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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 30; 1949.
CHINESE PREMIER MAKES REPLY TO U.S. WHITE PAPER
MARSHAL YEN HS1-SHAN
Master Plan For Pacific
Singapore, August 28.
The Asian-owned Singapore "Sunday Tribune," newspaper,
Communist today declared that jeaders from
Australia, Asia, Polynesia, and Micronesia have
to
bech sumununed to Pelping for n conference on November 15 hammer cut o Red muster-plan for the Pat the.
"Unlike the notorious Calcutta conference of February last year. when Soviet delegates secretiv gave orders for armed revolt throughout
South Eust Asia, Communists his time have made no attempt to conceal their pur- pose," the paper wrote.
де
Canton, August 28.
The Premier Marshal Yen Hsi-shan, today made a personal reply to the United States White Paper. He hopes that the United States will understand that if Communism is recognised as aggressive internationally then any war Inspired by Com- munism is of an international nature-parti- cularly the war in China.
The Premier made public the text of an address made by the Anti-Aggression League in China.
In analysing the Nationalist fallures touched on In the White Paper, Marshal Yen lista í seven explanations:
Reds' Adventure
1.The Communists have been
Premier Yen Indicated his opinion that there was lack of logic in the White Paper when he Fald: "As the State Depart- ment admitted, the Communist mistaken, by some Americans and a political party, of revolt in Chino is motivated by Chinese 'ns the Soviets, therefore the war
agrarian reformers only.
2. China is backward indui- now going on in China in not elvil war. We are fighting the trially, making difficult for many "living and resulting in vanguard of a world war against to earn a nggression.
the left. their turning to
3. Anti-aggression nations
As Ching is basically agri- de-
cultural, the Reds had h pend on Industries and planes as
nd-
weapons
vantage in the land reform pro- against Communism, while the Communists depend on
gramme as they could take the the vast breadth of iend and peo-law into their own hands to cor- ple behind the
fron Curtair as fiscate lands and estates and wand their defence,
over to their peasants,
the
"If we can be overrun by Com- munism the same can happen to South East Asia ann India. After countries follow China be- these hind Iron Curtain it would mean that half of the total area of the world and two-thirds of the population would be in Com munist hands. Then it would be too. Inte for the rest of the work to win a war against Communism,
An Overture
"We do not mean to say that we must demand United States old, but we want to say our struggle against Communiam is an overture of an inter.
national anti-aggression war.
"ym-
"The extent to which anti- Aggression countries are pathetle with us depends whe- ther they have right or wrong conception of what Communism really means.
"If we are forced to accept the White Paper as the end of Sino-American friendship it will be a hard blow to Chinn at h time of misfortune. We hope that the White Paper instead is the beginning of a new cra In the common fight against Com-
"Invitations and agenda have gone out under the auspices of the Communist-sponsored World Federation of Trade Unions," it added.
munism." The Tribune" said that dele- gates had been warned to expect dimculties in securing passports nrad visas for their Journey The importance of the conference had been stressed, and representatives urged to overcome difficulties at all custs,
"Among Communist parties which have airendy accepted in- vitations is the Australian Com- inunist Party," the newspaper said.
"Is delegates are expected to go vin Prague to Moscow, which Is How the mily open route to
Vatican's Dispute
With Tito
Vatican City, August 20. Vatican Radio, today denied reports of an impending reconcl- liation between the Vatican and Marshal Tito. I declared that Yugoslav Communists appear de- termined to destroy the Catholic Church in their country.
4. The Communists can mis- treat the rich and beat them to their knees to please the poor.
be
The Government must law abiding whereas the Com- munists, as revolutionaries with- out a government, could seize inones and property as their
ns their re- the people's lives sources.
6. The Communists can en* force conscription. Ignoring the people's welfare which the Gov- ernment cannot.
рго-
7. The
unemployment blem in China as elsewhere is a rich ground for the cultivation of Communict propaganda. United Pre
Russian Promise To Catholics
Berlin, August 29. Church Catholic
authorities sald
Russians have today the promised not to prevent Russian residents from attending zone this year's Catholics' Day in the British zone.
-They envld not-confirm-reports in the Western press that the Russians instructed the Saxony
state authorlikes not to issue Inter-zonal passes for this pur-
pose:
On the contrary, the Church- men Bald, the Russian headquar- ters in Berlin had promised to straighten out any local dimeulties that arise.
Several thousand Catholles are expected to attend the Congress which is to open at Bochum on September 1. Its tople Is: "Jus- tive creates Peace."-Associated
Peiping.
"Delegates from Malaya, Alam and Indonesia will alther
The broadcast said reports of a uns secret overland routes interesumption of normal diplomatic Press. China, dodge the Nationalist
relutions between the Holy See Licckade in coating Junks, or and Yugoslavia with an impen- try to silp
sip unnoticed through
ding liberation of Monsignor Heng Kang.
Luigi Stepinac, Archbishop Zagreb, do not correspond with the real facts.
"The agenda for the conference includes reports on nctivity In Australia and Asto.
"Liu Ning-yki, Western educated strong-man of the Chi- nese Communist
labour move- ment, elaborated the agenda in a broadcast from Peiping this week and left no room to doubt ils re- volutionary alms," the "Tribune" declared.~Reuter.
The
of
The Yugolavs continually praise Communist onslaughts against the Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia, the Radio stated, adding: "This shows clearly that Yugoslavia in the religious field does not intend to break away from the Hine followed by Mar- xist-Leninist countries."-Reuter,
Resolution For Continued Aid To Anti-Red China
Philadelphia, August 28.
A resolution urging continued aid to anti-Com- munist forces in China was approved by the American Legion National Executive Com- mittee on the eve of the annual convention. The showdown on Legion policy in the United States relations with China is expected on Wed- nesday when delegates vote on resolutions..
Persian Protest To Russia
Teheran, August 20. The Persian Foreign Minister, Ali Asghar Hekmat, announced here today that he had made a strong protest to Russlu against the alleged detention of 11 Per- slan border troops and demanded their immediate release.
The Minister told the press that the Persian troops were encir- cled by Russians on Persian soil In the Gorgan area on August 21 and taken prisoner.
He said that his protest was handed to the Soviet Charge d'Affaires here yesterday.
This protest was the second this month arising from frontier Inci- dents, of which a number have
reported this year, been
On August 11 Persia protested against the alleged arrest of four Persian frontier officinta.-Reuter.
PAKISTAN STAND
ON LIBYA J The four-day convention, | Security Commission, said his
Karachi, August 29. would recommend that Sir .Mohammed Zafrullah biggest in Leglon history, opens group
Tuesday with President China be written off as lost to Khan, Pakistan Foreign Minister. said here tonight that at the Truman speaking before а
opening session of the United Na joint session of the Legion and
tions General 'Assembly he its women's auxillary.
the immediate
the future
on
was
Communism,
Pacific Buses
ask for
of the
LED
World Festival Of Youth
The Boylet team, carrying-a: huge' garlanded portrait of Stalin seen during the parade of delegates which Inaugurated the World Festival of Youth and étudents at Budapest. Ten thou- sand delegates from sit party of the world attended the gathering-(AP Photo).
SAILORS TELL GRIM STORY OF DISASTER
Oslo, August 28.
American naval men told the story of a dramatic battle in raging Northern seas to save ‘a burn- ing submarine and rescue men swept overboard when they arrived in the submarine Tusk at Tromsoe, Northern Norway, today.
The submarine brought survivors of the submarine Cochino which sank last week in Arctic waters.
The Snorkel-equipped Co-deadweight. She was valued chino caught fire following an
between US$12,000,000 and US 15,000,000. explosion in its battery room while on a training cruise. Six naval ratings and a civilian lost their lives.
Captain Boy S. Benson, United States Submarine Flotilla Com- mand, and Lieutenant Comman- ders Rafael G. Benitez and Robert L. R. Worthington told of over two hours' battling with high seas in vain efforts to rescut men swept overboard, of attempts to bring the burning submarine into port and of a perilous transfer at the last moment of men from the sinking submarine.
The only seriously burned
from the Coclino casualty
has been taken to Tromsoc Hospital.
The six naval men who lost their lives were on the rescuing submarine Tusk.
The first casualty. was Robert Philo, a civilian technician who WDB
accompanying the Cochino to control new machinery. After the
Arst explosion in the Cochino at midday on Thursday, Philo volun- teered to go with an officer in a rubber dinghy to report to the Flotilla Commander on board the Tusk,
Huge Wave
The dinghy captized in ex- tremely high seas half-way be- tween the two submarines. The
officer reached the Toak antaly But Philo hit his head against the hull while trying to climb on board, Losing consciousness he alipped back into the sex. Able Scoman Norman Walker Jumped resolutely into the waves without waiting for a life-line and succeeded in getting Philo on board again.
Artificial respiration was im- mediately started on Philo while he was lying unconscious on the deck of the Tusk,
Safety lines were being rigged and all men were issued with Mac West Jackets when huge wave broke over the slippery deck, sweeping 13men Into the sea, in- cluding the unconscious Philo.
There then followed more than two hours' struggling, to get the men on board but despite all ef- forta seven men were lost,
New Explosion
The Cochino's ́ skipper then
|
The Tuak is due to leave Trem. soe tomorrow for her base in the United States. On ber arrival back in America Investigations will open into the cause of the Cochino disaster which is at pre- seni unknown.-Reuter.
MCNEIL DEFENDS POLICY
London, August 29. Mr. Hector McNell, Minister of State, today defended the Western mony, claiming that Allies' diamantling polley in Ger- only an infinitesimal proportion of German unemployment.
had caused
ECONOMIC
UNITY OF GERMANY
Godesberg, August 26. East and West German politi- clans and businessmen today de- cided here to form a permanent bureau to work for German econo- mic and political unity,
The meeting was attended by Rudolf Nadolny, former German Ambassador to Moscow.
Dr. Andreas Hermes, leader of the all West-German Farms As- sociations, and former Christian Democratic leader in the Soviet zone, acted as host as he did to B similar meeting in March which Is believed to have discussed trade between East and West Germany. Today's meeting was attended by the former German Ambas- sador to Washington, Fridreich Von Prifiwitz Und Grasson, "Dr. Paul Von Binder, former Finance Minister for South Wuerttemberg, und Dean Heinrich Grueber, Chairman of the Anglo-Germani Fellowship,
Mr. Nadotny told reporters that
in the Eastern zone.
In a reply to a letter from Mr. the group had been founded last Emrys Hughes, Labour Meinber of March "to create a counterpart in Parliament for Ayrshire, to the the West to the unity propaganda Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, enclosing a statement by German trade union leaders against dismantling, Mr. McNel stated: "Had the Allies limited
they
themselves to taking only pure war plants as reparations, would have left untouched the
industrial enormous
capacity
which was created by the Nazis to wage war, but which is not at all necessary for the maintenance uf peacetime economy.
"We have always belleved that reparations in the form of capital equipment would cause the least hirm to Germany,
He had no intention of starting a mass movement which would compete with the parties.
He regarded the restoration of Political freedom in the Eastern zone as a pre-condition for any "Rapallo
Ger- policy" between many and Russia (the Treaty
Russia in April, 1022, cancelled of Rapallo signed by Germany and
fered most favoured nation treat→ mutual reparations claims and of
ment in economic matters).
This point was also made by Dr. Hermes who said that the new bureau, composed of a committee of soven, would aim at economic "Delays in carrying through the dismantling programme have in- of freedom and rovision of the and political unity "on the basis variably been due to our anxiety Oder-Neisse frontier" (which to reduce the dislocation of pro- leaves part of former East Ger- duction and to ensure that no many under Police administra- moro plants should be removed tion). from Germany than was necessary Economic unity wor the only to Allied security.
means of making Germany able to "We hope that the progressive live beyond the present "artificial
of recovery
the German
and illusory_prosperity;" Dr. economy which we haya dono so Hermes sald.--Reuter. much to speed up will provide an answer to the unemployment problem."
Mr. Hughes, in his reply to Mr. McNell declared that the dis- mantling of the iron and steel in- dustry and synthetic oil plants is | a short-sighted policy and cannot be justified.
He added that his suggestion
abandoned his intention of trans- that German steel plants should ferring the majority of his crew be used to produce steel houses for to the Tusk. Both submarines set Europe had apparently fallen on course for Hammer est, Northern deaf ears-Reuter. Norway, the Coc! as mustering all speed possible with only one engine serviceable.
Aboard the
Cochino flames amidships were out of control and giving of quantities of gas and smoke. Most of the crew were obliged to remain on deck in ut- most cold,
new
In the middle of the night a explosion occurred. The second engine dopped and the Cochino began to drift.
While the two submarines lay
Liberation Ceremony In Paris
Paris, August .28.
Bishops To Attack Communism
·
Vatican City, August 29. German bishops will open the attack on the Communist "me- nace" in Germany next Thursday with the publication of a pastoral letter on the recent Vatican dec- ree threatening.excommunication, Vatican sources saldi today,
The text of the letter will be. read in Catholic churches throughout Germany on Sunday, September 11.
It was drawn up at this week's arinumi conference of German. blahops at Fulda in Hesse Paris again today to commem- The conference was attended.
French tanks rumbled into
In the desperate situation Lieu-orate the fifth anniversary off by the entire episcopate except tenant-Commander Worthington the city's liberation from Ger- one bishop from the Soviet zone manoeuvred the Tusk alongside man rulo.
who falled to get a travel permit. the Cochino,
The excommunication "decree They beaded a parade of units was the sale Rem on the agenda.
General LaRouter. which belonged to Division at Forte D'Orleans (now Clerc's famous Second Armoured Flace du Aout 25), where the arst tanks entered on August 25, 1944, to help the Parisians free their city.
crashing against each other the 70 men aboard the Coching, includ- ing the injured; passed over narrow, rocking plank between
Amazing Feat
Mr. Coke said the Security would at a united independent the two ships in 15 minules. -The resolution on China presented to the Executive Com-Commission will recommend that mittee by Leon Happell of Stock- the US. fortify Japan, Alaska and Libya when ton, California, Chairman of the the Philippines. This, he sald, former Italian colonies come
for discussion. foreign relations commission. would be the bases in a Western
Addressing the Karachi Inter- In addition to recommanding aid defence line from the Arctic cir
pational Affairs Society, he said to China, it urged the establish cle to Australia.
Mr. Coke said his committee he would also urge the disposal ment of a Pacific pact similar to
roup of Eritres in accordance with the the North Alantic pact. As outlined sad the foreign relations by the,committes, the pact would were both basically in favour of wishes of its people. He would be drawn, up among those coun- an alliarise in the Far East to Dress for some form of trusted tries in the Facile and Far East-protect us from future aggres- ship for Somaliland, consistent ern areas which, through self-slon."...
with the wishes of its people and objective of help' and mutual aid, desire" 'to Communia, a top priority with the ultimate guarantee their mutual defence issue in the last three Legion con- creating a united greater Somali- and preserve individual libertinsventions may take a back, wat land-Reuter
"The Ume behind!" "foreign "polley,
"OPEN WAR ON
SOCIALISM
from
The Premier, M. Henri Queu-
Prague, August” 28. The sea was so rough that theille, and M. Paul Hamedier, Min-
Dr. Alexel Cepicka, Czechoslo- plank bounced and heaved dan-ter of Defence, were among
vak Justice Minister, today NET Later gerously the whole time and the those at the saluting base.
M. Queuille, pocom cused political, emigrow men had to make use of those few panied by M. Ramadler, placed Czechoslovakia of using Roman thleimprovised a wreath on the tomb of General Catholle dignitaries as "battering seconds when gangway was passable.
The
La Clers at the Invalides, while rams to destroy the foundations of five "Injured-man-one with multipla burna had to Paris Municipal Councillors, ex- the new regime
"Previoully; the Vatican and. climb over the narrow gangway, Servicemen and Resistance, les over having decks and abraders took part in another cere our bishops used to conceal their the plank 'without help” A mony at the "Liberation Free", real airw, and cloak them with There was no panic,
anic, the of lime tree planted immediately nice words the "Minister said. after the: Liberation, in the Flare "But when in Tabruary, the your
East of the Cardinals met Very
were Archbishop Malocha
ficers said.
Cochino's stern went under, her
The committee urged full and recommendations for the support for any sohet my group who will armed services owly suggested ships The Americanism Cam have coon after the last man de Stalingrad North
Liberation (4 Katydid not réfer fupecifically to i resolitions, are two which would milton~hna, deceived' again' a re-
>the Chinese Natio.
withhold veterans' benante rum quon that, the legion urge Con- bows lowering Leveral yards in also bed in aldreiller, Bordeaux on in
the air: "Then she sank Communists and excluds Comete gre to foulaw the Communist Chairman of the ]
niata from. Government
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