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VOL. IV. NO, 186
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1949.
Over 9,000 EUROPE'S DEFENCES
Killed In Ecuador
Guayaquil, Ecuador, Aug.
8. The death toll of last Friday's earthquake in Ecuador Was catimated 9,241. officially today at
Deaths in the town of Am- buto alone were said to have -renched 6,000.
Bodies are being recovered and burled as quick as possible, but conditions are such that there are fears of disease.
The shocks chattered a patch
4,000
miles, ron- acrop
square taining a population of 100,000. Rezeure workers estimate that percent of all bulidings in the area had been flattened.
Ambato, a thriving industrial venire, was completely destroy- death figures in ed. Delailed
main centres were estimated by ofeinla here today as lows:
the
fot-
"Pelileu
the
Ambalo 6,000, 3,000 and Patate 1,000. In township of Polleo, which was completely obliterated, only 500 of the 3,500 inhabitants vived.
sur-
MR DEAN ACHESON
$200,000,000 China Aid Proposed
""
TERMEDA SOFT SHELL?
Acheson
Testifies
On Arms Programme
Washington, Aug. 8.-The Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheson, said today that the United States was "open to attack" as never before because Western Europo's defences were a "soft shell" inviting Soviot aggression.
prom
Therefore, Mr Acheson | home to these 17101) the present programine be restrict- of leading theired to a point "sufficient to CC- told the Senate Armed windom
toward world monstrate the attitude" of thu Services and Foreign Rela-Peoples
co-operation and world ponce." | United States, with milditional tions Committees, Con-
arms to be provided "four or BREAKDOWN Mr Acheson opened the Ad- Ave months hence" when Con- gress should approve thei US$1,450,000,000 arms pro-ministration's big Senale drive Gress meets
"I would n
resist that," replied gramme to build up West- for passage of the arms
Mr Acheson. "We must go for- gramme. He wamed Congress ward ern Europe's defences.
inen that to restrict President joint planning and U.S. aid)
on both
these fronts Mr Acheson said the Russian
Truman's powers too leaders bad get their course
would be dangerous and heat the same time. Merely tak- charted against arrangements
an attitude is not enough. ing an cost of wanted. no cut in the
Ho by the United Nations for the an
added: "I do not then the arms programme.
of any other programme 8. "preservation of world peace,"
He broke down the program-know of and only immediate American milltary hsistance to "free name, proposing $1,100,000,000 for than this one which would be
effective Senor Gato Plaza, the Pre-Francis Walter and Repub-tions" could offent, this threat. sident of Ecuador, returned to the capital, Quito, today after; lican Representative John directing rescue
More than 20,000 people in the earthquake area ore
sald to
have been injured, and the pro-
perty damage
US$20,000,000.
estimated ati
PRESIDENT RETURNS
mitter,
Washington, Aug. Democratic Representative
much
North Atlantic treaty nations, time. A smaller
and useful at this
to help
itself. defeats
Programme
"With the state of the world
as it exists today, I would not want to take the responsibility
delaying any
of this material," said the Secretary.
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The Viking ship Hugin, with 53 Danes aboard, approaches the English coast In an “invasion" commemorating the landing of a Saxon band in 449 A.D.
Council of
Europe
Holds First Meeting
Strasbourg, Aug. 8.—The Council of Europe, the first experiment
in creating an international Parliament, came into being here this after- noon when the Foreign Ministers of the 10 founder nations began their first “Cabinet” meeting.
FOREST FIRE STILL RAGING
"Prompt action is imperative," including $155,000,000 work on the Davis Lodge introduced declared the Secretary of State. them increase their military "The first line of defence is still output, $211,370,000 for Greet spot. A Parilamentary Com- bills in the House today to
but our in Europe, met last night
European and Turkey, $27,040,000 to help which
$200,000,000 in
allies today do have the strengthen the defence of certain
nót there, decided to set up a Com- authorise
military capacity to hold that other free nations exposed to mission to arrange relief in the military aid to China.
Lodge said the legislation was line. The shield behind which, danger, including. Kropo„Iran stricken arena.
we marshalled cur forces to and the Philippines, proposed "in order to call atten- we
for the Mr Acheson and Senator tion to the problem, in order strike decisive blows
common cause no longer exists. Arthur Vandenburg tangled in to diminish the help and com-
a strongly-worded attack the world drive.of Com- fort to the Chinese Communists In that sense, the United States round one of the dispute over
to attack on ita Own The size of the military program- | munism, Mr Acheson declared: which the White Paper brought is open
"The record to a greater extent
shows that no and in order to encourage our territory Chinese allies and friends
than ever before."
Senator Vandenberg, said the Communist
government came the terrible battle which they He said the present military United States was rushing the to power in any country by the Helena, Montana, Aug. 8.
weaknesses in Europe "Invite rus programme before the At-free choice of the people, openly The Northwest's danger of war" of Congressional Innt'e Paet nations' Cornell and expressed in honest told delays In artering
The pressure the orme defence committee could be vy
Survivors from stricken Peli- leo, arriving here today by the emergency air ifft, said "Pelileo had been submerged." Instead of the gay township where the famous Ecuador carpets were was an immense made, there lake, with only the spire of the principal church above the flood walers.Reuter.
MERCY CALL Quito, Aug. 8.-A call weist out Monday 10 all United States it' force and naval freight planes in the Fantoma area to "mercy nirir," flying doctors and inclical supplies to -central-Ecuador.
1 States Caribbean Com- United mand headquarters alerted all freight planes in the Panama Join the relief opera- area to tions-Associated Press.
New P. I. Consul
Due Today
Manila, Aug. Rodriguez,
0.-Dr
tro
the Sceretary Dean Acheson,
17
of
ΟΙ
me.
tion of defence plans.
COMMON PLANS
State. Air the Senate Armed Services and programme would increase that fablished for the joint prepura- Foreign Relations Committees danger. today that a small
of amount American arms ald for the Far East would have "considerablo possibilities of usefulness," but urged that It not be earmarked |for China,
.
POLICY REVIEW
He said that pending results of the current top level review
Mr Acheson replied that steps
to busteu were being takeo" drafting of common defence
AGGRESSION THREAT Citing
"ever present possiblity of aggression ! Europe, Mr. Acheron euid Sovial.1-plans. opposition had blocked preserva- Senator Vandenberg was not tion of world peace through satisfled, and suggested that the the United Nations' collecuve Retion.
"It was this historic fact or
of the American policy toward Interdependence which
the
led to he United the Nationailst Government of
creation of Chlum.
Administration Nations, and is against this of history that found
it impossible to "pro- broad current Jose gramme or Justify" arms aid the leaders of the Soviet Union Philippine for that country. new
have unhappily set their course. "We shall stand in criminol Consul for Hongkong, is leaving Senator William charged that
tho by plane for the Brilish Colony. America
been has
more neglect and the Ideals of Dr Rodriguez Huceceds Mr Kencrous since the end of the United Nations will be serious- Tiburcla
Baja, who
becomes war to its former enemies Italyly jeopardized, if we do not do Consul
to China all that we can by both moral Amoy-Associated | and Japan-- than In Press,
United Presti.
and material
bring means to
EDITORIAL
The American White Paper
The
THE publication of the United States State Department's While Paper on China could not have been more badly timed for the Nationalists. It came in probably their most critical week since the fall of Shanghai when the treachery of Generals Chen Chien and Chen Ming- yen made possible a bloodless occupation of Changsha by the Communists. White Paper's strong indictment of the Nationalist Government dealt the Canton regime as serious a blow to their prestige as their big reverse in Hunan, and it undoubtedly gave the Chinese Communists a great propaganda victory. Whilst the State Department's criticism, of the Nationalists Inefficiency, corruptness and military blundering is to a large extent Justified, the White Papet, by conscious. omission or otherwise, fails to say that It was largely the ovents resulting from the Yalta Pact, of which the United States was the principal proponent, that prevented Chlang Kai-shek from unifying the country after the last war- and rebuilding its economy. The Yalta Agreement made possible à renewed Russian penetration Into Manchuria, and gave the Soviet Government a pre-eminent right fo the port of Dairen and a nával base at Port Arthur, It afforded the Russians an opportunity to strip all Manchurla'a heavy Industries to the kground, and^n chance to transfer large stocks of surrendered Japanese arms to the Chinese Communists. The State Departinent apparently sought to correct
Its past errors in polley by trying to being the Nationallata and Communists together, little realising that the year or so of truce while mediation efforts went on gave the Communists that much time to increase their numbers and general military strength. It la interesting to compare the State Department's defenco of its China policy and ex-Ambassador Patrick Hurley's comments on it. General Hurley calls the White Paper an alibi for the failure of United States polley in Chinn, the primary responsibility for which he inys at the door of the State Department. All this does not excuse the weaknesses
Τη
on
nt
clection.
They met in the beflagged City Hall of this mediaeval, battle-scarred city, as the Council's Committee of
CLASH OF
Ministers, which will guide W. UNION
the next month's discussions of the Consultative Council, main debating body of the Counell.
As the statesmen climbed out
LEADERS
DENIED
London, Aug. 8.—General
of their ears to cater the magn)- worse cent
eighteenth century City broiling heat wave, of large military fire in 40 years still remain Hall in a
manifested many forces, mains behind the Iran vastating 6,000 acres and signs of its realization that the
maintained in readiness ed out of control after de- Strasbourg Curtnin, is the club in the closet killing 13 fire-fighters in experiment might make it Jean De Lattre De Tassigny,
a city of destiny. of every Communist government 96 hours.
French Commander-in-Chief in Europe and there Is little
blazoned from huge of the Western Union land The Ranger headquarters "Unity" effort made to keep the weapon salt the blaze might be brought posters
and from every shop-forces, said in a statement concealed."
In this chell-pocked here tonight, that "state Mr-Acheson-made-il-clear under control this afternoon but window that what was sought was a fol
D. Mole, supervisor of ineland city of many wars ments that Field Marshal
The flags of (lie 12 nations were Helenu National Forest, warned (Continued on Page 5)
Russians Want
UN To Clear Out
Palestine
Of
The words
"Europe" and
that a strong breeze could wipe arung across aucets and from Montgomery's iden was to
withdraw the defence cut all
of the last three days every prominent bullding. work.
Western Union outside the EIGHT-POINT 'AGENDA The Montana fire was roaring Inside the City Hall, original-Continent are completely through 18.000 acres of forests
from its aristocrade without foundation.” ly seized and prairies in ve north owner during the French Re- western states. Over 500 men
volution, The Ministera sat The statement was released had fought it along a 21-mile
Commission
area
train,
at more
had Minister Each
the
or-
Marshal
Com-
The Permanent Commission
perimeter in the regdon so re-round an egg-shaped arrange by the Permanent
ment of tables with interpreters of the Western Union Powers mote that supplies must be
the hollow
following cen.re. brought by boat, pack
press reports that. two Field trucks and aeroplanes.
Montgomery, with him.
Chairman of the Western Union The rangers placed the num-advisers sitting
It is not expected that there Commanders-in-Chiers ber of fire-fighters throughout the five-state
had will be any violent demonstrumittee,
clashed with than 2,500 men. Some of the ions against Council of General De Lattre Do Tassigny Europe. Local Communist over s.rategy in the event of a Lake Success, Aug. 8.-Russia today asked the United make-relmed men fighting the Nations to get out of Palestine and leave settlement of the blaze had gone 72 hours with strength to not impressive, be European condict,
confined chiefly to the Ing out sleep. But they threw 011 Holy Land to Israol and hor Arab neighbours.
thele
ganisation called "Fighters For strength into stopping The Soviet delegate, Mr they needed for their internal north of the main
two blazes started by lightning Peace And Liberty," which has
only a small membership. one. They Semyon Tsarapkin, suggest-
The Committee of Ministers "There' are no longer- ed that the Security Coun-milltary operations
brought the new fires under
has an eight-point ugerida to any control on Sunday, killed 13 Palestine." in
work throughout cil withdraw teams of ob- continued Mr Tenrapkin. "This fire-fighters over the weekend study of the report of the Pre-
The Montana blaze servers from the Near East being the case, there obviously They were trapped by the and dissolve its Palestine no need for United Nations shifting winds and perished in paratory Commission which has
"I can give no details about Paris observers to be on the spot, and the flames. Twelve of them had been meeting in Conciliation Commission.
the work we do. But I wish The Russian spokesman made United Nations observers must necessible Mann Gutch-United
the Soviet delegation feels Uhese untachuted into the virtually in several weeks, is itself divided to take this opportunity of tell-
into nine subjects. no mention of the UN embargo be recalled and their functions Pross.
ing you that statements imply- Questions the Committee must ing that Field-Marshal Mont- on ams to the Holy Land dissolved. Any further activi-
discuss in the two days before comery's which the
acting Palestine ties for final regulation of the
dee is to withdraw the Consultative Assembly meets the defence outside the Con- mediator, Dr Ralph Bunche, sug-Palestine confilet and all prob-
Include: creation of rules of tinent are completely without procedure for the Committee, foundation.
defence.
One of the cight points, thu
for
gested last week should be re-lems which have arisen should NORWEGIAN budget, staff, privileges and un-
placed by a "moral embargo" be left to the initiative and best among arms-exporting powers, judgment of the parties them- who would agree not to send, selves and there is no need for a moro fighting equipment to Conciliation Commission or for Israel or the Arab states than observera”
and mistakes of the Nationalist Govern. FLED FROM
policy
ono
ment, but the Unlled States" bungling certainly did not Improve their position. It placed them at a disadvantage from the start. The demoralisation of the Nationalists, administratively, and 'milliarily, stemmed largely from loss of
the rich Manchurian economy, The White: Paper is important, however, for thing-the US. State Department now realises the nature and character of the Chinese Communist Party, Whether realisation at a much corller date that they were part of the Communist Inter- national movement' directed from the Kremlin, and ... not mere politically Innocuous. "agrarian: reformers,” would have altered. American polley very materially is Idle to speculate upon. The United States now is committed to resist their cncroachment beyond: China's borders..
RUSSIA
PROTEST
said that General De Lattre De Tassigny questioned about presa reports concerning differences of oplulen said to have come to light at Fontainebleau, Western
a cold: Union Military Headquarters,
munities, draft financial 10- CONCEPTIONS VARY gulations, Invitations to new members, the date of the Com- "Of course, Gomc milled's next meeting,
varying recom-conceptions have been brought Mr Tsarapkin offered several Oslo, Aug. 8-The Norweglan the nomination to the office of natural, but it can definitely be mendations to the Assembly. for to light, a thing which was quita amendments to the resolution Government has protested to submltcu by Carida
to be made to the Assembly for our Committee and its Chair- and the Chinese Government against / Secretary-General and proposals stated that all, the members of France which would have con- the arrest of two Norwegian its own agenda, tinued observers and the Can-pilots in Chinese waters, the
Under the heading of new man have always unaniramasly cillation Commission but dis- Foreign Ministry
announced members it remains to be seen regarded their task as being, the missed Dr Bunche as neting here today
what attitude the Ministers will achievement of an effective de- mediator.
The pilots were "haler re- take towards the timing of an fence of all the territories of BUNCHE OBJECTS
Iensed.
Invitation to Western Germany, the Brussels Fact nations" Dr Bunene
shid pointed out
The Foreign Ministry to i fleeing "from Communist terror" the Council
The widely read London Sun- today that recall that they had refused to accept
NEW MEMBERS arrived herd today
the
Chinese or UN observara from Palestine the
Government's
day Express said in a front-page Strasbourg, Aug. 0. - The article by its military correspon company of Turkish Intelligence will have very serious effects China's east coast and the elos Council of Europe tonight de-shall Montgomery had had his
lockade of certain parts
Commitice of Mindfesiona agents after crossing a frontier upon the armistice agreements.
_?" dent yesterday that Flold Mar- Dutpost between Turkey and "Observers must be kept on ing of some ports-Router.
cided to admit Greece, Turkey most the Lab spot
Ankara, Aug. 3.—A Soviet Army major who said he was
in
of
Russia.
until is a final peace. -Intclligence sources said Major settlement or unl the partics N'colal Benderlov fled to Turkey themselves agree to changes in Earl Of Harewood's
agreements ather committing what was re-armistice
which Kurded as a "crime" in Russia. would make observers no longer They did not describe the na-necessary,"
ture of the crime.
Council adjourned dis- The
Wedding Date
-fleutor
clash "serious"
with and Iceland 08 members. General De Laitre De Tassigny Reuter.
and that "shrewd IRISH PARTITION thought that he could not carry, Belfast, Aut. 8-The British on much longer as top military of the Western delegation at the Council of coinmander Eurono will oppose any "move Union Powers London, Aug. 8-The Earl of by Eire to raise the question of Major Bonderlov appeared at cussion of the Palestine ques-Flarewood, nephew, of King Irish partition, Informed circles ports, that Field Marshal The correspondcht quoted ro a Turkish frontier outpost on ton un'il Thursday after hear-George VI. and his Austrian- in Belfast said today,, Saturday and asked for entry ing statements from the Egyp born commoner fiancee Miss
British
Montgomery "thinking perhaps Government's, Into Turkey na refuges. He tion, Israell and Syrian dele Marion Stein, will be married attitude is understood to be of the possibility of another was immediately placed in pro- gates supporting. De Buncho's on September 20 In the Chapel that the position of Northern Dunkirk” was feluctant to fective custody and taken here position on withdrawing ob- Royai of histoare Bt James Ireland is a domestic matter pledgo Britain to put a big land for thorough investigation servers from the Holy Land.— Pulice, It was reported today, and has no foldvance to the force across the Channel should ): Unlled Press
United Press.
Assoclated. Pross.
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war: break 'out--Router,
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