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The United States la current- ment. The technological. re, moreover, its military effective. ly engaging in a gigustle dip-volution has made the era beness in the atomic age is some- lomalle poker game with Soviet fore them in"sonto ways an un- what questionable. Rosala with the very existence charted military wilderness,

He cited the so-called unlica-

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mocracy as the stake, 'Inasmuch even more difficult because of gress as cnt example of the pro- as the effectiveness of a coun- the disparate and uncoordinat ölems at hand. He said that the try's foreign policy is largely ed goals that have been set up, present reorganisation bill would

"Its military and the piecemeal conditioned upon efficacy, ono question that urines that has been made." in: Does the United States have

approach not bring about econumy earlier

Pressure Groups

asserted; nor would it bring about greater effectiveness as claimed. He stressed that the so-called unl ication measure

is only example of many military pro- United in which received only cur-

une

considered concurrently with

A graduate of the Not according to Hanson W. States Naval Academy, Baldwinery treatment or have not been

of blamed this state of affales on BURNIE! At 19 Rankellor Baldwin, military analyst

Street, Edinburgh, on 11th the New York Times whose the armed services. He painted other problems.

Baldwin's conclusion: America's March, 1947, Arthur Inglis writings on military affairs are out that different staff.

post-war approach to post-war Burnie, late Captain, Royal highly respected In a recent tons, different arms and bersecurity has been episodic and Flying Corps and Inte of article, Baldwin bluntly assert- vices-as well as the War and piecemeal. of Kit, Bowman and youngest: "Today the United States in Navy Departments themselves

Hong Kong. Beloved husband

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HELPING GREECE

budget,

nec-

vlewed the military

military preg~}

Not Too Late.

entering a profoundly critical-have

the future in compartmentalised; period in history without

However, Baldwin believes it is benefit of any overall military from; various policy to guide the development sure groups have "sold" their not too late to remedy this. The Armed Forces Commitees of of our armed forces."

Ideals to the ligh Command. House and Senate, he pointed out, As far as Baldwin could as- The result. Baldwin reported, la have the power and the ability certain. "The United Staton has that the organisation of Army, if they will take tlfe time and the closely all no rounded military policy to- Air Forces, Navy and their trouble--to examine In the rather unsatisfactory I day, and in organisation ef- "elvilian components" now eon-military-noval legislation, to co- relate it and to crystulise and 18 almost debite in the House of Commons feleney,

personel, templates

cer formulate a sound post-war mill- the Rcope of tary policy. upon the £10,000,000 additional technique and tactics, the m-tainly beyond

practical political and PRY- contribution Britain has made to ed forces of the antion "are" at Greek finances, it was made | abundantly clear that British in- terest in Greece is by no means diminished by the prospect of tage-scale American aid for that country. For obvious TORNOUS Manila Britain cannot afford to continue tu make massive donations abroad; in however deserving a cause. But the welfare of all country which has for more than our cluse friend a century been

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In Calcutta Again

New Delhi, Mar. 30.

Hindu-Moslem clashes killed six more persons and injured 33 others in Calcutta today as com- munal and other strife harassed five of the six provinces of India,

The Bercest utbreaks were in Calcutta where arrests since Wed- nesday reached the 300 mark.

buses mobs attacked

Armed

and which was, at une period of the recent war, our only belliger- ent ally, will. nut cease to affect us when succour comes to her from across the Atlantic. That we have political and strategic and streetcors, fires were set and grounds for desiring the maisi, stabbings tenance of Greek independence dozens. and the restoration of Greek economy merely reinforces the traditional ties of sympathy be tween the Greek people and our helves.

were measured in

Curfew had been imposed un In large part of the city and troops were called out to help the police. Violence which stemmed from seemed to be the civil turmall laking on Bow life as the weeks rolled on Loward the time when the British would lift their con-

Trouble also flared in the Northwest Frontier Province, the Punjab, in northwestern India, and in Assam,

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By Dick Turner

11-25

"Marry me. Miss Jones, and let me luke you away from all this!"

Situation

On Food

Front Critical

The serious nature of present smaller than

Food

before the war,

To do this, counselled Baldwin, these committees must study de. tolis bul not be swamped by them: they must alsove all seek for perspective, and their goal must be a well-rounded, repson- able, ce: no ie, but above nli, effective mlitary policy to sup- port American foreign policy.

For, warned Baldwin, ton's foreign policy is meaning- less if it dies not possess a com- plementary military polley back it up. An answer to this pro-food shortages is emphaalsed in a whereas world population has in- blem rest in the hands of the report to the International Emer-creased.

The Council by its

Report stresses that in present session of the Republican-gency dominated Congress for on its lap Secretary-General, Mr. D. Fitz- many.. European countries with now is some of the most Im-zerald which states the critical flow calorie diets imports supply legislation in character of the shortages is re-more than cne-third of the total portant milliary American pencetime history-ected in the fact that several calories available. It adds, "In Central News,

major commodity e:mmittees the Far East tens of millions are cannot yet report agreement of on the borderline of starvation, recommendations for the inter-Even small reductions in cercat national distribution of the years (imperts will push them

on the supplies because these full so other side of the border, with ali short of requirements, and expill- the consequence which that would able, division deprives many na-imply. Thus a scuse of rising tlons to the point where it hurts.crisis speeds the work of the

The Council's membership tu-commidity committees.

Before fals 31 nations; Austria, Egypt. them is the fact that indigenous Mexico, Poland, Portugal, and stocks produced in 1948 steadily. Hungary have lately joined it,diminish as winter weeks Twelve commodity committees wear along. With each week

Minister's Warning To British Farmers

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By GEORGE MARTIN

Gloucester, Mar. 29. The Agriculture Minister, Tom Williams, in a speech warned farmers today that "it is clear that our home supplies are going to be serious-. ly prejudiced by our recent heavy losses."

determine the amounts to be cb- All this territory was affected:

of the tained for export from Surplus- directly or indirectly by the pollment's attempts to help the farm- acreage and snowy and floods and countries to needy countries on equitable basis. They deal cal conflict between the Hindus ers during the severe winter and waterlodging delayed spring tow-

spring floods but he said the "disings very seriously,

with the following commodities: efforta "We are still not within sight beans and peas; cereals. aster has dwindled any

coctu that eculd be made to mitigate of the end of bread rationing," and spices; fats, olig and feede

he said. fte said its effects."

every ton of fertilisers: Oshery products; micut

Critics of the British Govern-trol from India and turn the gov. ment's policy in subsidising the ermment over to the Indians. present Greek regime and the maintenance of the Greek armed forces point out truly enough that recent Greek Governments are narrowly based. and by no means tender with some of their dpponents. Except for those who advocate the supremacy in Greece of a Communist regime far nar rower and far more ruthless, there

What Lincoln

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pute the advantages to Greece of

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U.S. Mission To Nepal

Washington, Mar. 29.

whom

He said the flooded land was home grown wheat would be and meat products; rice; needs; being cleared as swiftly as pos-needed "to Insure against sible for the spring sowing." holdup in oversens supplies.

A. special United States dip- Mr. Williams sold that for "the

lomatic mission to Nepal will The Minister added that there

future we want (19 Washington, Mar. 20, was "little prospect of our at foreseeable

arrive in that country's capital Mr. Eden pointed out in the de-

General of the Army Dwight tatning" the 1947 wheat target. many tons of foodstuff

of Katmandu in the middle of April, Mr. Joseph C. Satterth- bate, it is easier to urge coalition Eisenhower sald today it was "The lateness of the harvest last land can provide" in order upon Greek politicians than to perfectly possible for a dif- year and the wet autumn, result conserve foreign exchange, re-

and flocks The cercals situation appears walte, head of the mission, sald of Governmented in nearly 500,000 less neres cf build Britain's herda act upon the ferent system

human rights.to be worse than. In October. In today. we planted than and increase persuade them to

winter wheat

the last three months current es- urging. Meanwhile military to exist in the same world as thould have expected. The severe United Press.

timates of export supplies other] Mr. Satterthwaite, than rice have dropped from President Truman appointed as weakness and economic ruin are the American system "provid-

20,500,000 long tens to 24 million a spirit of ing it lets bure alone." less likely to foster compromise and unity than to in- crease the violence of discontent and the bitterness of civil war and retribution,

American dollars may relieve Some of the immediate, deficien- cies-food, transport and equip ment thus carrying on

where

He said he was convinced the Russian people do not want war anymore than we do. He said: "We do not insist that other] · people follow our form of Gov- ernment. Although Lincoln said a house divided against itself cannot stand, he did not

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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Shepard Barclay "The Authority on Authorltles"

READING DURING

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personal representative

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have risen from 34 million tons the rank of minister, plans to 38 million tons. The only leave Washington by air tomor bright sp:1 is that Tinted row. He will go by train from States may be able to exceed its Bombay to Delhi, where”, dip. ·

fficial export goal of 10 million lomatic missions will be tons (400 million bushels),

sembled. 'The

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and of situatien Is Inot better than foreseen last Oc

One of the most important would have been wise to bid a tober. Including some

matters to be taken up ut supplies, World shipments minimum 3-Clubs on his second, tul BIDDING

an arrangement Card reading during the bid- turn instead of the power-show may reach 3.300.000 tons hi Katmandu, is

4-Cluba, i 1947. This, slightly more than for the exchange of dip- ing single juny to

in 1940, 14 ly ne-half the płomatle and consular· · "repre- ding can pay just as great

North would have shown

Volume of pre-war world trade. sentatives between Nepal and dividends. as during the play. mere preference at 3-Diamonds, Reaching agreement on the dis- the United States. It is not

the sometimes much more. If

South might have tribution of such short supply in whereupot

Sat- opponents are bidding against tricti 4-Diamonds to see proving more difficult than wax planned at present, Mr.· ́ you, for instance, and one of North was interested in game, anticipated. The Impact of the terthwaite said, to establish a shortage is especially severe on United Staten legation in the them fulis to support a call by He would have passed

European HONG KONG OFFICE

of Greek tobacco production, for

countries. In these, Nepalese capital, but to allow his partner in a major suit, of South might have been down Ivestock numbers declined severe a senior United States diplomat PEDDER BUILDING

which, as both Mr. Eden and Mr.

Home, Mar. 29. Teis, 29676, Chiness Dept. 23738 | McNeil suggested, we ourselves

An estimated 400,000 Roman which you yourself are short. about one trick not doubled. ly during World War II and con-

With East, however, bidding not be rebuilt so long as the in India to serve as the coun MANAGER 22075 | might be willing customers to our

went on a half-hour you can automatically place a strike today to protest against fair humber of that suit in your hearts and West failing to sup- need for grain fur human con- try's representative to Nepal.") 4

fic could not say what mutual benefit.

rising prices and the cost of liv- partner's hand, That makes port the suit, there was a great sumption restricts the supplies af

specific trade urrangements Unfortunately, the resumption | Ing.

unlikely to hold chance that North had fairly rain for animals. of normal industry is greatly When meat hit 1,000 lire a kilo Your partner

might be worked out in addition Meat Shortage to the conclusion of a general hampered by insurrection and by and spaghetti 800 lire a kilo, the very many cards in some other long hearts. North had already Chamber of Labtur authorized suit in which you hold length bid spades, so a goodly number the building up of an Army equal-the workers to strike. The official Such being the case, boware of of his cards could have been The continuing low level of agreement of commerce and. ly required by internal and ex- reasons wure the "persistenta misfit.

placed by South in the majors.livestock numbers in Europe pro- friendship. Nepal has dragts, ternal threats.. The forthcoming worsening of the economic situn.

That should have warned Southcngs the world shortage of meat jute and certain other com- International. shipments of meal mcdities which could find a American credits may not merely tlon, increasing of food prices and

to to extra plow, 178 4-Clubs, will be somewhat smaller this market in the United States and

year than furnish military equipment and unemployment.

instead of mere three, was

In 1940, Europe' the now Government, haa ... in- These meat output “thia your is estimal- grossly unpardonable In circumstances.

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BURMA CALL FOR RECRUITS

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tons were shipped. Because of April 1 and will be available to the leo shortago, other kinds of all Gormans and others in the grain are being sent into the rice American and British zones enting: areas, to "carry the people with a four-day notice recon- through the critical next four sary to permit notification of months

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