1949-06-28 — Page 7

PRO-CHINESE SENATORS AWAITING NEXT MOVE BY STATE DEPARTMENT

Washington, Juno 26. Republican Senator Robert Taft today predicted that the Adminis

tration will exert a lot of pressure for full diplomatic recogni- tion of the imponding Communist regime in China.- Senator Taft made his statment as he and other Senators urging more Ameri- can aid for the Chinese Nationalists awaited the State Department's de- cision on whether the United States will observe the Nationalist blockade of Communist-held ports.

Republican Senator William Knowland told the United Press that if the State Department, in collaboration with the British, chooses to ignora the blockado, it will moon that American policy has undergono a com- ploto shift and that the United States is now backing the Communist Government.

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The Slate Department is dig- .cussing its future courac

China with other nations affected by the passing of Chiang Kai- shek's Nationalist

North China.

rexime

-

It has not been hinted whether the Communists with be cognised, but some time soon→→ perhaps this week--the Depart- ment may isauc White Paper on the entire Chinese situation.

North

The document it is reportedt, charge that corruption within the Chiang Government led to the list downfall in Nationalist China and withholding of further American old to the Nationalists. Com- On recognition of the nunits, President Truman could reconise the

government

Red

without asking Congressional op- proval. However, if he wants "to implement the programme with

BERLIN'S RAILWAYS TO REOPEN

Berlin, June 20. Berlin's 15,000 striking rall the way workers, bowing to Western powers' "ultimatum", agreed today to return to work On Tuesday.

lblo."

BENATOR TAFT

The decision to end the walk- out on the 20th day was reache by Union lenders at the head-nominatiun

said:

clare a milod

government for which a claim for United States recognition could be made.

Genator Taft ölted signs that the State Department har adopted a pro-Communist at. titude in Indo-China, which he described earlier as = stepping stone from communisation of China to communlaation of the East Indies, where vital Amer- Ican Interests are involved,

Senator Knowland said he may nsk for flat assurances from the Administration that nrms for China will be included in the President's US$1,450,000,000 pro- gramine to help re-arm free Europe.

the recovery pro..

A few other Senators may in troduce amendments pending European

appropriation, gramme marking more assistance for the Nationalists.

RED MENACE "PROPAGANDA'

ear

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THE CHINA MAİL TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1940.

POSSIBLE TO TALK OF PEACE NOW

Parts, June 26.

it la possible to talk of the chances of peace rather than the risks of war, M. Robert Bohuman, French Foreign Minister, ald today in # аревой пед Male, in the Mosotib Department, North Eastern France.

Speaking of the recent Olg Pour Foreign, Ministers' Conte ference it Parle, M. Schuman wald that if this Conference did

not yet mark a rap: prachement or the establish mont of confidence, all the same there has boon a relaxa- tion of International tension.

Now methods of war, M. Schuman said, go beyond all question ct frontiers and Franco must, therefore, look for other means of security than mere vigliance on hor borders, notably that of bulia. Ing peace within Germany It- self, a constructive perca with the co-operation and all peace-loving stations -Reuter.

CRIPPS PREPARES

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FOR FIGHT ON PAYMENTS SCHEME

London, June 26.

The Chancellor of the Exchoquor, Sir Stafford Cripps, spent this week-end proparing for the second round of his struggle against the plan for convertible intra-European payments bo- tween Marshall Aid nations.

Sir-Stafford will go to Paris on Wednesday for the meeting of the Inner Cabinet of the Organisa- ⚫tion for European Economic Co-operation.

líe will conUnue his figlit against the proposal, backed in Belgium and the United States, that Britain should make a pro- portion of her Sterling payments to other Marshall countries con- vertible into gold or dollars.

The talks in Brussels last week ended in deadlock after Sir Stat- on the ford rejected the plan grounds that it would involve a further drain on Britain's dwind-

reserves.

ling gold of France

Arrest Of Smuggler Premature

Rome, June 20. International police today said the arrest of a dope smug- had wrecked their carefully- gler at Rome airport last night

planned move to trap one the world's largest dope syn- dicates.

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Vincent Trupla of New York these two other forms of invest The Secretary of State. Mr. was arrested as he was about to Thus the European issue will: funds and a United States Am-Dean Acheson, had said previous-fly to New York with US$500,000 be greatly affected by the out bassador, he will have to ask ly that more atd would be catas-worth of cocaine concealed on his Congress for approval of both trophic and to be effective would person and in false suitcase bot-come of the negotiations in Lon-

Senators Tart and Knowland require American troops, in com-

toms. The police said the action don on Sterling releases to India,

Pakistan and South Africa. *..

Batavia, June 26. Customs officers at by

Ciampino and a bi-partisan group of 10 bat.-United Press.

affected It will be still more had broken

The Dutch evacuation airport

everything other Senators appealed to the President on Friday to withhold

just when they did not want by the vital question of American Jogjakarta went into its third Investments: whether or not the day without serious incident, publicity on their activities, recognition of the Communista

The net to trap members of the United States can avoid a slump while Dutch field despatches and instead bolster the faltering Nationalists with more assistance

multi-million-dollar racket was by maintaining its internal in-

guerilla and friendship.

begun last year when American vestments and by private invest-reported narcoties agents traced the origin menis abroad, or whether it will activity in West and East Java. One band of guerliina is reported Lot Of Pressure

Moscow, June 26. of several million dollars worth have unemployment and try to

to have fired on a Dutch military Banator Taft

export it-Reuter. "Thero The Soviet commentator, Cap- of dope scized in New York.

convoy in which the Sultan of will be a lot of pressure to retain Viktorov, asserted in an all- In Washington, Harry Anslinger,

Jogjakarta was riding. The Sul- cognise the Communist gov-cle in the "Red Fleet" today that chief of the Treasury's Narcotics

tan has assumed full responsibili- ernment. I think It should be

American expansionists are using Division, sald the arrest was part

ty for the maintenance of law and discouraged in every way pos. "mythical menace" in the Arctle of a campaign by the American

order pending the return of the to "camouflage the actual seizure Government, in co-operation with

full Republican Government catly United States of new. Italy, France, Germany, Turkey He added that Mr. Truman's by the

In July. of Mr. W.

poorly-developed and Greece, to stamp out the in- Walton economically UGO Butterworth as Assistant Secre- districts for aggressive purposes." ternational drug traffic, but he

Brisbane, June 20. for

Since the end of the war, the has no information to support the Far Eastern relum tary of State

The first shipment of "Food for affairs provided Congress

with United States has been trying to statement that the arrest wrecked

Britain" Borghum of the strikers will make it pos- the best possible opportunity for keep its wartime bases in Canada. trap, sible to re-open rail communica-

'The former American vice millet) harvested at Peak Downs, tions between Berlin and

China Iceland and Greenland, acquire

new Scandinavian bases and, in king, Charles "Lucky" Luciano, in Central Queensland- token West

and restore service on the policy.

Mr. Butterworth's nominaun general, to set up now military, who was deported from the United cargo of do tons-will leave for Berlin overhead railwa

The unanimous decision to end has been held up in the Senate be. naval and aerial bases on terri-States, has been openly charged Britain on Tuesday.

ameials of the

British Food the strike

came after a stormy

cause some members claim he is tories adjoining the borders of the by several officials of being the

U.S.S.R. and the countries of the master mind behind the smug-Corporation, which controls intimately associated four-hour meeting of the Valen 100

Peaic Downs' sorghum crop, said ¡Democracy, Captain gling ring.-United Press, Re- People's policy and leaders of the In- the China

that the grain is arriving at Glad- Viktorov wrote. dependent Trade Union Organiser has characterised as a tragic allegedly threatening the Uniteri publican Senator Arthur Vanden- The assertions as to a danger

stone at the rate of 170 tons daily. tion (UGO).

berg

The grain will be sent to Britain to feed plas but later will be used Western Commandants failure,

States in the Aretle have no While Mr. Butlerworth's con- last night instructed the City Ad-

in a huge pig-raising projects in foundation and constitute the

Queensland to sector to frmation by the required ministration in their

provide large asual propaganda method of the vote appears stop paying unemployment vellet thirds

probable. American expansionists."-Reuter.

quanties of pig meat for Brilain. to strikers who have not return-

-Reuter, several Senators nre indicating ed to

work by the day mentioned, that they will insist on a full de- Strikers who make a written debate on the Chinn issue before claration

the nomination tor that they no longer permitting wish to work for the Soviet con- come to a vote.

quarters of the

Jabour organisation.

Executive

Than

Western!

The

3 the

full-scale

of review

which

with

two-

AIRLIFT RECORD

Wiesbaden, June 26. The Berlin airlift has carried total of 1.944,100 in 235,356 fights in the 365 days since it began, an Paris, June 20. anniversary announcement from About 15,000 French ex-Ser-Combified Airlift Headquarters During the lift there have been afternoon in a demand for in- 17 crashes with 38 people killed.. mended by the State Depornnat creased pensions. Reuter. The Western Commandants today or tomorrow, the signs are also ordered the Administra- apparent that such a step is un- tion

trolled Railway Administration Senator Knowland l that vicemen marched along the lower here said today.

are exempted from the order and while recognition of the Com-stretch of the Champs Elysees this an attempt is to be made to find munists might them other jobs.

to convert into West- der marks the 40 per cent of the

Fallwaymen's wages which they receive in East-marks.

consideration.

Lic not

recom-

Fio cited orders to the United States Ambassador to China, Dr. J.

Leighton

Stuart, to keep his after The sickers had demanded 100 headquarters at Nauking

the Communists took control of

per cent payment in West-marks the city, rather than to follow and recognition of their West sector Union by the Railway Ad- the traditional practice of travol- ling with a friendly government

ministration.

Heinz Bracht, Chairman of the to an emergency capital.

Union,

sold that the strikers

- have accepted the Commandants'

Aid Requests

the

Reuter,

ERP Cuts Would Be Foolish,

Mr. Hoffman Says

Washington, June 26,

lettor in principle; but will con- Senator Knowland salt! tine to ight for recognition af "mock" convention in August their Union-United Press and will probably give the Com- The European Recovery Administrator, Mr. Paul

Reûter.

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Hoffman, is as eager as anyone to reduco Federal spending but believes that drastic cuts in foreign aid will be penny wise and pound foolish.

In a radio interview, Mr. Hoff-|be expected if this country went man' said the funds, he had asked into a disastrous depression, and for the second instalment of the I am not enough of a pessimist to Marshall European recovery pro- look for any such major catan- gramme are the minimum neces- trophe as that."United Press, vary to carry on this programm effectively and without loss of

momentum.

"This momentura 1105 been

built up over the past year," heGREAT BRITAIN

added. “If it were lost, It might

cost many times the amount of

the

proposed cut to regain It."

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DAY EXCURSIONS TO FRANCE

London, June 27. The popular cheap day steamer excursions, from Britain to France ure to be restored from today.

The new steamer Maid of Orleans will make the trip-four times weekly from Folkestone to Houlogne. The fore will be £2 return. Passports will be *p* quired.--Associated Press,

ERROL FLYNN IN ITALY

Palermo, June 20, The American Alm star Errol Flynn has arrived here to inspect Sicilian sites for possible future fums,

He is the guest of Prince Raimondo Lanza di Trabla-Ag- sociated Presa.

Washington, June 27. The Federal Reserve reports American corporation profits in the first quarter were slightly be low last year but still. high, rela- tive to earlier prosperous periods.

Associated Press.

“USA -

CANADA

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1,000,000 with the stipula- tion that if Mr. Hoffman found it necesary ho could spend all of it in 10 months and come back for more.

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Mr. Hoffman content with the House

ho is not

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but they could. live with it bo-

cause of the House provision.

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Dutch military sources report that the Republican Army has failed to occupy zones evacuated by the Dutch Army, including the Monosari South major town of East of Jogjakarta, visited the evacuated areas and despatched a courier to the hills ordering the Army to regecupy the area.

The sources said the

Sulton

The Sultan addressed large crowds in the area and told them the town was back under Repub- lean control, but even this failed to bring out the guerilla forces.— United Press,

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