INDIA RELUCTANT TO JOIN PROPOSED
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1950.
UNREST EXPECTED
PACIFIC ALLIANCE IN SAIGON
JAPANESE SUICIDE RATE UP
Tokyo, April 12.
The Japanese, whose addic- tion to spectacular forms of self-destruction is world famous, are committing suicide at a higher rate today than ever before.
Economic distress, not thwarted love or an Imagined offence to the emperor, is the reason given for 74 per cent of more than 100 Tokyo suicides a month, according to the metropolitan police.
National statistics
vary, but
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Now Delhi, April '13.
Though India has agread to attend Philippine President Elipidio Quirino's forthcoming meet- ing of Asian and Pacific nations at Baguio, other delegates are likely to find her a served and standoffish guest.
ro-
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru has made it plain that India is determined to steer her own. course in world affairs and wants no en- tanglements "in matters which do not directly affect us" with any bloc-even friendly Asian neighbours.
his government wants no part of
or
Mr. Nehru sald specifically that
any "Pacile Pact" "Pacific Union" such as is expected to be discussed at Bagulo."
time, however,
At the same Mr. Nehru stressed India's wish to be friendly and co-operative with everybody, especially neigh- hours:
Negotiated
peace preferred
Saigon, Indo-China,
April 12
Violent, political and diplo-|
dollar
Disastrous U.S. in China policy
Midland, Michigan, April 12.
The former Communist, Mr. Louis Budenz, who may have an answer to the Senator Joseph McCarthy-Owen Lattimore disputo, said today that the American policy in China has been disastrous,
matic repercussions are ex-Recognition of Red China, he said, would be the pected here when the United worst mistake the United States could make. States makes its long pro- For much of the "soft" feeling worth several hundred thousand mised multi-million
toward China, he blamed there other Americans." who have taught that the Chinese The 400 "concealed Commu- loan to Indo-China.
various Police and military officials are reformers.
Communists are merely, agrarian nisis", he said, are in
Senator McCarthy, organisations that control public plan preparing for physical vio-Republican from, Wisconsin, has opinion and policy, Such per- lence and anti-American_demon- charged Mr. Lattimore, a Farsons, he said, are given exemp. strations, particularly if France is Eastern expert, with making such tions from Communist party
made the administrator of the funds.
Diplomalle sources here believe that the American money car- marked for Indo-Chinese military aid will be given to the French while either the Bao Dai govern- ment or a Vietnamese adminis- tive board will be held respon- sible for civilian old. Both the Vietnamese and French govern. have exerted pressure on Washington for control of the American loan.
statements.
membership.
Mr. Budenz, who renouneed Mr. Budenz, an alert eyed, Communism in 1948 and rejoined baiding professor, asserted that the Catholic Church, added that he could name 100 "concealed" anyone who names too many of Communists in the United States. these "front" members at once "Buy I won't do it," he declar- "gets, the reputation of being ed in a talk here on Tuesday whild." night. "I cannot afford libel
For that reason, as well as for sults" :
the possibility of libel suits, he Mr. Budenz has been sub-has avoided such charges, he in- poenaed to appear before a Senate dicated. The statement about the Subcommittee Investigating Sena- 400, he said, also appears in his tor McCarthy's charge that Mr. book "Men Without Faces,"
Pross. Lattimore Is a Soviet spy.
no
Mr. Budenz would offer comment on the dispute. But he did say that he had never met, talked with or given documents to Senator McCarthy.
ANOTHER RUSSIAN WALK-OUT
Mr. Nehru himself is not ex-
Strong arguments and even attend the meeting. pected to
Washington, April 12.
threats have been made to Foreign Ministry said only The
Rear Admiral Charles R. American officials sent hero to the "Asahi," one of Japan's lead that a representative will go if
the meeting is held,
Brown, former Chief of the investigate the best means of ing newspapers, claims that
This envoy is likely to be n
ernment. Japanese a day have taken their friendly but non-committal diplo Naval War College, advocated the Bao Dai.gov.
on Tuesday that the United
The French argue that they are own lives since the first of the mat who will be briefed not to year-a total of 1,500 suicides forut India's name on any dotted States should seek a negotiat- the only ones capable of em-
This the nation un 1 Mareb 1.
lines.
than a dictated ciently using the dollars for the rate, the is twice the wartime
Ever since an anti-Commu-ed rather
Mr. Budenz, now a professor of Budgetary matters today walked welfare of the country. They said, "Asoll" says.
nist Pacile Pact was frst sug-peace in any future war.
It is the French army that is do-economics at Fordham University out în protest against the pre- Writing on "American National ing the fighting in Indo-China in New York, told a news con-sence of the Chinese Nationalist Many Japanese blame the Gov-Hester last year, Mr. Nehru has
is the French government ference that the whole policy of member, ernment, air indirectly the Occu- been cool to it, apparently for at Strategy" In the current Issue of and pation, for the rigid enforcement least three reasons:
of a high tax rate, wage freezing, und the tight money" situation which are saiti to cause most of the "economic" suleider,
While admitting that there is scute distress in some regions of Japon, SCAP economists who are rnforcing the "austerity" pro- gretime laid down by the De- troll banker, Mr. Joseph Dodge, clan it has halted Infintion, balanced the budget, slabilised
Too upset
1. The Orient, according to Mr. Nehru, is too upset with internal conflicts to form a real defen. common front of sive strength. Ho acome to feel that domestic reforms are asurer defence against aggres- alon than pacis,
the United States Naval Institute that is spending dollars daily Proceedings, an unofficial Navy here to fight Vietminh. Several publication, Admiral Brown sald French officials have let it be thai war should be recognised, as known that if France were not the full authority for the political instrument of persua- given
won in a manner that will funds they would consider it a sion, won perimit us to realise the kind of political insult. world we seek in the peace that [ollows,"
The more cynical French say that the loan, it given directly to He said: "The proposition that the Bao Dai government, would lo war is not won until the enemy bench only the American car is completely, utterly, and hope industry. One claimed, "Within lessly defented does not obtain a month the country would be 2. He says India does not fear the suppor...The real ain of war Buicks and Chryslers.
of history, nor of full of Vietnamese driving lugle is not destruction, but how best to make the enemy change his
nind withi
cost in minimum # blood and treasure to ourselves. and with a minimum of destruc- tion of the economic and cultural assets of the world in general."
the nation's economy, and lower- Communist aggression. ed the cost of living.
3. li believes India CAN cla Unlike the traditional forms of nore for world peace by remain- vletiming a free and neutral agent thun hara kiri, in which the plunges a razor-sharp knife into by committing herself to any big his abdomen, or together with political camp.
I do not pretend that India as his sweetheart leaps into a vol- cano, polson Is commonest she is can make a vital differ- form of ending one's life in Japan ence to world affairs," he
recently. today.
the
"Nevertheless
said every-
mean
thing counts in a crisis, and we The newspaper "Yomiuri," in a want our volce and weight to be gruesome analysts entitled "The felt in certain directions for the Suicide Fad," found that of 85 ayoldunce of world conflict."
Joining a bloc would cases in January, 41' persons died by an overdose of
sleeping sucrificing some of India's freedom tablets, 10 by cyanide, she by of action and might even lead her throwing themselves in front of to war against her We not trains, five by rat poison, one by ing to Mr. Nehru. He does not hanging and eight by "unknown want his nation's voice weakened
to a "me 100."
means."
Mass cases
the
of
new
The Vietnamese are just as chagrined at the prospects of France signing all the cheques.
Puppets?
►
They said that if we are not given control of our own finances It will prove to the world that we are only nothing more than a French puppet government."
The Vietnamese are emblllered at the prospect of the French using the American loan purely
in-
Gagged by slogans Pointing out that the Allies were "gagged by our own slogans" of unconditional surrender against Germany in the last war, he sold "No demand for unconditions
in their own interests. turrender should be mode"
He warned against the unlimit "The French have deliberately ed use of atomic
and un mombs
delayed rehabilitating their the possible dustries in the North," complain- preparedness for the pos
night
the
"05 necessity to
ed one Vietnamese officia),
using ultimate end. Ile, said the em- they plan on
American ployment of weapons of mass de-
money while they invest their In any case, Mr. Nehru has struction on other than militarily own franes in less risky ventures sald, India could contribute little effective material support to any outside effective targets becomes a matter in France."
A high ranking Vietnamese est concern. Mass cases of murder and sul-cause, however worthy, because
decision to engage in Army officer brought forward an- cide are reported in preas she is still preoccupied with ur- genocide.
would hardly be in other point. "We should be given almost weekly. A Tokyo cabinet gent problems at home. maker, out of a job, and unable: Mr. Nehru proposes that Asian consonance with our aims to the right to spend the loan our- in achieve peace through negotiation selves. It will be a terrible blow to pay £225 assessed income tax, countries should co-operate
lust resort, when al! to Vietnamese morale if we
the Vic wife and three every way strangles his
possible, consulting Only us
have been ad- arc regarded as so immature that chlidren, then dies by poison...each-other-as-problems arise, but other measures
"judged ̄ ̄failure, should-we-com- -we-are incapable-of-handling the Α widow, who inherited a fall-without making in regrets mit ourselves to final and unlimit- money. Yet in all honesty tary
now afraid that any
military ing factory from her husband, mitments they might regret. sends her four children to the an example he has often cited the ed war."
He said it is a "fact that we equipment bought for the Viet- movics and then takes poison with meeting of 19 Asian nations he her elderly parents,
called here in 1949 to protest have no quarrel with the people namese Army could very easily find its way into the rebel hands." against Dutch actions in Indo-o the Communist form of life. -United Press.
with
that is what they wish...If war comes, we must convince the enemy people that they are no!
their leaders
may fighting what their tell them is a reactionary ist attack intended to take away but that, instead, the war is for the liberation of all outside pea. ples from the oppression of the enemy's own Government."
Together with these cases of nesie. understandable tragedy are sul- eldes unexplicable to the West- ern mind. A Japanese goes into Tokyo bar to drown his trou- bles and in the
Nehru's. reply
As
To erities who consider his the neutral course of
policy unrealistic
or
capital-
evening decides to end it all. The short sighted, Mr. Nehru has rose to power on a similar policy of no entangling alliances.
"That is the natural policy for a country newly freed and newly Independent," he said.
bar girl, who never saw him be- pointed out that the United States their lands and enslave them--
of
fore in her life, joins him in a cyanide cocktail "out pathy."United Press.
sym-
CHILE PRESIDENT. VISITING U.S.
While maintaining that Com- munism poses no immediate throat to India, Mr. Nehru has denied strongly that he is pro-Commu-
United Press.
BORDEAUX RIOT
Red attempts fizzle out
Naples, April 12. Communist attempts to stir up demonstrations and stop the landing of American arms to Italy fizzled out on Wednes- day.
An eight-hour strike-called in Naples had no noticeable effect.
Üne Bordeaux, April 12.
group
of workers did, Santiago, April 12. nist. He has used harsh mca- Communist-led dockers, routed however, stop for several hours President Gutrici Gonzales sures against the small Indian by the pelice from an anti-war at the spaghetti factories in Videla left today for a 21-day Communist Party, and warned meeting here today, retreated and the Communist stronghold suburb State visit to the. United States. that foreign invasion from any- lured the police past the Com- of Torre. Ennunzlata. He is travelling in the Indepen- where would not be tolerated munist Party Headquarters, The most serious incident took! dence, the personal plane of "anywhere on this subcontinent," where they were bombarded by place at the Navy, Yard of Cas- President Harry Truman, who India has announced plans to tiles thrown from the roof. tellamare, ca the gulf South of extended the invitation for the sign a treaty with adjoining Nepal About 400 dockers fought an Naples, where several people
number that calls for mutual defence in equu! visit.
of Republican were Injured in a scuffie botween Accompanying the President is case either country is invaded. Guards and there were injuries Communist and non-Commumist
vides as the pilahad workers. his wife, the Foreign Minister. But Mr. Nehru said this did not on both
his Horacio
The arms have been serit 'safely "non-entangle buttle raged through the main Walker, and his wife, contradict
to the arsenals, and Premier de Campos Mendez, Deputy of the ment policy because the interests streets of Bordeaux.
The dockers' meeling Chilean Parliament, and his wife of India and Nepal are identical.
was Gasperi has sent his personal specifically He added he did not think in- called and military aides. Mrs, Mendez
to protest thanks to the workers and people their In a daughter of the President-vasion was either easily possible against the shipment of arms "of patriotle Naples"-" for
Indo-Chinn-Reuter. or likely-United Press.
supportAssociated Press. * Associated Press.
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