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Vol. I. No. 85. Tuesday, December 18th, 1945.
NEW HOPE IN CHINA Way Open For Calling Of Political Council
CHUNGKING, DEC. 17
NEW HOPE FOR PREVENTION OF ALL-OUT CIVIL WAR IN CHINA AND ACHIEVEMENT OP NATIONAL UNITY IS STIMULATED BY THE PRESENCE IN PHUNGKING OF ALL. SEVEN COMMUNIST DELE GATES TO THE POLITICAL CONSULTATIVE COUN BOL
THE GROUP IS HEADED BY GEN CHOU EN LAI DE
PETY LEADER OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST· PARTY, AND IT INCLUDES GEN. YER BIEN YING CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE COMMUNIST ARMIES
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LONDON. DEU 17 KUROPES GIGANTIC TREA SURE INT IS UN NON FASCIST COUNTRIES ARE IN| SKAROL FOR THEIR OBJECTS D'ART. FACTORY MA- CHINERY AND OTHER GOODS. STOLEN BY THE NAZIS.
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goods returned from the American zake mended bur ing machines and railway material from Bremen, Some
Them were in poor condition.
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"DEAR UNCLE HERMANN,
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NUEREMBURG, BEC. 17
NOW THAT YOUVE TIME TO PONDER OVER
THE THOU SAND YEAR KRICH, TEL. US WHETHER YOU STILL PRE- PER GUNS TO BUTTER"
This is typical of the fan mail Goering receives in prison every day from his sarenstle country-
Bus". emphasizes another admirer.
The day Sta.
the war wos lagrad fell you must have known over. Now It is Berlin and other German town they are which look like Stalingrad. from the
Goelug is say aheal as far as the amount of fan mail is con- They are also being helped by cerned, Un Nazia themselves. With their Marshal Wilhelm Keitel and the although Rudolf Hess, well-known thuroughnes they others also receive ironical nail have lista of ail stolen materiai,
from appointed Germans. what factories
Machines from Bremen will be going to Amsterdam factories amf the Rotterdam dryduck company. This, of course, represents only a fraction of Holland'a total loot ed properly, but the Dutch au thorities declare
that receiving every hekt Allis
or industries L The Kank never Ace the enue from, and thʊ names of the letters to avoid interfering wit
their mental balance" high of- cinia state.--Associated Press.
vwners.
A comprehensive card index of
all machines inoted locally was,
for instance, found in Rotterdam.
The central figure behind the FATTY NOT SO
looting organization was V. Geru-
ru, a Gorman fifth columnist in
the Netherlands.
As they cures
his handlework Hollanders are to- day grateful that he was at, least | methodical-Reuter,
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#analuta. Dec. 17 General George C. Marshall arrived at Hieltham Field to day en route to his post as
United Staten Ambeanad der to Chino.
Marshall merced: "I have 4414 comment to make out anytimg. except that it to ♫ bonatifid day.
acrempanard by ho sceretary, Chat War rout Offer Richard Hicko
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Kentwel: On Grave Charge
FORMER
CHANGHAI, DR ROH AND HAILEY DIRE FOR OF THE FREN 11 MOND IPAL. PONICK IN SHANGHAI ANDL K KENT WELE, PORMER CHYS AT TORNEY, WHO RENOUNO PRE THEIR
WERE CITIZENSHI TAKEN INTO FISTORY YES
Price 10 cts.
U.S. MILITARY SPLIT ON
CHINA POLICY
(By Hal Boyle).
PRESIDENT. TRUMAN'S FOREIGN POLICY
STATEMENT.
ON CHINA IS A CLEAR-CUT VICTORY FOR THOSH AMERICAN MILITARY LEADERS WHO BELIEVE THE UNITED STATES SHOULD CEASE ITS "BLANK CHE- QUE" SUPPORT OF CHIANG KAI-SHEK AND BRING FULL DIPLOMATIC. FINANCIAL AND MORAL PRES- SURE ON HIS NATIONALIST GOVERNMENT TO MAKE PEACE WITH THE CHINESE COMMUNISTS. THERE HAS BEEN A WIDE OPEN SPLIT AMONG TOPİ
AMERICAN MILITARY AND NAVAL COMMANDERS IN CHINA OVER THE ROLE THE UNITED STATES SHOULD PLAY IN AVERT- ING FULL SCALE CHI- NESE CIVIL WAR WHICH MIGHT OPEN NEW INTER- NATIONAL WOUNDS. Their views are as opposed 48 views within America's diploma- tic corps, which clashed atrong- ly. Gen. Patrick Hurley, the resigned Anibassador, da believed to have been the strongest ad- voente of all-out support for Chiang Kai-shek.
Konoye Was Reading Oscar Wilde
TOKYO, DEC. 17 PRINCE KONOYE'S SUUIDE BY POISON - A METHOD SCORNED BY MANY JAPANESE BECAUSE IT IS HE- GARDED AS PAINLESS... WAS NEVERTHELESS SUR- ROUNDED WITH MUCH CEREMONIOUS FACE WHICH MEANS MUCH HERE.
KONOTE ENTERTAINED RELATIVES AND CLOSE FRIENDS AT 1 FAREWELL DINNER. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE HE WAS DUE TO SUR- RENDER BY MIDNIGHT TO THE AMERICAN ACTRO- RITIES.
They said there was no hint | is the Japanese custom upon ea al suicale, and no mention of tering a house. his exparted imprisonment was raado
Some U. Army leaders have advocated openly throwing full support behind the Central Government American arts and
motsey backed
ship and with perhaps troops in secondary sup- port could no doubt quickly en- able the Chungking Governmen! fo erush is opposition.
But that would hardly cenute a free, demo vrati, united China.
Damp Squib
New York, Dec. 17. Glenn Bahb, foreign ne 108 rancutive editor of the AARD- ciated Prom, broadcast to-doy that for the average Japa Home citizen the dream of congreat was "like a lovely fireworks display. the 'fizited out in the rain,"
Babb nasid tho averaga Japanese "is now boginning lo realizo ho was dragged into the war, and, bellove me, he wun glud to nos it end at any price."--Associated Press.
Drained The
Blood Of Children
MOSCOW, DEC. 17. TRE RUSSIANS OPENED THER OWN WAR CRIMES TRIAL WHEN TEN GERMANS OF LOW RANK WERE AB RAIGNED BEFORE A MILIT ARY TRIBUNAL HERE CHARGED WITH ATROCITIES IN THE SMOLENSK ARSA DURING THE NAZI OCCUPA Other leaders grouped around TION Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer
There were indications that the have sugarland. 171.J favour, defendant-
participated iF the throwing China's moblem before killing of mere than 135,00 Sovlat the United Nations organisation itizens. Jobgerel destroying The world spread instead enterprice and experi
On the Verntulah di Prince Konovo's komun were found Princess Konoye apparently Gibbons" "Deeline and Fall of She prepared the Roman Empire" and Owar was not warned.
Kanove's bandy
found | "Ballad of Reading Guel," which elaat in pa panas with a fazengi the futmer Premier WILM style palle a mader Ein head, Bas Įdently maling shortly being · Je bands wer Toldeol penes talks compotted #ucide.
his burgare for a priamų trip. Wilde's "De Profundis" and monobility, the cease 『『ཏྠཏྠཾ ༠༥ཏq》T༥,༣)
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where I may hide maforet Theo American soldiers au- Į valleya in whose silence 1 may TERDAY BY THE SILANGIPAT toned at the smalt entrance of I weep undisturbed “– Assocated toge to carpromise their quarrels
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The fall took off their shoes as Press
Abdication May Follow
TOKYO. DEC 17
PRENCE KONOYE'S SUICHE. A NEW AND POWERFUL GLOW TO THE PRESTIGE AND POSITION OF EM- PEROR HUROBITO MAY HAVE STRONG REPER CUSSIONS IN THE IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD AS WELL. AS IN POLITICAL CURL ES,
Ireen for the future of the Imperial cussieti.
zme tune their exchat bure, jjave -tool «trongest. for at now taken by President Tram
They want Chin
War
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at build a common over meral that was in time mure their coun rey's Bila by democratie processes.
This is the war and American.
en on Uher septie Bonded when I talked
to them about it:
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BIG THREE'S WIDE FIELD
LONDON, DN I THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF THE UNITED STATES. BRITAIN AND RUSSIA OPEN ED THE FIRST SESSION OF THER MOMENTOUS CON FERENCE IN
WIDE VARIETY OF INTERNATION AL PROBLEMS INCLUDING THE QUESTION OF INTER NATHINAL
CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY.
Britjet dispatche
thu
meeting
thu British
"Tụ begin with, we don't have prior to any business whatsoever lighting | Pavien Sveretary Ernest Bevin somebody else's rival. War. The Chinese 'omununisis can't hope
to win as long as the Nationalists have help from hundreds of thon sands of armed Jap
11 net indirect
support
Ameran Turines.
The Peiner auself in the Band House as there were new indira I hours of his life
of the revival of the des expressed h
of
allentaa
List Japanese believed that the tide the other hand, as long as we keep giving that Kai-shek might be a final factor pree:pilat
American
d -hips and ing the Empever's abdication
money and lend him use of war Doubilen, Hurohito felt The troops he won't compromise. Why bow deeply, Konuye was long a should be? He knows he enn get cluse confidant and it was gener everything he wante it we ally believed that the Ruler placed him everything he needs." rrent confidence and nuthority in
"LITTLE GLASS EYE"
TO BE TRIED
YOKOHAMA. DEC 1.
IN A COLD DARK ROOM OF THE YOKOHAMA COM
HOUSE EIGHT OF NISE MEMBERS OF THE AMERT CAN MILITARY COMMISSION MET TO-DAY IN AN ORGANISATION SESSION TO SET THE STAGE FOR THE FIRST WAR CRIMES TRIALS TO BE HELD IN JAPAN.
Jus hands.
His death
blow was a swift paralleling MueArthur's Shipto directive which Half struck hard
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Hirohito. Before that Wide curend, Heidenarters' crimi
give
KEYSTONE OF POLITY
These leaders have felt ali along that the United States
sacul
to show
conferred with Sir Bender Wiliam Bullard, British Aaubassador to frun, on the latest development in that country.
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The conferees are not expectől much necomplish
more than routher businezat al their session. None of the majur tastŁA are likely We come up
fur dis cussion until the three Foreign Serrotaries have notaled matters of procedure. Associated Presa
SECOND MEETING
Morrow, Dec. 17 A British Embasay spokesman swich to-day that the Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union, Staten and the United Britain firmly tell both Communists and act for two and half hours lust Nationalists to compose their night and would re-aneel this nal lost loud striped from arOUNTE ferences. warning Chiang
afternoon. Kai-
Associated Press. The Throne all but two of the abek
that if he failed foort | **
**Ow principal and still active
to compromise. Ameri- willingness to feure in the past 15 years,
any further The Imperial Household itself would withhold
help of a kind, and promise invaded by the Arrest ! Prine
that if they agreed to try to work Nushinto. Associated *****
out their problems without armed Strife America would back their united programme in every WB3 to make China 11 power anung the world's nations.
WZUM
NONE OF THE FIVE JAPANESE PRISONERS, ALL AC- CUSED OF COMMITTING, OR CONPONING ATROCI- TIES AGAINST ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR, WAS IN THE COURT-ROOM AS THE COMMISSION
SET THE PROCEDURE FOR THE TRIALS WHICH MEAN | Press. LIFE OR DEATH FOR THEM. Talsu Tsuchiya. whom the and the trial is expected to start pristeters he was accused of mta- almost immediately. treading called "ttle glass eye." Will be aeraigned on Dee.
Throughout to-day's discus- 18sion of the procedure there was emphasis that the accused be given a fair trial, although it was decided not to translate the record from English to Japan-
Konoye's Weak
Character Led To War
IN MIERSHIP
exe.
Lieut-Colonel Dickinson, of St. Petersburg, Florida, Chief Defense Counsel, said that such translation would
menn the
trials would last more than a year.
JAPAN AND VATICAN
CR
That now would seem to be the Truman's keystone of President noficy.
Tokyo, Dec. 17. Allied Headquarters to-day or dered the severanes of diplomatie relations between Japan and the Vatkan in extension of the pre-
There still remains the hard vous Allied directive demanding fact that whatever soft words the real! of various Japanese may be used to cloak it, the real diplomatie missions abroad. As function of American marines in suciated Press.
(Continued on Page 6)
Missing,One Plump Fugitive Monarch
PARIS, DEC. 17.
The defendunts will be given TOKYO, DEC. 17.
a complete translation of the RESIGNING HIS
PRE- evidence against them, however, ON DEC. 16, 1941, when such evidence is given in PRINCE KONOYE INFORMED English, EMPEROR HIROHITO
THAT
The question aruss as to the GENERAL TOJO WAS INSIST- ING UPON SPECIFICATION inclusion of the phrase "So help OF
DATE A
PLED ONLY BY 240,000 NATIVES AND FOR STARTING you God" in the oath to be made THE PACIFIC WAR.
binding in particular the re- This was revealed by the news-ligion of the defendant.-ABSO-
"Asak!" in PAST
in publishing the clated Press, text of the Premior's resignation, The "Asahi In its editorial. said that the Prince's "wonkness
A JEWELLED THRONY STA NDS EMPTY IN LAOS-THE
KINGDOM OF A MILLION ELEPHANTS. TWO DUSKY MONARGIS OF THIS VAST SLICE OF INDO- CHINA-GREATER THAN YUGOSLAVIA BUT PEO- 24 EURO- PEANS-HAVE DISAPPEARED IN ITS TROPICAL JUNGLES.
of character was bound to con- stitute a state crime" because it made the war cosy.
Konave had told the Emperor that Tolo, then War Minister, had
INDONESIANS COOPERATE
terwoven
Powers.
Fat Will be In The Fire
SOMEWHAT
JERUSALEM, DEC. 17. AT THE MOMENT TENSION IN PALESTING APPEARS RELAXED AS THE HAGANAH (JEWISH) LEADERS HAVE APPARENT LY HAD SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT THE POLITICAL WIS DOM OF CHALLENGING BRI TAIN AT THIS STAGE WITH FORCE.
The whole of Palestine, how ever, is bristling with troops.
Arrival of the joint Anglo- American commission ju expected shortly and all parties are hastily preparing to put their case before it.
Test of the new commission In expected early in the proceeding now that both Jow and Arab leaders
have definitely-though not yet publicly-agreed fully to collaborate with the commission.
It is expected that the com- malaston will have to make its fed pronouncement Un immediate emergency immigration, and one way or another the fat will then be in the fire-Reutor,,
SHARP DROP IN TEMPERATURE
Today's forecast:-Moderate to fresh north-easterly wins. Cloudy with occasional showers, rómaining cold.
Yesterday's temperature:---
Maximum-71 degrees at Minimum:-50 degrees at
The French Foreign Office ure pick up his royal robes and flee, seeking them anxiously, for In-leaving behind him 12 wives and]
with their
personal innumerable concubines.
ADDRESS UNKNOWN destinies are the conflicting in-
Actually His Majesty had abdi- terests of at least half a dozen ented in favour of his nephew, but Asiatic races and Occidental both are believed to be living no fugitive, and in French archives BATAVIA. DEC. 17.
In 1940 unpressed greed broke their prosent address is marked Most of the 21 Nazi warlords refused to agree to the withdrawal BRITISH HEADQUARTERS who are standing war crimes trial of Japanese, troops from China TO-DAY ANNOUNCED THAT out with the little known war of na "unknown".
The Qual d'Orsay is franldy JOB FOR SCIENTISTS here before the International Mili- "because of its effeet on the THEIR TROOPS HAD BURN- Slam against Laos. The Jaganese
tary Tribunal to-day seemed to be morale of the Army." This with- ED DOWN A VILLAGE NEAR imposed arbitration" and coded a worried. On humanitarian groundi what the Tokyo, Dec. 17.
WHERE THE chunk of Laos west of the Mekong, it trombles to think preparing themselves for a denth drawal was a prerequisite to a BUITENZORG Allied Headquarters to-day urged sentence as the prosecution'a case successful
Inhabiting tho the NATIVES HAD
aboriginal races BEEN RE- river to the Regent of Siam: Japan's scientists to tackle tho approached its climax.
Washington negotiations that FORTED SNIPING'
The long-browing crisis came to mountains may do if the monarchs AT RAIL
a head last October, when Annam fall into their hands. problem of increasing petroleum Even Goering's Joviality and were then under way
WAY TRAINS. and coal production and of develop confidence seem to have faded Konoyo had said that he w The announcement sold:
It is oven more perturbed at the ing other natural r
situation Llaut-Colonel
G. other prisoners waning. There in four tolka,
The Indonesian
population."
position, as the Americans are re- Schenck, Chief of the Natural Re apucara to be a falling out among The Prince had expressed the more cooperative and has ex His Majesty Savane Wong, ported to be eager to exploit the
Heidelberg, Dec. 17. of economic resources of Laos.
The general condition of General sagrees Bection of General Mac- them.
opinion that "there was still some pressed a desire to increase their plump and kindly gentleman Arthur's staff, said it was up to Former Grand Admiral Karl hope for an amicable settlement, afforts to reatore order."
nearly 70-long accustomed to 1 So the French authorities feel Patton, formar, comander of tlu them to "make their full contribu- Doenitz and the former
the. nevotiations with Hitler of
the A British patrol Which was gazing down from the heights of that one way of restoring som Third Army, who was injured fa tion toward the building of a Youth leader Baldur von Schirach United States" If the withdrawal yfired on at Somn received richly ornamented elephants on order in to find thefe black linen car crash last Sunday, is excel- etable Javanese economy."so openly criticised Gooring-A80- of Japances trooms from China naval gun-firo and artillery sup-his subjects kneeling in unques and reinstate him on this Asiatic lent save the latent bulletin
Reuter. cited Press,
elated Press.
took place. Associated Press. port-Associated Press.
tloning dovation-was obliged to choss-board.--Reuter,
conclusion
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The Ites, prane into the capital of; and his personal influenes over the unable to change Tojo's vlowpoint. Bandoenstan Army_le_proving; fact the band "terror threat to the French Far EasternĮ
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