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Vol. I, No. 91.

Tuesday, December 25th, 1945.

DANGLING A BAIT?' Or Gently Wielding A Whip?

American

'Dollar' War Does Not

Pay Tokens

Diplomacy

WASHINGTON, DEC 24.

WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, THE UNITED STATES

IS DANGLING THE RAIT OF ECONOMIC AID BE- FORE CERTAIN GOVERNMENTS SLOW TO ADOPT POLICIES WHICH THIS COUNTRY BLEIEVES ES. SENTIAL TO PEACE STABILITY, DIPLOMATIC OFFICIALS HAVE UNDERSCORED THAT ANGLE IN ANALYSING AMERICA'S STATEMENT ON SATURDAY ANNOUNCING THE RECOGNITION

OF THE NEW YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC WHILE CRITI CISING SOME PRACTICES OF MARSHAL TITO'S BELGRADE REGIME

Pre

to

In his statement acting Se This had a familiar ring for cretary of State Dean Acheson | diplomats who recalled

hope that the expressed the

sident Truman's directive General Marshall on December 15 and the letter which the late } Tresident Roosevelt

Yagoulas would soon follow the esurse which writid “inske pen sible those relations both pat thead and erotarote" which le said the United States desires.

Communist Leaders See Gen. Marshall

With

March Info Norman Armour. United States Ambassador to Spain.

VERY REASONABLE

In Marshall's directive. Truman

ya ki

Ant

Tokyo, Des. 24.

A proposal that atom-bomb- ed. Hiroshima and Nagasaki and certain badly damaged sections of other onain cities of Japan be preserved on "re- mindern that war doen het made in a letter signed by a Japanese and published in the "Nippon Times" to-day.

Hirp wear profita tax wordd be in. sufficient to imprran this lesson on future generations, therefore he proposed reten tion of the ruina.

Asociated Prean.

Mukai rute that the

World's Moral

Obligation To Jewish People

A

aid that an China moved toward peace and unity along the lines be the fited Staley Assist the National Govern would

NEW YORK, DEC. 24, ment in a very reusotueble way" to

MR. SUMNER WELLES, rehabibule

FORMER UNDER SECRETARY e-tablish an adequate army.

OF STATE, DECLARED TO. Arm letter President DAY THAT

ANGLO- Roosevelt vigorously condemnedi

INQUIRY ON General Frame and said that if it were not for has regise there were many thin

CHUNGKING. DEC 24 GENERALISSIMO AND MA DAME CHANG KALSHEIC AR- RIVED BY AIRPLANE FROM NANKING. THE GENERALIS 13 EXPECTED TO CON SIMO TINUE WITH GENERAL MAR SHALL THE NEW SPECIAL AMERICAN

United AMBASSADOR. THE CONVERSATIONS WHICH THEY STARTED IN NANKING. General Marshall preceded the Generalise in thangking.

THE

Prics 10 cts.

CHU TEH OUTLINES TERMS OF CHINA PEACE

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

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Publication will be resuthed Rick an im on Friday morning, December 28,

BIG THREE GET FAMOUSLY

ON

MOSCOW, DEC. 24.

THE BIG-THREE FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING TO- DAY WENT INTO ITS EIGHTH DAY WITH PRO- GRESS STILL UNINTERRUPTED BY FRESH OBSTA- CLES AND ITS TONE EASY, NATURAL AND HUMAN, AN INFORMED SOURCE DISCLOSED. FOREIGN RUSSIAN COMMISSAR MOLOTOV WAS HOST LAST NIGHT TO FOREIGN SECRETARY BEVIN AND STATE SECRETARY BYRNES AT A BOLSHOI PARTY. ACCOMPLISHMENT MAY STILL BE CONSIDERED IN A POSITIVE STAGE, IT WAS DECLARED. The United States polley on

the atomic question is still what

YENAN, DEC. 24,

THE CHINESE COMMUNIST COMMANDER IN CHIEF, GEN. CHU TEH, SAID TO DAY HE HAD WITH- DRAWN ALL RED FORCES FROM THE EMBATTLED CITIES OF PAOTOW. KWEISUI AND TATUNG AS AN EARNEST GESTURE OF THE COMMUNIST DESIRE FOR PEACE.

HE ALSO Asserted “THE COMMUNIST DELEGATES TO THE CHUNGKING PEACE TALKS ARE FULLY EMPOWERED TO DEAL IMMEDIATELY AND DIRECTLY WITH U.S. AMBASSADOR MARSHALL IN ALL MATTERS CONCERNING THE ENDING OF CHINA'S INTERNAL STRIFE AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A COAlition goVE RNMENT.

Chu Toh's statement was given ed Americana to ocase transport- in an exclusiv ociated Pressing Central Government troops to Interview in his cave home. Bo North China "then it is not too doclared the Communists are late to hold a full scale civil ready to dissolve all their armed war forces axedpt the agreed upon 20 divisions as soon as bdace is res bored and a coalition government

Ect XV.

Ühti Teh expressed opposition to Government because, any loans to the present Central assorted, (Note the sodiuence of the de-

they would be dissipated in Yur- manded events: Bratis the coali

thorance of civil war and in graft tion govermont and then the

and corruption. military reorganisation, udan "It takes only a fow pockets to which the Communists are indehido even such large sums," Chu tent).

Teh assorted Chu Tab is optimistic, he saldž He said the projected new coli- over possible results of the all-tion government world welcome a party conference of the political $2,000,000,000 American loan "to consultative council in Chungking stimulate and revitalise the na- now that President Truman has tion industrially, outlined the United States an in of the Central Government never He said financEE Chim as peace and unity.

have been kept open to the He added that American forece

people. He asserted that the experience in Chine can achieve internal ac of the Communists in developing Ford "by gnwaveringly carrying production has shown that na

it was before the first meeting Big Three Input the man, polker af restrictional economy develamment main-

of the Foreign Ministers' con-

ference, it is learned. Je post- tion based on the Truman-Att- Jee-Mackenzie King declaration. There is no cause for specula- tion or anxiety American or oilier quarters that the United States

be giving away atomie necreta,

may

Bevin, Byrnes and

Molotov

met at noon in the Soviet For- eign Commissar's office in the Kremlin. Following the informs! conference there, the thra men

the guests were

vi United States Ambassadora Averell Harriman at luncheon after which they were to move to the Speridonika Palace for a formal meating.

MATTER OF CONVENIENCE |

No special significance should be attached to the fact that the three men met informally at the

ERIE CANNOT HAVE Kremlin, it was stated, for this:

N

ANY TRULY BENEFICIAL RE-

system is a matter of convent AndSULT BECAUSE THE PRO ence.

BLEM IS NOT ONE WHICH Generalissimo Stalin was nol

"BY CAN BE SOLVED THE present at the meeting FINDINGS OF A COMMISSION Although no information CONSISTING OF REPRESEN given on the conference while it TATIVES OF TWO NATIONS."

is sitting. Byrnes has promised Welles, in accepting the Mary and Chairmanahin of the Amer to give a press conference after

Christian Palestine

Com the meeting and it a believe? mitte, said:

that Revin and Molotov might do HD Lou.

other the lids" which Amerten woul do gladly to demonstrale friendship for the Spanish people. NEXT POINT Some oftrists believe that 1

States

TRAY next economic hints in its negotiationis with the still unrecognized govern ment of Ramanla and BulgarIA What Amerson wants in those two Fialkan undries re the

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A fasting and just result car be obtained only through the determination of all the

United

Good Humour

Moscow, Dec. 24. Following an informal two- hour meeting In M. Molotov's Kremlin Office yesterday, the British, Soviet And United States Forolen Ministers at- tended the premiere of the now ballet "Cinderella" at the Bolshoi Theatre.

The three Foreign Minis ters, who appeared in excellent pirits, were given a tumultu- nus recention by the audience. --Router.

CALLOWAY IN A SCUFFLE

THE

gree Communistidenders called things it gave that Titu's regime felony that such a solution must served bow much more friendly | oficer employed by the ballicnin

un Starshall to pay their respect wedd for " friendly exchange or 1. The anteral sid

In speaking of the Lomload meetings today one soarce nt these meetings are than they held in London. Associated

NOT TOO LATE

ly depends on reforms in the Ascal and economic system and loans can

He said that if it were trun that only bo an aiding factor-Asso the US. State Department order-clated Press.

Communist Offers Suspect

CHUNGKING, DEC. 24.

PROSPECTS OF A PRE- CHRISTMAS SOLUTION TO CHINA'S PROBLEM OF INTERNAL STRIFE DIMINISHED ALMOST TO THE VANISHING POINT AS ANOTHER DAY PASSED WITHOUT ANY DE- VELOPMENT FROM THE COMMUNIST PROPOSAL FOR IMMEDIATE UNCON DITIONAL MUTUA TION OF HOSTILITIES A PROPOSAL WH ERNMENT SPOKESMAN TERMED UNOF INFORMAL

SSA

AS FAR AS IS KNOWN. THE COMMUNISTS hai

YET PUT THIS PROPOSAL IN WRITING. THA SISTED THAT A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL TO WHOM IT WAS SUBMITTED WEDNESDAY WAS SPECIALLY REQUESTED TO FORWARD IT TO GENERALISSIMO CHIANG KAI-SHEK.

KANSAS CITY, DEC. 24. CAB CALLOVAT, NEGRO BAND LEADER, WAS TO-DAY TREATED IN HOSPITAL FOR The Generallasimo, who has munists, while drawing praise CUTS AND BRUISES AFTER A been on a visit to Peiping and for preposing a "cesso fire" or SCUFFLE AT THE

EN- Nanking, returned to Chung-der on all fronts, fight, when it TRANCE OF THE BALL-ROOM king Sunday afternoon, and if comes to putting it in writing,

HE TOLD WHERE

HE HAD CONETO the Communist proposal looks add a few strings which would POLICE

good to him he could conceiv-preclude acceptance. VISIT LIONEL HAMPTON, AN

LEA-ably give his O.K. by Christmas. The Genórallesimo le expected OTHER NEGRO BAND DER.

Observers say, however, the to promptly resume talks he Calloway said he and his friend problem is not such an easy one started with General George C. were denied entrance to the ball as it night neem on the our-

Marshall at Nanking. There room by the doperaun. A special face.

was a belief that the two might. be found and found promptly.

The proposal, which also in-hold their first Changking con- told the police be had asked Callo- cludes "freezing" of contending forence to-day. "The rescue and resettlement of

way and his friend to leave where-

sides at their present positions, the pitiful survivors who escaped

upon the frised awung at the of extermination at the hands of the

would mean that the Govern ficer

and a ballroom Nazis

employee na moral obligation which

BIC THREE DISCUSSIONS

clouted

Gen. Chou En-lai and pistol ment must halt the movement of callously with a The question of British Ameri- rests on the conscience of all The sixth formal session yester-

troops into Manchuria where other Communists called ca Mur- nations. can reenenation of the Ramantan-

There is

method day of the Big Threo Foreign butt

Hampton refused to continue to the Russians under present ar shall on Sunday to exchange Bulgarian gov.ments is known which would prove mor truly Ministers' meeting

two lasted lai, deputy party chief and head to be high one Agenda for the charge of thin obligation than an States Secretary

are supposed to greetinigas and present the Com- of the practical conducive

James Byrnes, United play when he heard of the in rangementa hours, Mr

tidena.—Associated Press.

complete their withdrawal by munist case to him.

It is un- Muscow of the Communist delegation to Chr

Moscow meeting.

of State, pre- Some officials believe that Fort geoning reace talks: tien. Yeh

derstood they will seek further equitable solution of the problem siding. No statement was jarrued

OBVIOUSLY SUSPICIOUS menyommunist army chiefst word on the subject might be of Palestine." -Associated Press after the conference.

opportunities to meet with Mar- Nationalist quarters are ob-shall and will in all likelihood M. Herve Alphand, head of the French Trade Mission ROW Cairo. Dec. 24,

the Soviet Moscow called The Egyptian Parliament has Foreign Commissar, completed

M. Molotov, its approval of the Bretton Woods Monetary Agree- ment without a dissenting vote. Associated Press.

They spent an hour together in which it was reported Marshail dot! But - Testebing than talking was the first presentation to Mar- pall of this kommunist venant by party hadlers.

The three were Gen. Cheu En-

of Falf, and Tung Piovu, who wun

Conusunda member of the Chin ese delegation to the United Na- Lions conference in San Francisco. -Associated Presn.

Comic Opera Or What?

PEIPING, DEC. 24.

CILINESE

MILITARY

All.

THORITIEN HELD TO-DAY

FOR TRIAL

MORE THAN A SCORE OF JAPANESE

WAR

CRIMINAL SUSPECTS WHO

WERE APPREHENDED

TURNED OVER BY NIPPO-

NESE LIAISON

The

press

AND

OFFICIALS.

has not provided in Yugoslavia

aurantres of basic freedoms and democratic elections conducted by broadly Kovernments representative of all democratic

ples,

in Included

minique.

ה

Ri-Three

the

coni-

Unofficially the Bulgurian Gov- ernment has already let il be known that a loan from this, coun- trx would be helpful-Azzokiated Prese

PATTON TO BE BURIED WITH OLD COMRADES

DOUGHBOY

HEIDELBERG, DEC. 24. AND GENERAL ALIKE PAID A SILENT TRIBUTE TO THEIR DEAD COMRADE. GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON, JR., AT A SIMPLE AND IM PRESSIVE FUNERAL SERVICE IN THIS PICTURES- QUE GERMAN UNIVERSITY CITY.

here reported that ALL THE TOP-RANKING AMERICAN OFFICERS IN among those imprisoned were two najors who directed the army liaison, soveral oficera

dreaded

of tha Kempotal Gendarmerie a. former adviser of the puppet Federal Roerve Bank.

and

EUROPE ATTENDED THE 22-MINUTE EPISCOPAL SERVICE IN THE 16TH CENTURY CHRIST CHURCH. MRS. PATTON AND HER BROTHER WERE ONLY MEMBERS PResent of THE LATE GENERAL'S FAMILY.

Treas.

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Last night.Router.

Japs On Both

in

'America To Take

Refugees

Jari. 8.

INVITATION TO YENAN

130

Sides In China! viously suspicious of the Com- extend him an invitation to visit

Tokyo. Doc 24.. Repatriated Japanese DOWN- papermen from North China told Kyodo now agency that former Japanese soldiers participating on boil uides WERE responsible for most of the fighting in the recent Chinese Communist-Nationalist battle at Photow in Inner Mongo-

Washington, Dec. 24. President Truman to-day direct-

Furious faching was in true ed entry into the United States- Japanese style/ sa Hienshi within

established manigration Aoyama, former chief copyrender quotas of European war refugees for the Japancro Peiping now at the rate of about 80,000 yearly paper. The Kyode story curroid Most of them will come from no clarification of how many Central and Eastern Europe and Japanese foined the Communists. the Balicans where about 2,000,000 It said the demobilised soldiers the Nationalist army in refugees are reported to be home- joined

"utter despair."-- Apoclated Truman

in a statement said: Preas. This ia Ал opportunity for America to set an example for the rest of the world in cooperation towards

human alleviating misery

The President spoke against any

Thro of the prisoners are re- The solemnity of the occasion place in a cemetery at nearby legislation which would prohibit ported to be formerly responsible visibly affected many of the sal-Hamm where most of the Ameri- or reduce further immigration. for the North China railemy diera present, and even some of police whose harshness brought the Gorman elvilians,

cans who were killed in the Associated Press. considerable suffering to Chinese estimated crowd of 6,000 persons in which Patton's troops played an Battle of the Bulge a year ago,

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lined the streets on the route brilliant part, are buried. — Turkey Cocks

civilians during the occupation.

When asked their feelings from the church to the railway about the Greater East Asia war wore changed, most of them ro

station. plied it "was for the beneft of the whole of the Far Baat but it was regrettable to have Asiaties fght Asiatics"

Questioned whether they know why they wore under arrest the Toply was the same in all exacs;

told us to come hare.Associated

Press.

There Patton's

flag-draped

HEIDELBERG, DEC. 24. Snoot At Soviet

Istanbul, Dec. 24.

don't know. Our Embassy mounted on a half-track preced- TO THE Rled the world war breaks out, the, CAUSE

Attack On

Hospital

THE WEATHER

Forecast for to-day:Cloudy, moderate. Easterly winds, Cool

Yesterday's temperatura Maximum:-65 degrees at 5 p.m. Minimum:-61.5 degrees at 8 pm.

munist proposal and the manner Yenon for discussions with their in which it was presented. They leader, Máo Tre-tung.A330- think it possible that the Com- I ciated Presa.

Kum Sing Session

WHILE WAITING FOR THE OPENING OF THE FORTH-

CHUNGKING, DEC. 24.

COMING UNTITY CONFERENCE HERE, THE COMMUN- IST DELEGATES ARE PARTICIPATING IN CHUNG- KING'S PRE-CHRISTMAS BUCIAL LIFE. THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARD GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AT PARTIES ‘IS CORDIA L AND OUTWARDLY MOST FRIENDLY. THEY SELDOM, NEGLECT A CHANCE OF DRINKING A TOAST.

Chou Enlai and G. Xeh ment, official who had been at Chicn-ying, chief of staff of the school with, Chon En-Jat, and Communist armles, were among each in turn induced the pro- Communists who attended an testing offelal to have a "kan American pre-Christmas party pel bottoms up). and drank and generally had a the government amcial enjoyed Saturday night. They dancer? It was all good clean fun, and

good time.

timear he much us they did. In the course of the evening. Several foreigners they "ganged up" on a Govern-party remarked that if the Na

Libnalists and Communista slow- ell the game good Friendlir mutrit at the conference, table, the fu- ture of China might over y different Associated Prem,

War On Crime Wave In Kowloon

at the

A Break In The Monotony !

IN ORDER TO STAMP OUT THE EPIDEMIC OF CRIME IN THE COLONY THE POLICE. AUTHORITIES, ALE CONDUCTING A "CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN IN KOW:

Chungking, Dec. 24, LOON, WHERE ALMED ROBBERIES ARE A FEA- The New Szechwan Dally" TURE AND WHERE H100 DLUMS ARE IN POSSESSION sounded what appe: to be OF ARMS.

discordant poto, CAREFUL WATCH, IS ALSO BEING HEPT ON THE NEIT General; Marannu's rolo in at TERRITORIES BORDER. REASON IS THAT MANY temple to assure peace in ARMED CANGS MAKE THEIR ESCAPE INTO THINA CHIR ESE TERRITORY AFTER COMMITTING A CRUCIATA""" It bald: "We should solve our THE COLONY.

power own probiotr Gürselves' Chins

Associated Press.

ESCORTED BY EIGHT AR- steel coffin was placed aboard a MOURED CARS, THE BODY special train for its journey to OF GENERAL GEORGE S. The Turkish dally papers yes-"| Luxemburg where the services will be held on Monday. THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE Soviet GeorgisVakte cald: "I

JR WAS MOVED terday repudiated the plans for burial BATTON

The daily HILLTOP VILLA OVERLOOK- through the streets in a coffin HAS BEEN LYING IN STATE Turkey will undoubtedly envisage The General's body was horne ING LEIDELBERG, WHERE IT Russin does not drop those plans ed by an

FOR THE driny band and 10 FUNERAL

Tho "Tamin" said: "If a third armoured cars from Patton's.old Six enlisted 15th Cavalry.

A casket into the church to wait will be Turkey and the Straits. Mrs. Patton roda in the Gen- the start of the

The Vatan said: "We attack- solemn rites.. tral's own motor-car with her

Higb

ranking Generals and soled nobody and wore attacked by brother And Lieut-General diers who fought across Europe nobody. Turkey asks for no terri Kayes. She wore a dark fur with Patton were in Heidelberg tory and she is not prepared to A British communique issued coat and black hat.

to pay their last repocta to the give up territory."--Reuter,

An eye is also being kept on The Kam Wha boarding house la A free and independent coun- with regard to an attack on a COMRADES IN DEATH

Bghting general. Red Cross emergency hospital Dozens of Generals, including planned for after the services

Elaborato ceremonies inve boon UNRRA AID TO REBUILD Kowloon's numerous hotels and was raided at about 10 gelak try and bar oconfire self-res-

RAILWAYS in the Kramat area discloses General Joseph T. MacNarney, when the body will be moved on

boarding houses, some of which on Saturday night. Hero the Penting" By collciting ontoldo Chungking, Dec, 24. are suspected to be used by police" were able to provenga mediation, it cald, we would that the attack resulted in the tow Amorican Commander in a Half-track to Holdelben station The Chinos Ministry of Com gangsters as temporary head- robbery by a gang of six men; impair our national prestige. deaths of one patient and two Europe, rode in motor-cars in for transport by train to a communications has naked the UN. quarters where their crimes are. The gang wore planning the

Associated Prósa: Indonesian servants and the the procession that moved at a tory near Luxembourg. LA (United Nations Helke planned, an wounding of six other Indone- walking pace.

Armed guards Uned Rohrbachor and Rehabilitation Administra Over the week-end raids car arime when the pollee broke in atan servants,

The remains of General at trase on of the city's main tion) to supply 1,700,000 tons of zied out under the leadership of on them. Two revolvern were These followed the deaths of ton are to be burled among procession will move. They raced 198340,000,000,

atrdote along whleb the funeral railway material, valued at about Inspector N. B. Fraser respitel a Dutch officer and one RAF. 10,000 white crosses in the er foot spart. By noon. small The material lucindon 700 miles in a good "bag's of suspects. The In anothon rald four then, man when tivo TAL track American comotory at Luxom tone of soldier Gorman of 2,000,000 operaida were conducted im honed (leged to be rearmongifile, Yak, mark were fired upon yesterday.-As- burg. mogfated Press,

The burial services will take await the procession Amocolated, freight carte

alvillana bora. Ob rather and locomotives, and more than 9,000 ing houses and hotels in various) than the recent robbery in

parts of Kowloon

lum, werd #DD

Batavin, Dec. 24.

Pário, Dot. 24.5 The Friped Committee of the Nonch Contetäkodit Anomaly to- noted, unaninjonaly to them

Thond