1949-01-11 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1949.

PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S RECORD

RECORD BUDGET

Message To Congress Proposes Re-Arming Of Western Europe

STRONG HINT OF LIKELY

ADDITIONAL TAXES

Washington, January 10.

President Truman handed the American Congress today a record US$41,858,000,000 peacetime budget-half of it to wage the cold war with Russia.

He warned that the price of upholding freedom in the world is still going higher. Yet to come is the cost of rearming Western Europe a step the President said he will propose before the year is out.

The spending programme Mr. Truman charted for the 12 months beginning July 1 is $1,678,000,000 higher than this year's also a peacetime record.

- $600,000,000 unless taxes are in-

of

Western

the Trannan warned

In the expenditures Suberly, Mr. the President } This means,

compared with without fulere budgets will have to discal year 1950 declared. that 9021

PRESIDENT TRUMAN Western Frope'; rearmament, he bigger get to meet America's $7,200,000,000 in 1940,

Most of bese funds will be mounting responsibilities in the the United States faces a dellet world and to pay the east of a spent as part of the strong econo- strangly the need for increasect <f $873,000,000 in 150.

greatly expanded military esta mie support we are extending to revenues in the years ahend."

The free nations of

The President said the principal |1ishment for home defentée. operating one of for 1949

The cord of championing dem-Farmpe wire recovery in the key United States foreign relief - rey on the world was given by to continued independence and to tivities at present are "those under creared

Mr. Ten on these worthy

safeguarding freedom in mony the army's programine of govern- other parts of the wortel, Our inent and relief in occupied areas investment in European recovery primarily Germany and Japan." will

many times in

Substantial Decline terms of Increased strength and improved organisation for peace,

Austrian Pretender Under Fire

11.

Vienna, January 9

to

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Dominated By Defence "The 1950 budget. tike thuse since the end of the war, is dominated by our eterna. tional and national defence pro gramine, Together they аге expected to Amount to $21,000,- 000,000 or half of all budget expenditures."

The paadessad there bani mejer

Internatural affairs and and

would fall $100,000,eten be a total Chima'r

$4,500,000,000

repay

BATTLE PROMISED ON U.S. POLICY IN ASIA

Washington, January 9.

Asia will have some vocal and abla advocates on Capital Hill during the present session of Con- gross in the group of Republican Senators who have already lined up behind the China aid proposals of the former Ambassador, Mr. Wil- liam C. Bullitt.

His words recalled the recent

to LE than

eon

decide

Republican Senator George W. Malone, who recent- ly finished a tour of the Far and Middle East, said he will demand on the Senate floor that the United States "make up its mind and make a decision on our policy in Asia."

"Psychologically And econd- report on Chinn made after amicully, the Far East is much trip there by former Democra-more important

tarily. I cannot say. Only our fic Senator Worth Clark. Clark Europe. But whether it is mili-

time the United

military authorities said it was States "fish or cut bail" on its that."United Press. China policy

Republican Representative Tentative estimates of about! Charles Merror has Introduced $1,000,000,000 of appropriations in US$1,000,000,000 China alch 1917) and expenditures

fiscal in the House

is In this

most allention Although year 1950 are included

decline focussed substantiat

China, Senator budget-a

to give hi These estimates, In- Malone said he is from 1940. clude continuation of the rehabili-rolleagues repeated Information Washington, January 9.

on the entire Far and Middle Senator William Langer said to free proples. Under the chartation programme in Japan.

"With these additional sums for East. He said United States inck today that he will renew his the new Congress rehabilitation and with further of decision on Asia was respon-th FCA recovery aid for Germany in sible for:

against segregation in the arm- the next fiscal year, progress to-

1. Forcing Pandit Nehru 10 ed services. recovery in the Ward economle

call the New Delhi conference should continue occupied areas

on the Indonesian problem; with a resulting further decline ita subsequent ] in expulitares

Economic Power Not Enough

"Bu in existing circumstances, Bente strength is not enough to assure continued independence

to the

Commomst Deputy | 54,700,000,000, a dentease of $30-ter of the Cuiten Nations there The Marshal Pion rost Flat Fisch toll a meeting of un poi

fore we have been discussing with European Communist leaders in Vine!

me of the Western Ponteles measures designed tatlay that the activities of Han,

perd at woulet crop to $49,000, incréase The srebrity Austrian Pretender, Otto Voni

400 from $250,000,000, but China North Alfantle arpa, Habsburg, ཎrཧཱུྃཏtཐཱ་ designed

might share with Ronen, Grevste NGLE Where face himself

in and Turkey in a new $335,000,000 Europe's

preserved und Bergen. proditical

af the Tom!” vaker the ange

MD Time

angahkan store) will ask later on mutes to cust Marshall Plan

fendly nations in the fug ther as of our national security."

¡L

Who

Fiebre said that at De manent to replace unbeveerry Babsburg in Austina since it was already a American bulwark, But the situation is different i Hungary where diemusly a Habs- intrig was urgedly needed.

Deputy Pucher and the nærest it Cardinal Mindsety was just bemus he had misused his pri-

estly position

There woul

he

"To further this objective

to request funds years." for providing military suppiles

expect later

fur the

The Presklent said his budget

to those countries and to cervecommendations for national de- tain other countries where the fence in the fiscal year 1950 are provision of such assistance is "based on a plan for a national Important to our national secur.defence position of relative mili- tary preparedness, coupled with a -It is not

Qossibly to predict higher degree of mobilisation pre- accurately what will be needed paredness. This type of military

Ity.

on

U.S. Military Segregation

Senator Langer muid in a state.

2. Setting the Indonesians on ment that he will reintroduce the the road to Communlam:

Alx amendments 3. Completely abandoning | milted unsuccessfully Draft Act was being China to the Communists;

4. In general

all the Senate last year. turning Asia against the United Sintes.

sibly

Moyes In Asia

basis of my

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At the same time, Representa- tive Jacob K. Javits said that "discriminatory treatment of negro soldiers is a most serlova infringe- ment of our freedoma in a highly with sensitive area, affecting our na Unitedtonal security"

recent

He added that "strict adherence to conatitutional prinefplex" was an esential mornic clement In "the armed forces.-United Press,

National defence wally $14.- zolino.090, well over one third of the inviget total and an increase

"On the or $2,500,000,000 over this year, There would be over $33,100,000.- fand I have therefore included m planning will permit us continu- three-hour conversation convinced Nehru I am LORD R

foress with allowance in the budget. The fact ously to revive our tuettes and de- to ale power and that aditional funds will be revelop our weapons to meet mo-States lack of action forced him

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to call this conference and pos- Libane resparels anal develop quired to meet the demand of this dern ment and dusts at mobilization, programme emphasises even inure Press.

to for

Nehru Doc- formulate trine for tre $300,000,000

Asla comparable the Monroe

Doctrine. Indians When he was arrested, Cardinal | for stockpiling stateage miaterials

and other lenders In Asta were Mindszenty

charged with and $500,000,000 m ANTIN

waiting for us desperately having conspired, while in the military trafong.

make up our minds what was tailer States, with Oto Von!

Govern- Habsburg for the tatters return to

important to the U.S. ment in Asia. I am sure Nehru the Austro-Hangarian krone, --

vels the United States lacks Heuler.

definite foreign policy and since he does not know what we will do, he was driven to this action," safd Senator Malone.

European Railways

Running Down

Geneva, January 10. More than 15 per cent of ali ailway

wagons in Western Europe are out of use for want of repairs, according to igures published in Geneva on Sunday by the United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe,

Western Europe's rolling stock was in better eulition at the end of 1948 than it was immediately

Aniversal

Stockpiling Materials

The President sounted a tot

For hope that things are better

in the world than a year ago.

In his message tortay the Pre sabend Sunek: "The United States Mr.

must continu its exert strea. positive efforts to achieve peace in the world and growing pros- perity at home."

And this time, when he spoke

BULLITT BELIEVES WE ARE SCARED

Washington, January 9. William C. Bullitt, former Ambassador to Mos- and Paris, who recently returned from China on a congressional mission, told tho United Press today:

Cow

of Europe he asserted "United "I talked in China and other parts of the Far East

States aid to the Western Euro. pean countries and the mutual self help which it has stimulai.

already are i ed among then reauiting

sting in substantial pro-

gress toward economic recovery and political stability."

gree

DESS."

with leading United States, British and French experts and they agreed with me that unless the United States is able to help-Nationalist China to stem the advance of Communism,' European territories and independent nations on or near the Chinese borders will be gravely menaced.

The United States, Mr. Truman said. " kay the strong hulwark at freedom in the work, Tu mautain its own strength, he tol of his plus for a national defence

unani- arc These experts position of relative military rea- after the war, but there were still iness coupled with a higher tie-mous that it

the Communists nearly twice as many unservice.

of mobilisation prepared reached the Southern Chinese able wugrina in 1948 is during an

borders. then not only the average pre-war your.

Rapid Expansion strategic position of European Western Europe had a tutal of

nations and the United States 312.554 wagons out of service on

November 30, 148,

mended in this budget are thewould be further affected but Great Britain

this nation has severe economic losses might be the maly must powerful WIN

ever maustained in peacetime," he incurred, further weakening the country in Western Europe with a greater percentage of unservice- salt and he bespoke of the read-economic and financial situation able

iness for rapid expansion should in Western Europe." WILNOM tr 1948 than 1946. Britain had a total of 147.81 the need arise."

"The military

forces

recom-

wagons-12 per cent of her entire The President laid out the for- rolling stock--awaiting repair on leign aspects of the budget in these November 30. nearly as many as words:

"International affairs and Au

in all other West European coun

tries together,-Aspocluted Press, unce account for $7,100,000,000

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Mr. Bullitt said these experts went so far as to say that If the Communists got a real grip on Southern China, then some European territories and Inde- pendent nations In South East Asia would go Communist, which might lead to the turning of the The entire military situation in Southern Pacific,

"As regards French Indo- China, French experts took it for, granted that France would lose that territory once the Clil- nese Communists consolidated the border area between China and Indo,China," Mr. Bullitt said.

"However, I feel before tha' threat appears there is still time for the French government to come to terms with the moderate nationalists, provided it is will- ing to offer genuine Indepen dence within the French Union and pursue policies similar to the patient and economic poll-i cles of the United States in the Philippines. That would enable France to obtain the co-opera- tion of the Annamite fees for the defeat of the Communie! Everillas.

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"Some of the British expert: I talked to are tearful of thờ fate of Malaya. and Hong Kon If the Chloess Communit reached the Southern Chines borders.

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Malone to abbut 10,000 British, and As to Chinu, Senator

States must that the mass of Chinese thare said: "The United would quickly be solidified by make up its mind whether the the Communista.

Integrity of the Chinese govern- "Consequently, they still hopement is important to our uiti-; even at this late hour that the mate safely. If it la important, it is not im- United States may have a more let's get going. If

say so. Only portant we must

con- positive policy toward China.

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