1948. THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER
Mukden's Serious Economic Situation
Second Changchun Threatened
By Scarcity
Of Food
BY CERALD NOZICK
Mukden, Oct. 10-If nothing is done to relieve the economic plight of this city, informed observers here believe Mukden will fast become another Chang- chun.
Food is regarded as the decisive key to Mukden's future. At the begin- ning of this year people here were mostly concerned with the possibility of an allout Communist attack. Today the scarcity of food and skyrocketing prices are foremost in their minds.
a besieged city
•
In strict military terms, it can be argued that Mukden is
As long as this threat remains the population will have to under potential attack. suffer.
Marshall & Forrestal Confer
American Military Preparedness
of
Rita And Prince Khan To “See A Lot Of Each Other”
Hollywood, Oct. 10.-Prince All Khan, son of the Aga Khan, has come to Hollywood, and the film stor, Miss. Rita Hayworth says she intends to soo him often..
He has taken a homo here and plans to stay for some time. Miss Hayworth seems to be about the only person in Hollywood who knows where he ́ls,
"Yes, it's true he is here," she told reporters yesterday. "Yes, I intend to see him. We plan to see each other a tot."
Ali Khan met Miss Hayworth at Cap Antibes, on the French Riviera, this year.
Ho and Miss Hayworth toured Spain and Portugal while she was visiting the Continent last summer, and Hollywood buzzed with a possible romance,
Ali Khan is married but separated from his wife. Miss Hayworth is still the legal wife of radio and screen She has an interlocutory divorce, producer Ossen Wolles. which will become final on November 12.-Reuter.
UN Boycott Of Spain Opposed By U.S.
Washington, Oct. 11.-The United States Government is opposed to the United Nations resolution establishing a partial political boycott of the Franco regime in Spain, but the Americans will not take the lead in trying to have the United Nations ban lifted.
shall
Nationalists munications
7
ls by air and many It is extimated the
other basle problems. have 250,000 troops In and around
The
theso
All Mukden's heavy industries- nucleus Mukden.
coal mines, electrle power works, troops are the American-trained
These two points were made by into the Brussels alliance."---United and equipped New First and New arsenal, railway, machine shops and
Secretary of Press, Military Sixth Armies.
observers rubber plants is barely limping the, United States
Mr The main reason for poor State, Blond-
George Marshall, on high in these troops here rate
production
widespread mal Saturday. The 1916 resolution pro- morale and ability which they say,
not have nutrition among workers.
vides that Spain can be kept up only if the troops
Mukden's Industry employs about members in the United Nations or are fed.
100,000 workers but thousands have affiliated agencles that
'the United show
send up for Nations members shall not not the strength to
Ambasadors work.
to Madrid The Fushun mines supply Mukden they need not completely break off between 50,000 and 70,000 tons of diplomalle relations. cond monthly but because of absen- teelam the Agure is around 20,000 tons monthly,
a
The defence of Mukden by the government is said to be important for the following rensons:
(1) Λε long as the Nationalists have
foothold in Manchuria they block
the plans any
have Communists might
for con- solidation of this tremendous land mass.
The Mukden arsenal, bullt (2) Mr
by the Aate Manchurian worlard, Marshal Chang Tso-lin, is one of the biggest in Chinn.
Fushun coal (3) The
mincs, which have the biggest open-cut mines in the world, are under the Protection of the Mukden troops.
Washington, Oct. 10.-The U. S. Secretary of State George Marshall and the De
James fence Secretary Mr
the Forrestal conferred at State Department yesterday.
reviewed how Presumably they American armed strength ats into support of United States foreign policy in the present critical state of conflict with Russin.
to
CROP DESTROYED
h.
be
As a government official shrugging his shoulders said: "The situation in Mukden has not changed in the past six months but has become one
thousand times worse."-United Press,
that
Although
The polley of the United States, Mr Marshall said, has been to respect But the and observe the resolution. American
added, Government, he
han does not think the resolution proper application to the present situation. However, so long as it exists the American Government will has no plan to observe it and take the lead in altering it. AMERICA'S DESIRE
Mr Marshall disclosed that the problem of relations with Spain now on the agenda of the United Nations Assembly meeting in Paris was one of the issues he discussed with President Truman on Saturday. What Mr Marshall, sald bore out privately expressed views of other
States State. United
Department According to reports from Tsing-oficials that the United States would to, all civilian offcials left Chefoor like to estabilsh closer relations with the Franco Government, especially Saturday after a Communist attack because of Spain's strategle position
in a a final evacuation by
fhot
On sca
State
1s
said
DEFENCE OF CHEFOO
10.-Pro-goverTI- Shanghai, Oct. (4) Mukden is China's gredicet nent reports today indicated industrial centre and ranks as one of the Nationalists either were clearing the largest in the world. Although the decks for the defence of Chefen,
industries key
north of the U.S. equipment of much
port 110 miles
or and naval installations at Tsingtao, Another subject which may well was stripped by the
12:0 have been discussed at the meeting Chinese Communists
had begun evacuating one of its last there arms occupation.
still is
great is the problem of supplying
remaining cities in Shantung. Pro- left that coun- | amount
would. B
yince. to the Western Europe union
invaluable to the Chinese Reds. Iries.
Depart- (5) The Nationalists in Mukden The State and Defence ments are only now beginning pre-pin down a certain number of Red paration of a detailed programme to troops which otherwise could
to President Harry used in other parts of China. be submitted
on the outskirts of Chefoo.
in the Western conflict with Russin, if he approves,
further but that it will not do so unless the Truman and,
Meantime, reports from
new allout Com-whole One of the hardest blows to the
United Nations position north indicated Congress sometime early in 1949.
com-revised. have Mr Marshall plans to leave for
aphid an food situation here was an
munist offensive may Paris today
ut a me to be
rlegue late last July and
It was disclosed, meanwhile, that carly menced against Taiyuan, caplial of nounced Inter.
August which destroyed 02 per cent Shans! Province.
Spain has been invited to attend a
in Washington United Press Pelping dispatch conference
next MARSHALL CONCERNED
Mukden's kaoliang crop. The] 0% Mr with familiar
reports Persons
kuollang harvest this year. Is ex quoted press
more January on regulation of fishing in respons
were closing in Atlantic waters off the Northeastern Marshall's views and the
with Mr pected to account for 00 per cent than 150,000 Reds sharrs sibilities he
of the total yield of all of 1949's on warlord, Yen Hsi-shan's last coast of the United States.
said fighting
Department officiats stronghold. It Forrestal, said Mr Marshall's con-
state of American farm produce
the purpose of the cern over the
the meeting would is what most fierce at Histaotlenchen, seven to Manchuria Kaoliang to the relation
Talyuan. in
draw be 10
up agreement preparedness
world rice is to other parts of China- miles south of United States'
position In
The Chefoo evacuation was inter- governing fishing in the area, They The National-said it was in no sense related to affairs was the reason for the con- stabilising factor which determines the basic index of wages and
preted in two ways. Today ference with Mr Forrestal.
kaollung can be ists may be abandoning the port or the
controversy prices.
open market
In may be merely stripping it off of civil whether the United States bought on the
by officinis-preparatory to an aliout de reck closer relations with Peiping and transported here
one-sixti the cost
fence by land, sea and air forces.
Franco Government. attacked air at
Mukden.
Reports said 3,000 Reds
Other countries asked to particl was be
conference are in the similar amount in
pate Heavy purchases by the military Chefoo environs in what
Portugal, Britain, France, Norway, the local market heiped to Heved a preliminary action,
the
foodstuffs
Sweden, Teeland, the Netherlands scarcity. The
LAST COASTAL CITY
and Belgium.-Associated Press, on early stage that there is not yet military and municipal authorities reasonably good guess of the rend purchasing commissions into but country-side even
Outside of Tsingtao, Chefoo s
PAPER'S COMMENT government-held
Rovernment
10.-The prives. the last remaining cost of such a programme.
pay higher
London, Oct. Ils would the military Mr Marshall presumably
farmers In. the arca held coastal city in Shantung.
lastal newspaper, Observer, said today the Therefore,
Franco know be interested to
what
"allotted" to civilian purchases capture by the Nationalists
that any attempt to bring
European as an important Spain Into the Western planners consider the United States
ship their food to the military in-year was halled
victory since it choked off the flow Union would be "unforgiven may
be able to do and how well
stead. and American
European milliary
Even in former
harvest of Communist supplies by seu from planning
The editorial in the paper, sald -men are co-operating in
sensons food was brought from dis- Soviet-held Dairen area in South
an attempt is being "pro- the project. Associated Press.
Lant areas to supply Mukden and its Manchuria to Chefoo which served
milltary the Communist occupied Shantung moted by the American environs which cannot feed itself.
NOT ENOUGH FOOD hinterland and its field arsenals and lobby against the better insight of the State Department." It said that If the Chinchow airstrip, which factories.
for Since then, however, the govern such a move "would give u death alrift centre serveri as the
a. string of blow to the French, split Britain supplies flown Mukden troops, ment navy captured
would and to bottom Na-islands between Dairen and Chefeo, from top be retaken by the cannot
the the neutralising that.
Chefoo
reduce a supply greatly
prospects of Scandinaviu ard
Italy 10.-Phylonalists, it is expected
on local centre. Nationalist quarters believe bringing military purchases
a naval blockade henceforth is suf-
It was sold that Mr Marshall's -talk with Mr Forrestal. provided the first opportunity in recent weeks for a top level State and Defence review of preparatory work being done on the military programme for Western Europe.
Authorities said this is still in such aggravate
TWINS BORN A WEEK APART
Great Yarmouth, Oct.
sicians reported today
thni Mrs
D
on
to
Food
the
of
Ivy Fox, of Great Yarmouth, gave market will become still heavier. birth to twin boys more than week apart,
The first boy,
weighing four pounds, was born in the evening of October 1. The second, weighing slightly lesa, was born yesterday afternoon. Mother and twins were reported doing nicely.
Press.
Mukden.
present
blunder." that
an
over
should the
Influen-
Soviet Slander
Put To Shame
New York. Oct. 10.-Senator
··
It is agreed here that the Chin-ficient to prevent Chefoo resuming chow operation did not provide the ty tarmer civil role. food and Any
Cheloo Bles on the other side ut army with enough nirlift centre more distant hur Shantung peninsula from Telagtao. Chinchaw must greatly increase the Before World War II it served as number of supply fights.
and vacationing Military observers
belleve that an auxiliary base Mukden will not likely be attacked round for the British and American, this winter the same way Tsinan Asiatic fleets,
In Shanat, fiva Red columns and Arthur H. Vanderberg said today The father. Russell Fox, a local was. They point out, however, that
that Amerlen's service to the world shop assistant, said the twins were the Chinchow bottle was in indirect four brigades were converging on under Gen Ksu Halong United attack on Mukden In what ap- Taiyuan
of the pula to shame the Soviet slandern completely unexpected.
of chien, Red Commander prelude
that the United States' goal is im- Darently was tightening of the noose of staryu- Shansi-Anhwel-Honan region. tion around
They sald It was reported that Gen Hsu perialism.
at the President of the Sen. Vandenberg apoke PATROL AMBUSHED the Reds probably will conduct an
Yung-chang.
dinner of anniversary Collego. Military
flew seventh Intensified hit and run campaign Nationalist
Talyuan to conter Freedom House where he received London, Oct. 10-Two Govern-through winter to keep the Nation- from Pelping to
and disturb the with Gen Yen Hal-shan. Gen Hsu the annual freedom award for his ment men were killed and, two nlists off balance wounded whon. rebela ambushed a populace.
accompanied President Chiang Kai-service to a free world.
*America the. Generalls- Sen. Vandenberg said, mobile patrol in the Tougoo district, The new economie reform hitherto shek to Peiping-on- Sunday's military communique said. has been difficult to implement in simo's recent Northern, front inspec- has rendered and continues to ren service in a prodigal de- der that -Associated Press.
besieged Mukden as the only com- tian tour-United Press.
gree. Its like is not to be found in history. We are doing it in a apleil which puts to shame the miserable slanders that selfish imperialism is our alm. Our chief foreign critics upon that score would do well consult a mirror. That is where they will pee Imperialism on the The humanities, not con- quests, are our
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