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THE CHINĄ MAIL, MON DAY, JANUARY 12, 1948.

CHINESE REDS It Was Art- For MAY GAIN OPEN The Sake Of Chelsea

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Shanghai, Jan. 11.

Neutral diplomatic quarters today expressed pri- vate bellef that Chinese Communist leader Mao Tze-tung's recent speech might be in- tended to open a way for future open Russian military aid to the Chinese Communists..

These quarters said that the charges against the United specch contained implied States for giving Chiang Kai- threat which might cause the shek's Government military and Kuomintang to pay more atten-nancial backing made it possi tion to the Russian viewpoint ble for Russia at a later date effecting the Japanse

to use this, as an excuse to settlement.

openly aid the Chinese Com- munists, the diplomats raid.

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time could have the effect of bringing pressure to beny in Nationalist China to side more with Russia in the final Japanese settlement. These quarters pointed out that China is in a tongh spot to decide where she will throw her weight in the eventual pence parleys.

Alignment

Though China fundamentally 14 aligned with the United States in general matters, she finds herself siding closer to Russla in the desire for Japan- eun nefee terms, since China wants assurance that Japan will never again ben great world power. Like Russin, China also rek atzeable reparations. Both mincide

demanding Big Pour veto rights.

The United States, on the ather bund, consistently han plugged rehabilitating Japan to A self-sustaining place in world time economy and at the same

is king smaller reparati n than either Russia or China.

The United States is also frm s saying that there must be no vuto rights.

The implications of Mao Tze- Inng's speech, a diplomat suidh, wil make it just that

much

harder for China to make up:

Here are June Hanault, Noreen Marler and Alvia Peek, patting last minute touches to their tableaux in prepara- tion for the Chelsea students New Year's eve art ball at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Throughout the day rehearsals were carried un, attended by synthetic gmnts with enormous pasteboard bends and stilted legs, all adding in the baroque theme of the year's hall-A Photo,

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Washington, Jan. 11.

her mind which way he will Mr. Lewis Douglas, United States Ambassador to turn in the event of a possible. American-Russian deadlock.

Diplomatic

The diplomatie quarters said; that because of this it is expect-

ed that China will delay until Mr. the Inst possible moment in answering the recent Soviet nute concerning the peace settle. ment. They said that it was be Heved that China, in the long run, will have to take a stand against Russia on this matter while American financin} àid

Britain, declared here today that "to the greatest possible extent, trade between the United States and Europe under the Marshall Plan will be carried on through private, non- governmental channels."

Douglas, giving evidence before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was replying to Senator Walter F. George (Democrat of Georgia), who asked whether the Plan did not entail the creation of a gigantic State trading machine.

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Mr. Douglas added that while was generally intended t

financing of capital

will go a long way to giving toans to the

China the assurance that China equipment, there are several couns needs in making up her mind-trics which already have the United Press.

capacity to repay, regardless of the commodity or the item to be reteir Led."

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P.I. GOLD OUTPUT RISING

Manila, Jan. 11. The Atok Mining Company reported that gold production in No Orders Yet

the first nine months of postwar The Ambassador said that it had operations, ending December 31, been proposed that an "economic totalled US$1,682,359 from cooperation officer,” with the, rank of | 91,508 ions of ore milled. Minister in each major enuntry, and with the rank of Counsellar in the The company, which is the lesser countries, would be appointed first in the islands to reaumo to each of the Embassies within the

operations, actually received 16-nations groep.

considerably more dollars than this figure, which is based on the standard US$35 per ounce treasury buying price, since the majority of its production is In reply to Senator Alexander sold on the open market, first then Manila, 61 Wiley (Republican of Wisconsin). in London, whs said that Americans were com- prices ranging from US$38 to Ink

him with ordern from US$46 per ounce-Associated Europeans for machinery imparts an- Presa.

Mr. der the recovery programme, Douglas said that he knew of no or ders already being placed by European firms.

Mr. Douglas said that the State Department had planned a staff of 900 to carry out the Marshall Plan. 400 overseas and 500 at home.

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GERMAN PREMIERİ APPEALS FOR IMMEDIATE HELP

Duesseldorf, Jan. 11. Under the shadow of a threatened general_strike.

In the Ruhr, the Premier of North Rhine- Westphalia, in which the great coal area is situated, today appealed to the other German states of Bizonia to "send all available stocks of fats, meat, and potatoes to the famished population” to avert an Immediate economic collapse.

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The Premier, M. Karl Arnold, telegraphed his appeal to the Premiers of all the other provinces, and pointed out that ncultapse in the Ruhr. where

no fat or potato rations have been met for several weeks and where there have already been sporadic food strikes, would R serious effect on the economy of all the other pro vinces.

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The Communists, relatively strong in the Ruhr uninus, have been urging a general strike by

all workers, Including coal

miners.

The Premier's appeál, if it has any results, may strengthen the hand of the moderate ele- ments when the Ruhr shop

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Hamburg. Jan. 11.

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The miners Are relatively well fed but there have alrently been partial strikes in several pits in sympathy with factory workers against this weck's food rations, which have con- sisted solely of small quantities of bread and macaroni.

Many non-Communist union. leaders are urging a minera stoppage, saying that only a coul atrike will bring the seriousness of the #ituation home to the British and Ameri can authorities.

Models

Meanwhile, figures announced |- today show that faltering coal production in the last few years has reduced pithead stocks from 2,000,000 tons to 1,600,000 tens and would have cut them further had not Rhine floods held up coal transport,

Coal production in now ten percent below 284,000 tons, the penk daily output for Novem- ber, and Ållied coal experts are

Mr. Jacob Kaiser, chairman of agreed that it is practically im- the Christian Democratic Union possible for miners to reach In the Soviet zone, declared In | 300,000 tens daily. the target Berlin today, "We practised co-

operation to the very Hmits or el for January.

The 48-hour general strike to possibility and often had

was still in progress in Solingen turn a blind eye to the irregu- larities taking place in the So-today. Fifteen-thousand strik- viet zone."

ers began the stoppage yester- day when they demonstrated in front of the Town Hall demand- ing more food.

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He said that if he and Lem. who stopped work yesterday in FOOK LEE HONG

mer had gone one step further it protest against the non-diatri- would have meant, abandoning [-bution of additional ration the fundamental principles of cards as promised, returned to the party.

work today:-Reuter,

"Ever alnce last summer the intention of the Socialist Unity Party to make the Soviet zone into

а Communist exercise ground hus become more and more evident,' he said.

He declared that he was in favour of a co-operative under- standing with the Soviet Union and the Socialist Unity Party but expressed himself in full op the "political bloc" enforced in being

position

policy now the Soviet zone.

Tears of Shame

of

"The people of the Soviet zone are not those few who have sh:wn themselves weak and submissive to the policy power but millions of those who are unkown and nameless, sup. pressed hut upright, who have found many ways of letting me. know that

remain they will faithful to the idea of political freedom," he added.

of

He said the German Peoples' Congress only widened the exist ing gap between Eastern and Western Germany.

"Everything indicates that the Peoples Congress will shortly rights of the encroach on the provincial parliaments and will attempt to force the men other parties to co-operate un- conditionally with the Socialist Unity Party" he declared.

"It is well-known that many delegates to the Peoples' Con- gross attended it under duress. I have seen men at my own party in tears of shame over having been forced to join the Congress."--Reuter.

Dutch Pooh-Pooh Trouble Rumours

Batavia, Jan. 11. Reports of a possible resumption of "police action" by the Dutch in Indonesia were denied by authoritative Dutch quarters today.

Taese circles said that the seemed improbable, however, reports were utterly unfounded that a resumption of the "police even if an unsatisfactory reply action" would be decided on.

should be received from the ·Even if the Interim Federal' Indonesian Republicans, who Government favoured it, tho ate to consider tomorrow at Netherlands Government would their capital, Jogjakarta, the have to consult Holland's party latest Dutch amendments to the leaders before it could decido proposals for a cease fire in the on such a resumption, Indies.

The number of Labour back..." Sources here said that the benchers' in Tho. Hague oppos: „Netherlands and the Interim ing police, action has increased Federal Governments would and might be capable of pro have to decide whether to re- cipitating a crisis in the Calho sume police action" to capture o-Labour Coalition Cabinet of the Republican capital, or aller Dr. Louis Beel.

SAN natively to Increase millitary activity in those parts of Java and Bumpira dedupled by the Maht #polica /aotion" "and thus

Sourdes in Batavia, believed that Holland, was prepared to rink even the application of sanctions if, the Republicans, by

to une violence. Agnida violence anaägressivà “attitude," gave

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