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SINO-SOVIET TREATY REPLICA OF OTHER SATELLITE ALLIANCES
Washington, February 15.
The Socratary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, today called the Sino-Soviet
its Europoon satellites. treaty an oxact copy of Russia's pacts with He said at his weekly Press conference the world does not know the full story of the 30-year alliance signed on Tuesday.
Nationalist charge on agreement
Mr. Acheson said it is perfectly clear that the Chinese and Soviet leaders did not spend nine weeks in Moscow merely drafting the publish- ed version of the treaty. He said it is just a boilerplate copy of other Russian pacts.
In other references to the For East, Mr. Acheson told the Press:
Mr. Acheson predicted that more would not like to attribute any results of the Sino-Soviet nego-such importance to his specch... tations would come out from time to time. I said the full story probably never will be sued in printed form, but rather will de- velop from the conduct of the Soviet Union over months and years.
Lake Success, February 15 Nationalist Cuino's India spokesman in the United Nations
He said the most important as- charged today that the Chinese pects of all Sovie! treaties are Communists have sold Manchuria carried in steret protocols. In and Sinklang to Russia through
this case, he said, the Russians secret agreements n the Mowow-hati merely substituted the words Peking treaty which provide to "Japanese aggression for the the establishment of joint Sin words "German aggression" used Soviet companies in those kor
in the treaties with the European provinces
satellites.
Dr Ting-fa Triang, chief of the Nationalist delegation 10 1 United Nations, said that secret agreements in the treaty between the Russiane apel the Cibran Communiats provide for Use gd- ting up of juint Soviet-Chingo companies "un w 50-5h basis" in Sinklang and Manchuria,
Mr. Acheson said the important thing about treaties with the So- viet Union is the fact that in no single case has such treaty ever been a happy augury for the other nation Involved.
Eager for treaty
Dr Talong suid the Communist
He noted the treaty said that leader, Mao Tse-tung, virtually both Russia and Communist China bas sold these great key areas of
are eager for a Japanese peace China to Moscow. "In published treaty. He said this eagerness versions of the treats constide has not been demonstrated pre- by Mno and tris Foreign Minisviously by the Soviet Union, that, in fact, sa 'tor there has been no ter, Chon En-lio, after pentræet st conversations with the Kremlin,greement even on the procedure there is no mention of any devo for discussions on the Japanese
lopment programme for the great Northern mens of Sinktang unl Manchuria."
These were two of the provin
by the ces mentioned recently Secretary of State. Mr. Dean Acheson, wito charged that Ru- sla planned to take them over to. gether with laner Bird Butter Mongolin.
Dr Tiang sald, The agree ment on economie auf calls for
a credit of $300,000.000 10 spent in five years. The average annual credit of $60,000,000 ་་ nat enough to take care of rehs. bilitation and mainteunnco.
True nature
"The economic agreement does development. not provide for That is provided for in secret agreements covering Manchuria and Sinklang. In these secret
Soyler loint agreementa,
a 50.50 Chinese companies on basis with be formed. The world will learn the true ture of the agreements bel. tween Marahal Stalin and Mas when they see these Joint compar.ies appear.on..the..scopa, of action in Manchuria Binklang,"
treaty,
(1) Ho believes there have been no discussions with the Rus- slans about a Japanese peace treaty' since the four-power talks last year.
(2) He would not say whether the United States has suggested to Vietnam's neighbours that they recognise the Bno Dni government. (3) He declined to make any statement on the possibility of ald to Indo-China. He sold such mat- ters are only in the preliminary | stages."
(4) He reiterated the State Department's view that any pact in the Pacific area should be the spontaneous development by the Astatic nations. He said, if the Asiatic nations wish to get to- gether on military, economic or cultural agreements of their own will, the United States would be sympathele to their wish.
Such suggestions have been put forward from time to time. Ite said the Philippines President, Mr. Elpidio Quirino, had discussed a partial agreement, and the U.S. reply to all such questions has
Mr.
always been the same Acheson gave the Press on Wed nesday, He did not cluborate on the Quirino discussions, - United Press.
Mr. Acheson sald he is sur prised at the meagerness of the economic aid which Russia is to Chins provide to
under the He sald China, which treaty, reportedly le on the verge of { //\ famine and faced with huge re- construction problems, will not far on that sum. He said, Soviet economic
get
In any case.
agreements have been just start. Ing points of trouble for the other nations which have signed them.
Mr. Acheson was asked if he saw any particular significance in the treaty provision calling for Rus- sta to relinquish her control over the Manchurian ports and rall- ways in 1952.
He said that the selection of had the happy result for 1952 Russia of putting off the promised Soviet action. He added
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1930.
Endorsement by Liberals
London, February 15.
The Liberal Parliamentary lender, Mr. Clement Davies, Isewed an ciolal statement warmly endorsing the pro posal made by Mr. Winston Churchill, leader of the Con mervative Party, that a new and supreme effort should be made at the highest level to bridge the gulf between the Western world and Rue.
He said that it was fair to Point
out that the suggestion was not new. In December, 1947, Mr. Davies sald, he had signed a document urging-one- ikat attempt
at the highest possible level to secure 8o. viet participation in a scheme for the control of atomic energy.Reuter.
Attlee on Big-Three meeting
London, February 15, The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, said on Wednes day: "I do not rule out the sug- gestion made by Mr. Churchill to hold another Big-Three meeting to seek a truce on atomic arma- meats and the cold war.”
Mr. Attlee said that he and Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin would
discuss Mr. Churchill's proposal for a new approach to Mr. Stalin to end the world atomic arms race.
Mr. Attlee sprang the surpriso statement regarding the post- bility of anw meeting with Stalin during the last stage of his election tour in Lincoln.
Be
Baid: "Whether there would be any use in making an- other approtich, is a matter for conversation. I do not rule out the suggestion which has been made by Mr. Churchill, but at the present manent it rents with the United Nations."
lle said the atom bomb is "a very difficult subject, and I can-
"Now you see not muka any further pronounce-
it, now you don't" game
on it until I have talked the matter over with the Foreign. Secretary."
Mr. Attlee anphanised that the atomic issue was in the hands of the United Nations, saying: "I took action as soon as becamo Prime Minister on this topic. Berlin, February. 15. went Berase and saw the Amer]- Russin tightened 'the baby cans and Canadians on it. There- blockade of Berlin today by Imposing
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restrictions new canal trafic and halting American Army passenge, train for more than two hours.
They also clamped down again that on truck traffic, limiting vehicle: much may happen in the interim at the Heimstedt checkpoint to to prolong this period. He sug-between five and nine per hour. rested that Soviet influence 123 Manchuria would be greatly soll- died in the next two years:
Crop failure
ro-
*
The new restrictions
on
after we have been unceasingly endeavouring to bring the whole thing under the control of the United Nations."-United Press.
Common alphabet for E. Africa?
A spokesman for the United States High Commission said that the Russians held a Frankfurt-.
Geneva, February 15. Berlin train at Marienborn, on
M. Flerre Ryckmans, the Bel- the British-Soviet zone border glan delegate to the Trusteeship because
they objected to the Council, today suggested that the _Me_Acheson_sald the State ca
authorities presence of Iwo-Swiss-members, British and Belgian Department has received and
for East African trust territories of the International Red Cross as facing ports that Chine is
should work out a common alpha- serious crop failure. He said if passengers,
the bat for the peoples under their thie is true, it becomes import Soviet-controlled canal locks inuministrations, ant that there should not be any
Western sectors of Berlin the peoples concerned are Voss
He said: O
The languages of food shipments from China. And if grain a being exported were disclosed by British trans-
similar phonetically but differ from Manchuria to Russia, as
port oMeinis-United Fress
widely when written." has been reported, then the Boviet economic ald programme provides merely for the-return of a small amount of what is going out of China.
Dr Tsiang said the agreement to return Dairen and Manchurian railways, to China "has on ap)- perance of concession to
China
but Stalln has done this in per- fect conidence that the Chinese Communists will be subservient to his dictatorship. One can be sure that the railways and the ports of Manchuria will ho administered by Chinese Communists who will obey his command....
In response to a question, Mr. Acheson safd the United States is not considering the provision of old through the Red Cross or any other agency to any potential Chinese famine areas.
the
STATE TRADING
IN CHINA
San Francisco, February 14, Peking radio reported today. "The agreements published in
that 12 Stato trading corporations morning papers add nothing new
established for import will be to world politics. They confirm
and export and the distribution the satellite nature of the Ca.
of important commodities and nese Communist regime. Maó has Mr. Acheson was reminded of raw materials. agreed to go the whole length
will control a recent speech in which he had The corporations with Stalin In the promotion of charged that Russia was detach-
China's principal exports: cou!, Communism and Soviet
and oils, tea peace, ing Manchuria from China, and bristlos, vegetable
fool, Last summer, Mao declare that was asked if he thought that it mineral ore, as well as
miscel- in the world polilles there
cotton, petroleum, was had had any effect on the Sino- salt,
faneous imports. The companies
have brunchies will
in province-United Press.
no third way. He has chosen the Russian agreement, The Secre- way of Moscow."—United Press. tary of State amited and sold he
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A common alphabet would be of inestimable value, and beneft to the African peoples. UNESCO could also be asked to balp..
31. Roger Garreau, President of the Trusteeship Council, said that the Belgian suggestion would be duly noted.-Reuter.
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London, February 15,
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London, February 15.
The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bavin, in a Party political broadcast tonight, said that there had been great changes in the Middle and Far East, changes affecting India, Ceylon, Pakistan and the creation of a new State in Indonesia.
The problem of the whole of South East Asia had
received constant attention, he said, "Our objective has always boon to have the fullost co-operation between the East and West. Wo are all inter-dependent, one upon another. "The Commonwealth and coun- mind you that many of these tries of Europe, tho Westera territories have been neglected in hemisphere and Aslu must stand the past. Litile was done, parti- together, if they're to survive. cularly in the field of colonial fccl that this solidarity will development." ultimately be achieved, Mr. Bevin states.
If Russia, he went on, showed the slightest change of altitude, Britain would be ready to enter into discusions with the object of aboliating the possibility
war.
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Guttersnipe politics.
Bir Stafford Crippe, speaking to ane audienca in Edinburgh accused Mr. Churchill of gut. teranips politics.
Sir Stafford also accused Mr. Churchill of blustering and irres- ponsible vulgarity, which ho ap- Chur-parently mistakes for
reasoned
ference to Mr. Winston
Mr. Bevin made no direct re- chill's call for a Big Three meet-argument. Ing, but he said that the problem of international control at atomic energy could not be solved by stunt proposals.
"We must continue to work for agreement through the Atomie Energy Committee of the Uniter Nations," he added.
Mr. Bevin mold that if it were re-elected
Labour the
Party would continue the foreign policy of the past five years.
Security and trade
We shall continue to buttd) up security wherever we can expand trade, give ataletange where possible. and it Russir shows the slightest change of attitude and Indicatea her. rondiners
Bettia to
these and relationships
give the world completo pesce, then we shali be ready to enter inte discussions with
the object of abolishing the possibility af war and enabling all nations to co-operate with each other."
There were signs that Mr. Bevin had re-drafted his broad- cant after the challenge of Mr. Churchill's speech yesterday.
Sir Stafford said that the Con- servative leader's speech, made at Edinburgh last night, struck hin As "slightly pathetic-lit then the old man has never had the slightest apprrelation of peace- time economics."
He added that Mr. Churchill had got the shock of his life in 1945 when he was turned out of
office. That is why he has spoken such bitter nonsense about his country, knowing that it will be heard all over the world.
Churchill favourite
Mr. Churchill, meanwhile, be came a slight favourite in the betting to be the next Prime Minister of Britain.
even
The Labour Party paradoxical- ly continued to be a firm choice at
to defeat his money
General Conservatives in the Electio on February 23.
The odds on Labour lengthen. ed a shude, however, and there were signs of a last-minute flood of bets on the Conservatives.
Churchill was 6-10-4 in the
Prime Minister Sweepstakes last week. Yesterday afternoon Dou- las Stuart, one of the commis
The Labour Party Press depart. ment had arranged to issue ad-sioners in London, shortened the vance copies to newspapers twe hours before the speech but at the last moment postponed the distribution until just before hi spoke.
cids to 11 to 8. Prime Minister Clement Attlee, who was 11 to 8, lengthened at the same time to 6 to. 4
Virtually all the betting on the In a deliberate tone te For- next Prime Minister now centres olgn. Secretary spoke to the Bri; on Churchili, Attlee, Anthony tish electors in their homes Edea. Deputy leader of the Con-
servative Party, Referring to Labour co-opera-
Herbert Morri- tion with the Commonwealdi, be son, Attlee's Deputy Prime Minis- declared,
"Statements are made ter, and
the Aneurin Bevan, that there need be no dollar pro- | Minister of Health.. blem, that we should buy every- Eden Morrison and Bevan thing from the territories asso- were all quoted at 5 to 1.—Reu- clated with us. But I would re-ter und Associated Press.
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