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KMT SEPARATIST MOVEMENT Max Reimann Russia Believed Incapable
Conservatives Reported Trying To Break Away
PREMIER STILL UNCHOSEN
Nanking, March 9.
Evidence that the Kuomintang Conservatives contemplated break- ing away from the Nanking peace makers was reported today to be accumulating as President Li Tsung-jen await- ed the arrival of General Ho Ying-chin, who is expected to accept the Premiership, replacing Dr. Sun Fo.
The Conservative reaction to the ousting of Dr. Sun Fo, who stood for "honourable peace", is that the new "streamlined peace cabinet" may accept surrender terms at the projected peace negotiations with the Communists.
Shanghai Markets Panicky
A showdown, perhaps leading to a breakaway
movement or a Canton rump government, is expected by some observers horo whon nago- tiations are started.
Unconfirmed reports said leadership of the 10-men com- | that Dr. Sun and his close mittee drafting the pence pro- |
considerable Mr. Chung Tien- posats is receiving supporter,
attention here. hsin. Minister of Water Con-
in servancy
the outgoing
Cabinet, would resign from Peace Committee
the ten-man committee now Shanghai, March 9, Unconfirmed reports
drafting the peace formula for of re- newed large-scale Communist submission to the Communists.
the Both Ministers attended military activity on the North
commitice's meeting todny.- bank of the Yangtse caused
said that Loen press reports panicky conditions on the local reaction to Dr. Sun's resignation financial and share markets had been particularly bad among
and sent the steadily the 60 legislators, today,
Canton, who vanishing value of China's in-backed him in Nanking's tug of flated Gold Yuan currency to war with the Southern elty over new depths.
Foreign currencies, gold and silver bullion and commodition soured between 26 and 30 per cent above yesterday's closing »quotations in the space of about
three hours.
The United States dollar, whileli Blodd around GY5,000 yesterday,
aver
the
Sun Fo has so far indicated from no intention of resigning this important posi
Sun Fo presided meeting this morning which was attended by Shao Li-tse, Chung. Tien-hsin Chia-hwa,
Liu Wei and
Chu
ого-
of the peace Activities the site of the seal of the Goy-posals committee are soon to be ernment.
supplemented by the Legislative Teglatatora were Yunn Feling as a Committee of reinforced by 100 others, whom the whole. The Legislators said. the President has not prevali today that
IT
these
now
the peace programme being grafted for pre- sentation. when Parliament con-
ad upon to return from Talis wan, observats say that poten.
more from the Législators |
tial breakaway strength would venes-hexi be considerable.
spulted to GY0.200 this afternoon, Money Matter
gold bars advanced above GY307,-
000 per ounce, after opening at} GY281,000, while rice-the price
According
A
are said to favoue recommending oly generat principles
upon
which concrete proposals: by the
overnment should be based,"
United Press reports
to some sources work in most Government oftes barometer for other commodities, here, one of the reasons for the
In Canton was practically at a from newsprint to four-sky- unfavourable reaction in Canton standstill today as office person- rocketted from GY28,000 per plcul is that the legislators
nel awaited official of 170 lbs. to the new record of
instructions GY34,000.
regording a possible return to Nanking.
longer The
At It Again
Western Germany's No. 1 Communist, Max Relmann, gesticulated during his first public speech, at Frankfurt, since his temporary release from jail by the British authorities in Dusseldorf. During the speech Relmann'. again attacked Germans who work for the Western Allios. -AP Photo.
Senate Approval
Of Atlantic Pact Appears Certain
Washington, March 9,
that United States Senate approval appeared assured today for the projected North Atlantic secur ity treaty. Finally completed after, eight months of negotia- tions, the unprecedented 20-year alliance won informal approval from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday. No strongly organised opposition was in sight.
will no get their pay in
Hong Kong dollars.
Conservativeg ability, In contrast to the rising tread
So far the only word received. therefore, to finance the break-in Canton, has been froh press for money and commodity mar kets, the-share market experi-way movement may be the de-reports which discussed possible.
termining factor in whether or return of the officials to Nanking. act Nationalist China splits dur- Foreign representatives, who ini ing the pence negotiations..
enced a decline ranging from 10 to 15 per cent.
Markel operators, while unable to pinpoint the
the latest spectacular collapse of
Laval press reports today said most cases
dark regarding future plans.
Ying-chin would be offered the
com-
Decision Pending whether war shoe states Gross, in expert on the military
press for Dr. heard nothing from the capital. ing of the Yangtse River at Chin-wong Shao-hsunn his close king, 40 miles east of Nanking. Indiviser now in Hong Kong, to be had probably a lot to do with the
Deputy Premier. Associated Press reports that The newly established gold and Government preparations for the silver equilisation boord innle no forthcoming peace talks with the attempt to interfere.
Communists bogged down today
The board was set up yesterday pending the formation of a new to level off prices on gold and
cabinet. currency markets-Reuler.
COLD SPELL IN BRITAIN
Members of the 10-men com- milter charged with drafting the pence proposals are reported to have fleekded this morning to wait the appointment of a new premier. The committee is head- ed by Sun Fo and is composed largely of members of his cabinot which resigned yesterday.
no
several though
The
had
Cost Estimated The presence of Gross Bug gested that the committee gone into the question of timing we least of the American aid to Western European rearmament, The arms project is expected to
to
Of Attacking Continental U.S.
Washington, March 9,
Top American military strategists are convinced Russia does not have sufficient power to at- tack the cantinental United States by air or 204-
A high military authority said Russia is not con-....
sidered capable at the present time of carry- ing out anywhere in the world "large scale amphibious operations comparable to those of the Allies during World War II." Consequently, United States military leaders are
basing their strategical plans on the promiso that if Russia moves militarily, sho will do so on.land. This could include attacks or military expansion in Western Europe, Scan- dinavia; the Middle East and the Far East. This estimate of Russia's No provision has been made
unification automatic military limitations has led the for Joint Chief of Staff to decide command in the event of attack. against setting
of Staff up
But the Joint Chiefs now continental United States a have authority to set up united "In the Interest of unified command or 'commands commands
of
like those in outside areas. national security and as may be However, General Dwight D. necessary."-United Press, Elsenhower may review this
decision during his temporary
duty as chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff and chiel
military adviser
Truman.
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President
Permanent Head
Mr. Truman asked Congress to authorise a permanent head of the Joint Chief of Staff to tighten unification and to end among the backstage bickering the armed forces. Such a post, military leaders contend, would be close to that of a commander-in-chief of all the uation's armed forces,
command or
some
India Said
Trying To Halt Reds
4
Floods In New South Wales
Bydney, Australia, March 0.
Floods
rains caused by have out off 1,300 pergons from food and medical sup piles in a normally-arid Bection of New South Wales. At least three persons are And may have
The Government announced today it was attempting to drop supplies to the area from a hartly devleed air: life but that bad weather was hampering the operation.
Four to five inches of rain which fall within a few hours converted wide areas in the north-west corner of the pro- vince into a veritable Inland The flood aromatarts about 100 miles North of the mining town of Broken Hill. Associated Press.
Leaders Of Indonesia May Return
The Hague, March 9. The Netherlands' Govern- ment has decided to permit leaders of the Indonesian Re- public to return to their former capital, Jogjakarta in Central Java, a reliable source said today.
Washington, March D. Omcial and diplomatic quar-
By this atop the Government with consider. could remove a principal Repub- ters received able interest reliable private lean objection to taking part in » round table conference, here reports from New Delhi today
on the projected Indonesian fed- that India had set up a super-eration. The United Nations had
"central 'secret
consultative
Dutch to release requested the One unified
а committee on Communism", the Indonesian leaders, held on number of regional unified com-designed to eradicate Red in- the island of Bangka since the
continental United] fluence' in India. States could follow.
mands for
en 'exament's
meetingÊN MANY DAYST
Dutch "police action of last De- cember, but the Dutch did not All ́Američan armed forces
These reports said Mr. V.P. comply.
It was expected that the Dutch outside of continental United Meson would head the commit-
Dr. J.H van six toe which has been given sweep-representative, States are grouped under theatre commanders. They are ing police powers to deal with Royet, would announce his Gove
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The committee's first detivities Council. He is expected also to Pacific Three
the theatre commanders are: army general, would be directed toward south-nak the UN to give full support two are navy admirals and one Hyderabad districts where to the round table conference.
the Communists have been ex- The Republican leaders who is an air force: gonoral,
tremely active since the Indian have been held include Dr. Failure to have such united colice action last year brought Soekarno, President of the Res Grea commands in 1941 with one that state into the Union.
public, and Mohammed Hatta, the commander In cach overall
At the same, tinie, the Indian Premier-Associated Press. theatre had been blamed as one. Government's drive against the of the major
Harbour factors in the Pearl Communists would. Be intensified |
In all areas, the reports said. In Continental United States is this connection, it is reported the now divided into an undisclosed American Government has been number of defahce zones. Local receiving from its embassy in commanders of the three armed Karachi
numerous reports re- forces work together in Joint garding Communist activities in
East Pakistan. United Press,
Union
Debate On
New World Body
Bournemouth, March 8.
European trade union leaders in conference here to- day debated the setting up of a new inter- national trado union body, independent of the Communist-led World Federation of Trade Unions.
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go Congress Immediately after
The sponsors of the plan are the treaty is submitted.
Prospects aro
are it will require an hopeful that unanimous agree Hal uppropriation of at least initial
ment will be reached at --Ed- $1,000,000,000, not counting ad-
are not thoroughly The pact would have the Blates but that it leaves the U.S. real reason for that it was certain General Ho/settled in Canton, also are in the affect of binding the United free to determine its actions in operations centres,
One of the aldes who appeared Dr. Bhih Chao-ving, spokesman States to the defence of West- event of aggression. the Gold Yuan, said that rumours Premiership and of an attempted Communist cross. President Lt would be a gesten the Foreign Office, said he had ern Europe, although it would
still be up to Congress to de- with Acheson before the termine in event of an attackmittee was the Assistant Secre
tary of State, Mr. Ernest A. ed by the United
air programme which the Ad- against the aggressor.
alliance is intended to ministration will propose to rein-
force the treaty. Some sources here be leve
definite dealsion for 6 make such a demonstration of against return will be made units on the part of the Western until after formation of a new Powers that Russia, if it was take ever so tempted, would not dare Cabinet, which might
to attack any one of them. weeks.
also
The text of the proposenblic. unlikely the Govern-
public in expected to be ment would attempt any com.
move about a week, before It is signed. plicated and expensive as long as skeleton staffa in Oficials now belleve it will be Nanking
handle work signed by the end of the month necessary to the peace talks. -possibly at a meeting of Foreipi Alantle powers of the The Canton office of the Legis- Ministers
Washington. lative Yuan has authorized air in passage to Nanking for members Bill there who number, about 40. Several returned, earlier this
The Miners Federation, one of, The resignation of Premier Sun
bringing Fo cecasioned little comment in
the treaty negotiations the most powerful trade secretar- a conclusion is that posed by lats, har decided to stay away. Canton. The prevalling mood, as Ho Ying-chin, former defence expressed by the Canton edition The possibility of snow showers
Mr. Denmark, The Secretary of State. Mr.
from the conference, because it in London and the South East and Minister, atlit appears the most of the Hankow Central China Dean
Dean Acheson, and two aldes Danish Foreign Minister Gustav feels that action by national trade more hard frost at night were likely to be the next premics. Daily, seemed to be, it was in spent almost three hours yes Rasmussen is due here tomorrow union centres should presexto ac
trade secretariats, forecast. Meteorological experts his appointment, heavily favours evitable, and, no one was sur-terday it what Tom Connally tosible. Whose cream the de
basis for
The delegates Denmark's Democrat Texas, called
$ attending repre- thought the cold soup was likely his appointment.
sent 15 International trade union to last for some days-Router.
Four in expressed regarding Possible formation of
Senate entry into the security system. any formal talk with the
Other countries which are
federations, comprising commet- his acceptability to the Com- South China bloc is also thought Foreign Relations Committeo munists, primarily, because he to be remote by most Chinese, about the past.
ported to sign the pact, in ad- cial, clerical and technical em- workers, builders la military leader.
But the Any such attempt would have to
dition to the United States, are ployees, factory workers,
workers, postal anti paramount consideration
have the support of Chiang Kai-
Canada, Britain, France, Norway, and wood
telegraphic
work- workers, metal mains that as R compromiso shek as well as the Cantonese,
old Belglum the Netherlands and
food
drink and
trades, choice among the factions tend there is no evidença of any
Luxembourg-Associated, Press. CTS
and Civil Service will be in better position to such support-Reuter, Associated
bookbinders deal with the Rede. He will Press and United Press..
and be able to speak with mard authority for all Nationalist
Landon, March 8. Icy winds from the Eust, keep temperatures close to freezing
The cabinet ministers agroed to remain at their posts until re- placed,
point in Britain today after More Authority
frosty night, which was the cold- ent of the year.
The Weather
A DE00 hours OMT (2 5.m. KIKOT) « weak anti-cyclones moving into the J'acifle to the East of Japan and a ridge of moderately high pressure extenda" frum Ito fouth China. Afbrand ‹ trough, uf lay premura" extends from; Yunnan kerose, Cestral China to Manchuria' mod Bakħ14351, „Aremware, la ugain riving over Mangulia. Today's Forecast/ght or moderate BE winds. Partly cloudy with momine
mlik. Continuing mild.
Yesterday's Weatherin Maximum 72il dem. 'Fabu Minimum. 61,6 jam. Vaha 400 Bunshine: 1,9 hours, no
Bates.
week.
China than the other and Chinese Carpets At Homes Show
Chinese press dispatches from Hangchow where. Ho Ying-chin
18 celebrating his 60th birthday indiente that the traditional pre-"-
London, March 7.
to
Only after the luning, in ditional hundreds of millions for morrow's session Delegates aight or mera countries military help to such countries from 17 international trade the as Greece and Turkey. One of secretariats attended today's participate, will treaty be formally presented the new problems which Acheson meeting. to the Banate for committee will have to face this week in hearings.
to vato.
and finally a Senate
an
Work:Done Ma In generalConnally · told newsmen "afterward, “I may sáy as far as we are concerned, all the work has been done
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of committed approval members. The rest of the work, Page 3.
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Kwalchow general will be clear Chinese Jades are shown in Georg
to
and
whether he will form a new some of the lands exhibiting well tald “it sacME cabinet. Ho Ying-chin said this treasured antique A Wired to moạt, theID since his arrival, In Hangchow path, the section of the uchihition milton, and yesterday afternoon he has bad where famour plant growers have ncceptabingto two telephone conversation with fald aut fonnal, gerdana; the prsa volved, Acling: - President 14) Taung-len, dousimara, óf Bowser and shrubs 3 Gearge added.
Whether the naw, premier, 'originating from the Far, Kiri da whoever he is, wil ́ tako - thaj a Miriking feature,
transport workers, and leather
and shoo tobacco workers, clothing" workers, dia- mond workers and land workeds. Each of thesá fuderations has
* members in almost every coun..
try: In the world where particular trade er Indus
Industry
stablished.
A special committee today rb- comfended that international- trade secrotäffats, should cresta their own distinctive-Internatione
Co al machinery in the form ordinating Counell,yenGAL * Consultations on Asla Com- Informed quarter's prodide that
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Fred Europe World's Biggest
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Precautions
In Durban-
Durban, March.2, Riot squads still patrolled Durban today pllowing yester day's threats of renewed trouble between Indians and Africms. Apart from reports of minor incidents, the situation is quiet. Trouble was expected follow- Ing rumours yesterday that Zulu woman had been poisoned Indian by candy bought. In an market. Not squads rushed to the market and-
Д
who had
gathered then several
hundreds
In one part of the city, Afri- cans stoned an Indian
bus and a taxicab Reuter..
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