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DEAN ACHESON ON CHINESE BLOCKADE AND WARD CASE
Washington, November 30.
The U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, took a backhand slap today at one American shipping line which has run tho Chinese Nationalist blockade of Shanghai.
He declared emphatically that American ships enter that port at their
own risk.
The Secretary also told a news conference he is not concerned whother the
United States "losos faco" in its troubles with China.
The In New York, the President of He described the concern {
the steamship company whose for preserving prestige as a
vessel was attacked said he had particularly foolish. Orientalis fall of "double talk and tohorus pecus" and declared it was conception which seen
mind have seized
of ¦ the navy's duly to come to the
the the American public at this aid of American ships attacked time
ob- Naval
Department Fald that Vice-Admiral Oseni C. Badger, Commander of Naval Forces in the Western Pacific, made peated, fruitless efforts to tain their release before
Forces withdrew and Marine from Tsingtao last April.
It added that On stuetly legal grounds, Mr.
State Depart- ment representatives Hatemet regarding ship-Acheun nerused the Nationalists
in Nan- violated Amertean king. Peking and Thingtoo since putitatively is giving Amerkan polu y suprights by ring on an Isbrantaen have made repented requests for
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"Every possible effort in being made to bring about the release of the two mon," the Department said in · stato. mant several hauçu after Mr. Achapan's news conference. Mr. Achson said: "A further
Esindumulisen Company should not letter has now been addressed have sent ils ships bilo Shanghal the authorities of the recent- In the fast place. And while he | ¡p-established Communist
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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1049.
Empire Appeal
Defence
London, November 30.
A strong appeal for tho British Empire to build its own defences le made by the "Daily Express,"
TWELVE POWER
PROTEST TO CHINESE REDS
Washington, November 30.
American The State Department today announced that 12
The now paper sald in an editorial: "The guarantee under the Allan- Elo pact will cover the home- fend of Great Britain, not the, whole of the British Empire. No promise of siding Hong Kong bat come from the United States and Mr. Dean Aphosan, the U.6. Becretary of State, has made it plain that there is not likely to be any.
*Thip in our most power- establish- ful argument for ing our own defences AR80. cfated Press:
RUSSIAN CHARGES ON TIBET
The
Moscow, November 30.
Soviet publication "New Times" accused the Americans and British today of trying to "tear Tibet away from China and turn it into their colony and a war base." "New Times" charge! that American
employed authorities
The weekly, devoted to for-
| protested the danger to American | gime at Pelting. The Chinese lives involved in shelling two of Communist authorliler ap-
vessela ecapity's
this parently unaware that internu- Smith. Mi Acheson 1tl not tonal practice of civilised coun- question the right of the Chinese tries for many years hun re-
Mr. Lowell Thumaa, the US. ro- Nationalists to Try to block congnised that consuls should be
dio commentator, in such plant, Shungum shipping ist Chinese | afforded full opportunity for the
The publication said Mr. ThomaŁA Londontal wożena
proper conduct of their duties in
was given a "highly important protecting their nationals. Mc "But."
Acheson
rule" by the United States au- ani,
thorities when he made his re- thorities tho "Amerleau consular have been unoble even to confer cent trip to Tibet.
top Communists about
wereign affairs, declared the attempts and Reader who
Commanist will not succeed and Vint Tibet down Over territory on October 19. 1948 will be "berated with the re- "The Navy should Comp
when lying a Navy plane from mainder of Chinese territory by Bar aid. That
what the Tsingta
Those men have been | Chinese Congress provided
and what
furces," hold for over a year, completely we, as citizens, have the right fromniunleado from their
sular representatives And from strange that the Secre-members at their families"
01 itrat Ret aww. from those he protests to berfano ujabraoling D S. citizens who have De following the Minded States official policy of
Mr Acheson reported that the June
_k&us eruus] r that the Consul General, Mr. Angus lockade illegal
whom the Communists traiturous elements and deliver Does the Secretary of State have ordered は be deported the Tibetan people."
to expect.
n
Wart
Ward Case
liberation
(Communist)
Western powom decided to protest to the Chinoso Communist regimo against its recont arrost and detention of the United States Consul General, Mr. Angus Ward.
The Department said the countries which will protest or have already dorie so are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Egypt, France, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Britain and the Philippines.
however, that only did.
Russia and her four satel- the Department thought have re-
presentatives lites, who were among the 30
China, Tho nations asked to join in the protest, have made no com- ment on Mr. Dean Acheson's note and apparently do not intend to act.
The Department spokesman. Mr. Michael McDermott, Bald that eight other nations Inform- ed the United States that they were sympathelle to American complaints against Communist China but they did not have re- presentatives at the Rest capital and therefore could not deliver a protest. These
Burma, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, Thalland, and Venezuela. Portugal
listed ulsa sympathetic but said it planned no action although it has a Con-
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Mr. Acheson did not ask Yugo- slavia to protest as it is known here that Yugoslavia has no rela- tions with the Communist regime. --United - Press,
RUSSIAN BASES IN BALTIC
Berlin, November 30. The Russians are convert- asing East German Baltic sea- ports into Soviet naval bases and producing warships in former German Navy yards, the official American news- paper sald today.
sular representative in Commun- ist China.
Mr. McDermott snid that final decisions about what to do over the American note had not be made by Catreda, Denmark Panama and, Switzerland
At the earne Lime, the West Berila newspaper "Der Tag" said the Enst German state la prepar.
Ignorod By Five Nations ing to draft men from 18 to 24
The nations joining Russia i Police" of the Soviet Zone.
for service In the "People's ignoring Mr. Acheson's appeal
"Neue Zeltung." The Bulgaria,
oMetal were
Czechoslovakia, Polant and Rumania.
German - language newspaper Mr. McDermo't
published by the United States said leaving High Commission.
said: out Communist states, 12 of the con-
"Since Soviet shipyards cannot meet the 17 nations with representatives
Increased demand for the cona- in Communist China were pro- truetion of war and merchant testing.
the Soviet Admiralty or. dered the reconstruction with the greatest speed of all
German Baltic Sea shipyards under Soviet Jurisdiction."
(The Chinese Communist radlu suld last week that the Panchen Lama, 12-year-old extle claimant to spiritual rule over Tibet, had sent a message from his head-
States sent Mr. Ships quarterm in Chinghui province to Acheson's note to countries which the Communist Army naktig t to liberate Tibet, eliminate alli
the
¦ mean to rurouage these attacks from Mukden along with Panchen Lama had already fallen
on Anseriran etews and passen-hole staff, is now
winding
| gera utal, shiapas by telling the his affairs in Mukden,
The United
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w that he s going Lo lo No Information has been rests, who overran his Kumbur nothing plast it and at the same erived, however about transpor-Monastery in September. time saying they are
for Mr. Ward and the 10 unlawful? Eaton
with him.
in annther quarter of Ame-
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WOMEN'S UNION IN PEKING
U MAUNG TO
SEE ATTLEE
London, November 30. The Burmese Foreign Minis
U E. Maung, arrived in
What have we came to in these Americans due to leave Mukden London on Friday that the Chi-London by alr today from New
nese Communists Acheson sald that Mr aver Tihet hy next summer. This York, where he has been at- Irlea's tangled China relations, Ward talked on Tuesday by tele- would bring the Communists to tending the United -Nations)
Mi Acheson struck out anew at phone with the U. S. Consul- the borders of India).-Associat-General Assembly meeting. | the Communista for holding General, Edmund Clubb, ined Press. "This sitamaite result seems f American citizens in vlulation of Peking.
A Foreign Office spokesman Mr. Ward salt ht be a happy omen that they writi"all
today stated that U Maung will nerepted principles and now giving his Chinese employees go out of the safne under
ranain In London until Friday aractices uf international belamissal pay, but that по de- Mr Sidney Holland.
when he will leave for Rangoon manu ! havsume **
finite travet arrangements Tari facturer and leader of the Na He reported that a new appeal been made by the
by air. Communists.
On Friday morning he tional (Conservative Party) is has been macie to the Communist Mr. Acheson assured
will have an Interview with the that the San Francisco, November 30. Almost certain to be the new authorities t
Prime Peking
Minister, Mr. Clument for the Communists would send the A Peking Democratie Women's Attlee, Prime Minister of New Zealand release
who is at Chief Electrician American
present in staff including 10 Um has been formed, according charge of the Foreign Office dur- following Today's election de·
Williath C South and Master American employees, two wives, to a Communist broadcast heard Ing Mr. Ernest Bevin's holiday. feat of the country's 14-year Sergeant Elmer C. Bender who and four children--lo Tientsin here tonight. old Labour Government.
disappeared while on a Dight in whence they would leave by scu.
U Maung has already paid o The state of the parties hit the the vicinity
The Union was foaned at the couple of visits to London this of Tsingiuo
When he was asked whether end of a four-day women's con-year to discuss British Cosninon- new Pactatnett 15 as follows October 19 Inst year. Mr.
he thought the U. 8. had Acheson declared they have been
lost ference in the Communist capital, wealth financial aid to Burma. It face because of the Ward in. the broadcast said, selained by the Communists and
is assumed that during his pre- cident, Mr. Acheson with Che no word of
speaker their welfare has
by sent visit he will give Mr. Attlee obvious agitation replied that Peking Ratio as declaring that and Foreign Office officiula his been permitted to come out.
facc the problem of
"for the thorough striking down views on the recognition of the foolish consideration which he of imperiallam and feudalism and Chinese would not accept.
Communist regime and the construction of the
new on the changed situation in South China, the organised strength of East Asia which is bringing the women is indispensable."--Reu-Chinese Communist armies up to
the Burmese frontier.—Router.
National 46, Labour 34 melu ding to Manrecente In the last Parlament Labour bad 42 and
the Natureat 2 ts
Atr. Peter Fraser, Prime Minis- the same 1940, retained his deat with a greatly reduced majority, i
U.S. Thoroughly
Indignant
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All the THE Communist eandia- Both the American people and
les infested their deposits.
Tw Labour Ministers lost their wals. They were Mr. Ed. ward Cullen, Minister of Agricul- fine. and Mr. Arnold H Nord meyer, Minister of Industries and Commerco
Me Holland, aged 50, entered Parlament in 1938 and has led his Party since 1940 Associated Press and Henter.
BE IT
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AND Shir WITH CONFIDENCE IN THE EXPERIENCE AND TRADITION OF THE
the Government he said, are now throughly indignant over the treatment of these two men and the suffering being by their families.
was
Recognition Issue
al
On 81311 another aspect of
Secretary China polky, the experienced State told questioners he had not
received any information from Defence the British Goverment about any plan to recognise the Chinese
The Department of sald that reports from Com- munist auiboriiles Indicute the two men are safe and well but Communist regime and there- fore supposed that no such plan exista.
are held in custody in Commu- Inist-held territory,
(Nevertheless, diplomatie off- cials here and in London fully expect Britain to recognise the Chinese Reda 500г after the Arst of the year.)
In his discussion of the Chinese Nationalist blockade and
the Isbrandtsen Lines ships,
Mr.
Litr.
s
quoted
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The first two Isbrandtsen ships Into Shanghal, he said, were de- tained by Nationalist patroi
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