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WESTERN UNION

Some sort of a United States of Europe probably will be operat- Ar ing before the year is out. fint it will be a louse federation at Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxemburg, de signed as a working model of a to be strengthened union meant and spread over all or most of Western Europe.

Those are the views of diplo matic sources

who have been watching closely the formation of such

Such

THE CHINA MAIL. MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1948,

Black And Red Records

Second Rape Of Czechoslovakia Reddest Of Danger Signals

the war I wrote Early in pamphiel_called "Black Record," and the German 'record is indeed binck,

It is now time to compare it with the Red Record, and it will ·

be seen that there is little dif feronce,

By LORD VANSITTART

averran

What does it matter to the vie tim whether the gulping and gobbling monater comes from the East or the West?

In all this Red Record there' 13 no cause for surprise. Stalin is running true to Lenin, as Lenin Marx. There in Czechoslovakia, ran true to Alt tyranules are alike in all nexed Austria,

Belgium, absolutely no reason for Poland that matters. There is morally halt Poland;

Netherlands, Luxemburg, to exist," said the ruthless Loup- no such thing as a tyranny of the the Right or a tyranny of the Left: France, Denmark, Norway, Hun-der of the faith.

Yugo-

little: there are just tyrannies, and all gary, Bulgarie Rumanio,"

The Czechs and other free men should excerate the lot slavin, Greece.

Stalin has annexed half Pofulk, "hove no historical fature of them.

whatever." The Nazis It is right to fulminate agains! land, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, themacives herzenvolit the Mas Franco; he is a tyrant, and de- Besarabia, Bukowina, the best ler Race. Communism considera serves 1. But, it is sheer hypo- part of East Prussia: dominates itself the Master Creed, likewise

Hungary Albania,

rule destined to

the earth. crisy not to protest in the same Yugoslavia, breath against Tito in Yugosla-Rumania, Bulgaria, half Korea; Again, who will differentiate be vis, Dmitrov in Bulgaria, Groza and is seeking to dominate tween gangsters? In Rumania, and Stalin in Russia, tria, Greece, Turkey, France, and

hypocrites; Only purtisons or and the Anal answer to them, na to the Kormer

is appeasers,

Ruthless Cruelty

of

draw

Up 2

Italy.

called

Ruthless Enslaving "Czechoslovakia-and shut up."

CARNIVAL

By Dick Turner.

ho'd only been content with welcoming tha Hew Ye Doctor! But no-ho had to go on and hold an e. ., 4. celebration over being able to pull through 1947!"

How Britain Would Face A New War

A few more resemblances be There are no mare contemptible

fellow-travel- Who would, or could, differen-tween Communiste and Nazis: Creatures thitn

aliko are fundamentally tery" who callously overlook the tinte between the rival gangsters Both

western civilisation; barbarity of tyrants if it is per- of Berlin and Moscow? Nobody hostile to

both alike systematically exploit petrated in the name of a creed but dishonest fellow-travellers,

How often was I told by the mendacity: both alike use demo- which they favour,

of the brief appeasera

inter-war cracy to destroy democracy; both Let 419

two chier period: Hitler is only seeking aliko mechanically beget seria balance-sheet of the

and soldiers; both alike are ut the totalitarian security. That is what the ap members family the Nazis, and the Compeasers of the Left pretend abou terly faithless.

the Stalin.

Hillor's seizure pr Czecho- munists. (The Fascist, are

of totalitarians are slovakia was Appeasers

✡ decoration of weakling of the triplets. In their

So Stalin's. main features they are as alike always dupes-when they are not political war. Begin with their something worse. The dictators ns two peas.

ceaselessly want something more. Ruthless Resistance

and N union as Democracy's cruelty,

[Hier

6,000,000 and then something more. murdered practical antidote to Communism. Jews, and several millions of then something more. They are

It romaine to prevent this poll reactionary im-

tical hostility from also becom has been the other peoples besides. The exact drunk with a union

count Ing military. We cannot dream of some statesmen for 30 figure of the latter category will perialiam.

The former Ix And so Stalin, having already on the Kremlin: it will continue years. Now the failure of big never be known.

asy to establish: We know sp enslaved over 100,000,000 people its encroachments so long as j the West's proximately

Jews outside his borders, is now imita. thinks no one courageous enough how many power co-operation,

how many are ting Hitler in swallowing up the to resist them. Western civilisa-

Britain's White Paper on Dr With Regular recruitment lag- fear of Communism and an in-there were, and

small democratie country of tion can only count on itself. fence--the plan for our Army, ging behind, it looks as if somO creasing need for joint action to left,

an Czechoslovakia. We have long Slave labour has become

How? By

forward Navy, and Air Force of the future further drastic recasting of the. pressing peoples essential feature

conscription plan will be needed with of the Soviet known that this was coming, be urgently

-was issued recently. unity. western keep the war-battered

Atom bomb, Hiroshima, Nag-it the creation of fin emclent eating and working, spur the systern. The annual average of chuse Communism, like Nazism. There is not a day to lose. The

Bikini-none of these Regular Army is not to be 'stul- planners onward with increasing slaves in Russia during roughly alms at nothing less than world Government will be judged by itsasaki,

tifed. been var domination. HELA

speed in reaching this long-words appear in it. the past decade

But the mushroom cloud that COST: The net financial pro- speed.

overdue goal. the. Blueprints of

union'susly estimated between 10,000-

Let us have no illusions. The man first produced in the New vision for defence proposed for 20,000.000; 12,000,000 000 and

four years ago | 1948-49 will be £002,000,000, as second rape of Czechoslovakia is Mexico desert foundation were on the drawing would be a fair estimate.

with To all these primitive totall-the reddest of dongst algnals. casts its shadow over every one agumist £899,000,000 Inst year. The utter inhumanity

"the document's 13 pages boards at the Brussels meeting of

of Comparative figures are:- only diplomats from the five nations which they are treated results in tartan fanaticisins "the sky's the Expansionist policies can

an appalling death-roll. Ten per limit." That explains, but does have one end if unchecked; but facts and figures.

of what the The influence by Diplomatic over the weekend.

White Paper calls this

*new Czechoslovakia.

sight. tive estimate.

weapon" emphasises the need of Navy n flexible policy." "No rigidity" | Army

Ruthless Annexing

sources feel sure that the eventualent, would be another conserva- not lessen, the second tragedy of they can be checked

on'c

fore-

Dutch Victory Against Two Enemies

· 1947-48 ' 1948-49

3

198,700,000 '153,000,000

380,000,000 300,000,000

is the keynote for the planners R.A.F. 214,000,000 173,000,000

The planners have a hard Ministry of

task. Nobody knows what the Supply 100,000,000 atom bomb's effect en strategy | Ministry of will be,

Defence

61,000,000-

6,500,000

Surprise Attack These estimates include the

it will be seen that in barberity size and authority of the Western

regime wins a Union will be clearly established the Communist

[Wom close race by a length or well before the Ú.S.-financed lengths to which no civilised Gov- European Recovery Programmejernment would go,

Let us, however, be impartial ends in 1951.

make no distinction between There seems little doubt that the two dictatorships. It is sim- the five nations now conferring pler to speak of Communazis.

What they do know already is cost of civilian man-power engag- will sign full military agreements The twins found no 'dimeulty in

thut its existence increases the ed in administrative,“ clerical, in 1939 and The Dutch have mighty aone- and the other half a day. The p:ssibility of a surprise attack itchnical, and supervising duties; any coming together against to join at

lites. bringing about the war with the

A fair-sized meal for an Dutch have a way of discussing that could be decisive,

miscellaneous, duties in Service The words that flua West, which both desired, for dif- auerfly-stricken Engilshman is industrial troubles which would aggressor,

For that reason standards of establishments: and production. around the Brussels meeting are ferent reasons..

no more than a snuck in Holland, make a conventional T.U.C, maneivi! defence must be raised-research, and development work. Hitler and Stalin became bed- where good red meat and neat look like a novice, those of "economic" political and

Holland has 88 per cent, of her military" union. They cover a list fellows, and only fell out because Dutch in are basle needs of the

both wanted the earth,

The stomach.

pre-war merenntile marine back of uncertain ground.

Kremlin is furious at the publica- But Dutchmen work for it on the scas, Rotterdam and Am

cor: Starting from scratch in Dues economic joining mean Lion of the Russo-German

1945 (sterdam which the Germans left 1939 and their country was sacked, suck-a shambles, are flourishing ports customs union knocking down respondence between

the again. tariff walls dividing the coun-1941, which reveals to the world ed dry and swamped by

Germans) they've worked 90 All last winter the workmen at

that This brings tries?

Amsterdam. another prodigiously If it does, how will it be this ugly fuel.

Airport, these Schlpol work mude to

among nations family resemblance between

warmed numb hands over open the mighty meals of theirs are ns-

some to fires so that they could get the whose foreign trade patterns vary two tyrannies, Both are insati- mured. And there'

able expansionists. Hitler

an-pare

Under the £70,000,000 hangura up. To-day KL.N. #much?

British-Dutch trado agreement planes bring in rich dollar divi- signed last week, eggs, butter and dends. gront sides of bacon will be Cost To Visitors.. we should have to play our part slons

What will be the upshot of efforts toward--political union? "National sovereignty"-each na- tion's pride and individual mu thority is the bugbear here. How deep will they be able to bury it? Deep enough to set up a sort of Congress or just occasional meetings of their officials who would have power only to re- commend action, not take it?

then?

19

to

100 Years

Ago

(Fram the files of the "China Mail"}

discances

now.

shipped from Rotterdam to stock Britain's deploted Jarder. In re turn, Britain will resume her pre-war shipments of coal to helt Dutch Industry,

of the war feared that "Holland anything up to £20 a month. had had it. But in two year

Food Cut meaning, presumably, that shel: lers must go deeper,

Greater Commonwealth Co Almost 35 per cent., or £238,- operation is essential,

000,000. of the Defence Budget "If war should over be forced will be accounted for by pay, upon us," says the While Paper, food, and clothing of men und

By William Richmond

31.

as follows:

Navy

Army

April 1,

1940.

145.000

will have end of this tho.. with.

figure completed by the end of March,

"besides defending these, Islanda women in the Forces, and pen-

and

gratuities of ex- resources on Regulars. Thousands of new homes have in defending the

Another £75,000,000 will go on been built in the main cities. A which the Commonwealth must

rely."

local expenditure-oversens, but new home (probably in-a block)

Nothing in sald, however, of says the White Paper, “a largo means three bedroms, kitchen, the relative burdens which Bri- part of this total will be incurred dining-room! living-room. and

tish and Commonwealth tax- in the sterling area,” Mean- Flourishing Ports bath, and can be rented for £1 a "Pessimistic cbservers at the end month. Furnished flats Ieich Dayers nee bearing. for defence while, food and petrol consump

COFLA.

tion of the Forces has been cuir- The White Paper contains no tailed to save dollars. Most foods are rationed, but indication of "spreading the! COMMITMENTS: Reduction 'in a the hardy Dutch have won you can eat yourself to a stand load of Imperial defence among cost and man-power has been partly eased by, cunatitutional veitory against, two enemics-the still in any restaurant. What will the alliances call

Tess left behind by the Germans, Visiting Britons will find that the countries of the Empire.

The Government's plans are changes within the Empire. and their traditional foc, the sea. 235 can be made to go much for? Will there be joint Chiefs

monwealth, and the decision to of Staff and standardisation of all' The lamentable amount of sickness Their rich agricultural lands on further in Holland than in meat board on the experience of the Burma's departure from the Com

the the coast,, inundated when the of the other countries on which past year.

It was then estimated that our leave, Palestine. sorts of weapons or just agree and mortality which existed in

during hdykes were blown

the the ban is being lifled. A room.

va total uniformed man-power All British Forces Garrison during fast summer

be German retreat, have been re- and three meals in a second class went to help each in war?

Suppose one member falls to caused considerable attention to

directed to this Colony

reas claimed. Most bridges have been (scrupulously clean) hotel costs would be reduced to 1,087,000 by left fndin by the by the press

El 6s, a day. If you have bed March 31, 1948. Further reduc month. In Burma, what some western diplomats of England, Two articles have preplaced, most roads repaired..

At the gigantic Phillps works and breakfast in the hotel and ion imposed after the crisis last drawal of British Forces will be call the "internal aggression that peared in the leading journal in Einhoven, smashed by RF. take your ether meals out (order autumn will bring this made a Red regime in Czechofer writing at such

excusable enough in a

I:w-level raids, 23,000 employen ing one large course) you can do down to 940,000, and by March but a British Services Mission

will remain, 1949 to 718,000. This aggregate will be divided! British Forces are sull lovakia? What do they do person

(Continued on Page 8) are appareal...It is said, "We have struck twice in two years. it cheaper still,

ed in Greece, Austria ned maintain in this island (Hongkong) One strike lasted half an hour.

Mar. 31, Trieste, states the White: Paper, Those are some of the prob- for the security of our Chinese pos

1949. but in Japan the British occupa garrison of considerable

145,000 tion Forces are now beink, with- Hesides Hongkong, what lema. Another is the problem of sessions a

345,000 drawn, peng 634,000 Air Force 281,000

By March 1949 it is expected "The climate of the island is no

The bulk of the reductions will that, apart from the normal, rebuffed suggested, military aldoubt essentially unfitted to

thus fall upon the Army. The peace-time responsibilities "of" the, liances. Diplomatic sources be English constitution." This we deny,

apparent weakness of the Navy Navy and the R.A.P., our over“, *THE AUTHORITY 'ON' AUTHORITIES”.

In recent months is explained on seas commitments, will be limited lieve any wide defensive alliance and appeal for the substantiation of

the grounds that is d

to our share in the occupation of will have to be guaranteed by the our denial to all the members of the

war preferable to bring the Germany, the requirements; of profession who attend the medical United States before such cau-civil community.

SHOOTING THE

perpetrate just that type of fancy Navy down as rapidly as possible the Middle and Far East, and the tious states will join a bloc Again, the ground in the rear o

WORKS

suff.~ He has been in the Great during the current financial year, small - garrisons: needed at a Beyond some ten years now, but a|und to accept a temporary men- variety, the (garrison) buildings in undrain

Overseas stations, which Russia condemns.

Maybe it doesn't pay in the long number of his successful pallies are sure of disorganisation and imela 1 is also claimed, that during There is always the chance, ed. The ground around the bar- too, that Europe's hope for unity racks is, through the whole of the run, but the "shooting the works remembered: just, as; clearly as his mobility." No., further reduction) the past year improvements have: own magactle and likeable it, planned during 1918-49,200 leken place, ing Commonwealt may fall apart from internal years dry and hard as the City kind of tactics certainly will, put ex political and ideological pressures Threadbare as the subject of the who are inveterate addicts of such When he made bit like tha Air Force strength, too, will be defence organaltation, British

had, bid, ex

# well as his hitherto,

been set up in Canada, Bouth and nationalistic jealousies and sickness appeared at the time, from drungy maneuver will cometimes game call after both vulnerable cut but at a lower rate than Gervice at all th

man opposite blm" CONSCRIPTION: * Main" diffl« Africa: Australia, and will shor bickerings, making it a ready the sundry discussions regarding it argue that they gain more than they partner-the

them. Right or wrong, usually knew he bad better pas pn-culty during the past year has ly be established in New Zeala origin, treatment and partial curs in loss because of

The Government, it is sin prey for totalitarianism. By the local journals, we propose at an so far as poims are concerned, one til he found out whit was up, and been the unbalance In, all three Glenn Williams, of Anociated early period to devote further space fact is undeniable they get enough let Gill take care of himself, which Services chused by the rapid loss fa engaged in produci

could in some way, equ nf conscripla, with the be longer ordinated König berus-

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Bervice As the Forces.rea passed It becSUPE fake fure West period of full-time

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Hardest Hit White Paper Finalsts:

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swamp In order not to rend 'n lead, once it had.

strength. Some nations, notably England in China?

Sweden and Switzerland, have

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the

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