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North China Foreigners Ask For Statement On "Scorched Earth Policy"

Tientsin, November 29.

at present directly affected by the progress of the civil war-an at- liturte hitlerio not assumed.

The tendency here Is that. though foreigners have been nym- pathetic to the Nationalist cause,

British, American and other foreigners in Tientsin and Peiping were tonight asking their respec- tive consulates if the Nationalists in North China intend to respect their property or vio- late their comparative ncutrality in the Chinese they have not been participants civil war by destroying foreign possessions and property wholesale,

These fears were aroused by reports, now confirmed, of the destruction of the Sino-British Kailan Mining Administration's installations in Chin- wangtoo and the threat posed to similar in- stallations in Tongshan, the strategic centre astride the path of the Communist advance. The demolition of these instal-, dleation of Nanking's overall Rations on ples of "Rerched policy on the matter of foreign earth

would represent | investments. Indiny" destructing of fabulous foreign investments.

British residents here set to- night the dertson to tejman is North China rouched by must Beston att Americans would be pointless in the face of such appatent lack protection br- porclock to foreign property which

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in the Chinese civil war.

The destruction of the In stallations at Chinwangtro and and the threat to pursue similari tactics elsewhere brings to the foreground the merits of for- eign neutrality.

The evacuation of North China many take on an entirely different complexion if this neutrality-in- vriving a

a respect for neutral pro- perty-ceases to be respected,

Reliable sources reported this morning that the biggest beilge) along the East Peiping-Makden railway, cross the Lan River, i hrut also been destroyed. The relative shallowness of this river drys not give the brige much importaner in the prevention D the Communist onrtish.

Fear For Mines

This has added to the fear that Ceneral Fu Tso-y "scometerd earth pulley" for all North Chinn will mean that its cities and mines. me to suffer the same fate as Chiowanglao,

Tientaln'a dependence

upon

the Kaltan Mining Administra. on cannot be overemphanteed. Most of this city's water comes from artelan welts pumped by coal-driven machinery.

To

mince

destroy the Tongshan would automatically seas Tinn tein's fate.

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1948.

U.S. Marines In Tsingtao

Taingtao, November 29. A detachment pf U.S. Marines numbering some

1,200, commanded by Colonel T. 0. Hughes, arrived in Tsingtao

from

Guam thla morning on the Navy trans. port U.8. Bayfield.

The Marines are still clay- Ing on the ship pending, the transfer to regular quarters which still have not been al- located.

The detachment was trans- ferred here at the request of Admiral Oscar C. Badger to "assist American. civilian evacuation and protect Am erican property" in the pre. sent critical

period. Meanwhile Chinese military Bources were reticent on the progress of their operations tewards Tsingtao but it was reliably learned that it lo zimed more at securing elbow than Aciwal threat to provincial capital of Shang-

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It was learned that Nation- allst forces here are Insuff. cient to threaten Red Gen. Chen YI. A Talwan division here at present, la trained to war American arms but has no American arms to und right now. The last ship. ment of

understood Carme in

to have been diverted to Gen. eral Fu Teoyl in the North. -Associated Press.

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MARSHALL AID

FOR AUSTRALIA ?

Sydney, November 20.

LAST-MINUTE APPEALS

BY CONDEMNED JAPS

Washington, November 30.

Two wartime Japanese leaders, condemned to die as war criminals, mado an olovonth hour appoal for their lives to the United States Supreme Court on Monday.

The High Court previously turned down similar appeals by Germans convicted at the Nuren- berg'war crimes trial.

The condemned Japanese Douglas MacArthur has already concerned are: General Kenji upheld the verdicts of the two Doihara, 04, nicknamed "bird year Tokyo trials. of evil omen" by Chinese who lible, but I can conceive of no dreaded his exploits a

the

"No human decision is Infal-

judicial progress where renter Japanese Army's undercover

safeguards were inde to evolve agent in China and Manchuria, justice," General MacArthur de former Premter Kokl Hirota,clared. 70, who helped to engineer Japan's pre-Pearl Harbour war plans.

Five other Japanese ders, including

Others Rojected

The Supreme Court is to meet war lea-again on December 6, There was former Premier no indication as to when it will also nel. Court alder Raid many following Germans appealed against their an Inter-convictions for war crimes and In all cases the Supreme Court turned them down.

Hideki Tojo, G3, Br nwaiting execution their conviction by national Military Tribunat.

Petitions Filod

Japanese

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Similarly, the court rejected uppents in the cases of two alber No appeals were fed on the Japanese war leaders sentenced other live

war-time

death-General Mashora lenders' behalf. American attor-Homma, Commander of the 14th neys for Dolburn and Hirota Aled Japanese Army In the Philip petitions asking the Supreme Pines campaign. Court to review the sentences of Both were tried and convicted death by hamting.

by an American Military Com-

When The attorneys, William Logan, mission.

ter

appeals Jr. of New Yoric, next David failed, they were executed.-As- F. Snuth, of Washington.

chal soclated Press.

enged the legnity of the trials.

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ANNIVERSARY Appeals on hehalf of five

Belgrade, November 25, ather Japanese, who were con- Marshal Tile ordered 12 sul- The Mayor of Tongshan, Ms.) Mr. R. T. Casey, President of

victed of war crimes but given voes from 50 guns Yu Kun-chen, interviewed Gen-the Liberal Party of Australia,

to be red only prison sentences, will he today in Belgrade on the eve of eral Fu Tso-yi this afternoon in said today that Australia would

Alad later, the attorneys sald. The third connection with the mining aren's have to double her population sumed the executions of Dolhara Republic,

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