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NEW RUSSIAN INTEREST IN JAPAN
Complaints Against U.S. Policies
Washington, Oct. 31.-Diplomatic circles in the United States capital are looking for the reason behind an apparent increase in Russian interest in Japan. The most popular explanation is that Russia intends soon to press for an early Japanese peace conference with the hopes of strengthening her hand in Far Eastern affairs.
The Intest example of Soviet interest in Japan came at the Far Eastern Commission meeting on The Soviet Ambassador, Alexander Thursday. Panyushkin, asked for information on a reported high level military conference held earlier this month in Tokyo.
hnd
He asked for an explanation of a press report of Commander-in- that meeting which asserted that the
discussed Chief, General Douglas MacArthur, "practical precautions against the possibility of another The United States denied that the surprise attack," meeting was anything but routine.
Dutch Not Satisfied With Reply
ACUTE INDONESIA
SITUATION
In Washington the implication of the Soviet charges aroused less in- terest than the fact that the Am- usssador has been making repeated complaints against Americon occu- patton polices.
These complaints, it is learned, included one recently alleging that the United States was building in
which Northern Japan on virickí
to
could have no other use than accommodate war planes against the possibility of an attack the North.
from:
However, the allegation was not pressed by the Russians and the ex- planation then sought was never given.
FUTILE PROCEDURE
The attitude of the United States, Batavia, Oct. 31.-The Dutch shared it is understood by Britain. - Government regards the Indone-in that the peace treaty should not sinn Republic's reply to its pro-be left to any groups dominated by posals for a resumption of the the
political negotiations after five-months old deadlock
11
来越
unsatisfactory, usually reliable sources said in Batavin tonight.
The same
rule. Experience
Veto
In
Europe
this.
has taught the futility of
There is also objection to the note but
nations
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1948.
Show Goes On At Track Where Horses Perished Shanghai
A race horse (left) works
an
nat
the., Hawthorne track in Stickney, lil, near Chicago, its passerby inspects charred remains of
a stable in which twenty- four race horses perished. The coroner's office suld it had a report that a groom was missing-AP Picture.
Sir
Stafford
Adheres To
Statement
Bristol, Oct. 31-The Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stafford Cripps, tonight ad- hered to a statement he made in 1935 that it was essential to Socialism that the British Empire should be "liquidated."
Asked by a questioner whether he still stands by this statement, Sli Stafford replied: "Certainly.
And
Strained Yugoslavia- Hungary Relations
Diplomatic Contacts Said
Almost At An End
.
Belgrade, Oct. 31-Diplomatic circles said in Belgrade on Sunday they believe events in Hungary. where the Yugoslav Government alleged their official representatives have been maltreated over the Tito- Cominform issue, may be leading to a complete break in diplomatic relations between Hungary and
Yugoslavia.
The situation with respect to Hungary has deteriorat- ed so far that the official Yugoslav news agency, Tanjug, has published a charge that the Hungarian secret police are using Nazi methods to coerce Yugoslav__representa- tives to support the Cominform side of the dispute. According to a long and com-
from the
that is what we have done, in theplicated announcement case of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon,"
Affairs, it would appear that there
The Chancellor, who was address-
in his own ing a meeting stituency (East Bristol) said:
con-
of
weaknesses of the "One of the world today from the point view of the peace of the world is the weakness of some of the coun tries of Western Europe."
STABILISING PEACE
Hopes For More Food
But It's Likely To
Bo Costly
Shanghai, Nov. 1-Hungry Shanghailanders this morning expectaully awaited the roac- tion of the local traders to the Chinese Government's action last night in unfreezing the August 19 price ceilings, and
wages.
It is zenerally pricleted thpt Anodis and dilly necessities would be available in sufficient,quantities
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As early an Ind night-only LL few hours after the lifting of the
veilings
in the
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became known largo
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the
}
demand. Government
the throughs Extentive Yun, last night decreed; OPEN MARKET PRICES "Firstly, foodstuffs shall be bought and sold at open market prices and there shall be no restriction in their transportation and distriba- tion. Hoarders and speculators shall De severely punished in accordance with the regulations governing food control,
"Secondly, the existing food ra- 1oning
six In the Brogramine major cities shall be continued by the Government.
"Thirdly, competent authorities in the Cential Government shall fix the prices of cotton, yarn and cloth, sugar, coal and salt by taking into consideration their cost of produc- tlon.
"Local Governments shall
to
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Yugoslav Ministry of Foreign THE NORTH by the Executive Yuan shall be pro- from the South China: Morning Port,
is hardly any Yugoslav diplomatic representation leti in Budapest.
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The announcement said that the Yugosiny Charge d'Affaires and several others had been given hours
it leave the country, but was difficult to determine from the announcement whether they have ↑ actually returned to Yugoslavin yet] or not.
DIPLOMAT OUSTED- Meanwhile, unoffein reports cir- culating in Belgrade say, some members of the
Hungarian
ATLANTIC
ALLIANCE
Plans To Extend New Pact
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The Executive Yuan decree added that, beginning November, auxiliary food allowances for those who have in- been receiving them shall be
Russian contention that the major powers should write the treaty, meaning that Australia. New
and other They said the Dutch reaction had Zealand, India
Republican which contributed far more to the been conveyed to the Premier, Dr Mohammed Hatta, defeat of Japan than Russia would yesterday when Mr Merle Cochran, be excluded.
American
ni. the
has proceeded the
member
The United States Security Counel's Gnoc Omees virtually alone
to put in trying Commitee, and Mr T. G. Narayan, Japanese economy back on its feet, General Secretary of the Committee, in this respect exercising almost the
power as it does in He said that these weaknesses are Hew to the Repubilean capital of Barne plenary
formulating military occupation those which lead to a low standar Jogjakarta.
policy,
of living and the great many poli-legation in Belgrado have either. Washington, Oct. 31. The creased. In Washington
low the Russlans are tical troubles that come from
departed or have been ousted but seven nations planning the repeated the i
The wages of workers shall be sources
irked standard of living.
these reports could not be conarmed, North Atlantic Defence Pact readjusted with reference to the statement made yesterday and la-fbelieved to be considerably
It is difficult for diplomats and tor denied by a Dutch spokesman at the sight of Japan being revived The Hague that on Invitation was under olmost 100 per cent American
"If we can co-operate in building observers to find out what is really intend to expand the alliance to needs of their livelihood with the apart from the
of powers up a strong group also extended to Dr Hatta yester- auspices. quile
In going on possibility of economic polleles be- Western
on but one thing is certain. cope with aggression affecting approval of day by the Dutch and Indonestan
with The Europe, associated
The Yugoslav Charge d'Affaires in their security in any corner of Ing developed which may be those areas that naturally fall within Budapest, Mr Vaso Javonovich, has the world, Western diplomatic Provisional Federal Governments
for important Batavia
same system of economy. we been ousted by the Hungarians. sources disclosed today. provinces-Reuter. "peace or war" talks with Dr D. U.
shall thereby do n great deal to And when the Yugoslav legation Stefan Sinvovich, Sikker, the Dutch Foreign-Minister,
----- REPUBLICANS' PLAN...wards stabilising the peace of the announced that
The plunners reported that the who arrived here by air tonight.
chief of the Yugoslav reparations Alliance envisaged by the United New York, Oct.
31.-Forsign world."
legation, would take over the job, States. Canada, Britain, France. They said the invitation had been affairs experts in the Republican He added that Britain's contribu- the Hungarians said he was not
Luxembourg And exploring
the Mook, igh command are sant by Dr Hubertus Van
tion to the recovery plan would acceptable to them and asked that Belgium,
Netherlands will cover attacks on Lieutenant Governor General of the possibility of signing a peace treaty
cost in the present year the equiva he too leave the country. Dutch East Indies, and it was in-with Japan with or without Russia, lent of $500,000,000 in Sterling,
Thus it would appear that Yugo- their territories and possessions any
where on the globe as well conceivable that he was neling the United Press learned today. It
which, in one way or another, would slavin is now cut off diplomatically without the knowledge of the Dutch won emphasised that this study was be put at the disposal of the Euro- from two of her neighbours, former national boundaries. Moreover, ac- cording to present plans, it would Government.
strictly in the preliminary phases pean countries that needed it so brothers in the Communist sphere.
provide for passible joint measures and the ultimate decision may be that they could continue purchasing
to check aggression at any point if months away,
goods required for recovery.
it might jeopardise world peace.
come to
disadvantageous to Russia's Siberian the
the
any
ORAL OFFER
make While unwilling to Sources in Batavia alsa sald De Hatta had received the Dutch In-speelfle policy statements vitation and that he was consider-the declarations mads in Governor Thomas Dewey's campaign speeches, Ing his reply.
Proposals for the resumption of negoliations were made informally by Mr Cochran in an "orai note" to both the Dutch and the Republi-
cans.
Since then, Mr Cochran is be- lieved to have given the Republic the amendments suggested by the Dutch and the Dutch request that the Republic keep the military and economic clauses of the Renville agreement providing for a truce in Java and Sumatra.
Later, Mr Cochran is believed to have transmitted the Republic's re- ply and comments to the authorities in Batuvin.
According to Dutch sources
Dutch
to-
outside
some 10p Republican advisers Bre giving thought to a Japanese peace pact next year it, as they expect, there is a change in the administra- tion..
Britain could not have made less contributions were she not receiving outside aid to assist in her own re- covery-Reuter..
Gold Bullion
Warned
Shanghai, Nov. 1-Beginning to day, holders of gold bullion and United States dollars will be sub- ject to sovere punishment aslde
holdings from having their
con fiscated
да
THE FIRST BREAK The first break was with Albania who tore up a treaty with Yugo- slavia, and sent out of the country AWAITING ELECTION RESULT
large body of Yugoslav engineers
Detailed planning of the historic. and technicians and the Yugoslav
defence union. diplomatic representatives there,
almed primarily at There has been
no formal de-checking Communism, will progress claration of an petual break
rapidly as soon as the State and parası diplomatic relations with those Defence Departments consult with next President after Tues- countries, however, and it is he-
election. Preliminary work cky's leved here that the Yugoslavs may
the project Is virtually never make such a move
halted pending a presidential review to which will. determine largely the
of extent American participation and co-operation.
the
on
Those in favour of a pact regard-Hoarders less of Russian participation pointed
It is obviously their polley out that the United States signed a
continue to prove to the world that separate peace with Germany after
they can be identified with the World War I when this nation re-
Eastern anti-Imperialist front and fusd to ratify the Versalles trenty.
that
are exclusively behind that front. the These sources believed
American in international policy-Associated United Sta United States. could count on the
If discovered, the loca! Press, British Commonwealth, the Nether-financial control authorities warned lands, the Philippines and France last night in announcing the clos- also signing the pact.
ing of the conversion period.
Military CHINA'S POSITION
and police personnel the have been instructed to, carry out Whether Chinn, bound by
ruling relentlessly, i treaty the 1945 "no separate peace" with the Soviets, would come along stated,
L
"
officials
the expect States will enter into the programme as n signatory to the North Atlantic Treaty and provide BALANCED BUDGET supplemental arms to Western Euro- Bangkok, Oct. 31.-Slam will have pean nations until their defences
balanced 1949
with pre strong enough to halt uggres- budget, revenue and expenditure each about slon from any quarter. 1,000,000,000 Ucals, it was officially. learned here today.
Q
Was
duy, the truce 13 deteriorating is more doubtful. A similar de- Only small amounts of American alarmingly in West Java. Dr Stikker claration against no separate peace dollars and gold bullion were turned consequently was expected by well, was signed jointly by the United in at the Central Bank yesterday
tell informed circles here to
Union and 24 the last day of the extended con- Dr States, the Soviet Hatta that he was willing to
other United Nations in January, sume negollations.
1942, but the enemy" at that Ume version period-Reuter. was only Nazi Germany, and satellites.
̈DUTCH MAY MARCH
re-
At the samo time, he would press for the Republie's capacity to fulfil
the fruce.
to
her
High Republican sources made it clear that no specific actions in the Far East could be undertaken with- out a study of the secret reports how available only the Democratic Before deciding it the negotiations
administration). The bl-partisan could have a useful result, a policy, they said, was limited. They prominent
sald here would base future steps on such Republican
Dr Stikker decided additional information and in the today that if that the Republic was unable to keep light of the changing Asiatic picture
he expectedUnited Press. the truce provisions,
to collapse and the Dutch Army would probably march on
the truce agreement
Jogjakarta,
publican capital..
the Re-
The Republican Indonesian Ministry
today of Information denied a Dutch charge that there Tho
The present broad plans, nuthorl- The draft of the Anance, bn,tative sources disclosed, follow these approved by the Cabinet today, was lines which would be included expected to be laid before Parlia- the alliance: ment next wook---Reuter,
German Communists Demand
A Peace Treaty
Berlin, Oct. 1.-The Communist German Peoples'. Council on Sunday demanded. a peace treaty with an
all-German government." -
..
the locul
authorities.-Reuter.
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(2) Areas protected by the de-
corefully. fence allianco would be It issued a declaration calling for
of longitude The new campaign followed two spelled out In terms withdrawal of all occupation forces recent developments indicating
the and Latitude they relate to within a year after the treaty is Russians may be preparing to with-boundaries of the signatories,
draw their troops from castorn aigned. Trawler Roscued This declaration said that if the Germany:
(3) Attacks on the possession of western powers "naw hinder the I-Organisation of the armed major powers outside these geogra- German penco people's police forces, estimated by phical indis would form the basla Fleetwood, Lancashire, Oct. 31. conclusion of an all
Fleetwood trawler, Unitia, treaty, the continued presence of western alles at about 300,000 for "Immediate consultation by the
ad-men.
permanent defence board. were still about 1,080. Dulch subjects brought into harbour here tonight their occupation troops and
Godeberg,
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of German removal of industrial facilites from (4) The permanent defence group Itepublican territory.
which she had rescued rudderless colonial annexation
would consider what Immediato Before July 21 the statement and drifting before a North Atlantic territory and colonial enslavement eastern Germany to Russia.
There is no doubt the Germans measures nations might take when said, 2,080, persona were evacuated gale and towed 100 miles to safety. of the German people."
The Godeberg was bound from Western authorities called this a would like to have their country their sovereignty or political inde- th Netherlands; territory; and after-
for Soviet move to win over the German back for themselves. But anti-Com-pondence in threatenat, wards 2,183 Many Indo-Europeans the, fesland fishing grounds
of
western the West. į munists,anid that if the and Chinese bad remained volun- Fleetwood with 10,000 stono cod people and embarrass
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