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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1949.
AUSTERITY ECONOMIC POLICY FOR JAPAN
Outlined By Finance Minister
Tokyo, Feb. 24.-The Finance Minister, Mr Hayato Ikeda, in an exclusive interview today outlined a "get tough with labour" economic policy which, he said, was designed to remove Japan as a burden on the American taxpayer as quickly as possible.
"The year 1949 will be a year of austerity for the Japanese people," he said.
The Minister claimed that inflation Is "now under control and steadily being overcome.”
Ho and the present credit control and channeling of money into TC+ habilitation and productive enter- prises wit remain in force,
Mr Ikeda mid the Japanese bud- get for the 1949-50 fscal year had been prepared as closely as possible to the general pattern of the Alles" nine-point economie stabilisation Programme which he praised as the logical way to overcome Japan's current financial difficulties.
RED "FORTUNE TELLER"
Mr Ikeda Is the Ørst post-war Japanese Finance Minister to enjoy a clear majority in the national legislature. He was asked to com- by ment on the recent predletion the Communist bosa, Me Kyuichi Tolaids, that the anti-Red Conser- vative Yoshida government virtual- ly would be thrown out of offer within three months.
In
the
recent
from an estimated 140,000,000,000 yen in 70,000,000,000 yen for the next fiscal year. This means that to survive many export industries will be forced
streamiino their management.
LIFE OF AUSTERITY Mr Ikeda said "For the nation to be self-supporting every unit of its economy
must be self-supporting. For the government to be self-sup- a balanced porting it must have budget and to achieve that a great reduction of workers on Its payro!!
needed.
"Japanese industries must be put basis to realise on a competitivo higher effeleney and lower costs, For each fumptly of Japanese cili zens a life of musterlly will be re- quired until economic stability has
been renched."
The Finance Minister hoped that while Japan will energetically do is part under the nine-point pro- Kramme, the United States will con- tinue to prime Japan with economic aid "particularly in the form of raw materials," the salt Japan is par- beularly short in mining equipment, cement and materials needed to re-
POCKET CARTOON
O
JOO NOT
DISTURE
Pact-Free Alliance Not Practicable
NORWAY'S
ATTITUDE TO THE
PROBLEM
SCANDINAVIAN
Oslo, Feb. 24. Dr Halvard Lange, the Nor- wegian Foreign Minister, told Parliament today that his talks in Washington had convinced the Govern- ment that a Scandinavian alliance on a "pact-free" basis was no longer a practical possibility. "Soli- darity limited to smaller units and neutral in attitude cannot have the necessary effect of preventing war," he told Parliament.
The Minister declared: "1 om afraid that the poor fortune teller will have to renew his predictions every three months-indefinitely."
Mr Ikeda said the Conservatives build its electric power industry. Jandstale
victory
Mr keda specified that such id sational election was proof that he would "facilitate the quick realisa- njority of the dupussesestore tion of a self-supporting Japan, thus believe Le
in systematic and construc-serving to reduce the burden on the live measures to combat inflation in American people."
He expressed appreciation for the dierumeiation of the series of walk- !
which certain
endeavours by General MacArthur
Dr Lange decinrezł; "If we chouse | elementa are
other occupation higher-ups The Bing,
this line we should, in the Govern- Norway's economie | which have helped Japanese econo-
gradual ment's opinion, aim at participating Ile outlined three hold measures my by bringing about a aimed to cut expenditures
in the reduction In vecupation goals in the the preliminary discursions an a pener and defence pact among the new budget. A bafareed budget is
Japanese buriget.
"a sizeable amount," he said, will North Atlantic countries soon enough one of the objectives sought in the be set aside in the new budget for a to enable us to make our influence Alles nine-point programme,
of such 1 public works programme-including felt in the formulation the road building programme de-gional agreement."
This would not bind Norway to an manied by the Allies-designed to
The final decision the anticipated unemploy- Allantie Pact. absoch
would be taken by Parliament. ment.
Dr Lange said that to secure lasting peace the Western European democracies "must be recon- structed economically, socially and culturally through organised and lasting co-operation, and they must be consolidated politically." This must include "defence co-operation on à regional basis," he said.
recovery obstruc?
were:
1.
on
THREE POINTS
Mr Ikeda said these three paints.
Wholesale dismissal of workers government payroll which, he admitted, was bound to have the widest repercussions in private in- dustry and the Japanese economic picture in general Labour agitation against dismissnds hitherto had been one of the most potential weapons in the hands of the Japanese Com- munists.
Ikeda sald government layoffs may range as high as 30 per- cent and this may eventually result
of 2,000,000
TERROR TACTICS BY POLISH SECRET SERVICE AGENT
Espionage Trial Evidence
Munich, Feb. 24. Terror tactics used by an alleged Polish secret service agent, charged with organising an espionage ring in the U.S. zone of Germany, were described today in the spy trials of two Polish nationals and three Germans.
The five are on trial before an eight-member U.S. Military Commission charged with obtaining U.S. military information for a foreign power.
Alleged ring-leader of the five-man group is Theodor Szendiclorz, 34-year-old Pola whose purported fession to American criminal investigation agents was read to the court.
con-
According to the confession, work for the cause since Germany Szendiclorz had been an explonage is occupied by four powers."
agent for the Polish before the war in operations against the Germans,
Governmient He said he made sketches of in- dustrial buildings in Marburg but made up information about them "out of my own head because I was so scared."Associated Perss.
The confession document said he wa's arrested by the Gernin Gestapo in 1937 and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was leased at the war's end and met mysterious "Captalu Kamien of the Pulish Secret Service,"
Te BAO DAI ISSUES
AN APPEAL
Kamien, the confession said, ap- proached Szendielorz and asked him
Parls, Feb.
74.-Ex-Emperor Bao
Dai of Annam has called on all resistance groups in the Vietnamese
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The communique said Boo The confession added that he had made the request to M. Lal Huu-tal, urgent notices until noon on day of spokesman for the non-Communist Issue. Saturdays not Istor than
to co-operate with the Polish captain "or I would be dead or in Siberia
now."
One of his nest Jobs was to ascer- Jain which Germans had relatives
Poland
them and report
ir:
to
Threats to the safety of such re- intives were used to enlist agents, he fald,
He said he met one of the present defendants, Roman, Knopp, and told him that if he did not co-operato in obtaining information movement of U.S. troop-trums Knopp's parents would be deported
The Foreign Minister repeated that Kamlen. security problem WIL two-fold:
1.-Norway could! not be strong enough to scare off or resist aggres- slon by a great power, but must have help; and
2. To build up defence she must have military supples from abroad "on
an economie, basis." After the Oslo meeting, it was na- tural for Norway to consider discus- sing her security problems with the NO OFFENSIVE FRONT But, he said, there will be no dole.
cannot afford "Japan
+ such
De Lange sold the Atlantic Pact bin Western democracies-Reuter. "hus no offensive front against any- luxury," he said.--United Press.
one." "In reply to our careful in- quiries in Washington, we assured that it had never been in the United States' thoughts to request bases in Norway in peacetime and that there would be no request for
LOVE LIFE
were China Poace Talks
CATCHES UP joint bases for countries in the pact."
in overall unemployment in Japan WITH HER
in the neighbourhood persons.
2. Elimination of subsidies 10 maintain the top heavy and large personnel structure of the Japanese railways and Stale-managed tele- graphic-telephonic communications fields enterprises. Grunting these "economic independence" would also
the Communists:
Mildred Gillars' Admission
Washington. Feb. 24-Mil result in their rationalisation and this fred Gillars said tearfully at would be another bold challenge to her trial for treason today that her love for a Nazi radio of in the trouble cial got her where "I am now fighting for my life."
3. A 50 percent slash in State sub sidies to Japan's export industries
No Red Herrings For
Attlee
"She said. “Of course I loved him," of the late Professor Max Otto Kuis- chewilz, who once taught her at New York Hunter College.
Kolschewitz was the man, she said, who played a Svengal role in her wartime Nazi radio career-exerting nu hypnotic influence which prompted her to make broadcasts for the Ger- man radio.
Government The U.S.
Mi Cars
contends
The American and British attitude was that an alliance-free Scanding- vian defence
ence union could not possi- expect
political or materiai
bly
support from the West,
big Western democracles.
desiring to prevent war, are trying
on
the
the
BROAD
EXCHANGE OF VIEWS
The North Shensi Radia reported last night that a broad exchange of views between the Chinese Com. munists and members of the dele-
has Katlon
been completed at
the North Shilchlachuang, Communist political centre.
Dr
Fu
China
Shao Li-tse, Dr W. W. Yen,
Yun,
Mr Chang and together with General and Mr Tung Chno-
from
оп
the
Nationalist Resistance quoted the ex-Emperor
Group. It as saying: "A peaceful solution would permit, with the help of the French Union and her powerful Western Allies, the reconstruction of Vietnam sorely tried by an unjust war."—Reuter,
NOTICE
THE REFORM CLUB OF HONGKONG
Polund. Szendjelorz's statement told of four trips he made last year be THE FIRST PUBLIC MEET- iween Breslau and the U.S.
zone ING will be held at The Roof Gurden of The Hongkong Hotel tallway
on Friday, the 25th February, ut
of Germany and of his meeting with Kamien
Breslau in the station.
He was to have met Komten for | 5.30 p.m. further instructions last September 30, just two weeks after he was arrested by German State Police.
FAMILY THREATENED
ment in which he said Szendielorz med me that if I reported him to
the police
Poland
would be seized as hostages."
olice my parents in Schostock received 100 deutsche- marks from Szendiciorz for informa- tion on Grafenwoena,troop move- ments, he said.
The defendant Knapp, a railway employee, said he had received 900 Infor- duetschemarks for giving tion on the movements of U.S. troops and trains.
Rudolf Badura, the fifth defendant and a cousin of Knopp, said in a purported confession told him: "It
that Knopp is not difficult
to
A confession, allegedly given by de- George Kolodolezm, another fendant, said he was approached by Szendiclorz and "given news of my Nanking, Feb. 25. The parents in upper Silesta" to create stability and a new Shanghai non-partisan_delega. Į Then, he said, Szendlelorz threat- he received balance in our part of the world-tion which flew
ened his fumlly unless to Peiping on possibly only
co-operation in getting information basis of February 15 had been in con- on U.S. troop movements, solidarity and co-operation in spheres of economics, politics and stant conferences with tho Defendant Schostock gave n sinte defence within an area big enough Communist Mayor of Pelping. to constitute a real factor in world General Yeh Chien-ying, and others prior to their departure political powers."
REGIONAL AGREEMENT
to nieet Mr Mao Tse-tung, tho It was obvious the proposed At-Communist lantic Pact was to
leader, Reuter be a regional ngreement based on the principle of understood today. one for all and all for one in the event of any party being
altacked. "We Learned that no demands would be made
any country forcing them to maintain
defence forces at a higher level than their economy allowed. It stressed that economic recovery in the individual countries and in the whole Westem Mr Europe must have first priority,
"The pact assumes that London, Feb. 24.-The Prime those broadrasis were treasonable. If
there Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, convicted.
faces the planning organs in which all parties The Radio sald they conferred with will be set up joint advisory and shan, were reported to have flown
to Shihchinchuang on February in the maximum penalty of death, although will have the same voting rights: Me Mao and General Chou En-lai, rejected a suggestion
Details of the obligations for mutual House of Commons today that the Federal Government has never
the top Communist on have ho should
anti-actually executed anyone for treason.help in case of introduce
attack
not yel MAN OF
DESTINY
affairs. Communist legislation
been defined," he said. on the "I consider Kolschewitz to have
"It was stressed both in Washing-
THE NEXT HURDLE lines of that in India and been my man of destiny," she said. ton and London that there was no The delegation was reported France.
"I feel if Profesor Kotschewitz had desire to influence our decision or have returned to Peiping yesterday. not been in my life, I would not be exert pressure upon us. It is en- They were expected to fix, or rather He did not think such an amend-i fighting for my life today."
tirely up to us to decide whether to attempt to fix, a time and placo ment "elther necessary or desirable."* Kolschewitz died in 1944.
we will join at once, wait until the for the formal peace negotiations be- Sir Waldron Smithers, Conservative, Miss Gillars testifled about her pact is fully prepared, join at a later tional Government, and to propose
tween the
Chinese. Reds and the Na- who had urged the Prime Minister love life during her second day on date or not join at all to do this, wondered if Mr Attlee the witness stand. Reciting her
"We must make this decision on the restoration of all communications "really means business in his anti- love for Kolschewitz, she said she the basis of our own considerations, between the Communist North and Communist campaign."
you have The Atlantic Pact is to be a volun-he Nationalist South, paving a way Arld loud laughter from all parts been happy, you must be prepared tary union of free peoples."
for a cease fire to end the civil war. House, he added: "I am at time for a lifetime of
The North Shensi broadcast did Stie said forced
also that she
not say whether a place and time come from a "raco of people who the Soviet Union's tast note with the had been fixed. At Shichiochuang Dr Lange said Norway's reply to for the formal peace negotiations Mr Altice replied: "I don't know have boen persecuted for 900 years offer of a non-nggression pact was the dele whether Sir Waldron has studied the Trish."
under consideration. It would be Communist leaders
delegation discussed with the somewhat drastle
measures
"You will never be able to beat
given as soon na Parliament next
proposed, the Irish," she added. "I thank the
penco. negotiations, the week had had on opportunity
restoration to Irish people for the courage they discuss and decide their attitude to
of postal services throughout the have given me 10 face this." the questions raised by the Soviet country, and the reopening of ship- ping routes between Nationalist and Communist territory, the Radio sald. A separate Shanghai shipping de-
ion is paid to be. legalion
concurrently conferring with Communist com- munications oficials Ja Peiping, Reulers learned-Reuter-AAP.
of
the
to
the
also believed that
#fellow conclusion that he is misery"
the
traveller "
that are being laken by provincial governments in India, and whether he and his party generally support the power to detain without trial United Press. on suspicion of subversive activities
and a number of other things, which are generally regarded 43 rattier dangerous here."
Government cheers greeted this remark-Reuter.
Poland Silent On Sydney Stanley
London, Feb. 24.-The Home Secretary Mr Chuter Ede said in the House of Commons today that he had received no word from Poland on his inquiry whether that country would repatriato the de- portee, Sydney Stanley.
Stanley, a Polish-born Jew, was the centre of the recent British Government corruption hearings and been ordered to leave the coun- has try.
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