Acheson To Meet With Canada, Britain And Western Europe Nations
Truman Mum On Stalin's Proposal
Washington, January 30,
The Secretary of Stato, Mr. Dean Acheson, is ex- pected to meat this wook with the Ambassadors of Canada and the five Wastern European na- tions, possibly to reply to Russian charges that the North Atlantic security pact was warlike. The expected meeting would
be the first Mr.
Acheson has
held with diplomatic represen- States' United tatives of the
iliz, the cold war againal. Communism since he took uver at the State Department.
sabl
the
Vushington, January 30, Generalissimo Stalin's state- ment that he would be prepared
Dipionati Streck to meet President Truman to security hance pact would be atiscuss the differences between the subject of the meeting the two nations was brought to thinl. It would be logical for
tations 10 conder the President's attention imme-seven diately here today, but there formal answer to Russia's angry
criticisms was in offleinl word of his re-and repeated uction.
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State Department The etared, however, that the Soviet Government lack make no formal move in fiate the meeting be- tween the two leaders.
Mr. Michael McDermott,
Press leer, said
The
The C'hiter!
States Government has but had
communication
Any request,
approach of any sort.
ば
M wie immediately resalted that Mr. Truman has repeatedly Assorted he would be ready to meet Generalissimo Stalin, but he had just as repeatedly Inslat
pact.
und the
of the
Asia Aid
Runs Into Difficulty
Washington, January 30 A hesitancy among American technicians to indulge in "Em- definite pire Building" and #
men may shortage of traine prove one of the main problems in President Truman's scheme for developing the world's back- do.ward areas.
World Domination?
The Kremlin has officially charged Beltain and the United States with uning the proposed
"world treaty to obtain mination", It has also called on Norway to any whether it will join the pact or provide Noe. wegian bases for the Western Allies.
White American diplomatie of-
cented iesals formally,
Observers point to the efforts of British officials here to secure the services of 30 American geologists for African development surveys,
Negotiations have been going on So far, no In-for xix months now. the charges
have been any American geologlets they, postponed formal Statement until
thrystnineet.
The matter is now in the hands ed that he would not leave ud consult with other nations Washington to do this.
drafting the pact, These nations of the United States Government
the hopes of some success. Whether Marshal Stalin regards
The main dieulties enrountered Washington 104 mutually RC-Netherlands.
in these negotiations have been: place is probably
forreal answer probably ceptable known outside the Kremlib. would emphasise that the pact is) Shortage of Irained men. An nining and Menplime, it seemed to diplo-aled at safeguarding peace and jimmense amount of
here observers
Chatboister: the work of the United Survey Work is going on in the Generalissimo Stalvi's statement Nations. Russia contends it would United States and every qualified man can and a well pald job in this country.
mati
not
M-$180, Chunda. Frunen. Geological Service, and there are
Belgium, Luxembourg
Any
anth
is "the big push" in Rosi's so-seattle the United Nations. called pence offensive, razzal that
revent prommurements by Cinn-
ramist leaders arging
Stalin
Truman meeting were designed
Trouble With Senate
The treaty
ex- itself is not as a curtain-raiser to today's Init |pected to be signedi
before the then it development.
middle of March. Even While
ila Wash
Washington digested this must be rated by the Senate.
the where Mr. Jatest pronounelmeirf
Acheson faces A Kremlin, the only positive thing | stormy timæ, Americnu official
saying was that Stalin's statement as important and would receive the -Reuter,
from
sutarees were Sume Senators have Kruse Generalissimo doubts about both the treaty and was regarded its companion US$2,000,000,000 deserved and American arms programme. Even closest, study, such stalwart
No More Isolation For U.S.
supporters 48 the chairman
(2) Without the incentive of a ach larger salary, qualified men are reluctant to go overseas.
If the choice lies between work in an African Jungle or the Colorade plateau, the tendency among most ls to favour the Intter.
---Reuter.
Gun Battle
administration In Heart Of
New York
the Senate Foreign Relutions Committee, Senator Tom Con- nally, have declined to commit themselves until more details are available.
Despite these doubts, advance betting is that Mr. Acheson will muster the necessary two-thirds the Senate ratifcation vote in after explaining the need for a defence
also agreement. seems to have the votes for the Topeka, Kansas, arms programme.
January 30.
William Senator
Knowland
+
New York, January 30. A gun battle in the heart of New York today led to the Wounding and capture of a man suspected by the police of hav- ing been concerned in the shoot- ing of a Roman Catholic priest yesterday,
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUÁRY 1, 1949.
Catholics
State Department
Slain By Reds? To Run Germany?
New York, January 31. The Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New York said yesterday he had re- colved word that Catholle Priests, Brothers and Nurs had
been stair, by Chinese
Communista.
The most Reverend Thomas J. McDonnell said he was nated on Saturday that '68 Priests, 10 Brothers and 13 None had been put to death by Chinese Reds. He said that his Information came from Archbishop Alberi, Apostolic Internunalo Chinn.
In
*
The Cathollo
Churchman made the statement at
Columbus com: Knights of mining, break!1⁄2§ineptaen
Americana Asserting that should not think of the Chi.. nese Communists aw any dif ferent fram thoan of Soviet Rusala,
Added: ba
"Arch- informed Riberi has bishop
Communists of me that the China are, the same as those of Russia, and that all their leaders have been trained In Kremiin." Associated the Prez.
Pravda Attacks Asia Meet
Moscow, January 31. The newspaper Pravda charg
recent ed yesterday that the Asian conference on Indonesia at New Delhi was only a dis- guised part of Anglo-American plans to dominate the world.
of 18 Aslan
(The conference
the thut countries demanded
CA1} United Nations
a halt on and Dutch rule of Indonesia compel the Dutch to cease mil- tary action there.)
common
sald
Washington, January 30,
The Army Secretary, Mr. KennothTM Royall, currently on route to Japan, tonight was said here to have asked President Truman to turn over to to the State Department the job of administar- ing occupied. Germany, but Government of- ficials said they had no knowledge of such o request.
Mr. Royall was said to have made the request in a letter to the White House shortly after his return on January 3 similar trip to Germany.
on
4
He reportedly sent a copy to the State Department.
Preas
goid he knew
nothing about the reported letter. The Stete Department spoken- man was also stient.
they
a
Mr. Royall's Rides kald did not know whether such letter had been sent. It it was, they added; any information
would have 10 about it
House the White irom
a matier of policy."
There is nothing
come
Italy Reds Oppose Alliance
Rome, January 30. Palmiro Togliatti, Italy's Communist boss, warned the
that Government today
his Party's 2,500,000 members new in the would fight Italian participation Army's attempts to get rid of in the European Union and the job of running the occupa-hinted that a special election tion zone of Germany. Military should be called on the issue, leaders repeatedly have tried to
In a special sintement in hi shift the insk to the State De- Party's newspaper, Unit, partment in the past, claiming demning "this
new Holy Al. the Army should be relieved of lance," Togliatti warned: Its dual responsibility as soon as Dossible.
Second Time
The proposal almost went
con-
"It seems the time is not yol finished when Italians must learn from the newspapers that their country is going to be kept parl of on anti-Communist pact or of We through in late 1947, but Mr. some other axis or triangle. Truman rescinded the order for recall, however, what has been the switch because of the the outcome of similar pofleles." Телев American Russian
He said the London decision lations and the lack of State for the formation of a European Department personnel to do
Union was a "very grave act of the job.
imperialistic policy which tends, One high Government official not to unite Europe and the said he could not understand why world, but to spilt it, preparing Mr. Royall would recommend a switch at this time. He said Russo-American relations were
His reference to a special elec- SSD- more strained than ever. "It is
tion was a mere hint in which the hardly
time to make
he reminded the Government that change in our German policy."
is could not join the European Asked about this, one of Mr. Union without Parliament's con- aides said; "I don't sent. However, this is already know whether the Secretary assured because the
Catholic made a proposal or not. But if Christian Demperat Party of Pre-
reason did, the
probably mier Alelde de Gasperi has an would be the Army's lack of absolute majority in the Assem- bly and has enough support for easy control of the Senate.
editorial, Pravda. In an the conference had "nothing in Royall's
struggles: with the against Colonial rule of Imperia- Hials or with the real interests of 40 the peoples of Asin.
funds."
Boris Izakov,
who signed the He noted that President Tru- rticle, advanced the same thesis man's budget proposed a US$- expressed in Saturday's long gav 235,000,000 cut In occupation ernment declaration on the North costs during the 1850 fiscal year Atlantic defence pact. He con- and sald the Secretary might Lended the conference was In- feel available funds should bt spired by Colonial powers which used strictly for military pur- attempted to steer it into form- | poses. ing a bloc against Russla,
The conferees, Izakov .wrote. would accepted a plan which maintain Colonial rule of Indone- sin through artificial formation of the proposed United States of Indonesia.
Delhi (The New
conference demanded that the US of In donesia be created as a sovereign The men, age 40, was wound-country.)--Associated Press. The United States cun no said Republican co-operationed by police fire which he re more return to a policy of isola hinged on whether Republican turned after he had been trup- tion than an adult can return to foreign policy leaders were real-ped in a boarding house.
ly consulted in advance or whe- F childhood, Senalor Willium
The man was alleged to have ther they were given courtesy fred a rifle from the back pew Knowland, Republican, said in
church in New York and a speech prepared for delivery information at the last minute of
Mu Knowland and Senatur
before the Kansus Day dinner. Henry Cabot Lodge summed wounded a priest sitting in
"We must assume our respon~ the doubts of many of their col/confessionn! box,
in-
The police cartier today sibilities as a global power with leagues; while they expect to stituted a house-to-house search out whose active support there support the programme, they over Manhattan's East Side. can be no adequate international wont assurances that the Wes- The shooting took place yes- system of haw and order." he tern European world is ready
and willing to fight in a show
nid.
R
said the Uplied down. United Press. The Senator States hind
already becom signatory to a regional security pact embracing the Western Hemisphere within the frame- work of the United Nations Char- ler.
Pope's Message
Rome, January 30. The Pope this afternoon message to the
Both the historie background broadcast a and the geographic proximity
task
terday during confessional hours in the Church of St. John the Martyr, Manhatton. The priest, wounded in the left leg. WB5 Father Vincent Campbell.
The rifleman fled and was lost in a crowd.-Reuter.
Thieves Cut Telephone Cable
ser-
make the prospective North At- Eucharistic Congress at Call. lantle pact of equal importance to Colombia, in which he said that this notion. With the degree of the blessing of the Church was in the collective security such a pact will upon all participants furnish, it may be possible for the Congress
all and
the free nallons of Western Europe nations represented there,
Manila, January 31. to move ол to u constructive The principal
of the Trans-Poete telephone settlement of their economic
Congress, the Pope said, will be vice was disrupted for, five hours problem:
genuine rc-avowal of the yesterday, and two radlo stations "In the real sense there can
nobical and oldest Christian were cut off the air when eable be no neutrals in the struggle to traditions, coupled with the firm thieves shipped the Philippine colablish a free world of free determination to remain un- Long Distance Telephone Com men whose peace will be secure shakeably resolved to
Manila and seek pany lines betwen under collective security based on peace among the nations nsrem- Quezon City, International law and justice,” he bled there on the basis of Christ- Sabotage was suspected by sald.-United Press.
lan brotherhood.
Investigators who pointed out "We give you our blessing in that only a 75-foot length these tasks from the fullness of coble was stolen.
Bunche Studies Peace Proposals
ed
•
af
our hearts, and we have delegat- Recurrent wire thefts have
our brother, the Cardinal brought investigation by Philip Delegate, to convey it to you," he pine and United States Army said.--Router.
Authorities.-Associated Press.
PARAGUAYAN GOVT
Rhodes, January 30. Dr. Ralph Bunche, the United Nations acting Mediator, spent today studying the Israeli and Egyptian armistice proposals with his Chief of Staff, General William Riley, and his legal The adviser, Mr. Constantin Stavro- poulos.
10
IS OVERTHROWN
Asuncion, Paraguay, January 10. government of President Juan Nationalicio Gonzalez was overthrown today.
Bomb Load Dropped On California
Washington, January 30.
A United States B-36 super- heavy stratosphere bomber car- rled 37-1/2 tons of bombs aloft today the greatest bomb load ever lifted-and dropped them on a California bombing range, the United States Air Force an- nounced.
The bomb load consisted of two. guided missiles, without explosive charges.
The B-36 flow 2.000 miles from Carswell Baso, Texas, to a bomb- ing range at the Muros, Califor- nin, air test base, and returned to Texus, averaging more than 250 miles an hour for the fight,
The weight of the two bombs lifted by the six-engined Consoli- dated Vulter plane was equivalent 10 # warilmo B-17 Flyingt Fortress.
At the toke-off, the bomber, its bombs and fuel load totalled over. 700,000 pounds. Both the bombs were curried in a normal manner within the huge bomb bay of the plane, one in each bay.
The B-36 was disabled on its return landing at Carewell Base today, when a propeller bit into the concrete runway as the main landing gear under the right wing collapsed.
That throw up sparks which not off rumours that the giant bomber had cought fire.--Reuter
FOUR KILLED IN JAPAN FIRE
Tokyo, January 31. The biggest problem con-
General Mac-Arthur's Head- Buniche wos
The President and the Finance · The reporta suld that the move- fronting Di
its today revised quarters ported to by the proposals for Minister, Beandro Prieto, took mant was intended to attain the dxing of Battle lines for the refuge in the Brazilian Em-unity of the National Republican, casualty list in the fire 'yester- ormistice. But secondary pro bassy.
or Colorado Party, of which day at the Air Force barracks Gonzalez a member.
at Yokota air base, near Tokyo, blems, such as the exchanges of prisoners, the supervision, re- It WBO
tho announced that
The publie learned that some-to four dead and Ave seriously duction and withdrawal of op-National Assembly will meet this thing important was happening injured.
oleet a posing forces, were reported to afternoon to
provisional when pollen forces took precau- The first reports said that Ave have been 'solved.
were killed, ten others missing promident and cabinet members tionary measures and suspended The Mediator will hand to the whose names were not divulged. broadcasts, The broadcasts were and five seriously injured.
The barracks, which housed '34 Israeli and Egyptian delegations Calm prevails throughout the resumed today. “tomorrow a summary of their country, official reports said. The Authorities said they would men were destroyed within a few
viewpoints before a further in-
issue a communique later inform minutes. formal meeting-la hold to - hamn- The movement to overthrowing the people of events that led The bodies have been recovered mor out the differences still Gonzalos, began late on Saturday to the fall of Gonsales, who be but names are being withhold threatening the breakdown of and was accomplished during the camo Prouident on August 18, pending notification of next of
Kin--Bauters \the talks--touter,
Inight without struggio.
· 1948, —Walted Press.
Clay To Stop Down?
new conflicts"
الله
"Even before judging this new Holy Alliance, there arises and imposes lisel on us a prejudicial question," said Togliattl.
The Italian Government cannot take any engagement in this feld without consulting Parliament. It would say that, if the Christian Democrat Government were di- rected by honest persons, an ap- peal to the country would im- One report said that Mr. Royall was prompted by the fact that pose itself because all know that in the campaign April 18 de General Lucius Clay, United Gasperi swore, and swore false- States commander in Europe, had ly, that he would never carry expressed a desire to step down. Italy into a bloc of powers." He was sald to feel this opened United Press. the way to reviewing the entire question of military
civilian control.
However, Army
sources
versus
said General
Mr. Truman has asked
Clay to stay in Germany until
the tension caused by the cold war ensed off.
MUTINY CHARGE
ACQUITTAL
Mombasa, January 30.
-
Nineteen Mauritian soldiers of The State Department tradi- No 2,047 Company of the Royal tionally has been reluctant to Pioneer Corps have been acquit take over the administration in ted by a general
cccupied areas.
Mr.
Officials
court martial
cun Here on a charge of mutiny. sider it a "thunkless Job" at best The charge arose from an in- and one for which the Depart-
eldent when the accused were ment is only partially prepared. alleged to have combined to-
George
Marshall favoured gether to disobey a Bergeant's WDB brought the switch when he was serving order. Evidence
Chief as Army
of Star, but that the sergeant did not give a changed his mind after taking direct order and the prosecution over 13 Secrotary of State decided not to proceed with the United Press.
case.--Reuter.
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