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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1940,
Japs Not Resisting ELECTIONS
Birth Control Plan
Tokyo, March 29. - General Dauglas MacArthur's population expert today denied that beginning April 1 the sale of contraceptives for the purpose of birth control would be legal throughout Japan.
Such sales were permitted officially until now only
for the prevention of disease.
Military Aid To Philippines
Washington, March 30. High U.S. milltary
sources
Dr. Warren Thompson, who is director of the Scripps Founda- tion of Population Research, said while the sale of contracep- tiver was strongly opposed by the Juponese Government fol- lowing the Manchurian Incident of 1931, no effort Wax made after the wor to carry out the law.
There is at present a concerted campaign for the dissemination
suld yesterday that Chlef of of birth control Information Staff General Omar Bradley throughout the country. Radio and other members of the Com- programunes devote time to ex- bined Chiefs of Staff are const-plaining the kinds of contracep-
tives i Instructions on how to dering further military assist -
use them, unce to the Philippines.
However, no decisions have been roached thus far, they added.
Une source said General Albert Jonos, Chief of the American Combined Military Mission in the Philippines, has made recommen dations on the Republic's military needs to the Army's high officials.editorialised General Jones is now ti Wushing ton.
"General Jones made recommen- dations according to his views of the islands needs and capacity 19 New Improved maintain military establishments."
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"General Jones' tions also were made in the light of the world wide obligations of the United States and its military ivommitments",
The surce denied Manila rani jours that decisions live. been made on what future BRIMTANCY the United States is going to es tend the Philipples military.
"Philippinen ald ly part and parcel at globul considerations, “i the source continued. "What de cinions on island requests or when they will be made is not possible to determine presently."
The Army indicated that Con- eral Jones will remain here until April 16, when his duty as Chief of the Philippine Misión expires. What duty he will assume there- after appears uncertain,
General Jones has indicated he
IN N. KOREA
The
London, March 30.
Boulet news Agency This reported today North Korea will hold elections of provincial,
and regional municipal people's committers tomorrow.
In a dispatch from Pyong- yang, best of the Ruslan. sponsored North Korean re gime, Tas sald 728 provincial and 5,256 regional and municipal candidates had re- gistered-15 per cent of them women.
The news agency said the candidates represent workers. peasants, office workers, in. tellectuals, merchants' em. ployees and artisans. Aso- clated Press.
Search For Grave Robbers
The publle have
bern asked to report anyone trying to reil
MINORITY TO
FOR AID TO
"
Washington, March 29.
Two separate minority reports demanding all-out aid for the democratic forces in China will be filed in the House of Reposentatives within the next few days.
The first is being prepared by Representatives John
Vorys (Republican, Ohio) and Walter Judd (Republican, Minnesota).
They intend to protest against but opposed any large-scale op-
CALL CHINA
:
DELEGATES TO AIR TARIFFS
London, March 30,
the plecemeal passage ofpropriations pending" a full re- Representatives of the Com- foreign aid legislation and urge view. of the Far Eastern situa-monwealth will meet in London that full military and economic tien. The member said that fa on Thursday to discuss Com- nicid be afforded the Nationalist any case the Commitee expects monwealth tariffs. Government in China.
tu hold hearings this session on the entire reconstruction pro- gramme for China.
However, two other members the minority, James Fulton and Jacob Javits, want aid to go to any independent and democratie elements in Chinn rather thon just to the Nationalists and they
to emphasise. want
economic rather than military support,
Both minority reports will be fled shortly as minorlly Views in the House bill extending ECA and the bill authorising spending during the coming year ef money uppropriated for Chinn in the last session
The overall minority com. plaint hinges on the action of the Housa Committee in ro. porting the billa
separately rather than in the "one pack. age" measure which was adopt. ed under Republican jander. ship last year.
Only One Part
•
Me: Harold Wilson, the Pro- sident of the Board of Trade, will probably address the dele- gates from India, Pakiston, Aus-, tralio, New Zealand, Ceylon, Mr. Judd
United South Africa, Southern Rhodesia told the Press: "There will be a China and Britain, on the opening day, 6111 this cassion unleas Spring an amcial statement sold. resuits in complete Communlat control."
The discussions are expected to last until April 5. They will
democratle
He also said that even in that be in preparation for the Inter ease he would favor a bill up- national Trade Conference, open- porting no exile government, if ink at Annecy, France, near the
Swiss frontier, on April 14, necessary, to keep forces actively opposing the Com- There, the present 23 con- munists.
tracting parties to the General Mr. Fulton gald Democratic Agreement on Tariffs and Trade forces in the Committee do not will negotiate
tariff reductions want to deal with the Nationalist with 12 newly-acceding coun- Lovernment, because they think tries. It is finished,
At the London discussionin, The He also said he had introduced Commonwealth representatives" nn amendment
to the bill ex- will make preliminary decisions tending, authority to spend un-about what concessions they can outputri funds which would
grant to the new members ot have prevented extending ald to GATT.
Cominunist or coalition gov
Decisions,
example, will erment in China, but said the have to be made on tariffs which amendment was shockingly de-eun be eut by one member with- feated along Party lines in com-out serinusly Injurying the trade mittee.
of any other member of the Commonwealth.
Berlin, March 29. Educational Films
The Western Berlin police to- day appealed for public help to Educational Alme on
birth track down a gang of "ghoutle" Control are
shown in
movie alleged to have been plunder. theatres Contraceptive
eding graves for gold teeth and vertising it appearing for the
platinum dentures to sell on the first time in the Japanese press black market. While one
magazine small that birth
control would bring about the downfall of the Japanese care, most news gold teeth or platinum dentures. The police said the gang, which popers support the birth control programine us one means of cop-has been operating for two years,
had increased ing with Japan's growing popu-West Berlin
is activities in cemeteries the past four months. "I have past
It is believed that loot from about 10 corpses has stili to be casp:sed of. The grave robbing I. The Democratic majority In his view, he added, military began in 1946, when
unknown which, he said, does not want to aid is only one component part thieves broke into the vault of approve any ald bill until after, of overall China ald and should the baty danzes Prescion Gar-
peace negotiations have been not be over emphasised."United rison Church and took valuable concluded between the Nation - Jewellery from 1:2 bedleg of alist Government and the Chi- members oľ the Lchenzollern ese Communists.
lation.
Dr. Thompson said: reen no evidence of the Japaneso, privately or offelafly, fighting the dissemination of birth control in-
formation."-United Fresa,
Landlord Took The Stairs
Puris March 30. Residents of four-storey apartment building in the well- to-do South Western section of Paris were leaving and entering their homes today by a tem- porary staircase, installed by the police to replace the ane torn flown by the landlord on Satur- day.
to make urgent repairs.
The landlord claimed he had Tenants maintained that the landlord was trying to fores them to move so that he could sell their apart- Dients.
Until the police arrived with
the
is considering retirement. Lieu-timber, hammers and nails late leuant Colonel M. E. Sparks, Gen- yesterday, the residents of eral Jones side, indicated he pro- three
upper floors were boing bably will return to Manila shart-supplied with food hauled up in ly-Associated Press.
baskets,-Associated PreSA.
ת!
famous
Three Schools
A Committee member told the United Press that the following three schools of thought are in disagreement in comunitler:
family including the former 2. The Vorys-Judd group German eisperses-and
which wants military and econo- Prussian generds. Heuter.
mie old for the Nationalist forces,
3. The Fulton-Javits
POPE RECEIVES ANTHONY EDEN
con-
any
Press.
ITALY TO SIGN ATLANTIC PACT '
tinent, which places emphasis on
Washington, March 29, economic nid and expresses its
The State Department said to- desire to furnish such aid to any tay that the Italian Embassy had Rane, March 29.
nun-Communist group in China, sent a note to the Department, Pope Pius received Mr. Anthony whether Government от other-giving formal noller that Italy Eden, former British Foreign | wise.
would sign the North Atlantic Secretary, in a 20-minute private The majority report on China Paet in ceremonien planned for audience today-United Press. favoured extending aid to Chinn next Monday-United Press.
POP
AUTHOR AUTHOR
for
Sweden, Finland and Denmark are the three countries newly ueceding to the' GATT, with which the Commonwealth
will,
be chiefly concerned in
in negotia- ting tariff reductions at Annecy, an authoritative Source auld, Some negotiations could also be two other Euro- expected with cean new-comers, Italy and Greece.
No further tariff concessions, beyond those agreed at Geneva in 1947, are to be negotiated at Annecy between the present members of the General Agree- ment on Tariffs ant Trade.---• Reuter.
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