1946-02-15 — Page 1

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1946.

CHINA'S HEAVY TASK

General Li Chai-sum Gives Interesting Interview

Sharp Contrast In menca

Washington, Feb. 14. The United States Agriculture Department prigs that the 194 food supplies will equal American American appetites but not tho purchasing power.

periodic report the Depart- ment sail that me foods includ

Theat. tinned

ing sugar,

fish. Ens, rive and tinned fruits.

butter.

will be t nbaut

sufficient to demands. Th supply domestic Toods exp.ead to be avaliable in will in- "favourable

annies"

Try

fres and fraten fish, poul- nu daly

pra lacte except

butter. eitru fruits, tinned Fruit Jujer, fresh and processed

The

relaten.

destite the

VEK-

that Benactment #aid

Presidentini Hour directive to exirnet more

bungry from wheat so that the alread my be fed the consump tion of when: pro jongs will tinue hier than lefore the war. The reterri descried the domes

situation "A sharp ite fou contrase with the situation else

world where where per canitu

estimated L 120

supplies were

Pree.

Faith In General

Marshall

CANTON, FEB. 14.

GENERAL GEORGE C. MARSHALL SHOULD REMAIN IN CHINA AT LEAST UNTIL AFTER THE SUC- CESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THE OMNIPOTENT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SO THAT HE MAY CON- TINUE TO OFFER HIS SERVICES TO SMOOTH DECLARED GEN. OVER MANY DIFFICULTIES, LI CIFAL-SUM, FORMER RANKING ADMINISTRA- TOR OF SOUTHWEST CHINA, AND NOW MEM- COMMIT. BER OF THE CENTRAL SUPERVISORY TEE OF THE KUOMINTANG,

GEN. LI GEME TO GINTON FROM HIS NATIVE TOWN NEAR WUCHOW FOR DENTAL TREIT MENT IND IS INVITED BY GENERALISSIMO CHILING KAI-SHEK TO GO TO CHUNGKING TO ATTEND THE KLOSINTANT SECOND PLENIRY WITH THE IM. SESSION Which is CHARGED PORTANT MISSION OF FORMING A COALITION GOVERNMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RE- SOLUTIONS OF THE REGENT, POLITICAL CON- SULTATIVE COUNGE..

NUREMBERG ment still requires much effert TRIALS

Fight Against Plutocracy Argument

Buenos Aires, Feb. 14. Col. Juan Peron, in his, prin- cipal presidential campaign sprech of more Lhan before a crowd

Pre- the late 100,000, pratsed

United sident Roosevelt and the

but assailed U.S. States people. Under-Seerpiary of Sinte Spruille

far insolent intervention Braden in affairs of Argentine.

Italian Drought

Rome, Fob. 14.

The drought in Central Italy has become so acuto that the Churah Authorities at Home decided today to kold a three-day prüyors LOT- vice from Friday to Sundayı to pray for might is the Tain The present

worat in more than 12 COIL The past two winters turi:

have been dry and fair.

Contral and Southern Naly are hardest Jrit due to the limited number of dams and kudroelectric pients.-Asso- ciated Press.

U.N.O. SITE BATTLE

A

Committees which

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MASSACRE OF WAR PRISONERS

NUERNBERG, FEB. 14.

THE INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL YESTERDAY DECREED THAT OTTO HALDER AND WALTHER WARLIMONT, HIGH-RANKING OFFICERS, SHOULD BE BROUGHT INTO COURT FOR QUESTIONING ON THE EXTERMINATION OF RUSSIAN WAR PRISONERS.

Halder, former Chief-of-Staff; }

and Warlimont, former Deputy H.K. DOLLAR

Chief of the Werhmacht Opern tions, are prisoners in the same jail holding the 20 Nazi defen- dants now on trial.

The Tribunal's order

after

came

STRENGTHENS

Prysuro from bears and declin-

the Soviet presccutorsing confidence on the part od were responsible for stat-ther flop in Chinese national

rrency yesterday.

n deposition taken from hoora read both the Nazia which

tion.

al

.

ed that Red Army Prisoners ions in futures opened should not be treated in accor

1.47 to CN$1,000. The dance with the Hague Conven- lowest touched was $3.00. In- Peron said he was following

the afterndonit recovered some- the Roosevelt lead in the figli

London, Feh. 14.

Halder's deposition said that what, and toward the close He said again plutocracy."

United Nation Assembly Braden, as ambasador here, an- Committee voted overwhelmingly Hitler's demands that the Rus-single 30 million dollar rostrom a substantial buyer boosted MED nulled

renched bv neroris

the Wednesday for the establishmentslans be stripped of the pretec- of cooperation of a temporary

price to $3.28. Warren mission

United Nations tion of the rules of land war varten miss ou

A compared with the previous Headquarters in New York City fare, which resulted in the ki between Argentina and the Unit-

that ing of Soviet soldiers taken pridav. another drop of 30 points ha after relecting a proposal ed States. He declared, Braden "broke all diplomatic rules by is the temporary site should be in

Boners through starvation, shoot-been registered. suiling the government

In spot transactions the market. in ance San Francisco.

ing, gasuing and deliberate ex- The ches and became the chief of the

posure to cold and disease, was opened at IK$3.96 to CN$1,000

dron of 27 21 of 27 points on the previous political obesition."

made before the Nadi armies at day. There was little doing and Peron said his whole action in the site before the full Assembly: tacked Russia.

now acting place the question of

the closing rate was $3.91. the field of international relations The Stamford Greenwich area of

Colonel J. U. Pokrovaky, for defence of Argen-

Gold fluctuated rather widely fur de

Connecticut hail been previously

by Dr Committed the Russian prosecution, describ-during the day. Opening at $536 tine Fovereaty"

recommended

Fascial le a

ET Argentine

per teel, it started to climb. Meanwhile. 1!!!

ession on the permanent leadquarters. abinet was reported in

The result of the vote for New statement attributed by Halder noon it had reached $650, but from United States the heels of the

York a temporary Headquarters to Hitler that the Russians were then on it weakened and by the tal Argentina

not signatories to the Hugue close of the market it had receded accusation operated actively with the Naals was 29 to 13. W. R. Hodgson of

U.S. dollare have declined during the war, but the Forelen Australia, who had led the fight Convention and, therefore, could to $537.

$0.50; and English Sterling Ani Minister declined comment on the for San Francisco, asked that the not expect treatment Accorded

In vote be male unanimous and the other prisoners.

Australian bounds have also esscá dictment. United States "Blue Book"

Committee approved.-Associate:]

off to $18.70 and $13.00 respec- Forca

tively.

United work" to

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If

"ins

ca-

-

ed as "another

Declaring turt, he is in per-1 wern Chinn and the feet agreement with President Stals, which must Truman in his China policy and gether for world pence. laudding General Marshall's part ready to exert my efforts__to-

of the construction in the successful conclusion of ward The Political Consultative Coun- bridge of permanent peaer. below pre-war levels-Associated ell, Gen. Li warned that how to cannot be the architect of the safeguard internal peace. and bridge, I shall be glad to be the have a truly democratic govern- cement that will form a antall

part of it"

Gen. Li expressed eagerness and that China needs the arsis-

Lo meet Gen. Marshall in on- tance of the United States.

"World peace and prosperity ton or Chungking and disclosed Nuremberg, Feb. 14. Requests by the counsels of the depend on co-operation among his ambition to visit the United ton Nasi tenters for an adjourn the United States, Groat Bri-States to express the gratitude ment af te war crimes trial heretain, the U.S.S.R. and China." of the Chinese people to Ameri- fr the comniction of the Rus asserted Gen. Li who has been cans for their desistance in the stan case to enable them to study ja champion of world pear and war.

Diagonsing the internal treo- YOUNG GIRL KILLED the mass of prosecution documents democracy for many years. before the Nuremberg court an envisage that the United States bles in China during the paal 15

In Johnston Road near O'Brien Saturday, were announced to-des and Soviet Russia have special years, Gen. Li pointed out that

erd Lawrence, the by Ju tier

responsibility in the Orient and during the present prolonge Road at about 11 am. yesterday. President of the Court.

take her rightful period of political tutelage the a 10-year-old Chinese girl was electesan. in a statement. said | script. The defence, app.fention--be-Ching will lieved to be for an nurnment place in the Far East when the people should have been tho-killed when knocked down by a

roughly prepared to exercise of two weeks will be oposed by internal situation is solved.

PEACE BRIDGE the prosecution. ii is understood. --inter

In diplomatic circles, issuance { uf the "book" was regarded as Argentina an effort to exclude from the coming inter-American secarity conference in Rio Janeiro-Associated Press.

"I see much in common be because the national revolution

as started by Dr. Sun Yat-sen failed.

Rice Shortage In The Far East

RICE RATION HALVED

(Continued from Page 1)

de

TRUMAN CANARD

MYTHICAL OUTRAGES Pokrovsky disclosed that Gen- eral Jodl proposed the Nazi mur- der of Russian political commis- sars to be disguised as reprisais Washington, Feb. 14.

outrages against Chairman Robert for mythical Decoratie Hannegan to-day said there was German aviators.

Meanwhile, horrors unmatch- "no truth" in the raport that Presiden Truman told his aded even by earlier evidence con- be cancerning concentration camps re- visers that he will not didate for the 1948 presidential vealed as the Soviet prosecutor

Prope.

read from n 112-page manu-

In Latvia alene, he pointed Russian prisoners

"no such that to his knowledge P.W.D. Jorry.

The girl ran into the road from mertine." as the one at which their rights under a democracy, the pavement. The lotry swerved the President is reported to have out, 327,000

tion and other means and scores anfortunately atiended, took plage-Associated were put to death by starva- to avoid her but

of instances were cited in which Soviet commissions unearthed mass graves, each of which con. bodies of 500 to 4,500 tained

soldiers.

Bоme ILI murdered cases the autopsies showed sand in the respiratory organs ludi- atill cating the victims were alive when buried.-Associated Press.

and the northern expedition against the northern militarists in 1926-1928 were intended to restore rights and liberty to the people. However, responsible officials neglected this funda- mentat aim and were bent on maintaining the one-party Gov-) ernment, Gen. Li charged.

INFLUENTIAL LEADER tina's elder statesman agreed with Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek's statement that Govern- ment by the Kuomintang was a responsibility-and-not a privi lege but remarked that this ob- jective was lost sight of and even reversed by some high of- ficials in the Government.

Sharp Conflict In U.S. Cabinet

WASHINGTON, FER. 14

CON-

SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR HAROLD ICKES,

OF INNUMERABLE

STORM

CENTRE

TROVERSIES DURING 13 YEARS IN THE CABIA CIVIL AFFAIRS

NET, STEPS OUT OF OFFICE TO-MORROW. AFTER A BITTER CLASH WITH PRESIDENT TRUMAN.

AIR. TRUMAN ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THE AC- CEPTANCE OF IGKES RESIGNATION FROM THE POST TO WHICH THE LATE PRESIDENT ROUSE- VELT APPOINTED HIM IN HIS ORIGINAL 1933 CABINET.

President

tion prorammes.

AFFAIR

!

STOP PRESS.

Shanghai, Feb. 14. Tho bluck-market X- change rate to-day zoom- ed to $2,100 (national cur- renoy) for U.S.$1. This is nearly a fifty per cent. jump from $1,400 - quoted two weeks ago.

The official rate remains at $20-(Chinese currency) to the United States dollur. -Associated Press.

Vienas, Feb. 14. Robert Best, former. American newspaper corres- pondent in Vienna, who was indicted of trenson 011 charge of broadcasting Nazi propaganda, was to-day ar- rested by the British securi- ty police and turned over to the American authorities.~~ Associated Press.

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WASHINGTON, FEB. 1. INADEQUATE FOOD SUPPLIES FOR INDIA, CEYLON BURMA, BRITISH MALAYA AND SIAM FOR THE CURRENT YEAR WERE YESTERDAY FORECAST

Calcutta, Feb. 14. An air of uneasy quiet hung BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. THE

--Major-General A., Anderson. "DEPARTMENT GAVE THIS FOOD PICTURE:

Director of Civil Affairs, War over-Calcutta-to-day-

Strong British military do- INDIA FOOD PRODUCTION HAS BEEN MAINTAINED

Offico. arrived in Hong Kong

to patrol ALMOST AT PREPAR LEVELS BUT INCREASED

yesterday afternoon on a tour of tachments continued

the city. inavection. --POPULATION AND ABSENCE OF ANTICIPATED

Transportation remained at a While here he will discuss with - IMPORTS ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN A

Gen. Li rendered meritorious

officials of the present Hong Kong standstill while telephone, tele- SEPERE SHORTAGE, ESPECIALLY OF CEREALS.

service to the nation when in

graph and postal operations Civil Affairs Administration.

is accom- of rice im- 1925-1928 he was chief-of-staf

General Anderson

were seriously affected. Ceylon-Critical food prospecta production and lack

With characteristle Ickes blunt am, which provided vast quan-

European shops, many in rice ports. due to sharp reduction

of the Kuomintang armies and

after the titles of hydro-electric energy for panied by Col. Frampton, Deputy

and Director of Civil Affairs, S.A.C. which were damaged and loot- Bugna-The rice production is

of the nation anticipated far below the normal, concurrently chief administrator ness, he told raporters

of Kwangtung and Kwangs! White House announcement that large areas wining out the surpluses and

where banditry was suppressed he did not care to stay in an made the base for land reciama-S.E.A., Lt. Col. Logan. Assistant ed in Tuesday's uprising, re-

Director of Civil Affairs, War creating an actual deficit,

The All-India Congress in Burma-Production

and prosperity at full awing. administration "where I am ex-

By conservative and sometimes Office, LA. Col. Foster, Assistant mained closed in many sentions. Lower exported in excess of local de As director of Generalissime pected to commit perjury for the

not too conservative critics of the Dircetor of Civil Affairs, A.L.F.

the Communist Party have sent Roosevelt mands but Upper Burma is ex-Chiang Kai-shek's field head-sake of the party."

Ickes break with

Office Liaison Officer for Civil quarters in Kweilin from 1910- pected to absorb the surplus.

"peach squads" Into the disturb- the bitteresi, was classified mostrations Ickes B.E.A and Col. Taylor, War Party, the Moslem League and Truman is of

Tak ed areas. The party was met at Kal 00 tons of love wisse kirur poor 1943, 14 fostered a spirit of de- Incidents in American history in: brain trasters of the New Deal: Affthe

from arrival twa of an was centre of over On the question of ration cards, 000 tons of rice with poor pros-mocracy by allowing non-Kuo-

A thousand American troops upon

evacuated for Mr. Lo said that in Hong Kong il

due to mintang pericuicals to publish ministration. It evolved from Egovernment anonsored power pro- Aurodrome was not possible to have the sanie peets of securing them

leets and frequently bore the Singapore by Col. C. B. H. Dels-on leave have lack of

Secretary's normally heavy imports there, whereas they were sup- Interior

explosiv system as in England where a

W. Erunt of attack against the late main, D.C.A. (Military) and safety after 18 of them were in- from Siam. Burma and French

Edwin pressed in other parts of free testimony

for

policies. Associated other Hong Kong Administration jured.-Associated Press. President's choice very careful check was obtained. Indo-China.

China. The present system in Hong Kong

Slam-Nice crop is sharply be-

of the Navy. Under-Secretary was aut into force in hurry low the pre-war level and reports A host of prominent generals In a carefully phrased letter

from this certre exoregses un such 1.8 War Minister Chen."

to the President, which Ickes Mr. Lo dop:ared that many certainty whether there will be Cheng, Hauch Yueh (famed de-:

published after his resignation Chang was people were not playing the game any avialable surplus this year. fender of Changsha), and were giving falso returns. In

MADRAS CRISIS

Fa-kuel (commander-in-chief in mild eases two or three additional The Indian Agency meanwhile

hal on persons

neladed in the has made fresh efforts to make Canton), Pai Chung-hsi (famous ask for falling to consult with

sending e and many others him before- tactician), returns, and in worse case ten or public the food crisis in Madre served under Li during the nomination to the Senate wher more. The law, he said, provides

saying in

confirmation. press release that 0

that early days of the present Gov-it stin NOT PRO heavy penaltica in proven cases

Dopulation about equal to

faces an ernment. He is respected and States

The letter seld that Truman's of false returns, and he would deof the United India, unless cultivated by the ather political penaltir, in cases that came before rice and wheat reach them within parties and is one of the most comment that Icke mit "hav; influential leaders in China to-been mistaken in his testimon" American public interest in the day--Associated Press. India emergency was indicated by the considerable space and pro- minence given to it by newspapers nd broadcasts throughout the country.

after the war.

1

all in his power to press for heavy immenso famine

the Maristratos.

the

He emphasled that it was duty of anyone knowing of false returns to assist the authorities..

World's Food Shortage

the next

three months."

"

India's requests for increased allotments of rice and wheat ar faced with difficulties however.

Tokyo Bank Rumours

Pauley,

announce

the

Interior to the

Pauloy

regarding Pauley "was not oro- per even though vo't be the Pr sident of the United Staten Ickes added: "I cannot stav on when von in effect have etorange Incl of confidence in me."

His relation becomes efec tive on Friday, alhoh the Inter

Preident disclotes th to the Tokyo, Feb. 14. Ickes usked to stay on unt'l.Ma Rumours of a bank moratorium 31 in order to to sat in A Washington official concern-plusen-are

nenw ta wr whit.. Trent od with food allocations said that they were before the war," while are reading rapidly here and hearing of the Anno Amontan

influencing a steady with India's requirements are being what production is below the an-drawal of bank funds, and the have matured and pained by the considered within the background ticipated amounts.

The Calcutta lose in which "Yomiuri Hoshi" in an editorial bottle from the brining

The President nemal Cerer of the world's food shortage."

Bostant Americans have been involved condemning widespread specula It was indicated authoritatively that while food emergencies exist have, seeme, caused no reaction which,

Washington, Feb. 14.

in Europe, Chim

It W%3 pointed out that rico sur-

vency

In

"10 to 20% of what

to

Prose.

A

officials.

New Strikes

Strikes Now Threaten U.S.

NEW YORK, FEB. 14. AMERICAN LABOUR KEPT THE NATION AWARE OF ITS STRUGGLES YESTERDAY, THREATENING TWO NEW STRIKES ON THE HEELS OF TWO OTHERS JUST SETTLED. SPOKESMAN FOR THE TELEPHONE WORKERS' UNIONS SAID THEIR GROUPS WOULD DECIDE ON MONDAY WHETHER THEY WILL CALL OUT 75,000 WORKERS IN SUPPORT OF THE 17.000 STRIKERS OF THE WESTERN ELECTRIC EM- PLOYEES WHO ARE DEMANDING A $ɔ A DAY WAGE INCREASE.

LEI

RADIO

FRIDAY, FEB. 15th, 1940, FOLCES BEQUEST HOUB BW HONGKONG broadowstlog on Frequency of 810 Hocyalas and trem 2.80 to 1.80 p.m., 6.80 to 1.80 p.m. and 9,00 to 11.00 p.m. also on 9.5 Megacyolan,

ak.t.

18.00 p.m.-Delly Programme Bom

mary.

Mode

19.89 pawalian

Dorothy Lamour (Vocal), 12.80 p.m.-Some Bing Bing 1

4,00 9.m.- Hawa & nouncements. 1.10 p.m.-Menge.berg's Concert Or

chestra.

1.80 p.m.- Compositions of Ravel, 9.00 p.m-Ole Down'

6.50

George So it Wood His ccordion Bard,

ENSA

eci ade to the Blare'?.. 6.40 **7.00 p.m. London Belar-News. ..7.15 p.msM:1 dy Lingers On!

LENS

In Hollywood, the chief of the back to normal yesterday with ao pi-Variety Half-bogr.

8.00 p.m.- request Hour. wage increases granted. powerful Picture, Studio Ugjon Detroit, General Motors 9.00p.m.-London Falay...News..

9.06 p.m.- Mario Timé "ENBA. hinted strongly that a new wage negotiations broko

9.30 vm-Da Groct's Trio and Orchestra with Stuart Bebert mom? and "oise-10 against duimëavarubbing/cause the checked, will Chanman. Bertari, of strike might be called for Mon-again as the Union rejected an

L'Interior.

day unless the Industry meats offer of 184 cents an hour wage (Baritons). were being given) Dossible for India ́ ́ ́in' har omar-cocnary to crumble of Japanese 15. venri, DS BARCE

ROOSEVELT MAN The maper said that despite top-

demands for where, none

fower working Increase, holding out for one 10.00. F. Fatning Show ORAN

* rhestra-INES, priority over those of India,

heavy withdrawals capital is not Ickes is the last member of the hours without any reduction in cent more for the 175,000 men addition

Government The combined food board and efforts it is understood

that being used for reconversion to orkins Roosevelt Cabinet formed American officials reiterated that

The trade, publication "Iron Budy Blarita (Xloph 16).

10.80 p.so for Dancing they were giving consideration to several private American organi- peacetime industry deep to "erled in 1913. In addition to his duties pay. The Union aska a 36-bour who have been idle for 86 days. 10.38 p.e-811 Mayer) (Piano) nat:

:: Age indicated possibility of an 11.00 pmCom Lor

Peor azumise 'e'zonskad ̈ the Indian crisis but they declinations are planning to do what of a shortage of industrial capias Interior Secretary he served week in place of the present 48

for several, vears as administrator hours, editorial added

Las The

And The two settled strikes In-early settlement of the stool ed to say what specific measures over is possible asociated Press; fal

trialists are taking advantage of ministrament more

hour walk-out over wage de yesterday when it announced anybyde Departons of Mation this excuse for so-called produc The Finance Minister announc- tlah sabotare and using funds 000,000, providing works atoleotsmands had left 2,000,000 persons that the wage price fbsue had Bervice in herbalnimed fi

rells derina ipátzadr for anemoloyment: speculative ad; however, that was not likely od-to-day's that condo rendit Kemamper Chaold the dot the men d'ores fon wears which power or light, and the 48-hour for teel products, week in the Pittsburgh area without been settled, setting a new price that any emergency measures tended another $100,000,000-dradit would be taken before the to the Netherland or the pur the heavy ante lag upon cul had been inherited to the Rod walk out of wasteworknee in walk-out may be over this week

Miladian food delock chase of Canadell goods, and 20th, and Chej morawa nie rondevalt regime.

10 Ka':#dminősʻrator Fes Work Philadelphia, the nation's third or early next week-Associated London Assisted foodstuffe intradicon to 82.000,- ponirallinach or crim

000 laat apolated Prese ed

were being considered or under

taken to

overcome the Madras emergency. The ofeisis Indicat

Ottawa, Fob, 14.

and as

SEPPIPES FAR Indus, of dab'ic workSONALara volved; 3:400 men whose-19- strike »involving÷750,000 men recorded specially for furylons Markerin

projects Ickes butt hundreds of largesti

ted and publis

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