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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1948.
DISTURBING REPORTS OF RED
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CONCENTRATIONS OF TROOPS Tathay Pacific
ELEMENTS OF A WAR OF NERVES
London, Juno 12.
The International Committee for the Study of European Questions" expressed belief tonight that Russia's army could swoop to the Atlantic and Mediterranean in a fairly short space of time.
The Committee discussed the possibility of an East- West war and decided it was not inevitable. On the contrary, it said it is probable that Russia will bring strong pressure in coming months on the other powers to gain maximum political advantages.
that the
It further argued quality of u.fi. armament la greatly superior to that of Rus-
it said the U.S. "not only. has the atom bomb, but other atomic
weapons, the action of which can probably cover for
greater arose than the atomi -bomb itself,
Ranchi's New Role
London, June 12. The 18,000 ton P, and O. Finor Ranchi will teave, Lon don for Australle on June 17. on her first post-war voyage as a reconditioned passenger VORSOI:
She has been converted in- to a one class vosert and will carry emigrants from Bri. tjah to Australia/Router.
Recognition Of Indonesia
Batavia, June 12. Unconfirmed reporis quoted by today sald that Poland, Rumania the Republican paper Sumber
and Bulgaria had recognised the Indonesian Republic..
UNITED NATION OF PALESTINE
Amman, June 12.
King Abdullah announced in a declaration tonight that, if-a United Nation of Arabs and Jews were for 1. In Palestine the Trans-Jordan people would have "no ob- jection to joining it.”.
King Abdullah said the censo fire had been accepted by the Arab nations to "show the world we are a race that does not like bloodshed."
"We entered into the Palestine fighting to restore peace and or
he con-
The Committee is a private- ly-financed organisation which claims it has its own agents throughout Europe. Its mem- bership includes some states- men, scientists and educators.
the country," dier 10 They include Lord Brabazon,
fintted. former British Minister of
"We are entering into negotia- Aircraft Production, Edouard
"She also has got well ahead
tions with the Jews to try and Bonnefous, chairman of the with her studies of bacteriological
The Republican Government solve the Palestine problem. French National Assembly's warfare and meteorological war-
had received a telegram from the
"It the Jews agree to belong Foreign Affairs Committee, | fare, The latter is likely to be- Indonesian Republican Armand Dutry, who was come the most destructive of
of all."
sentative in Prague, Dr. Suripnu, we are ready to give them full the numerical super- liamentary Office in
London Europe
in said.
government in their own places. now, atomic during the war. The office no would probably destroy most of bombing
"We are ready to forgive them longer exists.
Commenting to the newspaper all the evlis they have done to her Industrial areas, the Commit on these reports, the Republican non-fighting_Arab women and tee said. In addition, the, Com- Foreign Minister, Hadj Aoges children in Palestine."-Router. ¡mittee continued, the U.S. would Sulim, said: "If these countries
have "For
a great superiority over wish to recognise the Republic of того Russia in oll months,"
resources.—Asso- their own volition, we cannot re- WOMEN IN U.S. Committee said.viated Press. "the various Governmental and
|ject this recognition."-Reuter.
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Disturbing Reports
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The Committee cautioned that reports "undoubtedly de-
“SO SORRY” SAYS
HORINOUCHI
Riverside, Calif., Juno 13.
mand vigilance," and added: Japan must ask the world's forgiveness for the
"Some of them are accurate, but perhaps they are too accurate and must be regarded with somet Kuspicion. These are the usual elements of the war of nerves.** The Committee asserted that Russia "has every interest in achieving her aims through poli-
havoc it wrought, Kensuke Horinouchi, formar Japanese Ambassador to Washington, declar- ed today at the 10th anniversary assembly of Moral Rearmament.
"We are all sorry indeed for "The fundamental remedy teal pressure rather than through all we have done," he said, must be somewhere else. The war," and note that "the same but we must make spiritual fundamental remedy is morality succession of proposals for peace
actions in and the good rond of moral rear- and alarming reports character-restitution by our
mament."--Associated Press. Izecl the perlod
the future." preceding
Munich."--Associated Press.
Soviot Power
-
The Japanese diplomat told the delegates, representing 24 flons, that his group had inet pri-
1111--
The Committee, reviewing So-vately with the Chinese delega- viet military power, said:
tion and "discussed mutual pro-
1. Russia has peacetimeblems in a friendly manner."
army of about 3,000,000 men. Half of them are in Russia, Ger- many and the Danube plains.
rockets from submarines.
"We took the opportunity of telling them we were sorry for what we have done” he added..
Washington, June 12. President Truman today signed legislation giving women a per- manem place in the United States Army, Navy and Marine Corps.
The women's Army Corps will have
a maximum strength of 1,000 officers and 17,500 anilsted women, and the Navy and Marines 1,000 wemen officers and 10,000 in the ranks-Reuter.
WANT TRUMAN SHOT
Berkeley, Calif., June 12, President Trumon was greeted here today by a large number of University of California students wearing large yellow campaign buttons reading, "We want Tru
man shot. Nominate Eisenhow- er."-United Press.
"BIGGEST VOICE” IN THE WORLD
London, Juno_12.
Imperial General-Staff, said today that “if we could got the Empire to speak with one voice, -then-wo-could sço everybody-off.”
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2. The Soviet has mass pra- duction of war planes, has per- Japan, Horinouchi declared, in Field-Marshal Viscount. Montgomery, Chief of the fected four-engined bombers "grateful for the material aid, the comparable to the American United States has given us, but superfort, and has developed fet is even more grateful for moral planes.
rearmament." S. The Russian-submarine Beet is probably the world's He praised the new Japanese largest. It includes the latest constitution, declaring it is the Addressing schoolboys at potential enemy" when he ad. German models. They have ex-most Democratic document any Eastbourne College, he added: dressed airmen et Edinburgh perimented in launching V.2|nation possesses. The Japanese "We could say to the other on the need for building up Government in this instrument countries, 'you do what you
the nation's air force. 4. Moscow could count upon he said, renounces war for ali
Times like; this is what we think is
are exceedingly military support from natellite time.
ficult." he said. "In my present nations.
A.R.K. Mackenzie, British right and this is what we are job at the Air Ministry, I realise Deterrents
delegate to the United Nations, going to do'. said, that "If moral rearmament "We are the biggest volco. in get the Air Force cracking and "The Anglo-American forces
can do anything to produce the world for
cracking pretty quickly to stop 'of occupation ara comparatively Idoes that units political parties, justice and therefore peace. Our aur potential enemy, Soviet Rus
unimportant," the Committee
race or nations, it is highly Empire with its mass of do- gald. “Great Britain has de
Important to all that is happen- minions and colonies is the most The Air Force is definitely mobilised to great extant,
Ingat Lake Buccess."
wonderful thing the world has our first line of defence and our and what remains of her army
ever known."
first alm and effort. is to stop and her navy at present un-
Another Gervice Chief, Sir war by being strong enough to dergoing a phaso
Hugh Walmalay, deputy Chief make any aggressor think twice of tha Air Blaff, today rs before starting anything."-Reu-
"the ter.
Dr. Chen Li-fu, Vice-Presidenti
of trans. of China's Legislative Yuan, said; formation, The French army MRA is "the meeting ground for in likewise being reorganised. East and West."
"It appears, therefore, that it,
from
in the present state of affairs. "Atomic energy and the May- Russia decided with the aid of shall plan may give some rollef," her satellites suddenly to invade to the "serious disease" Western, Northern or Southern which the world is suffering, but Europe, she could do so and reach they are only palliatives, C. Hu, the Atlantic and Mediterranean Shanghai publisher, told the As- In a fairly short space of time." sembly.
Against Soviet power and pa- Mr. Hu, publisher of the South- tenlinlities, the Committee listed eastern Daily and several deterents as "elements of China's Legislative
Hinued: Deace."
. It said a Hussion attempt to invade Western Germany would
| require pushing back the British- American - French occupation forecs and automatically bringing
on war.
U.S. Superiority
War would also result, the
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DR. DAVEY'S DISCOVERY
Khartoum, Juno 12.
Committee sald, Lt Russia ́at- A British biologist, Dr. D. G. tempted to dominate Scandinavia, Davey, today ahnounced the dia- Italy or Turkey, either through covery of a new, drug, known as political or military.actions. M. 7565, which has proved effec
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