THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1951.
Senator Taft Calls For America To Evacuate Korea
During a storm over Linden, New Jersey, a storage tank of an oil refinery sent out dense blasts of smoke after it blew up in a fire. Vicious winds added to the damage and helped prevent the fire from being controlled for many hours.
Outbreak Of Fowl REPRESENTATION
Pest In Britain
London, Jan. 7. Britain's egg industry is menaced by the grow- ing outbreak of fowl pest which is depriving the country of about 100,000 eggs a week
This comes at a bad time for British house- wives, already searching for food to supplement the reduced meat ration. Besides losing the eggs, farmers are having to kill off poultry-45,000 since November-in an effort to combat the disease.
With the shortage meat due to the stoppage of supplies from Argen- tina the price of English poultry has rocketed. English chickens are sell. ing at six shillings * pound and rabbits at 4/6d. to 7 shillings a pound.- Reuter.
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The question of representation of
Washington, Jan. 7.
Republican Senator Robert A. Taft today urged the United States to get its troops out of Korea and withdraw to a defence line on Japan and Formosa.
In a television interview, Senator Taft also said that land defence of Western Europe is primarily Western Europe's business, not America's, and therefore he opposes the sending of strong American troop contingents overseas. But he also asserted that he favours making it clear to Russia that if she attacks Europe, "it means war,"
Developing his ideas on United for western European forces to States foreign policy, Senator be built up before attacking. If Taft said if he had been Presi Russia
"feels herself ringed dent he would not have around, from Norway to Iran" authorised the use of United she may decide on war. He also States troops in Korea in the raised
the question of how first place. The United States United States troops would be should protect both Formosa and evacuated from. Europe if Russia "were to bomb Marseilles and other ports,"
Japan.
Senator Taft told a panel of United States newsmen who Senator Taft favoured ap- questioned him on the pro-propriating about $40,000,000,- gramme that he believed that 000 for the armed forces in Japan would be willing to sup- the next fiscal year to provide ply most of the ground troops for her long-range defences if the United States provides sea and air power,
an
men, a Navy of £80,000 and an army of about 1,264,000, Air Force of 651,000. Any in- crease beyond that should be undertaken only after serious Administration consideration.
Senator Taft, who has been critised by leaders for alleged "isolationist" views, denied that he was He did not believe that the against sending "a limited num- Russians are too concerned. ber of United States troops to about the size of any army Europe." He said, "This should the United States sets up be done within the spirit of the within the country. But he North Atlantic treaty and pro- said they are concerned about. vided there is reasonable an international. army in chance that they would ba Europe-United Press. successful in defending Europe." However, the Republican leader said flatly he is against the appointment of an Ameri- can as Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic forces. He said, "This would encourage the Europeans do leave more responsibility to us."
UP TO EUROPE Senator Taft did not appear to renege on the principle he laid down in a widely publicised Senate speech here last week- that United States aid to Europe should depend primarily efforts of the Europeans willing to help themselves.
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He took the occasion to clarify some points which he said, may have been misunderstood.. He Com-emphasised that he is fully in United favour of honouring
the
| munist China and countries like North Korea and Vietminh was raised by the Soviet delegation to the conference on flood control of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East, which opened here today.
States commitments under
Atlantic defence pact to help But he claimed, Europe defend itself if invaded. ""There is
irk nothing the treaty that requires us to send a single soldier to Europe,"
Senator Taft said it was his
impression that General Dwight
Eisenhower has not yet .com-
The Russian delegate, Mr V. P. Serov, ex- pressed regret at the conference that no represen-mitted himself to take the job tative of the People's Government of China was present there.
of Supreme Commander of the Atlantic powers, Gen. Eisen- hower was expected to make a decision on the basis of what he learns about the true defen- sibility of Europe during his current tour. If Gen. Eisenhower ad-recommends on his return that the United States send troops to Europe, Senator Taft said, he might not oppose it if the mum- ber is reasonable. He dodged th question as to the maximům number of troops he would approve,
He also regretted that pressed by the chairman pro- although Korea and Vietnam had vided this was recorded in the suffered from floods and their official report of the meeting. Governments and technical or-
The conference then ganisations possessed a great Journed until tomorrow. deal of knowledge and
The conference was declared perience in flood control, no in- open by India's Minister for vitations had been sent to the Works, Production and Supply, Korean People's Republic and Mr N. V. Gadgil. Over 60 dele People's Republic of Vietnam. gates and observers from 14
The Executive
ex-
member and associate member Senator Taft hoped that the Secretary of countries of the ECAFE and Europeans will try to defend the conference, Dr. P. S. international technical organisa- themselves against any Russian Lokanathan, of India, explained tions and agencies were pre-attack, but the United States that the People's Government [sent.
should not try to force them to do something they do not want to do.
of China and the Democratic
Republic of Vietnamn, las also the. The participating countries Korean People's Republic, had were: Australia, Burma, Ceylon, not been acknowledged by the France, India, Indonesia, Nepal, United Nations, which was the the Netherlands, New Zealand, parent body of the ECAFE, Pakistan, Soviet Russia, Thai- land, the United States and Vietnam,
con-
VITAL AREA
Loses Her Rudder
Hamburg, Jan. 7. The Greek steamer Zoliotus,. lost her nudder in the Elbe Estuary tonight and was drag-- ging her anchor near the light- ship, "Elbe I." unfit for manoeuvring.
Several ships were reported unable to enter the Estuary in the strong southwesterly gales.. -Reuter.
Senator Taft indicated his belief that the United States The chairman of the
would be justified in commit- ference, Mr A. N. Khosla, of
ting more
defend strength to The head of the Indian dele-Africa than Europe. He India, said that while as techni-
said, cal men they might regret the elected chairman on the Thai must save. We must particularly gation, Mr A. N. Khosla, was ""There is the continent We absence of other technical men from countries irrespective of delegate's proposal. A contest protect the Suez Canal and their political label, yet as the for the vice-chairmanship be- Northern Africa. It is the one conference was being held
tween the American delegate, place we had better defend.". under the auspices
Mr Gail Hathaway (proposed of the
He said that if Belgium was
of Sports at Miami Beach, United Nations they would be
by India) and the Pakistan overrun by the Communists the gives a preview of better going beyond by recording delegate, Lohsin Ali anything against the principles
the Soviet Union), was to send, ground forces to guard
(backed United States might also have, things to come as sh laid down by the parent body. avoided by the conference uranium deposits in the Belgian
by
changing its rules of procedure Congo. The Soviet delegate said that to accommodate both as vice- he would accept the view ex-chairman-Reuter,
Senator Taft expressed the opinion that Russia may wait
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