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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1949.
U.S. APPROACHING NEW Petition For
CRISIS PERIOD IN
FAR EAST COLD WAR
Washington, November 19. –
The United States is approaching a new period of crisis and possible severe setbacks in its battle with Communism in the Far East. →The central question coming to a showdown is whether Communism can be continued or will; for the time being, restrict itself within the boun-
3. daries of China.
The question becomes more acute daily as Red armies strike through the South toward the borders of French Indo-China and Burma. The fate of Taiwan and, in some degree, of Hong Kong, are uncertain.
Concern
where these armies will stop has long been in the forefront of the consideration of US policy makers. Now the time is approaching rapidly when the issue will apparently be de- cided in action.
which a year ago brought the decision to leave Mr. Ward and his staff. In Mukden,
Live And Let Live
the
Six months later, State De-] partment - official concluded thel Communists by their own act¤;] had proved themselves so com- pletely unfriendly that policy of live-and let live would not work. Ever since then the American government has been trying to get Mr. Ward out of Mukden.
ap-
Penang's Secession
Singapore, November 19..
A petition demanding that Penang secede from the Ma- lay. Federation and again be come a British colony sent today to the High Com missioner, Sir Henry Gurney.
The petition, which unofficially reported to have
was
been sent -to London, was signed by British, · Chinese, Indian, Ceyloness and Euro- sian civic and political lead- ers and was drafted by the Penang Secessionist · Commit- tee.
The leaders have been striving for months to become a crown colony, Ilke Singa- pore. They contend that Pe- nang would be better off, economically and politically, under the Crown than as a small unit of one of the
States of the Federation. Associated Pro
VON MANSTEIN IN ACCIDENT
moral powers of the United Na-It has presented to the world then have been less badly is being tried in Hambung by a |
Actually, -the Communists pear determined to press all their present, temporary advantages against all foreigners except, of tal problem. This is, what real course, the Russians and not to power does the United States give the Western powers & single have left in Asia as a result of club such as they might have in Nationalist China's, fellure and any bargaining over trade or re- the subsequent American recognition. treat from China
Even the British dramati- is reported to have had little or government The Ward case has There is no indication of what cally Mustrated the complete no encouragement from the Reds
Hamburg, November 19. the United States may be pre- lack of American influence in rein its positive efforts to arrange von Manstein accidentally broke Former Field Marshal Erich pared to do other than invoke the gions under Commmnist control. recognition.
his collar bone, It was officially tions to safeguard China's neigh-spectacle of the earth's most in
and French diplomats
announced today. Von Manstein bours against Communism. powerful nation being unable treated than the Americans. But military tribunal as war crimes
There is growing belief here even to negotiate for the release the explanation offered by some charges. that the U.S.
may not be able to of one of its own top diplomatic authorities here is that the Com keep
An Taiwan
announcement out of Communist|representatives.
munists in line with Russian British Army of the Rhine said, by the hands unless Generalissime Also, it has clearly made a lot propaganda-wanted to concenVon Manstein sipped in Chiang Kai-shek himself can hold of Americans Just plain mad. But rate on
his dramatising Americans rooms and broke his collar bone his island fortress. Generalissimo the State Department apparently as the number one "foreign debut. It is thought he will be fit Chiang is described as sitting on has not figured out what to devils" of a capitalist enemy world enough to top of a bad situation in which about that either, except to con»
attend the trial on I armed Communism spills Monday-next."--Associated Press. the Formosans might well launch tinue trying to negotiate for Mr. over the borders of China, the a Communist revolt of their own. Ward's eventual freedom.
most likely The US. Secretary of State, On the other side of the coin, Indo-China, where a French sup- spot for trouble is Mr. Dear Acheson, and his Far of course, the Ward case has pre- ported native Eastern brain trust are more consented the Communists as a tough, on shaky legs and the people are government stands
cerned over what happens if the ruthless outfit in the treatment badly divided in the civil war. Communists
all China of foreigners. It has greatly les- conquer
One thing which apparently than they are in failure of their sened their chances of obtaining dominates Mr. Acheson's thinking efforts to spring Consul General from the rest of the world any af about such situations as there is Mr. Angus Ward from a Chinese the help and co-operation which a conviction that the United Communist jall at Mukden. American officials are convinced States has to deal with fact. He AT 2.30, 530, 7.30 & 9.30 PM
What Powers Left? they may soon need inside China has constantly refrained from Yet in one sense, responsible now to be much less anxious to would over-commit the United Britain, for example, appears making threats which he felt - officials conceded, the worry
deals with the same fundamen- the Chinese Communist govern-back up.
go through with recognition of States OF which he could not
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ment than it was only about two weeks ago.
I President Harry Truman, the Secretary of State, Mr. Acheson, and their panel af Far Eastern advisers have come up with any overall plan for effectively meet- ing the dangers they foresee-for strengthening Indo-China andi getting Mr. Ward out of jail-the plan has yet to be given a public} airing
Position Of HK
at
For example, concerning sup- port for the British against Communist attack
Hortg Kong, he has announced only that Communist aggression there obviously would be a matter .for the United Nations, and the, United States would decide If and when it happened what other action might be taken. With respect to Communist at- other countries in Asia. Mr. Acheson has repeatedly said that the United States would in- This does not mean they are voke action by the United Na without many ideas and some tions but has never spelled out specific projecte Work is going what that might mean in terms of ahead, now acmewhat behind forcefull measures by the United schedule, on completion of States.Associated Press Japanese peace treaty. The State Department to determined to sign a pact with dapan some-
Jap. Peace Treaty
tacks
TO
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time next year, if possible, with! BEHIND BRITAIN.
or without Russia
Kansas City, November 19.
Close economic and military co-operation with the Philippines,
America is at least two years political and economic support for behind Britain in jet transport newly independent Indonesia,
development and is getting fur- ther. and President Truman's whole behind every day. Mr. James
Doolittle, former "point four" programme for aid-
Lieutenant- General in the United States Air ing underdeveloped areas are Force, declared part of this picture.
in 2 address Mr. Doolittle recently returned
But some of these attacks on
here
the overall problem are long from a trip to Britain where he range while the problem itself saw the new Comet jet transport grows increasingly urgent Plans plane in production at De Havi-| to modernise agriculture in Indo-land's-Reuter.
China two years from now would
be of little avail in saving that country from
a Chinese .Com - munist attack or infiltration in the meartime.
More and more, as seems to be true to the Ward case, the Com-
munist conflict in Asia is a naked
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