THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY. 31, 1951.
:
ADMIRAL SHERMAN WANTS NAVAL BLOCKADE OF RED CHINA
Calls For UN "Sanction
Short Of War"
Washington, May 30:
Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, Chief of the United States Naval Stuff, called today for a United Nations naval blockade of Communist China as a "sanction short of war."
He still hoped that America could prevail upon her allies to join in an effective commercial and naval blockade.
demonstrate
It would not only cut China's fighting strength but would to the Chinese Communists and to neighbouring Asian people the power of the forces against Communism.
Admiral Sherman thought it would also be highly effective in impeding prepontions by China to invade Formosa.
The Autual, the sixth wat|troops in Kores and to carry ness before the enquiry by the out possible evacuations such Senate Armed Services. and as that which had occurred at Foreign Relations Committees Hunghum, into General MacArthur's dis- massol, said that the Navy was
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to bombard the port
one point where
"DIRECT THREAT
prevent any other country from controlling the seas around Japan"
(0) The Communist Chinese do not possess enough ships to contest
naval seriously blockade.
Senator Russell asked what WAN the possibility that the United Nations would vote
a naval blockade of Communist
He said that the Joint Chiefs Chiro. that was of State as recently as March
"I would say that immediate-
the Chinese 28 told the Secretary of Dely it is not likely the Senator
supply ne from the direction
of Siberia could be interrupted.; General George Marshall, ackled.
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not the
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that
they "viewed with alarm
He was understood to indicate the growing military assistance that mines
Dared
by non- Chinese Communist forces and Communis, China
Communist countries other than Russhalts themselves.
the United States." but his poin! was
not made
Chiefs, he said, lold wholly clear
Marshall thut "the Admiral Shennan also
said General
Communist That four American mnesweep-trade with Con ers had been log and two or was on the increase and
con-
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Resettlement Of Squatter Colonies By Malaya Govt.
VICTORY PROSPECTS Admiral Sherman replied, "It this present condition drugs on long enough it will become {likely".
Amiral Sherman said that of China
hina 37 Panamanian-registered ships
#t currently calling Chinese
poris 24 to the Communist
United British-owned. security interest of the
efforts to get the effec-States" despite
He said that the number of nan-Communist countries
ships with. to Panimanian - registered choke off the flow of essential trading with Communist goods to the Communists.
Admiral Sherman also told the Senators!
three Allied sweepers damaged stituted a direct threat
by mines,
He also said that
of Haval gun fire in fiveness assisting the land campaign had great in Koren been unusually because the fighting was on narrow peninsula.
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of
had
1950.
were
Chik
tripled since November.
-London, May 30.
Mr Thomas Cook, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, told a questioner. in the House of Commons today that by April 30 about 220,000 squatters in Malaya had been resettled-or re-grouped-about half the number to be dealt
A parallel operation to re- settlement--the re-grouping of estate. labour was going on concurrently.
Expenditure to that date was $$27,000,000, excluding the cost of new police stations and ad- Admiral Sherman supported (3) He would favour imposi- } the Truman Administration's
ministrative overheads. Questioned about his altitude
of tion
United * towards a
Nations Korean war policy, as opposed to a naval-blockade of
Resettlement of squatters was one of the blockade whether or not Russia General MacArthur's proposals, Communist China,
the 17 points urged by Ceneral Mac-approved it in the United Na-and believed there was a good just about complete
States which had Arthur, Admiral Sherman said:ons.
prospect of defeating the Chinese southern that Chiria was vulnerable to a (2) "The greater part of the Communist armies in Korea and priority under the Briggs plan. naval blockade but he opposed shipping going in and
ending the fighting there on the United States undertaking Chinese ports would be auto- terms "advantageou to us.
matically stopped by the vote such a blockade' on its own.
As to the ousting of General which established--or by the MacArthur, Admiral Sherman procedure which established-a said he urged that the General be visited by a five-star. General. United Nations blockade
This regarded as a way in the field before any move was it was United made to replace him. He did of saying that Nations members who engaged not expect such swift action as President Truman took.-Router. in trade with China.
WOULD HURT REDS The fact is that our allies have been unwilling to join in a nuval blockade of China and have been slow to establish tight economic blockade", he
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Admiral Sherman said that a blockade would hurt China. The country's economy had already been
weakened
internal by strife.
"It is basically unstable, de- particularly for pending inaterials of war on the import of many commodities and upon export trade for _foreign_credit"
he said.
Join! The United States Chiefs
studied Soft had The naval blockade question last. January, Admiral Sherman said, but such
Then It move would have had numerous cam- plications.
of these, he Not the least
the necessity naval support to the
sail,
furnish
KUAL
British
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SIMPLE MATTER
(3) I would be a simple matter to deal with such other countries as did not support the blockade,
involve only 45-
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to
(4) It would mor embarrassment semble the ships to blockade Communist China if time were given for the operation... He would ask for the recommission- ing of reserve ships to take the place
onsigned of those
10 blockade duty.
(5) He agreed with General MacArthur that Russia could not wrest control of the seas around Japan' from the United States. "They could contest it but we have sufficient nuval power to
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Britain Is
Not Yet Convinced
GENERAL
ELECTION
IN EIRE
Asked how many police leu- tenants have resigned or been returned to England during the past 12 months, Mr Cook sald that seven police lieutenants have resigned, some to take up local employment. Sixteen have returned to England on dis- change.
A revised labour ordinance is in the course of preparation in Singapore, but it is not possible at this stage to say when legisla- tion will be laid before the Logislative Counell, he said.
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Soviet Trawlers In S'pore
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Singapore, May 30.
A fleet of 10 Russian trawlers, each of 230 tons, a mother ship, the Swedish-built Angaru (1,- 425 tons), arrived here to- day. The
The ships are bound
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Fast Prussia) Koenigsberg,
for
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BEFORE TIBET.IS.
RED SATELLITE
(Our Own Correspondent),
London, May 30. Political observers here are sceptical about the terms of the Chinese Communist treaty with Tibet. It is considered only a matter of time before Tibet becomes Communist satellite.
Dublin, May 30. The Irish voted today in Parliamentary a general election that gives Since last December there has
an increase of over de been Brooklyn-born Eamon
hours in Radio Malaya's weekly Valera D chance for a
broadcasting time, he told an- political comeback. The
questioner. London, May 30.***
outcome may become Libadcasting station - The Manchester - Guardian-
for The
com- notes this Mr
morning that Foreign Secretary,
known on Friday,
malaya is now in full
the It is employed for internal matters
existing Herbert Morrison, said tonight
Broadcasting Cor-political structure in Tibet is to that Britain was not yet con-
The balloting was orderly and the British
The day wasporation's broadcasts to the Far remain Intact and officials with vinced that Turkey and Greece generally heavy.
the service to East including
a "pro-Imperialist" past may shoukl be accepted as full mem-
continue to serve, But, it adds, Observers calimate that more China, he added.
doubtless bers of the North Atlantic Pact,
Tibetan people's Asked about Civil Service In a written reply to a ques- than 1,000,000 voters--70 per cent
party will before long be in tion, Mr Morrison told Parlia- of the total electorate-registered vacancies, Mr Cook
that Britain well under their choice between Mr de there are 530 vacancies in all power. ment stands and fully
The paper says the Chinest shares the Valera's Soldiers of Destiny departments of the Governments Turkish feeling
Turkey
(Fianna Fail) Party and the of the Federation of Malaya and Communists have won all they should receive further guaran. parties grouped together in the Singapore to be filled from this can wish for in Tibet and this her security and be more coalition of Prime Minister John country, not all of which, how-must please them after their closely associated with the de- A. Costello.
require to be alled im- losses in Korea. tence of the West.
tee
that
"We shall support and glod- ly welcome reinforcement of de- fence ties between Turkey and
aliles,' the Western tinued.
warm and sunny.
The election was a contest between these two men for con- trol of the Dail Eireann, the lower house of Parliament. All he con is 140 seats are to be alied.
There were 298 candidates.
With the closing of the polls. The only question is how
ballot boxes
were this can best be done. This tonight, question raises complicated mill-transported tory and other problems which of the 28 counties and concern not only Europe but the Middle East.
under guard.
the main towns
Counting will begin on Thurs- "There has been a proposal day morning. Since Ireland's that Turkey and Greece be- Constitution provides for
repro- proportional Jufl members the involved
Come
of
on
North Atlantle Treaty. The sentation system, the tabulation British Government would cer of ballots will be slow-Asso- tainly not exclude this polu- clated Press, tion, but would first wish to bo satisfied that it is agreed by all concerned to be. In fact, the best solution."-United Press.
Germans 'Invade'
Heligoland
Frankfurt, May 30, Approximately 100 Germans on bombarded Heligoland in a new mass pro- test against the use of Hellgo-
londed today
Queries In
Bald that
ย
diately and of which 176 have king has control of Tibet's
and been newly notified this year.
foreign relations Posts filled so far this year and Council" at Lhasa will though the "Political and tatal 250-Reuter.
Military be staffed
Over
Dispute
Segregated Schools
chiefly by Tibetans, looks as if Chinese forces will be stationed in the country. "Tibet may thus revert to its position before
the fall of the Manchus in 1961 when Chinese armies intervened with a
a heavy hand," says the Guardian.
Referring to the positions of the Panchen Lama and the Dalat Lama the Guardian says that the Panchen returns with Chinese backing the Dalal must consider trimself on the way out Querying the stipulation that It appeared today that the the Tibetan language
shall South would have a long wait developed "in accordance with before learning whether it can local needs"
the paper
says lawfully continue to operate this may be an attempt to create segregated public schools,
Charleston, May 30.
be
a new Tibotan vernacular as a mearis of weakening the of the Jamas who
The Orst attack on the tradi-authority
Commons On tional system of "separate but speak the sacerdotal dialect.
Paratroops
London, May 30,
land as bombing target for the The War Minister, Mr John Royal Air Force.
equal" schools has reached the three-judge Federal Court but the decision of this panel will be appealed against before the United States
Court however, has adjourned for the summer,
The High Supreme
When the appeal Anally cames Strachey, denied today that the before the Justices, they must This was the largest and best-British Sixteenth Independent at decide whether to accept equipped of several invasions by Paratroop Brigade, shortly mov former residents of Heligolanding to the Mediterranean,
had it. and one man said, "This time received an angent call-up,
Indian Minister
In London
London, May 30.
had
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May Go Back To The UN
Even if it gets a place on
if
Tel-Aviv, May 30, Israel may refer the Syrian- to the the calendar, it may be months Israeli disputo back before a
a final decision is forth- United Nations Security Council agreement is not reached it is for keeps," United Press, Mr Eric Bullus (Conservative) coming,
bad asiced in the House of Com
The sult, seeking to abolish within two or three weeks, a mons
why the Brigade
chool segregation in Clarendon Government spokesman said in call-up. received an urgent
South Carolina, Jerusalem today. Men of the Brigade were told ounty
да а test care
spokesman said Isrdel The regarded to bring themselves to a "state of remdinong" in a surprise War whether the South has a right was awaiting the outcome of India's Education Minister, Omes directive on May 14. This to separate races, Bouth Carolina talks, proceeding between the hore Palestine Land Development Maulana Abul Kalam Az09, 828 led to ovide speculation that they gas asked' tho special court Company and the Arab cwnsid just spent the second of two might be sent to time Persian oil-10. retain jurisdiction until days among some of the Indian neka to protect British lives and Blate has time to carry out its of the disputed area in the
multi-million-dollar school pro-
rodomilitariaed border zone near and other: Orientay workers of
property if necessad is Mr gramme designed to equalle Lake Hulch. Israel was willing which London is a treasure Mr Strachey replied house At the British Museum Bullus that the Brigade did not Negro at White schoola How to accept the assessment. of the
the Mr Jolm chairman aver, the circuit judge,
Syrian-Imell and the Victoria" and Albert receive an Amgent call-ap. Parker, wenior Jurist on the armilatice commission as to the Museum, be saw Mogus paint- had had one battalion ready at panal, esld he was not much amount payable to the land- Inge, Indian scalpture and mema. 14 days mollow to move. The scripts, some of them priceless. rest had been at 23 days nolide impressed with the Statea pigs, owners if no Reuter
for some lane sienter.
direct nettikment was zouchediiUnited Press,
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