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Lords Debate Foreign Policy: COMMUNISM PRESENTS NEW THREAT OF WAR
London, Mar. 3-The Communist overthrow of Czechoslovakia was to- night denounced by Lord Pakenham, speaking for the Government, as "Hitlerite in technique and utterly damnable in. every way." He was replying to a debate. on foreign affairs in the House of Lords, in which the opening speaker, the Marquess of Salisbury, had set the tone by declaring that Russian policy had shown a "new and sinister side" in "anapping up Bulgaria, Rumania, Czécho- slovakia, Poland and Hungary."
Lord Pakenham, Minister Responsible for British Ad- ministration in Germany, said It was obvious that the plot against Czechoslovakia was pre- pared some time ago, and add- ed: "Now Finland is being ap- prouched-embraced with the kiss of death."
Lord Pakenham
Bald the Finns
"were invited to Bluebeard's man- sion to Inspect their preccilessors'
·remalos—a sad prospect.”
The Communists were convinced, Lord Pakenham said, "that we are being driven to desire their over- throw, and they believe
that our
whole system is fundamentally drea- dent and unsound and doomed, before long, to collapse and give place to their own.
AN
"How Cat the world be saved from Communism without war, we could not save it from Nazism without war?
"The first Answer lies in the sphere of defener, and very vitally necessary it is. But if that were the whole answer, what a prospect we should be facing.
Depressing Events
"Surely there must be a brighter vista than that I belleve there is. We must spare no effort to live in charity with Russia.
"In the last resort, we shall succeed
LORD PAKENHAM
Western Union Conference Iz Brussels and get "quick and effective results." Throughout, close contact should be kept
the with
United States.
The Communista in many coun- fries, he said, existed under free institutions to destroy free institu- tions. If # new and intolerable situation arose in Britain, he hoped the Government would tackle it with courage and energy.
Ife then made an appeal for no- tional unity. "I cannot believe that int this time, when we are threatened with Imminent dangers of the gravest kind in economic and foreign ffairs, it can be right that we should allow party divisions to aan our na- tional strength.
!
Ought To Closo Ranks
"It seems eminently a time when
we ought to close our ranks ns far
us possible, at any rate on the issues
on which we do agres.
"Today we are faced with a mo- men! of national peril. The British people are waiting for a lend. Is for Parlament to see the pet
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Shanghai, Mar. 3-The Nanking Government faces the task of eradicating all traces of Communist in- fluence from border to border. It has the job of winning in the the war not only on the battlefield, but also economic and political fields.
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Handyer, Mar. 3.-A former SS man,, Dr Horst Mahnke, was the first witness today at the re- sumed trial by a British court martial of Lieutenant Richard Oliver Langham, of the Royal Armoured Corps, who is accused of "disgraceful conduct" at a detention camp at Bad Nenn- dorf, near here.
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la Munich in 1921, to have gone to Dritala a few years later and to have! become a British subject.
Pale
and clean-shaven, Dr. Mahnke told the court that he had been a
member of the SS from 1937. In 1930, he became an assistant professor
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He was arrested by the British Secuelly Service in January. 1940. and in April was taken tu Bad Nenndorf.
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Pressure On Wife
31st December, 1947, to elect that will develop a new approach Dr Mahnke said he was told by Directors and to appoint Auditor. Major Edmunds that "my пе to the solution.
could only save myself from being Transfer Books of the Company complices had been arrested and I Notice is also given that the shot by making a full confession."
One is to increase the popular appeal of the government and to enlist more active support of the apathetle masser.
came
or fail in affecting the mentality of week must accelerate the steps belak sion that Britain was much weaker Cyprus Mines Corporation to shek and Chief of Staff General Chen any offence added that during the
her rulers and of her satellites by the
way we succeed or fail ourselves in those areas still under the control of free nations"
One
moral to
from
be drawn these "depressing events" was that organisations--whether governments, trade unions or any other kinds- should not let Communists join them. otherwise sooner than later they would be enter up.
An official communique said: "At recal and popular leaders as lighted cigarettes were placed against
Six other international questions on which Lord Salisbury commented it would have to be found in the fact that their tragic experience was were: the Antarctic and the Gt- He did not think countries outside tegnula disputes, a less excuse for
their was by accident that the Argen- to allow the direct menace
Nicosia, Cyprus, Mar. 3.--. be overturned by line. Chile and Guntemala had democracies
within," suld naved in there
Four people were injured, one ere matters. dangerous minorities
The much publicised British de-seriously, when police fired into Lord Pakenham.
claration on the reduction of the a crowd of strikers of the The events in Czechoslovakia Inst Navy might have given the impres-
economy of than she was and that a suitable op- day. taken to build up the Western Europe and provide it with portunity had occurred for "twitching!
The Brussels the lion's tail." an adequate defence.
He hoped this would serve as 8 conversations were not only signi
reducing British cant in themselves but in what it warning against
would eventually forces too far. was hoped they Icad tu.
Lord Pakenham said the United Nations
channel was the only through which there was much hope of emerging from the present "in-likely to be acceptable to the Jews ternational purgatory."
or the Arabs, and could only be im- the Western posed The relations of
by compulsion, for which world with Soviet Russia were the members of the United Nations had most formidable problem of the age,
The Communists' great advantage was their "utter unscrupulousness." when They hit below the belt dealing with their opponents.
"If the unfortunate Czech demo-he said. crncy could extract any consolation "The
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to the question whether we solve it successfully will decide whether we and our children and many millions in Britain and Europe will live out our lives in peace.
The man behind the iron curtain is also the man with the Iron musk."
Hitler's Qualitics
Opening the debate, the Marquess of Salisbury, lender of the Opposition, zaid the sume
which qualities
those who
animated Hitler had begun to make themselves apparent in directed Russian polley,
up
"Just as Germany snapped Austin und Czechoslovakia, Russla has snapped up Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Poland
The same technique
Palestine Problem Regarding Palestine, he said it was becoming clear that the United Na- tions solution of partition was not
DANAGARSINAUNANG RUMORROMERECIA SALONGRESATTAMENJU
No Kicking Around!
Those
London, Mar. 3.—“We all agree that British rights shall be respected, whether in the Antarctic, Honduras or anywhere else. who think the time has come when we can be kicked around with impunity are making the mistake of their lives."
London, Mar. 3.-The Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, told the House of Commons to- day that Britain had sufficient |
So said Lord l'akenham strength "on the spot" to pre-
in the course of the foreign serve the integrity of British Rumania,
affairs debate in the House Honduras and to look after Bri- und Hungary.
wow applied
---- of Lords today.—Reuter.---- in the dispute tish interests
to maintain Britain was anxious with Guatemala.
good relations with Russia if possible, RS 30TH LARGE (1995-2009):93/8250UNCIA
"have offered to settle this business, but if there is to be a threat to take force to injure life, it is His Majesty's Government's duty, apart from the merit of the cose, to ī take the necessary steps," he said.
The Foreign Secretary said he had been advised by the Ministry of Fufficient Wor strength on the spot to preserve the integrity of British Honduras,
Mr E. Hughes (Labour)
Defence that there
asked
Bevin it he was aware the dispatch of cruisers to the colony had resulted in a demonstration to boycott British trade and that a demonstration yesterday decided to boycott Scotch whiskey,
Uninfluenced By Boycotts The Foreign Secretary replied he could
not be influenced by such boycotis.
The Govemor, administrators and citizens of British Honduras must be protected from any threat of invasion from Guatemala.
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sent The British ships were British Honduras after rumours that certain elements in Guntemala were attempting to press a claim to the colony.
ut the events of the last week made neither the intention nor the will. It impossible any longer to "ignore
Britain will not provide the the threat which again hangs over
assistance to enforce the carrying out Europe.
*Both Czechoslovakia and Finland of a policy she had not herself uptreed the to, but she would not close her mind states on democratle were Western model. It is inconceivable to making the same contribution as that a country like Czechoslovakia the other nations, and no more, to could have accepted
Communist
the maintenance of peace and order.
Lord Perth. former Secretary domination of its own free will," General to the League of Nations and
sairl.
"She laundergoing the Sumic martyrdom she experienced at the hands of Germany only a few years
go."
Wos a
present
trend
Ambassador to Rome, sald all parties, not only the Soclulists, must foin a Western Union as a barrier to Communism.
"We must make haste. I doubt whether time is on our side," he said.
Risk Of War
of
Independence.
Although
an
was
By Order of the Board of Directora,
C. E. TERRY. Manager & Secretary.. Hongkong, 20th February, 1948.
“He also told me that my family will be closed from the 4th Murchi Simultaneous developments in this had been arrested and if I did not 1918, to the 17th March, 1948,
confess pressure would be applied to both days inclusive. nt Nanking and respect Peiping. At Nanking it became my wife. I replied I could not maka owns that President Chiang Kal- confession as I had not committed
Dr. Mahnke Cheng were seriously considering
to active duty suels former interrogation, he was punched and
his flesh. He
held under a Gen. Ma Chan-shan, who became a
** cold shower for "minutes" and to national hero for his deeds and ex-
the
Inpunched again when trying to escape Japancre ploits against
the water, and later forced Manchuria, Gen. War Fu-lin, farmer from governor of Kirin Province, and Gen. to run up and down a corridor while Chang Tse-hsiang, another of the being struck constantly.-Reuter, wartime generals who met will considerable success against the
New York Recorded Japanese.
The 'Quake
10.30 on Wednesday morning when 12 prospective employees of the Cyprus Mine Corporation were attend a medical clinle at Mavrovolní Minu, a crowd of some 1,000 persons, understood to be strikers, assembled outside the clinic.
"One sergeant of police with five constables arrived and warned the crowd to disperse. They refused.
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Fu's Land Reforms
They Answered the
Two police inspectors and addi- tional men were then sent to the
New York, Mar. 3.-An earthquake. spot, and the inspectors again ordered In Peiping, Gen. Fu Tso-yi, North
fairly Devere, WAB the crowd to disperse. They did China commander, moved to make described as
recorded a "people's war" not do so.
on the Fordham University Call from the Na- when "At 10.45,
12 men Jeft tionalist standpoint.
He revealedscismograph today. sical
The Rev. Joseph Lynch clinic, they were rushed by the plans
Communist profirst shock was registered at 9.28 a.m. crowd which assaulted them and the page thunder by saying hens to GMT, and the second at 0.40 .m. police with stones. An inspector institute land reform. He plans to GMT. again warned the crowd. He told try to take the political initiative The distance
The
in the
them unless they dispersed he would open fire.
"Thereafter 15 rounds were fired by the Inspector and one constable,
four casualties There were crowd.
"Five constables, one sergeant and one police inspector were wounded by stones and blows.
The wind- shield of a police car was smashed and damage was done to the clinic. "Order was restored and the crowd dispersed."-Associated Press.
to
away from the Communists.
Gen. Fu announced he was ready to begin mobilising the owns and villages of Hapet province he did In Chahar and Sulyuan, where his successes leci to his bein: selected to head the North China Command. He said he intends to organise the village militia to give regular troops greater mobility,
There were other reports that the government even would go so far as to hold out an olive branch to the former followers of Chang Hsuch- lang, the "Young Marshal These
ed that they be allowed to exploit anti-Communist feeling in Man- the offer was
OUTWARD MAILS followers, it is known, have suggest-
Unless otherwise stated, "regis tered articles and parcel posts close 30 minutes earlier than ile If mall close ordinary mail. before 10 a.m., registered and parcels wilt close at 5 p.m. the previous day..
THURSDAY, MARCH 4 Closing Times By Afr
Sydney and Auckland, 3.30 pm. Bangkok, Sizigapore. Batavia, Colombo, Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow Tsingtag, Peiping, Caaton, Swataw; Amoy, Foo. chuw and Kwelin. 3.30 pm.
Closing Times By Hea & Trala Swatow (New) 2 p.m. Straits (Bea) 2 pen
Whether
suld the
Have You?
ut
Send
your
was estimated 8.000 miles from New York, but the direction was undetermined.
At Weston, Massachusetts, the Rev. Daniel J. Linehan, of the Boston
in the Southern
College Seismograph Station, placed
the
earthquake
Philippines,
He described it as about half as strong as one recorded for that area yesterday and said it was probably an aftershock--Reuter.
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CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers
- 1.-Unleavened-brend.--2--China.-3. The Navy, which dwindled to almost
churia by also suggesting that the nothing. 4. "The way of the gods."
price would be the release from 5. lie was 600 years old. 6.. France. custody of Chang, now held in Tai-
wan, was not revealed.
Manchurian Underground However, Gen, Wan Fu-lin, who subordinate of although a former
the Young Marshal" was called, along with Gen. Ma and Gen. Chang uncle of the "Young to a military conference
at
Gen. Wan said that is followers Macao, Tainshan" and Slickki (Sea) 2 pm and the Young Marshal's supporters Canton (Train) 2 p.m. Manda, Sandakan. Rabaul, Australia and could turn the Monchurian "political
New Zealand via Sydney (Sea) 3 pm. underground" against the Reds, Shanghal (Sex) 3 pa. Japan (Ordinary letters and cards only)
Bea) 3 p.m.
Konginoon (Sea) 6 p.m. Macao, Telnaian and Shekki (Hea) 4 p.m. Canton (Sea) 6 p.m.
arcas
in
He said that the Hunghutze (Red Beards). Manchurian brigand ad- venturers, still hold away over large Communist rear in the Manchuria. It would be foolish, he was reported to have said, for the παι to make some government compromise in order to take ad- Rangoon, Calcutta. Karachi, vantage of the thousands of Man- Bahrein, Cairo (Nairobi, Johannesburg
FIDAY, MARCH 3 Closing Timer y Alr Shanghai, Swatow and Amoy,
(ref); 8.30a.m. (ord).
Bangkok.
0.
Marseilles via Calro) Augusta and
churians who would help in return
Landon, (Kowloon CPO) 3 pm: for consideration of their political 10.2.0) 330 p.m.
and
Satgon and Paris, 3.30 p.nr.
Halhow, 3.30 p.m.
Amoy, Shanghai,
Nanking.
with
- Closing Times By Sea; & Train
Canton (Train) 7 a.mn.
views.
Old-Fashioned Tyranny
Lord Salisbury said the police
Lord Halifax, wartime Ambassador for word
old state was a new
to the United States and a former Cashtoned tyranny. Britain had fought the last war against German be prepared to act with vigour and Foreign Secretary, sald Britain must Now"
seemed It
that despotism.
something speed
on the position In Europe. Europe was faced with
The worst thing would be, through of the samo
from another threat great country--one which Britain any failure to appreciate what was happening. to fall short of any had every reason to believe shared her views and whose gallant fight action which might assist Western!
Chiang Kai-shek and Chen Cheng she had watched in the midst of her Europe to regain its stature
have made any own life and death struggle.
Frankow, are not believed agreement the Unless
Tinglao, Peiping, Canton, Chungking Commitments to the Young Marshal's the fool supporters, but the and Foochow. 3.30 p.m. Russian policy was reversed, there Russia might be lacking, "we might
Manchurian leaders were invited to "very real danger that the be able to find the means of living and whole dreadful tragedy of 1939 w together once it is clear that Western
Macao, Teinshan and Shekk! (Sea) 8 am, participate in a government military
conference on strategy was is in a fair way to re- Haiphong (Hex) 10 a.m. be re-enacted." No one might want
highly signifleant-United something of is old Colombo, East & South Africa and Bonsidered ultimately establishing
boy (Nea) 10a.m.
Press. war, but
traditions," he said.
Swatow and Saigon (Sea) 1. p.m. Lord Vansittari, chief diplomatic Macao, Trinshan and Shekki (Sex) 2 p.m.
the Government from Canton (Train) 2 pm. adviser to
to 1941, sold what Marshal Straits and Batavia (Se) 2 p.m.
Bacao, Tainahan and Shekki (Sea) 4 p.m. Stalin had done recently in Czecho- Canten (Hea) B p.m. 1938
Kongmoon (Bea) 6 pa. The only really bright spot was the slovakia showed clearly t..at he British decision to press on with the would run the risk of a European a Western pacl-an en- war as recklessly as Hitler but for efforts for couraging 'development of the first the restraining factor of American
strength. importance.
Referring again to Czechoslovakla
Stalin And Hitlor and Finland, Lord Salisbury said that
Henceforth, Britain United Nations the Charter of the
a similar light to seemed to provide no remedy. Before upon Stalln in a threatened country could appen, ittler and never again place undue was "anuffed out of existence."
Questioned about the situation in the Falkland Islands Dependencies of the Antarctic, where Argentina and Chile have established bases on British-administered territory, Mr. Bevin declared that British ships result, and magistrates in charge of Drilish-I
Instruc- ports had standing occupied tiens to take all necessary measures to safeguard the British legal ille to be. sovereignty in the Dependencies. Reuter.
U.S. Meat Packers Call Strike
Chicago, Mar. 3.A nation-wide 'strike of 100,000 meat packing workers was called today for March 10.
Tho United Packing House Workers (Congress of Industrial Organisations) tied up the nation's meat industry in 1840 and settled the strike only after the Govern- ment had intervened-Router.
RAIN STOPS TEST CRICKET
Georgetown, British Guiana, Mar. 3At the close of play after the first day in the third Test match with England here today, West Indies had scored 284 runs for five wickets when rain, stopped play.une Reuter.
war might
He hoped the Government would not hesitate to tell the people the truth, however unpalniable it might
Sands Running Out
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repel all "totalitarian myths and Printed and published by FREDERICK "We must act quickly if we are libels." What had happened, in PICY FRANKLIN for and on behalf of to be ruccessful in preventing this." Czechoslovakia. should put an end South China Morning Post. Limited He hoped the Foreign Secretary, to the era of illusions. he saidat 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Mr Erhest Bevin, would go to the Router.
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