THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1949.
ORIENT TO PLAY A MAJOR DANGER OF FAR EAST
ROLE IN WORLD AFFAIRS
Bold New Programme Of U.S. Aid
Washington, January 25.
Indian Premier's Warning To West
Now Delhi, Januarý 24.
The Indian Primo Minister, Mr. Jawalarħal Nohru, today warned the Wostern world that it must stop treating Asia like a poor relation. Indian leader said that the Asiatic notions should, if necessary, apply economic sanctions to force Dutch withdrawal, from Indonesia If the Security Council fails to act.
. High Administration oficiala say that Congress may be ask- nd for US$1,000,000,000 to back up President Truman's bold The new programme" to develop the world's backward areas.
This money would be available for loans by this Government to foreign countries which join in a
He suggested that in South Emphasising that it is the de- plan for Co-ordinated develop-East Asia Communism has lost faire of the Asiatics to work with
ground
during the lust
The decision to seek the money months because of its headlong said
Is not definite. But it represents clash with nationalist
the thinking of high Administra-ments. tion officials who are looking for way to translate Mr. Truman's plan into action.
Actually, such a "bold new programme" does not exist in des tall although the idea has been much discussed.
The Secretary of the Treasury, John Snyder, discloses that work is going forward on a series o far-reaching programmes Involy ing financial assistance for other countries of the world. He gave но
specifie
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there
is the poa of further Asian action albility move-
if the Security Council, is un-. willing to force a solution.
He predleted that the Com- munist victory in China, how- ever, would become a very heavy factor in future Asiatic problems Mr. Nehru warned that Asiatic nations will be playing a far bigger and more important role in all international affairs hence- forth.
on
There is no question but that the United Nations, if it adopts the Asian recommendations Indonesia and either, party fails to comply, should take economic sanctions to force a solution, he declared.
Western Disdain
Asian Monroe Doctrine Born
the
:Paris, January 24. The Asian Conference at New Delhi le the sad ́of a real Asiatlo Monroe Doctrine, Conservative. evening paper, Le Monde, says.
The old colonial powers." La Monde
says, "canno neglect this grave warning If it to supported by an ad-, tive solidarity." Le Monde
19-nation confer«. any the ensa tays for 'the first time the foundation of
por. manent nations'
In Alls-Reuter.
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group
INDIA TO SEEK
BANK LOAN?
BLOC UNDER RUSSIA
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London, January 24, The possibility of an Asian bloc under Soviet do- mination is decidedly nearer than any free combination of Eastern nations under Indian leadership...
The Daily Telegraph says this in an editorial today.
"The pressure currently being f brought upon the Dutch in in- doncia recalls the bullying interference which was a preli minary to the Munsch betrayal," I tho
the puper says. The editorial
says that the United Nations Good Omees Commission in Java bears simularity to the well-meaning Runciman mission in the Sude- tenland and has no superior legal
somed to uss similar phraste and that the possibility of en ABJAN blog undar Bovlet do- mination is decidedly negrar than is the chance of any free combination of Eastorn nations. under Mr. Nehru."
In Sydney, the Morning Herald says the proceedings of the Asian conference were more lice those of a drum-hend court martini passing judgment on the Dutch Durmg the past few days, liberations of a group of nations pressure on the Dutch has beer deeply concerned with the merits increased by the conference of of a highly arguable problem,
Asiatic states summoned by Pre- mier Nehru and, oddly, attended
it heads
the leading article:
by three non-Asiatic countries"Asiatic pressure group." New Delhi, January 24.,
Australia, New Zealand and the
Tuming A five-man World Bank.com- Philippines, misalon, headed by Mr. A. S. G.
to Pandit Nohru's "Whatever Hoar, assistant loan director, ar-Nohey may have made
disclaimers Mtralia" policy,
statement on the "White Aug- rived here today
the article said: in connection creating the Aslan bloc he set
"Pandit Nehru agrees that Aus- with a possible application by the tone by the opening phrase:tralia is entified to maintain the 'Asla hias been too long sub-
India for a loan.
About
Finance Ministry spokesman jmissive and will not longer brook racy on economie but not on
A resurgent new Asia,
caid India wants the loan for shown by the recent conterence here on
He predicted that the economic agricultural and railway equip Indonesia, should
he and other measures which could mont. The mission will study the notice to the United Nations be applied under the Charter economic and financial situation that the Far East no longer in-would hit both parties very hard.
of India for alx weeks or so-As- tends to
to be satisfied with a minor
Mr. Nehru lashed at the Wes-sociated Press. or secondary role in world affalis, tern world's
distegard previous he said.
of Asiatic problems.
He discounted some extremist fears about Communism in South East Asia without overlooking ihe problem, The Communist movement generally had lost ground in South East Asia bey chuse it was unable to exploit existing economic ills there.
Mr. Nahru's major criticism
"This confaronco will power- fully affect opinion," he said. The role Asia has been play- Ing in recent yours ha not ban proportionate to her size and population, nor to her reat Importance.
Mr. Nehru thinks that the Western world's previous dls
is of the West for not paying an ok of interest in Au The
ไร due to thinking of Asia as a the past, But it will pay more kind of fringe of Europe.
enough attention to Asta
attention In future, he added.
Asiatic problems have been "This conference here on In-nsidered only as they are re- lated to European problems," he donesia
and the conference re- commendations to Council crystallised the opinion the past The European nations,
the Security added.
"That was
a hangover from of Asia's Importance In the and the United States as well, United Nations and the world," he said.
[have been thinking of Europe
Commenting on Chiang
Kai-
downfall, he said Com munist domination of China will have considerable paychological effect in South East Asia.
However, he added, it is too early to tell what other material effects it will have.
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"It will have profound effect on the minds of people generally in South East Asia, but beyond that its effect cannot be deter mined now."
mainly."United Press.
IRA MANIFESTO IN BELFAST
Belfast, January 25. A manifesto circulated in Belfast', today by an organisa~ tion describing itself as the Army Council of the Irish Re-
publican Army says there is a deliberate attempt to misrepre- sent the situation rising from the repeal of the External Re-
Further Action On Indonesia Recalling his statement last August that economic ills pro- vided the most fertile ground for lations Act, Communism in Asla, Mr. Neru
interference with her, freedom.by India calls the White Aus- grounds" and commented: some day an Asiatic bloc led "Court MartialTM tralia policy a 'racla!' policy, it "He might have pointed out will avali us nothing if we insist that the most powerful Asiatloit is 'economic." power, Soviet Russia,, is acous-
Of
The Future British Smoking
London, January 24.
quantity and price of Britain's "smokes" until the end of Marshall aid in 1952 is likely to do. pend on the result of a series of important talks opening at the Board of Trade this afternoon,
Treasury on the one hand and Officials of the Board and the
the American Department of Agriculture and the American Embassy on the other are hop- ing to arrive at a settlement of Britain's tobacco-buying pro- gramme for 1949 and the follow- ing years.
If a large measure of agree- ment is reached at the talks, which will probably last three or four days, a settlement may be made even beyond the Marshall aid Feriod.
British
Suspects Removed
London, January 24,
"Pandit Nehru's statement, in- cidental as it may have been to the main purpose of indicting the Dutch, should be taken warning of the danger of risking the friendship of the old nations of the West in order to curry favour with the new nations of I the East.-United Press and
Reuter.
Mr. Nehru's Letter On Indonesia
Lake Success, January 24, The Security Council today received a 19-nation resolution with an accompanying letter: from the Indian Premier, Jawa larhal Nehru, warning that United Nations measures to settle the Indonesian dispute are overdue.
The New Delhi proposals re- célved by the Council President, The Prime Minister, Mr. Cle-AG.L. McNaughton, on the eve ment Attlee, told the House of of the Council's vote on its own Commons today that 11 people plans, are aimed at restoring have been removed from secret pence in Indonesia.
Mr. Nehru's letter, reminds the work in Government depart- ments because of their suspected Council that over half of the
association with Communist or Fascist organisations.
Con-
it
No statement will be made undl
the end of the talks. Sir Alexander Maxwell, tobacco adviser to the Board of Trade
world population just returned from the United States, is at-
is behind the Trade, who has
conference demanda. tending the talks. The American
Sir Waldron Smithers,
"The conference has asked me deputation is being led by Mr.servative, asked for the
to point out with
respect that The manifesto says it is neces- James Thigpen, director of the Minister's reaction to a document to bring this situation to an end Prime effective action by the Council said that despite this, the Com-sory to define the actual pools Tobacco Branch of the Depart issued by the Communist Party is overd munists had been unable to ex-tion and adds: "Those owing alment of Agriculture.
these
calling for greater Communist ac- conditions because legiance to the Republic cannot
tivity in factories and incitement shey found themselves in conflict recognise that-the-repeal-of-the with nationalist movements In
In External Relations newly-freed Asiatic nations
Act Is any-' us thing better well as in
than a political some of those not yet manoeuvre to mislead, the Irish freed.
people into the belief that free- Mr. Nahru
said
that the dom has been achieved. Aslatic nations must take their
economia measures force Dutch withdrawal from to rid Ireland of the last vestiges ed to attend at all.
to publicans to continue their efforts of the Exchequer, is not expect. Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor Indonesia if the Security Coun. of foreign rule," the ait falls to act.
manifesto states.-Associated Press.
own
"It remains the duty of all Re-
Suggestions For Courts Martial
London, January 24.-
British soldiers and airman pleading not guilty of courts martial should hava`the right of appeal on points of law against their conviction.
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A Government 'committee, tion over which should. in the examining the procedure of committee's view, remain entirely these courts, recommended this with the Service authorities. today.
After being under close arrest for 20 daye without court martial an accused should have the right to petition against further detention.
recommends
The Court of Appeal should normally sit in London or at some other convenient centro in Bri tain, the committee's report sug- gests. It should have power in The report also exceptional cases to allow fresh that it should be illegal to detain evidence be called,
an accused man in close arrest It should also have power to for longer than 90 days without quash a court martial conviction a court
martial. Soldiers should
where an error of law is suffi-t kept in open and not close ar- ciently serious to make it unsafo (rest while awaiting trial,
to
let the conviction stand:
A sentence in courts martial
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Mr. Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade is not attending today's meeting but will probably be present" after the preliminarita have been .doalt with.
Last year, Britain Imported about 140 million pounds of to- bacco from the United States, compared with 200 million pounds in a normal year, Ono possibility likely to be discussed is that part of the American crop be given to Britain free as part of Marshall aid.-Router.
'The Gov
says. conference
earnestly to sabotage the national recovery, hopes that such action will not
Mr. Attlee replied: "The
be
further delayed and assures ernment
ent is confident that the the Council of the full co-opera- good sense of the general body tion of the member
states re- conference in of workers in the trade unions presented in this and factories will prevent the any measures it may decide to success of any
take-United Press. efforts to cause disruption."
reply to
that
• moet the
In
another question, the Prime Minister said that the
records of 1948
showed that there had been satisfactory decrease: In number of working days lost through industrial disputo, The total during 1948 was 944,000-the lowest, yearly total since 1943-which compared with 12,430,000 in 1947, Reuter.
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