Japan Should
East
Be Far
Switzerland
- MACARTHUR
Japan should Pleasantville, N.Y., Apr. 18. be the "Switzerland of the Far East" and remain neutral in any future war, General Douglas Mac- Arthur is quoted as having said in an exclusive interview with J. P. McEvoy, appearing in the May issue of the Reader's Digest.
McEvoy quoted General MacArthur as de- claring that though a peace treaty with Japan "is long, long overdue" the country should not be re- armed.
The Supreme Commander should be the 'Switzerland. told McEvoy: "Japan can- of the Far East' and neu- not possibly raise an Armytral for the
same reasons
or an Air Force large enough that Switzerland is nestralį lo protect herself. Besides,o matter which side shel the raising of armed forces might join she would be would attract rather thun inevitably destroyed." dissuade aggression. Jupan
QUEUILLE BLAMES REDS
18.-The Apr. Parin,
the French Minister of Interior, M. Henri Queuille, today placed squarely on the Communists the blame for claahira between strikers and police which culminat- ed in the death of one man and injuries to 76 in Brest yerlarday.
"This Patly engages in intolerable provocations
and attacks on the defen- ders of Republican order,"
he said.
Referring to events in the Com- Brest, where
miublat deputies and two trade union leaders are trad
following arrest under
of kidnapping the official of the local Emple
Association yer'
Saturday. M. Queville declared: "It cannot bo allowed in a Republlean Biate that any fraction of the people whatever should infringe the liberty of any eltizen whatever."-Neu- ter.
Czechs Move Against Monasteries
ob- com-
Gen-
On the question of the need for a peace treaty, General- MacArthur said: "The Japanese have fully and faithfully served their surrender miments. They have disarinet, demobilized and established A peaceful democratie_regime."
According to McEvoy. erul MacArthur expressed the belief that, the historians of the future will devote more space to the subject of "How fre:dom and democrncy were brought to the Far East by the United States" than to World War 11 itseif. Gen. MacArthur said this achterdinent was "one of the greatest and perhaps the noblest single achievement of our coun try,"
and
WOULD FICHT Asked what would happen ends. niter Vie Occupation General
MacArthur sald: "It moved out tomorrow any group tried to restore the old conditions they would be hanged to lamp-posts. Millions of farmers who for the first time
Wo
own Ureir own little farma will fight for their land as our own farmers would fight." farmers
Have
their
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, VEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1950.
· Parls In The Spring
Spring's first blossoms lend a touch of grace to the famous Eiffel Tower in the French capital. Recent showers and some warm, sunny days have awakened the trees and shrubs on the Parisian boulevards, in its
parks, and along the Seine.
DEATH
(Acme).
SENTENCE
ON TWO CZECHS
Prague, Apr. 18.-Two mon, said to have been trained in an American espionage school in West Germany, were sentenced to death hero today and a third man identified as an American citizen-was sentenced to 18 years and will be expelled.
CUTTING COSTS IN AUSTRIA
According to Ceteka, the official news agency, the American was a 20-year-old student, J. Zastera.
were convicted
Press reports giving all in- formation of the trial before State Court said that four Czech security police for taking money to help people Sir cape into Germany.
They were given hard labour sentences ranging from 20 to 25
years,
The sentences
SAUDI-ARABIA TAKES NO SIDE
IN COLD WAR
Cairo, Apr. 18-Prince Feisal, the Saudi-Arabian Foreign Minister, was non-committal when asked at a press conferenco hero today to defino Saudi-Arabia's position in the East-West struggle. ject to circumstances," he said. something in our minds today may force us to change it tomorrow."
We are all sub- "Wo may havo
and circumstances
He disclaimed knowledge of Ile denied reports that the United States was plan staten to conclude peace with "Western pressure" on the Arab ning to set up military or Israel, strategic bases in Saudi Arabin.
Prince Felmal, who hended the Saudi-Arabian delegation to the recent Arab League Council in Cairo, raid that the Council had produced "something more con- crete" than at previous sessions. He rave as examples the collective security pact linking the seven member sintes in military and economile alliance, and the decision to apply poli- sanctions tient and economic against any member state which with, or carry did not comply oul, the Longue's decisions.
opinion
my personal the Amb countries were hither- to Insincere in their co-opera- flon with one another," he said, "In the Palestine war not all the fulled their Arab countries obligations."
ا ناد
should
Asked if the Arab States should join a broader Middle Pact, Enst or a Mediterranean
first he said: "Arabs fulfil their obligations towards each other, embodied In their own collective security part, he- fore they consider joining other groupings."
Sardar Patel Appeals For Confidence
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Bombay, Apr. 18.-India's Deputy Prime Minister, Con MacArthur continued: "Seven million labourers
will
Sardar Patel, said here to- day that the Indian Govern- not give up what they have won without A a desperate struggle,
London, Apr. 18.
ment was determined to see Many of the old crowd are dead. Harold Caccin, the British
the Indian-Pakistan agree. others will be gone in 10 years-
and
ment fully implemented in and . of them and their works Minister to Vienna,
been thorougldy ds- General T. J. Winterton, the
One woman tried with them | his country. The Japanese not only British High Commissioner received 25 years hard inbour, have lost their war but they in Austria, who arrived in an another defendant was ten- Addressing a meeting of Cot
leaders and workers, he also lost confidence in tner way of life. It is absuga London last night, attended tenced to hard labour for life. gress
According to Celeka, the appealed to those leaders who talks on the
come Irere
East from to think that those leaders or the resumed
Bengal to return to their former their doctrica would ever rise reduction of Austrian occu- number of defendants in the ind
was 16. trial.
places of activity to create on- again."
On the question of Com-pation costs at the Foreign) were meted out today after a
dence among ininorities there. four-day trial, which began on nanism, Gen. MacArthur Gald: Office here today.
Friday.
Sardar Patel said that this "The Japanese will never accept
Those sentenced to death were would pave the way for "at These talks are part of a con- Communism. It spells Russia to the-and if there is one thing certed effort by the Western Joset Hermansky, aged 25, and least some of those who had Ac-left for West Bengal to go back the Japanese know, hate and powers to cut occupation costs man named Cernousek.
press reports, Her-to their own homes In Austria to a minimum in cording to fear, it is Rursin."
View
was found guilty of Bengal." of Russia's fallure so far monsky Hu.zaki, when the Japanese
political economic repatriated from Russia ignored to agree on the Austrian State supplying
in He also urged - Congress Treaty, which would involve a
Information in and military Prague, Apr. 18-Mem- their families and marelied to withdrawal from Austria of all reply to a questionnaire alleged leaders and workers to persunds
return to Communist headquarters, the
Decupying troops,
to have been drafted by the refugees to bers of the Catholic monas-
Japanese people "were- Arnt
United States Espionage Service Bengal where, he was sure, the would bo necessary protection Following formal notes from tic orders in Czechoslovakia shocked beyond words, then later
Government ro-
Western Germany,
Bengal the Austrian
the East would be assembled in a completely disgusted. It was a
Cernousek was said to have ranted by
the under
new Government cut In occupation questing & monasteries psychological boomerank and number of
cts and proposing ways and crossed illegally into the Amerl-
agreement. MOST DEMOCRATIC
can Zone of Germany and to where they would devote malor propaganda defeat
consultations began In
The Deputy Prime themselves exclusively
Gen. MacArthur sak, how. London, Paris and Washington have undergone a course in an
explonage training earlier_today heard frim their religious tasks, an ever, he believed that Russia between the three Governments American
centre, returning Czecho-S. K. Basu, Indian Deputy High slovakin to bet as a link in on Commissioner in Dacco, a first. official statement broadcast would respect Japanese neutrall-about two months ago.
the situation It is hoped that some declsion espionage ring.
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Washington,
to
Minister Mr
named Bervida, an engineer who was described as the former head of the Air Department of the Czechoslovak Ministry of turns to New Delhi in Fridy.
Transport-Beuter,
Sardar Patel broadcasts to the People of West Bengal on the agreement on Thursday and
-Beuter.
U.N. TO CARE FOR
REFUGEES
Geneva, Apr. 18.-Mr B. de Rouge, Secretary-General
50 years this Japanese busy make them prosperous
April 18. The to and
happy-unless the heavy U.S. Air Force and Navy an hand of war is laid on them."
Asked if he thought war is nounced today that, their com
bined aircraft buying program- Gen. MacArthur inevitable,
mo for the fiscal year
1950 of monastic priests that many vald: "In two
previous World
which started last July first monasteries were being used to Wars there were people on one
calls for 2,048 new planes cost. shelter hostile agents, spies and side or the other who believes even murderers,
they had something to gain by Img $1,753,800,000,
of the Leaguo of Red Cross Socicties, stated at a pross ESPIONAGE BASES
winning. Today the majority of The Alr Force is buying
at a cost of $1, conference here that the League would pass all respon- 1,350 planes wen- the people in our own country "In some monasterles
203,200,000: the Navy aircraft sibility for refugees in the Middle East to the United broadcasting and in Russit, and all respon- pons and Excret
Total 700 costing Nations on April 30. apparatus were discovered and sible leaders, know that no one purchases
can gain by unother war, $550,000,000, The procurement monasteries served many
dis- the Russians really wanted war jiprogrammes showed continued Mr de Rouge said tho Mr de Rouge said a meeting -bases for replonage and
there have been plenty of in- emphasis on the Air Force ruptive activities.
programme, stop this hostto cidents in the last two years bomber to order
Or which would have precipitated purchases included activity of the Catholic ders, measures have been taken war of any other time in als fighters for which will bring these Orderators."-United Press. back to their original and true
religious mission.”
The statement alleged it had
brom established int only few people lived in the
monas-
teries. They did no work but mostly busied themselves with inciting the population.
"The empty monastery bulld- ings will continue to serve the needs of the Catholic Charita and social and health purposes. Some will be tumed into flats, of which people living nearby statement short," the Care Bo
added. Reuter,
Italian Fleet Manoeuvres
Rome, Apr. 18-The Italian, Fleet/will carry out manocu- vres in the Lower Adriatic Sea on Thursday, it was learned Minister hore today. The Prime Signor, Alcide de Gasperi, will watch the manoeuvres on board. battleship Andrea Doric, ccompanied by the Defence Minister - Signor Randolfo Pac- error Reater,
would take place Inter today but the League had at the moment
League, the new between tho 310,000 many fet about
refugees United Nations organ and the both Air Force under its care.
Of these Quakers to discuss details of the and Navy.--United Press.
about 130,000 were in the transfer of responsibility-Reu- Lebanon. 85.000 in Syrinter. and 100,000 in Jordan.
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From May, he added, there refugees would become the re- sponsibility of the newly-created
Rellet Unit 1. Nationa
Agency for Palestina Refugees, which is being directed
Works
by
and
Major
General Howard Kennedy of Canada.
Mr de Rouge said the Unlied Nations organ would continue to receive ald, such na food and clothing, from national Red Cross societies but the task of Work for the refugees be the responsibility of
the United Nations.
He declared that it was prob able that a large part of the re- would not be able to re-
fugees
turn to their homeland, and thus
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