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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1947.
KESSELRING TRIAL OPENS "War Is A Rough Trade" Letter In Italy Ardeatine Caves Massacre
Back To The Gold Standard?
Chicago, Feb. 18. Secretary of Commerce Harriman addressing a
Venice, Feb. 17.
Kesselrnke place."
The prosecution opened the trial of Field Marshal Albert Kesselring today with evlilence that he issued a specific order on the "shooting_of`wo-' men, old men and children” and that he was responsible for the reprisal slaying of 1,078 Italians for the deaths of 30 German soldiers. world trade conference RC. Hulse, read fr
The chief prosecutár, Colonel stand
thing hy and see, sich sponsored by the Chica-ng's orders, letters and previous At the end of the prosecution go Association of Com-listerengatia notes to show that speech, the chief defence counsel, Italy entered the war. ngitinst Dr. Hans Laternser, won an adde merce and Industry, said Germany's will and think, although journment until Wednesday, to
fol humerienlly superior, the Italians | have
Halse's address that "without expanding.ale no such scrifices as the translated into German. world trade, our own Germans in Airken, nåd Skelly, The defence announced "that it thus resulting in a slowly-mount- would present 11 witnesses, in- economy must shrink,"
Nuzl SS.cfficer who Another Speaker, John Abbink, chairman of the National Fur-
out the order for carried vign Trade eune. nd vorstod "serious consideration" of 3 T- Turn to the gold standard,
the hate of the Germans for the
fullans,"
Kesselrings letters to the Ger-
mar Ambasador to Mussolini's "Northern republić“, show that Mussolini,, although stift giving allegiance to the Germans,
was
Abbink declared he had a gene ing conviction that it was finerelerting constantly against Ger
ma 'Army reprisaia against for the United States is consider
Halian civilians, the free goinage and cireudalin
gold.
As Krstehe, in a light browyn Haftwaffe anllorm without 17- ila, marched to the prisoner's "Every trashing nation of Weddel in the Venier. Assizes Court, world with the important, essere
Italian black-yell
wid tion of Russia, wants its currency shouted "Assassin.
to have high stability value in Col, Hale's chief polát to es international markets as a mean-tablish Kesselping's Pailly wage a of stimulating its foreign trade. statement in the Fichi Marshals etter to the German Ambassader: *The table today "hot w It May have been, in the 419- Inme of ton little money, but rather 'that of too much "soft" aganey,
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Other entreneles how ne Bell to the dollar as they orice were to sterling. Get the doline seir back am kobi krut a “hard” pongy standard will be reestablishesh,”
· Abbink warned that another world devaluation ruce might sult of the soft money or decalu ed currency situation cotine "until the well of credit runs dry -Associated Press.
Saigon Fire Disaster
will perteet any commander |«ng_everedsaur usual restraint,” in carrying suf repriests against jcivilians or partisans,
Is the same letter, Kesseleine| welded: "War is rough trade, relatly a fight against cumming
mul trenchery.”
Ardeatine Caves
Call Habe specified that in 'ad, tu öylence fort the dition Ardeatine Caves masssere of 335 would tallans, the persecution
respipibility show Kesselring's for 11 reprisal incidents, between Tine and August. 1944, in which (078" Walian civilians were kill- ed 30 German dead,
Cat Halse sakt he would prove that Kesselring ordered his troops
nos fake
barbarous
meth de araint Italian civilians." The pros cukor also react from 44 resi Keselring's Order
Saigon, Feb. 17.- Fires which gutted a large aren of the native quarter ad.hostuces in areas where partisans were prevalent and execute them jonhig Saigon destroyed the
when and as counter meosures homes of over 1,000 Chinese,
benme necessary.“ Recorting, to the Chinese Cun- sulate..
than two hours hundreds of Kessring
De
cluding Li-Cul. Herbert Kappler
actually the
Ardeatine, Caves massnere.
United Press.
Russia Gets A Reply
Waghington. Feb. 17,
VIỆT NAM WARNING
Saigon, Feb. 18. › Viet-Namh, rudío declared, that"if the', ngreement lost March 4 is going to, kê emaidered vold bi Francez ive renounce or integration, in- to the French Union-and-will fight for absalute indepen- dence,“Associated Press,
Treaty For Austria Progressing
Differences
London, Feb. 17. The Foreign Ministers deputies today agreed in principle on the pream- ble to the treaty with o Austria which will in- clude a clause annulling Austria's Anschluss with Germany.
between the des putles on several miner points of the preamble are to he trẸCo The United States has re-the Moscow conference, plied to the Russian nate com. I Both Russin and Brittan raining of a statement about use the United States proposal Russia's aims made by for a guarantee of Austrian
and territorial ¦ Dean Acheson,
Under Seere-dependence
tegrity. tary of State, it was lisclosed Lord Hood said the United Na here today. The United States tons could be expected to take noté hus-been sent by General care of Austria's independence. George Marshall, Secretary, of Reodor Gusey, the Soviet de. State to M. Vyacheslav Mola-puty, wained 1 would be wrong toy, the Suviet Foreign Com-ly devise a security system out
site the United Nations. France
deckled that posal, 1 was
misar.
In- ! in-
the
It will be delivered by Gen. Supported the United States pro- eral Hedell-Smith, the US. Amertean and French views Ambassadar in Moscow. The this issue be incorporated in the note's contents were not dis deputies report for the Moscow.
conférence-United Press, closed.-Reuter.
Canada's Political Allegiance
Mr.
London, Feb. 17.
Tim Buck, leader of the Labour Progressive Party of Canada, said, speaking at a press "con- ference today, that Canadian Communists found themselves compelled to fight more against the "complete subordination of Canada to the United States" than against British im- perialism.
Communista The Conference' proper opens The Canadian German
Inttitude, Mr. Buck said, was on February 26 and will last
nditioned by the policy of week. Discussions will not b Cundian Tories and big busi centhed to British < Jonin ness, aiming at Joosening the problems, but will also ties with the British Common- brace general topics such as the South-East wealth and transforming Cana- Middle East und,
Asia-United Press.
Rind leaders will be shot in public," the erder said. "Counter Morc Annamiles were rendergasures must be just, but hurch. ed honicles; it was stated, The The denty Second fire within 24 hours rotting demands It."
In age of his ecellesi, orders, broke out last night and in less
sal Mussolini hos :complained peainst extreme action
against Italian civilians. thurs raining UN
enemics" "Measures must not be left with Chinese and Annamites spearmanders, the order adds into a main base of United the night-and---this morning | salvaging the few remains their homes. Armed French elvil and military police were present as a sceurity measure.
straw-thatched, mud, wood mu palm-lear huts were ablaze!
Countermanded
1
+
-States "military" operations-
The future, of the Canadian people, Buck said, was best ker- Commonwealth.
In enuntermanding another of ived by Humaining within the
old
It has not yet been establish his own' orders, which bore the
title "Shooting of women, ed whether the fires are the aet
men and children,"
Kesselring
ef terrorists er an accident. said, "I'am revolted at the man- No casualties aro, reported.~ ¦ner in which it was curried out
Land Reuters,
am no longer content
American Aid For
The
Orient
Chicago, Feb. 17. Arthur B. Foye, president of Far East American Council of Commerce and Industry, told the World Trade Conference today that the Orient presents a challenge that US. businessnien cannot afford to ignore.
-nuw
to
He kuld although the area Stutes is in a position, both with generally politely and capital goods and inans, to give ceongmically disrupted, "the the help. He added that business peoples of these areas are awaken-Į "must be on the alert and art!- ing. They are becoming noce culule in working closely with alert to possibilities of, improving | "geneles of our government con- fortายlution of their living standards by applicu-cerned with the
trade policies." Eastern modern tion of
unst For science
United Press); technology.
**If we help them to achieve this goat the result miny well be the xpansion of American trade with
...
Berlin, Feb, 17. the Orient far degrfing all pre- Berlin's coal and food shor vious tatals."
He pointed cut that Unitedtage in her two-month unpre. States industry, instead of being cedented cold wave was describ. weakened by the war, emergeded by a high British Military with unprecedented capacity for Government official as in hand production and the United and improving"-United Press.
COLONY
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em.
Confession No Concern
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London, Feb. 17. progres- The reasons for the dis- sive morements throughout the missal of an Commonwealth."
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