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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, 'TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1950.
Incompetence Of Somaliland Take-over
Reds Caused Man-made Famine
The recent admission by the Chinese Communist Vice-Premier, Chen Yun, that there is something seriously wrong with the assessment of taxes. and the allocation of "Victory Bonds" is seen as the key to the Communists' basic difficulty--failure to recruit competent personnel into an efficient administrative machine, says United Press.
What happened to the Chines: Communists' grandiose plans at the hands of gross mismanagement and callous incompetence is told in reports -reaching Hongkong from the Honan countryside. where millions of vie
tims are cursing what they call the "man-made famine."
Kone,
Honan farmers had ample tamips, and when these were table. chairs, grain reserves to tile them alost
beaches, frying pans and kettles, over the critical period
Tugs followed a high-pren- caused by last year's crop ure drive to turn what tile failure.
remained At the rate they property that Vitory Bonds. before had been tuxed "liberation.even to nine ant showed
pounds of wheat per mo of land-they could ride out the winter and look ahead to the spring harvest with con- fidence.
Where a pen unwilling to tubesribe, thr hond legnen tayed at his house for days, eating what itle they could find.
LAND LAY FALLOW Some farmers, driven to ex-
These plans were shattered tree of hatred, chopped up when the Communist tax coffee-their furniture and barned their tors rated the tax to 25 pound grain rather then let them fall
The furmura
into the bands of tax collectors pier now.
pro- 1ests were met with the as-
and Victory Bond agents, Those that these 25 pounds who tried to sell their belong- your taxes inrs in the towns for food were would cover the once anal for all.
urance
1-
But the tax collectors turned time and again, currying off beans, sweet potatoes and
New U.S. Secretary For Air
to find buyers. Farming trots were borrowed by the troup, who hud to grow their own food. Although Chinese Communist soldiers had acquired reputation for
suffered,
BR Was
the
aruto
Plans For Reform In Greece
Athens, Apr. 24. --- The Greek Prime Minister, Gen- oral Nicholas Plastyras, laid before Parliament tonight la programme of administru- tive reform and economy and pledged his new Govern-
ment 1.0
rout
ont
| dodgers and speed up recovery of the nation.
Government
now
tax the
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The Union Jack comes down in Somaliland after 10 years of British administration, and the Italian flag is raised during ceremonies marking the final handing over of trusteeship responsibility in Mogadischu. In another 10 years Somaliland will become an independent state (London Express as the result of a U.N. decision.
Service).
Dutch New Guinea Population Split
The Plastyras centre coalition was formed from the four main parties which emerged from the honesty in the Homan country-March general election. The alte, and the farmers were cer-
proped that no tain that their tools wonk! be ver returned, the fields tuy fallow general amnesty be granted to for want of tools, and premura civil war rebels on the ground tions for the spring harvest that the Communist Party lis nol agreed to lay down arias, but leniency should be shown The result
to rebels who have been "ied famine,
Meanwhile, the Ionan grain
called programme was clogging up China's prin-
for sacking redundant and in- tive lines of communications, en efficient civil
Now servants Washington. Apr. 24-ronte to so-called "deficiency heavily burdening the budget." Thomas K. Finleiter, whojareas" where the populations for drastie measures aplast no tax dodgers," for greater de- first proponed the 70-grouping been afflleled to
of Kovernuncul, Air Force idea, stepped into serious degree. The authorities x
original plan to juggle China's centralisation battle today to protect the rain supply proved mother in and for communal elections be-
forcin On foreign present 48-group strength innce white the Contaunista fore the end of the year.
polley. General bit of more than they could
yras assured the House that Piastyras from becoming obsolete.
chew,
the Government would prateel Greece's internal security an continue a policy of friendship with the Western Allies.
lie
Mr Finletter was sworn in as Secretary of Air to succeed W. Stuart Symington, who becomes chairman
ree with
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along: and Defence Secretary Louis 48-pop Air Johnson on the Force, althours he is committed le the 70-group concept.
He came in as the next over mara
funds to keep as "modern" nir power tion's neared a drelsion in the House, Chairman
a morn
L
the gratu
DEFICIENT DIET China's railwaya and shipping Security Resources Board.
Filetter, 56-year-old Wall could not hanille
efficiently. even in those few Street lawyer, is expected to go
President Trumantanes, where it had been carried to the callway stations and river ports by the V formers from whom it had been To aid the victims of the resulting famine in Honan, the Government conscripted prazants into working parties, roat to and assigned them Carl Vinson of the building art dyke repairs. Arme Services Corn- |
Hive the Airetura, the farmery were givi soup or Navy $583.000.000 two bowls of bran the $2,000,000,000 sweep polaro gruel per day, the proposed by President Truman beans and sweet potators having in the only recently been taken from for plane procurement
them. heal year 1951,
ulice wants to
Force And Me Than
the
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These dyke and ramt schemes were pushed with a vour that is new to China, atu nany of the Honan such arduous
because
of
sald the Government would be prepared to emsider any means to restore or improve relations with Greece's neigh- jours
puarante under strict of respects for Greek territorial integrity.
vigilance the pledged arreve neutres
and t 1274
who att mpt to distulb iblis
der-muter.
art
On Future Rule
Suva Fiji Islands, Apr. 24.-Dutch Now Guinea
in split between sections of the population who wish
to remain under Dutch rule and those who would
FRUIT OF ST35
STAR
ALLIES' GERMAN POLICY
Manchester, Apr. 24.-If
the Western Allies think that West Germany's cars stick out there is no effec- Live cure short of chopping off her head, the Liberal paper, Manchester Guardian, declared today.
The newspaper alt In nin clitorial: "Western Germany bas grown up in the framework of Allled policy, particularly Allied polley towards Germany. and if we now dislike some of her features it seems a little late in the day to make minor correc- tions to them."
The Guardian said that there might be some arguments for a major, change of policy in her hands and that to obstruct her in minor ways did more harm then good.
"This can be seen from the Alle veloing of
German
West
tax inw and
two recent measures-tho
the civil service
law-which has been very badly received,"
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"The Allies-and specifically the Americans
erleun-supported free enterprise economists who tax, just S now cut income
the nationally- they supported
now inclined politicians who sit
Deutschland Uber Allen, "We made little provision for to change their neklog either tune. If we have made a mis- Lake It is not going to be put the right
mich means,** by Guardian sald.
represent ut- "Both Inwa pleasant trends; the one towards a welfare mate for the rich; the other towards a political civil service,
"But the manner of veloing the haa been unfortunate," Guardian concluded.-Reuter.
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like the country to be administered by the United Blood-bath
States of Indonesia, according to two New Guinea delegates to the South Pacific conference here.
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3-NATION Markus Kusicpo, who made EXPERTSonference, assured corres-
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Paris, Apr. 22-The left- at a presswing anti-Communist news- paper, Prane Tireur, today pondents that they spoke accused the French adminis- for the majority of their tration in Algeria of invent- fellow countrymen.
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Austrin and Germany, Canberra, Apr. 24.--The Aus-
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Tireu said: these manoeuvres
"OSCARS" presented to Affairs, Ar l'ercy C. Spender. "Big Three" Foreign Minis-
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the colonialism against the Algeriun Mr Jouwe cald that
Saturday, 29th April, 1950. Commission and the Brat South mainly the difficult question GETTING OBSOLETE
opening in of a possible new approach] trdonesions, through their well-people.
Algeria there reigns an Pacific Conference Suva tomorrow.
to Russia.
ranted Ladanod-Dutch New aimo-phere of racial
pogrom President Tranan and Secre-
Showing To-morrow -- farmers, angred toility
It showed again the respon
Langue Friendship The experts will make reeum Guinea tary Johnson live been sanding
Perzy Cummina that America
Indo-and collective repression against felt toendations on the future
Kemerdekisan of Partai
Hundreds Myrna Loy pat on the 48-group Air Force
ronline, dropped
in In every way in develop-crmany, the the for being adequate
exhaustion.
Austrian peace nesia Irian) were making dea- the Mostem world.
arrests have tuken place. 10 spread pro- But
confirmed that "THAT DANgerous agE" OFFICE in-Those who were strong enough in Pacific territories through treaty deadlock ad the Com- perair efforts nation's defence needs.
"the inspiring mumist in Southeast Ana. they may **
the brisk such means as
Jegant among the inhabitants Deputies have under to stand formed sources say
tortures (whipping, electricity, he Point Four Programme," by the Government
An agiod agenda exists for which wout: Infucnee them to
cokt baths) have been infileted fince set approve a gradunt expansion to
the fortnight-long secret talls, agitate against Dutch rule. increase the Air Force by six to workers roos found that an in- declared,
Confo:ener, The Suva
on arrested persons. the Į! is understood, 10 groups of fighters and fighter- Idequate diet was weakening
"The situation is certainly in- first of its kind, will bring t0-
NOTHING IN COMMON This morning the preliminary next few them rapidly.
tolerable, but not in the sense bombers over the
gether the kings, headmen and
He said that the question who that the lords of the vineyards years.
GLOWING PROMISES lenders of 1,500,000 South Pacisected to consider the establish-
ment of an Atlantic High Coun- would be thele future rulers was and
of colonial exploitation Mr Symington's final report as
fle islanders to discuss improve- cil, which w put forward 10 more important to Dutch New Air Secretary on Sunday sald
glowing|ments in the sucial, economic To promises of
days ago by the French Foreign Cuines inbabitants than purely intend. The time has come 10 conditiotis of their sinister, A. Georges Bidault.
appreciate that, even if only Unst new aircraft on hand and
Camestle matters much ne educa- from the point of view of des ordered were not sufficient for future, the farmers countered and health
at present they had to work peoples.
This morning the preliminary tion and improvement of living fending democracy, such inso- Air Force. modern 48-group
Their for Jess
recommendations will twice as hard before He call 0,246 ut the 10.250 com-
lent and rapacious colonialism before the South Paciste talks were between the French standards.
The majority of his prople has become adversury No. 1 of bat planes on hand are World than one-half of their previous go
felt that they were linked
any sort of security."-Reuter, War
II types, which will be it, while the bulkrok to them Commission, which was set up Ambassador, M. Rene Massi,
and the ralia, New
with Papua Zealand, Britain, dor. Dr Philip Jessup, and Si racially obsolete by the middle of next.med most uncertain, since two years ago, on which Aus- the American roving Ambassa
they are facing the spring with
the permanent islands of the Pacifle, and had year. United Press
neliber farming tools nor grain France, Holland and the United William Stron
are represented-Reu- head of the Foreign Office in nothing in common with the
people of the crowiled Indies."
Mr Jouwe said:
Is
th
(rezerves.
Bogomolov
Ieports from other provinces
Dist the
actual also confr Promoted
devastation caused by last year'a London, Apr. 24. Air floods is small in proportion to and has Alexander Bogomolov, Russian the resulting foming, Ambassador to France, has been been grossly overestimated. named Deputy Minister of For- However, the cumulative effect eign Affairs, Moscow Radio said of flood, droughts, war and in- tonight. The broedrant cald he competence makes the "situation will be replaced in Parts by Mrite short of what it was in Alexel Pavlov, Ambassador to 1931, when China was ravaged Belgium and Minister to by one of the worst famines in
Luxembourg-United Press:
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States
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Lention.-Reuter,
BEAVERBROOK'S
EMPIRE POLICY
London, Apr. 24-Tho British press magnate, Lord Beaverbrook, who is 71 next month, celebrated the 50th anniversary of his newspaper, the Daily Express, today by a front-page article reiterating his imperialist policy.
Lord Beaverbrook, who
We want the Dutch to stay on with us.
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New York, Apr. 24-The steadily towards a state
of Public there under the American Institute government control of Indonesia, which has Opinion reported today the re- already shown a lot of instablets of a survey wherein voters
were
"It psiced: Rty.
Presidential elections were being lie also said that there was held today, and General Fisen-
dislike of the nower
the were running on a deep-rooted Indonesians, owing to the fact Republican ticket
agali Mr thut for years they had come Truman on the Democratic tie- into Dutch New Guinea and ket, how would you vote?" "For I believe that if the laken plum" jobs as clerks and
The survey suid 60 percent as a boy washed bottles in unds of the Commonwealth are minor officials, giving the locals favoured Eisenhower, 31 percent developed and towir people no chance to Improve their Truman, while nine percent bod New Brunswick for $1 a joined together in adversity and prospects.-Reuter.
no opinion week and later worked his in prosperity, in sunshine and way through law school by in shadow, then from the Em- pire will flow such wealth and selling papers, declared in strength and power as we have the article that he had tried never known before."
The
Daily Conservative tho Express to make
Mall, greeting the Daily Ex- editorials serve the British
birthday, said In ress on s Empire since ho took the
"For 30 years caftorial:
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**It Is true that sometimen pubije has wondered if the
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