GENERAL CHENNAULT'S PLEA FOR CHINA AID
Communist
Victory Will
Mean Loss Of All Asia
PLAN FOR "BEACHHEAD"
Washington, May 4.
General Claire Chennault said yesterday that the security of the United States is at stake in China, He pleaded for positive action to aid anti-Communist forces there.
The wartime icader of the famed "Flying Tigers" told the U.S. Armed Services Committee that the best port of China has been lost to the Com- munists "by our passivity." "If we do not act soon, all China will be lost," he added. The retired Air Force officer, now hood of a commer- cial airline in China, urged at least a minimum programme of aid so the anti-Communists can hold a "beachhead for the resurgence of Chin- ese Nationalism.”
Spectrally, he sat there are vast stockpiles. #1 arcis Philippines and other Pacifie areas that coulet he user].
or and vorate
to China, Lid C'l'Earsili In the Generat
jeld them: The Ume is now ripe for us to make a delinite step to help the Nationalists."
Gravely, he warned that Rus - sin is standing on the brink of unlimited success
the For
East.
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Bald the cati-
CRUISER LEAVES FOR FAR EAST
Portsmouth, May 3. The British cruiser Mauri. Far tius left today for the
Eact,
The
8,000-ton cruleer, which mounts nine ex-Inch Portland guns, will put Inte
the
and Plymouth, leaving latter part for her Far Eastern destination this week-end. United Prod.
BOOSTING TOUR
Loralon, May 3.
Mr. Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, will igave London by air on Tuesday for n three weeks' coast-to-enast export boosting tour of Canada.
Later, Chairman Tydings. Maryland Democrat, General
Chennauli gave Committee privately mate that it would cost about nounced tonight, show that Mr. A million dollers a day to hold the unconquered part of China
The details of his Journey, an-
And if China is swallowed up by the Communist Chennull sato, Indo-China, Melnya. Slam. Burma and Tridonesia
Wilson will stop in Halifax (Nova will also fall to the Communists.
Scotia). St. John's (New Bruns- In tur hr sand
for two years. Commentarist
wick), Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, occupation of South
Winnipeg, Regina, Edmonton and East Asia
Vancouver. will bring grave pressure upon
On his return from India and encourage the Soviets saying
the the West Coast, he will' touch to resurge their interrupted chive same as the cost of the Herila | Quebre and again Montreal and into the entiral begabe
which the airlift,
at Toronto, returning to London on
Middl E
SA Generat
of
Chennault: "It ls or imintic nonsense to sup. pose that with all of Asia in
Communist hands, Japan and will remain
the Philippines peacefully on our side."
Criminal Waste"
in-
This, the General was quoted as
World be aboul
he estimated
$350,000,000 year,
Br
June 1-Reuter.
the Communist Com-sistaner to
General Chennault armed Services Comunities that the Chinese do not like amandam ngs if given a chaser vance. they will gb, and Aght 1! valinotly.
that
ad-
Be Usted nine provinces in this area which, he said, are worthy of United States military
He said reports of Nationalisi solfers refusing to fight and de-ceonamte support. He sand: The ultimate resnif
They are: Ningsia, secting to the Communists
Szechwan, will be feat "The powerful
Tsinghai, accountert for by the fact
Kwangsl. dustrial pudential
Com- troops opposing FL
Kwelchow, Communists in munised Japan will be added to the battle areas no longer
and Kwangtung. the vast
raw material resources
they have a chance to win. and the immense aunpower of a
Not Taiwan “Corimunsed Asia.
bloody, cruel
1[
feel
+
and
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1040,
New Move Mr. Attlee To Make
For Aid
To China
Washington. May 3, Moves to force some provi sion for military aid to Nation- alist China into the European 'arma assistance programme were forecast today.
Republican Sedator William Knowland is 'to attempt to pin an amendment to that effect on to the arms bill when It goes be- fore Congress.
The military assistance pm Kramune will be considered after the Senate ratifies the Atlantic
Paci
Senator Knowland will ask that Lieutenant-General Albert Wede- meyer be called to testify before The Senate Armed Services Com- mitice as Major-General Claire
Chennault đầu today.
Statement On HK
London, May 3.
The Prime Minister, Mr.*Clement Attlee, la expected to refer to the situation in Hong Kong when he makes a state. mant on China in the House of Commons on Thursday.
The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Herbert Morrison, ask- ad Mr. Leonard Gammans, Conservative, to awalt in Pelme Minister's statement when asked what is being done to safe- guard Hong, Kong against external aggression and possible fifth column sabotage.
Mr. Gammans then asked if the statement will Include the steps that the Government proposes to take to safeguard Hong Kong against the denger which Imminently throaton- ing it.
Mr. Morrison replied: "I have no doubt that, in the pre- paration of the statement, account will be taken of your ques. tion."-Reuter.
Time Running Out
In South East Asia
{
Democratle Senator Pat Mc-
elnted Carcan
ed with
General The Chennault's testimony before the Committee of which "watchdog" Mr. McCarran is
is chairman. Ho hopes that public mentl- mont will compel Congress to pass his bill to ald China.
Meanwhile, the Senate Foreign
chairman, Relations Committee Senator Tom Connally, said his Committee is too busy with At- Jastic Pact hearings to act on the recent demand by Senator Know- land for a full-dress investigation of the United States' policy on China-United Press.
RANDALL GOULD'S OUTBURST
d.c
Molbourne, May 3.
time to stabilise South East Asia is running out and the United States will have to underwrite such a programme, states a special correspon- dent, A. D. Brooks, writing in the "Melbourne Harald."
Cornerstone of such a policy would have to be co-
operation with moderate and loyally respected nationalist leaders, such as Sjahrir of In- donesia.
"Stability in South East Asia is French over South East Asia were becoming a very urgent problem not to be allowed to prejudice for a new factor has entered into Atlantic and Western Union ar- the calculations-the great suc- raniments.
China.
от the Communists In "Now that the Atlantic Pact in, a matter of
of two years is launched and the Western Australia's security can be
be tal-Union under way. the United
cally affected," Brooks writes. Staten and the British perhaps "Without the co-operation of will now feel freer to use their the moderates, it means holding a
influence with the Netherlands territory at the points of many
and France towards reaching an bayonets, which is undemocratie, ogreement in Indonesia and Indo- uneconomic and eventually plays China. Info the hantly of Communtats,
"Since the war, settlement in extremists and bandits,
South
uth East Asia has been treated A soutt Shanghai, May 4.
"Of all, the countries of
as a number of separate prob- Randall Gould, Editor of
East Asia, In terms of population. lems, between Britain and Burma American-owneet “Shanghai Even-
resources and location, Indonesia and Malaya, between France and ing Post" sold today that with the is the most important, If settled Indo-China and between the greatest regret he finds it Im-conditions cannot be brought Netherlands and Indonesia, possible to withdraw some rather about in Indonesia, there is little
"The critical remarks he had publish- hope in Indo-China and Burma, ed regarding the
the, abrupt and ant the whole of Sauth East Asia of United will be ripe for a Communist har- complete withdrawal States
unity naval
from the vest. The Sands are running out. Whangpao River.
"The
problem could be tack- led most effectively if a unity of approach could be achieved between the United States, Bri. tain, France, the Netherlands, Australia and India.
In a signed editoral today ad. dressed to Vice-Admiral Oscar C. Badger, Commander of the United States West Pacific Fleet, Gould said in part; "Maybe if you had left just one ship behind on a Kan.mingly
reckless gamble in Yunan, Hunan order to keep up the morale of
and let this
the community American flag fly over Shanghai harbour, I would later have bust- ed you for It. No man can put his career in jeopardy.
General Chennauli said he had visited most of the leaders of the within the past 150,000,000 nine provinces people still remain outsile the 30 days. from curtain.
und
some
Nine Provinces "In another form This is exael- whot we Tught the last
Bit, ho neded, a great deal of In the China Pristly war Pacife to prevent. This will be the saerfee, tu crimal waste of all our tremendous efforts."
Even as be festatted, the Com- munists in China were sweeping on to new
vietories and closing In cort the rent port city of see to it that there is sicquate Shanghai.
supervision by our own men to But General Chenault suid, make sure that we get what we the United States still has time ure paying ine,
decide 1974 and execute 24
He adder that most of them either produce DI can place goods which
to could be used "In my future programine nt and to China," General Chennauh repay much of the cennomile and saki, "the United States should military wid,
policy of positive action which "The Chhorse will not resent may yet over the ultimate catas-this or refuse to co-operate”; trophe.
General Chennauli sketcher
General Cheunault's report to the Armed Services Committer said
General Chennialt observed that he had "deliberately" failed to mention Taiwan as one of the arens where resistance to Com- munista could be organised,
Asio is to be saver, he ex- plained, it must be saved from the mainland.
the military position in China and "Once the mainland has fallen
the "potential" exists in Wes- to
Communists, Talwan
was his secourt at the day to a tern and Southern areas for would be untemmble."—Assoviat- Congressional
ap-creating an effective zone of re- ed Press,
קווי111
prared earlier at a closed door
meeting of the Join! Senate House "Walching" Committee on foreign spending.
Time Ripe
Senator McCarran. hrad of
the "Watching" group and ad.
To all
Leading Cities in China
"I understand that. But I wish you had left that ship and erled bust me and he damned'.
Not Parallel "Previous Unfled States and British policy apparently was that Dutch and differences with the
Alto American prestige sulfar- ed, especially with the Chinese. 'But I have calmed down a bit and I hope that others have too. When
the United States Navy I am sorry If I have wounded you wen went out Intact and in a hurry and I do not want to talk or act that day I wanted to walk into
in a a way which would seem dis- the Post's pressroom and tear the loyal to the Navy, If I did not are actively press apart with my bare hands belleve my because it was giving you a kind loyal to the very heart of Ameri and sympathetic word.
naval con
tradition and to "That's how mad I was. And Americanism in general, I would
Admiral. I remain silent.”—Reuter, others,
there
werd
views
governments of Britain, the Netherlands and France have not followed parallel policies, while Australia, realising she cannot withdraw to Euppe, but has to live in Asia forever, has taken an active part.
Depend On U.S.
"India, too,
bus participated In bidding for the leadership of Asia.
"The truth To that neither Britain, nor France, nor the Netherlands are really indepen. dent. They depend on
the United States. "They would not have been able to maintain their armies in South East Asia without Mar- shall aid at home.
"The struggle by the European powers for economic recovery, the Communist landslide in China and
the
international character of Communism demand that the problem of South East Asia be tackled with redoubled energy." -United Press.
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