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JOVIAL TRIO United States Secretary of State Dean Aeheson (left), British Foreign Minister Ernest
Bevln and French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman (right) share a laugh at Lancaster House In Lon
don as they attend the opening session of the Big Three foreign ministers conference. The first day ol
the conference was overshadowed by a sensational French proposal for pooling the coal and steel indua-
tries of France and Oermany, and perhaps all of Western Europe,
Freedom of Religion Suffered Setback
When Communist Forces Conquered China
(Editor's not Here ll the second
of two dlipatrhrs on the ilatui or
rrlljrlc-n and the clergy around the
world. Today's dlipatrh deals with
the Far East and the raclflc.)
By Homer Jenks
United Press Correspondent
Freedom of religion suffered
one of its worst setbacks when
the communists conquered
China.
The world's most populous na
tion. China long had been a
fertile field for missionaries,
With 463,500,000 Inhabitants, its
population Is more than twice
that of the Soviet Union and
thrice that of the United States.
The new Red mien of China,
like their communist comrades
of eastern Europe, already have
begun gradually suppressing re
ligious freedom and bending
church institutions to their will.
Forces Holding Own
A United Press survey show
ed, however, that the forces of
religious freedom are more than
holding their own throughout
the rest of the Far East and mid
dle east.
Here is a country-by-country
survey of the status of religious
freedom In those areas:
Far Easi and Pacific
China The communist gov
ernment at Pelping has restrict
ed the spiritual activities of
Christian missionaries, but per
mits those who operate schools
and hospitals to carry on their
work. Mission property is taxed
heavily. All but a few dozen
Roman Catholic schools In north
China have been placed under
slate control and the pupils sub
jected to communist indoctrina
tion. The movement of mission
aries, like thnt of other foreign
ers, is limited because they are
considered potential spies. Bund
hist arid Taoist monks and nuns
have been forced to work on
the land or in factories. The of
ficial creed of the government
is atheistic materialism.
Indonesia T h e constitution
of the United States of Indonesia
guarantees freedom of religion.
The country is 02 per cent Mos
lem, 3 per cent Roman Catholic,
3 per cent Protestant, and the
remainder Hindu.
Japan The post-war constitu
tion guarantees freedom of re
ligion, and it is working well in
practice as well as theory. The
state, which once sponsored
Shintoism, is forbidden to exer
cise any political authority over
religion or engage in any re
ligious activity.
Shrines Torn Down
Korea (Southern) The Lib
eration of southern Korea from
the Japanese brought freedom of
religion. Japanese Shintoism was
the state religion during the
Japanese occupation, but all the
Shinto shrines have been torn
down. The most active religious
group in modern southern Korea
is the Christian 5110,1)00 Pro
testants and 500,000 Catholics.
Russian orthodox priests were
deported last year, but Korean
converts still hold regular serv
ices in Seoul under a Korean
pastor.
Malaya There always has
been complete religious freedom.
The Islam faith predominates,
wilh 2.575,0110 adherents, closely
followed by the Chinese national
religion (Confucianism) with 2,
560.000. Philippines The Untied
Stales instilled the principle of
religious freedom In the Philip
pines, and the new republic has
kept it alive. About 80 per cent
of the population is Roman Cath
olic. Thailand The conslilnlion
guarantees freedom of worship,
but the king must be a buddhlst.
About 75 per rent of his 18,000.
000 subjects also are Buddhist.
Next comes Islam, wilh 1,500,-j
000 Moslem followers.
Middle-East
Egypt The conslilnlion des
ignates Islam as the state relig
ion, but other faiths generally
have complete freedom. There
still Is some persecution of the
CPTS (Ancient African Chris
tians) and a few sects of the
Greek orthodox church, mostly
in the form of discrimination
against their employment in
public services.
Iran The slate religion Is
Islam, and the Shah, prime min
ister and cabinet members must
be Moslems. However, there is
no real suppression of or dis
crimination against other faiths.
The Christian, Jewish and Zoro-
astnan minorities eacn eieci a
representative to the Iranian
senate and house. I
Iraq There is complete relig-
lous freedom and no state
church.
Israel The May, 1948, dec
laration of independence guar
antees religious freedom. ;
Religious Freedom i
Lebanon There is religious
freedom in principle. Each faith
has its own religious court,
which deals with marriages, di
vorces and other personal af
fairs according to its own tenets.
Judgments are executed by state
courts. The government controls
and supports financially o n i y
the courts of the Moslem Sunni
faith, which has the largest
number of followers In Lebanon.
Syria A constituent assem
bly charged with writing new
constitution is considering mnk
ing Islam the state religion, but
there have been many protests
against it. Each faith has its
own court, as in Lebanon, and
there
dom.
general religious free-
Niagara Falls, N. Y., May 16
(U.R) Two Bell aircraft helicop
ter pilots were the central fig
ures yesterday of a dramatic res
cue in which they saved a woman
stranded on a rock above the
American falls after their craft
had crashed and exploded.
The airmen, Owen Neihaus
and Joseph Cannon, were dis
patched to the scene by Bell yes
terday morning in answer to a
call for aid from park reserva
tion police and firemen who
were unsuccessful In attempts to
reach her.
The woman, identified as Mrs.
Jcannettc Bugay, 25, of Niagara
Falls, was taken to Mt. St. Mary's
hospital. She was treated for
shock and exposure. She was not
able to sav at once how she be
came stranded on a rock in mid
stream about 300 feet above the
falls.
The pilots were hospitalized
for treatment of shock and
burns.
Neihaus and Cannon were toss
ed into the rushing water when
their helicopter, hovering over
the rock where Miss Bugay was
perched, was pulled down into
the current. The motor of the
craft exploded, but no fire followed.
The impact knocked the young
woman into the water, fortunate
ly close bv Neihaus and Cannon.
The two airmen grabbed her and
Swiss Bell Ringers
Plan Appearance Here
The oldest set of Swiss hand
bells in the United States will be
featured in a concert by the Ma
son Swiss Bell Ringers, nation
nlly-known novelty musicians, at
f irst Baptist church on rriday.
May 19, at 8 p.m., according to
the Rev. W. A. Dawes, church
puslor.
The program will consist of
familiar gospel songs and
hymns. There will be no admis
sion charge but a free-will offer
ing will be taken.
Other instruments which will
he played arc the musical
glasses, singing saw, triple oc
tave chimes, Vibraharp, Solovox
and a mysteries "Victor There
min" which has no keyboard,
strings, reeds or pipes and plays
without being touched.
The bells which will be used
were brought to the United
Slates in 1847.
Knock, Knock.' Who's Jf?
Jusf a Mubbibi Sarrim
Cincinnati (U.R) Maybe you
didn't know it, but that fellow
knocking at your door to ask all
those questions for Uncle Sam
was nobody but a mubbibi sar
rim. Anyway, that's what they
called a census taker about 3,700
years ago in the ancient city of
Mari In what is now Syria, Dr.
George E. Mendenhall of Witten
berg college, Springfield, O., told
the American Oriental society
here.
In those days the census was
about the snme thing as a mili
tary draft. Dr. Mendelhall said.
The mubbibi sarrim didn't both
er to count the women. The
names of the men were written
on clay tablets and they went di
rectly to war. Dr. Mendenhall
said his translations indicate.
ATTENTION STREET CLEAN
Baltimore (U.R) The Women's
Civic League of Baltimore is
looking for the most glamorous
street cleaner in the city. The
league offered a prize of $40 for
the four slreet cleaners who
show courtesy to the public,
proper handling of containers,
care and cleanliness of equip
ment, etc Garbage collectors
also are eligible.
Dead line on CtaealtleO Arts!
s-.to p m tor following day: 10 a m
Monday tnp MnnHav, nM o..
for Sunday a m.
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'Poppy Days' Set Here By Mayor D. L. Flynn
Friday and Saturday, May 26
and 27, have been proclaimed
"Poppy Days" in Mcdford by
Mayor Diamond Flynn.
On those days memorial pop-
then the three hung on to the
plane's wreckage for dear life.
pies will be distributed on the
streets by volunteer workers of
the American Legion auxiliary,
who will receive contributions
for the Legion and auxiliary
activities in behalf of disabled
war veterans and needy young
sters of veterans.
Flynn In his proclamation t
urged residents to wear poppies
on those days in memory of
those who lost their lives in
the two world wars. He said,
"The memory of their service
and sacrifice should be forever
kept bright for the inspiration
of our own and future generations."
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diicuiitt with Whitt Houia prtll ucrttary Charlti O. Ron, right, a maiiagt
on loxtt from Prsiidtnf Truman. '
NEW YORK-Batwaan roundi ol a
workout in Stillman'iGym, middlt
waight conttndtr Slavs Balloiia
tockl hit lafl for what tto H. Psttr.
an, U. P. iportt editor, hopai li
maraly a playful punch ot him.
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TAIPEI, Formosa During a visit to tha military hos
pital, marking har first public eppaaranco since
returning from tha U. S Mm. Chiang Kai-Shalt
grants an excluiivs intarview to Arthur Goul, of
United Pra.
IONDON-Veteran U.P. correipondent Har
old Guard interviews Seretse Khama, whoie
marriage to an Englishwoman brought m
threat by the British Government of banish
ment from his Bamangwato tribe.
3. ABOARD THE U. S. CARRIER
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT OFF
CUBA-Ai the "ongel" helicopter
which hovers near the ship when
planet take off and land pre
potet for a flight, U. P.'s science
editor, Paul F. Ellis, climbs inlo the
cabin.
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FRANKFURT, Germony-Out on ball
alter U $. authorities jailed her for
spying for the Russians, Reglno Row
isVe.ga lo!!s her story to U P. corre
spondents Wolter G. Rundle, center,
end Jack Meehan.
HOllYWOOD-'n an exclusive inter,
view, Humphrey Bogort states his
views en panda? and other night-club
feune to U P.'s correspondent in the
screen capital, Virginia MacPherson.
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RIO DE JANEIRO At the South Amer
icon conference of U. S. ombotsodors,
Thomas ft. Curran, United Press vice
president for South Amerieo. talks
with U. S. Assistant Secretary of Store
for latin America, Edward G. Miller,
right. Seated at the left is Henche! V.
Johnson, American ambassador to
Irosil.
TOKYO-Rusiion member of the Allied Council for
Jooon, It. Gen. Kuima Derevyonke, refusing fa
listen to American charges of Soviet failure to re
patriate thousands of Jopanese, wolks out of a
council meeting. To get a statement by the gener
al, U. P.'s Earnest Hoberecht goes along with him.
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