THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1948.
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DON A DES
IDDON'S
DIARY
Neurosis And Hysteria In Washington
years,
General Hodge on Monday completed three years as Occupation Commander In Korea. Here is a picture of the man.
KOREA
LEARNT THE HARD
Seoul, August 22.
WAY
Hodge took it over he ordered
Lt-Gen John R. Hodge, who that it could not be changed to knew almost Perhaps any day now, the FBI shoved to
nothing about sult American tastes. Now he Is the back by society men will call on me.
Monty Woolley
Korea unt he was asked to rule proud he turned the. home hack folks angling for headlines.
has turned the southern half of it, has be-to the Korean people just an ho down an offer from Laurence come one of the greatest Ameri- found it. They will say: "For
In the past few years it had Olivier and Vivien Leigh to ap can authorities on the werk after week, you have been become an absurd business, with pear in a British film. Most of kingdom."
"hermit Reporters & General Office 32312 eign eyes, sending cables about the best seats in the auditorium great deal for the chance,
looking at America through for-carcely anyone in the boxes or Hollywood's players would give a
In this house, Gen Hodge, has But he had to learn it the hard quartet of staff officers and nides. lved for three years with a America to foreign countries, re-listening to the music or looking Woolley has been
way, by trial and error, very
Handi- ceiving money from foreign sour.
the stage.
his health forbids the
The house has four enpped by a lack of 'policy, Ina-two
bedrooms. ces, exchanging letters and mes- The old jewelled dolls were too
tructions from Washington, Get western style.
Japanese-style. Latest and
atid two sages with foreign capitals," busy
beat.
comment eyeing each other's escorts television
on lodge struggled to guido Korea in one of the Western
Gen Hodge sept comes and gowns,
from Para- to independence and at the same furs. and jewels mount's managing director, Ro-time protect American interests.
stylo through their lorgneties.
bert Weltman. "You don't fight whatever they were.
rooms with a single brass bed.
He has not brought his own family and opposed bringing
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been
I shall say: "Yes, but...." The H.K.$18.00 FBI men will interrupt: H.K.$30.00
"You have travellet! exten- sively in Chicago, Hollywood, San I.K.$72.00 Francisco, always carrying
square black case which may or may not be a type robing an listening and recording, attending thousands of conferences, recep tions, political meetings and sea- We think you are secret agent 1778 of the Lancashire branch Come with us."
"You have
Klona.
SIMPLE SOUL
Evidently there is a need in England for a new socfety which might well be called the NSPVA, the National I shall say: "Yes, but..."
Could it happen here? Maybe Society for the Protection of not. But the extraordinary investi- Visiting Americans. After gation Into espionage now going!
at
but and
was befouled by drunken anties hold back television is like the Last season the Opera's opening progress, you marry it. Trying to in the lounge. One alleged society attempt to build spite fences
the
in
Audience
Dinah Shore
London's Paladlum
Inpse
By JAMES ROPER
complained that Gen Hodge dld little to make. 1fc for them any easier.
woman dripping with jewels gave against radio in the old, da, a leg show for photographers. Paramount is getting in on the There were
were drunks propped up
ground floor."
As the occupation began thron | American dependents into the a dismal show, It was o corners.
tasies Hollywood this week recast itsjand you can now expect a whole Russia were on friendly terma would
are changing years ago the United States an occupation zone. Inslating they programme for American produc- series of war pictures from Holly-and it was with great disillusion efforts. Women were allowed to handicap occupation tions in Britain. Instead of 25 wood. The public is said to be ment that Gen Hodge saw So come here only after Washington U.S. pictures being made there, sick of psychological mysterius viet-American collaboration cal-so ordered and some of them
and murder, although I doubt it. only six films will be shot.
The grandiose plans have been scrapped, chiefly because of lack
He saw the Russian represan tatives boldly sabotage two long technicians. of studio space, equipment, and
resions of
Gen Hodge turns out of bed the Joint Suviel
promptly at 6.30 a.m. every day American I am
will pay **
commission that
Was sorry about
this. The Linah Shore 25,000 dollars for a set up to plan a United Korea, sive desk is at his mase
He saw how
in the Banto Hotel England and the more
difficult it would where military and civil affairs British will also receive expenses for her. ences something must be "President Truetan describes the States the better Anglo-American
Aims produced in the United self and her accompanist.
busy eight or Isor, done.
This eminent Amer-entire business at a red herring relations.
originally planned, a nine hours each day. Here she is paid only 1.250 a
Korean government that includ ican newspaperman has got designed to distract the public's,
week on
but
fed Communist representalive. her back to Chicago stuffed to attention from inflailon and the Garson Switch
tract the radio, tract extends over 39 weeks.
am convinced we can get Greer Garson, of whom I saw some of these American stars for York, has a good deat when she was in New less money than the Palladium is witch over from heavy drama to
made
Ag disillusionment Bof A completo laying on the line.
in bluntly, often profanely, if em- American policy awards Russia phasis is needed. Footnote Chicago's light comedy. Even her publicity McCormick, back from Britain: Mr. Kim Koo and Mr. Kimm callers of any stature. He has
Colonel firmed. And when such men as
His door is always open to pictures reflect the change. They"The Scots and Welsh are giving Klu-si decline to give support helpful to newspaper reporters. show her in skin-tight white England trouble."
polley of being Colonel, bathing costumes, Garson, always Scots
the for it and Welsh for centuries They had to be dropped. But he admits he does not under- in gay girl, got tired of lace and have given England trouble cleared the way' to the elec-stands the press and reporters'
parasol roles.
and greatness.
Colonel McCormick's experl- jon in Washington makes me won more American films produced in? two-week-engagement there, Shobe for the United States to spon- work keeps him
der.
the brim with stories so fan- Republican Party's refusal to tastic that he must have been fearry out his legislation.
Liberals are aghasis pointing the victim of naughtiness on out that all the evidence so far the part of the English, Scots, submitted is warmed-over hash were served and Welsh he met on his re- which authorities cent tour. True, Colonel Mc-with years ago and rejected. Cormick has no sense
of
humour, but that was no ex- Mostly Rubbish
are
Objective observers and inno-
I tell you the story because it la the big American news of the week, the dominant topic of con- versation, and because it is no Illustration of the neurosis
And hysteria that can sometimes grip even the richest and most power- full of nations.
con-
FIGHTING TO PREVENT DISINTEGRATION
Euro-
He
Rangoon, August-23.
Disillusionment
gman Rhes as the
Blunt
If any of his work becomes Irritating, he is likely to speak
announced. a
varies,
tion of
Dr. Syng
his press policy' president public. But Dr. Rhee was elec
of the Korean Re- *ppraisal that
All agree, howover, that Gen ted on his own strength because Hodge's staff is not as co-opera- Gen Hodge never was too eager tive as the general himself. The back the aged leader of staff in fact generally has been Korean nationalism.
of a low calibre and some criti-
10
The friction between the two clam has been aimed at Gen men generated such heat that Hodge for falling to get better last year Dr. Rhee went to men to help direct this critical Washington to try to persuade occupation. the State Department and
the
War Department to have Gen Kodge removed.
se.
Dr. Rhee wonted to hold parate elections in South Korea
nows
cuse for imposing on his credulity. He has gone back cent bystanders such as myself convinced that, having lost have studied the testimony and THAKIN NU SAYS: most of her empire, England found it mostly rubbish, without Is now threatened nearer a hard fact of 4 convincing home; "the Scots and the gure. Welsh
giving ber trouble" (he does not mean Mr. Aneurin Bevan); the worst danger is from the
The general is not very social- Inclined and when he gets Scots. They are "very much
home prefers to spend quiet eve- interested" in his notion that
nings working or reading. He follows the world they should secede and join
New York, which is inclined to the United States as the adopt a superior attitude to other
The Prime Minister of Burma, Thakin Nu, told his Jected. Dr. Rhee's criticism of officers or men who fall to mea- immediately, and Gen Hodge ob-closely, drinks moderately and deals sternly with any of his forty-ninth state. They are cities, is amiling rather cynically people by radio tonight that the Government Gen Hodge was so severo that sure up to his stem concept of. "restive but not to the point in the Washington direction and
was "fighting to defend the constitution ofhington for six weeks to explain.
the general was recalled to Was- self discipline, of violence. However, going about its business.
Burmo
In the winter Its business at the moment is
months, he there is no prospect of a civil trying to find out the truth about:
and. to prevent a disintegrating of But Gen Hodge won.
spends all his spare time hunting war, like that by the Irish." food parcels for hungry
national sovereignty.”
Ho persuaded the American and his fellow hunters say ho government said that the Burmese Government and the in-policy and resume
to stick by What, one wonders, did they peans.
Its can outwalk and outshoot all negotiations comers-United Press. tell the gallant Colonel when It is alleged by American of-
surgents were waging an all-out war and listed with Russia in a second session he was up in Scotland? As Acials in Europe that atores have
what he called three salient facts. been making "unbelievable pro-
of the joint commission. That A distinguished
session failed and a separate elec strategist nts" on food parcels, charging
1. The insurgents were not Japanese currency today emer- tion was called ("Colonel McCosmic" of the donors twice their value. Food capable of out-fighting the Go-ged from 3 years concealment
under United Nations auspices in May, but last war), was his advice shops deny it.
in Burma as businessmen here Gen Hodge and Dr. Rhee had sought on the best way of invading England? Perhaps
money for legol Burmese cur- quarrel. it was remembered that only
power rency, financial sources reported. The present rate of exchange is a few years ago he was ter-
rupees Kor 100 ribly worried at the thought that the English might swoop down from Canada on the defenceless and supine
It is a dirty, evil, foul racket- Good To Report United States. Did someone encourage him to nurse
It is good to report that Britain fresh strategic idea, a Scot selling the U.S. far more goods than before the war. Today one- tish swoop on England? It third of British Imports from the is often said that great mill- U.S. is covered by sales to the tary minds have, an element US, whereas before the war only of simplicity. But, for the
one-sixth was covered.
bereft of leaders The rebel sake of the reputation of the to have as much rollicking fun as that Burma must fight the Anglo-
Many
people seem determined lenders were those who hold American press, should not they can while they can. Sara-Americans if any war broke out his fellow-publishers combine toge Springs, a sumptuous spa between the Anglo Americans and
a
to keep him at home out of reach of leg-pulling foreign
ers?
Arab Plight
here
vernment.
wrest
Personal Conflict
believe the American amelals. 2.-Even if they could do so. began a brisk trade with this never fully patched up their have been trafficking in people's they could not I think many merchants hunger. We
who are fortunate from the Government. enough to be able to send parcels
3. Even If they could wrost two Burmese have been grouped and duped. power, they would only worsen Japanese rupees.
Despite this personal contllet The receivers have been short the situation.
- Sources sald the chenged.
Thakin Nu declared that only sprang up as a result of reports his home here and turn over to exchange Gen Hodge hastened to evacuate Ave per cent of the armed forces that insurgents, in occupied areas Dr. Bhee soon after the Korean had turned traitor to the State" are legalising Jup currency. It leader was elected president. Government.
rendezvous,
and racing gambling headquarters
U.S. just now.
is the of the
It is gay and reckless, and roulette wheels whirl all night There
ore faro, chemin de fer, and birdcage. Thousands of dol-} lars are belag wagered on a turn of dice The plight of hundreds of thousands of Arab refugeesing their wings. They
Broadway's "angels" are fold- from the Jewish-controlled using to finance even safe pro- areas of Palestine is both aductions Money is tight
and
д
zre re-
+
Italian Communists Jubilant
Rome, August 22. Independent newspapers
the rest were fighting with the was authoritatively stated, how The house, surrounded by
ever, that these reports are un-high fence, was formerly occuplet ist unions had won the test a said today that the Commun- and Associated by the Japanese Governor of strength against anti-
General of Korea.
When Gon
The Premier said that the re-true-Reuter bels were without the support of Press. the musses and therefore no for- midable mass upheaval was pos- able. The rebels, he said, were
Soviet Russia.
Thakin Nu appealed to the people to follow the demos. ratio method and not to mis tead by Insurgent olaims that they were fighting to end re- actionary slamonts In the country.
Minor Clashes
"We are fighting to prevent;
Preferences For Mandate Islands?
Geneva, August 23,
Communist labour leaders in yesterday's national half-day farm strike.
The Communisis claimed jubi- Iantly that all 3,000,000 'share- croppers and farm labourers who belong to the Agricultural Unions had obeyed the strike order. The new Christian novement which had hoped lis strike-breaking. Communists' contret over organis-
would undermine ed labour, said that
the
the
atrike
The United States proposed today that the Western zones of Germany bo made parties to the Geneva agreement on tariffs and træde. Was a a falluro in some sections, At the same time the U.S. asked the contracting
but admitted that even the Chris- tian Democrat and other non-
Joined in the walkout.
states to the agreement for permission to give Communists Union members had preferences to former Japanese mandated is lands administered by the United States.
The strike passed quietly and mass meeting were called by the tragedy of human misery The announcement that the the disintegration of our nation's fore the current second session
Both proposals were put be- was compelled to pay dollars Communist lenders to protest grave international Metropolitan Opera will not be unity. We are Aghting to avoid of the 23 contracting states to
against duties' fovied" on ex geninst the Government, attitude problem. Their number is to financial
able to open next season owing plunging the country. again Into
ports from the Western zones plication of the industrial union
to labour, and to demand ap.. diMculties has been a state of serfdoin for which this the agreement and are to be
The American proposal was not accurately known. Es followed by a statement from the violent insurrection is heading discussed in detall later this intended to correct this situs-benefits to farm workers who did timates vary from 250,000 to Ballet Theatre that it must con-
We are fighting to eradicate
tion, Mr. Marburg explained. once week.
not live up to expectations. and for all this evil method of
Tho Extension of the agreement. to
Catholic more than 500,000. And they [cel ali nutumn bookings, but per armed, Insurrection which is re-Germany would mean that the would give the foreign trade of oxers of the anti-Communist Action, major sup- The
proposal, if accepted, are living in the rest ofhops will resume next year. Palestine or in Arab States,
sponsible for-panie and chaos la 22
contracting states would ap- the Western zona considerable union movement, and the Govern- ment Press today, centred their in conditions of indescribable
the countryside, and the disrup ply the same tariffs to German advantages over the Russian tion of the civic
or the
review of "he Inbour situation 'on life of masses," Thakin Nu declared, other they apply to each zone. The Soviet Union is not next Saturday's negotiations be misery among peoples them- This is bad news for New York,
In addition, it would a party to the agreement selves too poor to give effec- but I can't help thinking, particu, right reported minor clashes with negotiations
A Government communique to probably authorise direct tariff neither
and twoen labour and owners on New the Russians nor the York contracts for furm labourers. tive aid. Starvation is very lurly in the case of the Metropolly the insurgents in the and in the tracting states
between Western
tera contracting states themselves near. Typhoid. has already tan Opera, that
in the Toungoo dis- Germany and each of the con- would be likely to agree to the United Press. managements] triet of Central broken out.
themselves are chiefly to blame.
to Eastern zone's independent ac- The Opera here had become the
area. Delta
ccasion. Both Count Bernadotte and pursuit of snobs, a place for show the Delta was hampered by the would be a further step in the proposal would, however, create The Government's campaign la This principle, if accepted, Acceptance of the American Sir Raphael Cilento, Directoring oft mink and ermino and network of waterways and the creation of a separate Western a precedent for a similar acces» of the United Nations Re. Jewels. The music-lovers were paddy Belds flooded by the sea- German State and the only Com-lon. to the agreement by Japan fugee Bureau, - have appeal-
ed
for immediate inter
national aid Sir Alexander
Management
Cadogan, in the Security Sea Drama
Council, has. offered, on be half of the British Govern- Bridgend, Scotland, ment an immediate £100,000
August 24. and any further share due The lifeboat of this island off under an international fund. the west coast of Scotland went The responso Is so far slow. out today when a Norwegian Yet if nothing is done. Either steamer, the 1,602-ton : Erica for repatriation or for reller, registered at Bergen VAGYO the tragedy of suffering will used in dificulties, Welephone How had gruw. A new and terrible down aparte paleart barrier of Fhate will have weMUDIO, been built between the Jews, PhBY Mo ge and the ... Arabs and stand SURINAR stubbornly in the way of any wale lastung vottioment.
11077
fat green
added
specifle commodideregard
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS
BIZONIA
RECORD
sonal monsoon valos,
munist controlled contracting peace treaty.-Associated PresK. In Rangoon, the Commissioner state, Czechoslovakia, made a
Berlin, August 23.. of Police announced city-wide vigorous protest against the Am- |
? Industrial production in the recrulling of a special police, crican proposal:
combined British:- Americair force, The Anti-Fasclat People's M. Zdanek Augenthaler, the
[zones of Germany, scored n:10: Freedom League announced that Czech delegato, declared that the It was spending 400,000 rupees in spplication of the Geneva Agree-
per cent" gain to reach a new the areas afected by the Insur-ment to Western Germany was
post-war record in July, the rections
"legally imposible" and beyond
| American Military Government New Delhi, August 28. ilon in Burma is likely to affect ing parties. Such action
The Commuolstoled In
Insurrecthe competence, of the contract, It was officially announced to ported today. Wel Amé
could night that agreement had been tion now stands at 80 per cent
The report said overall produc adversely, this year's vice exports: not be taken until the peace reached between India and Pakis of the 1936 base level and that There are large quantities of rice trosty had been signed, the fan for the exchange of prisoners all Industrials groups showed In- in Burms, but the illaturbances Czech delegate declared. * Until including those held for trial. are stated to be hampering then, each occupation power
crosses during the month; with movemonia
Decupation
Japanets Rupees
markets. “tually at (
(should deal with each contractThe announcement "added 'per. allAWA Wraper
The
In party separately on tarif arter aligust 1 This soar me to questions.
year are
spot was the new Included in this agreement or post-war records eached by fren and steel production in the Ruhr, The exchange of prisoners le which lets, corners fona be y Der❤ delegate, expected to be--completed be man, parakipation in the i Buro- aled; pesh, recovery programme—-ña»
Isociated. Pr
merican taxpayer:) From