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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, · 1946...

STILL A FACTOR IN CHINA Effect Of Japanese In Political Puzzle

Being Used By Both Factions

(By James D. White).

(Associated Press Staff Writer).

SAN FRANCISCO, JAN. 25. ONE OF THE SERIOUS ELEMENTS OF THE CHIN

ESE POLITICAL PUZZLE IS BEING GRADUALLY WHITTLED AWAY. THIS IS THE LARGE NUM- BER OF JAPANESE INCLUDING BOTH TROOPS AND CIVILIANS WHO HAVENT YET BEEN RE- PATRIATED,

TO THE EXTENT TILIT SOME OF THEM ARE STILL ARMED, THEY REPRESENT TO DAY FITE MONTHS AFTER THEIR COUNTRY SURRENDER- ED-AN IMPORTANT MILITARY FACTOR IN THE POLITICAL CHINA. THEY INFLUENCE SITUATION TO AN UNDETERMINED EXTENT EITHER THROUGH THEIR OWN ACTIONS OR THROUGH BEING USED BY ONE POLITICAL FACTION AGAINST ANOTHER.

When Japan unrrendered, the Chinese National Government alone was not in a position to handle the question. Parts of North China were dominated by Chinese Communists, and Ameri- enn marines were ment into key

troops and 14,084 civilians ате waiting to go.

Fuch

Davis says that Marine officials express the opinion that the Chin- ese exiftimate that the rest of the Japanese can be repatriated with

is probably opti- in two months mistics

They point out the dif- cities and along vital conuulficultie of getting Japanese out of cation lines to maintain order cute of when factional strife broke out isolated places as Shansi over

broken railwaya where coal between Communists and the scarce and through ranes where Central Government.

Communist domination otill affected only by the truce agrDE- ment and the arms that the Japan- ese themselves may have left, Associated Press.

Limited numbers of Central Government troops then were flown to advance points to take no hips over, but they still or other means of gettine Japan-

es out. In many instances they left Japanese turrisons armed and charged them with maintaining or- dethich meant holding their particular Arén against

Com

mutists.

They are still doing this

job in the interior of Shantung

province, to name one 'choc.

Mostly, Japanese withhold sur

render until it could be accepted

U.S. Seizure

Of Factories

Washington, Jan. 25. President Truman yesterday mid that workers would return at their old woged when the KTO VET NUNETA sizes the moat pack- Ing Industry on Saturday but whother

of ADY

the 263,000 #trikers would work for govern- ment was still uncertain.

He also said that steel workers would return at the old

if the inchiatry wis eventually seized. Ho

that Buded

both management and labour had too much power and said much of the labour strife was merely try for power. He declared it was necessary for the government to assert itself and the power of the. people.

Asked about the proposal put forward by Benjamin Fairless, steel commany executive, that a Conference be arranged between President and all strike

bound companies, Truman said he was always ready to talk with business leaders but that the best thing Fairies could do would be to send word that he accepted the White House proposal for settling the strike.-Associated Presa.'

Berlin, Jan. 25.

Epidemic

Yenan, Jan. 25.

An epidemio of cerebral spinal meningitis continued to spread here as the authorities awaited urgently needed yao, eines of penicillin. Two out of 20 Chinees who contracted the disease have died.

The authorities here they would welcome assistanca

Cross and of the Red

the

said

United States Army-AURO- ciated Press.

America Playing Ball With Franco

Washington, Jan, 25. The State Department to-day disclosed it has approved the sale of 12 rather than five transport? planes to the Spanish Government airline. This makes a total of 17 planes which have been allocated to airlines in Spain and Argen- fina.

Officials sald that the planes were being allocated to Spain for business reasons.

Britain will sell noe to the Spanish Iberian Airline R the United States does not, they said The British Army disclosed to The rule of planes now, they add day that 44 airfields in the Bried should help pursuade Spanish tish occupied zone in Germany and other airlines to standardise were being plowed for farm land with American aircraft thus bene- use-Associated Press.

Ating United States manufac- turers.---Associated Press.

UNRRA Help To China Limited

WASHINGTON, JAN. 25.

by Central Government officers. TOP EXECUTIVES OF U.N.R.R.A. YESTERDAY INDI-

But some elements pos

ingrained habit

sibly out of

of causing as much confusion as possible in China-allowed some cumplie and

to fall into Communist hunds, although RD parently not much.

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45,000 IN SHANSI Actually. the Japanese held a potentially critica! balance of power in this situation. That is why American Marines were sent into assist in disarming and

CATED THAT THE EFFORTS OF THE PHILIP- PINES AND CHINA TO OBTAIN EXPANDED RE. LIEF ABOVE THEIR PRESENT ALLOTMENTS DO NOT APPEAR LIKELY TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THEY INDICATED THAT NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS

ARE AVAILABLE AND THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CURTAIL EFFORTS ELSEWHERE.

Putting Nazi Brains To Work

Military Currency In Japan

TO-NIGHT

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL SERVICE ENTERTAINMENT

WASHINGTON, JAN, 25. TILE STATE, WAR AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS YES CO

-TERDAY-ANNOUNCED THAT MILITARY CURRENCY IS BE- ING USED IN JAPAN AND KOREA

Denominated in Yon and Sen, tito currency supplements the lo

tender currency which con- sists of the State notes of Japan) and notes of the Bank of Japan and tho Dank of Chosen,

Tur supplemental currency and the local local tender is Inter changeable at the rate of one for one. The Japanese Military Yon serip is declared illegal. No zato of exchange between the Ameri- can military Yen and the Dollar been established, but for military, naval and accounting purposes the initial conversion rate la 15 supplemental military Yen to one American Dollar in the Japanese Empire and Keren. Associated Press.

han

Time For

U.N.O. Action

Washington, Jan. 25. Former Minnesota Governor Harold E. Stassen, addressing the Women's National Press Club hore suggested a United Nations In- youthgating Committee to go Iran, Indonesia and Greece.

to

Ho sald: "It is time that the UNO, go into action" and added that the United States should take the leadership in contributing to UN.Q, consideration of the prʊ- bleme mentioned.

"Fulling back and refusing to let the U.N.O. consider problems of this kind a leftover of isola- tionim," he said, adding that "it is long past the time that the U.N.O. should propose to the proof what it U.N.O. specific terms intends to do with specific lalands in the Pacific rointing to our na tional security. The people of the United States and the world have right to know."-Associated

Washington, Jan. 25. German scientists brought to the United States laat autumn - Press. who can tell what they know} about such thing as rocket atomis aro being quizzed in United States research centres.

The United

United States War Depart- ment refuses to amplify the an

National Defence Plea

non-

nouncement last October which

Los Angeles, Jan. 25. said that certain German scien- tista were being brought here.

B The appointment of

draft Doctor S. A. Goumit. American partisan commission bo

Was well-plans for national defonce in the A total of three million dollars of the 48 nations comprising the scientist, declared of U.NR.R.A. funds is being dis Agency, in Shanghai, early in known that other German actem-light of the atomle bomb and the bursed on behalf of the Philip 1947. Authoritative quarters of tista were finding employment in world political situation was yes pines, while China is receiving U.N.R.R.A. revealed that the orbe Russian zone and that others day posed by Docter Donak! single U.N.R.R.Aganisation is planning to bring it were working in factories and B. Tresidder. President of Stand

existence to a

and ford University. laboratories in the French a year nence. China has already indicated its British zones-Associated Press. do not belleve our military leaders alone should be entrusted desire that the agency bring its highest directive authorities to

with such decisions." He criticized the Orient. It is anticipated that

the military for offering only uni- military training versal the Shanghai.conference is alnted tho

means of defence.

repatriating Japanese troops," as the talling $877,000,000. the State Department puts it.

budget An Associated Press correspon U.N.R.R.A. bonds indicated that dent. Spencer Davis, cubled from war damage legislation before Peipiner to-day. the following Congrese on behalf of the Philip figures on repatriation to date in pines totalling about $500,000,000 two areas;

must meet the islands needs.

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Honolulu, Jan. 25, Army enlisted men in the mid-

Qn the proposed commission, Tresidder said: "Military. diplo points or 30 months' service by matic and legislativo establish- April 30 will be homeward bound by Feb. 28, according to an

tents should have authoritative)

So should in- nouncement by mid-Pacific. head-on quarters to-day.

dustry and education."

From the Peining, aren, 55,048 |

It added that it believed that the to bo the third in a series Pacific theatre who will have 45 broops and 16,088 civilians have ald already deatiued to been repatriated but 9,567 troops will prove the utmost the country and 104,180 civilians remain. can absorb in the coming year. From the remola Shansi provinca: The U.N.R.R.A.. whose greatest 2,805 troops and 10,462 civilians single effort now centres in China sont home but 45,015 is planning to hold a conference

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Persian Crisis

Takes New Turn

LONDON, JAN. 25,

THE INTERNAL CRISIS IN PERSIA HAS AGAIN

TAKEN A NEW TURN, IT SEEMS CERTAIN NOW. THAT WHATEVER GOVERNMENT IS FORMED IN TEHERAN TO SUCCEED THAT OF IBRAHIM HAKIMI, IT WILL BE NO MORE THAN TRANSI TORY.

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The major developments in- Persia's foreign trade--the bulk dicate that it is a democrat boing exports to Russia. policy, and it may be assumed

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