CHENNAULT REPEATS
FOR DECISION BY U.S.
GLASGOW FIRE
HORROR
Glasgow, May 4.
Screaming women leaped
from the blazing froof
of a
who
Washington, May 4.
Major-General Claire Chennault told newspaperman and Government officials today that the United States' time for decision on Chino is now, im- madiately, or it will be too late.
A near-record crowd of 750 jammed the National Press Club to hear General Chennault say that the United States has but three choices regard- ing China:
3. Immediate aid.
As
he
Fid
Glasgow fashion store today to 1. Indifference. 2. Appeasement of the Communist. escape a blaze in which at least 14 sale girls died. Two girls jumped 50 feet to their deaths. Three jumper with them escaped.
Some of the girls, who were trapped on upper floors, climbed to the root of a next-door cinema and were saved by masked men with turntable ladders and rescue sheets.
for the Senate Asted, if he knows the contents Armed Services Committee of the long-secret report of Lieu- yesterdiny, others
General Chennnult tenori General Albert Wede- described the vast Southern and fmeyer, General Chennault replied Western periphery China that he has no personal knowledge which, he said, could and would of it, but that he has a sneaking hold out
the Chinese suspicion against
that it recommended aid for China Communists if given atd.
re-
1.
of
However, in answer to ques- He paid high tribute to Gene- rari ki that Others could not escape the bil- ona after his prepared remarks,ral Wedemeyer
further 10- lowing fames and
in the General Chennault died
during the time General Wede- building, Twelve bodies have commended:
meyer commanded the American been brought out of the debris so Mary unil economic ald | China Theatre he had directed
be given directly to the Nation-the kinal
operation China alist Government, but with direct needed, America supervision of its ad- ministration at the top level of the Chinese Government. He sud
similar recomienda he made
Jur.
Ambulances shuttled to tid from the fashion store. In the heart of Glasgow's shopping cen- Ire, taking the injured to hos- pital, where at least 20 people were treated for burps, All Glas gow's fire-brigades turned out to fight the blaze and brought undler Control 5000 after the building elapsed.
At the height of the fe policeman dashed into the store and rescued live girls who were trapped on an upper door.
Five others, assisted by twe man, escaped by climbing along a fourth floor window ledge, across the roof of an adjoining cinema and on to a third bulld. ing whore escape tadders had baon placed.
Leervere;}
Most of the bindies were found huddled together an one of the upper fumes
a potter aficial said. Reuter and
1
Associated Press.
Asked if China had received $2,000,000,000 in ald since V-J Day, is asserted in reports at- tributed to the State Department, tions just year in connection with General Chennutt sold the Chi- the US$125,000,000 milltary old
nese had not received any such programme but
that the super-add that they could assimilate or visory aspects had been ignored. use.
The United States assure the Nationalists of American moral support, under which they could organise and fight as under
banner.
He warned that indifference or appeasement could only re sult in Communist conqueat of all China and eventually all Asla
New Leader
не said surplus property, which the United States valued at $860,000,000 and which the Chinese tried to reclaim from the Pacific Islands, was large- Ty so unusable that much of it was resold to the United States
a scrap.
Al
Wedemeyer Report He also said the Chinese were
Joven very little anlitary equip Heatly denied that the Clus mest they could use. They had newo hunt received $2,000,000,000! hail to buy Mosquito bombers "People in the store and the in US. ale that they could ul- from Canada because they were cinema next door became diffl-lise. No part of military and un- unable to get th necessary planes cult to control when deze sinnker
der the $125,000,000 programme from the United
Also, States. billowed through the bankdings,” fell into Communist hunds, he they could not get parts for
alleged.
planes they dil have nor General
Satel une calibre machine-gun ammuni- reason none of it fell into Com-ion.
that : 1 minist hand.
The moral support which the If the Co-United States gave China, even (not arrive in time. Brussels, May 4. munists captured any of it they while selling scrap and ull to The North Atlantic Part was must have done so on the Pacific | Japan
before Pearl Ilarbour, ratified today by the Belghus | Ocean or at San Francisco, be helped keep the Chinese fighting. Chamber of Deputies. The voting cause it never renched Shanghai he said. was 139 votes tti favour, 22 until after Hanchow fell, he General Chennault Lold news- agniast, and one abstention.
men that moral support tudny
PACT RATIFIED
staled.
All the Communist deputies Previous reports sakl arms i would be most effective. abstained, One Socialist abstain-, shipments were diverted to Tal- ed. Reuter.
wirl.
Conclusive Stage Near In Java
Batavia, May 4,
The informal Dutch-Republican talks being held here under the auspices of the United Nations to settle the Indonesian dispute should this week reach a conclusivo stage.
The chief delegates, Dr. Jan H.| 1. The degree of sovereignty Ven Royan, for The Netherlands, to be exercised by the Republican and Dr. Roem, the Republican Government; leader, have been for two weeks seeking agreement on:
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One questoner asked why, I Chiang Kai-shek and the No- tionalists are so ineffective, new leaders should not be tried.
"That might be a good idea if they can be found," answered
General Chenault,
He added, however, that the Chinese had tried and failed to And a new leader.
Ready To Fight
-
He then said he knows of no secret agreement under which the United States is pledged to assist the Chinese Communists.
General Chennault repeatedly stressed that there are millions of people in non-Communist China ready, able to fight the North West hud sworn in fight the Com- peatedly defeated them in the
he claimed.
and willing Communists. The Mohammedans
munists to the death had had re-
past, he
Hunc observers here see in 10-burgh". Yen
A good example of the Chi- nese fighting will was shown by the defenders of China's "Pitts- Shi-han's capital day's resignation from the Ro ut Taiyuan, which fell recently publican delegation of Dr. Me after a month's
10 slege and hammed, Natsir, Republican days of intensive shell fire had Minister of Information, an dication that the search for 4 solution has reached critical
stage.
defenders
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1949.
PLEA NOW
Washington's Attitude Is Unchanged
conference
the
Washington, May 4. The Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, told a press
today that Department's Attitude on China
unchanged--that further ald will be wasted.
10 Acheson refused Mr.
General Chen. comment on neull's statement yesterday.
On Capitol Hill, Senatora Kari
WHITam Mundt and Knowland said they are pre- to the paring amendments
which wil arme bill
carry
ald for China-United Press.
Air Force Scheme For The Empire
A
London May 4. scheme to interchange Commonwealth air squadrons with the Royal Air Force is under active discusston, the Air Ministry told Reuter tonight. Certain details have still to be worked out.
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U the scheme materialises, which is most likely, the squa- drons will be exchanged in their own spheres of territory. For Instance, a South African squr- dron will be sent to the Middle East Command and a Royal Air Force squadron from this Cons-
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Joseph Lon since 1945, was the nomince that 2,000 tons of small
eph Stilwell hod estimated of the powerful Masjumi (Mos-
ammunition lom) Party, of which Dr. Roem Chinese division for six months. would equip one Glso a The Republican group, who last
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This is the result of tests by rocket- RAF scientists, using ■ propelled vehicle and д robot man. to make air travel safer.
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