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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1949
TRIESTE: NEXT WORLD PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED?
A patrol of weary British soldiers returned to their camp u few hundred yards from the Yugoslav frontier in the hills above Trieste the, other morn-*. ing, after an all-night patro along the Iron Curtain",
TO BE
By DAVID LEE
Want Unity
The State Department has to protest, of course, but after all,
*
there are some 20,000 unemploy ed among the 300,000 population of the British-U.S.A, Zone.
Meanwhile in the Yugoslav Zone for greater misery Js being larkness, Russia had again tried that Russla may come to termed, as the zone is ad- what USIS 117
to a complete Com- confuse the laur by suggest- over Tritate.
munist pattern-down to Yugo- unknown The Free Territory was form-
Once the Foreign diplomatic of an ng the name
and Over a portable radio came th
iwist colonel sa u governor for ed in all good faith by the Uni-slav secret police who tailed this
tour of circles in China wère gay correspondent during a of breakfast-time BBC news, relay-
ed Nations in the autumn
lighthearted--but today they are he Free Territory, ed from London by, the Force:
And Britain's Sir
all disconmulate. Alexander 1947-to lessen tension between the area. Radio Station in Trieste.
Cadogan
had
again reiterated the Italy and Yugoslavia, and safe- AK the Infantrymen
threw British (and American) policy guard the human rights of the
Aviv have been Police in Tel down their Un-bats and snapped that the Free Territory set-up minority populations, especially
The large majority of the peo- having trouble with unemployed loaded"mdgazines
from has not worked and Trieste must
For during the Mussolini re- their Sten-guns,*, d colm valce be returned to Italy.
ple of both toner would prefer Jewish immigrants demonstrat- the
It looks Sluva
not were
to Italy and ing. To them be returned from London announced the This policy was Arst publicly gime
announced 14 mon
months
ago, but allowed to speak their own lan-securely tied to the economy of like the Compromised Land than latest news about Trieste.
their own new finly
what they had expected. The Trieste problem. __had_again the British faxpayer is still bur-guage, have
Security dened by the cost of 6,000 troops papers, or their own schools. Last Sunday I went to Council at Lake Success, and and an army of highly-paid civit
John's Church in the Slav quar servants marking time here on
ter of Trieste
where a British again pigeon-holed.
. While the patrol had thread-the Adriatic coast.
-was marrying an serviceman Itailan girl. I arrived early and tound the church packed with Slavs listening to A sermon in the own language.
off 'the
been discussed. In the
ed its way through the frontier But today there is a new hope
Feel
West Germans We're On Way Out
By JOHN FISHER
Within a few hours of arriving in Western Germany you get an impression that the British don't be- long there any more.
You see it in the confident manner of the German porters, in the disillusioned faces of British wives, and in the frustrated gestures of British officials,
You
We began
the Yugoslava.
'
St.
to
Then why not returnTrieste immediately to Italy, and with- draw our costly army?
•
more
order
Four
Alter September 1, the Gold
null by Britain's Major-General Terence Yuan becomes 5. Alrey, Commander of the Bri- of the Finance Ministry, tirh-U.S.A, Zone, recently return- months from ni to null, as it ed from n trip to Washington were. where he discussed the problem of Trieste with President Truman.
and
New Democracy
Although both Britain During the 20 years or no of Amerler agree on the return to was Italy line they cannot work un- Mussolint such
While Hussia, Yupo- laterally. Later on never permitted.
a service
in
the morning an Italian-language alavin and the rest of the 'Iron
held in the service was
zame Curtain' satellites refuse to re- church. This is democracy as turn Trieste to Italy, the exist-
introduced to Trieste by the ing setup must continue.
Anglo-Americans.
WHI 11 continue after leave? 1 think su
for
Such WOR good reason the forming of a Free Territory why then is the ideal now con- sidered a failure?
wua
Ceylon does not like giving up its USS. Too much like taking tea-leaf out of Britain's book.
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"You really love Harald, don't you?" said Myrtle's dumb friend.
Sir Stafford Cripps illness is stated to be "digestive" rather Due to the than "diplomatic." austerity diet rather than prosperity "try "...
.
the
HY, and he's asked me to change my name to hin, too."
"I wouldn't do that," advised the The failure of the Free Terr!- we tory has not been without its dumb balls. "Harold la no name for
and a girl." redeeming points. Britain
both the America have given There is at the moment a
Den- Italians and the Yugoslavs here considerable amount of anti-
a working example of British propaganda, not al-
cracy in the past two years, are of bath fections have The plane is on the heads of tempers ways brought to the notice
and the international experts
cooled. of the English speaking
politicians who drew up the bor It may be some generations be-
Italians and fore
Yugoslavs population, emanating from
ders of the new territory.
The Far Eastern Nations both Nationalist and Com-
was understood that the really learn to live happily a
should realise Unity begins at see it, too, if officlol the Germans to obey our orders munist sources. And apart.
At the beginning of on dismantling, or our polley of whole of the large Italian fron- neighbours.
It will take the Yugoslavs lon:
Washington, the some es Charity. from sections of the Press, fures.
many of Yugo (No pacting
should take place were about not allowing them to build ships, tier province of Venezia Giulia Territory was to be made a Free
to forget, that from the
dead without million war
of permission
the British when they get hints no organised voice is raised March, 1948, there
10,000 official in the Government, side of the Control Commission: Americans that all this is going -to act as a buffer state be- slavia's two
Mussolini's fos- in refutation.
Management). were killed by changed?"
tween Italy and Yugoslavia, pre- to be
two during their still concerned, on encour-today the figure has dropped to
legions On the social plane the visitor venting those two uneasy fron- cist
strelching year occupation of large areas of agement from London, with 12,000.
touching. wonders why tiers from not unnaturally
Things seem to have been go- to give up control
Yugoslavia. trade at almost any political or Western Gennany as long eco Germans
ans should respect people from Austria to the Adriatic.
Only now are villages razed ing a bit off the rulls up in Ja-
Those Instead the planners created a
lately.
dismissed famous дв 1046. when the
lower standard who live on price with anyone, goes out
little comlu-opera-
To to the ground by italian troops pan state. Government Low No. they do themselves.
unionists, not content with lei- then of its way to kow-tow and Military
Somehow under these con-make things worse, they divided being rebuilt,
When Tito's Troops
reached Ung off steam, have gone a bit pour out the oil of appease-57 appointed us advisers, instead
of controllers, to the German ditions the Wester Allies with this pocket state into two water-
the British-U.S.A. Trieste in May 1945, there were, loco, looks like. Provincial Governments.
the aid of their troops, a Military tight zones,
naturally enough, reprisals. Today only the British Army Security Commlitee
Army and an in-Zone and the Yugosiny It is an unwise policy, one
Marble plaques on the bullet-
The Reds are reported to have ternational Ruhr, control will still Zone. The British-US.A. Zone which we thought had been of the Rhine can claim the role of controllers In the British
been using "human sea" tactics centre of Trieste will for many Exploded before the end of Zane, and British soldiers, right- try to curb the more dangerour so small that when an energetic porked fronts of buildings in the
that chang. The Nationalists as German Industries, guide Ger- visiting Scots hiker went out for
Italians of The tv perhaps, spend most of the Chamberlain era,
years remind foreign polley, share out an afternoon walk from Trieste he
Aeross the some of Germany's exports. and walked
Yugoslav spots where Tito's men lined up usual have used "human sand- spirit of courage and daring, their time training in such the refusal to stand down toote places us Luneberg Heath strangle at birth any idea of a frontier and was seized by Tito's italians and mowed them down castle" strategy.
The German policeman
with machine-gun fire. and precious new German army.
But after the troops go home, I remember my niece coming any power when conscious of Germany today,
have to down from Mra. Stewart of the the justice of one's cause, little satisfaction is to be got of bludgeon the threat to with-
a small state has proved to be both nationalities will which made Britain great from him unless he chooses to hold Marshall Aid, yet despite an economic failure. Only mil- learn to live together and ra- Braes bedroom one morning to and dually forget the violence which report: "Grannie's a' reddy; she's ions of American dollars
got her teeth in an' her glaisses these are not qualities which And the German policeman get the impression in the Briilsh
`on." alive. Even sol either extreme right or left. have descended to the cur-will probably the country one that we know we are on Italian Hire poured into the area accompanies totalitarian rule of
rulers rent Socialist
or still more pervasively after Umur way out, and that those of nominated colonial adminis- terms of the Occupation Statute ficials who have not quitted the (now being hammered out be-country physically have almost trations such as ours. Inter-
tween the French, British, and all done so metaphorically. ested only in their short the Americans) is published. term economie welfare, and lacking boldness or adven- ture, they are far from being typical of the British char- acter which still exists, and will before long rise to theed tolerance towards the British forefront again.
of
give
JUNE
Nothing that I say here applies to Berlin. So far as I can sec,
the
Garmans
we are as determined as ever to slop there, and are grateful for it.
But in Weitern, Germany they have a gonerai attitude of amus
-ns la illustrated by the drivers of the different German People's Cars which I used while
tour
they
Mus
They could still use as a kind
all these good
Intentions
you
Dehydrated Food For Israeli Army
"An army marches on its Taking Napoleon's stomach." word for it, two scientists at tached to the Israeli Army have perfected what they claim to be the world's best packets of dehydrated nourishment.
On the China coast in- stances readily spring to mind of the adverse effects often wondered why on our wellbeing of the cur- kept their engines, running all morning while I was interview- rent attitude. The shelling ing people. It seemed extra- our warships in the vagant, especially if there wasn't Yangtse, and later the bomb-anything wrong with the starter." and "Black Magic, the two issued to the Israel ing of the Anchises evoked The German People's Car has a goods were nothing but protests without peculiar hot air heating system Army during its recent campaigns. even an implicit, threat in which works only when the the event of no satisfaction being obtained.
Then I learned the answer,
troops.
is not surprising that such
have kept.. it
la
Two Defence Views Are Still Opposed
By HARRY ̊C. DRAKE
All that is known of today's
"A. T. Harrin led the group pur- official principles of defence of Raing the idea of the R.A.F. an Britain is that are double-pronged the dominant war machine able
aggressive action by a
mobile to indict such grievous wounds bomber fores, whose primary value upon the enemy by strategic war about his a threat to dent aggression, fare as would bring politan fighters with their asss- ciated radar warning screen and who sought to attain the end of
Mir wardare. in
in concert with the
the Army
he writes.
Under the quaint labels "Man. and passive defence by the metro- defeat was the collaborator
One, a chocolate bar that does would work in practice are lack those of
t
•
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·
Last week our Folice, burned two and a half tons of Japanese occupation records. A good Many greatly relaxed expres- sons will no doubt be noted in the best circles,
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A "Spot" Before The Eyes I sometimes think that if I
flew and drank hard. Some
day maybe I'd spot a "ying tankard".... Surprised across the skies Tú
see it skim
At supersonic speed-full to
the brim... Think what a tale I'd have to
tell the Press
froth still (Proved by the
damp upon my dress!)
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A.A. guns.
Details of how those principles blows of other weapons, mainly
Let not the name deceive you He emphasises that it was only's no pansy outat that has motor is running, and German not melt in the sun, was founding; and little new can be expecter by Harris's singleness of purpose come to look after our frontiers. drivers
to keep warm, to be as tasty as any normal cho. to emerge from this year' air whatever the British petrol re
colate and
times many
jefence JI
exercise starting this that, his bomber forces had been
theveloped to
to the point where they week-end. gulations have to say.
Signing-off song for Formosa One lunchtime as I was talking nourishing. The other, a concen
"Nationalist? Radio- Ranglug over the centre of were grantually diverted to the
"Red Balls In The Bunset," orange England from Lancashire Bouth-Immediate strategie to high official of the North- trated food bar, was manufactur West German Broadcasung ed from pressed Jaffa
Eastwards to Daver, this exercise needs of the land forces. Station (yes, we have handed treated with special vitamins.
Yet that work was a diversion played by the Foochow Four. once again throws the out-dated that over to the Germans) I ark-
So successful were the bars as
100 m.p.h. piston-engined "heavy" from Harris's original purpose "And I suppose you are
for the opposite | Reconfusion victory defence organ and a sombers against
of thinkers within the sation apparently little changed the last three years. So publication today
ed:
answers.
Then there is the ban on the import and export of gold, originally brought in to aid Nationalist currency, at a time when their own lead- ers were, using every method owed to say pretty well any of speculation and corrupthing you like nowadays?"
"Oh, yes, was the tion to debase it. The con- fiscation of poor people's "why months ago we lan a talk asking the British Control Com- life savings in the form of mission to send out a better type gold, even when travellers of man to Germany."
Great Difficulties were proceeding say to Can- ton, has earned us the Of course, British officials are ahimosity of many ordinary working under great, difficulties. 'How can we expect Chinese, Why should this Sald one: practice continue?
supplement to the normal tror rations that thousands were drop ped by parachute as emergenes food during the operations in the Palestine desert.
juring
of the
or tactical
It is therefore, not surprising
hird volume of Capt. Norman that when the war ended Harris MacMillan's authoritative and very left the RAF. and went back to Now, local manufacturers, im pressed by the foods, have appiten ondable The RA.F. in the World South Africa while Tedder ra Var Harrap, s.) is of con mained in the R.A.F. and became for permission to produce them
ikderable
Leaving the first post-war Chief of the Importance. on the civilian market.
Iside its value MA ATI historical Air, Staff," he writes.. Trying both foods, correspon-urvey, its significance is in deal dent Abos Gordon, reports that ing with the evolution daring the Mediterranean campaigns of the they need not have bothered. The
It is also a matter of won- Hong Kong: Chungking; bars are not as pleasant as al der to outsiders that we have Kunming, Swatow, Amoy, that never tried to obtain re- Talpeh, Tainan, and Tokyo
ciprocity regarding travel via Talpeh. There is a
J
Marriage Lore
Morocco
me of fighting aircraft as under. stood today.
Final Polish
The Invasion of Normandy and the advance through Eiropa later put the final polish on. the tactics practised, but, the reasoni
In romantle Morocco where the existence today of the rocket-
to
transport
between here and China.parently no authority, fot Allens from the other side any of these even routes in of the border may pour into the Agreement. Hong Kong at will, without Why was no reciprocal a wedding is a wedding (a re-carrying fighter, the high-level Interceptor, the question, but if British sub privilege for British firms cent ceremony cost £100,000 fast-climbing jects want to go to Chinese obtained when permission and lasted three weeks) corres- strategie bombar and the modern territory, they have to apply was presumably granted by pondent G. D. McCormick has highly-organised air
to the events which influenced for a visa and pay for the the Hong Kong government been delving into ancient mar-supply is clearly shown in relation privilege.
for these flights? Just what rings, lore.
their birth and development.
With those events. In mind, the power does the rump of the What he has discovered is In the last issue of the
student is able to translate them "Sunday Herald," Graham Nationalist government have startling
Corms of air power today and Stanford claimed that Chin-over us to ensure such one
hoeide the likelihood the event of another war the thood of Anding, in ese airlines based on. Hong sided agreements? Kong are operating routes Certain interests deplore
R.A.Fs present, equipment to be as obsolete and out-dated the unauthorised by the Sino- any suggestion of sabre
Gladiator biplane Sighters, Bombay British Air Agreemens of rattling at this time, and
First among these: arts is, that and Valentia bomber transporta 1947, while Britain is allow would like to see troop re ed only one route, Into China Inforcements smuggled into of singing. If a would-be bride and Lysander Army co-operation from here to Canton. The the Colony without the cannot sing she may try her hand planes in Egypt and Palestine at painting or dancing. If these which faced the Italian Ale Force Director of Civil Aviation slightest publicity. We con- fail miso, then the marriage must in 1940.
It must also be * Clash Of Ideas was subsequently quoted by sider this a misguided view. be postponed. a contemporary, denying the It is necessary to stand up pasiponed if the bride cannot sew, cook and adapt herself to the arts truth of these statements, for, our
of mineralogy agriculture, cr On the other hand.
no pantry and, pottery.. understand; that
ing:
are
Apparently, according to the ancient text books, a bride can not be married properly 4 arts she be familiar with the 64 arts
of marriage.
Of equal, significance as a poln tor is the struggle-stiil høsted! fought-by-ex-airmen today.. tween the two great oppost set bride should schools of, thought: a représe wolve riddles, by the two men who both bec
mais, bandie Marshals of the
(Malaya is to get the new re- diffusion service soon...). Then their nights shall be fill
ed with buzzing,
And the cares of colonial day Shou all be considered **
nothing
To the sleep they will lose this.
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