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EPOCH BURMA
By Wickham Steed
Bly
FOR
CARNIVAL
On January 6, 1948, by, a treaty [great provocation.
way of forges whom patriotie Burmese as with Britain, Burma will be estabangering the English trading firm slated. With the overthrow of Japan shed as a Illy independent ny to providing £250,000 for his per-{this threat to Hurmese independence ereign State outside the British sonal use, he contrived to get a legs was reinaved and Burmese national Commonwealth. The treaty, digned in Judgment against the firm, which leaders naked that Britain in her London on October 17 by the British appealed to the Viceroy Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, The Viceroy demanded that the mat-ple to choose their own way of life.
of India. turi should permit the Burmese pe and Thakh Nu, the Prime Minister ter be submitted to arbitration. ..........................................*********. of the provisional Government of Thibaw refused and the armed ex-nised. The principle of independence
The Hatice of
this
claim was recog- Burma, say awaits ratification by pedition from India was sent the British Parliament, Since ratifies coerce him. In so doing it put on to choose whether or not to accept to was concedet, Burma being left free tion is certain Burmese independence end to urinese Independence which membership of the British Common- wealth. She preferred complete inde- pendence, The Anglo-Burmese treaty given effect to her choice,
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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE By Shepard Barclay
Taken in conjunction with may be regarded as a recognised if had lasted a thousand years, the Accountant-General's ex-Bot yet a farmally accomplished fact. Ruled From India
nu precedent for, a planatory memorandum on the
Thereafter Burma was ruled from Colony's finances, the Colonial/voluntary agreement of this kind be India; and, it must be admitted, not |
tweet a sovereign State and what always well ruled. British adminis Secretary's reply to Mr. M. K. was from 1885 to 1937 a provincetrators ignored the fact that Burmese clauses and incorporate
The treaty itself consists 18's Council questions clears administered by the Britists Imperial astionat pride and consciousness of agreement signed away much of the mystery that authorities in Ind
in India. Apart from the an indepentear history
at Rangoon last has hitherto attacked in the Col-agreement self, the southness and different from the feelings that pre-publle of the Uelor of Burma" 43 1 very August. Britain recognises the "Re- good will that have marked ita negevailed among the peoples of British fally independent sovereign State and any's wartime expenditure, and tiation should be of happy augury India proper. Many of the officers the two Governments at the same time offers an alto-for the future of Anglo-urmese ze chosen from the Indian Civil Service change gether brighter picture of
diplomatic represental/ Jations, As Thokin Nu declared in a 10
administer Burma were general financial standing.
after the signing of erientiaus men of high integrity. But
enn. While all the British troops breadcast For
will he withdrawn from Busina after October
17. the people of their methoxis too often ran counter transfer of power, the Burmese Gar doubt considered to Burn had until recently looked up to Burmese institutions and patriotic ernment asks for a British Service the
be good and sufficient, the Ad- on the British a conquerors anit ministration has preferred in the oppressors. They would, he said, susceptibilities. Not until 1937, by mission to provide instruction and t
agreeing to
to complete the separation train staff for the Burmese Forces, pust to represent the Colony's posi-henceforth cherish the warmest feel of Barinn, from India, dil Britata and undertakes not to Itum in the most sombre tones, sad-ink towards Britain because she had begin to records the mistakes that defence mission from
receive опу of her own free will given them had been made. dled with heavy indebtedness and track their independence,
any Govern Govern ment auside the British Commons- alarming current commitments. If
By that time ich damage had wealth. Facilities for airfield and air Entitled To Credit been done. Indian there was to be error at all, Gov-
moneylemlers, } services are to le pravidled But Thaka Nu and his colleagues whose metho have long been a
Britain will contribute to their cost,
4 crnment was determined to errare entitled to full share of credit curse to the peoples of India, had £15,000,000 of the total Burmese on the gloomy side, and since for what appears to be a just and managed to get hold of four-fifths of delit-£51,750,000-tu the
kritish there was
the powerful motive frieally arrangement. Had they not the Hurmear agricultural debt; and Government have been cancelled and
akceeded in uniting Burma, after milling immigrants of having to persuade the com- the
from India, arrangements are maite for the settle- the appalling murder of their pre ny
onwanted by the Burmese, had made tent of munity to accept drastic increases decessors, Aung San and
commercial affairs by a his cul their way into the country. Both the treaty of commerce and navigation. in taxation, direct and indirect, teagues, by
an opposition faction Burmese and Indian Governments All in all the Anglo-Burmese and events have proved the Colone rionths ago, and in establcircumspectly if they are not to be- generous setticinent inspired by
need to handle there matters appears to be a large minded and Jony's ability to absorb the high-
position to speak un cireu er imposts, there cannot be Lonably for their whole country, e causes of friction between Delhi new outlook apn
the relationship no British Government could have and Rangoon, many strictures. Rather is there confided to them the task of ruling
between Britain and the peoples of During the war, when Burma was Asia. It has certainly been enncluded a defender can find it desirable tenust be lost in trumps plus certainly There are two main reason why seemed certain to him that a trick room for gratification that the their country. They at least have invaded by the Japanese and used in an atmosphere of reciprocal cocad a truhy, either at the start of picture is not nearly so black as against Britain cannot be truthfully of India, fighting was protracted and Burma
learn that charges of imperialism as a base for the intended Invasion diality. It opens a new epach for the play or later. First is the post- one in the minori, it was painted, and that the pros or honestly maintained.
and should be of good tive purpour-to prevent the declarar pects of the Administration get-
the Japanese in dogury for the resumption of her from using his own or the dumme print, there was not much variation I am old enough to remember all vadres and the British and Indian full nationhood,
ว ing out of the red' in reason the major incidents of the British
trumpa fram taking
in the play a bratts. On the spade a maximum. lead the A took the K, the Q was ably short space of time are ex-connection with Burma
number of tricks by rufing. *ince (285
The scored and the 5 was ruffesi.
Eart cellent. This comforting thought when በኑሮ Viceroy of
accord, and sometime_juta-implit honours when the heart & was India, Lard arises principally from the dis dispute between Thibaw, the King was advised to settle ↑
portam, abjective
of a negative led, the A winaing, and then the nature. It is to avoid leading at hentt was led to the closure that the cast of the Bri-of Burma, and
other suit whose lead would sacrifice Here is where East made the best J and K. an English trading tish Military Administration, firm by sending lato Burma an arin-
rick as against what you could play at all tables but one-a return take if the declarer which ran the Colony from Sep-ed expedition which reduced the
is eventually of his heart & in tember. 1945, until May 1, 1946, province of the indian Crown, la- atus of the country to that of a
obliged to lend it. has been borne by the War Ofcidentally, this high handed achieve. fice, and while come contribution ment was signalised by the addition towards the heavy outlay volved may ultimately he
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(From the files of the "China'↑ Mail"). year, 1947-48, should, we im- It is with extreme reluctance
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PRESIDENT'S PLAN TO
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Washington, Nov. 6. President Truman today insisted that Congress in its special session opening on Nov. 17 should take simultaneous action on both interim aid 92
is 1 10976 for Europe and American domestic anti-in-DK34 flation programmes,
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The President declared that European aid would be of little use unless the United States price, spiral was checked by legislation. Speaking to a press confer He expressed confidence that ence, the President made it Congress would
act satisfac-able), clear he wanted action on these torily on his recommendations South two problems before Congress and meet Europe's immediate IH tackled the Marshall Plan
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making an extra trick' at 4-1earts, and one even made two extra tricks. He could not understand that, as it
It developed that, up to a certain
order to avoid jeopardizing his side's tricks in the ninar
In these cases, South wound up losing club as some tables, n diamond at others.
Where East was umring enough to regin his club 2, the A won it, the 10 was
was finessed, the heart 10 was. scored, then the club K, diamond A and club for discard of the dia- frond Q. Notice that a diamond "re- turn would have cost a trick, too, if South played properly.
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There was still a "tremend- ous job" to do on the Marshall rebid by South was 2-No Trump, DK32 Plan coordinating all the re-some of the North players took it to CQ53 ports and proposals.
3-No Trumps. Following the pale As soon as a definite scheme lead, South managed to make nn wes completed, however,
extra trick, scoring two in spades. would be explained to the world for in hearts and two each in the an specifically as possible. minors, and thought he had a grent senre until he saw the traveling score He pointed out that "it is no slip with the results at other tables able), use making appropriations for recorded. Then he noticed that all 100,000,000 bushels of wheat if of the heart declarers that money will buy only 25,- 000,000 bushels some
On this duplicate deal, where the HQ63
later."
weeks"
The State Department's own plans for both interim ald and long-term reconstruction, would be presented to the committee by. Mr. Marshall on Monday in
reins tightly till now, will con-lility an attitude of open hos lock, colours and gold leaf, "On the ss full detail as possible.
tinue to maintain the situation.
How far
we
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petulant
set abser
Elizabeth."
jangle and the jargon and
The
the hair
remaining fears of 'bankruptcy. appeal to the Public against on other most Indecent and calumnious attack upon the con- duct of the Governor which
wedding gift to Princess ap- peared in the columns of the Elizabeth from Mr. John Masefield, "Friend of China" of Saturday the Poet Laureate, a poem bound in white vellum, contains, in the first Although the Dominjons
"It has been one of the heaviest leaf of the slins volume, a loose sheet India and Pakistan have seemed misfortunes of this Colony and of plain notepaper penned and siga to be poised on the edge of civil one of the greatest bara to itsed by Mr. Masefield, stating: war for nearly a fortnight, with advancement, that from the day Offered to Her Royal Highness the Kashmir as the breaking-point, we took possession of it up to the Princess Elizabeth, on the occasion of there is every reason to hope that arrival of nur present Governor, her marriage, by John Masefield. community as a whole
October, 1947, statesmanship, having held the toud
On the fly-leaf is engraved in Lo the local Executive, and through it, to Her Blajesty's Gov control over ernment.
sty's Gov- Coming Marriage of Her Royal Highness the Princess The the been that
consequence has far from, our com-
Overleaf is the poem: Maharaja of Kashmir, a Hindu plaints being attended to at home it'hat is the Grown but something ruler of
Moser our predominantly
grievances lem State, was justified, in ac
have only met wiressed, 400.-éding to the Hindu Dominion the Foreign and Colonial Setre-
and vexations condescension 200.-
and seeking and receiving air-
of meeting that taries, instead berre military aid against his respect and patient consideration 350.- rebellious subjects is disput- which our position in the Trade 120.- able. The situation is conipli. of the world entities us to com
ented and made the more deplor-
·300.-
able by the fact that the rebel has been poisoned against us by The ear of both Departments lin is largely headed by Moslem studied misrepresentation, and we tribesmen from outside Kashmir, afirm, without fear of contradic- who have infiltered through tion, that there Lover was n
n body Pakistan. That the Pakistan of 11.31. subjects in any part Government actively encouraged hitherto weighed so lightly in the of the world whose words have this invasion it is hard to be-scale of Influence at home.. lieve, but the effect has been to we do occasionally kick over leave both Dominions with a fruitstall
ahcot down plausible grievance.
Chinese, it le not under the In- It. would fuence of a wanten and unruly appear from some accounts that spirit er in any reckless waste of war might indeed already have blood, but in the legitimato de been precipitated but for the in-fence of our property and sistence of Field-Marshal. Au- Ilves.
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The report of the Harriman committed is likely to be pub shed this week-end, ho said.
The Washington committer, headed by Mr. Averall Harri- man, Secretary of Commerce, yesterday submitted its final Auggestions on the Marshall
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Women's Battle To End Lords Ban
London, Nov. 6... An attempt to end the banning of women from the House of Lords was launched today when four women and one man won legal permis sion to present to the Upper House a petition demanding that any Peeress in her own right, whenever created, should. be entitled to sit with the Lords.
Aid Plan to the President,
The committee holds that it The petition contends that the is not possible to estimate ac-Sex Disqualification Removal Act curately how much the Plan of 1910 was intended to remove
When enemies within, without, will cost for a full four years all disqualification of Jap. Reform
4
of our kin.
A
The friends in need, the comrades
in despair, Our allies steadfast when no others
our
including the Dominions' two partner, has the duty to com- Commanders-in-Chief, would remend and offer conciliation, and sign rather than participate in a to warn both sides of the fatal war between India and Pakis-results of any hasty assault. In- tan. A peaceful solution of the side Indin it is a question whe Kashmir problem and, of all ther Buitons can usefully con ofher inter-Dominion problem tinue to serve rival and embit should be obtainable, provided terrd Governments, Lord the leaders on both sides have Mountbatten has already been the strength to restrain both placed in an embarrassingly par themselves and their followers.tisan, position as the mouthpiece The conferences between the of the Hindu Dominion, and two sides will accordingly be only Sir C. Auchinleck, as repre- watched with anxious hope.senting both Dominichs, has lind Meanwhile what part can Britain the authority of a neutral. There play? From the outside, certain can be no thought of British ly, the British Government, as officers or troops serving as mer- the responsible creator of the cenaries in any conflict between iwo. Dominions, and their present, the two sides...
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women
Scepticism
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Shanghal, Nov. 7
On what basis is Japanese de:
Where a Crown shines, the courage how much each country will re- of any public function, and that and the report does not state from taking part in the exercise cannot fail, There a land's spirit finds a rally-ceive,
the House of Lords has refusel ing point.
Mr. Harriman will make it to carry out its provisions, To those young lands, the countries clear that some of the requesta This act is a climax to the of European countries will Suffragette hattle for women's have to be modified, some uprights which abellahed with aniocracy constructed, China's most ward and some downward.
few minor exceptions, the old Influential independent newapapor, bara to women holding publle "Ta Kung Pas," asks the Foreign office.
Minister, Dong. Shih-ckleh, There years after it was pass in an editorial today, commanting One factor in this councctioned, Lady Rhondda, who inherited on the latter's statement, on his will be the availability in the from her father the title created return to China that Japan is. United States of the commodi- a year before the new Act was actually progressing towards de- ties requested.
introduced, demanded the right to mccracy and that Chinese press The report is expected to op- sit in the Upper House
reports regarding that country do pose the attaching of restric- The committed on privileges in not concur with the facts. be
..But how can Britain praise them? How begin!....................
To these dear lands still calling
Britain "Home"
The Crown is still the link with
Britain's past,
The consecrated thing that must
outlast
Felly and hate and other human
foam.
To those as to nurselves,
marriage time
Summons all hearts from
accustomed ways
2.
Alay
that
this
Britain's Share
ve political conditions to fin- the House of Lords ruled that
ancial assistance although the she was not entitled to a scat The paper insists that thero 18. European Governments would since if Parliament had intended considerable evidence that Gen- their that the goods provided by the the House
be expected to give assurance that women should hold seats ineral MacArthur's control of Japan
of Lords it would is Yonferit, United States and also ths have specifically stated it in the Ir the Foreign Minister really the funds accruing from their laten have from the earlie
taken by BQAP are to save, tha panese people from starvation, that would ehow that he is really too credulous. Is it also in order to save Japanoso from hunger....
from
their
glory bien this termal sales, would be used Women have from the earliest belleves that all the measures couple's days
for purposes of the Marshallumes in Britain been: entitled To pray, that Shr,
to hold Peerages in their own kur future Plan, Queen, may hear
It was learned that Britain right-Router. Through many happy years, the will receive $1,800,000,000, as
Bells rejoice,
Its share in the first year. of it would be all in the form of that Japanese reactionaries KIOOF" the Plan if the figure of 80,000,- a loan, for protected and airfields and mill- adopted. A reliable source de ing to the present plan, be free age 900,000 for the whole Plan is. Britain will, however, accord-tary besor at reconstructed in K
that country 7
Telling of Prople glad, a Sovereign
dear
thear
pint glad „voice,
A Land restored, 4. Purpour again PP'ish wind-delighting - clamear of clined to say whether part of to use the dollars obtained in The paper concluded: "We find the proposed naistemes to Bri- this way for purchases either it diBoul to be optimistic to The poem is algned in ink, "fountain would be in the form of in or outside the United States.wards the Japanese question." | Maréfrid."
an outright grant, or whether-outor,
Router;