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U.S. Plans No Action In China
Washington, February 25.
Thirty Republicans from the House of Representa- tivos discussed' the Chinose situation with Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, on Thursday and wore given the impression the United States plons no action until things thoro sottle down a bit.
Mr. Acheson himself had nothing to say, informants said, adding that many of those attending the conférence learned little of value. One of those who sat in said the Secretary indicated the United States has adopted a "wait and see" at- titude toward China and will wait until things are more staple before deciding on any new steps to help.
British Urged To a Trade With Reds
London, February 24, British traders in the Far East should not pull down on themselves an "iron curtain" of their own making, Mr. Walter Fletcher. merchant Conservative
the
rubber Mem ber of Parliament, who fles to Singapore next Wednes. day, bald in London today.
Praising British commer. __clat Interests_in_Hong_Kong for "keeping their henda"
regime new
the
in over North China, Mr. Fletcher told Acuter: "By so doing, they have gained prestige which Britain has not had in that part of the world for
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many years, Trade has open. The Chinese, ed up again.
whether Communlat or not, are always interested in do. Ing business and making money.
"At this moment, we ought not to try and assess the out- Come of things and which alde we ought to back. In- stead, we ought to seek to establish some sort of decent footing with the de testo government.
"Tho
altuntion 18 very compilestad and people who talk ideologleafly-and loud. ly--at the moment are doing a lot of harm."-Reuter.
whether this government has
pulley for meeting conditions
in event a Communist or coull-
governinent takes controi
In China, replied:
"I do not know whether you can call do nothing a policy or not."
Most of those attending the meeting had signed a letter to President Truman saying they
were worried about China and fearful of a Communist victory.".
China Policy
The letter,
Included which seven speelfle questions regarding Chinese policy, was turned, over to Mr. Acheson.
Mr. Acheson gave no written Answer, And Inwmakers who consulted with him salt he pro- vided no speclße replies.
To a request from a reporter Lo outline America's policy tɔ- ward China, Mr. Acheson smiled and said:" I am not going to say
anything
London Hails Truce Accord
Landon, February 247 .A.Foreign Office spokes- man said today that Britalis welcomes concezione made by Egypt. In reaching an armistica agreement with teract.
He did not elaborato sxy- Ing: "We have not had time yat to study the text of the armistico agroamant."
Britain, he went on, WAR "glad" the
have two eldas been able to more presume, ably because satifement of the Palestina conflict bon- tributes towards the rastore- tion of Mid-Eastern stability, The lernail Egyptian armla- dice accord was signed. on the feland of Rhodes today atter weeks or negotiations.
The spokesman said that Britain "notsa with mallafo. tion that the Tranejordanian Government-ja-proscaleg store
The fact that both Egypt and Transjordan have moved towards
with negotiations
the faraulle shows that the two countries realise the community of Interests, ba- tween them,” he added.-As- saciated Press.
Lifting Of Racial Barriers
Washington, February 25.
The Rules Committee of the
CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1949.
Anti-Indian Riots Feared
In Durban Area
“Durban, February 24.
Strong patrols of armed police and armoured cars, backed by naval and military detachments, started patrolling throughout Durban today to chock feared now anti-Indian rioting by Africans.
Police reinforcements are come Ing in from Pretoria by special trains tonight but many Indians have started.fleeing back, to spe cial refugee camps. An Indian wiiness al today's session of the Commission inquiring into last month's.
when 120 Africans „Their lives, fores
bat later" of In-.
dians, and said Africans were openly saying there would be more riots by the weekend.
The witness, - Mr. P.R. Pather, secretary of the Natal Indian Organisation, snid pamphlets were being circulated among Africans urging them to rise against the Indians tomorrow.
Commission to' He urged the take "stern steps." The Chair- man, Justite Van Den Heever, promised to "Impress on
tho proper authorities that every pre- caution should be taken against the recurrence of the deplorable: events."
•
Show Of Force
Armoured cors patrolled Dur-
that
House of Representatives ap- | ban's "danger arens" here in a proved a bill on Thursday, to show of force after persistent lift all racial barriers on immt- rumours
new African-In- gration into the United States dian riots might break" out. and permit à limited number of Japanese to become American
citizens..
The
madakure authorised by Representative Walter H. Judd by for now goes to the floor of the House for action.
He told the National Assembly
British Visitor Fund Quotas
London, February 24. Under regulation to be, announced shortly, 'Giritlah' visitors' to the Continent this summer will be allowed to take with them £50 each. There will probably be small, supplementary allow, ance to cover petrol and other incidental expenace for tourists using their cars. The allowance was 35 fast year.
The new
regulations will enable Britons to visit the majority of European coun- tries. Bweden Is likely to be one of the exceptions. DJ- Dussions with the Swine au- thorities and arrangemente for travel to that country are nearing completion.
Both Switzerland and Bal. slum have hard currenclea and the flow of British "holi- day travel to both countries in expected to be regulated. by quota-Reuter,
Strike By Indian Rail Workers Due
Bombay, February 24. The Communist Party of
Strong police reinforcements have arrived. Naval und mill- tary detachments throughout the He said it was a friendly' meci-
city were today ordered to stand ing and entirely off the recorti,
Immediate action. A But two of those who listened
11.00 pm local time, however, in sal that Representative Wai-
no Incidents had been reported. ter 11. Judd and Mr. Acheson had
The Minnesota Republican, South Africa's Economic 15 minutes verbal skirmish. who served as a hospital super- Affairs Minister, Mr. Eric Louw, One It started
saitt
when Mr. Inter
Intendent in
saki said tonight that Indian news- China, has Acheson
said that the Nationalist present bars on immigration of papers published "particularly Government in China is "corrupt Oriental peoples are a "gratuitous digraceful" accounts of the re and inefficient." He said Mr. Insult and failure' to remove cent Durban-Indian riots. Juild told the. Secretary that was them might lose the friendship due in part to failure of the of the Far Enst for America.
in Capetown that zealous coIndia in a statement here today United States to take proper ac-
His measure would establish respondents from the United fion. Associated Press.
immigration quotas based on the States and elsewhere had assist- said that "rallway workers will number of people from Oriental nation now in the United General Jan Smuts' intense go ahead with preparations for ed States. It also would permit the object of undermining over is to start on March 9.":
anti-Government campaign with their just strike struggle, which. naturalisation of those now llv- ing in the United States us allons confidence in South Africa.
"There are tots of Japanese Koreans and Polyneslune in tils country who APA here legally and have bech since before the exclusion act of lands, Switzerland and other way, have already served strike 1924," ld Democratie Repre- countries who were anxious to notices in defiance of the All-India sontalive Emanuel Gellier. Invest capital in South Africa, he Railwaymen Federation's declaion "This would allow them to be added.-Reuter.
not to embark on a strike at pre-i come naturalised."
sent.
Communists Eager To Begin Trade
Shanghai, February 25.
The Chinese Communists assert that they want to bo friendly with the world and are prepared to do business with it and they avow that they are not connected with Moscow.
These declorations were reported here today by the crew of the American steamer, President Fill- more, which last week unloaded a general. cargo at Taku Bar.
The Fillmore's skipper, 'Cap-
According to Captain Parker, tain Paul V. Parker, reported 1 Saubolle said there was, plenty of that Communist commissars Export cargo waiting for clearance who boarded the Fillmore at Tientsin. Saubolle also said the Taku Bar on February 19, salt foreigners in Tientsin were not
molested. the Communists showed keen Interest in beginning trade with the outside world
Cupt. Parker sald, "Every thing was strictly business. There was no cumshaw."
it
From sources on thu freighter Greater Shanghai, which returned | to Shanghai with a cargo of coul from Red-held Chinwangtao, was komed that at least one foreigner is back on his job in that port city. He is Captain W. E. The Customs and police com- Costain, British pilot, employed missars who came aboard even by the Kallan Mining Administra refused to accept cigarettes, coffestion-United Press, and tea
He cald the Fillmoro's load of 1,700 tons of general cargo tun-
1 signed to Tientsin businessmen-- in deals made before Tientsin foll
to the Communists-was speedily unloaded Everything seemed to be operatod us before. The same lighters, the same uniforms, the same, in everything.
VISA REFUSAL DENIED
Paris, February 24. A United States Embassy
Prinelpai effect of the bill, In addition to nuthorising natural- lɛation, would be to permit im- migration of Japanese and reside of other islands "adjacent to Aslu."
Mr. Judd has estimated the an- nuel Japanese quota would be 185 if the bill is passed.
Similar legislation Introduced by Mr. Judk last session failed to puss-Associated Press.
Truman To
Press For New Deal
Washington, February 24. President Truman declared tonight that he would repeat his election. campaign speech, making tours through the United States if necessary, to put through his "New Deal" racial reform programme.
Addressing a Democratic Party demonstration In Washington, the President said that lobbies pressure groups special in-
hand terests were fighting his plans for progressive Borlai legislation as if they had never heard of last November's election.
Fillmore was the first ocean-spokesman denied here today that going ship to anchor at Taku since the Embassy hd refused to grant fall overseas shipping suspended in an American visa to Mr. H. C. December. Taku Bar is 45 intles down the Hai River.
Mr. Truman said: "The cen- tral issue of the campaign last was welfare of "all the peo- ple against special privilege for Williams, the Australian member the few. When we made it clear
where the
of the World Federation of Demo- eratic Youth and the Federation's consulative delegate to the United Nations Economic and Social with us, Council,
Democratic Party Avoided Politics
made it clear that they stood stood on that issue, the people
The Communists who boarted
Our job now is to en
enact into the Filimora avoided talking
The Federation stated in a
law the
· programmes that the pellites in most part, but one communique issued here that it people need and deserve. We phatically denied Moscow con had receivet a telegram from the are meeting determined opposi nections.
United Nations saying: 'that the Lon. The special interests ore Speaking perfect English with State Department in Washington on the job year in and year out, on American accent, he said, "We and approved the visa but that seven days a week and 24 hours ara Communists. Yes. But we the Embassy-Paris had refused to a day. They work through their are not Russian Communista."--
lobblea and
pressure ~groups The Fillmore crew were not plant it'
through the editorial pages and lowed to go ashore but the Reds "Because of Mr. Willams the columnists and commentatore were in no way unfriendly. .....known activities for the past
Captain Parker said, "They several years and because the or misrepresent the measures the they control. They twist and didn't go out of thele way to be ganisation which he represents is people voted for. If it was too friendly either. Just bust widely-known as Communist necessary to arcuse
front organisation, the case was opinion to support his legislation public referred to Washingtons We have against the special interests, the not yet had any reply the Eat would barnstorm the country, the bassy stated-Reuter, il President declared. Reuter
Tiesa,"
Captain Parker said a police officer regretted that the untom- pleted administrative organisation
· had not permitted shore love for the crow. He gave the same rea- son, for refusal to përmit the Fill- more to take on cargo,,
Edouard, Saubolle. Tientsin born:
manager öfthe
Brynar Campany, which American President Line' agent in Tianteln, was parmitted to board the FIRM moreto mest the skipper. "Baubotío) requested. perintision
for Shanghal. The Communiste agreed to grant
to permit re-antry, Upon which Bauholls decided to remain.
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Bao Dai Urges
These two unions have been already disaffiliated from the Federation. The Great Indian
Peace In Annam Peninsular Railway Union, niso
the
Paris, February 24. Ex-Emperor Bao Dal of --- Antam-has-- called--on--all
Poristance
groups In Vietnamese "Maquia" to sup- port J. Franco Vietnam 'peace, according
com munique sued here today by the Vietnamese Cen- trat Provisional Government's delegation in Paris.
The communique sald Bad Dal made the raquast to M. Lai (Huu-tal, spokesman for the non-Communist Nation- allet Resistance Group. quoted
the ex-Emparor * . saying: "A peaceful solution would parmit, with the help of the French Union and her powerful Western "Allies, the reconstruction. of Vietnam abrely tried by en war."-Reuter,
unjust
disaminted from the Federation for defiance of the present body has since reversed its decision and is now falling in line with the Federation.
The General Managers of Indian rallways-all State-owned - Bre meeting tomorrow at New Delhi) to devise concerted measures to meet the strike threat,
The Communist Party state; | ment today attacked both Govern- ment because of countrywide arrests of Communists alleged to bo preaching strike action-and the Railwaymen's Federation, which is led by the Socialist Party leader, Mr. J. Narain, for its re- cent anti-strike decision,
The Party declared that 600 railwaymen, postal employees and other workers had beers arrested, adding that "every milliant rail- way union activist whom the police could lay hands on has been clapped behind bara"-Reuter.
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