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JAPAN'S POSITION IN

.

WORLD STRATEGY

By Dennis Warner..

A nowcomer to Tokyo cannot the Japanese press doploring the 'The scaled-down occupation force fall to be impressed with two confinement of the Japanese peo- might easily find the situation 24364

bryond Its control. The whole everwhelming currents of opinion, ple to the four home islands.

SG:m -Apart

humanitarian structure but no painstakingly common alkke to many SGAP and

war woulak Reporters & General Office 32312

Japanese officials. The first in the denia, they are, perhaps the prin- since the end of the (four Ilnes)

acceptance of the inevitability of cipal reason behind General Hac probably topple. Japan's economic another war; the second, pre-Arthur determination to put recovery would be not back years. Subscription Rates:

nccupation with Japan's position Japan on its economic feet again

When the people go down on in world strategy,

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phobia of SCAP officials as "near the Japanese people as the signs!"Banra!," bysteria." That may be an ex-of a spiritual regeneration. doubt that today's esistitutional monarch in etili very much the ***** ****************** aggeration, but certainly no con- sideration is shown by SCAP for

urce of inspiration, the ultimate ACKNOWLEDGMENTS members of the Soviet delegation

and most influential authority in the land.. Mrs. G. V. Tarik Marshall and Mrs. Robin Gordon wish to thank all friends for their kind letters of sympathy and Lowers received during their recent bereavement.

tendance funeral.

at

to Japan.

On

They govern the major SCAP approach to the occupation. They are responsible for the fear of the growth of Communism, the doter- the Allied Council,mination to avoid creating endi- Lieutenant-General Suzmu Derevtlone that would make Japan vul- yanko is either denied Information, nerable physically or morally by Mr. George Atcheson, chairs after the withdrawal the occu- man of the Counell and United patken forces. States Ambassador, or made th. target of his attacks,

In his interviews with foreign MR. C. I. STAPLETON wishes to

pressmen. even General Mnc. thank friends for their sym-Arthur himself makes no secret pathy. for the beautiful

of prat-treaty Rus flowers sent, and for their at-of his fears

his mother'sian intervention in Japan,

The 38th parallel, which divides Koren into American and Soviet cones, is regarded As the only really important frath in the world. Guarded on either side by armed Russian An American troops, it has many dangerous possibilities, but in the world picture It is probably subsidiary

Hungary, or Turkey or Iran.

THE LEVEL OF GERMAN INDUSTRY

Lack Of Inhibition

Distrust Of Russia

Many competent observors, who have watched the occupation since its first days, believe the decision re retain the Emperor system and the ready acceptance Hirohito's war-innocence are directly attri- butable to this fundamental dis trust of Russia.

SCAP disapproval of those who would bring Himhito to trial in so marked today that it is even an offence now to refer to the Emperor by the wartime name of "Big Charlie."

Into every discussion of inter-

From his biological studies In national economic problems, the

his little laboratory in the wooded question of the "level of Gerzaun

These beliefs, however, largely mont-surrounded Imperial Palace, ladmaty" sooner or later obtrudes account for the emphasis placed Hirobite now makes peri:dical itself. It is a disturbing factoren various aspects of the Japan-tours of remute urban and rural the "Marshall plan" conse situation today. They are areas. In its enthusiasm over one ference in Paris. It links direct respon ble for the Japanese For visit, the Osaka Shimshun wrote:

eign Offee's lack of inhibition in "Because we see more of 1 with the "lollar" question and onealy lobbying for an army of the British crisis and with all 100,000 mei, an air foreg and the economic issues raised, but jeoastguard service. And for arti not settled, at the Muscow Con-eles now appearing frequently ference. In theory the whole question was settled two years

Potsdam.

apo

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But

in

him

Not Slow

The Japanese programme of cooperation with the occupation forces produced such excellent ro wults completely. peaceful ad- interference ministration, little with normal

Japanese life and the promise of an early peace treaty

that politicians and leading in durtrialists who survived thr purge were not slow to follow the anti-Soviet cue.

Minister.

Today, the Prime Christian, unwell, Inelelent Tetsu Katayamon and the Liberal Party (conservative) icader Shigeru Yoshida, both speak with fear of Russia externally, fear of Com munism internally.

the

For another,

CARNIVAL

By Dick Turner

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59PA 1843 DY NKA BINYSE, ING. 7 M, REG, UL & PAT, DIY,

5-12

"Why can't wo invite the society editors to Cynthia's debut? They probably like-knockwurst and, beer as much as the next guy!"

The Storm Signals Come Into Sight

It is anybody's guess what the external dangers may be.

Internal assessment la a good dent easier. Trade developments with the Soviet and the Soviet- dominated countries of East Asia may one day cause a change, bul

the Chancellor, Whether there is an autumn time." Thus for the next two or three years. Communistle Influence In Japan is likely to be very slight Budget or not, the immediate re- who then proceeded to deny that quirement is a large-scale with it had caught him unawares or now, it seeme worthwhile to have The Japanese do not like Com lost the war.”

munists. For one thing, the Com-drawal of the Government from that the crisis had come upon the market for resources. The us overnight: " claim there Each day evidence accumulater munists are eager to have the state must release its hold on fore that warnings have been pointing to Hirohito's direct guilt Emperor's head. in ordering the war to begin, but major political parties Кто что- at least one million workers by given and similar warnings have no action is likely. His arrest in-nouncedly anti-Communist. Ant cednomies In the Forces and the also been given by my colleagues.

vitably would lead to But in

chaos. for a third most other Japanese Civil Services, and by curtail Thus, it is plain, as I have en- the about two million tons. Potsdam formulas settled nothing any event the agreement reached so would be uprisings and have only the vaguest idea what ment of its overweening pro- deavoured to show, that this has

shootings and general disorder. It is all about.-Router.

gramme of public works and not come upon us unawares or overnight." According to the at all. On the one hand Gerin March, 1946, never came into force. A year later at the

going nang's production of "metals,

By G. L. SCHWARTZ Chancellor, he has been

about for months exhorting the Chemicals, machinery and other loscow Conference, the picture

hid

entirely. The changed

nation to reef Its sails and per- items that are directly necessary

capital expenditure, The reform all the other nautical evolu- leased labour to a war economy" was to be Americans convinced by the hard!

and materiala tions beloved by politicians who will then be Available for "rigidly restricted to Germany's necessity of a deficit of nearly the balance of

do not even know how to hoist the work on exporis and peacetime needs." And on the $100,000,000 on

their slacks. other activities required to other hand Germany was to be payments of their zone had come

remedy the deficiency in our bal- left "enuugh resources to enable found to the British view. the German, people to subsist find the Russians for quite an-

The United Nations Security Council is expected ance of paymente. The mone. book is a signal to read an old other reasoit. They were

on the economic altuation con- without external

to hold a special meeting on Thursday to dis-tary aspect of this is a simple one, the occurrence of a debate

drastic purge of the

strains immediate referenco to cuss the whole question of the use of the veto and Adhurable phrases. But giving insisting the reparations should be.

economy. It can be summaris- previous grand Inquesta on the by the Big Powers, it was learned here. no guidance at all as to where the token from current German pro

ed almost in a jingle. A Budget state of the nation." Last March, The Security Counell discuă- This follows France's veto line must be drawn what level duction rather than in the form

reduced to £2,000 millions and of "industrial capital equipment." sion. It was understood, would last night of a Russian proposal a mopping-up loan of £2,000 situation, the Chancellor touched in the debate on the economic of production would be necessary And for that a high level of pro- centre on a resolution passed by to send a commisalon to super- millions at 3 per cent, redeem on the question of the to allow Germany to subsist,

duction was clearly necessary. the last General Assembly which vise the cease-fire in Indonesia. able in the year 2000. And why credits, in regard to which while insufficient to provide a

make Only M. Georges Bidault (the urged the Big Five to

The total number of vetocs wasn't the Bank rute raised? would refer those who have basis for a re-creation of her mili-French Foreign Minister) still every effort "to ensure that the used in the Security Council to Hollow exhortations of "Work spoken, particularly those who' tary power. And complicated by the fact thats the reparation objected to any substantial revi- use of the special voting privi dato la 20, of which the Soviet and Save" are futile when ac'have spoken in terms of great clauses were then understood ion of the 1946 figure. But on/lege of its permanent members inlon alone used 18 and one in companted by a policy

that gloom, to

amistance.

So

now

QU

UNO To Hold Special Talks On Veto

Lake Success, Aug. 26.

If the appearance of a new

dollar

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A very clear and does not impede the Security conjunction with France on the fastera "Slack" and Spend." this, as on other matters, the Council reaching decisions

cogent article which I read this the permitted level of industry

Fortune Telling Spanish lasuc. Moscow Conference reached

morning in the 'Daily Herald' would determine the

promptly." amount

If the joint Russo-French veto¦ "We have run into decision. The question was left The General Assembly also counted as

a great by my hon. Friend the Member | available for reparations. For,

# French veto also atorm and this storm has sprung for North Batterasa (Mr. apart from German assets abroad, in the air. And the British and recommended the Council to

delegation up very suddenly. It has Douglas Jay)." reparations were to be provided American Governments, in view adopt practices which would (which the French

denies), France now has two sprung up very swiftly, bat

The Prophet by the removal of "productive)uf the economic situation in the ensure the prompt and effective votoes to its credit.---Reuter. 1t has been brewing for a long, When one turns to this very cogent article, the following storm signals come into sight.

"I have heard wild talk lately about the alleged rapid rate at which the American Joan is be- ing used up. This talk is groat. ly exaggerated. The loan is in fact being used more slowly than we expected." After an-

capacity not needed for permitted fused zones, decided that they excrelse by the Council of its production." The lower the per-must, in default of a four-Power functions. mitted level the more the amount agreement, themselves decide the

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SERVICE FOR PASSENGER & FREIGHT

NEW TARIFF FROM DATE

of "industrial capital equipment" "permitted level" in the Anglo-

available as reparations.

When

American zone which includes

the task of fixing the level was by far the greater part of the undertaken by the Allied Control cavy industry. Agreement has Commission there were sharpen reached but its announcement and definite adoption have been differences of view. The Americans were still influenced postponed in order to allow the French Government the oppor- by the so-called "Morgenthau unity once again to express its ductrine" which envisaged the

and therefore

t

views. Report has it that the new

100 Years Ago

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

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By Shepard Barclay

"The Authority on Authorities”

DISCHARGING

DECIDES IT

of whe

dre

for

about two

East was marked with the only alysing the figures, Mr. Jay de- "At this Tate the loan higher club than South'e 8, the clared: 10. West obviously had the heart will last until the middle of Many of the prettiest squeeze, only card out that topped the 1949, and the strain on our re- conversion of Germany into asteel figure is in the neighbour-

plays even the attractive double dummy's J. So South know sources will not be as bad in squeezo-involve pre-dominantly agricultural coun-hood of ten million tons of steel

nothing fancy doubio squeeze would work if he 1947 and 1948 as in 1946.... It about the way in which the tricks retained as an entry sult to dum is clear that the two loans should try with its industry reduced to a

(From the Ales of the "China up to the squeezing point are my the diamond AJ, with his a year. The French attitude has

years minimum. The complete un-

played. They are merely taken in opposite it, also the high heart last for more than two reality of such a plan for a dense cussions which have been proceed the Cape of Good Hope for Two

been uncertain though in the dis- Mail.")

Nice: Wanted, a Passage to the natural order on A lot of

of in dummy and the club in his well into 1940. Do not therefore accasions. The

alarmists who, question

own hand in addition to the final be misled by ly populated country with It

not spade.

arguing from nightmares rather largely urbanised and industrial-ing in London in the last few Europeana, and to Penang for ther a squeeze develops or

than from facts and figures, say days most of their objections Nine Asiatic Convicts; for whica, depends in those cases on the dis

W ised population had not been

He then ran the spades, discard, that the American loan (for appear to have been satisfactorily.' jointly or severally, Sealed Ten-carding done by the squeezer. *ing to have the double squeeze they usually forget the Canadian realised. The Russians—--As

dora will be received at this Office. ho ung

understands his squeezes, he natural result of the devastation 1ct. A decision has to be made For particulare apply to the Har-sometimes can figure out in ad- position as he laid down the lart loan) will be used up by, say, in their own country-wanted then it is hoped that it will be ac-hour Master. By Order, W. Caine, vance exactly what cards he wants one, the 4. West, with the heart

to retain in his two holdings when and diamond Q-9, did not dare repeat, that the two loans

e next winter! The truth is, I maximum amount of reparationsepted and approved by the Coun Colonial Secretary.

he puts on the pressure, then dis-throw away the

heart, which cil of Foreign Ministers in a low. permitted November. If so, one at least of

Mr. Duddell is instructed to sell cards on previous tricks so as to would set up dummy's. J. So he likely to lact level. While the French, placing the many issues left open by the serve, on Wednesday at noon at to those cards.

by Public Auction, without re- reduce the dummy and closed hand tossed off diamond, whereupon years from now."

the heart was discarded: from The Chancellor's own familar the "security" consideration above

dummy. Now Eart was up against friem! This was on March 10. Potsdam agreement will have the Auction Mart, Queen's Road, all also wanted the lowest possible been finally settled. But in the Mr. Shelley's Fark, Pleasantly

It. If he shed the club 10, then Mola ou sont les dollars d'antan?, Tues., Thurs, & Sạt....... HK$180.-level, so that there should be no Paris Conference another has pre-Situ

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the club 8 and diamond. A would I know'd what "ud come o (near the Albany) possibility if a revived though persented itself. That is the ques- the Harbour. This Property com

commanding an extensive view of

get the last two tricks. So he this here, mode o doin' bisness, 300,-

played the diamond 10 from his Oh, Sammy, Sammy, vy won't ..... Sat. .................

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400,- try. Only Britain, who had tion of not what level of produc-prises 7 acres of Land fenced in, .......... Tues., & Thurs. ........................................................ 200,- already, in 1944 made an exhaustion Germany shall ultimately be and most of it in a high state of HKQ10

allowed to attain but what leve cultivation and the only centrally tive study of the problem, argued

in DQ4 agricultural ground 350.-

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that what the others considered shall she immediately be en-

Colony, The Proprietor has ALL VIA CANTON ................................................................ 35. too high a level was in fact essen-couraged and assisted to attain expended $7,000 in lovelling, tial of Germany was to be part of a four-year plan for manuring, laying on water foun- Special low rate for Baggage & Freight

economically viable. The result general European recovery. Heredations, planting and otherwise

discussion has not reached the Improving the Ground. was a compromise. Steel wAN FREE BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE 30 Kilos

for obvious reasons, the key. The point at which figures can be bean cleared and the whole is (Dealer: South. East-West vul-j

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was returned to pro- was agreed that a capacity of 7.5 lot of confusion on the point, that ung ander way to carry the flov- the spade

dummy, million tons would be permitted the two "relieves the level to Arnor tin river, the lone talked of vont ruffing any clubs in

Interview with the Imperial Com-the. A winning. Both missing but that production should not be be ultimately permitted and the missioner having been arranged trump honours fell then on the higher than 5.8 million tons with-level to be immediately stimulated fie today. The Medea," with His spade 10, third trick for the de- vulnerable). but the specific approval of thefe quite distinct and thuit a de- Excellency on board, kent moving fence. When the club was re- Allies. There was a touch of uncision on the one hand does not about the harbour until the off-turned to the Q, the declarer saw reality about tift; last figure since prejudice of necessary affect a clo despacha wors, obtained only chance to make the con- all four players on this deal, what

post office, when pho, tract was squeese. He built a declaration should

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MILLION NOT: ABLE TO VOTE

London, Aug. 25.

A Foreign Office spokesman Bald today that British Informa- tion from Budapest definitely Jadicated that the total number UF people who will be unable to vote in the Hungarian elections > bext Sunday is not less than 1,000,000, very much higher · than admitted by the Hungarian authorities.

*In some cases, the grounds for disenfranchisement Wero North-Southwholly unconvincing he, for example, when it was said that the number of prostitutes would With normal early bidding by be disenfranchised, it was dig

covered that their ages were

South favour

between: 70' and 80, Reuter,

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