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Moscow, December 27,
Sir Henry Dale, noted British physiologist, has been dropped as an Honorary Member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, Moscow newspapers said today.
Washington, December 27,
|As another your approaches, with its fateful inter- national question marks, Japan tooms over more important on the horizon of United States strategic thinking.
Naturally and inevitably Ching is linked with that thinking. From Washington's viewpoint Japan's immediate future is brighter than * struggling China's.
Two
The papers gave prominent iny to a lengthy statement from the Presidion of the Academy of Selences, It was in reply to a letter from Sir Henry, announcing | his resignation from the Sovieta
solentifle body.
The Brio was reported have
to
protested VECHINIST the | Academy's support of a theory in Retieties that acquired trails can he kherited!.
1. *
problems are poisad in any year-and review of Japan's status via-a-vis the rest of Asia. They
aro:.
The Japanese treaty: How and where Japan may fit into an overall policy,
From these two stem a third the possibilities of Japan as barrier against Communism. United Press discussions with persons in the various branches of Government add up to the fol- ❘lowing impressions us to current
Washington
thinking prospects simply do not exist that the peace treaty for Japan will be concluded
the foreseeable future, politica! There are no indications that slander against any of the Big Four Powers will democracy including the alter thele positions sufficiently in allow drafting of the peace treaty.
No Compromise
The Presidium declared that Bir Henry's action WA not motivated by scientific beliefs
a weapon
bur
Campaign
U.S.G.R.
of
"Professur Dale, having agreed
prouse
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likelihood of getting it while the East West cold war continues at the present level.
Conversely, they say, should tension between the Soviet-do- minated world and the Western democracies case at any point there should be a corresponding casing at all points. When a peace treaty for Germany is possible so will
there be peace treaty for Japan and vice versa, and not until then.
The second question is United Sintes policy regarding China. It is extremely difficult to put a Anger on any phase of United States-Chinese relations and say "there, that is the China policy."
General
Election In Japan
Tokyo, December 27. The Japanese Government Omcially announced today that a general election will be held on January 23,
More than 2,000 candidates are expected to run for the 400 seats in the House of Representatives.
Politient observers said thut indications
the are that
next Government will be a Conserva- tive Conlition of minor groups, centring around the Democratic- Liberal Party and healed by the present Prime Minister.
It is generally agreed that the powerful Democratic-Liberals are in the most favourable position.
The Secretary-General, Mr. Kozan Hirokawa, announced that he was confident that at last 250 of the 300 Democra flc-Liberal candidates would
be elected.
No Faith In Chiang 11 become a weapon of anti-
The Unitedi States originally When asked to define United If they gain a majority, their dermernelle forces,
proposer that the two-ties States policy on Chino, State strongest support will most likely unly a feeling of regret tunong | voting_rule apply to treaty draft- Department officials refer ques- jcome from the Democratie Party.
theswortble scientixis in the ink.
The Soviete and the Chi- tloners to statements issued since --Reuter. world. sanel tise Prezklím
hese opposed this and insisted on
Truman, the 1843 by President | Assiented Pirns.
cetaling veto rights.
State
Department and Secretary Reliable sources say that the of State Marshall and to Con-
London, December 27. situation remains substantiallygressional action on China aid
An unexploited bomb, dropped the same with no sign of either bills. Privately
Zeppelin in and publicly, from a
1910, was side willing to compromise.
ofcials refuse to be specific. found at Swinton, певт Mex- Informed sources compare the
borough, Yorkshire, today.-Reu- situations of Japan and Germany both of which need a peure treaty but neither of which have any
London, Derember 27, Frederick George Fallard, 25- your old railway clerk condemn- et to denth for murdering Mrs. Joyce Cecily Harrison, was Te- priever today.
Realter
Scientists After
Atom
Mystery
New Haven, Decembar 26.
1040 to start
A Yale University scientist predicted tonight that advanced physics research on cosmic rays in the coming year may break down the mystory still surrounding the structure of the atom. Ernest C. Pollard, Associate that enough knowledge will be Professor of Physics at Yale, guined in
a real sald that high-energy machines theory of the atomic nucleus."
-Mr. Pollard, in, discussing the which produced man-made
Beld .or research desling with cosmie rays are now being com-
microwaves, said: "The mocrow- pleted in the United States and wave radar is enabling us to fol- firitain and extensive research low the path of meteors for the on cosmic rays will get under first time and to measure their way in 1915.
speeds.
Explaining the importance of "This procESF is telling us cosmic ray research, Mr. Pollard lot about our own atmosphere as said: "The properties of cosmic well as about the meteors them- rays may enable us to under-selves."-Reuter. stand the inner workings of the ntom."
"Cosmic rays," he added, "are very high-energy fast particles, which are bombarding the earth tram nobody knows where. They represent the extreme of energy and therefore are most intrigu ing."
Comparing the atom bomb with the cosmic rays, he explain-
of
ter.
The Under-Becretary Blato, Mr. Robert Lovett, em phasised several times to quen. tioners that the United States
has not changed Fts China policy. He would not go fur- ther than that.
A
reporter said that the Inst policy statement he could remem ber recommended all partles in- cluding Communists. Mr. Lovett replied that the reporter was not accurate.
to
Although Mr. Lovett insisted this Government recognises and has implementet old the Chiang Kai-sheit Government, the fact remains that despite the urgent requests from the Chinese for a statement of solidarity in their struggle with the Commun- Ists none has been forthcoming.
Observers lake this omission lo mean the United States has lost faith in President Chlang's ability to kok his regime to- gether.
The Alternatives On the other hand the United States is unwilling to publicly withdraw support from or fur- ther danger the position of its long time Chinese ally. possible alternatives the United States polley could take toward China three appear uppermost in
Of all
ESPIONAGE STILL RAMPANT IN U.S.
Washington, December 27,
ed that in the atom bomb no House investigators today said they would propose
une partiele has much more than
41
million electron
of
volts energy, while in cosmic rays we find purticles of energy with
illions of volts or better."
Following Meteors
a remarkable fact," Mr. Pollard continued, "that while we have learned ona way to release atomic energy. we have not learned where it come from
or how It is in volved in the atom."
legislation this week to prevent Communist spios from stoaling secret. Government docu- ments.
the minds of persons with whom United Press talked. They are
1. All out at:
Com
2.
Do. business with a munist-dominated condition; Wait and see." All out ait at this time would
3.
mean pouring suppiles uncl American supervisory officials into China in sufficient strength to check the Communist drive at the Yangtse and possibly push it back. Government sources be lieve this would impose such a strain on United States economy us to require wartime controls which the public won't sanction.
Therefors there is no likeli hood the United States will send large scale aid.
Strong Japan
The second alternative "would require the United States-to shut- its eyes to a Communist-Domin- ated Government and recognise i! on the grounds that it is the best thing possible in a bad deal. They say such a policy is unrealistic at
this stage at least.
As to The third alternative, one source said "It looks 13 though we will have to sit and watch the Chinese situation aim- mer but meanwhile keeping our chips on Chlung because he opposed to the Communists, while waiting and seeing United States policy makers will be try- ing to work out a line of action. One of these appears to be a tiesire to strengthen Japan. This desire is motivated not only by the wish to reduce the occupa- tion costs drain on the United States but also as a moun of pre- paring Japan as a barrier against Communism.
Therefore the United States iz steadily working to strengthea The acting chairman of the based on all aspects of its months Japan's economy as evidenced by House Committee on Un-long investigation of pre-wur and the recent austerity programme American Activities, Represen-wartime espionage, including the looking toward a stable yen and
controversial
Hiss Chambers the SCAP budget mission draft- tative Karl Mundt, said there is
ing requests of finance the re- reason to believe Communists pumpkin papers spy case
"We will propose steps to pre-habilitation programme." are still on the Federal payroll vent this type of thing occurring as members of a Moscow-direct- again," he said. ed espionage ring.
air, Pollard carried his predic- He and the Committee report tion a step further. "I suggest and recommendations win
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Mr. Mundt added that the Committee is convinced Russian espionage rich not stop when Whittaker Chambers dropped out of the Communist Party,
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supporting. An Indiention of them."
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