Eqpuiei deca at Ismailia A British soldier stands guard over the bodies of 41 Egyptian patriots killed in fighting with British troops at Ismailia. Britain’s Prime Minister Winston Churchill has reportedly given orders for Egyptians tc be driven out of the Suez Canal Zone as part of his plan to conyert the zone into an armed and fortified region. A SOCIETY DANCES IN SINGAPORE ries 2 By WALTER HOLMES /_* LONDON Tough as ‘he doubtless will be with Malayans who want to free ‘their country from foreign rule, General Sir Gerald Templer, Britain’s new commander in Malaya, will not neglect the graces. | . ep He will, according to a gossip writer, “in between directing the war against the bandits in Malaya ... have many social duties to. discharge.” Facilities will not tbe lacking, | for “his official home, graceful high ‘hil in Kuala Lumpiur’s beautiful rambling Lake Gardens, js now being prepared for him.” Tt is also reported that “in ‘Kuala Lumpur itself life goes on much as uusal, with plenty of opportunities for social visits and shopping-” — ee While in the jungle death is dealt out as usual, at the ‘Gen i eral’s orders. : , Contrasts in Singapore — vast schemes of cinema, ‘hotel and} -juxury building carried out while | slums grew worse, reported in the London Daily Worker — ‘brought a curious reminiscence Pre MLL EAST END TAXI eo otha 0334 * /24-HOUR SERVICE 811 E. 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When the Japanese in- vaded and the Malayan People’s Anti-Japanese Army formed it- self, ‘he became the party’s rep- resentative on the Central Squad, a tbody devoted to lokking after British officers who volunteered to stay behind and do sabotage work after the defense forces had retreated. ee ‘ “In recognition of his work,” the writer recalls, “Tan Chin was invited© as one of the Malayan representatives to London’s 1947 Victory Parade.” “hed, - After attending the World Federation of Democratic Youth ‘Conference in Prague that year he returned to Malaya — ‘to be- come an outlaw of British im- As a pretext for propaganda | By way of example he men-| Franco tribunal orders death for 11 leaders of Barcelona strike . NEW YORK According to reports received here, a Franco military court last week ordered 11 workers — charged with leading the great 1951 Barcelona general strike to be executed, and sentenced five others to terms of up to 30 years in Spain’s horror prisons. | : fae 16 were among the scores arrested by Spain’s secret police following the heroic protest strike that began in Barcelona in March last year and swept the province of Catalonia—the gravest threat to the fascist dictatorship of Francisco Franco Since he consolidated his power with German People’s party | grows in Iran despite ban TEHERAN ven official government spokesmen and enemies of the Iranian Tudeh (People’s) party have been forced to admit that the party has grown much stronger in spite of the ban on its activities three years ago, The’ Bessouye Ayandeh, progressive Tranian paper, declared on Feb- ruary 5, the third anniversary of the ban. : “The progressive forces of the people and the linfluence of pro- gressive ideas and democratic or- ganizations not only did not weaken as a result of the plot of the 15th Bahman (February 5), but on the contrary, tens of thousands of new people have joined ‘the Iranian liberation movement,” the paper said. “The hopes of the ruling circles for a ‘dissolution’ and a ‘splitting into pieces’ of tfe Tudeh organiza. ‘tions did not matterialize.’ and Italian fascist support in 1939; Identity of the. 11 condemned strike leaders was not available. It is believed they may be some ‘of the 34 leaders Franco attempt- ed td send to death last Novem- ALVAREZ DEL VAYO The U.S. agreement with Franco Spain had a bearing on his de- _tention.! Right - wing Socialists obstruct left - wing A “program of joint action” has ‘been negotiated secretly be- tween Dr. Ram Mandhar Lohia and Asoka Mehta, right-wing Socialist leaders known ‘to be in ‘touch with U.S. circles, and Morarji Desai and Gulzari Lal ‘Nanda, members of the Congress party’s working committee (ex- ecutive). ie - Having won strong representa- tion in the state assemblies of ‘Travancore -\Cochin, Madras and (Hyderbad, the United Left Front proposed to the Socialist sahil that left-wing coalition gove ments be formed in ‘these states. Right-wing Socialist leader ‘re. jected these proposals and en- gaged instead in secret negotia- tions with the Congress party. _Emergence of ‘the United Left Front as a: major political force in Travancore -Cochine, Madras and Hyderbad confronts the hith- erto dominant Congress party, its majority whittled down by electoral defeats, to turn to the right-wing Socialist leaders. In these states 'the Congress needs | right-wing Socialist support as| much to form governments itself as to prevent establishment of left-wing ministries. The right- wing Socialist leaders, although commanding only a few seaits as perialism, hunted in the jungle. a result of their party’s general é y are aligning STess party to prevent formation of left- he states of Travancore-Cochin, rebuff at the polls, must also rec. kon with the Socialist rank-and- file desire for a left-wing govern- Uae a their efforts to throw cialist support behind C governments, : Age te Basis of ‘the “program i action” is the eae ee a gress and right-wing’ Socialist leaders ‘that United Left Front policies for agrarian reform and minimum wage legislation would | embarrass the central govern- ment, maintained in office by a strong Congress majority. The secretly negotiated | ; agree- Katt provides for certain ree ment Posts to be given to right- wing Socialists in Reddi, Communist Nalgonda, SAV agate elected to the central Parlia- ment with 309,162 votes, higher than the 233,571 votes, given to Congress Premier J in his Allahabad seat, PAC alien _ SSCIFIC TRIBUNE — FEBRUARY 22, 1952 — PAGE pn — | ber. ‘Worldwide protest, includ: [ ing mass demonstrations in many | European: nations, forced Franco to call off the executions at that ‘time. a On ‘the very day a Franco court in Barcelona condemned 11 of ‘the 16 political prisoners to death, the U.S. Immigration Ser- vice removed Julio Alverez del Vayo from a ship and confined | him ‘to Ellis Island. — Del Vayo was foreign minister | of the Spanish Republic over | thrown by Franto a decade ag He has the status of a perma- nent resident of the’ U.S. and ‘was carrying a re-entry permit when he and his wife were seized. He had ‘been in Paris to cover the United Nations for Nation magazine, of which he — has been foreign editor since 1944, Cee Detention of the del Vayos was not made public until they were released on parole February U1, | four days after etheir seizure. U.S. Deputy Immigration Com: missioner Edward J. Shaugh- messy ‘said they were released “subject to call after further ‘study of their case.” Under ‘the U.S. treaty with the UN, the U.S. must allow accred: ited journalists access ‘to headquarters here. : The grave consequences of the U.S. alliance with Franco Spain were further exposed in a recent interview with a fascist general in the New York Times. The interview established the follow ing facts: SE a Bi ® The primary elements of the Franco pact are not only for — mulated but agreed upon, and all — that remains is the flourish of ‘signatures. © The sagging economy of 'the regime is to be bolstered DY strengthening its military powe! | in terms of improved communh cations, retraining and reequiP’ ment of armed forces and devel opment of strategic mineral Te sources. ; ® In return for this, Franc? will deliver Spain to the Penta” gon for a major U.S. military outpost. ® The alliance will firmly commit U.S. foreign policy to the preservation of ‘the ‘fascist ™ gime under the slogan of “nom interference,” The Joint Anti-Fascist Ref ugee Committee has urged that — protests against the del Vay? — detention and the death sent ences of the Barcelona strike denene be sent to the spans m. “4 A ors y, Washington, ae - ZENITH CAFE 105 E. 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