THE CHINA NAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1946.
YENAN'S MILITARY LEADER "Queen Mary"
Japs. Not Barbarians!
Story Of General Chu Teh
Manila, Jan. 22,
The prosecution to-day rested its case against Lieut.-General Masa- haru oma after testimony given by two cywilnesses of the fall of Bataun and Correrider.
Idolised By His Troops
(By John Roderick);
YENAN, JAN. 22. AFTER A THIRD OF A CENTURY OF REVOLUTION. ARY STRUGGLE. GEN. CHU TEH, CHINESE COM- MUNIST MILITARY COMMANDER IN CHIEF, SAYS HE IS READY TO LAY DOWN. HIS ARMS THE INSTANT "UNITY, FREEDOM AND DEMO- CRACY" ARE ACHIEVED IN CHINA. HOPE," HE SAID, AS WE CHATTED IN A CHILLY CAPE OF HIS "DATE O CHARD" HOME, "THEY WILL COME IN 1946." OF HIS LONG CAREER
Major Achille Tisdale. alde to Major-General E. P. King, Bataan Commander at the surrender, said "I the Amerleans retained enough vehicles to tennsport prisoners to van any designated camp but the Ja panese major-general refused to discuss the treatment of prisoners with General King and the only statement minde was by the Japan- can interpreters who said. "We are not barbarions." The Infamous death march then followed. Tie dale ald the prisoners were well tprated until the morning of April I when the slappings and beat inga began
Colonel John R. Pugh testified to the surrender at Corregidor when General Wainwright and his piti. ful group of battered and sick de fenders finally urrendered 10
Homma's hordes. Associated
Pres.
Arab Stand
Jerusalem. Jan. 22. The Arab prin in Palestine published interen by King Ibn Sand of Saudi Arabin stating that "We will sacrifice our lives, and there of our children and our Kingdom so that Palestine
Arab and Moslem." remains
The statement which the news natera Rid was made to Pales- tine delegates to the Arab lengve conference in Cairo, continuedi
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AS A REVOLUTIONARY, HE OBSERVED:
"I have helped to carve out a died in a bow at the top and give territory here in North China all army men a roguish look. where human beings
may live Ills only mark of instrnis is the secure from arrest and terror, free, hue and white Kuomintang army to pra
practice democratic self-govern- star, for he is a member of the Na- tionalist staff whose rank those ment.
The general is 59 years old-the days is much honoured in the same age as his onetime revolution- breach. ary associate, Chiang Kai-shek. Though his rank is equivalent to But the similarity ends there. a five-star American general ho
When you
sit In the Spartan has no coldness or aloofnese. He simplicity of his crude eave and is an eager listener and constantly lister to him talk it becomes dif- invites criticism
sinco ficult to remember
that this
12-
paid. ill-clothed revolutionary gave
life of wealth and ease 20 17 A years ago to become one of the world's most spectacular gerilla leaders.
The more
The large impression that he Jeaves with you is that of a kindly Eder endowed with rare personal warmth.
in you see of him everyday life sitting quietly at dinners applauding the Chinese opera or laughing at a movie in the American observer group the ma incredible that upon more it seems
nce his head Chiang Kai-shek placed a price of $250,000-a re- ward which incidentally has never been revoked.
IDOLISED BY TROOPS Yet this much-wanted man goes about Yenan virtually unguarded His sol-
He has not loft Yennn 1940 but stories about him persist in the popular imagination.
The National forces have vari- at the head of ously placed him
from Kwelaul to Arvopa
Mukden. have killed, buried and re- surrected him a half-dozen times.
These days, when the negotia- tions for unity in Chungking de- mand that he participate in im- nortant party decisions as well as direct the 1,300,000 men the Com- munists claim in his command, he
A full daily schedule. follows
When the united front was out into effect in 1937 he personally lod operations in Hopei, Shanal and Honan, but in the past five years Yenan has been his headquarters, Here he makes strategical de cialons from the cluster of caven and abode buildings which the Reds call simply "Hwanechiaping" -tho Hwang family compound.
Army Demob Proposal
Washington, Jan.-22. The proposal that Congress
us ite money to granting power to, speed the army demobilisation programme was advanced vester day by Representative Dirksen, Republican of Illinois, who said In an interview that if the Army did not have enough money to fend U.S. troom abrond it would have no alternative but to bring thom home and discharge them.
To Carry War Brides
Frankfurt Jan, 22. About 10,000 war brides and depondents will be moved to the United States from Britain by the end of February. Brigadier Geno- ral George S. Eyoter told a proas Conference at which ho assured there are plenty of ships for that and to meet the now re- toployment schedua nt the time.
GLIO
"The Arst shipment will leave Southampton on Jan. 26 aboard with a capacity the "Argentine" of about 625.
The "Queen Mary" capable of carrying 2,400 is due to leave on Feb. 2 and seven other ships will pick up war brides and depend- ents in February
Eyater estimated about 50,000 war brides and dependenta are awaiting shipment including those from France for whom sailing dates are not fixed.
According to Dirksen he wants to dole out the Army funds be- tween now and Juno 30 on a month by month basis. He said ho was offering his plan as an The G.I.'s University at Blar- amendment to a Bl now before ritz will be closed early in March Com- and other "extra curricular" pro- the House Appropriations mitter to cancel some $6,000,000,- grammes curtailed to expedite re- 600 in previous grants mostly to deployment of troops eligible for the Army and the Navy-Asso- discharge, the Brigadier added.
Associated Press. sinted Press.
Power Of Jap. Clique Ended
Tokyo, Jan. 22.