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THE CHINA MAÍL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1949.

Chiang Completely Peiping Reds Retired From Politics

Shanghai, February 27. General Tong En-po, commander of the Nation- alist armies in the Nanking-Shanghai orsa who will have the job of defending the vital area if China's civil war is to be continuad, told the United Press today that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is completely and fully re- tired from the political and military scone in China,

General Tong-who is in a position to know--said the reports that Chiang Kai-shek "is still run- ning things" through daily contact with vari- ous. military or administrative officials were not true and without foundation.

At the same time,

General

United Nations Inns Ex-no pointed out that

Not Successful

Baltimore, Maryland,

The

has

February 27. United Nations not been, and wift not be.. successful until it has a milí. ·

ite to back up tary force

decisions, Mrs. politica Eleanor Roosevelt saya.

The widow of President Frankiin D. Roosevelt told 900

women that "From political standpoint, the Unit. Nations has not proved very successful."

2

Mrs. Roosevelt sald that before the UN can function $8 members cffectively the

met:

1.

Agree to mutual ia. spection of Industries.

2. Contribute to a com. mon military organisation to back up rulings of the ma jority.

3. Reduce their national military establishments

to

police force size. Associated Preis.

Reds In

U.S. Face Trial Soon

New York, February 20.

The actual trial of the 11 Con.. munist loadera will begin next Wednesday ending their six weeks of "stalling tactics" which failed to quash the trial jury panel and vold their indictment.

Federal Judge Harold Median today ordered the defendants to for actual prepare themselves trial on Wednesday. He said he wax convinced they falled to prove constitutional rights to u their fair trial had been denied.

The defendants have sought to prove juries are selected exclusive

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there could be some foundation for some quarter thinking that the Generalissimo has not gone completely into exile, but he emphasised that this could not stem from Chiang Kai-shek's own actions, but was traceable to the actions of some of the Generalissimo's subordinates,

He said that Chiang Kai-shek is that kind of man with sum- ctent character to withdraw completely to himself and is able to divorce himself completely

from the rest of the world.

men

Close Papers

Shanghal, February 26.* The Chinese Communlet radio sald today that

two

the

Peiping newspapere, World Dally and the World Evening Post which have

been trying to disguise progressive"

themselves

alnice the Red occupation, ware closed yesterday by the Military Control Committee. The radio claimed that be- fore the Communist change- over the two papers "led the way" of slandering the peo- ple's liberation movement, twisting facts and suppress- ing truth.

The radio sal that the pepers' cuspension were or dered to "deprive counter revolutionary elements of.

-the-freedom-of-speech-and-

publication and safeguard the freedom of speech and publication."—United Press.

China Pressing For No Answer Support From U.S.

+

Washington, February 27.

I

China is prassing a four months old plea for a formal statement of American support for the Nationalists, Diplomatic authorities reported yesterday.

They said there appears as little likelihood it will be Issued now as when Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek addressed the plea to President Harry Truman last Fall. Presumably it has been revived by Ambassador Wellington Koo in talks with Secretary of State Dean Acheson and other officials.

The iden of a statement of ment to stiffen resistance of the against the Com- sympathy and support also has Nationalist

the backing of some of the Re-munist advance. General George then Secretary, and publican Congressmen who had Marshall, a-olosed door- session with Mr.other advisers were, cold to the Acheson" on Thursday on the den because of a beller that

statement would be In effect, a overall subject bf American binding commitment to back the policy toward China.

Chiang, In his letter to Mr. Truman, asked for such a state-

Garbett Scheme For Jerusalem

York, February 25.

But he added that thers pos-International control of Jerusalem to make it an sibly might be комп formerly asse

associated with the

ta

oasis for Christian, Jew and Moslem is ad- vocated by the Archbishop of York, Dr. Cyril Garbett.

Writing in his current month-

Generalissimo who want be kept informed and who are in contact with certain Nanking and Canton quarters. He said if there were reports that the Generalissimo was still active in tv Diocesan letter, the Arch- politics, such reports must have Ulshop urges the British Gov. stemmed from actions of the sub-ernment to seek provision for ordinates.

Palestine Arab refugees from

General Tang sald he and many othe

others holding top govern- and an international adminis- inental

that tration for Jerusalem. positions know Chiang Kai-shek is personally

keeping himself

Tang

Dr. Garbelt said the Jews at

Nationalists,

Mr. Acheson mude plain to the Republican Congressional group that the present. American policy is still to wait until the dust set- iles

China In

before deciding whether the United States should provide more aid or take other measures. Meanwhile, the Stato Department's plan is to keep shy of a commitment which might compromise any future course.

Whether to

to ask Congress for more China nid funds before the present appropriation expires on April 5 is stil under study, om- cials said. One proposal is mere ly to request authority to use un- expended funds,

wag

From Consul

Moscow, February 27. The American Embassy is making extensive

Inquiries about lie Consul General, Mr. Angus Ward, at Mukden. He last was in touch with the State Department on Novam-

ber 18,

Mr. Ward had 10 mem- bern of the Consulate staff with him when his link with the U.8, was severed by on- trance of Chinese Commun- iet troops.

IA State Department offi- cial said in Washington on Thursday Mr. Ward had not been heard from in a "long time.?. His radio transmittar was closed down after the Communist took over the Manchurian city.)

The Soviet Ministry of Communications seld 12 har

no

telephone or telegraph wire-Mukder LaLLSTE the Embassy sent have béon accepted but it is not known whether Mr. Ward recalved them. No answer has been received.

The Embassy “han, jukeď the Bovlet Foreign Office to help. The Ruslans said they would be glad to but there are no communications.--As- sociated Press.

France Not To Return Russians

The US$125,000,000 which Con-

Paris, February 20. one time agreed to the Inter-gress last year made available for

military help to the Nationalists France han refused to return national administration of virtually

s

gone. However, a to the Russians as war criminals Jerusalem, but are now claim-third or more of the US$275,000,- three Soviet nationals in Paris to ing both the now and old parts 000 voted for economic help may testify in the libel case of au- of the city.

be left over becatises the Econo- thor Victor Kravchenko against Referring

to the Christian mic Co-operation Administration a French Weekly, it was learned churches Dr. Garbett said that the 750, City and shrines in the New cut back the ald programime when toĠBY.

the Archbishop completely out 000 homeless and destitute Arabs "Those who hold new Jerusalem China. A US$70,000,000 fund for French note sold the request for said: the Communists overran North It was reported that the of the China plcture.

frel ns deeply their expulsion would control the ancient city reconstruction General Ta

compared the from their homes as the people No pilgrim could enter its gates and some wheat and cotton ship-to the occupation

pigeonholed extradition should be addressed Buthorities in Generalissimo to the menuger of in our villages would feel if they without their permission.

ments halted,

Germany a corpuration who retires and were suddenly evicted and their "The rulers of Israel, however leaves the scene where he spent cottages and gardens handed over desirous they may be to protect dramatle plea for new American was quoted as saying, returned took & Two-of the witnesses, the note years of nctive administrative to the Jews from the rest of from sacrilege the places most aid to Mr. Truman personally to the American zone of Ger-

some of his em-Europe.

sacred to the Christian, have lost Autumn, has gone into eclipse many on February 8 and 21 To allow them to be expelled shown themselves unable to con- since her husband turned over while the third is due to return with events.-United from the country they have ectral their followers. Many chur-active direction of the Nanking today to Lindau in the French

cupied for a 1,000 years would) ches and convents have been regime to his Vice President. She zone. be a crime against humanity and desecrated their pictures and has been living recently at the executive would leave behind a legacy of images destroyed and the figures home of her sister, Madame H. H. ly from the "wealthy

of Christ torn from the Crosses Kung, at Riverdale, New York. class" of White Christians. Three hate and a passionate desire for

and defled." Reuter.

Associated Press jury officials tesilfled yesterday revenge," he declared. that large numbers of Negroes, Jews, manual workers, women and for jury poor have been called service.

control, but ployees continue to keep touch Press.

The communists are being pro- secuted for conspiracy to teach

advocate the overthrow of and government by force. They were last December-United Indicted Press.

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LOOK-THERE GOES FISHFACE** WITH NARDAS

Their names were given as Ivan Trigorievitch Krevsoun, Andreevitch Passichnik and Nicolas Feodorovitch Antonov.

Kravchenko,

Author of "L Chose Freedom," 18 suing the pro-Communist

Lettres Francaises" for a million Francs, ·

newspaper said he did not write the book's account of the conditions in Russin, The wit- nesses were brought to Paris to. testify that the conditions are as the book describes them.

The note concluded:

"The French government does not doubt that the French Com- mander-in-Chic! in . Germany wiil give the greatest attention to the examination of the case submitted to him by the Soviet authorities as he was already done numerous imes when 跏 requested by the Allied Slates."

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