THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1949.
U.S. Appeals To World In Angus Ward Case
Acheson Sends Personal Message To 30 Countries Concerted Action Urged
Washington, November 21,
The United States today asked 30 nations-including Soviet Russia -to join it to bring pressure on the Chinese Communists to free the American Consul General, Mr. Angus Ward, and his staff from a Mukden jail.
An unprecedented personol appeal for urgent concerted action
was
sent
out by the Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, over the week-end to the Foreign Minister of every country with representatives in China. was taken amid a The new step, announced by the State Department,
mounting outcry for the use of force it necessary to free the consular officials, who were jailed four weeks ago on charges which the Unit- ed States has denounced as trumped up.
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Other staff members have been permitted to send food and clue Thng to those in Jail, but have ben derjed Interviews and the
Betal dispatcher Bving American version of the episode have been intercepted.
Demands that the U.6. use free Mr. force if necessary to Ward have bean voiced by the American Legion's National Commander. George N. Craig, and by Bonator William Know land, California Republican. There has been no hint, how- ever, that these proposals have reacived Beroun consideration at the State Department. Although the US has task Beet in the Western Pacifte which could enforre » blockade of Com-
have been developed through-munist held puris, both Mukden
out the conturion,
Although consuls do not enjoy diplomatic immunity lake Ambar- sadors und Ministris, Mr. Ache- son noted it has been universal | "gain!
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Aside from other possible et fecta, the new American move serve tu rally sentiment mission of Com- China into the Unite! Nations. This is expected to come of movement to let them rom- up as an urgent issue, possibly in January. By then prospects are they are charged with criminal that a number of Western nations
practice to meord thers freedom
municate with their, governnsenta and to grani bil in the event
offences.
Consula are charged largely ship- with looking after trade, ping and immigration matters.
Mr. Ward and his aides, Mr. Acheson said, have actually been deprived of their freedom for an entire year. They were put un- der house arrest last November when the Communists captured the Manchurian capital
and have not been permitted to leave although the consulate was formally decinred shut down last May 19.
munist
mony have joined the Soviet bloc in extending diplomalle recogni- tion of the Peking Communist regime and thus create strong support for ousting the National- isis in favour of the Communists as the U.N. member for China,
Choice Of Appeal
Mr. Acheson had the oholee of a direct appeal to the Foreign Governments, or of asking help of the United Nations. Omolais sald the direct appeal was cho- son because it promised faster action,
Mr. Acheson turned to the in- ternational appeal after the In his communication to other Communist authorities at Pek- governments, Mr. Acheson recit- ing ignored direct U.S. protests ed the circumstances leading up The and requests for information, to the arrest of Mr. Ward.
the other The State Department said to Secretary, then told day there has still been no ne- governments:
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"The international practice of civilised countries for many years has recognised that consuls should be accorded all the privileges ne cessary for the proper conduct of their duties
"Although comenta do not have diplomatic immunity, it has been the universal practice, because of the public and offcial character of their duties, to permit them and their stuff freedom of move- ment, and in the everst that any criminal charge is made, jo per- mit them to reguin at liberty on ball, arrangements for proper
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with unlimited freedom to com municate with their governmenta with respect to offein! business.
to accorded treatment Mr Ward who to the American Mukden is in consular stuff LA direct violation of the basic con- relations cepts of Internațional
developed which have
venturies, throughout the such, it is of direct and immediate concern to all countries interest- ed in diplomatic intercourse, par- Heularly to those with missiona Dr cunsulates in China.
been
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****ank you, as a matter of to the express urgshey, to highest Chinese authorities In
channels through such Peking as may be available to you the which your concern
gavern. tseis over undoubtedly ment the treatment of the American consular staff in Mukden who have been arbitrarily deprived of their freedom for one year."
Mr Acheson said at the outset that, since late November, 1948, Consulate statt, the entire U.S. which numbers 13, had been de- tained under house
Changes In Seven U.S. Senators System Due
UK Defence Recommend Grant Of Loan To Spain
London, November 21. Cabinet. Miniators today conferred on changes in the structure of the defense sys- tem which may involve an extension of computedry ser- vice from '18 months to two years.
A section of the Govern- mant le belleved to favour Dual an extension coupled with a reduction in the an nual intake of 300,000 man to enable industry to Indrekne its manpower.
The Cabinet Dotance Com- mittee is working on a report prepared by the Services Chiefa of Staff. aimed It achieving economics without reducing the afflatency of the Armed Forces-Reuter,
Lie Gets Communist Demand
Paris, November 21. Savon United States Senators today recommended the granting of loans! to Spain, preferably through the Export-Import Bank.
The Senators, who are members of the Armed Services Committee, arrived in Paris today from Spain.
Sonator Elmer Thomas, Chairman of the Sub- Committeo, said that he was in favour of a loan to Spain where economic conditions wore. good. He added: "I think they are a good risk."
other
Senators, the
has
Spanish Government Each of the Six Democrats and one Repub-never defaulted on a toan."
to Spain. Senator Thomas déclared: "Per-" Icon, favoured a loan
I want to help Maybank sonally Senator
the Burnet R. (South Carolina) said: "I am in Spanish people. They are a great of a loan from the Ex-nation and a great people. If they
Floort Bank. I understand get back on their feet they will
from the Spanish people that they be great help to the Western are very mitch
loan. They are
in favour
not asiting
of # for
| Marshall Ald," just loans, They have now the question of a loan before the Bank."
Senator Dennis Chavez (New Mexico) sold: "I think it would Flushing, November 21.-
do the world
IL a lot of good. Poland today asked the would help Western Europe if United Nations' Secretary Spain were given some aid to get General, Trygve Lie, to either back on her teel." culate in the name of the
Scuator A.
Willis Robertson Polish delegation the Chinese (Virginia) sald that the Spanish
and Communist demand that the people are proud warni-
Nationalist delega-hearted. They have the will tion to the world organisa-work. They have skill and they tion be deprived of its seat.
Chinese
Dr. Julius Kotz-Suchy, per manent chief of the Polish dele- pation to the United Nations, dit- closed that he had mode the re- quest of the Secretary General's office.
The move was the first step by the Communist countries to re-
of move
the
delegation the Chungking government, whone chief representative here is Dr. Ting-fu Talang, and to replace 11 with a delegation from the Pck- Ing Communist government Mao Tse-tung.
of
Mr. Lie and Carlos Romulo, president of the General Assem- bly, Inst week received messages from Chou En-lai, Foreign Min- ister of the Chinese Communist government, repudiating the No- tionalist delegation and asking
for its removal from its sout in the UN
-
Mr. Lie said if any delegation expressed a desire to have it re- 06 an official. com- cognised
would have munication, l choice but send it to the As-
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Need Help In Food
"They need some help in food after three droughts in recent years. If given some the economy of Spain could put on n sound basin,
be
bloc." Reuter.
Schoolboy Acquitted Of Murder
London, November 21. A 12-year-old Middlesex schoolboy, George Edward Crick, was today, acquitted after trial at the Central Cri- minal Court, London, on a charge of murdering a four- year-old boy.
The Jury, who did not retire bad to consider their verdict,
equipment, | Dec
been told by the Judge, "Not for many years in this historic Court has it been the task of a Jury to try, as you are trying, a boy of 12 and half years of age for the crime of murder."
"From my standpoint the Spanish people would be friends of whom 1 would well be proud."
Benator John L. McClennan declared: "Wo (Arkansas)
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should give aid in the nature of loans which is all Spain wants. I am very anxious for the pru
now existing, which are blo an
to obstruction
to be re- proper relationship, solved favourably at an early date because we need Spain in the Western bloc and she needs to be in it. We want her friend- ahip."
Earlier, Cricis, who sat by his father at a table instead of in the usual dock for prisoners, pleaded "Not Guilty."
The prosecutor said that Crick bad given different versions of death of the four-year-old the boy. Stanley Victor Graves,
"If the version Crick gave to his father be the true one, and he pushed the bay into the wh- Lor quite deliberately and with full knowledge of the probable consequences, it is my duty tu say this is a true Indictment," the Senator John C. Stennis (Mis-prosecutor said.-Reuter. sissippi) said: "I favour a lonn to Spain or $100,000,000 or mure,
that am impressed by the fact
sembly's 59-nation Steering Com- NEGROES SHOT IN
mittee to decide whether it should be included as an item for de- bate on the agenda of this Aa- sunbly.
It was noteworthy that Mr. Katz-Suchy
simply asked that
the Communist message be arrest atculated.-Apparently there Mukden. Mr. Ward and the four
no formal move as yet to an Assembly debate on the others were julled on October 24.
nese issue-United Press.
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Aside from Russia, the appeal went to the Foreign Ministers of Communist-run Rumania, choslovakia, Bulgaria and land. It went also to the Communist governments of Tur- key, Greece, Siam, Switzerland, Belgium, Egypt, Australia, Veno-
Cuba, Denmark.
the zuela, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Bri- tain, the Philippines, Mexico, Indla, Norway, Canada, Panama, France, Burma, Italy, Sweden and Austria.
Two of the four staff members held with Mr. Ward are Ameri- cana They are Ralph Rohberg a foreign service clerit, and Shiro Tatham or Tatsumi (available records here carry the name both ways), a mochanie.
The other two were European employees of the consulate, Franco Clogna and Alfred Kris- tan-Associated Press.
Two Germans Sentenced For Cruelties
Paris, November 21; Two Germans who ran the French Jews concentration camp on the Channel Island. of Aldemey during the war were gaoled for 10 urid seven years today. Te
TRAM INCIDENT
Birmingham, Alabama,
November 21.
in
The police reported today that three Negroes were shot tram-cor here last night after clr-one of them took a seat in the was
section reserved for whites. force One, was badly wounded. His Chi-compotions were slightly injured.
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