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MALYSHEFF--Lizzetta
Before the coup ‚Mr. Gottwald|
L'alartied to find
By Eric Bourne
7.
|
of Shaws, a Priestley and several technical books were the sole so presentatives of Western litera
ture.
Even Shakespeare fell under
Good Bli
L'Enval.
Write off ene gallant blockade runner which will never, ngaln come winghing, her way home.
+
Ho Chi-minh is also booked atelito visitors didn't have enough for a mah-
Going great guns.
•
Hainan despatch saya Com- munists.are going to Br 18 miles
innd with new, gunk,
Correspondent, should rocket.
ment had accepted the Anglo-/redical tempo inst year, the Czech | Eastern Europe- lask that Rus- "technical reasonponed-for I across the straits from the main-
offer.
original Marshall Ald chalo-shevisation, which today, is near herself,
I was amica "sch Forelan
ret a
Tan Kab-kce off to Singapore. Pinker than the name implies.
Well, this American conference Stam started off with a Dang no matter what it ends in a lot of...
lowing, not all of them are en- could set about building their for the current change-over from tirely happy about it.
own brand of Socialism,
principally light
to heavy on the frown. The Czech film pro to go to Morcow, Apparently the But Molotov was.quickly cor-gineering.
ple have had the film "Hamlet" | long-suffering for 18 months/ Two months Jong game. is known to have put up a stiff rected. "There is only one path:
Mr. The Czechs Job is to help in ago, they almost put it on. But fight In Moscow, whither he had to Sociallam," rapped been peremptorily summoned in Vyshinsky, "and that is the Soviet the rapid industrialisation of the when 8,000 tickets had been able All news contributions to be July, 1947, when the Czechs were
other people's democracies," not- in six hours at the same time as vere path."
ably Poinnd. Ilungary and Russian film was playing to o addressed to Editor-in-Chief.
Russian "ulti-
showing Advertisemente
Their job to be- half-empty house, the and Buaintsa (mntum” in their inps
So, cautiously throughout 1948 Rumania, immediately
"Hamlet" was communications should hende
and at an over swifter, moro come Communiain's workshop in of govern- dressed to the Company CHINAfter the then coalition
Scarcely a British ..newspaper. French Invitation to discuss the Communists subjected their coun-in, with her own gigantic prob-
try to the steady process of Bol-lems, could never have handled gets past the police..censorship
Czech papers themselves. pre reading and contain no In- Gottwald argued vakia's needs with force
It is therefore very much te tormation about world issues. and completion. viour and capitulated only when
her interest to bolster up th
Air B Under the pressure of this "pro- Feodo. Stalin brusquely indicated that if
getting rich Runge, the are the Czechts went to Paris it would ceas export trade is up and la-Czechs while they
dustrial production is better, Some to the job. be regarded in Moscow as rationing has been abolished- and "unfriendly" act
there are far more foodstuffs and textiles in the shops, particularly in the high-priced volnipro.lej Unii inat summer there_WIS (free sale) stores, which tremer always come appearance of the dous crowds of buyers besieged Czechs employing their initiative
In their own Czech, way. Christmas.
But the summer brought the There pork is 12, 8d, per lb.,
doors butter and sugar about 10s, hud Rajk trial, and when the
of the Budapest courtroom closed with cheese Ga., but,
mother, ma father and, in most cases, a son for the last time on the incredi
billties anıl bitterness of the case and a daughter bringing wages-
farallies against Lazlo Rajk there remain Into the house, moşt
Eastern Europe have more
tinn enough, after cl throughout
the Great Fear-the Great Fear and buying paying rent
the which prend like prairie *Are rations, to Indulge in extra food and left in woke a host n In February, 1940, thousands off and in clothes,
fallen heads and,
and hordes of frigh- Social Democratie "workers ̃back- Some of this economic im- tened functionaries.
rovnu, dearly beloved wife of Mr. V. S. Malysheff, of The 1.K. Dairy Farm Co., Ltd. Pokfulum, who passed away peacefully on 14th February 1980, at the Queen Mary Hos. pital. Funeral cortege passing the monument
Stalin's`allitude and the 600,-
000 tons of badly-needed grain which the Russians poured into Czechoslovakia the following
ronvinced at 3.30 p.m., eritieni winter 15th February
and inso. Gottwald, (Peking papers pleuse copy). likelihood of his getting out of
line again,
un
LAYTON, Captain J.T.J., late of
there
.Mr. Is little
But the ordinary Czechs become increasingly dimeult
the China Navigation Comhandle. pany. at Melbourne on 9th February, after a long illness,
CLEARING THE
DECKS
Steady process
to
'munism" meant that the Czechs
Communists that all Ameri- can nationals be liberated at once, with an American Naval blockade of the coast were rejected..
nt
►
Her key task
Rigid control
In Czechoslovakia the purge cut deep into Ministries and key- party organisations. Thore were thousands of arrests and dęten- tions for Interrogation.”.
Everywhere the shutters in the "Iron Curtain" were tightened on Russian orders,
ed the Communists, belleving that, provement is due to the two good the Russlat grain corried no poll- harvests since 1947. But much of The Conference of Amerl-tient conditions beyond friendship] 11 is due to the people's own dictum of efforts, despite problems akin to can diplomals on the Far East and that Molotov's has opened in Bangkok. The 1947 that "all roads lead to Com-ours here in Britain. Joint Chiefs of Staff have concluded their tour of the
Frontler crossing-points were Pacific and Japan and have
The assumption that Russia is reduced to a minimum. Through presented their report on
bleeding Czechoslovakia econo out the country, security police mically by using her as a factory cheeked on all foreigners, inclusi American defences in these areas. At the same time, re-
if it where Soviet raw materials pring even ililterate Ukrainian
turned into goods for Russian peasants settled there. for poris from Moscow indicate
The objectives seem much consumption is wrong.
years or more, that the protracted "negotia-
MORCOW
may drive tougher tions" between the Chinese too limited for the risks bargains with the other "people's Communist leaders and the entailed. The plan does democracies," but Czechoslovakia
not restore influence Kremlin may be about to end.
on enjoys a special position.
My own expulsion some months events In the mainland prosperity is essential to Rus- fater is in line with Vyshinsky's From these three major sources, therefore, the ma- if anything it removes all that's "zone of Socialism" recovery warning that the Soviet Union sources, soon be available remains: or that may develop The Russians, in fact, are up-urists for or sple
not tolerate
Western on which the Administration in a measurable distance of plying the Czechs with large territories under Russian control. can frame its detailed policy.
in
Chiefs of
Her
k
-
would:
Active censors
I re-
Office Press chief, launched the Camillor charges indiscriminately against the British Press, ferred him to several grossly In- accurate articles in the
Pragu Preis describing the "misery and testitution" of England n Christ nos.
But Mr. Runge; possibly be cause after having spent many years to England he speaks ex- sellent English-with a
North Country Reeent!-- but very bad
detected the Czech, kad not specimens of "objective, truthful reporting!"
Articles in the Preas ge "noopers" to denounce rieterton neighbours no friends n Western sympathies..
· encour-
Symbolic story.
A few weeks ago Jan Werich nember of a famous wne-tim partnership which broadcast
:omedy
Inciting the FONAS Czechs
to sabotage, asked heatre audience; "Who In iggest fral today in all Czecho dovskin?"
20
the
The audience, waited. Werich went to the wings, plcked up a 30ultcase inbelled "New York" and
"London." awan this," he gave the answer
He came back."
came
Oil
П dozen
A couple
A neutral China
By “Windrush”
В
man wh
7
•
"When I Brei saw my wife." says-Myrtle's grandfather, "I was mad to get married and I've never changed my opinion."
Good thing nobody tries any of these "loaves and Ashes
here. 'They'd miracles round have to buck the baking guilds and the fish, buyers' rings.
Mr. Brigham Young. I note, refereed the game between the Saints nad the Commandos verv emelently,
The Saints were not latter day ither:
DV.ator.
A dumb Slavic student called Sergo One day felt a deep-scaled urgo To add a new note
fo the things Lenin wrote... He soon disappeared in a purge.
Everybody is polite to Pibul, Criticism of a Siamese political Icader goes against the grain. Message from Independent
sources.
American In order to refute cherges of Russian imperialism and to prove the true internatio.
early elism of Communism, an Stalin has nominated Mao Tse- Al pre- tung as his successor. sent this information is strictly cenildential and known to few.
The audience roured: the palice arrested Werich, but released him two days later because. of announcement is expected, that his immense popularity,
But the story is symbolle Czechoslovakia today, decent folk wish to leave,
So many
U.S. ADMIRAL PRAISES KMT AIRMEN
Chlayi, February 13,. Admiral Charles M. Cooke. Jr. former commander of the United States navul [oreps in
time. Its political_content_is quantities of meat and butter, raw Bookshops were "cleansed” of In these days, policy has to shrill, not tough. And tough-materials (including cotton) and Western literature. Before I left
1 inspected be global in scope, but thatness is the supreme need. If some of the heavy machinery re- Prague does not mean it cannot be any synthesis is possible be- quired to re-gear Czech industry hookshop windows flexible. Just as
tween this programme and war, strategy and tactics cannot be the general principles of quite the same on every front, | American policy-always its though there is fundamental greatest asset-it will have to agreement on the principle of be based on the purely strate containment of aggression.gic ideas of the We regained the initiative in Staff.
There is, too, another aspect | For a long while that wise times that they have fallen be- the Western Pacific, told "Chi, Berlin and in the West gen- crally as a result of the pur- of the battle for publle American prophet, Mr. Wal-bind. This falling behind is the nese Nationalist airmen; today outcome of exploitation by foreign that their air offensive agains poseful policy of the past year. opinion. It relates to the ter Lippmann, has been cam- Imperialism: For more thun In the Far East we had the reaction to the atomic bomb,paigning for what he believes century our
predecessors have the Chinese Communists wil initiative after the war, but and now the hydrogen bomb to be the only possibility of never paused. In their Infinching be recorded in history Zor hun.
and unswerving struggle against dreds of years to come. between have now lost it in the larger A few days ago Mr. Acheson preventing-
foreign oppressors. Our prede and Russia in ceasors such as Dr. Sun Yat-sen The retired Admiral spoke at again got down to first prin- America Mr. Dean Acheson how-ciples on this. He declared Europe. His plan has been instructed us and requested us to the air base here at the invitation cut his way bluntly that no fresh approach that all Germany, and other fuil their behest. We are doing of Madame Chiang Kai-shek who through much dead wood to was being made. It was open parts of Central Europe such now....Our nation will never is touring milltary: Installations
be an insulted nation any more. arid hospitals in Taiwan. first principles. In these days to the Russians to accept the as Italy and Finland, should we have already stood up." Addressing the alrmen, who
The Chinese leaders remember recently
increased Nationalisi of raucous and vociferous Baruch plan for control or to be neutralised Both confusion that at least is some suggest reasonable modifica- should agree to treat it as one that for long periods in the past raids on docks, power plants, and “China har been the dominant other installations in Shanghai power in the For East-Satellite And other points on the Com- thing to be thankful for. He tions, One, such suggestion vast-Switzerland.)-—————
states, were grouped round it.
Admiral that has again been made is
munist-held mainland, at least knows where he
The objections to
They had not all been conquered. Cooke sold: "Their morale is bet- stands, even if neither he nor
that it should be removed al- are obvious, and they have beco But most of them accepted the tar than 1 expected." He said: time. together from the domain of persuasively stated. When leadership of China because Chi- "Now is the most critian!
guarantee the neutrality of Cen: neso civilisation was by far the Your work will be recorded Jo national sovereignty.
But, said Mr. Acheson, der pretence of agreeing to neu-
tral Europe? Suppose that most impressive thing in East history for hundreds of years to atomic agreement is, not, the trally, Rangis, ached Amelee
sense.
ever,
has
J
war
is
sides
that by
It
the Eastern world. The
Strong
inducement
and that they are not useful and perhaps Japan - also—should Chinese will not accept the tale
when they are merely agreed be a neutral area, ments which do not register
come.
Japan is to supply seven and a half million bottles, to Siam tor Alling with. whisky.
The great new order...
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nearer war, because America of In one of the most remarkable | tinuing attempts were being would feel that it was threatened Japanese Communists seem ready series of statements any made to extend the area of so dangerously by world Commu- to follow Chinese guidance. American statesman has ever possible agreement with nism that it must make an fm-
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seen that agreements with He thinks, that there also a bar- Russia-may embarrass them by lore the recent uproar over
rier" has" "to" be built between exorbitant demands. Because they Russia are useful when they America and Russla, His Föld are such strong nationalists, the Taiwan left the field almost
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ment, China has only just begun. The critics know their own
If China accepts a junior partner- mind, of course, and what they would do. Senator
ship, with Russia now, it may hope to get better terms in 10 Knowland has just laid down
Germany. For China might be years, time. Neutralisation may a five-point programmé. Un-
able to offer convincing guaran- therefore not be as attractive to tees that it could keep itself the new China of Mr. Lippmann der this, there would be nu
neutral. The Chinese are great hopes Nevertheless if China recognition of the new regime
nationalists; in this respect the should show any disposition to in China. General Mac into account-and play from Communists are not very differ declare itself neutral it would be Arthur would "co-ordinate" strength Soviet policy was a ent from the Kuomintang. Though hit to the good. It would offer the all Far Eastern affairs. A mixture of ideology and im they want friendly cultural and best hope of peace and stability.
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But would China have any res
real also were not brought lato, tha (Conditions are completely peoples. At the same tims interest. In faffing in with this plan, But if Japan is to be neu- different now, however simi- the Soviet Government was convenient scheme? To answer tral, that would involve the en- lar they might have been highly realistic and could this it is necessary to try to sentire withdrawal of American how the world picture: appears forces America would then be when the Chinese Com-adopt itself to facts. So in through the eyes of the new faced with rather then sotmany munists, like the Greek Com- matching realism with real rulers of China. The loaders et culatiori of risks (as in Germany munists, were mere guerillas in Mr. Acheson's, policy is the Communist Governthencers when neutralization is proposed and not in occupation of the based on an analysis of Soviet tainly desire 10, restore China's there. Could America beure entire mainland.) The Far psychology. And realism andlent exalted position in the that, if its forces once left as
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