1947-11-26 — Page 3

Ald Plan Warning:

Rejection Might Mean War

Washington, Nov. 24.

A warning that Congressional rejection of the $597,000,000 stop-gap ald programme for France, Italy and "Austria might result in a war "which otherwise need never occur and which never should be allowed to occur" was given today by Senator Arthur Vandenberg, leading Republican foreign affairs authority, Calling for prompt approval as the Senate opened the debate on the aid Bill, Senator Vanden- berg accused Russia of· "fantastic libel" against the United States and of publishing "the most viciously unfair propaganda which ever belaboured the ears of the world."

to

- Senator Vandenberg criticised | which would be necesBAZY President Truman for tying his snvò our economie system if we; radical proposals for anti-influ were ever economically fnolate:|| tion mensures in with the In a Communist world, terim ald plan during the speciali session of Congress, but inalsted that neither this fact nor any fear of committing themselves tu the Marshall plan It elf should rieter Senators from enal ing an affrinative vote,

Senator Vandenberg also ox- prossed regret that the Bill did not include interim ald for China, hut pointed out that the State Department is shortly to Hubmit à separate plan for China.

He declared: "The stabilitio of Germany and the Far Ens! are indispensable to a sound. free world economy--and time is ronning out.”

The Alller had ended the way with the determination t. achieve a “just peace for free

free world."

men in st

Slumbering Shamble "Peace on any other would be a slumbering

wensy truce.

basis #ham

le" he declared. "It would hreaten free society, It would threaten the United States,

it would bo more than a

which, through| miscalculation of the tenacity of our ideals, might light the guns again. That must not occur."

He then went on! "But we must face the facts."

"International anity," he le clared, "which won the war, has fallen apart. A new type of Communist aggression is on the

march. In the United Nations. tils aggression boycotts what it cannot defeat or veto,

"I operates not only through ruthless pressures on often tersi rorised satellites, It operates through internal subversion and j subotage in other lands, where ita trained

Hsciplined and minorities faithfully contribute to the chuan and con unloc which encourage Communiatici conquest,

Wrecking Crews

"Communist wreeking

erewa

"Neither this programme nor ita contemplated ́aucerasor la a declaration of economie war bes tween Western and Easteai Europe unless Moscow persists in its apparent pathetically mis- taken atccess to make it such- to its own everinating detriment,

"There is a grievous need for the restoration of East-West trade, Nothing projected in our short or long-range plans will interfere-except for Soviet in-

Ittative.

Freedom Train

"The only thing involved is mutual 'self-help and

coopera-i tion between war-scarred nationa staggering under, the burdens of post-war dlauster, determined to of

recuperate in the pattern freedom

and turning o friendly United States for ald in achtering their

purpose.

which is almost as Important to tu them".

划話

JS It J

to

Senator Vandenberg declared.

He referred to the "Freedom Tralo" which is touring the United States, exhibiting historie the nation's freedom and American documents reinted gtitution, and to the "Friendship Train" which crossed the coun try collecting rollary foud Rifta for Europe.

ני}

"This B}}} will be both a free- dom rain anat a friendship waln when it reaches those for whom its benedictions are intended. hope that Senators will choose to ride, he said.-Reuter

H.K. Bound

Ship Held Up

1

Sydney, Nov. 25. Australian waterside have already been turned loose" workers today declined; on the Marshall plan. Ile con- to load a 2,300-ton Dutch tested the Soviet propaganda

charges against the United Cargo for Hong Kong in States and said that the United the British-owned ship States hail a "direct self-luterest Hindustan, because they in doing overything within peaceful power to sustain demneralle freedomir, based ott Helf-determination in other

lands."

This "self-interest" did mean conquest or attempts

domination or dictation of way of life to others.

our claimed

the

that the cargo

THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1947.

FIRST ROYAL WEDDING PICTURES

Princess Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke Edinburgh, leaving Westminster Abbey after thị egremony.

The "Royal comple walking dosan the aisle from the saltar after

best mon.

the ceremony, followerd by two pages, eight pridesmaids and the

Crowds lined both sides of Pall Mall me Princess Elizabeth's carriage draws from` Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey. (¿Photo Wire Photos),

Bullitt's Latest Plan For China

New York, Nov. 25.

was for the north Java The former Ambassador to Russia, William C. port of Sourabaya.

On Aug. 5, the Austrailan

nut federal unions Imposed a "black

the

EGYPTIAN ARMY PLOT

Calro, Nov. 24. Egyptian police head- quarters tonight banned publication of news regard- ing an alleged plot in which Egyptian army officers were Bald be implicated,

Guards were doubled round Parliament Buildings tonight. Full Investigations were proceeding, it WAJ

stated.Reuter,

Bullitt, today advocated that General Douglas MacArthur be sent to China to help Gen- eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek to "prevent the at ban" on handling all Dutch goods

throughout Australia, but at the conquest of China by the Soviet Union." request of Mr. Joseph Chifley. Bullitt, who was alsb formerly struction can be undertaken. Australian Premier, later restrlet-| Ambassador to France, said that President Truman were to ašk He added: It is not my sorted the ban to weapons and arma. China needed about $200,000,000 Gen, MacArthur to add to his pre- of war, either cold or hot, with ments of all kinds likely to be worth of cotton, all, petrol, wheat sent duties and powers the title anybody. It is aelf-interest | used by the Dutch against the Inland tobacco from the United of persona¡ represețitutive of his which knows that this precluta donesion Republicans.

Staten each year until the Com.President with the rank of Am- thing which we call Western Officials of the Waterside Work-munists are defeated.

bassador and to ay to Nanking Union, the whole Far Eastern He recommended that Congrers to devise with the Generalissime horizon would asset ers said last night that modiflen-

brighten with $05,000,000 applies only to appropriate

tou Joint plan to prevent the con. hpe-United Press. we cannot Indefinitely the five ships of the Helland-Aus. $75,000,000 Immediately. He also quest of China by the Sovieti preserve alone, that we cannot tralia Line operating on the ruh recommender that thousands of Indefinitely prosper in a broken to Europe-Reuter, world and that any world re

civilisation is a common

which

velution' would rute

As a top prize scalp."

Amerient

no

ex-l

Ho admitted that the pro „gramme carried with it guarantee of success, but pressed the view that for both the interim and long-range aid schemes there has been more prudent and exhaustive prepara- ilon than ever before,"

tion of the ban

tons of munitions and aircraft now "rotting" at Pacife bases be turned to China immediately.

Bullitt sald, "The war against

DRAWING JAPAN'S Communists must be won in both

FANGS

Nanking, Nov. 24.

| China and Europe before recon-

WEDDING FILM AT ROMSEY

Romsey, Nov. 24.

To ensure that Japan will not become too strong indus- trially, China tonight instruct- udits United States Ambas- A full-length film of the sador, Dr. Wellington Koo, to Royal Wedding was delivered present a plan restricting the today to Princess Elizabeth and Japanese production of steel, Prince Philip,

Materials As Part Payment To U.S.?

New York, Nov. 24. Details of strategic materials the United States

should accept as part payment from European · nations for American aid were revealed by the Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" to-day,

Eternal Vigilance "Certainly we must be eternal ly vigilant in respect to the con-

The correspondent, said that, ing to the report, that there ditions on the home front. We petrol, ^. explosivos, textiles, The couple, in jodhpurs and the special House of Repro were newly-found deposits of could run the world quicker by coment and other manufactures, tweed jackets, spent two hours sentatives committes on foreign very high grade · Içon ore, in raining America-as prayerfully China considers that Japan's riding polo ponies at the aid cited Iron deposits in Labrador (which is politically prophesied from Moscow-than industrial needs should be estato of Earl Mountbatten, Labrador, British Shell hold- part of Newfoundland) and in any other way".

based on the 1930-34 level. The where they are honeymooning. Ings in Venezuela oil and nickel nearby Quebec, But it would be folly”, he plan will be submitted to the They later will go to Birkhall, deposits in French New Cale It suggested that a' change continued, "not to take judicini Far Eastern Commission for near Balmoral Castle in Scot- donia.

of Newfoundland to "dominion notice of the total regimentation consideration.-Reutor-AAP, land-Associated Press.

The committeo said, accord-status, or to partnership on federal terms with Canada. "might be made, the basis of negotiations with Britain no that some participation in thesa magurces could be allocated as accurity against any United States Inan to Britain,"

"JANE"

GOOD HEAVENS{-

SI, SI, TO MOB

The demonstration against Jane has become Zabe

THEY'RE ALL · SWARMING

"INTO" "THE RINGI

YOU, CHIQUITA

· FOR SPOILING

THE BULLTM FIGHT?

CARAMBA →

́Í· MUST. OKTĭDU OFF" LOF THIS OR THEY "WILL. KILE YOU!-

„FOLLOW ME!;

Eric's gallant attempt to rescue

Jane is less successful than Velarde stu

The committee "suggest that "almilar treatment might well "he"; considered li ́ (connection with British Shell holdings in Venezuelan oil and in New Culɛdonis," which": "has_rich nickel and chrome deposits."

Among other possibio soUTCOS for vital materials, méntioned by the committes were pipper from Rhodesia and the Belgian Congo."-lard from: Tanganyika and Morocco, bauxite from the East Indies and the Gold Coast kand nickel from Canada,gathai Ukorrespondent added, Rolitur: (5)

Empire Premiers Meet

London, Nov. 24. The nearest approach to the abandoned Com- monwealth Conference, originally arranged to take place in London at the time of the Royal wedding, was held at the Prime Minister's resi- dence at No. 10, Downing Street, this afternoon.

The opportunity was taken of the presence in London of the Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. Mackenzie King, and the South African Premier, Fleld-Marshal Jan Smuts, to hold a free and in- formal exchange of views on matters of common interest,

International relations were a principal focus of the talks.

The Prime Minister. Mr. Attice, presided. Those present, in addi tion to Mr. Mackenzie King and Field Marshal Smuts, were the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Emest Bevin, the Defence Minister, Mr. Alexander, the Lord Privy Scal, Viscount Addison, Mr. Philip Noel Baker, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relailons, and the High Commissionera In London for Canada, Australia, New Zen- land, South Africa, India and Pakistan,

Mr. Attlee has already had in. formal conversations on matters of mutual interest to Britain and the Commonwealth with Field- Marshal Smuts and other Domin Ion representatives-Reuter.

Rodgers DRY GIN

Special Xmas

Page

FOOD PARCELS TO BRITAIN

By AIR FREIGHT

LAST DATE

FOR RECEIVING ORDERS EXTENDED TO

FRIDAY, Nov. 28th

IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE YOUR BIT FOR YOUR FRIENDS

AT HOME, DON'T LET THIS OPPORTUNITY PASS.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

FOOD PARCEL SECTION

The

TELEPHONE 28154

A.P.

SINCERE Co Ltd.

| HONGKONG'S GRE PARTMENT STORE

LADIES'

WINTER HANDBAGS

MADE OF

GENUINE LEATHERS

WOOLLEN FABRICS.

PLASTICS

UP-TO-DATE STYLES

INSPECTION WELCOME

1880E OF OCT. 27, 1947,

Now On Sale

LIFE

International

Windsor House

Sole. Distributors:

Price $1.30

.At

All Book-sellers

Telephone' 32312

THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE, LTD.

RODGER'S

GIN

The Best for the

Best Cocktails -

OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE

Sole Agents:

H. RUTTONJEE & SON, LTD.

DINA HOUSE