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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1940.

AMERICAN ATTITUDE ON JAPANESE PEACE Will Be Written

moking A Capitalist Practice!

Moscow, June 29.

A. Kazpetsoy today com

in the "Komsomolskaya

Communist youth 'mag-

against the tendency of So-

By II Nations

Washington, June 24.

The United States insists and will continue to insist that a Japanese peace treaty be written by all 11 nations who participated in the Pacific war, the U.S. Secretary of Stato, Mr. Dean Acheson, said today.

uth to adopt the "capital-interested notions are expected to review prospects

practice of smoking.

Betsov, described as a mèrl-

beer complained that So-

youth face the brightest of

for a Japanese peace treaty as a result of dis- cussion of the issue at the Big Four Foreign Ministers' conference in Paris.

, yet resorts to the use of But there is no sign of a break in the two-year dead-

"The urge for smoking

be understood. in capitalist

s where the entire pattern

drives men to the use of

but this should not be

lock between the U. S. and 'Russia' over the question of what nations should participate in drafting the treaty.

Mr. Acheson told his press con- lleves the peace conference is te Soviet Union, where So-ference that the Soviet Foreign the proper place to decide such

Minister, Mr. Andrei Vyshinsky. questions. insisted again at Paris. that the

athunlike their American

parte are the happiest in

rald and should not require

DON

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All we need now are Scot-clothing, house furnishings, rents, land Yard, La Surete, Monsieur petrol, servants' salaries haven't New Test For

Poirot, Father Brown, Philo been cut. Vance, and Mr. Moto to enter The panic isn't yet on, but the Death Claimed the great American investiga-storm signals are up.

Paris, June 28. Dri Victor Balthazard, well-known French physician,, claims in a paper submitted to the French Academy of Medicine ta, have established a new test for death,

He said that a small and harmless Injection of other will remain In tho living body, but is ejected spontana- ously, after death.-Associat. ad Press.

Ministers Discuss Payments

tion.

The only boom here is in save The United States is now openings as Americans put into the house for detectives, probers, fer- bank 10 per cent of their earnings, reters, and assorted sleuths. Als against 7% per cent last year. most everyone and everything is If the rains come, the people being investigated.

Intend to have shelter.

The process of Government ts becoming a mystery novel, and Congressmen wear deerstalking hats and carry microscopes.

Mixed Bag

are

Although the home front hasn't yet been completely dug up, turn G-men already amateur their attention and magnifying glasses on Britain also, behind the big railway strike, the The U.S. wants to know what's economic slump, the Anancial nc- robatics of Socialists, and the failures of nationalisation.

At the moment they're not wearing mackintoshes or carrying umbrellas. New York is soaked In sunshine. ^.

Women could hardly wear lest, oven in their bedrooms Barc-to), low, bare dresses, cut daringly

and eccasional backs and arme bare midriffs are featured, in the latest fashions.

over-

A passion to pry has tuken hold of the nation, and distinguished publle servants under the Klleg. lights along with alleged Communists, Red couriers, atom-

Mori ars wearing lightning- bomb pilferers, and uranium bur-flash ties, and 10oz. scorsucker or glars,

tropical warsted suits of bright shades are doing their best to keep their place in the sun. "Brussels, June 23,"

Despite the economic clouds, the The key Ministers of Britain,

sartorial front could hardly be France and Belgium discussed

more dazzling. If America is Others close to the matter ex- here today a French compro- treaty be framed by the Big Four pressed the opibe umpletely op-mise plan, designed to reconcile

it intends to go in rainbow colours. heading for a financial funeral, Pacine powers the U.S.. Britain.ed States, may be completely op-

the conflicting British and Bel-

Some people are celebrating th Russia and China. And Mr.posed to the proposal. Kynetsov said that children Acheson-reported that he told

the financial They said

beglan views the U.S. may

the "tomorrow. we die" manner. or principles to govern the second

The pursuit of pleasure is still talist countries are led to Mr. Vyshinsky that the Big Four either killing It by degrees,

and attendances at in by hùnger, need and des- is not the body in which to write saying it for trading

ferocious, purposes year of Marshall aid. and in the United States Japanese peace treaty,

It is more insistent than ever beaches, amusement parks at when a peace conference is innl- The Belgian Premier, M. "Paul

and of the that the pound sterling is sinking al cigarettes for children"

Henri Spaak, Chairman Unitedly convened. He recalled that the

Coney Island; raco-trucks, a quicksand, and that the

baseball games show no decline. Organisation for European Eco-fin Mvertised

that States long ago proposed

As yet, there is no sign of con-

In sport the Scottish touring order that Soviet. youth the 11 nations, including Russia, vening a peace conference nor nomie Co-operation, presided over props under the British Treasury

which form the Far Eastern Com-even agreement as to who should the talks. Mr. Averill Harriman, are sagging. habit of pot acquire, the

Exposing all here, it wants the team plays, bagpipes over its vic-

not in the fing, the introduction of unmission, should draft the treaty.drail treaty proposals.-Associat-United States roving Ambassador,

also to take off their tims, who are British ed Press.

and turn out

and their class,

Bruce Woodcock's al prophylactic measures Is Russin vetoed that...

clothes sary," ho. aid.

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...

that Mr. Acheson said flatly "Lecturers, Pioneer leaders and he would never agree to exclude must explain the harmful-from the treaty drafting any of tobaren. They must te- the other countries which parti- that nicotine is a poison, cipated in the Pacific war, many drop of which taken pure can of which had a larger role in

that struggle than the man"United Press,

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Meanwhile, other diplomatic officials in Washington take issue with a statement by the British Foreign Minister, Mr. Ernest Beyin, that there are discussions ncerning the treaty going on in the Far Eastern Commission.

Anonymous Threat To Editor

An

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Force

Mr. editor

on

"Take it

RAMO

attended as an observer.

Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of the Exchequer, represented pockets. Sir Stafford Cripps's re-rating has zoomed. Britain. M. Maurice Petschefusal to disrobe or devalue is The US, is as giddy, gay, and Finance Minister, attended for provoking burlesque cries from garrulous as ever, despite the de- France, and M. Gaston Eyskens, the stalls and gallery:

active fover, and If a financial Finance Minister, and M. Moens off" and "Cut it downl”.

crash comes it will not squeal. de Fernig, Minister of. Foreign

There has not been anything Trade, for Belgium.

like this since the spring of 1947, when Britain was declared down and out economically.

Summer Shows

The theatrical season is over in New York, but the entertain- ment world is still Uvely with the return of Harold Minsky's semi- city strip-tease shows in some cafes and a boom in the summer theatre straw-hat circuit

The strip-tease shows are re- the spectable and restrained; sketches diluted and harmless.

The French compromise would reduce the free "drawing rights" Rome, June 23. to 40 per cent of the total amount

Our alleged financial, plight 15 threat

a creditor nation. that accorded by

moving from stock market pages Italy "will not be a healthy sell Sir Stafford Cripps opposed the to the front page, and the pound to remain in today reached an Belgian plan, which he considers is being carved up by everyone Amerlen Journali.t who sup- dangerously premature. His own carrying a jack-knife or a pencil-

on preference is for continuing sharpener. Any current discussions will be ported the sentences passed

trade and payments This

sharp brandishing of by these nations individually, war criminals for torturing and bilateral

Air

agreements between dollar-aided blades is our cue for a forthright rather than by the Commission | murdering a Royal

pilot. tself, they, said.

countries during the second year presentation of our balance-sheet, of Marshall aid beginning July 1. If we are going broke, let us gay The threat was sent to

The summer theatre craze““ 15′′ Actually; they said, the Com-

far Sir Stafford has not so mission is not competent to. dis-Walter Weisbecher, news

is big box-office business. of a blood transfusion, better ad- the English-language news-yielded to the French compromise so. If Marshall: Aid isn't sufficient the latest national enthusiasm. It cuss the issue because when it uf

here, the "Dally Améri- suggestions.

If we cannot pay back mit it.

Over 100 plays are being put was created, it was prohibited paper

territorial can," who said in a recent article M. Petsche, presenting his pro-the American Loan of 1940 (re-on in country towns this summer From 'considering

Presumably any Ja- that he found it difficult to sym-posal today, said the British view member?) let us own up to the in the Eastern States alone, and changes.

a hunger strike could not be accepted. It would,

owing.

the big names are not shunning panese peace treaty. would be puthise with

changes staged by convicted war criminals. he said, force creditor nations to

The frightful rumours now Cr-straw in their hair and parading concerned with such

He recalled that seven of the adopt an internal Inflation policy culating about our economic posi- for rustics. since the Big Powers decided

strikers were serving to support the internal inflation tion are doing more harm then Tallulah Bankhead is head of during the war that Japan would bunger

the list and getting summer wages he deprived of overseas posses-prison senterices for torturing and policies of the deblor nations.

murdering Sergeant Arthur M. de Fernig, who is responsi-the truth possibly can.

scale. Sir the от

Broadway Boom Is Dead sions.

Banics, who was shot down on a ble for administering Belgium's

It is time we made a statement Cedric Hardwicke, Helen Hayes, today reconnaissance light in August, share of Marshall aid, said that

Far 1944.

the French suggestions form an to these American policemen. Basil Rathbone are other head-

will play extremely interesting proposition. Otherwise we might be accused of liners. who The results of the Brussels embezzlement, robbery with vio-theatres.

Some enormous fortunes have referred to thelence, mayhem, and maybe mur-

been made this past season-the OEEC, which is der of the post-war boom.

For nothing could be deader most dazzling in a decado.

of £10,000 than the American prosperity original investment

brought backers £164,000 from

:

The United States vetoed a proposal in the Eastern Commission to compel Japan to replace cultural ob jects the Japanese destroyed

other

war and in China ravaged nations of the Orient.

said Informed officials American "no" vote defeated the proposal in today's session of the Commission. Nine nations voted for ft. Russia abstained.

Not Right Place

The anonymous letter rent to Mr. Weisbecher gave him three days in which to apologise. His taika will be. consider, Council of the

reply Wis:

"I

do not are, apology at all necessary."-- due to meet in Paris later this

month. Reuter.

the

Reuter.

the

is

The United States took stand that the peace conference, rather than the Commission, the appropriate agency to handle the question, The Commission has already approved a directive. restoring property looted by the Japanese.

Soviet Hopes For Slump In West

Moscow, June, 23.

"Pravda" and other Soviet papers continue to carry alarming headlines on the British and American economic situation.

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Wall-street stacks are down to the play "Bord. Yesterday: £25,-| SHEK-O, STANLEY, ABERDEEN, REPULSE BAY,

in "Mr. Roberts" the lowest level in 16 months. 1000 invested There's been a 2.3 drop in steel yielded the angels £149,000.

The appointment of Rudolf output-the sharpest this year. Heavy industry faces major Bing, the British impresario, as shake-up, not a minor readjust-head of the Metropolitan Opera Association was a blg surprise No one had tipped a Bri- tish subject for the job, and the isolationists are growling that he must not be allowed to overlook American talent,

ment.

Used-car prices have melted here. like ice-cream under the hot

summer sun.

Department store sales continue to shrink-down 9 per cent on

Gypsy Rose Lee, the burlesque last year-and there are "bargas basement" offers every day. quean,. describes herself as "the Most big shops are cutting highest-paid outdoor entertainer The plan which the U.S. vetoed

down stits under the The Soviet press, which is giving, the head of the Midlands Alliance-

cuphe since Cleopatra." She is now on of "more today was worked out after three

operating a six-month tour with the Royal years study by the Commission: the fullest coverage to the Amerl- of Export Traders in Birmingham

efficiency," but it still means the American Shows, said to be the It would have required Japan to can, British and European econo- and comment in British papers on

sack for tens of thousands.

world's largest carnival, and she- repiace cultural objects which mic problema, today reported from the situation arising.

Yet in this decline there is a receives a minimum guarantee of Furthermore, "Pravda," which

£2,500 a week, plus a big per- declined further for the were burned, or otherwise lost the United States that steel pro-

with duction

She strips during Japan's conquest,

10th consecutive week, that de- has been following attentively the strange paradox.

The cost of living is rising centage of the gross. Japanese art objects.

China is the principal interest-partment store sales last week activity of the Organisation of the

Footnote: The latest Wall- ed nation. But China's delegate were 12 per cent below, last year's European Economic Co-operation, slightly. Meat is still prodigious-eight to 15 times a day in a 1,400-

the Commission declined to level for the same week and an- uidicated that there is majorly expensive 53 a lb. for steak seat tunt

nounced that an American mag- trouble in reaching an agreement and 10s, for steak and chips In

a restaurant-telephone charges street cuts ot the pound look zine has predicted a further rapid an payments between Western

quoted ate up 8 per cent,, and prices of moro Ilke dagger thrusts. European nations and foli in steel output.

effect and Western comment to the From England, Pravda”

oven In other papers report general alarm that agreement is not at the Australian Premier, J. B. sight.. Chifley's, pessimistic speech com-. bined with a fall in stock exchange the prices.

"Pravda" also reported from England a Desainistic speech from

comment on the American veto. and Nether- The Philippines lands, also

interested, vitally likewise declined to comment.

Trading Purposes?

In vetoing the proposal, American delegation said it was voting "no" because the U.S. be-

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