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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1949.

STATE DEPARTMENT CHINA FLOOD

LOOKING FOR NEW POLICY ON CHINA

CANTON OFFICIAL TO VISIT MACARTHUR

Canton, July 17. General Wu Te-chen, former member Foreign Minister and

of the new ali-powerful Emer- geney Council, told the United

Washington, July 17.

The U. S. State Department is looking for a way to regain the initiative on China policy on

political fronts at home and abroad.

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The Secretary of State, Mr.Dean Acheson, may propose moves to deal with the China crisis before Congress adjourns.

There are Leveral such

men

At the moment, the U.S. - ministration appears divided over | In China't Western provinces. what steps-bught-to-ha tuken...in some fattances they are Senlar officials seem to be in Moslema and their undyin

the however, that

Communism atand against agreement,

taken for granted by American of despair and drift which has characterised the official

officials. American altitude toward China for the past year must now be replaced by something consider- ably more positive.

Press today that he will soon There is no disposition among Visit General Douglas Mac-any offlcinis here who are willing Arthur,

to sess the funtion in believe that the United States will throw powerful new support to Gence alissimo Chiang Kai-shek in his newly-announced role as leader of the Supreme Council of the Chinese Nationalist Government.

It is believerf that the inission is connected with the forination of all-Asian from against the Communists.

General Wn added that he is also planning to visit Korea to onfer with President Sylaman Ther who tins expressed support. for the Pacific pack, He stressed that bath visits are unofficial and refused to divulge the reason for them.

However, Informants said it is almost certain that they are con- nected with the unti-Red front,

Wu expressed the belief that the ChineRS Reds are being used as a tool by the Soviets In order to help attain their enda globally,

He said: "We must not feel prselves into thinking that Com- minisa will halt at the borders of China.

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Sovietisation uf South

East Asia and the whole of the Eastern Hemisphere will be only a matter of time if China's vost

territories are overrun."United

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CASUALTY TOLL IN PRUEM

Pruem. July 17. The suddened villagers of Pruem, about 60 miles West of Coblenz, burrowed into the rubble of 75 homes today in search of more victims of Fri- Jay night's explosion in underground bunker.

German police reduced from 14 to 10 the list of those known to have been killed In the blast of 350 tons of dynamite in the bunker. The explosives were being used for demolishing Ger- many's wartime "West Wall"— Hitler's Muginot Line.

The blast levelled 76 homes and damaged many others. Nearly 1,000 of Pruem's 8,000 in- habitants were made homeless.

German police said that four persons reported missing by townspeople are believed buried in the wreckage in addition to 10 bodies already recovered.

Twenty-three persons were seriously injured and 76 slightly hurt.

Internationally. the State De

the piument spronching

la general, the American Gov- ernment appears to be following the idea of

developing a series

esf anti-Communist positions in n great swinging air and Eas-

tern and Southern China.

Politically and perhaps, stratee

most important glenlly, the

Next in major= these is Japan. taner, begause it symbolises the U.S. affitude tesurf an Oriental people, is the Philippines.

Dette as a

of blocking bolds problem Communism in the Far East and not strictly es » Chingze question.

Tru-

Domestically, President tean has indicated that Adminis tration woulit be happy to get sono bipartisan support for a line of action in the Far East and respond with

mendations.

concrete recoin-

Senute critics have long corn- plained that the Administration has been strictly diefcallst in dealing with. Chinn,

Spectacular Plan

Among the ideas tossed

Great Problem

In between, the Gooted States a number of land p tions. The great islamul of Th1- wha presently in the dark, tienermo Chang Kai-shek's forces.

Mr. Actreson has been puzzlech ar to wheat to an about Tarvan In case it should tadi to Con- munit honds for

now foreseen, og Genmal Chant with the powerful Fryers he has conerntrated there should make it a hung the bastion of a Chi~ nose Nationalist Goverhopat which had t

to

govern any other unbirtant part of China

In the South, the State 1 tastin

is counting heavily an

among the officials around Mr.n peaceful anti-C'mumunist solu- Acheson perhaps the mont spectacul

that he or the President should ask Congress for a mecret fund, the uses of which would never have to be disclosed.

The

of the Dutch-Indonesian struggle in - Indonesia to provo is the peoples of South East Asia thest #1

for favourable auleone their colonial problems with Ex- | mpean powers is possible. Such n fund might run trom But their remains the problem $100,000,000 to $150,000,000,

of Buliding

strengthening be deployed, ne- anti-Communist

Torres

In such money would cording to those interested in the

pines as Mataya, French Indo- America's iden, wherever

cold China. Hurma and Slan war strategista thought it would do the most good in blocking the spread of Communisma in the

would be used to

muney

The whole area by American standards

is highly unstable. What, if anything, can be done 10 win it with reasonable security for the West, as op posed to Moscow, in still one of Amert. the great problems of can diplomacy.

Back anti-Communist clements in the troubled countries South it could of China, Presumably also be employed for anti-Com-

elements

Whole Story #unist

remaining ***

in China to prevent Communist preven consolidation of the country,

The Stale Department will Franklin publish. The late President

m abou 10 days, a D. Rusevelt had so-called "un- "White Paper" en China. vouched funds" at his disposal during the last war.

Some "Hopefuls"

That is suppostel to tell the whole story of The failure of Whether Congress would ever American ciplauncy In keep consider such a thing in pence- | China from going as far as it has time on such a scale is one ques- toward Comitumisin and to clear tion that ut present stumps State way for a new policy. Department ofelnis.

Aside from The

question of gel- ting on with the expected Chi- nese Communist government, Mr. Acheson is

is therefore rapidly ap- The American Govermanent in- prouching the point when he will tents to continue recognising the Depressed vigorously by Con- Chinese Nationalist

gressional erities to regime su

lay

down long as it effectively governs an sotne plans for taking the initia-

live. Associated Press. important part of the country, oficials But State Department are convinced that Generalissimo Chinng and the men around him have lost the power of leadership and are politieaily bankrupt.

This conviction would only be changed if Generalissimo Chinng succeeded in reversing his long downhill road in the Communist

struggle other hand the Ameri-

On

The cauzo of the explosion hai not bean determined. can Government might conceiv- French military police are in-ably consider supplying arts to vestigating.

Chinese those

anti-Communist forces under provincial leaders German police from nearby who have shown the ability to communities joined Pruem police rally their people, and the gen- in guarding damaged buildings. eralship to conserve their strength The police reported some looting against Hed onsinughts. of wrecked houses and shops Associated Press,

Israeli Display Of Might

Tel Aviv, July. 17.

. Five thousand Israell troops paraded, before President Chaim Welzmann, the Prime Minister, Mr. David Ben Gurion, and, 30,000 spectators. at Army Day celebra- tions in a specially built stadium on the outskirts of Tel Aviv today.

The troops later marched through the main streets of the capital. Contingents of all bran- ches of the Army, as well as Naval and Air Forco detachments, took part.

The Army's firepower was illus». trafed by a, manber of quick-firing weapons, together with many classes of light armoured vehicles. Modern Sharian, tanks with 90- ́ ́milimetre, guns brought up the

of the prosession.

***Thins Flying Fortresses and six

nighters flow over the arena dur- Ing the parade, vintag

Tonight several hundred guests invited? to a Government mrden party in honour of Army.

·-Day----Reuter

DUCLOS ON THE PAPAL EDICT

Abbeville, France, July 17, M. Jacques Duclos, Secretary of the French Communist Party, sald at a meeting here today that the Papal edict threatening excum- munication of pro-Communist Catholics is an "unacceptable in. strament".

He appealed for "union between Communists and Catholics action for the just cause"Reu

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Britain Asks U.S. For Atomic Bomb

• New York, July 17. Britain has made another request for some United States atom bombs or some material from which they could

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Millions Faced

With Disaster

Shanghai, July 17.

The Communist New China News Agency said

today that floods are threatening the exis- tence of millions of people in China.

Edwin L. J. James, Managing The Party will lose the confidence of the people if Editor of the "Now York Times."

in an article pubiluifed to. day he said it is understood that the matter was discuss ed at last Thursday night'. secret meeting betwean Pra. eldent Truman and. States top-policy makers.

"British scientists and the contri. British Government buted enormously to perfect the atom bomb by the United States," Mr. James sald.

they fail to deal efficiently' with the crisis, it added,

The agency predlets that even-truction by the Kuomintang ban- tually the floods will be prevented |dits" were also responsible for

and damage held in check. But the disaster.

It points out that the river floods are the must serious since the United-1031-Yangtze flood when 13 pro- vinces were partially inundatel. Today six provinces, are

affected Klangsi Anhwei, Kiungsi, Shantung. Hopel and Honan,

The Agency

said that millions. are waiting for the Government to deliver

them from what many is the greatest disaster they have ever experienced.

"Now Britain would like to have some atom bombs which only this country posseseda or,

that, same falling

material

Dut of which they can be made quickly."-Reuter.

DRIVE ON SOUTH STARTING

Canton, July 17. Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek discussed the military situation with Nationalist com- manders today as reports from Central China indicate that the Communists are preparing a major drive Southward,

General Pal Chung-hs, Cen- fral China Commander, arrived From his Changshur Headquarters and made a personal report to Chiang at Whampoa naval base, the site of the former Nationalisi military academy nine miles from

Canton.

ileporters who went to Whien- pon today noticed that the Chi nese Navy gunboat, Tai Hang, is standing by and speculate that Chinng may be preparing for on- other trip.

to

KMT Sabotage

Most of the flooded areas were newly occupied by the Commun. ists it aald, and charged the Kuo- mintang with destroying dykes by digging defence positions.

It added that the Nationallsta are trying to bomb the dikes to

Aggravate the tragedy.

The Agency also reported that Kuomintang sabotage has been discovered, at Anking and Wuhu,

The Agency said: "Floods are threatening the existence of mit Hons of people and relief and anti-It said the flood area extended flood mensures have become the roughly from Seochow, 30 miles test for local Com- West of Shanghai, to Anking, 275 munist branches and the People's miles further West along the Government.

Yangtse.

If we fall to act immediately 10 totally mobilise the people to battle the foods and to beat off or mitigate the disaster we will disappoint the people who will think we are inefficient. We will

be

Seques from the people con-

The Agency called on all Com- munists to organise the masses to discard resignation and pessimism and pool all resources for anti- demonstrate that flood work to they are totally different from the Nationalists.

It adeted that the Communists

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regime equally for the floods, according to the polley of receiv-

It suld that in addition to losing dunations from those who can mych rain this summer "criminal pay and services from those who maladministration and mad des can work. United Press.

CANTONESE BY RADIO

BY S.K. LEE

Lesson 37 (1)

318. (yau) (1)yau. 310. (in) doh(2) 320. (ch'eung) (1)chering. Combinations:

71. Iloy(2) doh(2).

72, Boon (3) doh (2).

The Nationalist military news 73. Gonng(1) (1)cheung. agchey reported today that streng | 74. Fay(1) gay(1) (1)cheung. Communist forces have started a

75. Gong(3) (3)lok. drive apparently aimed towords

Imitative expressions: Chengsha, Central Chinn strong- (12) bah(1) sec(2). hold 400 miles North of Canton.

Place names: (10) (1) Lon-dun(1). (11) Sol(1)-dong(1)-baw(1)-

don (1).

(This might signal the end of the ful) on the Central China civil war front which has Justed about two months).

(Reports, in the Chinese press

(12)

Oy(1)-(3)kup (1) Gh(1)-(2)yee-gok(1).

danp(3).

in Hong Kong said the renewed Red drive spread fresh pante(15) (3) Mann-gook(1).

(14) (2) Yeung-gwong(1). Nationalist

among Canton,

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These reports sald the De. fence Ministry had chartered 21 civilan planes to fly Important equipmant out of that pro. visional capital.

This was contrary to despatches direct from Canton, which pie- ture the Nationalists as suffused with now optimism)---Associated Press.

CROSS-CHANNEL EFFORT FAILS

London, July 17. Derek Burton, aged 20, student of Quorn Hall, Loughborough, who left Dover early on Saturday morning in an attempt to cross the Channel in a six-foot home- made canvas canoe, was towed back to Dover on Saturday.

A small motor vessel discovered the canoe drifting in the Channel and went to see if the occupant needed assistance, but Burton explained that he was seasick and accepted a tow back to Dover,-- Associated Press.

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