THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 3, 1950.
AMERICA FORCED WORLD WAR Cabinet meets today:
TO
REVIEW POLICY
FAR EAST IN THE FAR EAST
Washington,, July 1.
t
The fact that the Communists were willing to launch a military drive to take South Korea has forced a far-reaching review of American poli- cies towards the Far East.
Administration officials trying to determine why the fighting has gone so badly against the Southerners this week said today that they do not intend to leave a similar point of weakness open to a Communist as sault anywhere else if it can be avoided, Inquiry 'among responsiblo authorities disclosed that the Communist in- vasion at down last Sunday" virtually destroyad the basis of much of United States policy in Asia and the West Pacific.
CALL FOR JOINT WAR EFFORT
Washington, July 1.
Ideas
mere
valid
severn
Canadian
UNLIKELY TOGLIATTI
Rome, July 1. Signor Palmiro Togliatti, Italian Communist leader, to-" day told Italian Communista that the Korean fighting was not likely, to lead to a third world wor because Russia was the sirongart country in the world and was "led by pro- foundly humane men."
"
"In the whole world the balance of forces is in favour of the peoples of the United So- clalist Front," Signor Togliatti wrote in an article to appear to- morrow in "Unita.” Itallón Com- munist Party newspaper.
the
"The more time passes, more the balance shifts in favour of this Front, led by the Soviet the command problem Union," he said."
the
The
Ambassador, considered week ago of writing off vari-Hume Wrong, called at the State ous regions to the Communists, Department shortly after noon to of preparing militarily against disciss
that has arisen in Korca anci
"This maddens the Imperialist border incidents and
offers of rules, provokes them to every subversion, of rushing a return neans or channelling
Assistance through the United kind of adventure, every crime."
"Happily, the leaders of to something like. peacetime Nations to the fighting front. normality
these ideas are Mr. Wrong snid he discussed Soviet Union, firm in their strug- gle against Imperialism and for with Mr. being re-examined and dis- several alternations carded.
John Hickerson, assistant Secre-peace, do not lose their heads," dotary of State for United Nations envoy ไท all Affairs, but the Canadian the would not elaborate. this Meanwhile there were these To all the fight against Com-change will have is not yet ap- other developments bearing
Lending State Depart-the Korean war at the State De- muusm in Kerca and Asia. and White House officials partment: Senator Harry P. Cain, Re-ent
with have been publican, Washington, suggest-quidling the Wartington Govern- Amy take ent's action in the Korean affair cd today that the selgeted volunteers from Japan. itself that they have not come to China and the Philippines.
grips with any detailed review of other Issues.
"this is truly a joint effort to stop Communism in its tracks in North Korea, then the sooner we get some relected and trained nien from those people the better, Seantur Cain told a reporter.
become Security has minant consideration
the
American policy-making
Exactly That East. Far
parent.
in
concerned
Diplomats and military experts. however, have begun to exurging the impact of the Korean attack In other areas.
On
Ocials
that reportedl Great Britain has advised the United States Government in formally that the outbreak of the
Korean war had prompted London to abandon plans to new pressure for the seating of Communist China in the United Nations in place of Nationalist
China
2. The State Department is de termining the effect on United States.Chinese relations of Pre- sident Truman's directive that Generatissimo
Regarded as one of the most authoritative Communist прокетен outsida the Iron Curtain, Bignor Togliatti sald
con-
of that without the humanity Soviet leaders 'the fate of Western civilisation would al- ready be uncertain. "Their tranquility, their tinuous. nction for a return to collaboration between all tries, for an end to intervention in the affairs of others, for the Imperialists, is a guarantee isolation of the most aggressive peace and life for all peoples of the world," he said. Reuter
ELECTION OF
coun-
of
and
mobilisation denial
London, July 1
The Cabinet is expected tɔ review the Korean situation Britain's contribution to the joint defence of Southern Korea when it meste ngain on Monday.
The Ministry of Refence today dleopunted reports that spa- olal preparations were under way for the calling up of Bel- tish reserves, the moblilektion of which can be affected any time through the standing machinery for recalling men demo billod since the war.
Demobilisation prpara, of all man leaving the forces in the post-war years have stipulated the llability-to recull at any time on order of emergency regulations.
Only a Cabinet decision would be necessary to sat the ma ahinery
In motion again for the Immediate expansion of the presont sarving strength in the Army, Navy and Air Force. The spokesman said that Britain now has 421,200 regulars In the three armed Berylosa plus 200,000 conscripts under the National Service Bystam. The conscripts, who serve for 18 months, can be sent abroad the some as in the case of regulars. --Router and Associated Press.
NEW DELHI NOT
LINING UP WITH ANY BLOC
Now Delhi, July 1.
The Indian Government reiterated today, that there is no question of alignment with any bloc in its support of the Security Council re- solution calling on the United Nations to aid South Korea.
An official source explained that India's stand is limited to the Korean situation. Its policy
is unchanged regarding Taiwan and Indo- China.
to
An
India has withdrawn recog- will tell the United Nations that nition of the Chinese Nation-Greece will take part in the alists
Security Counell's decision and
and recogalsed established relations with the affirmative decision will be sent
Korea. support Southern Communist Govern- to Lake Success today. ment. It has not yet recognis- ed any Indo-China govern- merit on the ground that
Chiang Kai-shek SERB PATRIARCH Peking
At the moment the situations He noted that Congress alrearly
appear to be like this, has given its approval for 70
It will be Far East generally: erting a small group of aliens
several weeks at least before the for the Army.
Senator John D).
Lodge, te duration and precise result of the publican. Massnehusetts, who Korean operation is known. Until xpensured the legislation,
buy them the whole Far East can be said that only the ur- lieved it would allow the Army expected to remain in a state of
ferment. The possibility
balt attacks on the Chinese Com
of new gent military situation
to enlist Japanese, Chinese and feminist pushes in some other sidered in Mr. Truman's action
source sectors is a constant
others anxious to battle Cum- munism.
Senator Knowland sold Nationalist Government had offered several divisions of their best ruined troops now based on General Taiwan to serve under MayArthur,
uf
Belgrade, July 1.
Serbian
The bells of the
In Luxembourg, the Fofeign Malater, Joseph Bech, announced that Luxembourg approved of the United States action in Korea,
slon under the United Nations
was con- Oxthodox Church chimed out neither contending regime has and promised to fulfill Its oblign= |
today for the election of Viken-yet proved it has the people's tije Prodanov as 'Patriarch of the Church and spiritual guide for 9,000,000 of his faith.
Tai-
of and his parallel decision to place
the Seventh Fleet between and the Chinn mainland.
No discussion with
Russia
In the Senate, meanwhile. Sen-:concern. ator William F. Knowinnt, Re-
Japanese peace treaty: With the publican, Califorms, said any de- return of Mr. John Foster Dulles,
In a solemn centuries-old cere- cision on the use of Chinese Na-Republican adviser to the State
grey- tionalist divisions in the Korean Department, from Tokyo, this is a
mony, the 59-year-old bearded son of a taller was cho- war should be left to General subjret of intense interest In the
3. Officials sald the Unitedsen in secret ballot by high of- MacArthur.
Government. The security F
States at this time does not in-fleials of the Church to succeed Communist Asia Japan ngains!
tend to enter another diplomatic) the late Patriarch, Gavrilo Disic, has beenme uppermost. The p-discussion with Russin on the who died on May 7.
American occupation Korean war. sence
It ended stalemate which be- is regarded as troops in Jupan
to the tan on June 20 over the choice Replying on Thursday essential to Japan and the United American note, Moscow charged of a now Patriarch and which States.
that South Korea attacked North ended in postponement the Korea and that the United Nations election for lack of a quorum- intervention is illegal. These unofficially reported as a result of disagreement between Church charges are regarded as untrue.
4. State Department officials and State on the choice of leader. first ballot today with a total of the 33 votes against 25 for the second
Senator Knowland called atten- tion to an editorial in today's "Washington Post" which he sudd ""indicates that we should turn
down such
offer."
The "Post" said: "If such
tained by the United States, the
astrous"
More vigorous line of action Talwan: A week ago the United
CONSCRIPTION
in
that In-
0:
Prodanov was elected on
The ballots were than burned. After the votes were counted, the new Patriarch donned richly am- broidered ceremonial green robes and the crown of his rank and conducted 21 Mass of "thanks- giving.
The formal Induction ceremony will take place tomorrow.-As- sociated Press.
SHANGHAI JEWS
Talon the basis of President fatty denied another charge by offer were for a moment enter-ary Truman's polley declaration Moscow that Nationalist China Consequences might well be dis-jor last January, would not have had entered into a secret military choice for Metropolitan Arsenije
a hand to prevent the tall part which calls for an invasion of Montenegro. ufted a
Com-of Communist China. The con The editorial ulled: "It would of Taiwan to the Chinese
when the tention was made in the Russian most certainly lost to à Chinese mu
Immunists. On Tuesday,
the Seventh "Literary
Gazette", Associated Communist invasion of Korea in President ordered
Fleet to patrat between Talwan Press and United Press, support of the North Koreans."
Senator Knowland told the and the mainland, he matte Senate: "With the exception of clear he does not intend to "per- the our own forces in Japan, they mit Communist acquisition of the
IN AUSTRALIA (the Chinese forces on Taiwan) island under any circumstances, are the only substantial body of Communist China: There had
Sydney, July 1. troops-that-can-reach-Korea hern come evidence recently_Bat
"The Sydney countries
"MIC newspaper In the next few critical days.
if the British and other The decision on the need of insisted
voting Communist Sunday Sun" today reported
Nations, despatch from Canberra accepting the offer of troops from China into the
United the Republic of China should be the United States might eventual- the Australian Cabinet had
army commands Jeft to the decision of our com- v
recognise the Communists.structed mander in the Far East.'
American reaction in the Korean speed plans for compulsory mill- In Aus- they training schemes Senator Knowland takd
further crisis seems to put this
tralia. "Post" was "apparently
speak-out of the question than it hus: The Korean attack meant a ing for a faction in the State Department who are
big shake-up in defence plans as incre in-
Some diplomats in Washing its success would constitute terested in carrying on their
ten hen wondering in fact wherave danger to Australia." the personal feud_with_the govern-
to her paper sald. ment of the Republie of
ther Britain will stick China
"It has also been decided that noliev of recognition if the con than they are in fncing up to the
and be ignored by the defences in Papua Elnurs to realities of the menace of this
Guinen, now practlenlly Chinese Communiste. new outcropping of overt Com- munist aggression in
up in existent, must be Indo-China: The speed Koren." Associated Press,
American military aid to Indo-Reuter. Chinn and the decision to assim a military mission to Indo-China demonstrates a more vigorous line of action than the U.S. has
the
RAF TO BE SENT
ever
hcca.
ever
TO KOREA WAR before displayed in dealing with
units
Laos
support.
Charter-Associated Press, Reu-
"India's alignment is with thoseier and United Press. gations opposing aggression," the Government spokesman sald,
"So far this applies only in the case of Korea. Otherwise India maintains noutral policy".
The spokesman could not dis- close the nature of India's reply to the United Nations Secretary- General, Trygve Lie's communi- cation asking what aid india, among the other United Nations members, was prepared to give South Korea. Drafting of a reply was not yet completed.
sald An authoritative source that India's support of South Korea is likely to be limited to moral support. India's Navy and Air Force are small and the Army, while inrger, is needed at home-in Kashmir particularly, the source said.
At the same time the source made it clear that India's action is not mere lip service.
REDS MASSING NEAR POTSDAM
Berlin, July 1. Soviet troops and East Ger- man "police", armed with tanks and, mortars, were reported to have massed in growing num- bers outside the Berlin suburb of Potsdam.
Allied Intelligence ofcials said they had received reports from German sources
Soviet that troops and 25,000 "police" were massed at Krampnitz. These re- ports said the combined force had staged a manoeuvre in which Britain's Gatow airport
captured."
WDS
It was the first time that such bad a large number of "polics" formal been reported near Berlin. attitude to
In Karachi, in statonient on her
The West Berlin power stations the Korean fighting, Pakistan worked at full capacity mean- confirmed her pledge of aup. white to counter the Soviet port for the Security Councli ordered severance of power sup- action in dealing with the altua-ply for the Western sector from Eust Berlin's main power plant.
tion
An official announcement sald: All lights in West Berlin were "The Government of Pakistan kept blazing despite the shut- has taken due note of the finding down. No rationing or shortages of the Security Council that the are expected.-United Press. hostilities now in progress in Korea, constitute aggression on
LEAFLET RAID the part of North Korea.
IN GERMANY
Bremenhaven, July 1. Just over 100 Jews who fled from Nazi Germany for Shanghai in the 1930's came back to their
"As already announced by the ON BIRMINGHAM Prime Minister of Pakistan, Lla- native country today after
Birmingham, July 1. way across the world and which Journey which took them half quat All Khan, they will give
their full support to any mea- 'A civilian plane flew over this elly today, dropping most of them hope is
sures proposed by the Security Sudustiral
off ended.
Council to deal with the situa-leaflets calling for "Hands New
tlon".
Karea" an thousands of week- They were among 18,000 Ger- non-man and Italian Jews who fled to
In New York, Liaquat All end shoppers. Shanghai- before the
The leaflets were similar to Khan, Prime Minister of Pakis- wur to
tan, said that Pakistan. had ac-those handed out to workers out- European concentration
The International Re-cepted the United Nations resolu-side local factories by Communist fugco Organisation brought them
Hon on Korea reallsing full well organisers, Police are investigating what the implications are.
bullt
up."
SMALLER PAPERS FOR BRITAIN
London, July 1. Average size of British daily papers will be reduced from seven to six pages effective from Mon- day morning.
escape camps.
not yet
to the United States when the Communists seized control in China but Immigration oficials ruled they were barred from en- tering.
They crossed the country in sealed coaches and were kept on Ellis island immigration station for a fortnight before being ship-
Sunday papers will be reduced to nine-page averages elective ped to Germany. from July S.
the countries of Vietnam, and Cambodia and the armies of London, July 1.
the French Union. Official sources said Royal Air Force
would be India's attitude Britain's next contribution to One of the most interesting and the United Nations forces fight- welcome developments in Wash
In Germany, they will await n ing the Communist invasion of ington has been the attitude of The new restrictions will also decision on whether they will South Korea.
the Indian Government.
reduce weeklies, now averaging later be admitted to the United Britain already has placed Indlu's support of United Na- 10 pages, to eight or nine pages. States under the Displaced Per- Royal Navy units at the disposal tions intervention in Korea may-United Press.
sons Act-Reuter. of General Douglas MacArthur, prove to be of vital importance in
and offelals here Baid the British America's Far Eastern relations, contribution would, for the pre-
Prime
Minister Jawaharlal
sent at least, be confined to sea Nehru stands in Asia as a symbol and air forces.
of
unyielding oppisin
A War Office spokesman said time Western there was no basis to reports that
to old-
The Secretary of State, Mr. advisers discussed the American
British troops in South East Asia Dean Acheson, and his had been ordered to go to Koren.
Officials said the use of British
today
troops in Korca would be consi-policy on possible creation
noy
of a
United Nations mill
military com- mand in Korca ground man
under
the
blue
dered if need arose, but it was top
thought that the forces at present in the Far East and white United Nations flag could not be spared from Com- Mr. Acheson interrupted his usual munist-infested Malaya nor from Hong Kong.-United Press.
MR. GRIFFITHS
ON KOREA
week-end visit to his Maryland
farm to consider the next Ameri con moves touching on the Korean
WAY;
An official said the question be-
fore Mr. Acheson and representa-: lives, of other United Nations
London, July 1. action can be brought under a
The Colonial Secretary, James tight United Nations .control
Grümths, declared today that the system.
United States and Brifolh were
only doing in Korea what they
should have done in Manchuria
in 1980 and Ethiopia in 1935.
SCAP os UN commander?
One plan under discussion
I have always had the feeling." would place. General Douglas
Mr.
Grimus told 4 Labour Party MacArthur in command of all
rally in Newton, "that if only in Unlied Nations military forces Manchuria
shurie in 1930 and *Abys available for the Korean fighting.
sinia in 1985 we had put a halt Under the plan, General Mac- (to the fighting there) we might Arthur would be assisted by an have stopped war in 1980, That advisory group representing Unit- is why we decided ais wa did last od Nations nations. participating week,United Press,
the conflet."
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London, July 1. month visit headed "Pakistan The Communist Party of China will play its part within the bas now more than 5,000,000 United Nations and within its members of whom 1,200,000 are
means."
serving in the Peoples' Army,
In Athens, an informed source the Peking radio sald tonight. said that the Greek Government | Reuter.
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