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THE 'CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1948,
We Page 3
GRAVE MALAYAN SITUATION Tathay Pacific
To Destroy Society”
"Gangsters Out
Britain Taking Decisive Action--Creech Jones
London, July 8.
The British Government is faced with a grave situation in Malaya, the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Arthur Creech Jones, said today. "We are acting with decision against the threat to Malaya,” he said in opening a House of Com- mons debate on colonial affairs.
An attempt is being made by murder and violence
to destroy order and authority there, to reduce economic life to chaos by the murder of Euro- pean ond Chinese managers and to create some other control of Malayo.
not in n Put Slam Whs
under very great. Communist Influence.
In Indonesia there was
In war but no peace.
по
China, there were chaotic
lenge that has got to be met and fought by the Government on the spot with the support of the Government hero and of the whole House."
In a further reference to Malaya And tha Gold Coast, Mr. Stanley enlit that what was worrying alm wee that the Government appeared to have been taken by surprise.
"This would seem to point to the need for better information, for neting more promptly and decisively." He could ussure the Colonial Secretary of support when he acted in that way.
Indo-fuc
China *
Mr. Stanley thought that colonial matters should be kept The one point of stability in out of party squabbles because
Was there
underlying tyrfec』v the Far Enst nt present whs Malaya. Burina was in a chno-unity of purpose in the House linie. india was
about thein. On the possibility state of peace.
of putting the colonini udininig- gradually coming
tration above the chances of Bri- tish
the elections depended chance of a sound administration
# stable policy. The problem wir how 40,000,- POD-people in Britain could so relations with 60,- djust their both econo.
100,000 sprend tiver the world
the that, progressing from
ori- beneficent minul
autooracy through all the stages of greater "This is not a movement of ↑ Mr. Leonard Commans. Con-Malaya, and if the Government the people of Malaya. This is servative, who has had consider did not restore law and order, it responsibility, a stage could flual the conditet of gangsters whole experience of the Far East, would be doing the greatest dis-ly be reached where their poll-
tical aspirations could be satis ore out to destroy thu very said he was not in the least antis- service to the Eusi. foundation of hithan society fled with what the
fed within the Commonwealth. and orderly life.
Secretary had gold,
"I would say, particularly in view of the vilification of Britain and the wilful lies, in regard to the Malayan situation which have been put across by Moscow, that this is not the emergence of a Nationalist movement which Britain is on- gaged in putting down,
"We have no desire to create
a Malayan police state. What we are doing ls to arm the au- thorities with the necessary
Colonial
Moscow Inspired?
the
He could not see why Colonial Secretary did not say that the terrorism was Muscow inspired und Communist origin
in
powers to cope with the vic- lence which has become for come time a feature of life that territory. "The
atrong
action taken by the
It was part of a worldwide Government has
against Britain. increased and Russian attack Fortified public confidence and Its main object was to disrupt the Services are cooperating to the production of the and rub
conditions, and despaning chaos,
The pne
mic and which every-
one
turned for stability was
The Colonial Secretary in his slatenibut had shown no sense of magnitude of the crists.
Oliver
former
*
Chino Reflection
Mr. David Rece-Williams, Un- der Secretary for the Colonies,
plying to the debate, said:
Malaya Criticism Winding up for the Opposition,
"The trouble in Maloya is, to Mr.
Stanley.
some extent, etection of the Colonial Secretary, said that from trouble in China. It was not what he had learnt, there WILS
possible, in my view, for the re- ; "very widespread criticism
cent events to have been com- Malaya itself of the delay by thepletely foreseen heuse it is only Goverment in taking the actionately that there has been vio- which they are now taking.
lence on anything like this scale.
the full in the work meessary to ber, the main doubt earners of ble to give an assurance that of a new kind, which does not I hope the Ministor will be "This is an entirely new threat
quish this mensre,
"We do not take this challenge tightly. We are determined that
evil in This
Malayo shall be eradicated and every step pos- sible will be taken to destroy the
and discover Kangsters
their sources of supply.
The local Government is nem- ed with the fullest powers to cope with any emergency now, - Dact there has been no withholting."
"On The Spot"
Mr. Walter Fletcher, Conservȧ- tive, interrupted: "Does 'now' mean that they can do it on the spott
the
·
The risk to security, to public order, to governmental authority, does not depend, as it did in the
the sterling aren
The
Government was "caught the stern measures how being completely napping." Could it adopted will be carried through satisfy
House the
the to the end.” that administration had been local really energetic in its searches
year? for arms over the past Why were the chorves of the Malaya Regiment called up only yesterday instead of two months ngo?
Was it true that planters were told to form groups and defend | themselves, but were informed that they must provide arms ut their own experve?
Govt. Condemned
Mr. Walter Fletcher, Conserva-
stood
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Mr. Creech Jones: "Certain ordinances ave
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said, the Government Colonial Office. But already be-Armly and squarely" condemned
"This kind of movement can- on the part of the Government of fore that consultation, the local for the delay. It was a ques- not be met by concessions be-Malaya, there will be no sheath- cause it is not really based on ing of the sword until we com- able powers, It was when they This was not the moment for
It is a challenge to plete our task." grievances. authority, to our whole idea of were asking for exceptional pow-study but netion. "Today,
The debate then ended-Reuz| consultations be first-class crisis, we are faced colonial progress. It is a chal-"ter, the
with Inst-minute, palliatives in- came necessary."
Other Creech Jones were
СТБ
that
with
made by Mr.stead of well-planned protective Malaya Violence
It is "true that one witnesses in Malaya a conflict which is not ..China unlike that going on. in itself.
It would appear that the same kind of interests are in- volved in China.”
"We are mobilising in all pos- alble ways to defcut and destroy
1
this. menace in Molaya, and think we are acting with Arm- ness, with denision nnel with sternness."
Official Efforts
ז'
What We Aro seeing In
ha
Malaya today, is not Commun. lem of the type Mr. Malcolm MacDonald
"described." certainly has a Communium large element in it and whi use it for its own purposee.
cast in our own eyes when we
"We blind
ind ourselves and throw
use the word Communism."
UNION PRESIDENT
KILLED IN JUNGLE
Singapore, July 8..
This was no kleological is na A jungle patrol shot and killed. Tan Kan, President
tionalist movement, but it was dangerous to protend that a na- tionalist movemen! could arise from it.
nol
Quit Asia Movement "In Malaya' for anyone who con-read the alms, this is a quit Asla movement."
of the Johore Rubber Workers Union, in a gun battle with Mülayan törrorists today.
serviata, who were
Тап Кол, anmed with A rifle, was trying to escape into the jungle with other gunmen after opening fire on troops and police in Sekarit, north Johore
back to weeks ago.
the
ordered colours throo
A Chinese Kuomintang (Gov- ernment Party) supporter
WAS
murdered last night in Nyor, con-
In the past few years, the Gov- ernment had tried in Malayn to overcome the dißculties which- the war had left. It had tried to prevent famins and remove
It was the economic uncertainties, 10
a four-pronged attack rehabilitate the common te of
which come from the Pan- "The patrol returned the fire, tral Johore, Four bandits, armed Malayan movement of the Dutch killing Tan Kan and another of with Sten guns and pistols, shot the people.
During the post few years
East Indies, a Pan-Asialle move-the gang, after a British officer him in cold blood, as he pleaded also, we have tried to develop ment playing on the Indian com had been slightly wounded infor merry, political institutions and a Gov-munity, a dual Chinese move-the shoulder, ernment based on the consent of ment, and, fanlly, across the
the people of Malayn,
"We sought to improve the social conditions of the people, to build up un effective police force and a
Blem of sound trade unionism
"We have sought to
restore conditions of an orderly life by cleaning up arms dumps
and putting na
end to intimidation
and extortion of the population.
***I think it is worth while put-
since the wûr.
No Leniency.
border in the north there was the Communist Impulse, coming almost directly from Moscow..
The terrorism, was making e in huge areas unbearable. The people wanted-to-ba-rld of that first. "When they have edom the baded's of auströrig, beneficentinand just rule); we ight get on with all our plant or introducing‹ democracy."..
might
It was : "this" fatal feeling
pa
ting on record that Malaya is weakness" it affected the after all the only colonial area lite and the people responsible where no genuinely anti-Euro- for law and order. A police om peon movement hos emerged cer should feet certain that he
would receive the unqualifie backt
of the Government" on the
That feeling lind not prevailed "Today the free Astatio poo-and was, at the root of the trou
ble, ples are behind the Government in its efforts to restore an orderly,
Moon Businous life and secure the progressive development of the country. The Government would be do- in our efforts to secure the ing a service to the man in the conditions of good order in that street in Malaya and make him territory, the courts have not at for the next step forward 12 it "Woon-tanlant in the administras showed clearly, by its actions in tion of the law and there has the next few months or so that Upon very considerable numit meant business and was deter ber of deportations of people mined to stamp out terroristu qulity of stirring up trouble andeneduraging violence.
In
High Mr.
atribute to the late Commissioner of
or Malaya. Greech. Jørtes has lost a great and distinguished public servant by lhe trazic'death of Sir Edward Cent. No man has contributed more generously and devotedly to the rehnöllíta“ tion and.
said: The nation
The constitution was phe of the wisest and best worked out--But after the, war, IE wan obvious it`should" bra indifferi A Governor-General In Dings- pore"*"*" Hight Commissioner to Kuala Lumpur was a set-up that would rak; while and calli ad for modificationi es
Until las do order was reconstruction of restored, "Britain, would be losing Malayng-to: le political" "résattle="in, egualderabih, amount of dollars ment and, preparation for pro- through the 1988 at rubber. “The gressive economic advanco. L amally Chinese, owner, would, Hot feri” doseered not only cour. Dily, tin, necessary mach fiery bes bro and integrity Buts Paresham cause he was in daily four of bas ministrativa qualifieich
Ing held in caDION.
In the last 10 days, 27 persons, Police and British troops, mostly Chinese, have been mur- preparing to hunt bandita from dered
Nine by the terrorists. remote Jungle and swamp bandits have been killed bideouts. were bein reln- many more arrested in the same forced by Malay Regiment re- perlod.-Router.
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