1949-02-24 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1949.

DELIBERATE "GO-SLOW" BY AMERICAN WOMAN'S

THE CHINESE COMMUNISTS

CHINESE WON'T BE GOOD REDS

San Francisco, February 23.

Hoger Lapham, American ald administrator in China, says he does not expect the Chineso to make good Communists.

The Chinese, he told the San Francisco Board of Supervisors,

are hard workers and want to be

left alone.

"Chinese

Shanghai, February 23,

A fulf month ago the Chinese Communists.stopped just short of the Yangtze River after conquering roughly half of China...

Why? There seems to be no single answer. For many reasons, however they appear to have adopted a deliberate go-slow policy. Here are some of the most obvious reasons,

First is the over-riding fact that with peace talk in the air more war would be highly unpopular in this country,

***

Jap Nationals In China War

re-

Tokyo, February, 23. The Japancan press ported

yesterday that *** General Yasuji Okamura, In an Intoryfow, made estimates on the number of Japantas nationale étiil romaining In

China Okamura recently was Fopatelated for recuperation In the First National Hos- pital at Uahlgoma.

quoted Okamura an anying "le seems true that there are some ́ Japeness In the Chinese Rad 'forges

'tung Province.

Tong

AMAZING BOOK

Moscow, February 22!

Annobolla Ducor, aged 34, former American Em- bassy employee, who married a Russian singer and loft a year ago to live permanently in Russia, was disclosed today as the author of a 50,000-word book "The Truth About American Diplomats."

Miss Ducar, án American citizen, said in her book. that American diplomats are doing everything they can to cause a world catastrophe.

In the first edition of her book 10,000 copies were sold out at the price of seven rubles cach within a few minutes after it was placed on the newsstands.

Miss Bucar, an. administrative |

terested in risking military ad- capitalism into Communism or The Reds now appear unin-change overnight Chino's feudal as individuals cer-venture in the unconquered half even Socialism. They do attack tainly are not meant to be con of Cine when they get some of the airy fast and concentrated around Brenant at the Embassy, left last munists--if you mean by Com- get in a deal.

vious inequal views, they find, munism the domination of a few

gaking all possible political hay meanwhile to consolidato control.

over the great mass, as we know it in Moscow," he said.

"But the US. should pay more attention to what is going on in

he added.

Their conquest down to the Yangise has far extended their front, perhaps beyond their abil- ity to supply. It until railways are rebulit, including those running over bridges

the destroyed by

Chithe people over there are Nationaliats.

going through a great upheaval from feudalism to something approaching Democracy. It will be a long tima beore China catches up with world.".

la

the modern

Meanwhile the Reds need time to digest what they have captur- erl. This is a largely illiterate people who must be taught how to live under the communist superstructure:

Mr. Laphan

resting here The Reds have a proved tech- after his retum from China to nique for this but it takes time. report in Washington on the It includes the slow process of Economic Co-operation Adminis- spreading teracy to lay the tration

programme. — Associated { foundation for greater changes. Press.

The Reds make no attempt to

India Uncovers Communist Plot

Bombay, February 22.

The Calcutta police today arrosted 25 Communists, including 10 women, bringing the total arrost- od in Wost Bongal since Saturday to 100 and the India-wide tatal to well över 600. Commun- ist literature was also seized. In Madras, police detained

Omprakash Gupta, secretary of the

general

All-India

Union of Postal Workers, whose Supreme Council is due to meet there tomorrow to consider call- ing a strike.

An official spokesman of the Calcutta Posts and Telegraph De- partment sald that the authorl- ties have taken all possible steps to maintain services even if the strike takes place.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, In dian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, stated today that the arrests of the Communists In the past

three days

are a precautionary mea-

Scrapping Of Japanese Fleet Revealed

their

New Freedom

Thus they go in for some land redistribution and give millions of farmers a vested interest in the new status quo. They make one of their are attacks on the Ancient Confucian system by forming very active women's so- cieties.

Particularly to pensani women, whose lives often ap- proach slavery, this novel activity brings unheard of freedom.

Then they ar put to

Ex-General

Imamura is said to be com- manding troops. In the Red Army, it is ales rumoured that the Ito unit is operating with the Red Army?—Asso- ciated Press.

American Ties With The World

Miss Bucar sald that Robert Magidoft, former NBC correspon dent expelled by the Soviet Gov- ernment last year, was one of the Embasay's principal operatives in Moscow. She stated that the Mo

live espionage American Emboery

on ex

February in protest against the

Embassy employees also dell- American attitude toward Russia. Upon leaving the Embassy she Washington in order to paint the

falsified reports sia berately disclosed that. she had been secretly married 13 months to the Russian singer, Konstantin Lap shin. She said she was leaving to live the life of a Soviet house- wife

war-

When she left sho denounced the State Department as mongers.

"I cannot remain silent,” Miss Bucar said in her introduction in to book, "because I saw in Washington and Moscow how step by step our diplomats ros- ponsible for our foreign policy are doing everything can fo United cause a world catastrophe."

Students and teachers Are

Paris, February, 22. quickly organised-it is easy

The destiny of the because the Nationalists have

States is bound up with the already driven them tar to the destiny of all other peoples of work organising and indoctrin. the earth, Mr. Jefferson Caffery, ating the less aducaled clays United States Ambassador, told who might mistake the "new members of the American Club China" for Just another change here tonight.

of rulark

perity of nations.

for

blackest possible picture of the Soviet Union, she said.United Press.

'DISGRACE TO THE COLONIES'

London, February 22, The situation in the Leeward Islands of the West Indles is a She went on to eny she fell disgrace to the British colonial duty-bound to expose the war system, Mr. Fennor Brockway, mongering conspiracy of Ameri- London chairman of the Con can diplomats and for that reason

She Gress of Peoples Against Im- resigned her Embassy job. sold silo decided to remain in perialism, said today. Russia to participate in the com-

Speaking of the recall of the Speaking at the club's

mon struggle All the lower incarne elements Washington Day dinner, the Am-

Governor, Ear! peace and pres

Baldwin, Mr. Brockway said: "Wo rejoice are given preferred, treatment in bassador said: "The objective of

Miss Bucar's concluding that a Colonial Governor has changing Nationalist money for the European aid programme is chapter, she gave her impressions had the courage to break through new, Rett money and otherwise beth great and unique. Never be of the Soviet Union. She said: the red tape and stand by the taken into camp to reduce the fore in the history possibility that any

of mankind "I am happy to be here and that people of the Leeward Island: mass basts has a country possessed both the my son was born in the Soviet rather than by the sugar barons." will be left for counter-revolu- inclination and the means

to Union, I highly appreciate the Lord Baldwin, Socialist son of 80 generously Britain's pre-war Conservative Another thing making the Reds place itself at the service of the Soviet hospitality o slow la the fact they then- towards a goal benefitting hu- only for myself but even more

community of nations to work accorded me. I am grateful not Prime Minister, has been recall-

ed for consultations by selves say that Nationalist China man beings everywhere on earth. for my son."

Colonial Office. collapsed faster than the Chinese "We can

can anticipate attacks on people. expected.

such a programme from the usual sources. Let us stress that accusa- tion of exploitation or imperla- lism on the part of the United States are as unfounded as all the other distortions by which certain elements seck to poison world opinion for thetr ends."-Reuter.

tion.

In The Cities

Thai is probably their way of saying that they themselves are surprised by the speed of their own advances. They seem to be trying to avoid the KMT's rapid over-expansion after VJ-Day which, partly because of the lack of trained personel, helped bring about the Reds

to

own

ing that Communists, especially The Agure was £30,250,000 those in some of the important more than last year's, but it did railway unions, are planning a not provide for any new ship period of sobolago and violence building. as a serious threat to the Gov- ernment machinery.

London, February 23. · An Admiralty spokesman to- day revealed that all units of the Japanese Fleet -allotted to the triumph. United Kingdom had. been or The Reds now find themselves were being scrapped, with the holding large cities. They had exception of two ships which to fight for Tientsin and it will were being

disposed

of within take time to recast this large the Commonwealth.

community of acquisitive busi- sure,

The revelation came in an Ad-nessmen into the new mold. In Administrative quarters in miralty estimate which said that Pelping they ran into another Delhi said the round-up of Com-the Admiralty will need £180,- kind of

trouble munists was undertaken because 250,000 to keep the Royal Navy Just before the fall of Feiping, the Indian Government had re-aboat during the year beginning the Nationalist chief of Secret ceived intelligence reports show- April 1940.

Police, Cheng, Kui-min, paid a dying visit long enough to order an entire regiment of his

tough operatives underground. The re- sult was that the Reds conducted The First Lord of the Ad- a quick census of the clly's 2,- miralty. Lord Hall, In an ex- I matting that some of these under- 000,000 people and are now re- It is believed that there has planatory memorandum, Bald boon contact between the Com £10, 880,000 provided for shpl-cover threats to their control havé manista in India and 'these In

building will be used to continue been rounded up. along the Indo-Burma)

started in former programmes border and that the Indian years. Communists' plan to create

Ho said the estimate contained

ahaotic conditions in India no more than a token provision

oma larger plan, for new building. to embrace a wids rel

of some

panded

glon,

war-

The coat of completing ships already begun, however,

Patel told n n. Joint moeting ot the various South Indian Cham-Will total £42,000,194 and will

bers

of Commerce in, Madras to-

day. "It la not

lock people up.

pleasant task, to

think of doing that

in't ever |

have reliable information that their intent is not only to strike but disruption, dislocation and sabotage, which would cost 50- clety dearly"

This

first Ministerial is the pronouncement on the country, vide action against the Coin munists, Reuter......

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Budapest, February 22, The Hungarian hows agency todky said that – the - Calh Board of Bishopa har app ed (the. Hungarian, Gov Con Instructions tram

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Envoy. Accused

The Executive Committee of the Congress of Peoples againat Imperialism, which

It has been generally considor. ed that he was on the carpet for his policy. In the Leeward Is- lands. Some sources have sug- Then Miss Bucar accused the gested that he had found dis American Ambassador, Mr favour with the "sugar barons" Walter Bodoll Smith, with because of his too friendly rela- Ing his high position to reap tions with the coloured popula- huge profits from the sale of tion. old clothes, gold coins and watches. She said the Entbassy itself was engaged in large- scale speculation by smuggling

claims to represent 30 coun- goods and currency abroad.

tries in Europe, Afrios and, She alleged that a monopolis- Aila, are to consider the-West' tervala, the Anglo-American air-tie clique functions in the Rus Indian situation on Friday lift planes last night and today slan division of the State Depart-

night. brought 7,513 tons of supplies to ment, conspiring to seize all lead- By that time," Mr. Brock- blockaded Berlin.

ing posis determining the

De way told Reuter, "we shall know They set a new record for any partment's policy. She said Mr.what the Government has decided 24-hours period since the airlift Roy Henderson, now Ambassad about the future of Lord Had began last June 20United or to India, was the original or- win. If it should be so mis- Press,

ganiser of this clique,

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Berlin, February 22. Roaring in at two-minute in-

Czechs Intensify Security Moves

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Prague, Fozruary 22.

Czechoslovakia's Communist regime marked its first anniversary by tightening security measures and ordering followers to go over to the offan- sive against their enemies.

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Historic Tomb Threatened

Lahore, February 22.. Emergency

measures have been ordered to save the gem- studded tomb of the Mogul Emperor Jehangir, near- here, from the snow-swollen, river Ravi which recently changed

churian centres there is great emphasis on getting Industries going again to provide employ mant and consumer goods without which discontent is sure to ariso. These are the only known fac-

its course.' Roadblocks disappeared included in future estimates. tors indicating a go slow policy. be

Before the river reaches the United Press,

There

may be others indicating enemies are receiving financial the week-end, but checks the

best course would be to avoid support from the West and they still being made. The police have danger level, Sir Francis Muir, political indigestion. Meanwhile, criticised officials and members been making identity checks for Governor of West Punjob, has several days in trams, cafes and ordered a new channel to be cut there is nothing tangible in the for wavering under pressure.

to divert the water and barriers wind to what their appetite for

restaurants in Prague. As the Government began ‘a

The pollon threw • tight to be re-erected, more war unless Nationalist Gov-series of official commemorations

Surrounded by beautiful gar¬} cordon

Saturday on

night crnment peace efforts, break of the February 1948. coup, these

around Prague's International dens, the magnificent tomb holds down entirely.Associated Press;

were

the The

remains of the only Mogul developments:

telephons central and #cru

Emperor buried in Pakistan, His wero tinised the papers of every real name was Salim, but he members Army Party ordered to patrol the streets of

vialtor. Prague: A confidential Party cir-

Its ten-man cells, for cular, issued to Rome, February $23.

werned that foreign Imperialists ing a bill to reorganise the officer Naples. despatches report the are the Czechs principal enemies corps and permit the disinissal of departure of the Italian des and called for, an end-to

to the offe troyers Animoso and Fortunalo tolerant attitude toward capitalist the principles of the people's do for Augusta, Stelly,

remnants, Highways leading out crocrsey. Members made speeches They are

had of Progue were closely checked alleging that previous purg for several days last week. Even been insuficient and that there Cabinet Ministers were stopped still are unreliable elements in for identification.

the Army-United Press.

New York, February 22. - Passengers in the Mauretania, who had their eight-day cruise to Nassau and Havana cut short because of engine trouble, have received n 50 per cent refundi of the passage money.

The liner, which left here on February 15, developed engine trouble three days later.

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