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4 Correspondent Peeps Behind "Iron Curtain'' By CHARLES NICHOLS (Tribune European Correspondent) LONDON, March 12 This is a Russian question box questions about the people who live behind what is being called the "iron curtain" dividing Europe into airtight east and western zones. Questions' were avoided by people who have had little direct unfiltered news from eastern Germany since the Red Anny tjpfc over occupation duties there, a half year ago. Answers are based on observations and interviews which this writer and four English correspondents carried out in a week long Russian conducted visit to Halle district of Saxonia. THE WEATHER FORECAST: FAIR. MILD.

Maximum temperature Monday, 33; minimum during the n.ght, 14. Sun rises 8M a.m.; sun sets 27 pm Moon rites 1X33 moco sets 4 21 a.m. 18 PAGES PRICE 5 CENTS WINNIPEG, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1946 spools Coto ODD free wrfhit'ii'i Jay Here they are: Do Russian! interfere with efforts of visiting correspondents to look into things in their zones? Correspondents could talk freely to the German man in the street Russians officers who stood by while Germans said Russian occupation was "all right but would rather have British here" didn't attempt stifle interviews. Efforts M.P. May Be Denounced In House MONTREAL.

March 12 (CP) The Herald said in an Ottawa dispatch Monday that "reports are current this morning that a member of parliament will be denounced on the floor of the House of Commons for betrayal to Russia of secret proceedings of the House of Com mons. The newspaper added that "the denunciation which Is to be made by Prime Minister King himself will be followed by a demand for the member's eisigitation." This information, the dispatch said, came from a semi official source which denied a report published in London at the week end which said that the member was to be arrested by the R.C.M.P. "A special dossier has been prepared and has been submitted to the Prime Minister on the activities of the member, whose identity cannot be revealed m.til Mr. King speaks. Trie story said disclosure was made of discussions in the House on conscription in Canada and the submarine menace in the St.

Law rence river, and that what trans. pired in the House "was sent by wireless by a member of the Soviet embassy." The Herald said the evidence gainst the member "does not warrant his arrest, (but) he will be denounced on the grounds that he violated secrecy. BOBBY SOXERS LIKE WINNIE WASHINGTON March 12 (AP Winston Churchill won money the highest accolade of all from the viewpoint of the Bobby sox battalion. State Secretary Byrnes told him he was "a competitor of Van Johnson," favorite of the movie goers The secretary's quip came as Mr. Churchill was surrounded by state department admirers during a call at this department Transport Soviet Evacuation CHUNGKING, March 12 (AP) Russian Troops evacuating Mukden have insufficient transportation facilities to move directly to Soviet territory, consequently must make stopovers at Changhun, the Soviet chief of staff officially informed Chin ese officials today.

A growing Chinese government force was reported in control of Mukden as the retiring Russians yielded barracks and factories of that Manchurian industrial centre. The Chinese government meantime prepared to dispatch truce teams to halt factionnl strife. A Chinese central news dispatch from Changchun, the Manchurian capital, reported that 104 hours after the evacuation. Gen. Tung Yen Ping, head of the Chinese military mission in Manchuria, called upon the Russian chicf of staff nd asked about the troop movements.

The Soviet officer replied that. Inasmuch as the Chinese govern to see some major industries such as giant Leuna Petroleum Products plant were thwarted by the neces sity of passes impossible to obtain, and other red tape. Conversations with administrative political and industrial leaders were attended by watchful Russian officers whose presence undoubtedly influenced the trend of talks. Are Germans in the Russian zone more or less satisfied under Russian rule than under British or American? There are very, very few satisfied people in any part of the country ruled as they are by strict military governments living under near starvation conditions, and hopeless about their nation's future, but there are probably more in the Russian zone who would like to be in western zones than there are those in western zones who would like to be in the Russian part What is the attitude of the German "civilian toward the Russian soldier? How well do Red Army troops behave in occupied Germany? Germans in the part of the country I saw appeared to go their own way paying little attention to the presence of the Red Army, and showing no semblance of hostility toward them. Russian policy is to let Germans live their own lives with minimum of interference, and they are doing so.

Red Army occupation troops are well disciplined, well behaved, from all outward appearances far better than those who first rook over occupation duties immediately after the war's end. To what extent is there evidence of Russian inflicted political thought on German civil population? A greit deal. As in all countries occupied by Russians, there is a vigorous effort to adopt the single party system, the single party being aominated by the Communist ele ment. The Communist party in the Russian zone as In the west, is quantitatively smallest but it is far more aggressive. Once it com bines with focial Democrats, the largest party in Germany, it has virtual control of politics.

This has been brought about in the Russian zene only. As all parties are living within the Rus sian orbit, there is a strong incline tion to be amenable to Soviet ideas in other words, to collaborate. Any other course would make any acnievement by any party difficult, it not impossible. How. much freedom of oolitical debate is permitted to non Com munist parties? By quadri partite agreement on ly lour parties exist.

Theoretically mere is no limit to the amount of campaigning by any of them out, in fact, inter party competi (Continued on page 51 Slows ment had announced Ita readiness tn take over garrison duties in Mukden, Soviet forces had begun to leave thi city. He gave no indication how long they would stop In Changchun, Meantime, a government dispatch charged that Communists were violating the truce agreement in southern Shansi province. It as sorted the Communists were tight ening their seige of Kuwo and Kiangsien and had entirely cut off supplies to government forces in side the town of Wensi. There were no new reports of fighting in Mukden. Street battles between Chinese government forces and Chinese Communists were reported soon after the Russians departed.

DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY Blow May Hastened In the opinion of Lieut. Col. medical officer of the Winnipeg Grenadiers at Hong Kong, and who was at Oeyama prison camp, the blow or blows struck by Sgt. J. H.

Harvey could have hastened the death of Pte. John Unger Friesen, at the Grenadiers. Harvey is facing a general court martial at Fort Osborne barracks, charged with tli manslaughter of Friesen, and also charged with collaboration with the Japanese. In cross examination by J. J.

Kelly, K.C counsel for the accused, Lieut. Col, Crawford admitted that the sickness from which Friesen suffered as the result of depredations at the camp also might have caused his death. Medical experts summoned by both prosecution ant defence appeared in court, today, when the general court martial was resumed. Captain F. W.

Christie, prosecutor, stated that, at the adjournment, Monday afternoon, he had in mind a certain course to pursue with regard to the expert witness. During the break, however, he had come to the conclusion that It would be Hit and Run Case Scored in House Hon. J. O. McLenaghen, attorney general, undertook In the legislature Monday night to look into the circumstances of the recent acquittal of a man accused of being a hit and run driver, after.

G. S. Thorvaldson (Coalition, Winnipeg) declared the case was the "most shocking, cold blooded miscarriage of jus tice that has ever come to my The case was brought before the house bv opposition leader S. Farmer, when the annual resolution came tip to refer intended changes in the Highway Traffic act to the law amendments committee. Mr.

Farmer said a letter had been placed on the desks of some Russia Raps Churchill Proposals LONDON, March 12 AP) The Russian press today printed its second strong attack on Wihston Churchill In two days. The former British prime minister's speech at Futon, Mo, last week calling for a virtual British American military alliance was "marked by an ardor which hitherto no one has achieved since the death of Dr. Goebbels." asserted an article In Isvestia, the official organ of the Soviet government "In the future struggle which Churchill tries to fan with all his strength, he clearly reserves first place for America and not for England," said the article, quoted by Moscow radio. "Consequently the ideal situation which he must imagine la as follows; The Soviet Union will without fail wrong England somewhere, and then the transatlantic brothers will boil up with Indignation and rush to the rescue. The article criticised "reactionary circles" in the United States for "inducing the government to take part in supporting intervention against the young Soviet Republic t.

'j u.u t.iiti is mj. Ui i wr.o Hew from Canada, holds his one yrar o'd son. Victor, at the home of his murdered wife's sister in Canterbury. England. Mrs.

M.Iler's body was found twr ide a footpath on the Sturry road. Canterbury, Feb. 16. are searching for the murderer who killed her as she was on her way home from a di.r.ce. Have Death J.

N. B. Crawford, who was (See report on Monday afternoon session on Page 3) better and fairer to the accused to follow a different course. This would involve reading a great deal of the evidence taken, Monday, In the presence of the expert, and he understood that J. J.

Kelly, defence counsel, wished to have an expert witness for the defence hear the evidence also. Mr. Kel'yt I don't see how It ran be bandied any other way. Here we have no agreement on facta. Everybody is saying something different.

It will mean reading a'l the pertinent parts of the evidence insol.r as Friesen la concerned. Three medical officers were then summoned into court Lieut. Col. (Continued on page SI notice." member br the husband of woman victim of an alleged hit and run driver, noted that the. man charged had been acquitted, and asked if the husband might have an opportunity to appear before the committee.

Neither Mr. Farmer nor Mr, Trior valdson identified ny of the par ties in the case. Mr. Thorvaldson, who said he was acting for the plaintiffs in the civil action for damages now pending, urged the attorney general to review the circumtances of the criminal case, "and see if justice can be The police, he told the house, were unable to discover who was the driver of the car In question, rolnts Out Civil Aspect In promising to look into 'an alleged miscarriage of Justice," Mr. McLenaghen pointed to the civil aspect of the case, stating that it was for such cases thnt the government had its unsatisfied judgment fund set up a year ago.

The safety responsibility law. however, had not been proclaimed! until Dec 1. and the accdent ref i erred to by Mr. Thorvaldson the said the victim naa Deen "maimea for life occurred before that date. We were the frst legislature on this continent to pass this law" (whereby upon a judgment being given an accident victim touia apply to the provincial fund for damages up to said the attorney general.

"It is now the most progressive legislation there is anywhere, but even so, I must say that it was long overdue and should have been passed before." Goering Asked Purge Halted, Says Witness NUERNBERG. March 12f AP) Paul Knerner, Intimate of Hermann Goering since 1928. told the international military tribunal today that the former Reirhsmarshal intervened against the Nazi party purge 12 years ago and that he created concentration camps only to "re educate" enemies of the state. Koerner was Goerlng's secretary for many years and onre was state secretary for Prussia. He testified that when the purse was scarred oat In 1934 Goering "went at once to the Fuehrer and tnld him Innocent people were being killed and It must be stopped and It was." He said Goering founded the concentration camp.

but turned them over to Himmler in 19.14 on Hitler's orders. Gvring alo at 'empted to stop a Jewish pogrom in 193R. Koerr.er testified Oil Berndt Von Draurhitsrh. on of Fieid Marshal Walther Von Brauchitwh and former adjutant ti Gnrnng. testified he rnns ricred HiUer'i order prescribing lynch i0f smoke and heat, and broke an law for downed All.ed fliers jus jUpUiirs wirdr.w climbing to safety but that the order was not by rre.

which father had enforced ihe German air force bff Uri to cach bcd a The tribunal granted defendan re p.ecau' Franr Von Pa pen Mihniit to King Guf. of Swe f'amr" den Tir vor, relative frnr' rtnir r' hai' former Sir diplomat's clam through the in bare he rerca'o'iiy souchi trr mop larch's intervr tioa the cause cf Trcj e.iri ffacs a. PU ijFT '111 r' following preliminary evidence Monday in his court martial trial, Corp. (Acting Scrgt.) J. H.

Harvey, British soldier of the R.A.M.C., is escorted from the courtroom at Fort Osborne Barracks. Corp. Harvey, smaller man, holding cigarette, in centre of picture, is charged with the manslaughter of Tte. Unger Friesen, of the Winnipeg Grenadiers, at Oeyama prison camp. "A VENOMOUS Fingerprinting of Communists Urged Branding the Labor Progressive party as "a venomous cancer" eating into the heart of Canadian politics, G.

S. Thorvaldson (Coal. Winnipeg) demanded in the legislature, Monday evening, that security authorities In Ottawa take the fingerprints of "every Communist in this country." He was Joined In his attack by the member from Morden Rhineland, W. C. Miller, who denounced this group as Moscow agents and traitors to their country.

Both members were speaking In the throne speech debate whith has lasted approximately three weeks. They referred to a speech given Friday, In which the federal gov ernment was charged with being anti Soviet and anti Labor in its policy. Without naming their man they declared him guilty of sabotage Red Cross Hits $77,000 Mark Manitoba's Red Cross campaign total jumped the $77,000 msrk over the week end, and returns from Saturday to noon Monday amounted to $14,000. Of this, $4,500 came from downtown Winnipeg, $2,300 from the residential areas, and $3,000 from rural branches. Handicapped by road condition'.

rural branches are nevertheless showing excellent returns. The Stonewall Patriotic commltec donated $1,367, all their funds on hand. The committee, which or ganized under the War Charities act, has, with the Red Cross con tribution, wound up its activities J. F. McPherson Is president.

First remittance from the Flin Flon canvass has been received at campaign headquarters, and is for $1,000 Other large but Incomplete re turns from rural branches are: Bolssevain, f450; Cypress River, $500; Gilbert Plains. $330: Holland, $200; Lac du Bonnet, $313; Lung ruth, $2B0; McCreary, $390; Muni tou. $400; Mlnnedosa and district, $500; Rostburn, $400; Rosse. $270; Russell, St. Claude.

Sandy Lake and district, $260, and Spearhill, $250. Man, Wife Die In Melville Blaze MF.LVILLE. Sask March 12 (CP) John Gaidica. 72, and his 60 year old wife. Ann.

were burned to death Sunday night when fire des troyed their home In the Brewer district six miles north of here Robert Gaidica. a son. was recov ring in hospital here Monnay from irnen iret ant cuts on his hands suffered in an attemrt to save his aged parent'. He was unable tn rr.ake his wav doun stars ft to euirmon aid fr'Tn a rr.ch Tft house as de rr.o;;shed before they returned. CANCER" against Canadian democratic Ideals.

In Mr. Thorvaldson'a opinion, he and his party were nothing hut peddlers of Soviet propaganda. What is more, Mr. Thorvald son linked them directly with the rrrent espionage exposure at Ottawa, and he could see them gloating aver the success of the spy ring. Not only should all known Com munists be fingerprinted, Mr.

Thorvaldson continued, they should be required to take a freh oath of ellegiance to Canada and the King Any of them who show evUrnce of greater love for any other flag than the Union Jack should be given free passage tnhe country of th lr choice. They may be differ ent brands of socialism but the fact Is thnt they are all socialism at the pont gun." These Communists, he went on, paraded as loyal Canadians. Actually they were pawns In the hands of Moscow. In August, ll.lf), they blindly took up the accepted Russian "party line" and became violently pro Nasl. When Canada declared war In September they began their sabotage activities.

Then came June, 1941, and overnight they changed their tack, again on orders from Moscow, declared Mr. Thorvaldson. They supported the war effort because that was the only way to secure victory for Russia. That's a lie." put In W. A Kar dash, only Labor Progressive member of the Legislature.

Champions Pretr ler King But his opponent had more to say. A Progressive Conservative in principle, he became champion of Prime Minister MacKenzie King, (Continued on page I i. y. Visible sUM ks of Canadian wheat are now at tht lowest level In nearly seven years, with only 127.0OO.eoe bashela In slfht Tha drain of Canadian supplies la Illustrated by tha fart that year ago at this time tha amount In slfht was 131.000.000 bushels higher. Canadian railways have recently been concentrating on the Pacific const export movemet which has reduced the number of freight cars hit the eastern grain movement from the lakchead.

Here, too, wheat for export has been put In the emer gency class for transportation. Canadian visible supplies of wheat however, are scattered through thousands of country and terminal elevators and Canada's wheat surplus, dwindling fapidly. has been privately estimated at around 145.000,000 bushels, which nctudei about 40.000.000 bushels on farms yet to deliver. Getting out this surplus from the farms will be essential if Canada Is to mike Ita maximum contribu tion to the world wheat shortage officials say. OTTAWA STUDIES WHEAT ACERAGE BY TORCHY ANDF.RSON From Tha Tribunes Ottawa IVurttut OTTAWA.

March 11 The com rlex snrt many sided problem of increasing Carada's food output tn meet the current world emergency was before a sub committee of the cabinet again today. A statement of the government's decision may be made within the next twenty four hours. Tresh from personal inspection of conditions In the west. Hon. James Gardiner, minister of agriculture, brings to the current discussions the latest Information from the wheat producing areas.

II I a Ih mIiI inn I wheat acreage this year, which has been set at the same figure as last year. Involves a decision that will be something of a if ''yi 'r I my He's weakening L. 9 Million Bushel Drop In Weeli Canadian wheat Is moving rapidly into starvation arras in Europe and Asia. This was indicated today by official figures on the visible stocks released by the board of grain commissioner! which showed that supplies in sight had recorded a drastic decline of nearly 9,500,000 bushels in the past week. Seldom at this time of the River export outlet is not in use, declined so rapidly and the current decrease is a reflection of the heavy movement now proceeding out of Canada's winter ports such as Vancouver, Halifax and Saint John.

year, when the St. Lawrence have Canadian visible stocks' gamble, Home authorities believe that Canada has better chance of (Contlneed on page i) 2 Captains Cashiered LONDON. March 12 (CP CABLE) D. W. Thompson and Capt, Stanley Landell are to be cashiered and sentenced to prison and Lt.

Col. Philip Tedman is to be dismissed from His Majesty's service. Can adian military headquarters announced today, disclosing the find ings of a court martial Into chcries against tha three Toronto officers. Capt Thompson has been sentenced to priton without hard labor for two years. Capt.

Landell was sentenced for one year without hard labor. Capt. Thompson was found guilty of stealing two cars and eight Per sian rugs and being Improperly concerned In trafficking in liquor. Capt. Landell was found guilty of stealing two can and three ou palntin.ts and being Improperly concerned In liquor trafficking.

Lt. Col. Tedman was found guilty of steal ing a car. Canadian military headquarters said the findings and sentences of the court martial have been confirmed. A court martial held In Amster dam had inquired into charges agsmst the three Toronto officers in connection with the operations of the Canadian army amenities control commnwe in Lt Col.

Tedman Is the former hairman of the committee set up to provide entertainment for servicemen on the continent. Lt Col. Tedman will be dismissed from service here and will go borne a as a civilian. Capts Thomson and Landell will be transported to Canada to serve their sentences in military prison. man of the board said was re garder as one of the most Inter and animais at Assinmomo pars Hut there re still many birds esling and rare exhibits.

soo. me report reveaiea, ana during the past year, the stork paid aeveral visits. Four fallow deer were born, a well aa one elk, guinea pigs, ei rtab bts and a caracul aheep. The extensively, During the year, members of the Mystic Shrine of Khartum Temple presented the mo wilh a fine male African lion, bringing the lion population up to two. In the absence of Ben C.

Parker, board chairman, the annual report was presented by S. Cartwright, who declared that while the scarcity of labor and material had made the past year a difficult one, still, upward trend In the use of all existing services was recorded. A debit balance of $3.729 50 In the park fniid lew account was reported by Mr. White, expenditures amounting to $227.584 83, as compared with revenue from all purposes of $223 855.33. Both golf courses were well pat rnniwd.

Windsor reporting a nat tenriance of 27.271 in comparison with 18. 721 in 1944. and Kildonan 31.799 as asainst 33.744. The decrease of 1 975 games at Kildonan (Continued on page 6) Blaze Is Held Work Of Firebug VANISHING BUFFALO Zoo Needs New Animals, Pool For Polar Bears The noble buffalo, which vanished from the prairies 50 years ago under the onslaught of skilled buffalo hunters, now Is dwindling In num bers at Asslnlbolne Park too, De cause of the ravages of old age and easy living. r.T.G.

White, superintendent of the public park board, told city council Monday night that the As sinlbolne Park herd soon will be come extinct unless new stock Is introduced to bolster the weakening colony. Two aged buffalo died during ihe past year, Mr. White revealed In his annual report, and a third became so saddened by thrir deaths that he had to he destroyed. This reduced tha herd to only four buffalo. Long years of confinement had weakened the' herd Mr.

White reported, and new stock was essential the colony was to continue at Assiniboine Park. There had been very little development of the ioo during the past few yeasr, Mr. White reminded, and he urged the building of a pool for the two polar bears, which Sam Cartwrisht, vire chair i 4 i fast in confinement. Fire, believed by police to have been of incendiary origin, caused considerable damaee to a two storey business building at 3ll McGee Monday nisht. Two broken Ydie locks on the east end of the buildma.

and a broken window in the side, support the theory held by police that firebug started the blaze. i The second storey where the fire started around 8.15 is occuried bv Isaac Lcnl. of 275 rntchard ave and Ecicr ment. of 2M Linden ave. furniture manufacturers.

Practically all this f'onr cu''ed. The fir; floor, where water dmpe 3 px'enive is occupied jhy J. Sire', of 372 Waterloo's reet. who ppera'es the Home ir.su'.i'.iiij corr.far.y..