. April 25. Bmdung Notebook: The Spirit in the Streets 27 D®d®¡rs Urge Perde of Clauses ienes By RALPH PARKIÍR that anti-eolouialsm is another BANDUNG, Indonesia (Delav word for Communism,” a represen-j ed)—First impressions ni the tative of one African nation said1 youthfulness and proud hearing ol to me. “Cheap sneers like that are the Indonesiar ian ja •ople. Polite, effinot going to frighten us.” eient, only their daneing eyes re Ann mg others there is a grow- ¡ vealing their excitement, they Twenty-seven h ailing physicians ing ilization, too, that the formal: leave you in no doubt that they ending ol a e olonial regime does in Europe have sent letters ol enjoy being the hosts to the i epnot necessarily mean-the liquida-! protest Washington against the resentatives of owi half the tion of tlie power of monopoly|confinement of Claudia Jones in population of the vapiloliiini „ml loodlotd feudalism,! 4е A1j(,rsl)„ f,.j,,,,j ^¡U-otUty Impressive, too, is the immense inain mlientance trom colonialism, amount of careful preparatory main ohslaeles to advance on the mder conditions hazardous to lier work done here in Bandung, We social and political fronts. ] life, it was announced by Mrs. were met in Jakarta by student It is not surprising to find this Habis Moorehead Robinson. The liaison officers—yonimg n a-id attitude among Indonesians who report was reec’vcd from the women torn from tin ir wmvet:MtV their plans for a fairer d istri-!\yomen’s Intnuatioual Demixratic studies to have their knowledţ botion of the fruits of their land i-, < of “international relations" put to liHist rated by the influence that1 the test. Most ol tİMiıı told me foreign capital still exercises in the Supporters and friends oí Mus they had exams to take after the country. Jones urge that Utters lie sent conference. tlie Chairman of the Federal Pa Some are "demobilized students” THE RIGHT better life —young people who joined the role Board at 101 Luiiaua Avenue, a plin I have heard Republican Army alter guerilla bodv's lips during the past month ' N‘ W‘ w‘*slli,,gi< fighting against the Japanec and Miss Jones is eligiijie lor parole ol travel in Indonesia. 1 heard it the Dutch, demobbed altı the from government officials and vilMay 11 and delegation is being Round Table v>oni erence and lage headmen, from medical nifi-¡organized to meet with the Parole granted scholarships to stilih nts. li,'alili and vice chancellors иоага tilnL, tba, dale, The scholarships are meager of universities, Iroin estate work and most of them have to do partThe following radiogram was ers and Indonesian business-men. time teaching. YOUNC WOMAN of Indonesia .sent to Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, Each has his own interpretation (Jne reason ior their P" md con- j üne, who was attending the Asianfidence bearing must lie die ex- hut to find a ommon platform the confident way the delegates °· (he phrase, of course. pc nence of liie these e\-iieetloin against the exploitation of man and their hosts are getting about wants a little land so tliat the mem- African Conferente in Bandung: fighters have acquired during the1 by man.” their work in this early stage. b<?rs of his famiiy will not go to] “Greetings to the Conference, I 0 years of Iindouesia's inch pend-! J w ish some ol my colleagues Asians and Africans have no right T" ell the homeless and un tin ploy- \f¡sse<j seeing von about Ben cut existence. Another, 1 am sure, from the ne press oi of the “West” could to run their own international eon- ‘‘‘l pojnilation of the cities; an n ■ is their determination to see the have heard the i xpr essions of de- ferences, any more than thev lev have other wants a lair с1шпсе to eom-J1Jd ls a,KI t UlKj··* JU1KS,x,oie process of liberation npleted. sire for unity ma de to me during the dit to run their own air lines. pete with Dutch capital in ship- your departure. Miss Jimes sed my recent visit to East Java. 1 factories, estates, let alone their pi»g Indonesian products abroad; jously ill federal penitentiary AklerRECALL tlic words of Mu- think tliere would be less talk in own governments! another wants opportunities for]son> WestVirginia, eligible ixarole rachman, president of the stu-1 the rooms of the hotels where technical education and the guar-jemj о£ д dentsS council at the new university ¡they are lodged about tlie “imposIT HAS NOT TAKEN ns long;»‘tee «»* access to jobs now vir-l of Surabaya. “Wc students are sibility” of Asian countries coming in Bandung, however, to Hud out («ally monopolized by Euiojm ans; Paro,e " asfniiglon would Be stronglyJn favor of the A.-A. (ion- to a common understanding on the Üiat tlie Indonesian jx-ople have а,|11 yet another wants nothing helpful, ference,” he told me. “ The Indo- major problems that they are ¡said goodbye to theii colonial mas- mo,ť than ач chance to learn to Miss Jones' life endangered henesian people must be united to, laced with, fio many of them have ters once and for all. j read and write. 'cause inferior race poliev Concomplete the liberation of their lieen speculating about what In the talks 1 have liad with The right to a better' lifel That!vinced worth dignitv human h»dicountry. A demolisti at »UII of the pebble is going to cause the big those delegates who have already; phrase, which means peace safe- vidual whatever race or flag eonijuity of tiie peoples of Asia and, splash on the calm surface of the arrived I have found, abov e all, an guarded, economic exchanges un- cern all democraţii-minded people. Africa against colonialism can serve; A-A Conferenee that they are, 1 absence of any disposition to be fettered, racial discrimination lias a good example for us. By our forecast, going to get quite a shock on the defensive, quidaled, might well be tlie slogan t-ommittee Defense Negro internal unity 1 mean agreement next week. “We are sick and tired of hear-.of this eonierenoe Leadership conference of the jk'oples jieoples not to sharpen political differences' What irks them, of course, ising from ‘Western’ spokesmen |pf Africa autl Asia. “JAMpS W. FüRD, See у." ,r,is