1949-04-08 — Page 9

MIGHT LAST. 20 ROYALL SAYS

WAR YEARS,

Switch In U.S. Naval Strategy

Washington, April &

announced The Navy today

the that under its budget for liscal year 1950, it will keep a Atlantic 409-hip feel in the and a 285-vessel armada'in the

ጋን። Pacific.

represent change in the number of heavy combat vessels in both fleets

no

But In ne with the post-war shift in strategy from the Pacitte Atlantic, additional light to the

and combat vessels

destroyers will be placed along the Eastern |

the new Seaboard. In addition, carrier, Oriskany, will be station-

the Atlantic.

Af

of

Because of the reduction The 1050 budget, three carriers in the Pacifie ure placed on the In- active list. The compositions the fleets are:

Aircraft

Carriers - six In the i Atlantic and two in the Pucine

zurich Light

carrier Carricks rycorts-ight in the Atlantic and

three in the Pacific.

Battleships One "Missour!"

In the Atlantic.

Cruisers--12

six (Pacific).

(Atlantic) and

Chicago, April 6--

The Secretary of the Army, Mr. Kenneth Royall, said here today that if the United States let an ag- gressor army sweep over Europe the resulting war would fast 10 or 20 years—”perhaps more. The Atlantic Pact nations, he said in an Army Day speech, are counting on American equipment for their own armies, and also on the support of an American Army overseas.

culd

be

not that American troops must re- Mr. Rayall said he did Intend his speech to sound war. [main in Europe until the

war ends. like, adding: "I do not believe war is imminent," but, he said, the best way to prevent hostili- ties is to let it be known that the United States is ready for them.

Mr. Royall said that the United States is farther from wir than any time since the later part

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Les!

"If Western Europe is to defended from an ale otturk, we dare nut arcept a strategie plan that, relles mi air bombare'ntent alone." he said.

In Philadelphia tulig. Mar tenant-General Albert Wedemeyer today

warned: "The ugly clouds war

of

1948 just is prepared with the horizon re again gathering on the

Army in its history. Rux- sia's present poly become ab parent near the end of 1945, he Said,

11.

United

Mr. Royall said the States had the best Army in 11

WAT bering husay "peace

He sand: The Americas troops give me confidence for any cloudy fomorrow no matter how tal morrow may be."

against warned "candy sweet doctrine of A

eneily and push.over

push. button war" and the "Utopian picture of easy defence and vic- tory by means of a single wea pon."

Не

Twin Role

thr

It does came," Mr. Royall it by we could not win

sheres Fuch Destroyers 201 destroyers stamping on Qu escorts--113 (Atlantic), 53 (Pael-thing reeks or rockets or any- The sen." It else neroNA thing fiel.

sewald be at twin inle of the Army are A Force in national de- feure

Auxiliaries-100 in the Atian- fle and 12 in the Parite

The Navy

troyers

and that

being are

16 de- transferred

from the Puritie to the Atlantic feel-United Press.

THE COLORADO BEETLE

London. April 6. A campaign in Western Europe aguinal the Colorado beetle, the groutest pest to potato crops, has started,

Dr. E. Wilkins, Chairman of the International Committee for combating the insect, said at the Ministry of Agriculture that the campaign will particularly affect France,

Germany and the Low

Countries.-Reuter.

Jur

The Army fully supports a bili 70-Kup peacetime. All Finer Just

Force 15 the Air

urges au whetne beurtedly

2412- thorised peacetime Army of 837.- 900 ms.

The Army Secretary meatun- Pet Rus: only once to tell of a article in the Red Army's official

Last week stating it

Invades

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We teru Rus Furge if war came.

M Royall said this Wan pro- pagania, but that it is clea that the Amertean Army is preded in the Western countries.

Troops Necessary

of the

ian mer

William Draper, Mic. Under-Sveretary supported Mr Royall, rahulog

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However, General Wedemeyer who is deputy Chief of Staff for plans and combat operations, said

Dat he did not belleve that win

General Wedemeyer is inevitable

well known both in Europe and the Far East.

Insidious Dangers

He said:

"I would be remiss In my duty if I did not speak today of the insidious danger: that threaten our nation.

eva tieses "A powerful

Ix using fea to intimidate its neighbour- ing peoples and to hold ilk sædet.

tes in stabımission,

"We, therefore, are compelled 15 employ fear as an inexorable pfribution against that powerful nation if we are to stop her are rogant and ruthless aggression."

Wedemeyer General

termed Cantastic the belief that a "push button" way

posable fa the meny future or that the war could by Irt # few weeks ockets, planes and atomic bomly.

Reuter and United Proges

won

A

Washington Not To Make Formal Reply

Washington. April 7.

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1949.

Churchill "Ill-Starred Knight"

Moscow, April 6.

A Boviet Dommentator. Zaslavsky, called Mr. Win. ston Churchill "this Ill-star- red knight of the gloomy countenance" In an article in "Pravda" today on the Bri- tish war leader's address at Boston on Thursday night.

"Chur Under the heading: chilla ready for the fray," Zaslavsky said the Former Premier

antar- had "again toined curious Americans by having another fit of anti- Soviet hysterics."

"This time he made use of the celebration of the Both anniversary

Maua. of the chusett Institute of Tech. Mr. Churchill's nology." epeach, said the commentator, had

bearing whatever no

solence or tech. either an nology.

Instead, Mr. Chur. chitl

used the Institute's rostrum "as a hawker's stand crusade for propagating the against the Soviet Union," Zaslavsky added.-Route.

THEIR HONOUR VINDICATED

Montevideo, April The Defence Minister, Francisco

War Will Break

Out On

Sunday!

Frankfurt, April 6.

According to one interpretion of the writings of a 16th Century Franch' prognosticator, war will break out on Sunday and last four months, end- ing in victory for the West.

The German astrologist, Johannes Lang, who is a disciple of astrologist Nostradamus, said the predictions call for an outbreak in Greece. Nostradamus' writings, gen-

ferally vague and obliques to casual readers, contain infalli- ble predictions when properly Interpreted, according his modern disciples.

to

the

Long, who hus devoted much ot is tife to interpreting work of Nostradamus, suld that Nostradamus also forecast the Jollure of the Atlantic pact' but prediction Jaffered a comforting

that the world would be renew- ed after this wur and u com- plate new crn will begin.

Mr. Truman

Would Use

Bomb Again

Washington, April 6. President Truman said today that he would not hesitate to "Groat Dictator”

use the atomic bomb to pre- Lang sald that the vered.

serve world peace, but hopes it like note of the Lyons phy. sician, who published is pre- will not be necessary.

The President fold a group of dictiona under the title "Cen.

and Con- turies", said that fighting which Democratic Senators

that gressmen

he

the hoper Will begins in Greece,

scate conflict by mutual defence pects into which the United States has entered

into a April 17 The

Full

or 21.

grow

Proteza, and Representative An- works prophet described the third tee World War I will prevent

tonio Amoroso fought a pistol duel today as a result of an exchange insults in a Congressional de- bate last week.

Lang:

war like this, aerorting to "Sturts in Grever in April 14, 1919. A week or 10 days later "great dictator" will attack Wes-

and t tern Germuny troops through Holland, Belgium and Northern France to the At-

is

The men exchanged two shots, both of which missed, and their secunds declared that the honour of the adversartes was vindicated,lantic. Another column wil head

United Press.

for the Pyrenees--United Press,

Russians Accuse Swedish Leaders

Moscow, April 6:

und

remove

the

another war reason for America to use its atomle weapons,

of the

to discussion He led bomb by recalling that he had bomts bern President for months when

only a few confronted with the derision whether the dread should be used new weapon

gunst Japan.

He made the decision to use the bomb then because it would have saved the hives of at least 200,000 American troops and possibly twice that many of the enemy, he said.

Expressing the hope that he

would not have to make such

+

decision again, the President wald: "But if the welfare of the world and democratic nations the world ware at stake,

of

I would not hesitate to make that decleton again."

Russian propagandists today turned their guns on

He attack on Swedish military Sweden, with an leadors.

In ley words the State. De-neutrality but are doing nothing

to prevent provocative speeche Army,partment said today that it will by the Swedish military lea-

not reply formally to Russia's

ders." protest against the North - At- Janlie part.

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not."

told Congressmen: "The welfare of the world is our res- ponsibility whether we like it or

He added: "We have offered to surrender the greatest weapon of mankind."--- for the interest United Press.

the he

The New Times" magazine out Parliamentary sanction, ud.

American

war hered to the European Council. said: "With

"In view of these facto, the planners paying increasing al-

protes Stockholm authorities' tention to Sweden, the Swedish

tations of neutrailty or of not authorities continue to proclaim

participating in an aggressive imperialist policy hava become

Bridgend, April 0. expoand a manoeuvres Intend-

After serving 22 years in ed to mislead the peace-loving Royal Navy, during which

are dis- Swedish people, who

survived the Battle of River Plate, with gusted

military adven. Battle of Matapan and the mining It listeri Generals Nurdens- tures.

of a corvette off Benghazi, David "Soviet public cheld, Svedlund and Jung, who

opinion will Harris returned to the mines some are not only insisting an Judge the ilirection of Sweden's week ago. Now he has been by 10 runaway tram.- armaments race but are also de- policy not by verbat, declarations killed manding a universal tightening hut by deeds."-United Press,

technical is of military and

nections with the West.

"It has been made clear." the Department and in statement, "thut the Soviet Government's Interpretation of both objectives and provisions of the pact erroneous."

the

The Kremlin sent notes to the inember countries complaining that the treaty is directed against Soviet Government, that it is openly aggressive In character, and that violates the United Nations Charter and other inter-

national gre development touch-

In another

Clash

Ing on the Russians, the Depart ment said there have been half a dozen "border clashes" between Russium and Iranian forces in the pari several mouths. It said that word received from the United Stales Embassy at Teheran tends to confirm news reports that tho most recent incident took place on March 31 in the North West- ern Irantan province of Azerbal- Jan-Associated Press.

BORDER BATTLE IN INDOCHINA

Puris, April 6. According to a news report, a French Army communique in Hanoi today said that 35 Viet- nam troops were killed on Mon- [day in fighting near the Chinese |frontier.

in

on

con-

"The generalis advocate mili- tury bases ready to serve the United States the event of war.

"Swedish leaders have tied the country with the oppressive Marshall plan which is ruining Sweden economically and with-

New Swedish

Vessel

new

Newcastle-on-Tyne, April 8.

The building of Swedish-Lloyd passenger and curgo ship bigger than the famous Saga will begin here in July,

Reuter.

Colonial Editor In Trouble

Valotta, April 6

The English-language daily newspaper "Bulletin" suspended publication indefinitely today when its editor, Mr. James Scorey, said he was not aisposed to deposit £200 at the Treasury in compliance with Malta's press laws.

Harold.

The paper was suspended | It also said that the "Bul- commercial and other during the first four days of letin's" this month and Mr. Scorey fined responsibilities would be assumed 12 on charges of "reviling and from tomorrow by "Il Poplu," a Final details of the keel have insulting" Malta's Governor. Sir Pre-war daily to be revived and called by Mr. Scorey's 5011. been approved and the builders, Francis Douglas. Swan,

"Bulletin" resumed Hunter and Wiglum

When the Richardson, Limited, have, pre-publication yesterday, the police advised Mr. Scorey that this in- red the first model.

Island's

press law, The interior decorations of the fringed the

£200 reposit public rooms are almost settled which requires a and the final details are expected for the publication of a previous to be ready shortly, the British suspended newspaper,

Today's issue of

the puper and Northern shipping agency carried notice advising its The Malta Appeal Court up- stated This work will be carried readers of "non-publication from held the conviction but quashed out by Swedish and British firms; tomorrow." The edition said Mr. sentence of eight days' Impri-

When the contract was signed

Mr. Scoroy was convicted on charges arising out of a report on University Council meet- Ing, which was alleged to have brought the person of the Governor

"Into hatred contempt."

and

lust year, it was expected that the Scorey was not disposed to de-sonment imposed on Mr. Scorey keel of the vessel, intended for the posit the £200 and Invited the and reduced the ine of £40.

The suspension of the "Bul-

from London to Gothenburg, service, pubtle to-demonstrate its support would not be lid until Novem by subscribing this sum, the an- letin" was reduced neur

nouncement added.

months to four days-Reuter, ber.---Reuter. attack of

Two bands of Sino-Tonkin guerillas were thrown back into Lankay Chinese territory near and the French outpost Julai repulsed on strong rebel elements, the com- munique said,

It added that the Sino-Vietnam elements remain active in the frontier region.-United Press.

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