THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1948.
CHINA SWEPT BY RUMOURS AND UNDER-COVER POLITICAL TALK
Protection Of U.S. Interests
Shanghai, December 7.
China is subsiding into a steadily bubbling cauldron
`of under cover politics and rumours. The Communist military campaign Southward from the follen Hsuchow bastion has hit winter mud and ice with extended supply lines.
The Goneralissimo is reported to hove 400,000
troops North of Nanking.
If they can form a defener line
Jual River along the abreast of Pengpu, 150 miles Northward, they may be abl; to check the Communists for Posalbly
Washington. December 7. Sources close to the State Department said today that the United States will do its best fo safeguard American business!
the Chinese think.
Interests should Communists occupy Shangini.
# month, observers
While some quarters Abderl Russia would recognise A separate government in North China, othere hold Russia nover will do so until she is ready to see the entire United Nationť
us down the drain,
It is reengnised that this is one The Chinese assert that a month or the most delicate and far-
should 'show whether the reaching problems China's It is reade plait, however, thut Generalissing will succeed in get-pasts poses for world statesmen. The State Department is pronting decisive American d ang mathing and that American Meanwhile, frantic efforts
butaitsesamen who termals are do- ung, so at their own risk.
There
Intentions thet American Consular offwinds ha heen instructed to it everything westhin theje JJENM
fo protect American Interests in the event of
an emergYITS
as pointed out that the United States Consular officials in Shanghon will remain
their prey,
they did Mukiten when the
took over ther
Comirandais
Should the were ting happen in Shanghai, it can la a caged that Consulte afh sala, will mformi the new neeupang
which proper Liens
were AmeŁ TUALE
The licly Consular
authorities materests
United States has pub.
that announced
U.8. OMICEO
will remain open and will give any aid and to Amer).
assistance possible cana..
lenger Nanking offelaldom to find a formula for a coalition which Finight interest the Communk
continue below the surface.
The Chinese may little of these efforts because echunuance of the civti war, and the lives and for-
tunes of hundreds of thousands, may depend on success or fatture
Soarch For Formula
Echoes of these talks reacII the major Chincas cities where the personal omissarie of the various officials and war larda
and come
pa, incon. spiciously sounding influential people in all those places.
However,
must Chinese seem
They a not to think this Far, [vely trying to end the VIVE war's Renorge and except for the hughest Government eireles, up- pear to see it simply as a matter of coming to lerins with Communists as quickly abble.- Assoginted Pregn
Publication Of
Ite
Pos-
RAF Crash On The Moors
Griffield, December 5. After a night-long search of the Yorkshire Moore for a Hayal Air Force Mosquito aircraft, the Air Ministry an nounced today, that it had been found crashed at a farm four miles from its base at Griffield.
The pilot were killed.
And
navigator
The BBC had made a upe. cial appeal for news of the mising plane.--Reuter,
Sol Bloom Urges Aid
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NORTH CHINA SERIOUS
"BUT NOT HOPELESS"
Tientsin, December 7, The North China situation is serious but^not' hopes less, says General Chen Chang-chích, Tientsin garrison commander.
General Chen predicts that large-scale operations in East Hopei are not likely before late January or February:
In
He told pressiner that the The Garrison Commander ex- military situation in North pected American aid for General China can only be resolved by Fu Tso-y) may be superior
thre 'Communists sight a decisive battle which
with wh involve positional fighting with expect from the Savicis.
According to his information, Peiping and Tientsin serving as the Savlets were already marti- base of operations.
The Railway AG- elpastiese ist
in Manchuria and ministration Preparatory to this great trial of strength, withdrawals will be have assigned instructure for the effected from Chengich, Pasting
Communist Chinese Hod
Chinwangtao, thereby Reuter, eliminating the former handicaps Involving the elefoner of isolated places nud
defence shortening
Army.
P.I. Import Control Warning
and supply lines, which couse- quently
become Jess vulnerable. The Communists are unable to resort to the
their favourite hit-and- run tactics nor van they absorb any isolated defener garrisons by concentrating numerically super- or forces around them. be sakt hold an
Manila, December 7. Admitting the Rely advantage, in the fighting in the The Philippines was urged to mountainous regions, General abandon its proposed import Chen predicted that this will be control if it
wants foreign the forthcombig
the Re- warfare will be unfolded along capital to invest in the Hopel plain-
East, South public,
Dr. Frank A. Waring, chairman Central--where and
the tat
"Philippine of the United States 10 terrain ylekts no elvantagen
Way Damage Commission, warned the Reds.
Chat US$450,000,000 payments would be expended by the end of 1950.
Nazi Documents supervisory commission to study nullified since
London. Dreetisbur 6. America. Bilain and France will shortly hegin publication captured German official documents.
the
New York, December 6, Representative Sol Bloom to- day urged immediate all-out, aid to Chiang Kai-shek's Gov- Prozent and recommended the appointment of a United States
China's specifle needs,
Representative Blom marle statement on a combingsi die nuut television programune in which love speakers conduct- fed a emirt un Thi question: It is generally agreed that th
volumes will "Should Iwn
United Stales ex- formuin sight must do twe
month. tend military aki to Chiang Kai- 31 the Foreign Cilice things: it toust dissuade the Combly be wary next
Today shek?" Ching Th
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CASTS Tuga to unista from converting into analterably Communust
September 1938 the state of the State und must offer the Com- March agrest.
monials enough power as a
political factor on the m fresc sccuse to make the
coalition worthwhile from their
Jor fust
However, no hard and rudes van be antinigerd at this Tune into me quarters pointe! evitt that
When non-essentad Americans we adved to leave tunis Chima, it was best bitviduals to interpret whe
was essential na! whe e-centsel, Ther elt a shoves rentals wers Al- Loved teman, it coult be pres gumed the Armenian consular wú- Cheririas" would do everything post51s to afegitard! them and the interests, - United Press.
BRITAIN
PAYS
NORWAY
+
Oslo, December 6, The Pitching Vessels Assurance bstitute in Bregen amourices that Britain has paid Norway nine million kroner compensation for the use of Norwegian 'fishlog vessels during the way
Three hundred flshing boats escaped to Britain during the war and about 200 retumnied af- ter the war. — Reuter.
.... COMING TO THE
EE THEATRE
GODDIE WITHERS
GLYNIS OHNS
GRIFFITH JONES JOHN M¿CALLUM
Miranda
DAMO TOMLINSON YVONNE OWIN
SONIA HOLM MARGARET JUTHERFORD
of
The first
The documents relating to the Spanish Civil War are not among
for home due
mediate pabllen-
Red Strength
1
restric-
He said it would seem unee- Ceneral Chen observed that infessary to impose quota
Central Hopes The timus upon limport. if attention is South and Another participant was Pro-
of Jorign Communists fessor Nathablet Peffer of Colum-
no Alven to expansion Jave played
establishment of bia University, who mok the rent activity since the abundon-exports wiineks stond ALLICÈ maintafel ment of Paoting by Nationalist industries for domestle consump- that any old short of military forces under General Fu Tso-yi'ston, which would reduce demand
would be unavail-strategy, while in East Hopei, for imports.
the present strength of General Lin Ploo's Communis! does not constitute mediate threat.
How to do this and welton, But will form volume three participation
assume the burden of leading the minority opposition to the Com malsts in the future government remujor questions which thus for have proved unanswerable.
H.K. Group
A hint that the Hong Kon diesitients. Molle Ketang the initiative was seen in yesterday's matement by Marshal la Chin- Democratic Lengie leader, and nipe
other anti-Chiang
Sun,
goups in Hong Kong,
The statement urged both Chi-
and foreigners to
enim, and assured of the
remain
con-
הן
of the series,
The Soviet Government
two volumes published trest German documents cover. of cap-
ing from November 1937 to Sep- tember 1939, ---Reuter.
Jing.
Professor Peffer preslicted that the Chinese Communist would min control of att China and drive out the
Government- Chiangt United Press.
U.S. Relationship With Yugoslavia
Belgrade, December 6.
tinuance of civil property rights An increasingly difficult problem is shaping up to-
under the coalition with the Com- munists which was assumed as foregone conclusion.
It said the only confiscations be fortunes expectable would amassed under special privilege and and foreign capital would be welcomed as long as it did not interfere with national Rovereignty.
day for United States policy-makers--whether
to do business with Marshal Tito on a strictly business basis.
This question is being dis- Cussed more and more in this capital by diplomatic observers who believe the unswer could decide Marshal Tito's and
part of the world," one diplomat summed up.
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He estimated Plac's total Communist strength at between 100,000 and 670,000 men, including perhaps some Nationalist
taken prisoners after the fall of Manchuria. Of these
I.in 2 may spare
only
300,000 men for operations
inside the Great Wall.
leaving
the balance for the garrisoning
of Manchuria,
URANIUM FIND
St. Mare, Ontario,
December 0. The fourth discovery of urani- Un in this area Wils reported Ordinarily, three months al
from nearby Beaver Rock today. least are required for replenish-
The intest uranium strike was ing, regrouping and re-equipping, was made by Dr. Lyman Elliot therefore, should the initiative and his brother, Clayton Elliot.
really come from General Din both of Detroit, Dr. Elliot said Pino in East Hopel, fighting is that he and als brother had re- unlikely before the second half cently completed a 14-day
sur-
of January or curly February. vey of the area.-United Press.
Decisive Battles
This
-space of about thres months provides General Fu Tso- yl ample time for making his declared OWIL preparations, General Chen.
Probably it would mean ex- tending Yugoslavia's maximum dollar credits. For many weeks this group has
Murstinl Tito repeatedly ex- had General. Trai Ting-kul, 1931 | Yugoslavia's future. Further-pressed a desire for trade with Shanghai hero, and others nego-
more, many foreign representa-The United States in recent talks
General Fu plans a general tiating with the Conumunists in tives think the United States with such visitors 115 Mr. squaring up of accounts with Harbin
Peiping reports say the
cannot delay the
too Erie Johnson,
the Presklent of
the Reds: namely, one or two Harbin talks are mapping at new
long.
American Müyle Producers Asso- decisive battles in Hopel. The People's Consultative Conferened
eintion. Yugoslav officials echo
Curront weather enables to be held in Peiping, after that
hia General Fu American aid this desire as long as no political
to increase city fails, to plan a new pro- argue it woubt be to the United strings are attached. They con- military might and American visional government for the Re-States' advantage to keep Mar-sider the European recovery pro- direst aid to North China public of China,
hai Tito power un his full grumme zefinitely political.-
expected to arrive
In good tima.
Proponents of
answer
No talk was reported, as in the † peribably wontei mean replace- United Pruss. Yangtse Valley, that China might finent by a Cominform supporter
be divided into Northern and who would adhere to the Moscow Southern zones, like Korea.
Delicate Problem
line.
They d that so-called non-
Į political economie aid in the Mar- Instead, Peiping opinion, bused (shal will be an effective pro- partly on Communist broadcasts, paganda weapon 16 Moscow's Is that the capital will return to charges of American
Imperialis Felping and that at least a facarletic alms because it would provide national government will be proof of Americh desire to lift maintained. This belief La also worldwide living standards. based on possible consequences to
"A strong Yugoslavin, indepen-
American economic help, would be a venderful propaganda show window for Washington in this
big power relationship f two dent of Rusia, myl buttressed by Chinese governments should claim China's veto position among the Big Five In the United Nations.
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