THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1940.
BEVIN-VISHINSKY TIFF Biting Speech By Soviet Delegate
2nd Army
H.Q. Closes In Canton
Canton, Feb. J. The Second Direction Army Headquarters han received tele- graphie instruction from the Mil- tary Affairs Commission to close and is placa has been taken hy the Generalissimo Canton Head- quarters.
456
Or
business
No Decision By
Homma Was
Security Council A Desk.
LONDON, FEB. 5
|SOVIET RUSSIA SUDDENLY REVERSED HER POSI- TION AGAINST BRITISH POLICY IN GREECE AND AGREED IN THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL TO DROP DEMANDS FOR UNITED NA- TIONS ACTION-WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT BRITAIN WOULD WITHDRAW HER TROOPS FROM GREECE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE ACTION CAME FROM THE CHEF RUSSIAN DE-
LEGATE, ANDREJ FISHINSKY, AFTER HE AND BRITAIN'S FOREIGN MINISTER. ERNEST BEPIN. HAD SPENT TIFỤ HOURS AND TEN MINUTES TOGETHER ADDRESSING-TIJE SECURITY QQUN- CIL WITHQUW ANY APPARENT BREAK IN THE DEAD LOCK OF ARGUMENF.
General
Manila, Feb. 5.
Suave English-speaking Lleut.- General Masaharu Homma will testify at to-day's session of his trial on war crimo charges that: he condoned atrocities and his neglect brought about the deaths of 97.000 Americans and Filipinos
in 1942.
મ
march of
U.S. NAVAL AID
Chungking, Fab. 5. Plque for a Napal evotion in the profcated United States unit of the military aid group in China are believed to be Hearly completion as a result of the visit to Chungking of '- Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Commander of the United States Tth Fleet who arrived « Saturday—dilockader. ed Press.
Colonels Told To Quit
Washington, Feb. 4.
The War Department has dis- closed it has told six coloncis to quit soliciting funda from for mer-war-prisoners to finance damage actions agafhst Jupan The Department said that the six colonels, formerly prisoners of war, formed a "claims com-
g at the Walter Reed Hospi-
This the highest army organi- |
Meanwhile, the Homma defense zation in Kwanglung, consists of
has offered additional testimony eight departments, viz. those of
to show that the General knew military affairs, political affairs,
little of what was going on out staff officers, managers, communi-
side his headquarters and did not cations, health, general
Who of the death mitteo for former prisoners of] martial law.
bordinate and auxiliary The Russian move brought Mr. His charged Mr. Bevin with not
war in Japan," while recuperat- Telji Ikeda, who raid he super organizations of the Second Army Bovin to his feet instantly, declar- hesitating to blame the Com-vised a censorship assigpient of
abolished
willing to units for what reorganized. fng that he was not
is happening Japanese
correspondents with the tal. These include the "Committee for have the Council decide the issue in Greece,
14th Army, testified that the The group's purpose was' to Taking
of Enemy and on condition that British troops He recalle that A Igbour Army propagando section con organise claims against the Ja-i Puppet
last year sidered Hamma more of a desk panese, arising from mistrent- Commoperty, the Office of the withdraw uniess Vishinsky would; member of parilament for Cleaning Up admit that their presence in credited the Greek
resistance General than a field commander. ment in viciation of internation- Collaborators, the Greece did not menace peace. Traitors and
with forer, ELAS,
having held He said Homina never inspected at treaties and rules of war- Foreign Affairs Department, and The Russian action came swiftly up ten German divisions, And the battlements or personnel of fare. the Committee for the Adminis on the heels of an apren! by the asserted that Mr. Bevin
the Bataan area sven Unitel tration of Martial Law.
chief States
delernte, speaking of the Greek people] American resistance there was
itself when he spoke of attempts crushed.Associated Press. Security Coudell dron the issue. " Greek minority" to seize
(wer
According to the "Tai Kwong, Edward R. Stettiniun that the
of Office
Pao." a News Censorship has been established at Canton with Mir, K. 9. Y as director. This utien does not censor
ly examine IM
Items after
before pubileation (excet when directed by the mavors, but main publication. It will be in ongra- tion sa long as martial law is en- forced-Our Own Correspondent.
U.N.O. Site Protests
power. Vishinsky charged Bevin BRITISH GIFT TO
with continuing the old
British
In his uten. inter supported by many nations, Including France. Australia and China, Stettinias charges of Lord Curzon in 1921, FRANCE the Guvernment of the United Sominating anti-British propagan
when Moscow was accused of dis-; states is satisfied that there is da.-Associated Press. no reasonable ground for beltef that The Presence of British troops in Grice can be regarded as constituting a situation Hkely;
endanger 1<>
werki
and Dracu security."
Mr. Bevin renewed his insist-| ence that the Council, in what- ever action it took, ; should give. Britain a "clean bill."
Japs Look For B29 Killers
after
The
War Departmett said that the Colonels were toll that Buch activity was considered! improper for army officers.
The colonels were told to end their connectiona with the claims committee, cease solicit- London, Feb. 4. ing funds and return money al- The British Government has ready collected, transferred five German dea-
The War Department said troyers and two escort boats to that the proper way to submit: the French Government, the claime against Japan was initi- Foreign Office disclosed last dually through the State De-: night,
partment-Associated Press.
All the warships are part of the British allocation from the German fleet which was divided equally among Britain, the United States and Russia-As- sociated Press.
THE ALLIED LTD.
for use
maiden
P.I. Impatience
Tokyo, Feb. 5. PERTINENT REMINDER Japanese authorities are
Washington, Feb. 4. in London, Feb. 4. Earlier. Vishinsky had reiterat vestigating the "murder" of the
Filipinos here and American officials taking the lead in com- The U.N.O. Site Inspection ed demands that the British with crew of an American bomber Committer arrived in London draw their forces from Greece which was shot down in a raid
paign to carry the Philippine re- shortly after midnight 40-day, immediately, charging that Bri-over the Nagoya area In what the
lief legislation through Con- after lying from New York. tain was supporting the Rightists, newspaper 'Asahi” maid Was
Civic.
gress look hopefully to Mr. Pauli And social
political
Tokyo, Feb. 5. To this Bevin answered: "Mr. Retion to live up to the promise organizations in Greenwich has Vishinsky says that our troops in that war criminals will be punish An "Allied Ltd." saccial train! McNutt, the Philippine High sent protest cables to the General Greece are protecting the Righ-ed at Japanese handa.
by allied personnel ar- Connnisstorier. Supporters to the Assembly in London,
tists. I give the lie to that."
The first demobiliation office, rived in Tokyo yesterday from its proposed legislation aimed to relief Joha Lockwood.
run from Shimonoseki on provide $500,000,000 in lawyer, said, Vishin ky in his speech referred, which replaced the army general the gist of the cables way that the to Mr. Bevin's attack last Friday staff, is examining the former southwest tip of Honshu. are impatient for Congressional
Operated by the railway transaction. "UN.O. Committee was spending on Russian propaganda, and said chief of staff of eastern coastal
portation office but defense, high command and other similar cri-
usingg Japan- $100,000,000-more than was it reminded him of
One Bill providing millions for necessary, in order to be near New ticis made in 1921 and later by ranking officers on suspicion of ca equipment on the Japanese Philippine reller has passed the
Lord Carzer
Sir Austen their having aided and abetted the 800-miles run once dally each way, action while another bill covers
railway York City's night-cluba."
system it will make Senate but is awaiting House in Bedford village churches Chamberlain.
of United States B-29
replacing the previous spelem ns. and World War No. 2 veterans
de corpsta 61 Curzon and murder of
"cruw~~~~members,“ sent cablegrams protesting against Chamberlain have been brought
sold. the site.
.officers have I suppose," said Mr.
not been by name.
д
"THE
And
war
(against disturbe shipments, constal defense high
the
ing special coaches attached to future trade relations. The lat-f
ter is before the Houss Ways Japanese trains.
EGYPTIAN CABINET.
DECISION
AMERICAN EGGS COST TOO MUCH
-London, Feb. 4. British housewives, angered by The Egyptian Cabinet held a the disappearance of American meeting last night after which dried eggs from their markets, Mahmoud Hefni, Minister of were told yesterday by the Food
Cairo, Feb. 4.
up to s I am as bad as they identified At Greenwich, John Gray, Bevin
The equipment includes pullman and Means Committes which has New York lawyer, sald nearly or as good. Let me remind Mr. "While the Pacific War was in day coaches, baggage cars and a promised early consideration.-
that we were
special Red Cross 1,000 persons had signed the pro. Vishinsky
full swing, as a result of the ter- serving coffee and doughnuts. at
lounge ear Associated Press. test cablegram on Saturday.
then (the verion of Allied interrific American bombings. peace "SELFISH DESIRES" vention against the Bolsheviks) and order in the Nagova section Associated Press, 270U.N.O. Site Committee's and munitions were
shipped to was
was considered
threatened action was defended, however, by
Danzig (for Poland).
the "I was one of the union leaders said. It added several speakers at a meeting' of
"the Bonie 200
residents in the round who held un those hill section of Greenwich. Major much to the disgust of Curzon was suspected of having ordered, Coulter Havler said the U.N.O and the whole Government. against international law, the was much greater than the "selfish understood that I had the eternal murder of the crew of an Ameri- desires of the people protesting." gratitude of the Soviet Union can plane which was shot down
However, after much debate, the for helping them from A worse on that occasion." Associated Commerce and Industry, declar- Minister, Sir Ben Smith, that im- residents passed a resolution say- defeat then." ing that while they approved the U... they thought the Site Com. mittre failed to use "good judg ment"
in its choice. The original move to pursuade the U.NO. to estal
establish its head- quarters in Greenwich was stari- ed when a group of Stamford re- Яidenta amproached Kingsley Gillespie, publisher and Stamford advocate,
SOVIET PSYCHOLOGY Mr. Bevin declared that he had | been friendly to Russia "when no one would
Preas.
A Short Memory Prophecy
Mr. go near you, Vislinsky, in this country, and other classes treated you unfor- tunately-avhich is probably res- ponsible for your Daychology to- day."
ed in a statement that the Egyb- ports were stopped because they tian Government was insisting cost too many American dollars.
Sir Ronald he would try to on complete evacuation of Bri- tish troops and re-corporation;
get more dried eXts from Canada of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan although the "Evening Standard" taid that "all the dried eggs into the Egyptian kingdom. Canada can produce" are already Associated Press.
New York. Feb. 4. Secretary of War Robert Pat- F.O. APPOINTMENTS Shortly before the Council ad teraon yesterday said:
The study the whole time will come when son in suggesting that he journed to
London, Feb. 4. sound out public opinion on the matter. Dr. Wellington Koe, Chi- this country out of perverseness The appointment of Sir matter. The response was favour-
nese delegate, ulso supported the or some other reason will try to Maurice Drummond Peterson, able and a three-man Fairfield Stettinius suggestion,
polating mitigate the war guilt of Ger- British Ambassador to Turkey, County Committee to promote the held in Greece, and that with- be made to distribute the res- Kerr as Ambassador to the So out that elections were due, to be many and Japan. Efforts will to succeed Sir Archibald Clark gite resulted.--Associated Press.
drawal of British troops Wa Bonsibility among all nations of viet Union, was announced last
day
Seoul, Feb. 1.
without
of time.
BITING SPEECH
pledged to the British people.
James Gardiner. Canadian minister of agriculture, is hero conferring with British food authorities.Associated Press.
BLACK SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC
The inoculations were against "black" amall-pox, the especially virulent type.
All alvilians employed by the United States Army were ako re quired to have vaccinations
ociated Prest.
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Chungking, Feb: 4. All American officers and en- Harriman Mission The Security night.
Kerr, now in Java as a special lated men in Chungking bad to on the disputa final decision] States. That will be a hard job
fn the face of record but I have mediator in the Dutch-Indone be re-vaccinated to-day as a result
od an epidemic no doubt the attempt will be sian dispute, is to become Am- which as now so far killed fifty The Army announced yester
of amall-pox that Ambassador Averel
In his biting speech. Vishinsky made."
bassador to the United States. to sixty per cent of the Chinese Harriman came to Korca at the accused Bevin of having made! Speaking at the 39th Annual Associated Press.
victims. request of Lieut. General "a completely false statement Convention of the American Hodge. The vialt concerns the
last Friday when the British Jewish Committee, Patterson
RED CROSS POST Koren discussions at the recent th
Minister asserted that Russia, at aald: "When that time comes
Blg Foreign Ministers Council meet-
Three conferences.
Washington. Feb. 4. brought up the issue of British trust the fecord of the last 20
The appointment of W. Jeffer Ing.
Dolley in Greece to offset British Year wint mare virus your son as Red Cross director of inter The statement by the head-
mind, that Americans will not be national cooperation and service questions concerning Russian
юр po- quarters of General Hodge said lev in Rumania and Bulgaria. misled into belittling the fight to
chapters Is announced. that Harriman's visit haa no "I will show with facts, said for freedom and decency that
changing conditionsf connecion with the current Unit Vishinsky, that Mr.
waged and won."-Asso- now provide excellent opportunity.
for the American Red Cross resume closer relations with other A coast guanti sarvice manned &B. "KOLA"?
Seonl, Feb. 5. societies throwhout the world," Basil O'Connor, national chair by Korean officers and oplisted men will soon begin a patrol of mari, sail
700 miles of Korea's coastline in Operator E. & A. MV. "CHANDA" About middle of Fahrtiary Jefferson was formerly Ameri- the American occupation zone, it can Red Cross delegate to the League of Red Cross Societies in was announced to-day by the Genova, Amcaciated Press.
military government Director of National Defence.
Bevin's was ed States and Soviet conferences statement is tendentious and com- clated Press, on Joint trusteeship over Korea. pletely
The Ambassador, who is ac-
Tho
companied here by. General Mac-the Pot
delegate recalled DEAD MAN GETS
61 $230,000
Tore
to
KOREAN PATROLS
'conference proposal Arthur's political adviser, parti- by US. Secretary of State Byrnes JAIL SENTENCE
now papermen be permitted] cipated in the Moscow discus- to visit Italy. Greece, Bulgaria, a
Manile. Feb. 4.. Bions which led to the formula- and Rumunia. He cited Foreign tion of the allied policy in Commissar Molotov a answer to day to six years in jail...
A dead man was sentenced to Korea. Associated Press.
Byrnes, in which he saw no rea The sentence was imposed on
The newly established Coat son for sending observers, to the late Antonio San Juan, lone JAP. RELIEF PLANS
Guard Academy and ....... training SYSTEM SHOULD BE Balkan, and changed the Greek armed rupa who played he
Tokyo, Feb.-5. school at Chinkai. Is training 160 Government with
bank terror
Unemployment relief for al Korean officere and men with CHANGED
Vishinsley said Malotov sub-foot ment 2.750.000 persons has been plane calling for the enrolment of
works 200 obory
500 men. Tokyo.. Feb. 5: mitted memorandom to the January 22 Judge Ravianol Dola planned to prostamine mapped Patrol craft will include Retention of the Emperor conference ask that the Allies Rosa, in imposing the pothumous "Mainichi reported to-day. The Korean-bulk 80 to 100-foot long
by the Japanese Government, the establish normal relations with sentence, said he never had been
contemplates rellat vessels, plus some former Japan-
plas American china, várjelda Collar Workers, Swell as anbelas 10 of piracy, sudegjon NEWER SAN The duties & include suppression.
marine safety in Korean
Poolated. Prem
•■yabem". with, radical'; alterationslarla Rumania and Hungary. Infowned: offelally, of San Juan's for 20.000 unemployed. Ta the naval craft and possibly, mir-
has been favoured by nearly 80) bar-cent of the 2,400 Japanese and that the Greek regent be death. Associated Press bourers and 44,000 hite
{nstall ferentie?? new opinion advised to install
tall a truly demo- surypy according to the newspaper cratie reime. S
Akh Lear than 10 wer-cent MOLD CITA (voted for the): Dinostor."
"Approximately 8 pardoNE S
Vishinsky. ↑
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