THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1948.
Movements In China For Local Autonomy
C.-IN-C. GETS A "GRAND HOWL"
The Commander-in-Chiet, Bri th Pacife Fleet, Admiral Lord Fraser, Inspected the Rosary Fil Buy Scout Troop and Wolf Cub
Jack at the week-end.
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El hk arrival Admirni Fraser inv2 by M: Rinde, the Cubmaster, into the "Park Circle," where boy welcomed him with the "Gran Howl."
This was followed by the giving of the Treeep "geil" by the Scouts under the Scoutmaster, Mr. F. Walli+
Film Review
1.
"MRS. MINIVER"
¡
By James D. White
China to-day is confronted with two movement for local autonomy which bring to mind Iran's trouble in Azor- "China's Wild West," baijan. One is in Sinkiang, where an autonomy movement has been going on for some time. The other and latest is Wostorn Manchu- ria, where an "Autonomous Republic of Eastern Mon- golia" is reported set up.
Critics of Soviet Russia will note that Sinkiang lies just East
of the Soviet Kazakh Republic, while the new Mon- golian autonomous regime is adjacent to the Soviet- sponsored Republic of outer Mongolia.
If Soviet influence is at work to different tribes than do those in these
ATHLONE HEAVES CANADA
The
Ottawa, Mur. 17. Earl
Athlone, Governor-General of Canadia since 1940, anid goodbye on Saturday. Members of tho diplomatic corpa who saw him und the Princess Alice of in- chided Nikolai Brekhvístkov. First, Secretary of the Soviet Ehdmy.
"
Field Marshal Lord Alezan- der is succeeding Lord Ath- lone.Associated Press.
Trouble Ahead
regim, however, it in Inner Mongolia, but still In Greece
isn't the only influence. Both speak Mongol and have not bben are on China's perimeter, con. absorbed by the Chinese to the tain sizeable non-Chinese ele extent that the Manchus were- ments and in the unst have which was virtually to the been subject to Central Chinese vanishing point, authorHy only by Bits and sturis.
Primary factors behind this
Fears Of Kuomintang READY TO
Split Dispelled
Chungking, March 17.
The Kuomintang Congross unanimously ratified yesterday all agroomonts roached at the recent interparty politic-. al consultation conference in Chungking. This was in affect a vote of confidence in Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and represented a victory against Kuomintang alements who contended the agreements went too far in conciliating the Communists and other parties.
TAKE OVER SPAIN
Paris, March 17. Diogo Martinax Barrio, 63-- ¡year old President of the exiled Spanish Republican Govem ment now centred in Paris, de- clared in an interview here to-
The importance of the vote Chiang, in his closing speech day that the Spanish Republic- was seen in its dispelling of ap- said that China fought the longest ans' plans for taking over the prehensions that the Kuomin- and suffered the most. To attain administration of their coun- tang might be split over the peaceful unification, solutions try, from which they were dri
must be found for all laternal ven in 1939, “are worked out interparty, feste.
mutual problems in a spirit of The agreement ratifled pro-tolerance and concesions.
¡to the last detail,” vide for reorganisation of the All government measures of the "Nobody in Spain wants civil Athens, March 17.* The differences which have government into an all-party nd-past six months have been baped War, and we are sure there will ministration; revision of the on this policy and all showed that be no civil war if General divided the extreme right in 1986 draft of the constitution; "we are prepared to make any Franco goes,” he said. Greece from the extreme left reorganisation and unticnalian-acrifice or concession so that our "The Republicans can rely on **Autonomy"
have widened over the issue of tion of the army; a programme country may be peacefully unified. 'a large clandestine organisation We ahnil carry on in the same inaide Spain and on 1,500,000 They live on arid lands which bolding general elections on for pencofal national reconstruc-
spirit."-Associated Press. of the na- situation are the undeveloped Chinese settlers did not find it March 31 until no compromise tion; composition
tional assembly and its convoca- WOMEN'S AFFAIRS. The motion chare
fitn
state of China's communications worth while to claim, and only seams possible.
A new period of internal agl- tion at Nanking on May 5. probably the most important in-
Chungking, March 17. Dr. Sun Fo, president of the furnee to the promotion of inter- and her constant preoccupation in places have they taken root
Most stilltation, strikes and disturbances, in and become farmers. past century
The Chinese press predicted we during the national understanding that
if not of actual civil strife, seems legislative Yurn, announced that: Unfortunately, for fighting all foreign aggression, live as nomads. hure to duy
The Japanese, during their 14 inevitable. Centred on the dyna, the Kuomintang had obtained an here to-day that the National the most part, producers make mostly from the sea.
Bui students of Asia-includ. years in Manchuria, chcouraged mic and highly organised Com- agreement with the Communists Government would establish their film with an eye to the box-
to a de munist Party, the EA.M. conli and other parties for departure ministry of women's affairs in
the near future. office receipts rather
any ing some Chinese- mention nn- Mongol "Autonomy”
(but only to a degree).tion of Left Wing Parties has from the principles governing thing else But derasionally there other thing. This is the Chi gree
Press, comes a flu which, oddly enough, in addition to presenting the way se policy of relegating the rnie It was another handy way of determined to boycott the clec- the draft constitution evolved by of life of the nation to the eye of of such tallying areas to local keeping the inhabitants of Man- tions unless they are postponed. the political consultation
Roign of Terror extremely military commanders and other churia divided and well in band. pontan Such a flim is "Mrs. exploiting elements Miniver," now showing >t The King's
uther,
also proven
than
Is
Althoragat is Americau, mnde
War.
Credit must be given director. Willwen
FUR ན་ང་
as f}
which must attend a piece of work
Ang-
of this kind, warh as maudlin sent timentality and jingeltie waving.
Greer Garsna' performance
Much Unrest
as
sembly. This departure, he ex- A few factor in the Mongo- Leftists object that the Right plained, means, firstly, the na- Han problem is the influence of Wing has gained complete con- tional assembly will be a per- the new Chinese Communist trol of the whole machinery of manent body; secondly, the pre- on American Government at Kalgau, in Inner the state, including the police sidential system, Mongolia. Reports shout the and gendarmerie, and, more im lince instead of the British Ca- They binct system will be the basis New Mongel "Government" say' portant sill, the Army.
Associated
ed.
Spanish exiles outside Spain to ensure an orderly Democratic Government," Señor Barrio add-
When asked how the Republi-
now fighting can Government, for the support of all Spanish
secure Republican exiles, will the loyalty of the large Spanish Army serving General Franco. he smilingly anid: "I will not Kive away our secrets, but we are not worried about the army." Strict Guard Since his arrival here from Mexico whers the Republican Government was frst get up and secured recognition from the A high government official Mexican authorities - Senor
Russian Relations
Ottawa, March 17.
Sinklang, for instance, was in Five USA, the film presents British life with sensitive percep ruled from 1931 on by General tian. There are no serious Inpses Sheng Shih-tsal. a local Chinese that some of these Chinese Com-point to the Royalist-armed or of the government; thirdly, the from ACCURACY, except perhaps War Lord who paid lip service munists are acting as advisers ganisation as instigators of the five-power system of government told the Canadian press to-day Barrio has made his headquar
Sen that Canada is not considering tera near the Champs Elysees. that middle-clase life in England to the Central Government but to the new "state.”
reign of terror, which they say created by Dr. Sun Yat
La breaking off of diplomatic The floor occupied by Senor is not quite luxurious
who worked actively with Rus Russian and outer Mongolian is awelling in the country. Simi- will be maintainert would be led to belave. Neverthe fan advisors, presumably to advisors also are
The mentioned ar charges have been made by
,"relations with Russia as a re- Barrio and his staff is constant- "World Daily News," less it must be considered
keep Central Government in these reports, which cannot yet many Republican politicians not without giving its rource, said suit of reports by the Royally watched by a bodyguard of spontaneous tribute to Sagland as
belong to the E.A.M
Chiang Kai-shek indirectly in-commission investigating es-Spanish Republicans, who never site was in the early days of the fluence at a minimum. In 1943 be regarded as confirmed,
be asked the Russians to get The terms of the Yalta Agree- At the Ministry of Public Se-,timated a desire to
let their President out of their go abroad pionage activities.
The Commission said that sight. Further discreet pro- the out (this was before Stalingrad)ment on Russia's sphere in Enet 'curity in Athens, reports have when the forthcoming govern-
the afforded by com-"Moscow directed spy activities tection is Wyler. for and to his surprise they d Asia stipulated that "the for-, been received from several pro- ment reorganization is
in this country, seeking data cn French Gencarmen, who serve a avokling the in vitable pitfalls Since then. Sinklang has had mer rights of Russia violated vincial peasants saying that the pleted.
considerable unrest, mostly with by the treacherous attack of police are now so utterly con- } As another democratic move, uranium, electronic armament, Government which has not he the Turkish tribe men who have Japan in 1904 be restored.” vinced of a Right Wing victory the long projected habeas corpus secret explosives and other mat- sitated to make cleur its dislike
of General Franco, Facial relation in Russian Tur- Whether the nievements in at the elections that they are act for China came into force ters."
In to-day's Interview Prosi- is kestin.
Siakiang rad Western Man- openly disregarding he instruc- 'on March 15, the Chinese press The parliamentary press gal- Autotomy movemånts have in- Ichuria have anything to do tions from the Government in reported.-Associated Press. lery has adopted a résolution dent Barrio expressed his faith expressing the "strongest con- in eventual joint rud agreed ac- Walter Pidge they make an ervased lately, Generalis with a Russian interpretation Athens.
Confident of sweeping the
Drastic Measures
demnation" for Nicholas Zhel- tion by the "Big Four" in the irresistable
To contrast simo Chiang Kai-shek sent an of that agreement remains to Cristal
"The pow with the general spirit of happi envoy to Sinkiang where he ne be seen.
polls, Right Wing Parties have!
vinov, former chief of the Tass Spanish question. agency in Canada and quoted 'era were agreed on this subject ness, there are moments of pure
Chungking, Mar. 17. But Before 1904. as new, China's increased the tension by openly when the horror, such as that
Chiang turned this down, letting title to both these areas was boasting that they intend to This was the last session to be the Commission report us say, at San Francisco," where Spain wound German airman
China ing "while posing as a bona fide was barred from entry into the flowly
The actual enforcement bring back the King by plebis- by one party rule in
Nations Organisation opens his eyes an! places his hand be known that the Sinkiang clear.
Autonomists demanded a "pri of our authority was another cite soon after the new cham-Among the steps taken was the newspaperman and a member of United Garson over the gur Greer
ber
elected. has been
This enlargement of the
powerful the press gallery, he was engag under the present regime, Senor question.Associated Press. for. For renclitu.
straight vate army.
Standing Committee of from 20 threat
the 30- has re-opened forward entertainment, this film
to 30 members. Among its mem-ed in secret activities under a Barrio declared.
'While there may be differ- year old quarrel between Re-
bers Aro Madame Chiang Kai- code name for and on behalf of is probably the best that has been
publicans and Royalists, which shek, Madame Sun Yat-sen, the the Soviet Guverament agencies fences of view on purely tactical
than news agencies by methods, I am sure the postponement of a plebiscite two brothers Chen Li-fu and Chen other until 1948 seemed temporarily to bury, and has caused a num- ber of centre Republicans to switch to the Left Wing-Reu- Įter.
s fine pince of neting, and with
gotiated
a
and
settlement.
The Mongolian question is even more complicated. Western
shown in the Colony for some Mancharla probably has almost
months.
G. W. ASHTON.
Local Concert
Selection, from Mozart and Chopin were the principal items
on the programme at a joint con-
as many Mongols as Inner Mon- gulin itself, and old maps show Mongolia extending Eastward nearly to Harbin in the mille
of Manchuria.
Manchurian Mongols belong
evrt given in the King's Theatre Donald On
yesterday afternoon
by Miss
Marion C. W. Lau (planist) and
Mr. Oswald Y. Lin (violinist),
It was Miss Lau's frst concert stage appearance since
ius!
December, when she gave a recital l aid of the fund for Chinese Soldier Relief.
Mukden Now Qulet
Chungking. March 17.
A Nationalist despatch sail to-day that Chinese Government troops are in full control of Mukden.
Way Back
Honolulu, March 17.
Just Like A Gangster Film
men
London, March 17. Waking to find four masked in the bedroom of her home, Menwood Lodge, Sheldon Avenue, Highgate, to-day, Mra. Pauline Greif was told to be
ber truncheon.
Kuo-fu, and Premier T. V. Soang. (which he was accredited."
that the powers are easily agreed, and Chiang Kai-shek-in bla closing Zheivior returned to Moscow will act accordingly in the time," speech appealed for national unity last autumn.--Associated Press. he added. Reuter and wholehearted efforts to carry out the decisions of Congress.
Drastic measures outlined by Dr. Seong are almed at curbing inflation, increasing the national revenue, solving the labour dis putes and the readjustment of the salaries of civil sorvants, .zaising| army pay and to catch up on the cost of living. Other measures in- The Treasury Department an-studed new land taxes, excess pro- fit tax and taxes on the stock exchange transactions,
U.S. DEBT REDUCED
Washington, Mar. 17.
reduction in the national debt will be made on April 1, in addition to the $2,760,000,000 reduction this month.
quiet and threatened with a rub- nounces another $2,000,000,000
The men stripped rings from W. H. Donald, adviser to the Chinese Government for many her fingers and took her hand- years before the war, left for bag. When Mrs. Greif went to China last night aboard a navy telephone the police she found the telephone wires had been plane. i
Donald was taken to the air-cut. port in a naval hospital ambu-
fance,
She euld the men were dark
The combined reduction Was
It
He has been in the hos-masks over the lower part of debt would approximate $275,000.. be permitted to strike,
con-
Labour management disputes are to be decided and settled by n special commission whose decisions! will be enforced by the govern- ment, Workers in government- owned entorprises will be sidered civil servants and will not Pay scales will be adjusted in accordance with a prices index. It was also decided that represen- tntives of Mongolia, Tibet, and Sinklang will be included in the reorganised and political affairs
the of commission
Executive Yuan.
Bolton Tragedy's Grim Lesson
(By Vernon Morgan)
London, March 17. Those who lost their lives at Bolton, where hundreds of others were badly hurt, have not lost their lives in vain. A lerton has been learnt from this ghastly tragedy.. which will save the lives of many others.
accomplished by the redemption of maturing certificates with cash' from Treasury balance.
is indicated the, National came from Ta-their faces. "It was just like a 600,000 next month, as compared pital since ha
the time when the that Hollington gangster seen from the films." with the recard high of $279,764,- tuila in January. adviser to Tong,
000,000.--Reuter. the Chinese-Reuter, Minister of Foreign Affairs, ac- companied Dona'd.
Madame
Chiang
Kai-shok in
It reported Communist forces planned to meet Donald had put up some armed resist Shanghai and place him in A ance but the situation now was hospital there. The 70-year- quiet in the elty.
old Australian is suffering from ailments contracted while In-
A semi-official dispatch sald the Communists, however, had taken
Readers' Letters
MORAL CRITERIA
Sir, "Plebe"
consistently
ignores my contention, to quote my last letter, that "if wo re-unite
is lack of sentiment which inspires the contemporary post to be
shocked by poor social conditions? State Perhaps it was cold Inhumanity which moved Spender es deeply in
Dept. And "Pro-Soviet": Employees
Every aporta writer in the themselves: "I am going to get country will tell you that it was it." And when that is the mood bound to happen and they are of the public can one expect any surprised that it had not happen-thing different from the Bolton ed sooner.
I must say that I disaster. The war was won In resoluto and determined thought at glant Stamford Bridge stadium spirit-the spirit which would not was packed to overflowing for the allow German bombs to daunt the Chelsea-Moscow Dynamos, soccer, British public. And that spirit mulch that there was going to be brought about the awful happen- some tragedy when irresponsible ing. persons started crawling over the But that just won't do in peace- time, Just as the present crime glass-covered grand stands.
You cannot blame sports officials wave, of which this gate-crashing and the police for not taking aufis sideline, won't do. I think ficient precautions when precau- the aporting public has learnt its tions have been taken to deal with lason. In futura there will be no an orderly crowd only for irres gate-crashing, for the authorities ponsible persons to wreck all their have now been fully warned. Carefully thought out plans. It Barbed wire, concrete, heavy may be true-It probably that police forces and admission. by more polles could be found, but ticket anly (and tickets must bo then, as the result of war, the bought in advance) will be deter Washington, Mar. 17. polies force is under strength, and rents, as well as the decisión only Representative Karl Mundt, they may have their hands fall to soll tickets well within to an extent where he implies to confuse this with an undesir South Dakota Republican, to-day, with other mattera
capacity of the various grounds." that no sentiment" can bo co-able curtallment of individual ex-
It in equally trap that the Every sporting organisation in existent with the realisation of pression is manifestly absurd. said the Houses Committee Inves life's prosale qualities.
"Place" must, surely, agree that tigating un-American activities; grounds are not so strong strue the country will allow a huge Chungking, Mar. 18: Let us define our terms: pure good moral criteria are necessary has been studying the views of turally after soven years of war, safely margin, which will mean em but again "houses for the public that fewer people will be able to A Central News despatch re-philosophy is the study of life and, to control conduct everywhere, several State Department
whether come before Improvements at sec, ovents than hitherto, ports that rail trato between experience as an integrated and ) and at all times? In practice, that ployees, to determine
The whole country has been ap- football grounds, nei Changchun and Harbin, which ever changing whole. This is the pure philosophy. The enemies they have pro-Ruptian leanings.
Ho amid that not more than 20
Result of War
palled by the Bolton tragedy, and had, boon, disrupted through the secopted aim of philosophy. To of stabilized principles, are, arstly,
While the blame for the tragedy typical of the feeling la the an
that the Scottish Two trams collided with at the alleged activities of Communists, say that pure philosophy devoid abstractions, and their purrait as parsons are being investigated,
among nouncement Junction near Western Markot
was restored yesterday afternoon. of humanity is a contradiction in ends in themselves; for example: but some of them hold high post must be apportioned
several bodies, I bold buat the Football Association are going to yesterday at 835 am and a Another despatch reports the terms. To say that there can be sentimentality, and its artistic tons
Members of the House Military One trouble in the wartime give the while of the gate of the severo shock was felt by passen-outbreak of bubonic plague at, no, "feeling" In philosophy is tan--dedication: and, also, impulsiva-
sub-committee reported psychological legacy of "Get 15 at Brotland-England," International, gersć The damage was slight and Mukdes; moores of people have amount, to an absurd statement. poss, the traditional enamy.
they had asked the State costs. The ar taught Com which is expected to be abou no-one was injured. This colli- alrendy died. The authorities. It is, indeeds a deliberais: Talare, philosophy, because, it has the sion was caused when the brakes there, it said, are ming emergency presentation,
rellere certainmando tactics and Tensial solish Berling 20,000, to the f bod power to blind reason and huma
feelings. www for individuais, basreenlied for the dependent of hone
Fin the "porting?” püblid saying to and mained at Boltona
over Ungan, 35 miles terned by the Japanese in the north of Changchun, and had hilippines, whore they never these factors,, (the inhumanity of Spaint: which made him aware
succeeded in learning his iden- tity. Ho was caught in the of art) they will produce a unik schoolcom7 Changchun railroad-Associat- Philippines while ca route back humanity and sentiment in both Certainly, I uphold the dis- semination of a philosophy which to China from Rabaul-Asso- spheros,
Secondly, "Plebo" ignores my will formulate day-by-day conduct evaluation of considered emotion in all walks of life. For "Plebe" Up 19 March 15 subscriptione ciated Press. towards the "Wah Kiu Yat Po" fund for the relief of famine in Central China excoedad CN$15,-
ed Press.
000000 and that of the sun Plague In Mukden
ON$12,000,000 has already been remifted to the Central Govern- ment in Chungking.
or a following txpm failed to act methods to check the epidemi-fin Prebe lewa on modern verso (astes. promptly.
Associated Press,
are equall
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