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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1849.

AMERICAN POLICY ON CHINA UNCHANGED

Washington, January 27. This Government is doing all possible now to aid

Chinose political and economic welfare. This is the interpretation put on the statement by Mr. Dean Acheson, Secretary of State, that U.S. China policy is unchanged.

Slaughter

Of Burmese Villagers

Kangoon, January 27. An-official-statement said to day that armed Karens have started wholesale slaughter of Burmese villagers in the Irra- waddy delta area.

The Government's view is that it is desirous of extending all aid against Communism and for economic rehabilitation of China, but not to cause the United States to become participant in China's domestic affairs or otherwise infringe on Its sovereignty.

1

Mr. Acheson declined to com- mont on whether the Nanking Embassy will be instructed to follow the Chinese Government

Si

Other official quarters indicate that the Department is waiting further developments before the question is decided.

It said chaotic condillons pre- township of Pon- voil in the

Lower officials of the Embassy tercor tanaw, where

stricken may be instructed to go to Can- Burmese ate fleeing from burn- ton" or wherever the Nanking ing villages,

Foreign Office is established, but the Ambassador my not be in- cluded.

A Government spokesman said Burmese are retaliating in some Karen areas by burning down Karen villages.

the spokesman said,

are

con.

The Karens seek independence from Burma.-Associated Press.

KRAVCHENKO LIBEL CASE

ACHESON AFFIRMS PRINCIPLES OF AMERICAN DEFENCE POLICY "Attack Will Be Met With Force"

SHIP BOUND

FOR H.K. "ARRESTED"

Malbourne, January 26. A ship due to leaVO to- morrow for Hong Kong and Japan has been "arrested" by the Malbourne City Sheriff.

She is the Swedlah pergo ship Citas, on the agents of which a writ was sorved last week by the ownere of the of the steamer Rena, otalm- Ing compensation for damage alleged to have been caused in a collision,

The Citos and the Rona wore in collision in a violent wind storm on January 10.

Nellikke detention-supe mona on the Citos'a mast to- day, the Sheriff advised her master that can not leave port until court proceedings are ended-Reuter.

REPUBLICANS' JAVA CLAIMS

Washington, January 26,

Mr. Doan Acheson; Socretary of Stato, declared to- day that the United States, through the pro- posed North Atlantic Treaty, will make it ab- solutely clear in advance that any armed attack affecting U.S. national security will bo mot with overwhelming force.

Mr. Acheson said the primary purpose of the pro- posed treaty, like that of the Rio Treaty, is to provide unmistakable proof of the joint deter- mination_of_participating notions to resist armed attack on any country.

Jap Diet To. Sabotage U.S. Policy?

New York, January 27. The Herald Tribune anys. prospects are that the Cabinet to be produced by the new Jopan- cse" Diet "will be composed of- men who hardly conceal their desire to sabotage American policies, and probably will in-

clude men whose personal honesty is open to question,"

The newspaper said in an edi- torial that "Shigeru Yoshida's HE DENTIFROM DECAN kinada en die yswinicis

has little enthusiasm for Démo cracy and certainly is not Liberal, Senator Vandenberg and John control the new Dict. Foster Duites.

Hands Off China

"Revival of Japanese industry, which has been given priority,

pro- Mr. Acheson said the posed treaty will be a collec- tive defence arrangement with- the of In the framework United Nations by providing He promised to carry out the will be of extra-ordinary diff for orderly and co-ordinated "good neighbour" policy toward cully. It would be hard enough even if Japanese Cabinets were of Latin America. fulfilment of obligations

He maintained the hands off comprised of enlightened men, participating nations under the

&ttitude toward China by de- but the prospect seems to be charter.

produced by the clining to go beyond statements that Cabinets He added: "Our national se... curity is vitally affected by the already made by the President, new Diet will be composed of men who hardly conceal their security of the North Atlantic Mr. Marshall and Mr. Lovett.

And. in general he indicated desire to sabotage American po- A Republican spokesman to-area. The peoples of the North

forward, cice, and probably will Include his He will remain in Shanghal day said that 39,000 crack In-Atlantic orea

Intention of going have a common with Mr. Marshall's

men whose personal honesty is" ότι plans pending dovalopments or return donesian troops invaded occupi-heritage and civilisation."

controlled revival of the German open to question. to the U.8. for consultation, ed Dutch Java a week ago and

this Declaring that

"General Douglas MacArthur He laughingly side-stepped any

Tsingtao Base

J. Leighton Stuart's possible niovements are not indicated.

Batavia, January 266.

common

The future of the U.S. naval dug in for guerilla warfare. heritage can best be fortified economy.

TC-

The Navy's presence at Tsing- tao is generally regarded strategically Important in relation

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units

entirety

the general

to

The situation is reported to be out of control In the Mau-

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ca, where, the Govern.: Terit

saya. Karens tinuing a campaign of extino-i tion against Burmase hamlats. Rebel

damaged forces

the sluice gates of the Hinwga Dam establishment at Tsingtao is but the damage was repaired.ceiving much speculation

Units of the Silwanga garrison and preserved and here.

of the people of the kind of potential argument with is working under severe handi- to rebuild Japan's

dificult job cation whether the Marines will There has been no official indi-co-ordinated the invasion with the welfare

movement of large Republican North Atlantic area advanced by General Douglas MacArthur, with cups trying

whom he once had differences economy. His

made more difficult by the poor withdraw rapidly in the ovent of The Silwanga' Division units were in matters affecting their peacel af opinion in the early days of

into East Java, he said. an arrangement for co-operation

of Japanese political Communist occupation or can evacuated

the Japanese occupation, when Quality West Java from

and security

in- and common

leadership. Associated Press. tinue operations.

Mr. Acheson was Under-Secre- year Bg0 under Renville Agreement,

the so-called terests, Mr. Acheson said: "I hope

tary of State.

A reporter asked whether Mr. Acheson

with General agrees MacArthur's view that the re- Japanese clections constitute victory for "the Conservative philosophy of Government." Mr. Acheson replied that he had not thought

about the mattor. Then, as reporters who recalled the old differences between the two men, laughed, Mr.

ho Acheson sald thought he would pass that one, In discussing the President's programme for Improving world #ving

the conditions, new Becretary emphasised that; the programme'a ainì le to attain freedom and dignity and full-

of life for peoples Ini under-developed lands.

Com-

Paris, January 20. The hearing of the claim for fibel damages made by Victor Kravchenko, autbor of the anti- Soviet book "I Chose Free- dom,"

today postponed

Was

until January 31 and is ex- pected to last much longer than the nine days originally, esti- muied.

to the changing Orient plcture and are strongly fortified in their Associated Press.

former positions."-United Press.

The claim is for 3,000,000 francs against the Communist A

weekly. Les Lettres Francaises.

Both parties. agreed, that Jan- uary 31 be devoted to hearing evidence by displaced persons called by Kravchenko.---Router.

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Mr.

Acheson was asked to clarify the United States pasi- tion on the possibility discussed In the Scandinavian press of nations obtaining military up- plies from the United States even if they are not members of the North Atlantic Pact.

"AXIS SALLY" ON TRIAL IN U.S.

Washington, January 26.

gum-chewing German diplomat, a blonde divorcee and a sentimental sound engineer today swore they saw Mildred Gillars playing “Axis Sally” on the wartime Nazi radio.

World Struggle

He referred his questioner to the President's inaugural ad- dress in which he sald: "Wa will provide military advice and equipment to free nations which will co-operate with us the maintenance of peace and security."

In

reserves of

By contrast, he said, Mr. Acheson declared that the muntem views man as simply a The three witnesses testified staff in Cleveland, who removed United States must marshal new cog in the machine of the State. at the treater trial of the 48 a wad of gum at the fudge's re-rein the world struggle for but reactionary View an and economic He said that is not a modern idea might in year-old Portland woman, who quest and testified that he "quite freedora against what he called attempt to crawl back into the is accused of betraying her aften" had watched Miss Gillars "reactionary" Communism. cocoon of history."-Reuter and country by broadcasting honey-broadcasting from Germany. voiced appeals to United States 2. Miss Inge troops to lay down their arms.attractive 32-year-old governess, The constitution says no citizen who served as announcer on can be convicted of treason un-Axis Sally's broadcast. less at least two eye-witnesses testify to an "overt act".

brought to the stand:

Mr.

Acheson

two Associated Press.

1. He said that a "very great" reservoir of private capital s available to Binance President Truman's new programme

Sylvia Doman, main lines of a discussed

to

in

3. Paul Noback, German raise the standard of living Building a case against Gil-sound engineer, who exchanged the backward areas of the world, lars, the Government went the smiles with defendant while he including those in the Fur East Constitution

better onu

and told of helping her to make and Africa, But he served notice broadcast recordings despite oc- that countries desiring such help 1. Hans von Richter, former casional clashes of temperament. must create condition "attrac- omcial of the German Consulate-United Press.

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Tokyo, January 27. Shoji Tanaka, on a Democrat- Liberal ticket, spent 5,000,000 Yon to get himself elected to the Diet and, as a result, faces

arrest.

home last Saturday and has not Tanaka disappeared from his

2. On the military front of the cold war, Mr. Acheson en- dorsed the plans worked out by State, of the former Secretary Mr. George Marshall, and the been seen since.

The police obtained a warrant Under-Secretary, retiring

for his arrest on a charge of buy- Robert Lovett, for a a military al- ing votes by which he was elect-

Western Europe. ed.

liance

with

In the main, Mr. Acheson,

office

took

ce only

Mr.

Who

The police in Tokyo discover- Jost Friday.ed that he had been sentenced reiterated the policies already to 30 months on a

swindling

well laid out by his predecessor charge in 1942, and still later in office and by his chief, Pre found that he has been wanted aldent Truman. Most of what he for questioning since lust veur said which was new was con- in connection with money he is cerned with his heavy stress said to have received to oppose private capital rather than any great new outpouring of public funds to carry through Mr. Tru-

programme

for raising standardis in backward

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And it is important that Mr. Acheson is the one to say this, because he announced that Pre- sident Truman has called on the State Department to blueprint the programme-or as he put it, to compile suggestions operation with other Government departments and submit them to the President. Ha sald there is no blueprint yet.

La co-

"On estabilihed foreign policy principles, Mr.. Acheson spoke out briefly for co-operation with Ropubilean leaders Congress and out, auch

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