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...kasar, rebel Premier Sjafruddin called Bung Karno a coward "who strutted and wore medals but had never fought a war, a man who was so frightened that he wouldn't even go to the bathroom without a bodyguard." The rebels were also disappointed in the inactivity of Mohammed Hatta (who in the midst of last week's maneuvering was discovered quietly lecturing on Islamic history at the University of Indonesia). "Hatta is the undertaker," said Sjafruddin bitterly. "He'll sit quietly while the corpse dies, then conduct a post-mortem...
...Collaborator. He emerged in 1942 when the Japanese landed on Indonesian soil. Sukarno, released from prison in Sumatra, quickly made his way to Djakarta, where he met with the two other top revolutionary leaders, Hatta and the Socialist. Sjahrir...
...months the rebel colonels had debated and threatened. Early last week they issued their oft-promised and oft-postponed ultimatum. It gave Djakarta five days to replace Premier Djuanda and his Cabinet by a new government free of Communist influence and headed by moderate ex-Vice President Mohammed Hatta and the popular, middle-of-the-road Sultan of Djokjakarta...
Even at this late date, no one seemed eager for a final break. All of the nation's major political parties, except the Communists, offered their services to mediate between rebel Sumatra and the central government. In Djakarta, hundreds of students routed Dr. Mohammed Hatta out of his bed at 3 a.m. to urge that the nation's problems be solved "without bloodshed." Hatta obligingly announced that he would have "no part of any government formed under the pressure of rebel threats," and the Sultan of Djokiakarta took time off from examining model dairy farms at the University...
...insurgent headquarters at Padang in Sumatra to propose a compromise. Djuanda's offer: if the dissidents agree to stay their hand until the President returns, he will ask Sukarno to purge the National Council of its Communists and fellow travelers and to invite former Vice President Mohammed Hatta back into the government, probably to take over as Premier from Djuanda himself...