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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1946.

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Vatican Policy

The fact that, as a result of the recent creation of 32 new Car dinals, Italian Cardinals are in the minority for the first time in marry hundreds of years has led many commentators to the can- clusion that the Vatican is cm- barking on a new policy to de- Italnize itself and establish it- self pore firmly than ever as unis oral organisation. There is little doubt, too, that the Vatican is gratified that this interpreta- tion has been put upon its recent gesture, but there is reason think the cliange of policy is more superficial than fundamental. Theoretically, all

to

Cardinals are

supposed to reside in Rome. Car-1

CORRESPONDENCE

Sir-Is

Yvan Kaskara

your correspondani N.O. Stalgin really serious when he asks us to believe that Yvan Kaskara was an impostor? As a disciple of this illustrious artist, I food, that this unwarranted and scandalous attack should not ge unchallenged,

Mr. Staigla aware of the untold agony that pis rish charge

must cause to Kaskarites throughout the world and who, today, still mourn the loss of their beloved master?

We who worship at the shrine comember with pride the tumultu-

reception accorded ta hin "Pork Chop, Couchant" and "Pork Chop, Penchant. We remember to with gratitude the magni-

and feeing of hin power

and the Chop, Rarapant" "Por later glories of "Kippers in Ar- endy."

Compromise

CHUNGKING, APRIL 14.

THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS REPORTED TO HAVE OFFERED TO COMPROMISE WITH THE CHINESE. COMMUNISTS IN MANCHURIA AND ONCE MORE OPTIMISM BEGAN PEEPING THROUGH THE GLOOM THAT OVERHỤNG CHUNGKING "ALMOST ~FROM THE 'DAY 'GENERAL GEORGE C. MARSHALL' LEFT CHINA. KUOMINYANG LEADERS MET THE HEADS OF THE DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE-WHICH WAS 'URCING THE KUOMINTANG AND THE 'CHINESE COMMUNISTS TO SETTLE THEIR DIFFERENCES THROUGH THE LEAGUE'S MEDIATION,

EX-AMBASSADOR CRITICISED

Chungking, April 14. I would like to mention here,]

The pro-Communist "Now that I have searched the Artists' Handbook but I have been unable China Daily News," in an to find any mention of a Mr. N. 0. Stalgin or any other record of an AIA. of that name.

Is your correspondent certain that is van Kaskata who is the impostor?

GEPTIMUS SMITHERS.

Concert “MUSIC FOR ALL”

"the

Manchuria is still the main problem, with the Government and Communist armice strug- lin for possession of the areas from which the Russians are with drawing.

.

General Marshall's return to Chinu will find Chungking again filled with suspicion."

Communist lenders indlented

they might refused to parti- cipate in the National Assembly which is scheduled to open on May 5 in Nanking unless agreement was reached on Man-i churia, and a new constitution for China,

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The steering committee of the all-party Political Consulta tive Conference worked through- out the day on the draft con- stitution trying to get it ready for the Assembly.

FOOD ROTTING AWAY

London, Apr. 14.

Million of eggs, thousanda of pounds in weight of bacon, and tons of cooking fats, butter and margarine, are in ddnger of rotting in ware- houses in Smithfield Market, London and in Thames-side warehouses, unless the strike at Smithfield is settled 2001.

Five hundred and fifty who handle provisions, slapped work at Smithfield

days ago because were dissatisfied

with a

a 3. werk raise they were offered, and denminded another two shillings work. About 600 troops are reported to have

they

been ear-marked by the War Office to move into the mar ket to replace the strikers, the moment the Governbuení docides to not Reuter.

Education Experts For Far East

Eventual Autonomy

Indonesia

For

LONDON, APRIL 14.

AK

IN THE FINAL~ CONSTITUTIONAL · SETTLEMENT BE- TWEEN HOLLAND AND INDONESIA, EACH WILL DEAL WITH THEIR COMMON INTERESTS AS EQUAL PARTNERS BUT AFTER A CERTAIN PERIOD THE IN. DONESIANS WILL BE FREE TO BREAK AWAY IF THEY WISH.. THIS WAS THE BROAD PICTURE PAINTED BY LIEUTEN- ANT-COVERNOR GENERAL DR. VAN MOOK OF THE NETHERLANDS'EAST INDIES, AT A LONDON PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE DUTCH CABINET TALKS WITH THE BRITISH GOV. ERNMENT.

Foreign affairs and defence” In general would be

common

of the

Bibjects, sald Dr. Van Mook, but the local defence of the In- dies would be an affair Indonesians.

He indicated that parts of Indonesia,

Java, especially would probably have A very high degree of autonomy.

Pearl Harbour Enquiry.

Washington, April 14. On the recent constitutionali

Republican Senators on the negotiations in Batavia Dr.

Pearl Harbour committee call. van Mook said: "I believe wei have come closer together be ed its' Investigation får from London. Apr. 14. cause we are considering facts complete today, although the Forty educational experts will more than theories and trying group has suspended hearings shortly leave Britain to interview to build up the between 4,000 and 5,000 prospec agreement."

best possible with scant prospect that they tive candidates for the touching| branches of the Forces overseas in Bataria led to proposals be- Maine Republican, said "There profession, now serving invarious Dr. van Mook, is that the talks

present position, said would be resumed.

Two interview boards will

a).

The

to

Senator Owen Brewster,

permission of the Pope. This, of gramme was not published before who had faithfully been per- tie constitution in the January boards will spend two month Indies, Dr. van Mook wald that which

deeper

Manchuria Fighting

Chungking, Apr. 14.

The idea of the Board is to sort out the prospective candidates in order to discover whether they can

be accepted for training, so that those found unsuitable can make other plans. Reuter.

lia.

editorial on the anniversary of Franklin Roosevelt's death, said that Roosevelt's policy to ward China has been "loft un- realized" and accused that former American Ambassador Hurfoy "encouraged and sup- ported reactionation and re- pressed democratic forces in China, thus helping to sow the

the five theatres oversens, each ing mode by Indonesian leaders, is quite a field which still needs The "Music for All" concert at

consisting of four members. which were sufficiently near to dinal Griffin, to carry out the ENSA Theater yesterday was

seeds of civil war.

The dates when they will visit the Dutch point of view

to be explored, particularly in functions in London as Arch- in a fighter vein than that of The editorial said that during

The Communiste charge the the different theatres are: BAOR make it worth

the higher diplomatic echelon." his contacting bishop of Westminster, and Car-February 19 which was received the critical period of 1944. Hur Kuomintang with trying to unde and CM April 17-18; MEF his government.

He said he "'ousted Ambassador the work which the Consultative provisionally, India May tion of the

wants to know 26-26; Far East April 26-27 dinal Spellman, to attend to his with so much enthusiasm. So far ley had

On the economic reconstruc- more about why a proposed tem- pro-Gauss and General Stillwell, Corference did on the democra-

Netherlands East perary arrangement with Japan. in New York, have to obtain these writer known

Stand and it was therefore sur forming their duties in line with

with BAGR, CUF and MEF

would have covered a previous

session. Communist course, is readily forthcoming-prising in view of the

leaders three

months in the Far East the food situation was not good three months period, was drop- said if the agreementa

but was better than in India ned late in November, 1941. If are and India, Interviewing men and is indeed a formality. But it is concert's popularity to have only President Roosevelt's policy.

"After the Japanese surren- reached within the next few women at centres half-filled hall.

or China. Lack of transport it had gone through, he said, the arranged by the Cardinals who reside in Rome scent as though a slightly der, the Chinese Communist days they should be able to get Service

It

authorities. Normall and textiles was the main pro-Japanese might never have at- who are the real policy-making

would have Party. together with all the their delegates to Nanking by those wishing to became teachers blem and Anancial assistance tacked the United States. prugcamme body of the Roman Catholic been

appreciated.

It was a wel Chinese people, stood for unity May 6 even though they are on their release,, would not be would be riceded from the Unit- Church. Normally, those resid- come change to hear such a luke- and equal rights in receiving the scattered from Mahchuria to the interviewed until their return toed States, Britain and Austra- Senator Homer Ferguson,

to the surrender but this was opposed border of Indo-China.

Britain,

Michigan Republican, said it ing in Rome are some thirty in warm reception given number. They are "in Curia" omminpresent "Warsaw Concerto" by the Kuomintang under the

Dr. van Mook

stated that had become apparent that for- whore composer declared "had that is, in council. An overwhelm-known it was to stand slone right to receive the surrender. pretext that they alone had the

about 325,000

Henry Japanese were mer Secretary of War ing majority of those "in Curin"

its film setting music outside

Kuomintang forces, with help

still in the Netherlands Indies L Stimson should have been a will still be Italians. More would not have written it."

The Government newspaper

of which 290,000 were under Al-key witness in the inquiry. The committee aliould find out. he The artistes were Ronal Jack-given by Hurley and General

lied control, aver, the lesser dignitaries who

baritone, Strella Wilson Wedemeyer, transported their "New Life" yesterday asserted

British Troops

said, why Stimson on the night conduct the organisation, diplo Saprane and Mabel Nelson, piano troops together with American that Communist troops are con

of Dec. 6, 1941, asked for a re- macy and discipline of the Church torte Misa Nelson in addition to marines as a spearhead into centrating for an

Others were in the interior port on the location of all United overwhelmingly

eo- States, British, Dutch, and Ja- recruited playing six exccting solos also East and North China and start-Suichung,

The Central News Agency from Italian sources. The Car-acted as accompanist.

Several loud explosions were of Java and some werd ed a civil war, co-operating with

said the Communista are rein- heard in central Jerusalem to-operating with the extremists. panese warships in the Pacific. Dir. Jackson sang three Negro the Japanese and puppets." dinal

of Secretary

These would' ́have to be round-The committee last week learned State

numbers which included "It Ain't The Communist editorial con- forcing Siepingkai as the Gov-day.

that the request Was from

mado, has been Italian

time Necessarily So" from Gershwin's trasted sharply with the editor-ernment's new first army ap They are believed to have been ed_up.

Dr. van Mook refused to Stimson was not called as immemorial. There is talk opera "PorKY and that this key office night American classic not entirely up-la! et the pro-Kuomintang "Cen-proached to within 20 miles of caused

last Indian and British troops clated Press. now be filled by a non-Italian, preclated nor perhaps appreciable tral Daily News," which said that rail junction. Associated scattering extremist leaflets speculate on the date when the witness owing to illness.

a British public.

"The policy of American co- possibly Cardinal Spellman, but

Miss Wilson was in fine voles, operation is not prejudicial to unless the new Secretary of State ber repertoire extending frem any country. For instance, were to make widesprend changes popular ballads to grand opera. General Hurley helped to pro- in the whole Vatican administra- fler singing of "Ave Maria and mote conclusion of the Sino- tion, the policy of the Church of Puccini's "One Fine Day" might Soviet treaty of friendship and

lly noted.

alliance, and General Marshall Rone would inevitably continue A point about religious aspects. to be directed by Italians. Some Ls the Lord's prayer suitable for when in Chungking, expresses of these lesser dignitàries have concert performances? The logien bis sincere hope for the enforce enormous influence and power. At answer seems to ba: "Only to a ment of the treaty. When China

sympathetic audience -

and only if is pro-Soylet she is not anti- the moment, the two most

the music does am

ample justice to American; when she is pro- Monsignor Do-the words." No version used in American she is fluential

not concert room does

The Soviet." · Associated Press, menico Tardini and Monsignor the

be dis Giovanni Montini. Tardini has management should not been described as the Bevin of the couraged by the. smallness of number this week. Publish the Vatican. It is mainly he who shapes its foreign policy, keeps it and steadily anti-Communist, tries to keep it opposed to all

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be bolder in theroclusion of music of deeper nature and the hall will

forms of totalitarianism. Montini Symphony Orchestra is one to fol

The example of the Singapore is believed to have the Pope's ear low: The programnies are com more than any other Church plied with few popslar trimmings sincere musical audience and dignitary in Rome. Certainly, the for rwo together exercise decisive in- it is wise to arrive very early in the queue there get into a fluence in shaping all Vatican performance. policy. None of the foregoing is meant to imply that there is necessarily anything inherently wrong in the Italian control which for so long has dominated the Vatican and its policies. And though this control

MARSHALL ON WAY TO CHINA

The Princes

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anti-

Press,

attack

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PAMPHLET BOMBS

Jerusalem, April 14.

Reuter.

by

pamphlet bombs..

MANCHURIAN PLAINS ECHOING GUNFIRE

would leave and declined to commit himself to the sugges-, tion that they would not remain longer than a year:

A despatch from Batayin to day stated that the first batch | of 120,000 Japanese prisoners- of-war and Alvillän internces from the soutor: íslands of the

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KAIYUAN, MANCHURIA, APRIL 13..

announce that they have re LIEUT.-GEN. LIANG HWO-SHENG, DEPUTY COMMANDER Dutch East Indies will sail acquired their former telephone

numbers:-- OF THE CHINESE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FORCES front Soemawa In Lesser Sun-

das, east of Java, in May. PLACED THE COMMUNIST FOR MANCHURIA,

Moscow radio today broad- MEMBERS OF THE TRUCE TEAM UNDER CONFINE- cast a report of a lectura de- MENT TODAY AND ANNOUNCED THAT A CRITI-fivered in the Soviet capital by CAL BATTLE WAS IN PROGRESS FOR POSSESSION Professor Hubor on the Indone with internal exchange to all OF SZEPINGKAI, STRATEGIC RAILWAY JUNCTION sian struggle for liberation. In Departments.-

of the team

this lecture, he claimed that tho British arc supporting

the

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ITS MAJOR TEST ON THE MANCHURIAN PLAINS, tain American competition and Icador, yosterday suggested that

WHICH WERE ECHOING WITH GUNFIRE AND because they fear that the In. donesian, movement may serve BICKERING VOICES.. princely rulers in the major. In-

as a model to Indians."-Reuter dian states can well continue in

As from TO-DAY the telephone office during the Interim adminis-

General Liang charged that|troyed a large bridge, Highway tration of the government until since the arrival of the truce bridges also ware blown up, fore-

Tientsin, April 14. numbers of DODWELL & the question of their future "is team, Communist activities in ing the Government troups to

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identifed Shanghai Bank Building, will be Headquarters have Nehru, head of the all-india the area had increased. In con- ford a river and delaying the men killed by Chinese gun as follows:- conference, told newsmen "We do sequence, he ordered the Com-ture of Changtu until April 5. not want to invite conflict where munist members

(la Chungking, the Commun-men or Sunday as Matine gun- Long Beach, Apr. 14.

can avoid it." He added that confined to quarters for their ist organ, "New China Daily fiery Sergeant Andrew Bobble General George C. Marshall the rulers of small. States

"can-

own safety,

News," said the Government 6th of the 5th Regiment, first Mar still per-arrived here yesterday with Mrs not function at all. We are pre- Jiang told newsnien that Army and 182nd Division had ine division, and merchant_sen- sisting, there is no doubt that the Marshall aboard a plane from pared to pension them off not be Communist forces at Szepingkal been taken to Manchuria "in man Richard Lengecher, of the present Pope wishes to make the Washington en route to China in cause of any principle of equality had beer stubbornly opposing American transports for civil ship "Minnja Fisk Marloes Church as truly international as his capacity as special envoy of but because we want to get on the Chinese National troops. He was operations" and had cap have asked the Chinese 94th

(with the transition of complete possible. The immense strides the

They are awaiting favourable independence from Britain) with colently declared that he in- tured Anshan and the railway army to help to try to identify Catholic Church has made in the weather conditions for continuing out conflict on petty matters." tended to sweep away all Com-town of Tashihyiao, south of the slayers. Associated Press.

at the cost of 2,000 United States within the last their

600 munist opposition and expected Mukden, There are aproximately Presa.

British controlled States

within the 1st Army to be in Chang-chshallies)-Associated Press. thirty years will inevitably bring

India, Nehru said, commenting chun within a week. about increased American parti

that some wore "not states at al cipation in the central affairs of

"OUT OF BOUNDS"

but merely petty estates contain the Church The huge revenue

ing from 200 to 300

people" which the Vatican receives from

Washington, April 14: Associated Press. The War Department 'yester- the United States, coupled with the falling off of income in day announced that new regula Europe through the rise of totalitions require all commanders in

President Truman.

air

Journoy-Associated

the United States and oversens

PASTEUR" SAILS

London, Apr. 14: The 20,000-ton French Ilner

Linng conceded that Govern- mert soldiers already in Chang-1 chun were insufficient to hold the

Japanese

city if the Communista decide to Elections

tako ft after the scheduled with- | drawal of the. Rusalan forco there on Sunday.

Use of japs

Tokyo, Apr. 14. Virtual final unofficial returns tatian goverfiments which are 15 declare all identland hounes of "Pasteur sailing under the

from Japan's geperat election youterday apr delect * sequestrating Church property, is prostitution as-"off Bmits" and also bound to make its weight felt to discipline the soldiers enterance 1940 left Southampton for the Chinese Communists were dominate the House of Repre French flag for the first time. Ho repeated accusations that heavy Odnservative blod would in Rome. Though, therefore, the Ing mich housea, Rainco

Marseillès today. steps to far taken towards inter Horetofore it has been left to.

using Japanese warpons and sentatives which moet on **During the war she carried utlining former Japaneso sol May 10, to consider the now Futionalisation of the Catholic overseas theatre commanders to Church may not be particularly use such methods as they saw a quarter of a million troops. dlers as gunners, engineers and constitution,

Router

technicians.

Newspaper figures Save the dochive, it is impossible to doubt it to control tonefear disease in

Nepreferred to the Chinese Liberals 141, Progressives 93, their Amodated Press. that this prace will be a continius.

'Ottawa, April 14. Communista as bandita, gay. Independents 80, Democrats 72; ing one, and that, it is in the in

Prime Minister Mackanzleing they had attacked "Kalyuan | minor parties 89, Cooperatives terests alike of the Church and POLICE CHIEF ARRESTED

King told the House of Cem- 24 times since the dist Army 14 and Commullets & Beika. Ond the world

mans yesterday that a group of took the city on March 21, and seat remains to be filled and one London, April Canadian officers are en route still had, it almost atrould" is remaining vacant because the candidato" failed to obtain” the have arrested fann fo the Far East equipped with Mo'kaid the casualties haver höga

the detective do- | avidence and descriptions of small.

criminals whom The Government ist Armye Kán

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