THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1940.....
GREATEST MASS MIGRATION
Two-Way Movement Between Japan And Korea
Colossal Task
Yet Undone
(By Ha! Boyle>.
FUSAN, KOREA, JAN. 7. LONG LINES OF BURDENED JAPANESE MEN, WO. MEN AND CHILDREN WAIT STOLIDLY HERE FOR SHIPS TO CARRY THEM BACK TO JAPAN, THE HOMELAND WHICH MANY HAVE NEVER SEEN. KOREANS SCREAM AT THEM SPITF- FULLY,
"YOU
ARE TRYING TO CARRY OUR COUNTRY AWAY ON YOUR BACKS!"
Returning ships from Japan un-} The bundles are gigantic. Behinil lead thousands of Korenus in the greatest two-way mana migration in modern Asiatic history, ending] 35 years of Japanese control over Korra.
Some
More than 17,000 impressed Kurea
labourers bave heri brought back from Japan, 257,000 Japanese including 90,000 troops and 158,000 civilians have been ferried in Juban
"We DANN
still have about 30 Ja
oldiers and anywhere from 100,000 to
to 600.000 more Jap civi this country." Jags to get out of this Maid Mai, John M. Wilson, Phila- oilleer delphia, Pa. The operations for the 40th US Army Division. The centre of this great shuttle ending Japan's continental empire is pier umber one where thou sands of Japançue carpetbagarinst
wearily for lung families wali hours to board inmeed boates. They wall patiently with form COMI plaints
them they leave farms, livestock, furniture, homes and investments. Theso aro earmarked their name and slutrú if wossible--but few feel they will over get then back.
American soldiers search every pack for hidden yen and weapons.
"They hide money everywhere but we don't think we miss much," sald one ulcer. "In one bambou cane we found 80,000 yen more chua 6.000
Ono expert searcher found 42,000 yen in a number of halls of yarn carried by une gulleless look. Ing old Indy.
SQUAWKED CONSIDERABLY
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First In 50 Years
Copenhagen, Jan. 7. Helwig Larson, 34, former BOLT correspondent of o Danish Nazi paper, was yet. terday killed by a firine aguad in Denmarka's firat axecution in b4 years.
The execution was for the murder of the Berlin corros- pondent of another Danish papar--Associated Pre
Defence In
The Western
Hemisphere
Washington, Jan. 7. Ardgassador Gelo Plaza to-day said that Ecuador would submit the forthcoming Rio de Janeiro Foreign Ministern Conference, a defence treaty пророна! calling fur
military economic
action against any agressor threatening the Western hemipheres of her vence security.
had been rn Govern-
Inflation Psychology In America
WASHINGTON, JAN 7. THE OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION IS FIGHTING A CRITICAL TWO-FRONT WAR: TO KEEP PRICE CONTROLS AND TO BATTLE WHAT IT CONSIDERS INFLATION PSYCHO- LOGY.
TOP O.PA. MEN, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT offi- CIALS, HAVE DONE A LOT OF TALKING BE- FORE CONGRESS AND BUSINESS GROUPS. THEY SEEM TO BE SAYING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER. THEY ARE.
Thia la what they're shooting] at, and the reasoning oehind the shooting.
Under the law, price control. ends ca June 30. Congress can: extend it for another six months or a year beyond that date, or let it die on June 30.
Or Congress cat: control anytime between and June 30.
price
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Some of the most powerful business groups want prics con- trol ended in February. Those groups have great weight In Congress.
But the idea that price con- trol might end in February He said the treaty
creates a paychology of inflation. "Sho
qunaked
all American to considerably," nent
ments including Argentina. Brazil In this way: Business men, I and the soldier, "when xil she goi
and Mexico, with treaty data they believe price control will back was a receipt."
have made the end in February, will be inello- Violators aren't punished except on their
avaiable to the Argen-ed to hold back until then, goods for removal of their money, which documenta
deposited in their nam in tine Government.
they would have released now, Only the United States, which Now they must sell at O.P.A. Korean banks. The deposits are,' of course, frozen.
has repeatedly Insisted that it "We're
would not sich the military accord prices. With price control off kimano sleeves. In umbrellas, can- with the present Argenting Milt-in February, they could charge teen bottles, auitcase linings and ary Government. has refused to anything.
Some business men now are between shop poles." Another wol provide Argentine with dier related.
writing contracts which say in uf this treaty. Many
aggression effect: This is the price of the Ecundor defined refugees invested their! extra wealth in kimonos so the against American nations as "any goods now, But if it's delivered
move threatening the We help women get their Army permits them to take out only
three. One Japanes190 territorial sovereignty girl had 40 new kimones. and tical independence of any Ameri- when he took all but three away; cap State." from her she cried and said:
"Now, how will I ever find a
GET SUPPLIES
"If they haven't foud, we give. them enough from Jap army up- aly dumps to carry then neres the straits, sald Col. R. G. Stan ton, Washington, D. (1. "LET Mel diets aren't rough with them but we don't mix with them in any WAY, bundles and children up the gang- plank safely and that's all
Japanese
doctor delivered bables on four successive nights to wuinen in the dock
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"All they ask for is a drink of
An American ofßeer said.
The stolen fners of the people the nier show little of the dia
tress mirrored in the countenances.
of European refugees. They suffer
their fate enimiv.
Ench emigrant. โร
against tvolus
inceolated
And deloused
which in mile a game to the chil
dren as soldiers aquirt disinfectant } into their pants or kimonos.
Each Japanese gets to take with him 1,000 yen in cash and all the¦ household possessions he can carry.
Nuernberg Trial To Drag On
Nuernberg. Jan. 7. intensified efforts up the
war crime
Despite apeed
to
trial
bere of the 21 loading Nazis. some quarters bere belloved yea terday that the trial lett cou tinue into Mav, possibly June,
This belief was based on the assumption that the entire pro- ecution case cannot be finished before the reiddio of February and that the defence case would * require two and a half monthe to three months. After that there will till be the closing ments.
stato-
two or
man in Japan to marry Asociated Press.
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Morale In
Pacific The
Lowest Yet
MANILA, JAN, T. THE MILITARY POLICE RE- PORTED A "NORMAL SUN- DAY NIGHT" FOLLOWING A SERIES OF DEMONSTRA- TONS BY U.S. SOLDIERS BE- CAUSE OF THE WAR DE- PARTMENT ORDER CUTTING DOWN THE RATE OF RE DEPLOYMENT FOR HOME.
No violence was reported any- where in a series of demonstra- tious Leaders cautioned against excesses. They said they would "get further" with protests if they
were orderly.
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