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THE CHINA MALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1948.

DEMOCRATS CELEBRATE "IMPOSSIBLE" WIN BRAATHENS→

"The Voice Of The And Dewey Says: Mr. George Marshall

People"--Mr. Warren

Ban Francisco, November 4.

Realistic Earl Warron graolously wrote off the Republican Presidential election defeat yesterday as the "will of the peo- ple" and, with little outward show of regret, wont back to ~hi» US$23,000 job as Governar of Callfornia.

The amazed and, desppointed, Vice Presidential candidate, in telegrama to Mr. Truman and Benetor Alben Barkley, de- clared:

"trust that President Truman and Senator Barkley will have the unfaliing support of Americans everywhere in their solutions of the nation's great 'problems. The election result should be cheerfully accepted by everyone as the voice of the people."-Associated Press.

Chinese Stunned By Dewey Defeat

Shanghai, November 4.

Pro-Government circles were openly stunned by Mr.

Thomas Dewey's upset. They asserted that the Truman administration could

not be expected to alter what they described as half measures in United States policy to China. They said that the Demoeras failure but most of the editorials could politely congratulated President tle-controlled Congress hardly be expected to increase Trumen on his election.

Never Again'

New York, November 3.

President Harry Truman, a smiling happy man, ra-

ceived the congratulations of well withers to day at his Kansas City Headquarters as he won La term in the White House in his own right. Cheers went up from his headquarters in the pent- house of the Hotel Muehlebach.as word of Mr. Thomas Dewey's concession of defeat was con- veyed to him.

A long line of friends, including nowspapermen who have covered his campaign, swarmed into the living room of the suito to shake the President's hand, and to congratulate him..

The impromptu celebration | bipartisan foreign polley to con-" also included Secret Service tue and replied emphatically: "I certainly do. This past week men, who dropped their non has been one of the blackest, with political role to shower their the situation in Greece and China congratulations upon the "boss"

becoming so terribly acule." to whom the whole White

Mr.

sald that it was House detail is devoted.

serleg

"pure Detion that he was plass ning to resign the Governorship at New York,

He added that he would not consider running in for the

Mr. Truman was surrounded at one point by old, comrades of World War 1. with whom he served in France,

The President was smiling as Presidency. the full import of his victory be When Governor Dewey can- Almost single-coded the eletion his wife and came apparent,

In a

of cross- 20-year-old mother were in his handed, country tours, which would have hotel suite. Worgen members of

out a worn

wenker man, The Kuomintang-controlled

the his staff were a tears when the aid to China, without which the

annonceBent wis made, South Eastern Daily News added, President had saved victory from

་་་་་་ Nanking Government would

The press conference WAS "It is hoped that the Truman nd- "ppurent defeat and swept a Du- find increasing difficulties in

hald in the same room in the | mkukstraktun

recsamine moeralle Congress into ofice with Woute balling the unaushing Commu- its policy toward China and ent- him.

Hotel Roosevelt, where four Irect its bus and adopt 1 more

years ago he conceded defeat to Some observers believe that jubjective viewpoint toward China

Franklin Roosevelt, the result of the election will enfor the sake of pear in the Far courage Chirume political move Eat and the work."United ments med at the formation of Press.

nists.

coalition government,

There growing sentiment among some eliques that govern. usk Generalis- ment officials will simo Chiang Kai-shek to step down in order to pave the way for

peace talks with the Cam- munists with a view to organising

coalition government,

President Chiang, they believed, of such move- was fully

and

aware

pro-

ments and the expected incresize of United States ald has been one of | the chief factors in his arm re- sistance against such clangurs.

Unnamed nambers of the Le gislative Yunn reliably reported that they hove' discussedl posal for Chiang's trip abroad" has been persistently rumoured that Generals Li Tsung- jer and Pai Chung-hs)—Kwangsi Clique leader, who are at present Vice-President and Commander- in-Chief, Central Chian, resper tively-would

import play roles in the event the movemqul comes to head,

proapects

for

The dimmer increased United States wid to China, observers balloved, might hasten the coalition government ..movement to crystallisation,

KMT Hint

95000:

MacArthur A Better Bet ?

Washington, November 3. The "MacArthur for Pre- sident" National Headquar- iors today viewed the defeat of Thomas Dewey as a man. date to run General Mac. Arthur ол the Republican Prezidential ticket in four years time.

had

No Gloating

Mr. Charles Ross, the Pre- sident's Press Secretary and an old high school mate of Mr. and Mrs. Truman In Indepan. dence, beaming

at everyone, Bald: "The President war oer. tate for same hours of his oleo- tion,"

Taking It Hard

On the future of the Republican- Party. Governor Dewey said: "A difference of one-half per cent In three or four States would have made a different result, so

Decides To Resign

Paris, November 4.

The US Secretary of State, George C. Marshall, yesterday reaffirmed his desire to resign. an UN delegates analysed the 'probable effects of Prealdent 'Truman'a surpries victory.

John Foster Dulles and Warren R. Austin, the two Re- publican members of the delegation, immediately declared their readiness to continue the bipartisan polley.

Both expressed bellef there would be no Important change In American foreign policy. This was the view expressed pri- vately by most delegates, including the Govials. The Boviet Deputy Foreign Minister, Andral Y. Vyshinsky, typified the general reaction to Mr. Truman's election with his single word comment," "Amazing."-Aimoolated Press.

Truman Sincerity Was Great Appeal

Now York, November 3.

Political observers today gave the following reasons

1.

for the triumph of President Truman and of Democratic candidates:

The heavy vote of millions who are not com- mitted to any party and who went to the polls. These independent voters] provided the foundation for the

President late

Roosevelt's

of the "Roceavalt tradition" and did not abandon him for Mr. Henry Wallace.

majorities, but experts did not 5. A distinct shift of Fenti- think that they would vote forment among the farmers, who Mr. Truman. Apparently, how-traditionally vote Repubilcan. ever, the sincerity and pluck of

The unexpectedly small vote the gruelling Truman election

Henry Wallace campaign. caught their ima-accorded to Mr.

is generally interpreted as mean- Kination.

colla- The Independent voter was also that the electorate repudiated

s proposals for closer by Mr. Tru-boration with Russta, since Mr. deeply impressed

of the Re-

Wallace made his disagreement man's denunciations

**** with President Truman and Gov- Teror Dewey on this issue one of the main planks in his platform,

I think that leaves the question All Anti But

wide open."

The first question that # * porter put to Mr. Dewey at his conference was: "What

A fat, little man came out of andjoining room, where he was closeted briefly with the Pre- sident. He was Eddle Incobson, | press former haberdashery store part happened?"

Overcomr ner of the Presktent.

replied: "I was just as sur- with joy, he told a reporter: "prised as you are and I gather cried and I prayed for, this." that is shared by everyone in the

"cracked room." Mr. Truman's volco with emniton and his face beam-

Then he was asked whether he ed with happiness as he received believed there had been an error the best wishes of scores of friends in

in his campaign. Mr. strategy Ervin Hosenses, Executive

neighbours. and Missouri Becretary, sald 'in a statement

He Dewey sald "no" that if General

spoke almost humbly to those who MacArthur been tha

showered him with Republican candidate in this aleation his victory "by an overwhelming landslide would have been known early last night. Gen. eral MacArthur in the 1952 campaign must start right now, he said, "tu.save Republican Party."-United Press.

Dead For 20 Minutes

There

Doway Statement

were only about 200 people assembled In Times Square when the news of Mr. Truman's victory was flashed on the New York Times electric sign.

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The People

Sherman, Texas,

November 4. Sam Rayburn, Democratio leader in the House of Ao- presentatives, told the "Skor- man Democrat" In an inter. vlow yesterday:

"It looks like everybody was against President Harry Truman but the people."—.

Whatever view was taken by the voters in New York City as to the nature of Mr. Truman's clear policy on Palestine, it is that he did not lose all of the Jewish-American vote, or ha would not have done as well as he did in that State-Beuter.

The Right To Asylum Abroad

Pakistan

Paris, November 3.

today

дл

un

by

Reporters got the impression

Asociated Press. praise and that Governor Dewey was taking congratulations and refused to the defeat hard. He has appear- talk of his own prediction of aed for some years to regard him-

Congress al of destiny, who publican-controlled victory for himself and of a re-self as a man

to rise to 1040-48 as the "sceand worst in mocratic Congress in the face of ultimately was fated contrary pollsters' opinions. The the country's highest political history-especially for its failure. pollsters were red faced, but the office.

to control the

the soaring cost of He was After he won the nomination Living and to provide a long-range President did not gloat. the

too happy for that.

this year-the first Republican housing, programme,

supported 2. The trade union vote, Gov-Article 12 of the United Na- ever to be given a second chance

the first try-Mr. ernor

and Hopublican Dewey

draft Declaration after losing

that he lenders had supported the Talons' convinced. Doway was would win the election and go to Hartley Act, which labour leaders that everyone has the right to

Human Rights which lays down the White House.

regarded as repressive and in- Uphill Fight

Imical to, collective bargaining. In asylum in foreign countries.

Mr. Agha Shaki told the Truman and President Truman's victory la supporting President

Committee that The news of the "impossible"

Individual could was a signal for the release of the outcome of one of the most the Democrats in Congress who Human Rights

the Act, the vast the only way had opposed

Intellectual from gruelling election campaigns ever bright

his

and confetti,

American trade unions fought preserve

and remain a telephone books and scraps of conducted by a Presidential can- Am

with bitterness and enthusinsm. moral integrity cloth from neighbouring Aky.didate.

3. The fears that Republican Democrat before the onslaughts the odds With all

against

Administration would threaten of totalitarian regimes was fighting an uphill fight in the face of the decision of large the social galan of the New Deal, seeking asylum abroad. sections of the press, President Truman travelled some 50,000 of miles through the majority the States of the Union and delivered some 350 speeches to audiences, large and small, He plans to return to Washing ton tomorrow and, then go to Key West, Florida, on Sunday, ac- to Washington friends conting who have been in touch with his Kanas City headquarters,

In addition to their big victory in the White House and Congres- Mr. Dewey added: "Our job slona! contests,

Democrats the now is to get together and sup-made several gains in State and port the Administration in every local offices. They cuptured the effort to bulld a strong and fren | Governorships from Republicans America."

in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Con- He was asked whether he necticut. Delaware, Indiana and wanted the

present Montana.-Reuter,

A large crowd of Chinese re-

Bari, Italy, November 4. sidents stood in front of the Two-year-old Pasquale Glanno- United States Consulate General caro of Monopoli near here is building here and watcherl hour alive and doing well today to hour election results on a large following his temporary "death" bulletin board,

under a surgeon's operating knife Never before hud

the Chinese yo-terday.

Dr. Franco Pollice inserted the public shown such interest in the United States Presidential elec. surgical knife into little Pasquale's trachea to cut an abscess which

him, choking Wax

tion

The

Pasquale's

Mr. Dewey told a press con- ference after he had conceded victory to Mr. Truman: "It has

Been a

clenn

and constructive We have no regrets hatever."

He said he was leaving for Al- Chinese press reflected

bany, and Intends to spend the general disappointment at Dewey's heart stopped and his body droop-week-end quietly at his farm. He

ed limp.

Dr. Pollice continued the opera-had no immediate political plans, tion anyway, while his assistant He was asked what he thought of trfed artillelal respiration. Twenty the future of the Henry Wallace minutes after the pbseess had Progressive Party, und repiled been cut, Pasquale's heart began (amid laughter. "Not much." The United States Far East Airboating again-United Press.

WOMAN FLIER

MAKES IT

Tokyo, November 4.

Force Headquarters safi today it

had received.

12

report from

Shomyc Alaska, that Mrs Richard Morrow-Tait, English round-the-world dier, had landed

at 2331 GMT yesterday. miles 1770

the

The

hop

from Chitose, Hokkaido, to Shemya was

HOUSES BURNED.

AS REPRISALS

Singapore, November 4. It is officially announced that police have put to the torch the longest over-water hop for every home known to have given Inid to the Communist insurgents Mrs. Morrow Talt and her navkat Kuchau, 26 miles South of gator, Michael Townsend. They Kuala Lumpur. A large port of had been unreported for several the villago nas been destroyed-+ | hours. Associated Press.

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earlier this year, has been re- ahead. Tat your ser elected as a Republican · in the He acknowledged the con- new Democrat-controlled Congratulations of his defeated op.

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