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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1948.
Madame Chiang Novelty For
Goes To Church
Washington, December 12. Madame Chiang Kai-shok, who has apparently failed in her personal efforts to obtain more United States military and economic aid for Communist-throatonod China, attended sor- vicos at the Foundry Methodist Church today. Accompanied by two Chinese Generals, she sat in the same pew which the late President Roose- velt and the British Prime Minister, Mr. Wins- ton Churchill, occupied the day after the Japanese struck Pearl Harbour.
In the meantime, diplomatic, reference to national or world ocials insisted again that the leaders who may be prosent nt United States would avoid any Its services. However, he add- interference in China's internalled, an exception would be marle
Madame Chiang- affairs during the present crisis for
"We meet Madame rent- This hands-off attitude
pride the Kai-shek with Bras American support of American-British-Russion Agree patient sacrifice
years
Chinng in the
of her nation ment on China signed at Moscow and with deepest sympathy in present struggle which is shree
ago. At that time, the the then Secretary of State, Mr. rendus that already torn James Byrnes, pledged the Unit-fortured land. ed States to n policy at "non- Interference."
Sympathetic
same
and
The
lolster system which threatens China and 1s reaching out to control Asia, in plotting the final overthrow of every national government of the people, by the people, for the people.
Mudame Chlung has thus far conferred unce with Presiden!
with Truman
the find twice Secretary of State, Mr. George Marshall, at whose home she is
said staying. She
each after
"We remember that during the Mr. Marshall Mark conference with
flays of the war, when that she felt encouraged.
China was offered advantageous She had ho comment ufter terms if she torsook the Western tolklut with the President, but demnerncles, to her everlasting the White House said Mr. Tru- credit she steadfastly refused. man had given her a sympathe- "In China, in Europe, in Arn- the audience. According to re-
re-erien, we must confront coercive liable sources that added up to regimentation with democracy a polite rebuff and apparently purged of its betrayals and left a public appeal for ald as denials and which actually prac- Madame Chiang's last recourse, tised the sacredness of the in- China's first lady showed no dividual of whatever order ог visible evidence at the church creed of birth." service that her mission had
Dr. Harris pointed out that was greeted one of the chapel windows here been futile. She
Ilkeness of Madame
by the
Brown
China
hanour
A "ymboi
וּ
pastor, Dr. Froderick borc
The Пар of Chiang and was chosen "when
place a
of we sought for living leaders who would embody in vision and ser-
Harris.
had
In
the
chancel
of what Dr. Har- vice the freedoms for which the
ris called "the enduring bond | Allies contended."-United Press.
between her country and ours."
China already la receiving some United States aid.
Gov-
ernment officials said today that US$30,000,000 in United
States
MISLED ALLIES
Singapore
Singapore. December 13.. Singapore moon will have its first completely alr-com. ditioned large office build- Ing--the new nine-storey branch of the Hong Kang 1 and
Shanghai Dank, building is due to be opened next spring.
The building mixo whi boast the fastest lift in Malaya, its· builders sald.— Associated Press.
The
"Chill" On Madame's
U.S. Visit
Washington, December 13. Senator Arthur Capper, Re- publican, Kansas, said yester day the Pacific area "appar- ently will have to solve its own problems until the North At- lantle peoples are assured of a fair measure of security."
Commenting on Madame Chlang Kai-shek's visit to Washington, Senator Capper saki, "During all my years in publie life I do not recall any happening that and
13 such a cooling off effect." remarks were in a transcription
rebroadcast made here for Kansas.
in
HOW RED
RED ARE
ARE THE
CHINA COMMUNISTS?
By John Roderick.
1
Beirut, Docombor 13.
Who are the Chinese Communists? What is their aim? Who are their loadors? Are they tied closely to Russia?
Though they control an area nearly as large as
Europe, little is known of them.
Billitarily, however,
there is little known evidenco that the Soviets have contributed vely heavily to the Chinese Com- munists, except for a quantity of Japanese, ornis the Russians left behind when they quit Manchuria, This is not to say that, should future needs arise,
This writer wen to Yonan they call "other liberal parties" the Soviets would hesitato to' in November, 1945, and spent as partners.
over the
a total of six months there just! In internal policies, the Chi before Youn fell. Yenan is a nese Communists say they aro cave elly set in the Loess hills independent of Russia and have of North West China, remote clashed with Moscow
ine to follow, from civilisution.
Mao first broke with Pelme Yet from this town. the leo-
Minister Stafin in the early ders of Chinese Communists
1930s. Mas refused to base his military directed political and
revolution DA workers. and operations
08 extending
far
Inenad inntead to pozzarta. North East as Manchuurio, a 1,000
Though he put many farm re- miles away, and as far South
practice, the pro. forms into as Canton and Hong Kung.
gramme Is without
question Imbued with the Communist Mao Tso-tung
doctrine of Stalin and Lenin. The brain behind this larga
The
porly's avowedd Intent. design was the political bureau however, is to reach Communism
Central of the Party's
Com- by gradual stages, passing Gret mittee, headed by Chairman Mo through phases of capitalism to Tse-tung. it made its ordern
known by rain, by courier and by Inde
indoctrination.
I first met Mno at the airneid the Communists built to accom- modate Araerican planes durin the war against Jopan. He is a big man, combining dignity with a curious softness. His mussive hend, set on sloping shoulders, is
Senator Copper said the "chill" had been put on Mine. Chlang's visit because Washington "does not believe that the country stopped by a mass of straight ready to back an all out war to savc China
from the Chinese Communists and preserve it for Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist Government."
"For another thing, the Unit- ed States military does not ba ileve it would be wiss for tho U.S. to get Itself com
committed so turge a military undertaking In the Far East, while Soviet
Russia threatens the peace
of
black hair.
His face is waxlike in M whiteness, He rarely
His ordinary dreia la simple,
re-
John Roderick, who cently completed three years of reporting in China, gives his views hero of the Chi
Roderick nese war. alx months In caves Chinese Communist
•pent
at the capital
nt Yenan. He le now in the Middle East on a new де- aignment.
into full so
often the patched Jacket, and develop the nation's TESOURCES trousers of the Shenel prasant. and than to co-operative owner- He easily is the dominant por- ship and finally sonality in the company of ex- cialism. traordinary individuais.
WIS
Russia When
does also.
opposes
come to their assistance.
Albania A Modol
Should the Communists tuke over the government, there is a prospect for a period of co- operation with the Western De- mocracies as well as with Rus- sia.
This might approximate the racent history of Albania,. which first welcomed Ameri-, can representatives and treat. ed them with courtesy, The hard fact of Albania's govern ment was that Russia stepped In and Albania, backed by her mighty patron, got tough.
Whether the Chinese Com- munists would follow such a line la a question to which Washing- ton and other anti-Communist capitals would like the answer. They don't know.--Associated
Kress.
JAP PRINCE MAKES APPEAL
Tokyo, December 12. Prince Tnkamatsu, the
younger brother of Emperor Hirohito, said today that he Foreign Outlook
did not believe the Emperor During the weeks which fol-
Though the party may follow would abdicate lowed, I talked often with Mau
or accept the an independent ne nationally. Catholic faith as was recently and alber Communist leaders. Its foreign outlook is almost rumoured. They armed and re-affirmed identical with Russia's.
The Prince appealed to Aus- that their chles goal
the tralluns to co-operate with Ja- participation In
coalition United States and Britain, it
ран In its advance towards de- Government for all China.
Moscow suddenly
Unless Australia and Broak-With-Stalin launches-u-pruce-offensive, the the other countries similarly
mocracy. This appears to be their aim hostile propaganda of the Chi-placed were prepared to accept today, except
the Con-nese Communists falls off and is the provisions of the new Japan- ! munists formerly were willing to replaced
conciliatory ese constitution, the progress for share power with Generalissimo gestures.
Japan would be dificult, he said. American aid to the Nationa Takamatsu added that Jupan tionalist Kuomintang party he lista has intensified opposition would at the same time hope to to the United States Moscow do its port to prove itself heads. Now they are intent upon Their avowed destroying both.
Is kept fully informed of the worthy of Australian considera- object now la to rule with what Chinese Communist moves. tion.--Reuter.
that
the Mid-East and Western Europe. A two ocean war does not sound as glorious in 1948 was in 1939 and as the talk 1940." Senator Capper said it appeared that this country's foreign policy in the near future will concem it- self more with "effectuating an Innsbruck, December 12. alliance of North Atlantic friend- Seven former Luftwaffe off-ly nations to try to save West- Chiang Kai-shek and the Nu- Nationalist China under
ern Europe from Soviet domina- the US$125,000,000 military and cers, a general and six colonels
were sentenced to imprisonment tion step at least toward the economic ald programme ap-
Union."--Asso- of up to six weeks today for North proved last year.
The latest shipment, valued at misleading the Allied authorities. They were arrested by the about US$11,000,000 left a West Austrian police after crossing the Coast port on December 1. The
border with Bavarian-Austrian vessel carried 4,500 tons of Army forged papers; it was stated at equipment, mostly small arms the French military court for the
Army supplies had been turned over
and ammunition.
Patient Sacrifice
Tyrol.
They had Red Cross passes us Dr. Harris told his congrega-well as forged Austrian identity tion today that it was not the cards and other papers 10 take custom of his Church to make them through Italy Reuter.
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