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Hongkong Telegraph
VOL. IV NO. 90
TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1949.
U.S. State Dept Criticised For Negative China Policy
16 Killed In Political Riot
Bogota, Apr. 18-The provincial authorities re- ported today that 16 per- Mons were killed yesterday In the main clash of the bloody political rioting In ALL Borres Colombia.
agreed that the Army had succeeded in restoring or der.
an
the сом-
The official figure casualties was 14 Conser-
Liberal and vatives, one one. soldier. However, Bogota newspape finued to report the num- ber of dead as 30 to 40, a number which had been 121 estimated unoMcially the main fight between
and
200 soldiers armed civiliaus. United
·Press.
Kome
As Good As
Red Plot To
Create NegroNation
Conspiracy Trial Evidence
New York, Apr. 18,--A Georgia negro, who said he was trained in Moscow, testi- fed today that a negro nation
have been was to formed from Southern sec- tions of the United States by the flames of violent re- volution.
William Odell Nowell, U.S. government employee, told n jury at the conspiracy trial of 11 top Communists that he once was stuglent of revolution at the feet of Party leaders in Red Russia. There, he said; Prague, Apr. 18.-Bel- Army Instructors schooled-hin. grade Radio Loday claimed "
A Lighter
"the science fare.
of civil war-
over-
that a Yugoslav engineer j Other instructors, he testified, had invented a match tut lectured on the violent could be ignited 100 times, throw of the Capitalistle system of a establishment It was reported in a brond- and the
that the proletarian dictatorship," east, picked up here,
of
bath, Out this blood newly- utilised maich discovered chemical produced Nowell said, was to come a new in the experimental laboratory negro nation, conceived in vio- lence and dedicated to extend- nt roadcast, quoting the lng the Communist revolution
The
7117
Press.
STILL VERY ILL
the
RE-DEFINITION URGED
The Danger Of Communism
Washington,
Apr.
18.
Republican Senator Karl Mundt, condemning the State Department for doing "nothing" to stem the Communist tide in Asia, tonight called for a re-definition of United States foreign policy along positive, consistent lines.
Senator Mundt's attack came in a speech at the opening session of the 58th Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
as House Recalling his support last year Foreign Affairs Committee member of the initial Marshall Plan, Senator Mundt said he had lost He said the plan some of his enthusiasm, originally was designed to assist countries any- where in the world in their fight against Com- munism, but that objective had been "atricken"
the
the part as a result of "inaction on executive."
at not only
DFI as
and must br
of
Full-Scale
Yangtse Battle In Progress
Talks Endangered
Nanking, Apr. 19-Mes-1 sages from Chinking early this morning said that a full scale battle was in progress last night on the Yangtse east of Nanking following the first major, Communist attempt to cross the River to the south bank.
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Berlin, Apr. 18.-Eastern Sector Cerman police fired on riotous demonstrators today in a crowd of 30,000 people, watching cycle races at the Berlin Stadium, the German news agency, DENA, reported. The agency said a police car had to face the resistance of an angry crowd to get away after the shooting.
Several pistol shots were fired. the report added, when the police had trouble in taking a man into custody. Spectators were beaten up, box offices oveturned, and "mob tumult, fighting and It stated that shooting" followed, the agency said.
the trouble, which lasted three hours, began with a demonstration against the organisers of the races. -Reuter,
End Of
Berlin Blockade Prospects
SENIOR WAY
Tel: 27880
Holiday Ends In Blaze Of Sunshine
London, Apr. 18.-The phenomenal Easter holiday weather hold out for holiday-makers in Southern England. who crowded benches and parks for a final sunbath before tomorrow's "back to work."
People in the
North wera
not so fortunate, with heavy
rains and cloudy skies breaking
the weekend heatwave.
In Berlin, the sudden heat spall brought out Berlin's
famous
Linden trees almost
Easter
overnight. The record fuel airlifts provided electricliy for welcome extra trams.
the Paris enjoyed
warmest Easter most people could ro- member, with French hollday- makers again basking in sun- shine today.
ATLANTIC FOG
Less lucky Atlantic
were the trans- on the passengers
SOVIET ENVOY ONliner Queen Elizabeth, which
TO WASHINGTON
The latest messages said that more than a division of Com-
that 題 munist troops and about 1,000
London, Apr. 18.-Berlin reports last
to -bo General river craft ut 10 o'clock
senior Soviet envoy, believed
Gov- night advanced towards the south bank
Malinin, adviser to the Russian Military Hohunchich
were inter- Island.
crament, had left for Washington,
from
At midnight Nationalist gun- boats and artillery were bom- barding the Communists fierce- The Communists had then not succeeded in establishing a foothold on the south bank.
ly.
Ilohunchch Island was taken 24 hours earlier by the Com- which bom- munists under the cover of an artillery barrage barded Natiohalist positions on the Yangise south bank,
'armies
nsistent, inclusive. how the long besieged capital af
"No nasistance is now being expensive dyke on one side of official Yugaslay news agency throughout the United States.
It was to extend from Vir extended to China," said Sena- the river while leaving the ited Tanjug, said the wonder match
delta,
tor Mundt. "Asia apparently waters to rush in to flood the That was a marked
plains of Asia". would be put on sale in Yugo-ginia to the Mississippi
It was Nowell said the "Black Belt of has been
and most dis- slay shops on May 1.
where Communists cause. Over halt
TAIYUAN ASSAULT the people "devastating described as about four inches the South,"
couraging prospect", he added. of this globe are being left to
States United sold the He
Communist Twelve long and somewhat thicker than claimed negroes were in
shift for themselves and seem match. United majority.Associated Press. ordinary
about to fall into the clutches foreign policy must be clarified and, one arthiery division were
made "positive, of Communism. Against this
attacking Talyuan, yesterday awful possibility and this im-
Shanst, according to a statement SHIP DISASTER:
minent prospect, our State De- and understandable--and,
frowns on all a realistic foreign policy released by the Shansi Provin BIG DEATH ROLL
which will resist evil where if efforts by Congress to extend Guayaquir, Ecuador, April 18. some help to avert this calami-
finds it and which will realis:cial Office In Nanking. be half York, Apr.
It said that the Communists New Stephen S. Wise,
and bad and ha!! good ly, positively. eloquently
on the artillery fre the Americans of the 59 passengers aboard the President of
completely nothing-as an al-bringing rain to the whole". Jewish Zionist Organisation, steamship. Farahon, were drown- was still in a critical conditioned or burned to death when eternative programme with any
Bo-
FOUR BIG NEEDS todiny. Hospital officials said Dr vessel cought fire at Puerto Be prospect for success."
No treatment livar on Saturday. Wise responded 10 during the night but there was death lolf could be fixed, Rescue no essential change in his con-boats sailed through the waters said, half the world was colinp- port sing while "we try to stem the dition from yesterday, when he off the south Equadorian
and more higher, broader emerged from a two-day coma. searching for possible survivors tide of Communism by building
and bodies.Unlled Press. -Reuler.
EDITORIAL
18.-Dr
preted by diplomatic observers in London as a strong pointer to the existence of Soviet-Ameri- can contacts on the possibility of ending the Berlin blockade.
the
оп
Berlin the
arrived late at Cherbourg to- day because of continuous rain and fog during her crossing.
Travel companies catimated that about one million Parisians left their swelteripe capital, the warmest.
In
cafes early
place France, Today's shade tempera- ture was 28 degrees Centigrade,
In shady boulevard sweated waiters
from Korning to cope with record beer from demands for iced the thousanda of lightly-clad tourists.
Berliners with plenie baskets and sunglasses again packed the traras to the surrounding lakes and woods The Tecord Easter fuel airlifts provided electricity for extra trams.
COLOMBO UNLUCKY
75-year-old-Officials said today that most t. but offers nothing-definite that the world can without were, particularly, concentrating e possibility of some truth in that the blockade was not one the capital and several houses
No official comment was available from the Foreign Office here, but it was clear to observers that the British Government is not directly con cerned in any feelers that may have been put out.
weekend.
finance expert of the Before
a leading
a trusted Foreign Ofce spokesman for- Soviet Union and
Potsdam Observatory forecast mally denied that any approach friend of the Politburo, accord-clear weather for another two on the subjects of the Berlin Ing to a Reuter despatch from or three days. blockede had been received Berlin.
General Malinin is generally from the Soviet Government.
raips In Colombo, torrential
brought weekend during the But li has been noted here that considered to have been Mar- no categorical denial was made shot Vasaily Sokolovsky's finan
US ciol
adviser
Ceylon a very different Easter by Mr Dean Acheson, the
to be entrusted from Europe's record-breaking Secretary of State, when he blockade and
of policy.
and dis- was questioned on the matter. with wide powers on questions spell of sunny weather. Floods
roads swamped For some days, therefore, it
This German source sinted, organised the traia services in has been impossible to exclude
of the principal subjects to be Soviet
collapsed. So- the inany rumours of a
Shops, offices, banks and fac- The discussed in Washington. castorno
viet Military Government circles tortes all over Italy closed down approach to Washington. sector of the city.
that the Soviet
whether or not this envoy with holiday-one of the most impor outside the city walls.
contact with attempt to secure a solution of
101 attempt to make German problem The Nationailst Military News
thousands He then outlined these needs:
From Milan, erman Mr Acheson, the U.S. Secretary tant in the Italian year. West German of State, the source added. 1. An organisation leading Agency reported last night that the
is set up, and freedom-loving three Communist Army groups whole, before a assisting
lakes. From Home crowds It was learned that General holiday-makers went north to
the lakes. are concentrating on two islands Government nations "where we find them,"
collective in the Tangise River north of would even be prepared to raise Malinin had had important con- left for the sea at Ostia or for real
blockade Berin provide
versations with the new Soviet
Alban Hills. the
The weather Anklug, 150 miles south-west of the
thought by Military Governor. General Vi continued hot and brilliantly security against Communism.
Nanking.
preliminary, Is 2. International control
to have been 1. Chuikov, and his political It said that the Communista observers here the atomic bomb.
claimed that
they would be strengthened in recent weeks adviser, Mr V. S. Semeonov, be- sunny all over the country.
In Rome, the maximum tem- fore leaving Berlin.-Reuter..
Сел- perature was 28 degrees by the economic difficulties In across the River by April 25.
Ugrade. Eastern Germany,
Exact
As a result, Senator Mundt
Constructive Criticism
IN their original manifesto and at their
public meetings the Reform Club have placed great emphasis on the desire offer constructive and intention ta
and public criticism of Government affairs--a commendable basis on which to conduct any forum. But, as we have observed before, constructive criticism of the Administration is nothing new or original in Hongkong; still to be demon- sirated, however, is what it actually
in changing achieves
modifying official policy and netlons, Government, through its executive officers, hus fre- quently welcomed constructive criticism
пя д
or
The
been
38
satisfied. But on larger issues, construc. tive criticism is more cavalierly treated. It is either "noted," or it will be "given due attention," or it is just dismissed us being "contrary to practice and policy," and
beyond the therefore, of course,
the
constructive of feld In pale. thought, Government has, from time to its discard to time.
asked "conspiracy of silence" policy and take confidence: pubile fully into its that has been ignored; it has many times been suggested that a new and more clarilled system of budgetting be adopted: that in lightly brushed aside; Govern. ment has been asked to submit to the public at regular Intervals policy state- ments: that too is blandly pigeon-holedl. On most subjects of major importance,
officia! policy where especially lavolved, Government remains indifferent to constructive criticism; proposals are
"healthy sign," but they produce positive reaction. The Reform Club has 11# been becomingly constructive in eritleism to date, but so far there has been no manifestation on the part of Government as to whether it is prepared to listen, to any of this criticism; sti less whether it is likely to act upon it. and actions to date, By its attitude Dar
Government gives the impression that it regards Vox Populi, less as a "healthy sign," and mare as a nuisance which has to be tolerated, and, wherever possible, forgotten. The best hope, of course, Is that the Reform Club will. accomplish what others before them have failed to do-make a sufficient impression on the official mind, so that it will not only listen to constructive criticism, but will be willing to embody it in futuro That would be an policy and actions, historical achievement.
"healthy sign" of pubille opinion, and by inference has indicated a willing- ness to be persuaded to give heed to this type of advice. Nevertheless, experience has shown that this official recognition of constructive criticism is mainly lip service to a democratic tenet nad that very seldem docs Government do any
wall thing more about it. The brick which the Colony's, civil service has built between itself and the public is tedny just ns resistant to constructive sugges- tions from third parties as ever before. For the most part Government politely listens, then just as cynfeally ignores. It
confident in
the Is supremely excellence of its policies and methods, and to be radical changes are considered vernilous and bothersome. And it is in the matter of policy where Government remains adamant. Occasionally it listens to protests and grumbles regarding small matters which have some effect on the Ilves and comforts of the community and wh adopt suggestions that deal with trifles but have no effect on policy: for these crumbs the community must duly express its gratitude, and överybody is expected to feel completely happy and
no
and
of
3. Find a force or create a the or without within way United Nations for preventing Russia with its veto from con- auing to be both dictator over her own conquests and dictator of international policles at Lake Success.
the
in
Fighting is going on six milles ont is making a fresh Berlin-were unwilling to state-today-for-the-- Easter Monday
NO MORE CONCESSIONS
will
An official Nationalist source told Reuters Inst night that If the Communists insist on their demands to cross south of the Yangtze River to supervise the Of Nationalist 4. Meet the challenge of re-organisation
talks Communism on the home front armies, the pence
and ihrough cducation
by collapse on April 20,
Goverment The Nationalist to Federal legislation similar
further con- the Communist
bil would not make control which Scantor Mundt Introcessions as already indicated to duced in Congress. -
United the Communists in the negotia- tions so far at Peiping, it Press,
elnimed.
£15
SIGNIFICANT VISIT
L
la
of
Half a million railway tickets Casablanen, Apr. 18-Forty have been sold by Rome railway were injured, some stations since last night, taking
Easter
of General If the report Malinin's trip proves to be ac- people curate, it will certainly be in-seriously, when a wooden slanil one-third of the city's population terpreted here as evidence that collapsed at a gymnastle festiv-into the country for the
solution for Berlin is under al here this afternoon.-Reuter. Monday holiday-Reuter, discussion.
Tho British view, there every reason to belleve, remains the same as in the four-power of the talks on the raising
summer. The Last Moscow blockade, which took place in was then British Government
Is
roady to discuss the German leaders nrd Kuomintang
the Berlin after meeting here today to decide problem as a whole on a four-
power backs
Press Washington, In to waive the time limit for the Secretary of the Soviet Embassy Rock peace talks and compromise on
Climber's Fatal
Fall From
fell
to
200
what approach should now de blockade had been lifted.
nde to induce the Communists
made
their
the
Embassy
+
demand that the Na- said today that the
possible arrival in Washington Berlin. Trento, Italy, Apr. 18-A 21-loualists accept the Red-drafted had not been informed of the
Soviet oficial from of year-old Italian climber, Wal-Peace agreement by April 20.
Unconfirmed Shangha! press
Answering queries about
tu ter Pece, of Bolzano, was killed reports
today said that, the Na-
mission Soviet reported yesterday when he
said to tionalist Government may move
concorn Washington, metres from a steep rock face the seat of government tem-
Germany and the Atlantic Pact, in the Torre Jl Gelin
said: group porarily to Shanghai of Coin the State Department of the Dolomites.
munist troops should cross the The Department is aware
River preparatory
the many rumours and reports Two girl climbers, raped with Yangtse him, wore saved because the transferring to Canton.
They are so many The final decision is said to about various matters affecting rope snapped on a sharp rock
of the Germany,
and so varied that the Depart- death, hinge on the outcome fo his as he plunged
the current peace talks in Pelping ment will make no comment on They clung exhausted
them." rock, for several hours before-Reuter. being rescued.-Rguler.
IN PLAIN CLOTHES According to a reliable source Soviet in Berlin close to the Military Administration today, a German plain clothes, Jeft the London, Apr. 18, Swiss capital for Washington yester- search tiny on an important mission to Montreal, Apr. 10-Mrs Noel Hadio reports that a Cloutler, widow of a gunman party today found the bodies the Soviet Embassy there.
This source stated that the hanged on March 11 for the of the three-man Swiss military
mising in the Alps purpose of the mission was to murder of two policemen, gave | patrol,
obtain first-hand Information since April 10, birth to triplets today.
The
the Atlantic Pact and on fallen at a men had
motrests
after-effects in possible Cloutier was executed despite height of over 3,000 pleas for a stay of execution be- Into e deep crevasse and had Western Europo-particularly in cause of his wife's pregnancy, been buried by snow. It took Germany,
The name of the onvey, who One other man was also hanged six hours to get the bodies out
travelled by air accompanied for the murders, committed dur of the crevasse.
by another Russlan, was not ing an attempted bank holdup.
but It is believed A third man is under sentence
disclosed that he was General Mallsin, a of death.-leuter.
MISSING MEN
• Gunman's Widow FOUND BURIED Soviet official, travelling in Becomes Mother
The bodies were carried down tonight to Arolla, In the Canton of Valais-cuter.
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