THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1950.
COMMONS DEBATES FAR EAST Eastern German
Britain to vote for Peking?
Lake Buccess, May 24.
Mr. Ernest Bevin's speech on China In the House of Conimono today Indicates that Britain and`Norway, will vote to expel Nationalist China
Security from the
Council whenever another ballot in taken on that issue, according to a European UN.delegato who asked that his nama should not be published.
The delegate and no idea when the vote will come.
Even with British and Nar- wegian support, such a motion would be
be two voles short of the
necessary arvon. France and Egypt hold crucial votes. The Ú.8. Cuba and Ccuador are not expected to vote for expelling the Nationalists but 1 accept the decision of the majority. The USSR, Yugo Bavia and India have already voted for the removal of Na- tionalist China. Associated
Preas.
CALL BY LABOUR MEMBER
London. May 24.
Foreign Secretary on recognition of Peking
BRITAIN'S TASK IN FAR EAST
London, May 24.
The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, dofonding his Government's ro- cognition of Communist China in Parliament today, pressed his view that Mao Tse-tung's Government should be admitted to the United Nations Organisation,
"We do not want to ostracise anyone on political grounds," Mr. Bevin as- serted during a House of Commons debate on South East Asia and the Far East.
He was replying to a charge by Mr. Anthony Eden, a former Foreign Secretary who is now deputy leader of the Opposition, that British poli- cy in recognising Communist China was out of stop with the Com- monwealth nations and the United States.
Mr. Eden suggested that would have been wiser to de- Jay recognition until there was a united frant on the issue.
The Foreign Secretary sald "I Britain, like the United States, had walked out of China I really think we should have thrown the Far East away forever.
"I think it was right at the time not to leave the Russians to assume that they were the only people who wished to do any- thing at all for China", Mr. Bevin alter,
But Mr. Hevin put the blame. squarely on Russia for the United Nations deadlock on China,
"Amerfen, with all her feeling for China, has made a very falr
Mr. Woodrow Wyatt, Labour | offer," Mr. Bevinal!. Member of Parliament, tonight urged the calling of a confer- ence between Britain, India, Pukistan and the United States to decide what was to be done about Indo-China, where, hej said, the French are fighting a losing battle.
America had agreed not to vote, but not to veta too. If seven ther Security Council members America had agreed to accept the voted to attrit Communist China, decision.
He was speaking in the debate on South East Asia and the For East which had been opensect earlier Mr. “Anthony Eden for
Opposition.
Mr. Wyatt, who recently re- turns from Malaya, then cum- mento in the trition in that
claiming
that Britain was countyg,
Main object
"We have tried quite frankly to see if we could get a seven- member
vote on this matter." Mr. Bevins added.
ERNEST BEVIN
in China is the cause of the re- erulescener of the guerillas." he said.
army a problem for the West
London, May 24, Many British newspapers today gave front-page prominenco to the Western Governments* protest to Moscow against the building up of an army in Eastern Germany, "The Times" said in an editorial, "In protesting to Moscow against the existence of strongly armed police units in Eastern Germany the Western Governments have really put a ques- tion to themselves.
"What is their own policy to be in face of this dangerous breach of the numerous four- Power agreements on the dis- armament of Germany?"
The paper said, "Perhaps as on interim measure the Western Powers could agree to let West- ern Germany have its own fe- deral police with small arms, but thir development woukl affect the two main alternatives: not an armed force for Germany continued garrisoning,'
or
Dismissing the first alternative
Germany-as
serious milltary threat to any one but a disarmad Western zona of Derlin, supposing Allied occupation forces werd withdrawn.
"But the fact that Russia has co rapidly raised an armed force of 50,000 in her zone and found German ex-oflcers who previ- ously served the Nazis willing to command and train the troops that we have only seen the be under Soviet supervision suggests
inning.
The diplomatic corespondent of the Communist "Dally not Worker saw in the British note
to Russia "a propaganda by the British, French and Ame- drive
rican
Governments to prepare their peoples for the formation of an undisguised West Germab army."Reuter,
"In Colombo when the Spender Plan-for help to South East Asia was evolved, we took care to make provision for all those countries to be associated with It,arms for whether in the Commonwealth or practient politics at present, "The not,
Times" said that the Allies are The British Government had left to carry out their often, ex- desired rather more Independence pressed determination for the Bno Dai Government but forces Germany as long 45 he understood the French had the they are necessary. situation.constantly under re- The "Daily Telegraph wrote. view, Mr. Bevin said. The handi- "What has so far been done in cap was the elvif war in Indo-East Germany is to experiment 'China.
upon the same para-military
to
keep
Mr. Bevin then referred to the lines that Hitler pursued with American, British and French the double object of adding protest to Russia over the arming fresh weight to the heavy arin of the police in the Eastern zone of Germany
of the Police State upon its sub- Jeets and of explotting the long
"I think the development there established German tendency to is significant", he said.
ree the solution of internal dis...
"It may be no challenge direct-contents in the possible use ab- ly to us as a State, but it may be road of a well-trained army."
un attempt to use these forces in
a very brutal civil war. We have
to look at that extremely careful-
Nasty thing
A glance at the map of the world would show that there was a big civil war in Indo-China, he sald,
Only beginning
The paper added, "AI the present stage, it would be dif. floult to maintain that the alert
themselves quads are in
-
Atlantic groups might be kept in equilibrium,
EMPIRE BARRIER TO REDS
Liverpool, May 24. The Attorney-General, Sir Hartley Shawcross, said today that the Commonwealth nations are the main barrier to exten- sion of the Communist ideology spreading through Asia.
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The Commonwealth nations could defeat Communism not by force of arms but by presenting the example of a better world's Mr. Bevin concluded, "In South and social progress and freedom. rising material standards, political East Asia a new area is being created. It can only be created
Speaking to the Royal Empire within close association with the West. Society here, he said:
"I believe that It will be the biggest area for
may
look caplint development because the forward to a phase of develop- Common- standard of living of so many has ment in which the to be raised.
wealth, bringing the West and "It will not be an area in which East in mutual understanding any of us will go in for exploita- and respect, can play a major tion. It is, rather, a great co-part in promoting those economic political conditions which operative effort to try to make up and some of the leeway in reducing make for stability and the avold- the difference in living standards |ance of war,' between the East and West." Router.
"Our main object was to see China Inside the United Nations
"A new technique has been "A big one in Europe might be because we believe that as worked out there which, be- very nasty thing for the rest of clation for those countries leve, would have been introduc- the world.
"Hence the other countries are which are emerging is a gooded in any event whether the Chi- thing."
nese Communists had been suc-watchlug what is developing
very great interest." Mr. Revin continued, "Although cessful or not."
A prompt response bad been Mr. Bevin said that the solution in a fair way to losing Malaya it may be an unpleasant decision 1 the Comninonwealth Because to have to recognise the Commute to requests that a new type of the world of the future would she had lamentably failed to ad- Tourists, i have searched my con- of wireless set should be sent out be by conferences.
"TL is going to be by regular just her Jamúnistiption to posi-science as to the alternative and to the Forces in Malaya.
and closer meetings. The more you meet the more you under- stand. You discuss a problem and it is the solution of the problem that grips you."
war needs.
He suggested patting Malays Immediately mudder the Common wealth Relations Office or prassi bly a special department of the Foreign Office.
Lord John Hope (Conservative)
during the debate that
said
was
have come to the conclusion that the advice I gave to the Cabinet was Fight and in a few years to come i think it will turn out to be right."
Mr. Bevin thought that it was very important to be "inside" in it China. While there was criticism no se pretending that Bri- in the United States about the tain could hold Malaya if Indo-British decision, Britain was, at take over China went, Singapore, are the same time, asked Burma would go and, he believ-American responsibilities.
"Supposing we had said 'No: ed, Sam, Indonesia and the You are going. We are going out Philippines as well.
too. I really think that we should "Then what of India, oulfank-have thrown the Far East away
and with her food supplies forever."
should be held.
live) suggested-that-Britain and
The Malays had not adopted Communism and there was no sign of any great development of it in Malaya.
"Perhaps the greatest evidence of the Malay people's resistance to Communism was the fact that they have rallied so enthusias- Lically to the Malay Regiment and the police.
"This, I think, is the best test one can apply", he said.
Profer British
In a reference to Japan, Mr. Bevin said that the conclusion of a peace treaty was a dificult question. The United States was the prime factor. One could not move without them.
Britain's task
In a reference to Burma, Mr. The local inhabitants who had Bevin said, "If everybody friend- been called upon to defend their ly to Burma will encourage, the country against the guerillas had Karens to settle their differences, shown that they preferred the law and order can be settled at å
early dele. They had accepted
tem.
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Sir Hartley said Britain's ob- ject to dealing with her Colonies was to guide those territories to responsible self-government with- in the Commonwealth.
ment.
of
moment, nor do we for a moment
else,
R.A. Butler, winding up
"In Malaya now we are having the Opposition, declared that Mr.to oppose force by force to sup- Devin had said absolutely nothing press the lawless activities today, The Government should bandits whose triumph would be have quite realised the conse-the end of any hope of freedom quences of recognising Commu- or of democratic self-governs- ed and
nist Chinese beforehand. cut off?" he asked.
"The Government did HK planos
not "But neither in Malaya пог Indo-China had got to be held
Mr. Bevin said that Mr. Win. British with their political sys- veto must not from outside ac-
ahead think these things out and he was glad the United States
and they are now balst with elsewhere do we imagine for a at least was determined that it ston Churchill, leader of the Op undertaking Britain gave that the centuate the differences between position, had pressed him to re Malay people should proceed step these races or this civil war will
The Minister of State, Kenneth desire, that arms should suppress
the natural
the Mr. Mott Radcliffe (Conserva-cognise Communist China when by step to self-government.
aspirations of continue."
Younger, complained that few
Colonial he spoke in the House of Co"But we cannot force that self- On-Britain's-tank-in-the-Far people realised that, many of the actively for the improvement of peoples' striving on more mons on the subject. the United States should get to-
With regard to the 71 planes in the same time, leave them in a government on a people and, at
East, Mr. Bevin said, "I believe economic problems facing South gether with India and Pakistan
that as a result of the policy East Asia would have been the their conditions and for responsi for their own Government." billy who are themselves facing the dispute at Hong Kong, it was not position unable to defend them-
been same even had there we are following, we are build-
In the. Enst or threat of Communism, to work
or anywhere ing up. very great friendships", cold war. out a co-ordinated scheme of pro-ter for the courts and the Gov-we shall proceed once again to the term Far East. It was, he Sydney
the he declared, Communism must be In He reported Included South East Asia in
briefly on conference recommen-
countered not by force but by paganda on the air-Reuler.
ernment would abide by the de-extend--as we are now doing-in (said, really all one great non in dation that a six-year economic progress, by development, by the afd programme for under-deve-steady improvement of living The Government, he said, had every possible way the social, which Britain had very vital in-
loped areas of South East Asin conditions, the steady devolution no intention of submitting to lit-political and cultural develop- terests indeed.
ment of Malaya."
The friendship towards, us in wealth and added, "The attitude Press.
be prepared by the Common-of responsibility. Associated things coming out of China On Indo-China, Mr. Bevin said that territory is better than li has of the United States is that it is that were irritating and annoying that the British Government had ever been," he declared.
Mr. Bevin saki That British in-tried in a friendly way to per- "We have to give occu-
for those concerned with the New York, May 24. terests had been hard hit by the sunde the French and the Dutch pation of a good many countries, area first to see exactly what the The Duke of Windsor, whoailst forces in Taiwan.
blockade of the Chinese Nation-
to recognise in South East Asia but memories and dimculties have needs are and to do what they sailed with the Duchess in the United States and Britain were economic development.
the emergence of nationalism and disappeared as in a night and this an If that is done and if the
country's standing is very high the work has been truly accom
United States is convinced that Queen Mary today for Paris, agreed on the need for co-opera- "We have taken the view that indeed” will visit England.
tion in trying to stabilise the it would be better for all of us
plished, they may be prepared He said that there
A now arca Was no position in China today.
to proceed along the lines that we
to associate themselves with the Mr. Bevin reminded the House task of supplying."
WINDSOR TO VISIT ENGLAND
a matter for a British Foreign selves. Secretary to settle. It was a mat-
cision of the courts.
tie
But the
"As soon as this thing is over
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SHINWELL TURNS DOWN AMNESTY
London, May 24. The Minister of Defence, Mr. Emmanuel Shwell, today re- truth whatsoever in a report that "I cannot believe, however, did in India, Pakistan and Burma,
Jected a demand in the House of he la returning because of Ai- that all Chinese have become so that the basis upon which na- that they had to take into account
Mr. Younger also said, "We Commons for an amnesty for leged Royal Family dispicastire Communists overnight such as tionalism emerges will be of such in dealing with South East Asia have made it quite clear to all deserters from the Forces. with his articles about his early is suggested," he said.
a character that there will not be the opinion of India, Pakistan concerned, I think, that the An amnesty, he said, would life. While in Europe, he will start work on a book which he
diversity of systems but the peo- and Ceylon as well as the United Japanese peace treaty should be be unfair to those who had sur
achieved as soon as it can be rendered and had been punished ple could be brought together in States and other countries.
Congratulating Australia on the achieved."-Reuter and United and to those who served loyally. "virile" work done at Sydney, (Press.
-Reuter. Mr. Bevin said that Britain had "There has to be in South benefitted from having Canada as East Asla a great co-ordination | a bridge to the United States and of effort by the people them- he was very anxious that Austra- solves and particularly by the Ha should play a similar part in Government.
the Pacife so that the Pacific and
described as an expansion of his magazine articles.
Now technique in Malaya Turning to Malaya, Mr. Bevin said he thought that the British
co-operation.
The Duchess 'described
Co-ordination of offort her Government had given full sup- clothes to reporters as a grey port to supplying the equipment herringbone tweed sult and the Forces needed to fight the close-fitting brimless brown guerillas.
velvet hat.
"I am not at all sure that the
"No one ever asks about my success of the Communist armies
clothes." commented the Duke.
He added that the brown tweed
sult he was wearitfg was 20 years old.
The Duke and Duchess will remain abroad until about Christmas time and win then 10- turn to the U.S.-Associated Press,
DYAKS TO HELP IN, MALAYA
London, May 24. John Dugdale, Minister of State for the Colonies, told Parliament today, that Dyak headhunters from
North Borneo aro" being sent to Malaya to fight Communist ter- rorists. Air.
Dugdale was answering questions whether he could fur-
ther improve the effectiveness of
the campaign against the
ter-
rorists by temporarily enlisting
jungle.
Borneo.
Mr.
triktsmen from
Dugdale said: "We
North
.
can
alauthorities
rest assured that the
In Malaya have constantly under consideration how the assistance of these and other tribesmen can best be utilised. The number of Dysk attached to the "armed forces in - Malayn-la-being-in- -cressed.”—“United: Press,
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