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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1958.
Recognise No China
Which
Is Not Free"
OWID
SPEAKS OUT
THE President will be glad to receive Sir Beverley Baxter and Lady Baxter for tea at his residence." This was the agreeable message which we received at the Grand Hotel not long after our arrival in the troubled Island of Formosa.
If we agree that the journalist is the contemporary historian then you will understand the interest with which we looked forward to meeting this remarkable man whose life has been a series of climax and anti-climax and endless controversy.
London
Letter
From Sir Beverley Baxter
democracy
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underland of feet and
In the outside world he is looked upon variously as a faded potentate, he is, in relation to his people, gure a messiah who might yet lead his followers back to their own Chinese mainland, a dreamer out of touch with reality, and an investment which cannot be liquidated.
American
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Feeling that it was time for me to say something I asked him to give me an appraisal of the exiting situation. He raised his hand as if to command silence from an unseen audience, "This situation," he said solemnly, "is a mixture of Greek Tragedy and Thomas Hardy."
Soon we shall be hearing fron Japan, our ally in the first war and our enemy in the second. But the memories of Formcea afli Loger and retuse lo dopart
Some time, somehow, I shall return to Sun-Moon Lake where We spent a weekend, only to sce aguin the sliver light of the moon upon the water and thei mafcaly of the sun as it rises over the mountain tops..
brisk the word. The President is not would have delighted any ser-
democratic political leader geant-major anywhere, archa Harold Macmillan ur Hardly had I been greeted by
to actual fact the Hugh Galtskill,
Miotater, a tall imposing when he burst inta JJ epigrams more ke Doctor Buckmas and monologue tu which
about in all directions. his moral re-armazenteers. in: flew President is not a member of "We people here in Talwan are sphinx without 11 rudle. parliament and a there.nre ci
army? gure et controversy. He can What is the size of our
we? do no wreng - an icerpted act which rairies him ubave 001- 1 cannot tell you how
mony L let of divisions because it is a milltary and navig
on the secrét, but ask any boy streela and he will tell you." There is trouble in paradise, A happy people, Then he moved from military deep trouble, to elvilian problems. "In China haming no one and threatening
Joes collectivism
work. no one, have claimed the right Communists to ive, But does it really mat- That is what the should have known. Com-ter to us if they are put to the munism is against the Chinese sword or driven out as refugees? character. Common sense is not That is the question which necessarily the highest wis the free world must answer or dom."
forever hold its peace.
How many divisions have when the Nabe lands were being Could n by the montand guns of the Red Ckmese forces. How vape hende Le Communist ot
un tack would be d
Three days previously
boarded the aeroplane at Hongkong for the fight Forme we looked at our fellow PASSEDFIAPK to try and Asses
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their mood and the promposer n?
Actually we did their journey. foot learnt very much for rasts that they were reprly add Students returning from vacation, tal like students the work over they were a jolly and note foj until they pr-w dowry and w had comparative penti
Yet the Houkone na waupers, available on the plane, were full od trwy about the se longed btnbardment of the off- Inds of Kinmen and Mat Flow long could thes Bet t
And if they did hold But how long before the Com- Pontes world turn the tury
Taiwan itself, the bars and citadel of Chiang Kai-shek?
To our surprise as we drove through the city to the Graud Hotel the whole pizce seemed to be en fele In the brillantly Ili streets there were jenning Am mean motor cars the size of de fingers, rickshaws drawn te bovs
thit biệt t 4.hering oft
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soderate notion in a community of free nations and we recognise Bu ba winch is not true"
the wires, 141 repettiton EMPHASIS LI effect. Each vily benditai Taiwan self 11 was with Elass buckground in enteras begun with a smile as LOT 1 few days to assure the that here ། W,
was the Dickdor whose patience 11 To keep our appointment
has breu would never be exhausted. with s
"Have you any tur," i asked, varuusly destined as the Great
America will sume day Cherist af General, the War Lors, "ih C
Nauocabst Me pirtist the protege of end 11s support ANÇA reader of Lust Che?" Causes, and the Saviour of h people
Ai drove up the private
th "Bua," I said, "suppos ng that To his hatazies rondway
Ener plaka the priesure by American public wo
1 become too strong, and Strolling Cluthes watching everything with a keen Fres dent Elseidhower was creed 530 The President is much to change his front. What then?" This ime the smile was not loved and much guarded.
Then without What like this enigmalfe quite so bright.
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I set:dform, but no ribbons. tucking rather like a slimmed the woT (49 Ford Beaverbrook in the of his Lordship's moods el reverie Like all Chinese the General samo begins every sentence with
smile, which
the point where the Beaverbrok purellel
carriage ends. bicycles, heher to sullen, heavy footest water aflatoes, and laughing Young mothers with their babies trapped like a papoose on their shoulders.
They
were celebrating the noon festival in the brilliantly Lemes of Taiwan while a few miles away the guple on
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is whether the Western world the existence of this mun pro- vents the fuciustun of He China the United Nations and there- fore makes H Impossible for the West to bring her betre the Jury of world opinion. How in the name of sanity can Calna the Glant be barred from UNO. while there kitle scented Islands of Furmos are included:
I raised this point a few days the talk with my after Generalissiin.o when lunched with a man who can be regard- ed
most as the
Important American on the Island. There was a robustness about his spirit which found vent in an attrac- roman- tive mixture of runy,
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who of the people
letters had gone out and tried to buy the equip- inent.
DOZWIL'S
LUCKY DAY. When the people of the tiny village of Dozwil, near Lake turned on their Constance, water taps one day last week, our came-cirler.
It happened, because Dozwil, which is the elder-apple rentre of Switzerland, had such
a
ti emendous harvest of fruit
at it could not all be stored
it cellars and barrels.
raistag of his soft, Uels and downright common to And sense. I was surprised that he had no criticisms what- Canadian Mounted Police have received the soever of the attitude of been called in to track down a
nor President Chong Kai-shek
prankster who wrote letters to Quietly the interpreter spoke President Eisenhower.
dozens of citizens telling them raid to us 24 VAST ww
they
bu air to were inevitably anci
my
wardens in a Civit Defence language
exercise, meawory went back to the day when Churchill spoke in much the same way to us in the House of CommODS us France
"But how" i asked, "can you and buy: Wes reeling to collapse. The parallel admit Communist Russia to the at least United Nations and deny mem- An is perhaps absurd stened. Perhaps the weedland bership to Communist China?" paintings by Madane
He poured a stiff whisky and Kai-shek hanging on the walis sodu and his eyes twinkled. help to induce the parallel for they are just as pleasant and "Supposing you belonged to
The patut Goud club," he said, "where the as nadventurous as
were a decent members as which Sir Winston exhibits Then one day you decide to nd- anually at the Royal Academy mit a fellow who is a bit of
So the visit, which had been swine in the hope that he might he would allow me put quesitons pureluated with repeated cups become a decent guy. Well sup-
cane to an him and he agreed, Perhaps of tea, eventually it should be explained at this end and we let Generalissimo's Pusing he turns out to be a real stinker although he keeps tu the point that Genera.issino malest country house and drove rules and we can't get rid
The
the city which was him. There he is and there -praks no English and that our back to gonversation Was carried on egula en fete- or so il secmed.
stays. But supposing no has buddy, who is just as bad "MI
himself, and he puts him up tur membership. Not bloody likely! That would be our verdiet,'
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would 110! admit Now let us try lu come
Che club? sume decis.on on this island Communist China to
"Over
my dead body," yet pre- which may
by repiled, cipitate a terrible war, no! its will or its strength but bo- cause of its mere ex.stence.
However had not travelled halt way crust the world merely to stup of tea with the President Therefore I asked if
Prough an interpreter. President." 1 sad, "you always refer to Fornx.za and the off- Kluwe Lalants as Chitta. Survly
country consists physically of the land where the people live Therefore it must be accepted that Communist China, because of its vast area and population. no matter how is also Cha much the regime may be hated
Again there was the automa 12 ne which is at once sche
rming and so misleading.
The only China“ he answered
Is Free China. The people can no speak their minds in a Com- munist land, and where the people cannot speak 1 is not a
IN nation. Free China
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A couple of days after my Is talk with the Generalissimo I Chang Kai-shek's China was invited to call on the Mint- daxracy us we understand ster of Defence and have a glas the word, and it so should the of tea with him. In England the memorate powers support her ten hour is sacred but in China the waking a full the tea hour covers it was breaks out en seale?
hours of the day and night.
guards at The military
Despite is riecled parliament
the
as its chambers of commerce Maniste.'s cffice were as anart that as their English counterparts in
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helmet steel
with turned up brim to carry extra water,
One box of matelas to light Incendiary bombs which fall to ignite.
Seven pounds of sand to be throughout distributed
available pockets.
One Keiger counter for detecting stray radiation.
One box suitable for keep- Ing the stray radiation in until a collection can be mede.
And one small anchor to be the when dropped
BLOD wishes to
warden
galloping.
And here's the biggest joke A Civil Defence official
of far off Whitehat. The stamping
of all.
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
THE HEAVY DOOR CLOSEG-- A LEVER IS PUGHED IN THE STRANSE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY-AS MANDRAKE AND NARDA VATCH INVISIBLE --
So one bright member of the tiny community thought !! would be a good idea
to
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a water reservoir, which hap- pened to be empty. So thousands - of gallons of apple juice were poured into it. But the julee fermented and increased in volume. It overflowed into the lower reservoir, which die contain water.
Result: everybody in sleepy Dozwi drank elder like water
as long as supplies lasted.
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