THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1946,
A FOUNDATION FOR PEACE
MacArthur's Agrarian Reform Order
General
To Free Peasants From Slavery
NEW YORK, DEC. 15
TWO MORE WESTERN AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS JOIN. ED IN HERALDING GENERAL MACARTHUR'S LAND REFORM PROGRAMME AS EMANCIPATION OF THE JAPANESE PEOPLE, THE "PORTLAND OREGON JOURNAL CALLED IT A FOUNDATION FOR PRACU THE "JOURNAL" SAID. "FUTURE WORLD PEACE IS GO.
ING TO DEPEND UPON WHAT IS DONE WITH GER MANY AND JAPAN AND FOR THE PEOPLE OF THESE UNHAPPY COUNTRIES.
The newspaper said prose fem of war leaders is insult ter because they could not hav led the nation to war without the development of
dilions that unde for suppres
on, for starvation of th body reach out.
General MacArthur has jost
a directive that posted
the system which am A the etalavement of million f
mall farm families
**Th prostrate is revolta tionary in its scope and when effectuated will raise the status of as impoverished and oppress eri
panty. It is intendrit eventually for free them from should hopeless debt and give them a minate one of the genadest jerse of dignity as independeat. *auses of soffering among the hard waters. 19
people vi Japan. the "Journal" arid. with the breakc
mp of the landed monopolies ad
estates.
"it well probably the tint the
war paket
POVERTY OF JAPAN "The programine wit away a oppressive and degrad ing feudalism and should p ua long step toward political
well as economie reconstruction of the country
Berl BT most to blame when
PODARI
they tried people that pronomic troude were brought about by mu lane toons of wicken Toresgns by conniving money lenders and EA international industrialists valent upon their own enrick: ment at the expense of a down arealden nation.
way Foo
Barney Turns
To Old Love
Beverly Hills, Cal., Dec. 16. Barney Oldfield, famous varly day automobile racing driver, fa-day remarried RË berra Oldfield, wham fr di vorved 20 years ago They wer bath, aged 67
Mdheld divorced his third wife tant week. Associated I'veke.
Britain Asked
To Intervene In
U.S. Dispute!
DETROIT, DEC. 16. THE CLO. UNITED AUTO WORKERS SAID TO-DAY THE
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Rights Of General Assembly Discussed
THE DEBATE, WHICH YESTERDAY APPEARED TO BE-
LONDON, DEC. 16. COME A REAL CONFLICT, OVER THE RESPECTIVE POWERS AND RIGHTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEM- BLY AND SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NA- TIONS ORGANISATION AND WHICH WAS RESOLV- ED TO-DAY AT VOTING TIME IN TECHNICAL COM- MITTEE NUMBER EIGHT, WHICH DEALS WITH PREPARATIONS FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMÉLY, WAS DESCRIBED BY THE INDIAN DELEGATE. SIR MUDALIAR. AS REMINDING HIM OF THE SAN FRANCISCO DERATE.
RAMASWAMI
He said that he saw no chance tra compromise between the conflicting principles reached in Preparatory Commission
the
stage and proposed
that the
whole matter be left over to the Generni Assembly,
Soviet anbend- the
Two alternative ments
were defended * Canadian amendments, which the proposer claimed as a compromise satisfying the essentials at the Soviet viewpoint, as expremed by the Soviet delegate, M. Audrey Gromyko, were arrepted.
Code Cracking
Secret: New Fuss Pending
WASHINGTON, DEC. 16. PEARL HARBOUR INVESTI- GATORS YESTERDAY HEARD
NAVY REPORT
THAT THE UNITED STATES FRUI
1.400 MILES ΤΟ THE JAPANESE TASK
The point at issue was whether THE the General Assemble should have the right to discuss recommenda- j SER "BOISE" WAS NEVER tions of the
Preparatory ComOSER THAN tabssion for discussion, including iLes methods of procedure
FORCE WHICH STRUCK nucenda, or whether they should be passed direct to the Security Council Baelf.
HAWAI 1941.
ON
DECEMBER 7,
UNION BAD ASKED THE BRITISH LABOUR GOVERN MENT TO INTERCEDE AS HOLDERS IN THE GENERAL MOTORS STOCK
DESTA TH
UNION'S WITH THE COR PORATION The San Diego Tribute red Prendent J. Thomas of the Sun" sys the poverty of Japan AW stud that the Union wrote in most apparent to the Nisei? Prime Minister Aitlee asking the, who has remminced American B: h Government
make citizenship
resentinel | S le General Motors against being hell is
ponda "wre Landweef a moncern of relocation centres
workers and owners of any com In its litorial the
Thomas said he was retially snid "Now back in the hunk of informed that the British Govern- their fathers they are agham at merit, as of last October, owned what they find there Chances 131.000 shares. common stork, of sal, modifying the existing text silence was ordered.
prends left Japan General Motors.
of the Thus it will be sewn ni bel beraus of unsatisfactory con
article of provisionat arenda for the Best part of the Prentent issue right now even ditions
These conditions have
first session of the more immediate than the man
Assembly. which provide for a agement of the atomic bomb
grown morse and there in ample
general discussion
of the Pre- is the restoration to the world
paratory Commission's repert, 90 that the of a just and equitable mode of
Assembly would have Tele
the right but no obligatian dincesa Well-fed
anything wished. Reuter
JUST MODE OF LIFE
people are
asually
happy people: Happy peronde seldom pick quarrels, and withi no quarrels picked wara berteman less and less probable."
The Spokane "Spokesman i He view" pays the freeing of ten. and farmers is likely to prae the most important reform in- ngurated under allied control of Japan. Ha emancipation pro clamation is designed
to end
Britain's Lack Of Cigaret'es
Much of Britain's lack of tobacco-three times as large. us in 1944--was brought from! America under Lend-Lease on the understanding it would be used only for the manufacture of cigarettes for the Forces.
A Board of Trade official said That the leaf could not be used to relieve the present cigarette shortage. It would all have to be smoked by the troops.
Throughout the war Britain has paid cash for Virgintar to, bacco required for civilian sup plies of cigarettes,
Board of Trade figures show that to day a third more ciza rettes are being smoked than before the war and one-third more than in 1938, but much រង on Board cannot state.
are t
to fear will get worse before there is any in-
Associate Prere provement
The Union has now been strik-
24 days
against General a 30 per cent Moles, seeking wage increase, arguing that the Compunty's records would show that the firm's profits warranted incrense, Associated Press.
The Committee finally adopted by 26 votes to five. with six abstentions, the
('sundian pro-
The Navy had replied to # qucation ral early in the hear is whether the "Boise"
hud sighted the Japanese task force but did not report becuase radle
Senator Lucas, Democrat of Generalinois, told reporters the Com- mittee should find out how Guver- nor Thomas E. Dewey, of Now York, had learned that the United States broke the Japanese codes. Lucas drew from Lieut-General Leonard 1. Gerow on the witness
unless it
Britain Must Face Fiercer Camp Schools
Competition
LONDON, DEC. 16.
THE CITY IS JUST BEGINNING TO REALISE THAT UN- DER THE ANGLO-AMERICAN LOAN AGREEMENT,
Organised
of
tu
Thousands
elementary schoolboys and girls will become temporary boarders at Britain's thirty camp schools during the next twelve months.
These special schools-built of Canadian cedar and standing in grounds of from 20 to 40 acrea have housed evacuee children' during the war years,
Already * number of the achoola are accommodating re- lays of scholars for periods which vary from ten days to a month.
BOTH BRITAIN'S AND INDIA'S INDUSTRIES MUST SOON FACE MUCH FIERCER INTERNATIONAL COM- PETITION THAN EITHER COUNTRY HAS KNOWN FOR A VERY LONG TIME. WITHIN A YEAR AFTER CONGRESS RATIFIES THE LOAN, ANY STERLING ARISING FROM INDIA'S OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY'S CURRENT TRADE WITH BRITAIN AND ANY STERLING RELEASED FROM EXISTING STERLING BALANCES WILL BE FREELY SPENDABLE ANYWHERE IN THE BEST AND CHEAPEST MARKET INOTABLY INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES), WHILE ALL REMAINING STER- LING BALANCES BECOME COMPLETEGY BLOCKED
MIXED BOARDERS AND CANNOT BE SPENT ANYWHERE.
Sir Edward Howarth, maneg- That is what convertibility Europeon location was defested
ing director
National of the 25 to 23.
Camps Corporation, which is With six abstentions, Hitherto, Sterling's unconverti-mission then made it a unanimous of the network, said:
the com responsible for the maintenance bility give some preference to choice for the United Staten on British industries since some over-
"Each camp school can house Canada's motion. seconded by 250 children with full sleeping placed orders at Britain and Norway. sens countries uneconomically
accommodation. Some high prices here Countries which voted
the schools are United States the
for boys or girls Headquarters included Chinn. In only, but there is now a ten- Philippines---A880- dency for the boarders to be
I mixed."
MICADA.
gather than to leave their Sterling
balances idle.
"Hesa
ns
for the U.N.O.
of
Hannen Swaffer As A Spiritualist
HOW TWO DEAD BATTLE OF BRITAIN PILOTS "THANK- ED" LORD DOWDING AT A SPIRITUALISTIC SEANCE AT ESHER FOR HIS GREAT WORK FOR BRITAIN, IS DESCRIBED BY HANNEN SWAFFER IN HIS LATEST BOOK
The inability to convert India's dis and the Sterling into Dollars greatly resciated Press. tricted the competition of United States goods in the Indian
market. The competition of British and other Sterling area goods was restricted by their shortage.
Any reduction of Indian tariffe how Lend-Lease the Summer's
or Empire preferences at next conferenco will ob. viously conduce to still further NO DUTY-FREE PARCELS international competition.
The cigarette famine continn- not reduce hor tariffo
India, like other countries, will and pre- ed although supplies were a little ferences unless she receives com- easier in some districts where petition in other markets. quotas had just been delivered. But the whole thing will now be Cancellation of duty-free competition in the world market parcels to troops will not make domestic and empire markets by
much
protection 1 more leaf available for civilians, exchange control, tariffa or pre- but it will relievo overworked ferences. machines in tobacco factories, Doubtless, international Stafe will be awitched to the petition is an excellent thing, par- manufacture of cigarettes, for ticularly for the great
"It's wonderful to feel, the shell-"A fortnight later (after tobacconists and the Beard of Indian consumers, but the ad- help those who are left behind." cised
mass of pilot said, 'that we are able to Northcliffe's death) he criti- Trade hope supplies in shops will not be paid in India, Britain justment of particular industries
A weekly spiritualist throughout Britain will bo
This is one of the startling journal: Third column on page easier by Christmas.
SIX ABSTENTIONS
passages in the story of Swaf-two should be improved. fer's "Great Aealgnment," his leading articles of paper London, Dec. 10. search for the truth of Spiritua should always be the most at The United Nations
lam. ("My Greatest Story." tractivo." propara- tory .commlesion
Winston Churchill is psychic, selected the Hannon Swaffer published by United States as the sito for W. H. Allon.)
saya Swaffer. "When he was United Nations Headquarters Late yesterday after Fleet Street"--perhaps it should guided by psychic means to the Organisation In this book the "Pope of escaping from a detention camp; during the Boer War, he was be of Spiritualiam-reaches the only friendly house in the neigh- planacio of a carcer of provocabourhood."
Quotas will be increased n8 demobilisation gets into Ita stride and supplies, to canteons. cancelled as redundant war plante close.
OSLO SHIPOWNERS ORDER NINETY VESSELS
Oslo, Doc. 10.
GENERAL PATTON
com-
Frankfurt, Dec. 16.
ONE OF THEM HE SAYS: "IN MOVING WORDS HE EX- PRESSED HIS GRATITUDE TO DOWDING FOR HAV. ING PASSED ON TO THE WORLD SPIRIT MESSAGES THAT HE KNEW WOULD BE OF SERVICE"
tive prose-writing.
He speaks of his former chief, Lord Northcliffe, as though. He were present in flesh and blood:
Oslo shipowners have ordered 90 ships, totalling 875,000 tons, The condition of General George "A recent encer about a former from Sweden, Denmark and Nor Patton, who was wegian
injured in an rival made to me in my home #hipyards. Since the automobile accident last Sunday, liberation of the country, they in described as excellent in a circle: Whenever I see the have received 16 now shim bought oight from their "light but significant Improve Journey really necessary?" "
Shredloh official bulletta to-day which noted Daily Express, I ask it: Is your own government and received ment during the past 24 hours."
HIS BELIEF aight from Germany.-Beutor. -Asenciated Press.
Another Swafferian
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"AMERICA GETS IT
The
the
London, Dec. 10. Tho recommendation of United Nations Executive Com- mittee that the site of the hend- quarters be located in the United Staton was endorsed by the Pre- paratory Commission to-day bu bomb-Reutor..
the requlaite two-thirds malocity.
stand at Saturday's hearing the, opinion that any military officer who deliberately exposed a secret: in war timo deservert the death penalty.
From Genera) George Marshall the Committee had heard last week that he learned during the 1044 Presidential campaign that Dowey apparently had learned of the code cracking and gave the Committee coples of letters which
he had appealed
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Pet Bill Not Favoured
Manila, Dec. 18, High Commissioner Paul Mc- Nutt's pet Bil to standardize creditor-debtor transactions sumated during the Japanesu oc-| the Philippine Congress yesterday. cupation waa coully received by
con-
Elpidio Quirino, Senate Pre- sident pro tem, said that after the Committee hearing the Com- mittco would not recommend basange of the
Bill unless "compelling" reason Associated Press.
is shown.
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