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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1918.
STALIN'S DIRECTIVE TO FINLAND
Calls For A Defensive
Pact With
Russia
PESSIMISM AMONG FINNS
Helsinki, Feb. 27.-Prime Minister Stalin of Russia has informed Finland she should sign a pact with the Soviet Union similar to those linking Russia and its other neighbours, sources close to the govern ment said tonight.
Fear and pessimism spread to Finland today with the news that Marshal Stalin wants to link Finland in a chain of mutual defence pacts,
Many Finns expressed the hope their Parliamentary freedoms terfered with, but they feared they might be extinguished. resigned tranquillity.
Souters eltee to the government Communets to seize power as they
Stalt had sent a diplomatic did in Czechoslovakia. nute lụ Pezarkent Juho Pealtva pressing for ennclusion
the nearest future of a defence treaty similar 11 that with al) Run's other neighbours in the west
Soviet Foreign Minister V. M.;
in singing t treaty with Hungary on Fehmiary 19, and a bar - rier against "imperial states" 11 existed in "pacts of friendstrip and mittal assistance with all states on (Russia's) Western frontier trom the Black Sea to the Hallie."
A British Foreign Offler spoken- man was asked at a press confereuer whether the British Government is giving consideration as to where any new Communist moves might come.
They
(the Government)
have be responded tersely, That he Celined to specify Just wherr
goverment expected any new mavel may come,
A Flopish pact would extend the Ipres beyond, the Buitie
The Sources mtd the note was delivered
Monday -- even 04 Czechoslovak Communists under the Teadership of Premier Klement
נt:f
de- the
Asked whether he thought it might one in Finland. the spokesman once agala said that he could not divulge the areas about which the Government
ES concerned.-Asso- ciated Press.
MUTUAL ASSISTANCE
Feb. 27. The
Helsinki.
Soviet
would not be in- The general mood was
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Problem For
War Office
London, Feb. 27.-A decision by Lord Chief Jusilec Goddard today that no one who had held an emergency commission In the Belilah Army was subject to military disciplins ar the juris- diction of a courtinartial after release from the forces, rel the War Ofice a problem tonight.
Omelas examined Cakes vt oflier emergency commission officers, of which, it is believed, bundreds will be affected by the court decision.
It was understood that the whole question of officers being courtmartialled after their de- mobilisation would now be re- viewed In the Hght of Lord Chief Justice Goddard's decl. slun.
The case which led to the new ruling concerned a Lancashire bank clerk, an ex-captalu, who на Arrested ly A military pollerman a year after his des mobilisation. courimarilafted in Germany and sentenced to two years' Impelsoniment.
He was charged with "con- fuct prejudiclal to military dis- cipline.”—Beuter.
Cruisers And Troops
For Honduras
BRITISH GOVT. ACTS QUICKLY
London, Feb. 27-Britain is sending two cruisers and troops to British Honduras, Central America, in a counter-move against "irresponible elements” in neigh- bouring Guatemala, said to threaten to invade the colony.
were said lo
Gintwald were on the homestretch Union has asked Finland to join her of their drive for a new governinen | in a pact of mutual assistance "as that the 9,850-ton training cruiser, i planning a landing in the
to their liking.
LIKE CZECHOSLOVAKIA News of the Russian proposal lowed pessimistic sprealation
Coth quarters:
J
na whether the Fin nich illusion of being in
position of own in the present Eastern Euro- poon polttdesi zituahon is over.
Several informed sources pinter out that e ruatter what wording the
eventual pact may get, it will imply that Finland is definitely incorporat om the Eastern bloc.
quickly as possible," it was nounced here toring.
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AMERICA'S SECRET MILITARY AID
PACT WITH CHINA
1,000 Warplanes For The Nationalist Govt.
Washington, Feb. 27.-Government officials to- day disclosed a long-secret, agreement, under which the United States committed itself to provide China with a first line air force of 1,071 planes, including heavy bombers and fighters.
The officials revealed that 936 aircraft already had -been delivered to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's
Nationalist government, which is locked in civil with the Chinese Communists.
war
The remaining 135 planes have part by the embargo on shipments been earmarked for delivery at farius to China from summer. 1948
later date. They will inclitte 7juntil int summer. B-178. 12 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters.
Mr Marshall himself ordered the
53 P-51 Mustang aghters and three embargo in a vain effort to enforce C-16 transports.
a truce on the warring Nationalist and Cominumist forces.
In addition, US$178,000,000 worth
His pence mission to China ended of air force equipment, including in failure, however, and he revoked spare parts, remain to be shipped to the embargo.-United Press.
China.
Planes still awaiting delivery cost The United States about US$121,006, - } 000. They will be sold to Chinn for
US$7,200,000.
hitherto
When completed, the secret programme will uive the Chinese government
nn air force comprising one heavy bombardment group, one medium bomber group. four single-engine fighter two troops careler groups and one photo reconnaissance squadron.
TOP SECRET
groups.
Under the agreement, which was initiated before the end of the war and classified top secret, the United States pledged itself to help China maintain and establish an air force roughly equal to that of such Euro- and Turkey. pean powers as Spain, Yugoslavia
All types
be
Bren Gunners
Guard Police
Headquarters
Jerusalem Tension
The Admiralty announced today | "extremists”.
Jerusalem, Feb. 27.-British an-Devonshire, would have Jamiles for possession.
Bren gunners took up positions Earller reports today suggested
in the roadway in front of the Belize, capital of Honduras, tonight the Finnish Republic, and the Fin Sheffield, flagship of Vice-Admiral St
M. John Passiviki, the President of to join there
the 9,100-ton HMS that HMS Devonshire may be head
Palestine police headquarters in for British Guiana, on nish Cabinet
discussed
the heart of the fortified zone the Sir William Tenant, Counter South American mainl). Soviet
sull-to request, whi
ich was contained in-Chief, America and West Indies.
delivered
of Jerusalem today as about 200 last night were used by the United States Air in
A Washington report anole handled to the Finnish Government yesterday.
HMS Devonshire will be carrying had predicted that ut the Inter- Forves during World War II, but troops and police began a comb-
Conference, A Beuter despatch
en undisclosed number of troops, it American
opening at now have been more or less out- out of apartment from Stock-was staled.
Bogota, Colombia.
buiklings 30, moded by the development of super- opposite. hotma
On March ale politicnt rireles in the Swedish capital considered the r
HMS Sheffield, with 701 men on Venezuelo will ruise claims on Bri-bombers and jet fighters. quest for Finland to take all mea-
board, including a small detachmenttish Golana at the same time ns
Administration odleials took the at Chile, Argentina and Guatemala puli secrecy wraps off the project in an
The security
after Swoop cante of Marines, is due to arrive Askmes nevessary" for a pact
detive to Finland's Parlament.
anonymous warnings to police hend- As a
The forward their demands Belize at 4.00 p.m. local time.
on British swer to the clamour of Republican, quarters that the Jewish terrorist Devonshire 18
hours territories. Unter the Finnish
expected 24 neither the President
Constitution,
members of Congress for more mill-organisations, the Irgun Zval Leumi tory old to China.
and the Stern Gang, with a striking nor the Gov-
The concentration of British maval
Republican leaders in the House the headquarters in retaliation for force of both, planned an ultack on erament can conclude milliary fakt power and troops in the 8.800 square might prove different. The mais, with a foreign power without Par mile colony follows a flareup in the
Senate trad criticised augument is that the Commun tiament's permission after a fully.B0-year-old frontier dispute with purtym-Brain-compeiderably bate
US$570,000,000 China zid programs. Sunday which both organisations- the the Ben Yehuda Street explosion inst
weaker than that of Cretslovakia
proposed by the administration last There are only about 43,000 -
week, on the grounds that it pro-
allege was done by the British.
#anused Communist party member:
vidot only economie help to Chiang's Communist-menaced regime, in Finland (ngatri 1700,000 71 Czechoslovafe in. The Communists have 51 seats of Parliament's 200
the, behef That the
Political observers have as far as pressible stuck Finmsh situation although in many ways like Thiet of 'ecidos aku
Beats.
In the reipal commeil elections Miami, Feb, 20-Globe Wireless last Decemby the Communists Josl intercepted
from the 5 more than 300 peals and dropped a signal Kinship #1 1 o'clock this morning from frst to third placeAssneiitel reporting she had vim aground on a ? Press, reef island of Chikang Pedat. and Was reprint assistance-United
ress.
sited
REAR MASHINE FOUTARNJE JES
EDITORIAL
BRITAIN WATCHES Landon, Feb. 28-hafaite watched uneary Europe today in strave prelænsion of new attempts by the
Impossible Rents
A CORRESPONDENT
I
31-
in our «property bullders avoid as far AN
possible has
erecting big_and costly
rning contemporary raised a point about rent charges which is entitled to serious con- sidnrallon hy the authorities.
Quite legally, as he points out, he has been asked to pay $1.000 a month rent for a newly
bullt three room
Itat.
Bul whe. among the thousands of workers in desperate need of. private ac commodation can afford $1,000 a mouth? Nor is this au Isolated ense. Plenty of realdences being constructed, hul at rentals that they are completely be. yond the resontrees of the average European and the middle-class Chinese
Newly hulli premisesi are outside of the restrictions the Landlords and
Tenants Or- dinance thus legally entitling an
such
of
owner to olitain the best ret
rent pos- sible even though it may be exor- bitant in relation to the cost of the bulking; and
and this paradox)- cally, is helping to defeat the alm of encouraging substantial private bulliling. With this freedom of rental charges properly bullders And it more profitable fo
construct residences for a selective class of tenant both willing and able pay high rents, but it leaves less privileged uncared for. questions of Importance
present situation, from the Bhould at Government control be applied to newly .constructed premises to the extent of regula- Ung rentals based on capital and Interest charges plus a fair mar gin of profit? (2) Should not
Lo
the
Two
arise
(1)
te
tary
Guatemala.
Only the Finnish "Pople's De- mocrats." a union
of Communists
"EXTREMISTS" PLOT and the Leftwing of the Social De- mocratic
Favouraged by the claims against! Party, Parliament, have favoared a mill- that
with 49 seats in British Antarctic ferritory by Argen- aud Chile, Guatemalan aftreement with Russia.
the: Stockholm despatch continued.
This represents about one-fifth of;
POCKET CARTOON Democrats. 49 Farmers, 28 Conser
House which includes 50 Social
By OSBERT LANCASTER vatives,
Liberals
and 14 People's Party.
Parliament
the
Government to recep! Busca's re-
Gullmerise quest for the sake of it relation a pint upon which all parties are
grred.
MILITARY MISSION
circles for the
Reports here fast month forecast that Faland was likely to be drawn into Russia's system of defensive alliances with her teelbeatız so
The reports
untua siipfemulie Russia's view that demands would include thr tablisbruent of a Soviet Army mis- sion in Finland, the standardisation of military equipment and the build- ing of warships for Russia. at
Russin's request was
เค- expected by diplomatie observers in! London.
houses and flats for renting par- poses, and instead concentrate on smaller and cheaper premises which can be made available rentals within the pockets of those most urgently needing accommoda- tion? The first
question comes quite reasonably within Govern- ment's scope of action without unduly Interfering with the rights of private enterprise. If K
fale lo allow only 30 percent in- crease on 1941 rents for premises constructed before September, 1946, it is surety just as equitable to place some restriction on rents for premises built subsequent tu that date, the restriction, natural- ly, to be in retation to costs. But this of itself would not necessarily bring Hats and houses within the pockets of the most deserving propis. It is useless offering to them premises which have cast $100,000 to build, because with Interest charges and a fair return on capital, it would be necessary to impose u monthly rental of anything up to $1,200. Private enterprise is making efforts to tackle the housing problem, but not perhaps in the most ratlónal manner. Simple types of flats for which reasonable rentals can be charged are the great need, nol costly and ornato buildings which can only be afforded by the well- to-do. 1f prospective property boliders would devote some atten- lon to this aspect of the housing problem they would be perform- ing a service to the communlly,
Was
rust
"I promise you, Fortescue,
that if the Argentinos land I shall take to the maquis,”
BRISBANE'S
STATE OF EMERGENCY
Brisbane, Feb. 28.-Mr Edward Hanlon, Premier of Queensland, has proclaimed a state of ener seney" in the, slate because of a rallyway strike.
court.
ແກ
A Foreign Ofee spokesman said today that Britain had been in touch with the United States about
theart Argentine and Chilean
claims on British Antarctic territory, but he declined to say what attitude the United States had adopted.
There Ive also been diplomatie exchanges between the Guatemalan authorities and the British Minister in Guatemala City.
one
of
CAUTIOUS MARSHALL
Three of Palestine's leading Jew- Asher ish lawyers-E. G. Golten, Levitsky and Israel Olshanu-{odny opened an all-Jewish publle engulry Into the The Serretary of State (Mr George people were killed outright or diled explosion, in which 51 Marshall). urging Congress to act off their injuries. quickly on the economic programme,
pro-
LEADER DESCRIBED
UNKNOWN DESTINATION
The first British naval move in
cautioned against undertaking any addillonal large scale the Western Hemisphere was on-gramme that would commil the nounced earlier this month with United States to all-out support ef recently-formed
The first witness, a member of the the departure for the
Mishunur Falklands
Haum China's military, political or crono- (Jewish Civil Guard) told the court islands of the 8,000-ton HMS
mic life. Nigeria,
that a man in a police uniform was Britain's must Air Marshall modern cruisers, to join the sloop, sional
told one Congres in the turret of the two armoured Committee HMS Snipe, in Antarctic waters.
yesterday that cars which led three army trucks into The 2.000-ton sloop HMS Sparrow was alrendy far greater than gene- o'clock on Sunday morning.
United States military help to China Bún Yehuda Street shortly after six also left Jamaica this week for an rally understood-apparently. he "unknown destination."
referring to the then still The troops on board the Devon-secret air force commitment. hire are detachment of the 2nd Battalion of the Gloucestershire Re- In addition to supplying planes, giment, "enrrying normal ennip- the United States undertook in the ment, the War Ofier stated.
filers agreement to train Chinese The present Governor and Com- and technical personnel, both here mander-in-Chief
is Mr and 1 China. The training Edward Hawkesworth, a cotontal grainme involved 1,546 pilots, 365 administrator
with
years in bombardiers, 102 navigators and Africa, who reigns over the 150-3,034 technicians. It expired on year old colony of 65.000 inhabitants December 31. 1947. and
cost the with the aid of an Executive Coun- United States US$8,750,000. cil of seven and a Legislative Coun-
Delay in completing aircraft and cil of 13,Reuter.
end of the project was caused
፡፡
at Beltze
20
pro-
'Amende Honorable" From
Churchill Demanded
The man had "blonde yellowish bair and a fair, trimmed moustache,' the witness said, adding that he could "pick him out of thousands.'
The witness sal he had served Ove years in the British Army in a unlt of the mixed British-Jewish Royal Engineers and was able to distinguish between an Englishmun And a non-Englishman,
The
wllness, who was on rond block duty in the Romemen quarter morning, of Jerusalem un Sunday in said the "blonde man" told him as
the convoy passed through the road block;. "I am responsible for these trucks. I am conveying salvage to Allenby Barracks."
sald they
Witness said he was taken to the British Criminal Investigation De- partment where he was shown 40 photographs, but he could not Identify anyone.
None of the witnesses was testl- fying on onth at today's proceedings.
The enquiry adjourned until* Sunday-lteater.
Olesal disclaimers in Helsinki of etaries reports that there had been preliminary approaches for a treaty never removed the impression that the strong Finnish mission to Moscow last November wes the forerunner of an agreement on the pattern of those concluded by the Soviet Union with her ofher western neighbours. The arrival in Helsinki last month of Lieutenant General G. M.
The strike was started on February Savonenkov, the new Soviet Am-
2 for higher wages for rullway
Melbourne, Feb. 27-A demand that an "amende basador to Finland,
widely workers but the Queensinpud Labour interpreted, inside and outside Finland Government has insisted that the
honorable" should be made by Mr Winston Churchill was the beginning of a new phase in matter is one for
today voiced by Mr Kent Hughes, the Australian Minister arbitration postwar Russo-Finnich rotations,
of Transport, who was a colonel in the Malayan campaign. The appointraent
Trains have not run ln Queens- of Russian military attache to Finland for the land since February 7, but an elfort) "My Churchill In 1942-cast an un-Army authorities had
BODIES FOUND to extend the strike tę trams, has soį justified slur on the British troops were fair and accuratè tis far as the as confirmation of Soviet Interest for proved insuccessful.
Jerusalem, Feb, 27-The bodies of there, suggesting that they greatly Australian forces were concerned. in the evolution of Finland's armed
two Christian Poles, one of them a The state of emergency gives the outnumbered the Japanese who de- The Army authorifles wished to former Polish forces and defences.-Reuter,
Vice-Consul, government drostle powers to onfe- fented them.
offer no comment from the military found today in Jerusalem shot guard the "peace, welfare and order "The remnants of the army are point of view, he added, and this through the head. And the good government and pub-] still awaiting an ndinission froin him was passed on to the British lic safety of the state."
to They wero unid
have been that that statement was incorrect", | vernment. Ship In Distress
Mr. Hughes declared.
In the House of Representatives,
"executed" by Jewish extremists. In announcing the measure,
He was commenting on Lieutenant |Mr A. M. Blain (Independent), who
the Poles Jewish sources sold Lisbon, Feb. 27.--A radio message Hanlon said that the food situation General Arthur E. Perelval's des was a member of the was picked up here tonight from the
the Australian were M. Witmud, Hulanicki, in some arens bad made it essential patches British steamer, Kerma, asking for for major transport to be obtained. which were released today.
on the Malayan campaign force in Malaya and becue pri former Vice-Consul who worked in soner of war, naked the Government the Jerusalem office of the Custo- Inmediate help following an explo- ston in her No. 1 "hold,
The powers taken aro
described
In Canberra, Mr John J. Dedman, to ascertain from the British Go-dian of Enemy Property, and M. as the most drostle ever applied by the Australian Minister for Defence, vernment whether it was by General Stephan Arnold, formerly hand The Kerma was near Cadiz when a Labour Government in Queens- sald today that General Percival's Percival's orders that the Australian the Polish Information Services in the SOS wan sent out, the Portu- innd, if not in Australia by an order- despatches were submitted to the artillery was prevented from firing the Middle East, who had recently quece maritime authorities stated.-in-council on Friday night.
Australian Government before on the Reuter.
Japanese massing for the been working as a freelance four- (Continued en Page 12)
publication and that the Australian assault on Singapore.
nalist.-Reuter. ›
fhst time since the war was seen
:
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Mr
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of