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Editor-in-Chief W. J. Keates,

THE CHINA MAIL; SATUR DAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1948.

COMMUNISM HAS LOST

Two divisions of the Army joined forces the

Greek other

day at a village in the Grammos

Mountains, a few miles south of

A WAR

•

confusion Greece's three neigh- bours began to be ao interested in their own affairs that rather spared less attention could be the Albanian frontier. And a garla, and

Albania. And now, for the trustful Markos. He be- that moment a wor came to an

the pattern of things began to gan to feel the drought.

A nasty crack in the comrade- and

be discernible. For when it happened. "Gen- The three neighbours of ly unity appeared. The mister- eral" Markos, lender of the re-Greece got their orders. "Gen plant grew a little more remote. hel. Communist forces masquer-eral" Markon we to be support-

tho title of

ed in all possible vinys. Obedient "Democralle Ariny, knew Bonly to their distant master. Markos that his lone and inhuman Mos-re

received military equipment, sup- 24354 cow-sponsored rumble for power plies, training facilities and a hed utterly failed. Hla forces safe retreat to which his men 37312 fleeing in disorder, his plans in could fall back when too closely ruins, he himself is reported in pressed by Covernment troops.

to him.

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Rebels Flee

By John Bingham

Communist

to The

The Australian, utterly withouting Mr. Truman's personat

pro fear on the battlefield and on his mise fint he would do everything homeground; yat has his own possible. particular bogey, He has had if Pushed Back

It is not suggested that the old for generations and he hast Japanese Bogay is lit the smallest still. It consiste of d small degree responsible for Australia's Then the Greek Army, which Oriental figure striding across the urgent desire

for

Immigrants.

suggestion. first had beca receiving sup narrow most of the Timor Soa to But even the casunt

the empty Continent on which in that Tokyo. paper has been lies and training from the Bri- tish Army, until we could

those restless little eyes have sufflelent to stimulate further the titerest of tile average Aus- really first-class to get some

The most recent Americon equipment.

of the

He would been caused¦| terlal to his' country. bogey has Nothing succede succes primarily by an announcement in prefer the best material, he may As Markos began to be pustied

the Tokio "Oriental Econoinlat" compromise of the second, best back, so the warm enthusiasm, suggesing. that twenty million but once again, he will not have not merely of his neighbouring allies, but also, we must assume, Japanese should translate them-the Oriental,

more erives.

sparsely As regards the best material, of many of my troops, began to

plans are yet Incomplete, though cool. For a number of his men populated areas of the world.

Up Jumps the Americati Press, they are well advanced, to break were bandits pure and simple, In fact, Greece was not merely and a number had been forcibly seizing upon this casual suggestion the transport bottleneck between to urge that Japan's population Australia and Great Britain. Mr. The Greek Army, ending suc-

by the cessfully a two-menth campaign. fighting a civil war against Com-ecruited

and should be sent to and "Lebens- Catwell proposes an air shuttle the forces when uccupying

raumn" even na far south as New service for emigrants, between the has severed the last supply line munist forces-she was at from the north to the Commun- same time, fighting-an-mofficial, otaging vilinges.

War against three

Now, we can hope, it is. all Guinea, Just off the Australian Motherland and India, connected with a rapid shipping service M. Robert Schuman takes after the

ists. The juncture was made undeclared

Ninth and

Was it casual or was it not, from India to Down Under, 40,- Fifteenth ther countries with a fourth in ever bar mopping-up operations canet."

against senttered bands in some his courage in both hands in Divisions had fought back

the distant background.

almost simultaneously an 000 British cinlgrants could be the

Only It was, however, not the first parts of the country. deciding to accept the task guerillas with air support, trap time that in her kng history she square mile

or two of Greekputery arose in Singapore and carried cath year by this monts of forming a government in ping

Malaya generally against the "In--presumably. In addition to the a few hundred in

de sulting and

humillating" White 70,000 which could bo carried by France.

It is only five weeks pocket that is now being mop- had fought with taith and con- territory is held by the

moralised and disintegrated co- Australian polley which prohibite normal shipping routes.

ឆ. bels. It is expected that three- since his first Cabinet was pending the remain-stancy against evil things.

Security to flee to safety, in Albanin,

The Plan

mile-wide cordon, heavily mined the entry of Astaties into their compelled to resign, the de-

the flight of the Markos With the

and with Greek guns ranged for continent. Then, up jumps the

Parliamentary apposi- most North Easterly of the Aus

If you go. to Queensland, the Federal feat of M. Andre Marie (his rebels there came to an end a

cross-dre over will be organ- tion to make one's flest creep There was a plan afoot to sad along the master-plan by means of which

the Greek-Albanian successor) emphasise

tallan States you will of course with stories of what may happen and the same desles for the Kremlin hat hoped to gain orm a Greater Macedonia with-

!!!~ |-frontier. difficulties and this time M.

of enormous Atrategicolina positions

at the hands of an Ash chraged Federated Yugoslav Re- Schuman has no reason to

value. The apoiance of

It would have been

by the unreasonably harsh edirdigrants. But there they will that although This public.

Aus- tell you frankly the White Aus of

ministration of Greek, expect any assistance from victory of the Greek State, after com

of parts composed

require, as any large unde the Socialists. What are years of dogged and often heart Yugoslav, and Hulgarian Mace-

warfare, can hardly be

would finally have' tania, and

precaution, perhaps, of Aslatle immigration A wise been succeeded by a great South- though it seems hardly necessary. seriously, for a suggestion was influx of men, they are thinking affairs.

Slay Union between Yugoslavia Why? Because Markos is a fal made that even a token admission perhaps less of development than

.Mr. Hanlon, ht be security, and Bulgaria.

promptly

believes that a strong northern

OF FRANCE

France's problems that pre-inted its relation

vent the formation of a gov- ernment that will survive more than a few weeks? Here are some of them. France's export trade is at a low in ebb that the whole | of her dollar imports are at present being paid for by the United States. The yield of her taxes does not nearly equal her State expenditure, which therefore has to be

small

Lost Support,

sultable

leallan policy. But this questing the chuntey must require, an

ther

Jure. He will gej no more sup- of a handful of Asiaties might get preke many other Aus-

This was

It all began during the war.

There was also a plan, of port from his ex-allies, and cer-

peceptable. when British officers were risk-

For turned down by the Government rat ing their lives to organise and course, to establish a Communist lainly none from Moscow.

Had it Government in Athens. supply bands of Greek guerillak

if there is one thing which the and Mr. Calwell and Dr. Evatt population along the Russlo, or Russia's Kremlin will do n In theory, these partisans were succeeded

hurry it is both made it uncompromisingly and north eastern fringes of the nighting the Germans. In prac tellites, which would have been to drop a failure.

clear that the While Australia continent is the very best safe- guard against any possible Asia- tice, they were often carrying the same thing, would have been So new, perhaps, Greece may Policy would be retained no mat- out internetine warfare among at the Mediterranean, with all at last restore her economic life ter what the result. It is signi- the attack or Infiltration. They

that that

Western the

of which, Reant that Mr. Interruption implics for

Calwell blamed themselves.

Powers' communications.

with all its terrible consequences, the whole situation on Communist

of Unfortunately for the Kremlin, was one of the chief tragedies agitation. stanething went wrong.

the war. And rence may once

her Dinung come To start with. Tito got trou-more bjesome. And in the ensuing, ticOS.

No Peace

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AUSTRALIA MAIN BASE EAST OF SUEZ

They were looking to the fu- met by methods that persist- ture, when Germany would ently depreciate her cur-beaten, conserving their strength rency. Her people lack faith for the inevitable struggle for Among in the fairness of her system power which lay ahead. of taxation as between une them was ELAS. the Left-Wing -in civil life worker in a kos-i

gaining prowess as a leader.

Pence came,

only. For no peace cate to the uns

opic. There was Greek happy

Communist-inspired revolt, led. If a third World War comes Australia will become by E.L.AS., and guerilla bands

the main British supply base cast of Suez and murdered and pillaged and mutl

the task of the Australian Joint Staff for. wär lated.

production will be to propare plans to convert Greece, and despite loud cries in

domestic industry to a war plane quickly.

tax evasions amount in the aggregate to enormous sums. Since the war she has com- pleted the nationalisation of her railways, and added that of her mines, part of her motor industry, her aircraft industry, and (in part) her banks; and now not one of these five great nationalised concerns pays its way. Each of them hangs an additional load round the neck of her Treasury.

in nume

British troops were in

extreme Left-Wing circles they stayed there, and order was res-, tored;

two

For the British Government, at least, know a thing or from bitter experience about the Balkans and rightly guessed a thing or two about Stalin's tong- term plans.

Got Supplies

In these circumstances the value of the French franc is constantly falling, or, to put it as the ordinary Frenchman

The uncasy, tenen situation Tol- secs-it, the cost of living is lowing the crushing of the revolt constantly rising.

Fighting People did not long. cudure. with small fixed Incomes, or broke out, particularly-in-the. employees unable to strike, north of Greece, where her terri- suffer the most cruel priva- tery bordered Yugoslavia, Bul- tions. Those who can strike

Canberra, September 2.

SCIENTIST GAVE AWAY SECRETS

*

Washington, September 2. Congressional spy hunters do so. but in so doing only portant for the success ofare Investigating a report that

take it so seriously up there that party of Federal, Omcials and M.P.'s sel out on an Intensive.

lour of North Queensland to Flurries Of Fear

eluty opportunities for develop- There have been so many of ment of millions of acres by Aus- and In- tralian ex-Servicemen these flurries of fear about the migrants: near proximity of hundreds of This has been one of the few millions ot hungry Asiatics times in Australia's history when whose eyes Just cannot keep |

away from the great open spaces that fearsome little bogey which has troubled her for so long has of Australia. These feats Hava

well

now there has been a comfort- in the fullness of time died down. prompted positive action. Up to This time however it is different.

able feeling that Britain and the full Many peoples know what Japanese emigration really Royal Navy could deal with the cally situation. Now there is fill aware- The Jo

does

of the fact that .៤ emigrate peacefully-in large might come when Australia must numbers but he does come in bis defend herself with her own re-

raeuns.

for du!

Limo

battalions to areas which have

might even future sources-when she been marked

Have to Holt out alone, as Bri- aggression. Or rather, he used tain did against the. Axis, until 10 do so. But in splic of the the Commonwealth of Nations or lesson which Japan might be

presumed to have learned,. Aus- the Americans might come to her

The rescue,

lo Delegation

The Joint Staff, armounced tralia is taking no risks. by the Governor-General Mr. Parliamentary W. J. Mckell yesterday, is still Tokyo was instructed to inves- in the blueprint stage.

tigate General

tories.

Though most of the war fuc- tule towards a att!-|

emigra the Austra

In plain words which ware

tion. specially built in 1940 onwards, have been lian delegation was to make it quite clear to American occupa- converted to

villan pencetime qui authorities in Japan that uses, a reasonable nucleus

Has tionat.

Australia does not core for atiy been retained by the Govern the southward move of any num

number

for making munitions and

and

10

Illicit Tapping Of Rubber

Singapore, September 2.

thake the general economic ERP; politically, because she a United States scientist gave sibly part of these for the Middle Australia would accept 200,000 five Coun

European displaced persons of.

no

The illicit tapping of rubber new staff will have to work out of Japanese.. the plans to harness them

Out of even an evil bogy may trees in Malaya is increasing new factories it dispersed areas come-good. The whole-incident and the proceeds of the sale of to providing the bulk of supplies has served to stimulate, Australia's atolen rubber are going to the which might be needed by Bri-own plans for development.

Chinese Communist guerillas, tish forces In the Far East in Canberra, the Minister for Immi

ing of the Kuala Lumpur cluding the Indian area and pos-gration promptly announced that it was slated today at a nicet-

to the East.

"The staff is expected to Exitable type.

arrested Australia, may Troops and police in- situation worse; while what is the other Great Power in- atomic energy secrets

1945 United gains they win are soon. neu-side Western Union; cul- Russians at the

clude representatives of the De-not want European D.P.'s part- eight Chinese and found a ter

under tralised by

other Nations conference.

thecularly, but she just will not Haye rerist ammunition dump and a'. the inflation,turally, because

binvision storia during an exten- Investigators of the House Un fence Department,

leadership of Bir Frederick | Japs.

sive dye-day swten of the Pon- After a time many, begin to large European nation is so

Australia's Interest

then district of South Johore.- see that; yet under the con- close on that side. Torn by American Activities Committee Sleddon, Minister, for Defence,

said their Inquiry has progressed

And so the Australian Gov-

The

included stores found tinuing price-pressure they faction though she unhappily to a point where Committer hear. Supply and Munitions as well as

blankets ernment, short of shipping, re- Army

and ground

The British have to strike again and yet is, she yet might quickly re-ings ny be held within a few rembers of the Pghting services.

to shoots, while much of the am- Government quested President Truman again, if only to secure a gain health if she saw a plain months.

Information given to the Com- would probably be represented help to find the necessáry trans-munition was found to be home- little temporary relief, be pathway of hope before her.

they millee.

said. wds that a

by senior supply, officer, port for these emigrants, recely-] made--Reuter. while nominees from cause their horizon discloses Her people have always in scientist in a "inside" position at

Zealand, Canada and almost no other remedy.

the past shown great re-the Berkeley, California, Atomic Laboratory let the Russians in on

certainly an officer with detail. sillence:

"ed knowledge of the war kup. ply potential of India would have seats.

which there are many pre- Much will depend upon secrets.

can

2

New

The scientist, who was un- Identified, was reported to have been discharged after the F.0.1. There would also be a primary trailed him to a San Francisco stail to co-ordinate information restaurant and, everheard hison ectomic resources and sur- conversation with two Russians, voy fuel and manpower situa-

tions.

The situation is one for cedents; and: there can be whether M. Schuman little serious dispute about stay put long enough to the broad policies that are make effective use of ERP. needed to put it right. The Communists in the As- There must be heavy prun-sembly talked a great deal ing all round, both in the in their peculiar vocabulary

The Russians were attached "to The achomp hņa; had a luke- the Soviet delegation to the U.N. warm réception, by members of Government services and in 'about the enslavement of those of the five great France to the United States organisation, meeting and one of the fighting services whoso view nationalised industries. The That is nonsense; but, of them was reported. to, have hur is that multiparity of civilian- expert committees nation must produce more course, neither to France nor ribdly 16ft for Bussin the day dominated goods and pay more taxes; to any other country car after the conversation with the makes for delay and confusion.

piter. its man-power and woman- American help be uncondi- scientist, Associated Press. power must be diverted from tional. The central idea of barren to fruitful employ- the Marshall offer was that ments. But all that spells it should be so given as best hardships at any rate tem to enable its recipients to porarily and in the first in-help themselves and each stance for many; Individuals other. More than a year has and organised classes; and it since elapsed, and it can has already become apparent hardly be said that France Mr. that in the Fourth French has in the interval done any- Republic the power of such thing material towards help- minorities to obstruct the Ing either herself or others. public interest by putting Much also will depend on the pressure through the Parla= attitude of the Socialists

BULLITT URGES MILITARY AID

New York, Septembar 2. William C. Bullitt, formar American Ambas- sador to: Russia and France, today urged in. mediate military aid for Westem Europe and China...........

It would save the United gis not for security but for

ment is altogether excessive. They supported the Reynaud States from what he termed at survival

"It the Presidenk wlabes, now Hence those features of the Bill with reluctance; and 'assault By the overwhelming

of Communist-driven in this hour of dunger, to protect the future of the United States Reynaud Bill which were though they bow to the manacs aimed at diminishing the formula of governing "with-slaves."

In the second part of an article, let in move he once to bring powers of the Assembly to out the Communists, they "How we won the War and into being the milltary, econd- wreck and sterilise in detail are timid about governing Lost the Year in the current me und political unity of E- policies which the majority "against them. Yet they Issue of Life Magazine, Mr. But-rope and Western defence pact, accepts an essential to na- can have little future unless it described the prosant peace signed not only by the Slates on tional salvation.

they overcome that timidity.us "an uneary armilles which dontinent of Europe, but also will last only so long do the by Great Britain and the United France's recovery is of ex- I they repeat against the Soviet Government wants it to Slater

“Let him send, në once to China treme importance to Great new Government such a per- lost." *

Attacking the policies of the munitions and 'top quality, mili, Britain in all sorts of ways formance as thol vote with President Roosevelt of tary advis with orders to id

commercially, because the the Corderiete against the President Harry S. Truman and vise of strategy a tactics end is Britain's. naxt-door neigh-Idat Cloverliment, they will Secretary of State, Mr. operations ostcntist to prevent bour: economically, because betray both their country and Goorro: Marshall - May Ewiki). Her squfudalirm of China and Ja- #10r - BUCCOSE PAWille PASTA, Lordengers

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