THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1940.
U.N.O. WAR ON STARVATION PACIFIC
Swords Should Be Turned Into Plowshares
Stars And Stripes Case
Tokyo, Feb. 15, The Colonel who ousted the managing editor and a featured columnist of the Pacifie "Stars and Strines" to-day derling 1 to send forward a letter by members; of the
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Drastic Action Called For
LONDON, FEB. 14
THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARED WAR ON STAR- VATION ON THURSDAY NIGHT, AND URGED FOOD PRODUCING COUNTRIES TO TURN THEIR SWORDS INTO PLOWSHARES AS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY NEARED ADJOURNMENT OF ITS FIRST HISTORIC MEETING... to reinstate
BY UNANIMIOUS JCCLAMATION, THE DELEGITES ADOPTED A BIG FIVE RESOLUTION CALLING UPON THE UNITED NITIONS TO TAKE “IMATE- DIATE AND DRASTIC ACTION" TO CONSERVE SUPPLIES AND INSGRE A MAXIMUM GRAIN PRO- DUCTION,
Colonel John F. Davis returned! the petition to the stuff together) with an endorsement explaining his relection which was rend tu them by the officer-in-charge of the naver. Davis
wrote that "the matter i has already been brought to the
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"Then the request no longer attention of General MacArthur grains from the rich tables of violated the Charter," Manulisky and Faventiation is under way." those who have enough," said Sir said.
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The Ramnawam! Mudaliar, of India, in had an appeal for the millions of his
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While Davis refused
to com. nient to corrur indents. it was of Freedon, that freedom from learned his rejection was held 34.5 want is a reality." highly irremular. It
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P.W. Returns To Testify
Yokohama, Feb. 14. The arrival in Japan, by plane. of the first prisoner-of-war who returned for the purpose of testi- fying in the war crimes trials enused a dramatic interruption of the case against Captain Isao Fukuharn, former commandant of the Umuts Camp.
Kauffman, had asked the death
ISLANDS QUESTION
Oakland, Feb. 14. The California "Tribuno" said in a editorial that the trusteeship problem in the Pacific Involving an island formerly controled by dm- pan la a post-war question of the highest importance to the Ameri- eng meople and may cause COTS- trovery.
The paper commented on the re- port by Hansen Baldwin, military that the Army and Navy jelut expert of the "New York Times,"
chiefs-of-ataff reached an agree ment recommending that the Unit e States should retain sole juris- diction of the Marianas, the Már shall. the Carolines and the Palaus while United Nations' The prosecutor, Captain Lester trusteeships with tho United
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BA sole administrator penally for Fukubara who WŁA should be established over the charged directly with the death of, Ryukyus, Izu and Donin volcano for the deating of two others, when one prisoner and the responsibility
Kroups,
that this a telephone call notified the Mill The "Tribune" said
means outright American annexa- tary Tribunal of the arraival in tion of such places as Guam, Sal- in Tokyo of Major Achilles C.
Eniwetok, Kwajalein, Yap jan, Tisdale.
and Truk Tisdale was mentioned in 0 It also means "that across the great number aflldavits in, Pacific and across the equator we Fukuhara's trial as a person with would have a string of island pos
north ditions and events in the camp nearer the Japanese home islands. where be i་འ confined while we would have exclusive jurisdle- Pukubarn was commandant. The tion over invaluable base trial was recessed until Tisdale The Transex
termed It a can testify after which the closing
ing sound, prudent, military plan argument will be treumed. Tis which so far as is known has not dale reportedly came from Manila been approved by the President or where
he participated in the the the
Departmest
where some When Those can be expreted. In Homma cast-Associated Press.
of
Connally charger that the Ukrainian's amendment would be written Ja
La General MacArthur country, calling upon Russia to a "discrimination against the asking for an investiration.
help farnish "what we need to American working men." He McArthur's Chief-of-Staff has keen budles and
souls to-, said: offered an inquiry and has de #ether,"
"Do not repent, not discriminate' Javed their triomfer to kinawa United Nations are taking care with the United Natings, not be much information concerning con- «essions while farther
"Prove" he cried, "that the against us, We want to cooperate
sacrificed by
Meanwhile, French sources dia. fter adopting the food revolu- closed that Mr. Bevin
and the tion, the delegaten Lurned to the French Foreign Minister Georges consideration of a recommenda Bidault and the Lebanese delega tion by the political and Security Lion will attempt to tench an Committee to give the American agreement before the case comes Federation of Labour an equal un in the Security Counel! on Davis denied that the removal status with the World Federation| Friday-Associated. Press. of the newspapermen was con- of Trade Unions
And
the Inter- national Cooperative Alliance. Dmitri Manuilsky. the Uk
the Ukrain- ian delegate, In an attempt
tion to a higher authority by a' group of individuals through bins, It was also held that the signers were not familiar with the articles
uf war.
nected with n statement by the staff on Jan. 9 bot there was an attempt by the army hierarchy w muzzl the paper,-Associated; "net the World Federation
Press.
NEW CHARTER
the
to of
Trade Unions above the Ameri can Federation of Labour," sub- mitted an amendment to a draft] resolution associating both labour organisations with the Economic and Social Council,
IRONICAL ATTACK
meeting.
U.S. Envoy Accused As Chief Spy
BUENOS AIRES, FEB. 15. COLONEL JUAN PERON YESTERDAY DENOUNCED THE UNITED STATES "BLUE BOOK" NAMING HIM AND OTHER LEADERS OF THE ARGENTINE MILITARY GOVERNMENTS AS FRIENDS OF THE GERMANS.
IT IS FART OF THE WELL-KNOW'N BRADEN "PLAN WHICH DISTURBS NOT ONLY GOOD RE- LATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES BUT THE TRANQUILITY OF THE AMERICAN REPUB LICS WHICH SEE THEIR DIGNITY AND SOFER- EIGHTY THREATENED BY UNTIMELY INTER- FERENCE" PERON SAID IN THE OFFICIAL PUB- LICATION OF HIS LABOUR PARTY.
Washington, Feb. 15. The Fur Eastern Advisory Commission Festerday arrived here after a visit to Japan. The Manullsky said that his amend Commission's American Chairman, went would eliminate General Frank McCoy, said the ference to the American Federa-f visit was thoroughly successful". tion of Labour in the draft resolu-
The Chairman
revealed
give the tion and would
SPTU Commission will begin soon to the right of advising the Econo- porn under the paw charter for mic and Seeprity Council at its its existence, with n Russing re- presentative for the first time.-- The Ukrainian delevate lunch-i Associated Press,
an ironical attack on Senator Tom Connally, of the United States, who fought to have the AFL be given an equal status with the
WFTU. The American Senator, Manuil- sky sald, insisted during a Com- inittee's discussion of the WFTU's Peron referred to the United Ambassador, and charged, that- request for an association with States Assistan Secretary of Braden in thin capacity collected Sinte Spruille Braden, former money from an Argentina firm Ambassador to Argentina. us under threat of black-dising them. "chiof of a vast spy not-work",
Ho fatty denied the State throughout South America while Department's caare that he cun- spired to aid the Nazia and de- manied that the United States give proof of its charges.
Peron
Tokyo, Feb. 14. The Government soon will take strong measures through Imperial ordinances to crub inflation, said Kyodo Nowe Agency to-day,
The mensures will include new regulations for pegging commodi- ty prices, announcement of war profit inxes totaling billions of yen and restrictions on currency. -Associated Press.
the United Nations, that the ra- guest would be a violation of the World Charter. "until he received the AFL request,"
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Brig. that General John Lane, former milit ary attache at the United States Embassy, had to be expelled for bro-slonaca arainst Argentina and other friendly countries," (The Slate Department in Washington declined to comment on these chargesj
Meanwhile, Argentine's Foreign Minister Juan Cook declared in a broadcast heard in New York yesterday that the State Depart-
"Blue Book"
wha "an interference in Argentine's poli
affairs and an attempt to exert influence in the Feb. 24 Presidential election. Ho said
tical
whe
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Gre most strengthening U.N.O. would lite
see the ୫୯୯ question of Unite States
sovereignty avoided and most of the islands put under U.N.O. trusteeshin. It would be well if these differences of opinion are settled in private."-Associat- ed Prem
MacArthur Not Fully Informed
on
Washington, Feb. 15. Former Lieut.-Colon:1 Henry Caluren told the Pearl Harbour investigating Comunisteo that the Navy in the south Pacific right: up to the Intter months of the war WAS not passing
to General MacArthur's com
rminand information got from decoding -Japanese messures.
Clausen asserted that Major- General C. A. Willoughby, Mac- Arthur's intelligence officer, pro- tested on May 8, 1946, during the Philippines firsting that he
was
having this perplexing problem of resting information from the Navy"
Senator Ferguson. Republican of Michigan, meanwhile, sald he would seek an extension inquiry until June 30 if nobody clee des.
of the