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A GRAVE SITUATION Smuts Warns On The Position In Asia

"SINISTER THINGS ON MOVE"

London, Juno 7. Field-Marshal Jan Smuts, former South African Premier, said here today that what is happening in Asia is creating the gravest situation the world has known for hundreds of years. Addressing-o-press-conference, Marshal Smuts spoke of a sense of menace in

the world generally, and an underground cold war. Marshal Smuts said that all Europeans in Asia are being expelled. Asio, containing two-thirds of the human race is dovoloping a new nationalism, The situation is so big that no one can size it up.

HUSSARS COMING TO HONG KONG

Singapore, June 8.

For over 100 years the people led by European Hot Asia were

men, capital, energy and organla- Ing power. Europeans are now being sacked.

What will happen in China? In a sense everything is behind an iron curtain; what is happen- Ing in the West is in comparision very small indeed.

Asked about the Indians in South Africa, Marshal Smuts said that racial problems are inevit- capable of adjust-

A British Army spokesman [able but are for the Malaya district head-ment. quarters announced today that

"We have had these problems

are not getting better as I thought

are they they might:

getting The Indians are much WOTSC happier in South Africa then the Indians in India, Those Indians

a detachment from the Fourth for a long time," he added. "They Queen's Own Hussars Regiment is leaving Kuala Lumpur by special train for Singapore.

embark here The troops will for Hong Kong to reinforce the defences of the colony, the In- furment

The Hussars arrived in Malaya Innt September and went into ne tion against Communist Insur- gents after short period of training.

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In Manchester, the "Guardian," in an editorial on Hong Kong today, said the British Govern- ment in consultation with the United States must establish off- cial, relations with the Chinese Communists,

The editorial said: "The real value of the British Minister, A. V. Alexander's trip to liong Kong must not be so much as to study Hong Kong's defences as to take stock of conditions in China.

"Britain

cannot afford Ignore for long the power which controls most of China. "Oficial relations of some kind must be at present established though in this we would net in consultation Slates."

of South Africa who return to India want to come back."

Marshal Smuts declared that the world must lift itself from its present lethargic state of be- lieving that what is happening is unavoidable destiny of a magni- tude much too great for ordinary people to deal with.

Twilight Of Spirit

He called the present ma mant

of the twilight

mar'ı spirit. He likened people to birde sitting paralysed as they watch the approach of a snake. Marshal Smuts cold that the trouble with the post-war world is that people are not showing any spirit,

"People are confused, it is the World the first same as after War-only worse," he said.

something Some

with the United "They looked for

good, some

visible alg. Herald" lke-light that would shine over the wis urged the Government to whole world.

The "Glasgow

"That new world, that and f

never came.

face facts and recognise an un- doubted victor with whom alone they can do business.Associated for heroes, Press and United Press.

Liberals Lead In Elections

You

FIELD-MARSHAL BMUTS

tremendous movements which seem to threaten to sweep over people and submerge them.

"Events move in waves, but wo are not on the crest of the wave, we are at the bottom." He thinks he sees a change in the temper of the British people. They are not sitting down menace and accepting it,

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Speaking of the Commonwealth he said: "The land of hope and glory. Not much glory, but hope Is there."

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THE CHINA-MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 0, 1949.

„BURMA AND

YUNNAN SIGN PACT

Rangoon, June 7 Burma and Yunnan hava agreed to a non-aggression paot whereby each wli! re- spact the Integrity and In- dependence of the other, it was officially announced In Rangoon today.

od

The agreement wes reach.

during conference

at

Mongwa In the Northern stato batween the Keckin-8ban chieftains representing Burma and Fang Chok-sheng.

the unit defence

commander for Wingling in Central Yunnan. The conferense urged the greatest co-operation toward border the suppression of bandliry now prevalent and “advocated”annuat-border-con-

ferences measures

.for co-ordination to maintain taw and order.--Assadfated Press,

Canadian Seamen Ejected

Copetown, June 7. Twenty-seven Canadian sea- men on strike were elected to- day from the Canadian ship Cumberland County, which is held up in the Table Bay docks.

The election followed South African Supreme Court granted yesterday.

order

new crew

A

A

of South Africans is being signed on this evening to take the ship up the coast and then to Canada.

Two of the Cumberland

Asian Hopes In U.S. Dashed Since War

Chicago, June 8.

An Indonesian leader has told Americans that Asia's hopes to see the United States as a crusader for Democracy in the Far East have bean dashod. Mr. Soedjatmoko, a member of the Republic of In- donesia's delegation to the U.N., Security Coun- cil, spoke in a University of Chicago discussion broadcast, by the National Broadcasting Cor- poration.

He discussed "The Froblems of South Asia" with Harold Innes and Phillips Talbol Mr.. Isanes has just returned from an ex- tended tour through South Asia.

Mr. Talbot, at present visiting -Assistant-professor at the Univer

sity, Is the Chicago "Daily Now" India correspondent, He is ou leave from the paper.

"When the war ended and Japan was defeated," Mr. Soed jatmoko said, "wo in Asla pill our hopes on the US. as the crusader for Demoerney in the For East. But all these high

have vanished. There is a

a strong critical at- titude toward several Western powers because of their appar ent acquiescence in the colonial warfare waged by the French and the Dutch,

Two Britons Missing

Gruyeres, Switzerland,

June 8.

• Two English students At the Roman Catholls seminary of Fribourg have beon mlie ing in the mountains подг

here since Baturday.

Halley.

They are John aged 24, of Birmingham, and Timothy Smiley, aged 19, of Aberlatwyth. They have not been seen since they set out for a day's walk on Saturday morning taking only a few sandwichos.

Associated

Press.

"The situation In Bouth Asia| 1900046 has not resulted in regial hos- tility

the toward

Western peoples.

No Hatred

"There is no hatred against the American people. It is only re- sentment based on the apparent policy pursued by these coun- tries.

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"The countries and the peoples County's crew were not con-of the West are not being judge concerned as they chose to salted by their race or by their na- with the ship. The Cumberlandtional qualities but by the actual County and the Cargili, another political stand they

taken on the Be-boundTM Canadian ship, are colonial expected to continue their voy- Mr. Mir.

asserted up the coast within

American polley instead of mak- ing itself

a partner of these tors. ing people in their attempt to bring bas about" inevitable changes, either been passive or in effect actively helped Western colonial powers." power.

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hours.

Most of the Cargill's crew have decided to go back and work the ship.

Talbot held the view that

In a ballot taken on board the Cambray, a third Canadian ship tied up at Capetown, all but three of the crew decided to any attempt to put pressure on stay on Strike. These three have some of these Asian nations into been put ashore to avold inter-coming along with the Western ference from the rest of the nations KS military allies is doomed to failure. Associated Election proceedings similar to Press. those

for the Cumberland County

to are expected

be launched against the Cambray's strikers-Reuter.

crew,

PRAISE FOR

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CHINESE REDS specialists and praised them for

Mounted police and two hastily emergency rounds cummoned

the stevedores finally dispersed after some passers-by had been knocked down in the melee..

Many stevedores and several police were hit by fists and sticks. The first group of pickets marched around the ILA head- quarters protesting against al- leged racial discrimination in the engagement of workers on the Brooklyn piers.

This followed the action of 38 negroes in taking possession on Monday of the ILA offices as A protest against racial discrimina- tion. The demonstrators ejected by Union.oftcials.

were

Rome, June 1.

The second group of 2,000 Pope Pius X11 todny received

pickets today gathered and In nudience a group of cancer

charged the first group. ILA officials cald this was an dedicating their lives to the

one of nawer by loyal members of the study of what he called

Communist-inspired pleket line. humanity's gravest burdens.

The clash disrupted work on 10 2 "study

ships in New York harbour.-As- Vatican, arranged sociated Press. In the Party today praised the Chinese week are attending Communists in a 1.200-word by the Pontifical Academy statement which said: "The Sciences. The Ponuff said that' victory of the people of China cancer is so terrible

that faith can not always bring

Rangoon, June 7.

official Socialist

Burma's It

The world needs the Common- wealth and cannot get on with-

I. It might not like out much, but it needs it badly. contains a fund of humanity, ex- perience and courage. It has what the Americans call "know- how."

feel powerless and are frightened and you think something is com- ing. You have got to stand up to what seems to be the danger, the cold war and the underground

The East-West European dis- movements which are supping pute is a "game."

our spirit.

Sinistor Things

It need not be taken too seri- ously, providing that the people remain awnke. The greatest

taking place in

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The

statement revlowed the progress of Communism in China, beginning with the Opium War In 1842 through the Peiping and Boxer Rebellions to against Japan.

It added: "We cannot help re- The resurgence of Europe and joicing at the successive victories

won by the people of China.”

"You have got to stand up to 'change is It" the former Premier of South, Far East. Africa added,

Bogota, June 8. The Liberals are leading by a narrow margin today over the firm. Conservatives in Colombia's

general election, in which four

the

States "Be strong, be courageous, be the entry of the United

into the Atlantic Pact show that There things are on the turn.

is no reason "The torpor must be shaken

to be disecuraged, on the move, Marshal Smuls said.--Heuter and very sinister things. There are Associated Press.

people were killed vesterday off. Things are

and one gravely injured.

Returns for 10 of the 15 de- partments

ments give 620,000 votes for the Liberals and 547,000 for the

Conservatives. In the remaining Ave departments, the Liborals have alleged irregularities in the voting. The Communists polled 4,000 votes,

Final

results for Bogota, the

capital: Liberais 63,000; Conser-

vatives 20.000; Communists and.

other parties 1,200.

Atomic Energy In South Africa

Capotown, June 8.

is thought tonight that the Mr. E. H. Louw, Minister of Minos, announced to-

Liberals will have a slight 'ma- jority both in the House of Ro- presentatives and in CongressS. Dr.

Cardoso Gaitau, National Electoral Registrar, the highest Blectoral authority has resigned In protest against alleged unfair- ness to the Liberals.

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day that representativas from the United States

and Britain will visit South Africa in a fow months at the Government's invitation to dis- cuss the production of atomic energy.

He was speaking in the House, energy

In the project

United

The present

at Conservative Cab inot, which took the oath of office of Assembly during the budget States and has now been in the

to President Mariano Ompina Perez last month, has A Prime Minister Colonel Regul Gatan: London with

debate.

Union for seven or eight months. Mr. Louw sald that the visit He is actively engaged in experi follows discussione be had in mental work here.

representatives of of Supply and in Washington with the Unit BUS TRAGE ed States Atomic. Energy Com-

mission.

a former Chief of Police, the British Ministry

ter

London, SE He said that no uranium kas {ndel#735 |yet. been produced in the Union,

Mr. Louw sald that private planta are also conducting ax.

periments particularly at one. mine where the uranium con. tant in gold ore la vory high. He regretted that experiments

One was killed when a South Africa's work in this ras- have shown that uranium content

injured, some seriously,

hope

motor, coach carrying holiday pect is still in the experimental in low-grade ores is so smell that trippers from Birminghum plunge stages. Work of a highly selenille it would hardly be economie to ed off the road at Tintern, in the nature still has to be done and work it, so there is little Wye Valley, and hurtled down a the Government has secured the that uranium would save the jifa 200-foot embankment.

services of two well-known ex- of these mines, The coach finished the plunge on is four wheels, half-way be- tween the road and the river----- Rouler.

perts, one from the United States Ho •hoped. however, thai and one from Canada.

Uranium will become an Im- The first had been connected portant source for eaming dol with the opening of the atomic lard for South Africa-Router.

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It also compared Burma's pro- gramme of nationalisation with the Chinese model of land reform

production programmes.— United Press.

and

Johannesburg, Juno 7. South African breeders have developed a new strain of sheep which grow hair instead of wool and which

can be pastured 'on areas unsuited to normal sheep.

Reuter.

lic Church strongly supports all scientific studies for the good of mankind.-Router.

JAP SILK MEN IN BRITAIN

Londen, June 7 Three Japanese silk experts arrived here by air tonight to visit English silk factories. They arc Mr. Yoklo Swetsgu, technical adviser to the Yokohama Bulk Conditioning House, Mr. Seijl Yoshida, President of the Silk Association of Japan, and Mr. Hiroshi Shigo, silk consultant to the Allied Powers.

They have been attending the Silk Congress In International Zurich.-Reuter. ›

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