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BEN HECHT'S REBUFF

frank President Truman's criticism of the activities of Am- erican Jews in fustering ter: rorism in Palestine bas bad good. effect. Two of the more respons

And Asking For Peace

Peiping. Recently, a high-ranking no- tionalist general in Chungking said that the Chinese, civil war, plodding along in its present desaltroy course, could last an other 300 years.

By

JOHN RODERICK

Once qualified, the people should then take on constitu- tional government, and the one- party Kuomintang dictatorship would end..

the was persuaded to accept

the "Type B," framework on theory that it would work bet- He was speaking from his ex- ter for the then politically perience, as a military man. maturing country. But, being Shorn of any other considera- essentially an Anglo-Saxon he A compromise, and tions, this seemingly over-es-made simistic view makes spuse. sinulated that though the Kuo- Chances are, however, that mintang should rule supreme, peace wil! come to the Chinese, it should only do so during a Fonsiderably Boner than the period of tutelage during which Chunkkuk commander pre- the Chinese would be instructed dets. Because there are others, in the ways of democracy. more compelling factors than wilde Jewish organisations in Am-hutlets. It wou'd not be parti- erica the American Jewish Committee and the Jewish za bant Committer-bave How joined the President of the Am- Prican Zionists in strongly pudiating the campaign ducted by Mr. Ben Hecht favour of terrorism in Palestine. This person is not in a strong position. He incites to violence from the confortable security of a lavish bome neross the Atlant and in the enjoyment of a large Avertine, built upon, among other things. The dramatisation of the y al Ganga Din and of the life of Shakespeare. Nevertheles,

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cularly uprising Li many obavrvers if the expensive fight were lo end within the next 12 months.

and

veron and viciousness of his propaganda has caused mustier be taken of him. He is reported to have raised nearly £200,000 in America, mainly through the agency of a violently anti-British play though it is by no means clear whether the play¦ itself or the fine acting of M, Paul Muni in it was the real attraction), and by a series of advertisements which are nothing. short of incitement to murder. The repudiation of this absenter an aberat. terorist is critain ly not premature. A large SPO tion of Jewry have been or are In the world today there are becoming increasingly aware of two types of political party. the harm which perso

like One. "Type"A."- democraties Hecht and his dupes are doing to has a loose party membership: their cause.

Responsible Jews fitt'e if any party discipline. It sealise that the only effect of do not resort to arms or ter- false charges and foul strage, Fristic methods, anul upon be- against the British forces in Pales voluntarily lids its power.

ing defeated it seracefully,

tine is that the rest of the world tends to attribute everything foul to their race. For example, it was instantly concluded that letter-bombs sent from Italy to prominent persons - in Britain

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now

than

mintang in able to make decl- Alons beneficial to the country. These people any. Almost any kind of public law would risk metting the rich applecarta which each elite has nurtured and profited from for the part twenty years,

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Economically, the nation in nearly at the end of a badly frayed hope. -

Her, import-export trade atagnant, welghted down as it with government' restric- tions, and frightened by the in- constancy of an exchange rate which, officially pegged at 12,- 000 Chinese dallars to one U.S. often fluctuates in the black market more than three times

this ratio.

Caught in the grip of a

CARNIVAL

By Dick Turnar

1947 BY

· PAT. OFT

"Wouldn't it be wonderful, Mabel, to live in the days whon'. mon drew swords over women instead of drawing.

War Secrets

straws?"

From The Nazi

Archives

Admiralty

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China is precisely at this printing press inflation, mil- point today.ions of middle class merchants, For one thing, there is evi- change over

employes, news- dence that both the Kaorin-Chiang Kai-shek has proclaim- government Tang and the Communista, are ed the tutelage completed and papermen, professors and, atu- the beginning to tire of the strug-set Christmas day as the date dents are being driven to gle Mure important, stil. in for promulghting the generally wall. They are the victims of #grim race between the cost The growing and articulate in- liberal constitution adopted last

of living and the living wage, kistence of millions of ordin- year. ary

a contest which the former al- peuple und intelectuals But the Kuomintang, most that it must stop before für. Chinese and foreigners say. ways wine.

her damage is doni.

(Continued on Page 71. clearly neglected its tutelage Politiently, China today is duty during the two decades it power. The 'Chinese' striving to become a constitu- held Ugaud deumeracy after 20 years masses know little more of onearty dictatorship. She about the mechanies of demo- in nearly being tore

government and cracy and in the prOCESA,

they did In 1927. Worse still. no effort was made to gradual- Fighting Back Civil war, eritiomic unrest, y pare down undesirable fen- national discouragement tures of tlie dictatorship much as its secret agency. Its hard The Kno complicate the task.

and fast party discipline, ita mintang's secret

As early as August 1943, velt have met without Stalin. Į July, was ready to go on police, Ite

and war production, though tho. right-wing cliques and warlord tendency to suppress freedom when the Wehrmacht armles The war alms of Moscow

with the knout and the fist.

were still deep in Russian ter- the German Committee have morale of the people had been generals, seeing, job ani-pow• |

. In Name Only

ritory and italy had not yet de- caused the British to alt up and shaken. And the Reich er about to vanish, are felting!

As a result, when citizens fected from the Axis, Hitler listen, and they are commented much better off with regard to back with the weapons of dicta-)

even now seek to express them- was already convinced that he upon uneasily by responsible food than in 1918. So he look- torship.

There is ed forward hopefully to Dr. The Shih, China's noted'; selves on suhjects inimiesl to would not win. the war by force British nowapapers.

danger of an expansion of Rus- stalcinate in the West. historian anrl former ambas-the party the still flourishing of arms.

Other interesting secreta: re- The Fuhrer's main hope and sian power into the heart of

British the United States, police, and the party military summet it up in a talk with forces

have vealed in these documents crack down without encouragement luy in differ- Europe. The the Associates

ences between the Western Al- manoeuvred themselves into an Franco's readiness to enter the-. Press recently quarter.

awkward position. They en war or the Nazis side'in 1940, this way:

legal arrests, midnight sel-lies and Soviet Russia,

This in revealed in a new tered' the war in order to pre- and German plans to occupy zures, silencing of the press and public are daily symptoms of series of German documents on serve the "balance of power" in Spain and Portugal. The latter naval affairs which have just Europe. Meanwhile, Russia has were advanced by Field-Mar China's growing pains.

shal. Kesselring after the fall wanted to of conferences held at great power, which now con- of Tunisini. He them in name only, despite the the Fuhrer'a Headquarters, at-stitutes more of a menace than forestall the Aried invasion of

Europe by a German Invasion presence of two, very minor tended by naval chiefs Doenitz in the past,"

the Iberian peninsula in order to parties and non-partisans, the and laeder, and were found in Kuomintang remains "top dog." the archives of the German Ad- Hitler's Bellef

strike at the flank of the Allied and regain "the he Furthermore,

not offensive Chang miralty. new premier,

In

A conversation with conviriced that the British in- initiative. Chun, is more liberal than his

then tended to fight in Europe on a Turned Down on gyor predecessor, T.. V, Soong. But Doenitz. Hitler admitted he, too, in the eyes of many that the situation was perilous wide front. It was a question,

Doenitz supported the ides, Chinese is little more than a and that the coming months he said, of holding out stub-

new defensive but Hitler turned it down. The too! of the powerful Political "would bring hardships." but bornly. The Science Clique of the Kuomin- he considered that "favourable weapons his experts were work- Fuhrer told them: "Occupa- tang which he nominally heads, political developments were by ing on would make the Allied tion of Spain without the con-

Hamstrung by clique politice, no means impossible."

air raida too costly and cause sent of the Spaniards is out of hardly any member of the Kuo- This is how he reasoned: them to be discontinued.. Thus the question, since they are the "As our difficulties mount, the far, the Allied bombers had pro- only tough Latin people and conflicting objectives of the ved no major worry to the Ger- would carry on guerrilla war. - Allies Increase and become man leader, Ruhr production fare in our rear. In 1940. It morg evident, Mulsky and had only been affected up to might have been possible to get Litvinoff have been recalled un- per cent.

Hamburg Spain to agree to such a move. expectedly. Churchill and Roose- after the shattering raids of However, the Italian attack on

Greece in the nutumn of 1940) shocked Spain.",

sator to

This party type is found in the. United States, Great Bri- tain and other Democratie - tions,

emanated fron Jewish terrorists. Before the canbreak of organised terrorism in Palestine which rigid rules, iron discipline, and

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caused the death of some So pen- ple in the first five months this year alone--none but

must rabid anti-Semite weithd have entertained the idea. It is people like Mr. Hecht whs are responsible both for these mur- ders and for the grave danger of the spread of anti-Semitisın i which they cause. This is not the moment to terapitulate the his tory of the Palestine problem.. it

nly timely to real that Be * spriting of finding any agreed solution on her own au

The second party form. ""Type was born in Russia and game to power as the Commun- tyne at Party in 1917. This has a determinate membership,

prescribes aften severe punish- ment for any deviations from its "line," or programme.

Soviet Ruskin, the Nazism of Germany, and the Pascism of Haly and Spain are examples of this type.

A Compromise China, under the prodding of

Yat-sen, Sun

whose baek- ground was coloured by Ameri- early adopted the demacra- tie form. In 1924, however, he

China is governed by a conil-corda

At the present moment, been published. They are, re- awakened and developed into a

The

100 Years

Ago Today

(From the files of the "Ching Mait",

LIVES AND MANNERS OF

THE EUROPEAN NATIONS (From Kotzbue's Travels) :—

In Religion, the German is unbelleving; the Englishman ment of democratic processes in devout: the Frenchman zeal- the Italian very cere-

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Ahed on New light is also Italy's collapse, Relations hea tween the Axin partners during the summer of 1948 were ·eol- oured with intrigue, suspicion, and disbelief.

The invasion of Sidly by the Allies on 10th July 1943, came-- Eaat opened the diamond K, as an unpleasant shock. for It- and North planned his moves. ler. He had accepted the in- East having shown at least one dications, he had been given.

he that the landings would take a quick trick with that lead,

deelded to count West for the re-place in Greece or Sardinia, suit maining big cards. With an res with the result that consider- on the side, he reckoned, East able surprise was achieved and

the problem should not be left. for concerted policies and joint monious; and the Spanlord- & with all its difficulties and bur-action to that end. Lord Paken-biget, dens, to her alone, his referred hann on Wednesday said that what In keeping his word, the Ger It is not guessing when the matter to the

United Nate British Government desired man is faithful; the English-fine player selects the successful tion. That organisation, after to know was "whether or not it man safe; the Frenchman gid. way to play a particular

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is the intention of the Soviet au Spaniard very circumspect. methods available, Clear-cut probably could have overcalled, Slelly was ill-prepared to meet

break for North, as he saw a Verona to plan future mea-

of hearts.

thorities to give the Communist presentatives of eleven nations not party such support that they can German is tall; the Englishman ferential course, With consider much as three quick tricks and

In external appearance, the logle usually determines the pre: whereas Weat could hold the Allied assault.

A Surprise out by South's The fall of Mussolini a Tört- directly concerned, and the Com consolidate their position against well-made; the Frenchman well able high card strength hidden still get; shut mission is just starting its work in the wishes of the Hungarian Par-looking; the Italian of middle from sight in the hands of the jump. The diamond opening night later, barely a week after Palestine. This new move has liament atul people of whether as size; the Spaniard frightful.; two defendora, the contract my instead of a heart-was a lucky the two dictators had met at

intends to honour its obligations In love, the German does not depend on which the declarer! is nor any lessening of the under the Yalta agreement." The understand; the Englishman counts on to hold the majority. chance now to discard a couple sures, also took the German Command completely by, sur activities of distant accomplice. Hungarian Communist party, it loves a little here and there: Which had a chance to overcal! The opening lead was won by prise.Hitler was, convidedd of terrorism. It must neverthe should be noted, emerged from Italian knows now he bought to a chance to call until the bidding scored, the diamond ruffed, headed the new Italian govern the Frenchman everywhere; the cheaply, and which did not get

the diamond A, the club Kthat Marahal Badoglio, who less be hoped that the Commis the parliamentary elections, which love; and the Spaniard loves was high? The answer to that the club. A and Q used for two midnt, was planning treason," don will not allow itself to be were by general admission, fairly truly.

can cause, the, declarer to play prejudiced by such outrages u'conducted, as a minority party.

In manners, the German in on the assumption that the second heart discards and the spade 7 but he was at a loss what to wtion or of tongue. They may be Sir. Maurice Peterson's inter- e'ownish; the Englishman bar- defender has the missing led. West played the 6. Now, as do about it.

Endless discussions went ahi it turned out, if North Anessed helped to reserve objectivity hy view with M. Multor elicited no barcus; the Frenchman easy strength, but was shut out of the J, he would be set, as Bust at his headquarter in en volal repudiations of Mr.answer to this question. It unly the Italian polito; and the showing it. Hecht such

Spaniard proud.

as have now been produced from M. Molotow the issued They would be helped accusation, that the British Gov In diaensen--the Germans are note by active Jewish co-opera-erement was interfering in Hun particularly infeated with fles tion in the suppression of terror-garian internal Affed by the fact

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the, penfraula, and German pag- for operations This is a good lesson hand. parations extremely restrained was described by Mr. McNeil

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