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CHINESE PREMIER'S Widow Of Canton Rajk Pleads Guilty, Says

BID FOR U.S. AID Will Be Used Entirely To Prosecute The War KUNMING MAY BE CAPITAL

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

"The Chinese Government hère is

and is in a position to make full Yen Hsi-shan told Chinese and

General Gordon To-Call-At Shanghai

President

Shanghai, September 16. The American Lines office here today con. Armed that the evacuation ship General Gerden would call at Shanghai or. Septem-

ber 23.

At the same time, the APL office said that passage for 280 ·IRO ·refugees had been _cancelled_for_reasons-Of-DEO- nomy. The refugees are, destined for Europe South America. and would have had to cross the U.S. on a scaled "train because they have no entrance visas That would be so expensive the IRO decided to send them on the French liner Marechal Joffre, which is expected to arrive here on October 15.

After considerable delay. safe condus has been aslu

ed for the General Gordon, the President Lines spokes man said. The ship will several hundred Passengers and some cargo into Shing. hai, metly 'from Manila and Hong Kong A small group of foreigners will enter from Manila, but the majority of the passengers will be Chinese. The ADL office estimated about 800 passengers would board the ship here. -Associated Press.

that

bring

Shooting Victim Buried

Canton, September 16.

The funeral took place in

Canton, September 17. stronger and more efficient use of American aid,” Premier foreign newspapermen today. "Any American aid will be used entirely to pro- secute the war," Premier Yen assured: "The Communists have completed-their-prepara-.. tion for an offensive which is likely to break out in about ten days. Help - from abroad must come quickly. Of course we are quite ready to meet the attack."

The premier said the Communists have two objec- tives in view, hamely a thrust to Kwangtung and the annihilation of the government forces in Hunan, but General Yen. could not say which is more impelling to the Reds. Asked whether a foreign; A Chinese despatch from Kun- said Nationalist Hegion-will-be-formed Premier mine today

Yen-did not make · a direct forces which reached Tsching, in answer but said he would wel-South East Hunan in a thrust

driven from Leiyang, had come friendly foreigners to whhin 15 miles of Jucheng help the Nationalist cause as Hunan, a short distance from the an indication of the solidarity Kangtung border.

to

in the non-Communist world. Earlier reports placed the Cam- The premier pointed out in a munist 4th army corps in the third world war all the Com-sarte area, but the despatch did munists, everywhere, would not mention serious fighting support

Union against their own countries.

General Pai Chung-hsi.

the

Soviet

Na

tionalist commanrier in Hansi

Shooting Victim

Mrs. Maya Freeman, Polish woman who married an American,, Mr. Willard Freeman, in Chungking four years ago, is pictured, in her Canton home where her husband - and. two other, men were found shot last-week. No ex- planation of the affair has yet been made. Mr. Freeman and Mr. Harold Harris of Shanghai are dead, while the explorer, Mr. Leonard Clark, is in hospital suffering from wounds.

The Nationalist military spokes- mead, General Teng Wen-yl, told: the press the Nationalists were ver

dive battle which may break out as early as next

expecting a decisive No Marshall Plan

told this correspondent yesterdayghting at Amoy decreased to-

he was confident of the success

ful outcome of the impending day as a typhoon

was reported

trial of strength. He said thirts approaching the island city. per cent of the Communist ranks consist of sick soldiers

Asked whether there will be u second front as mentioned in the local papers, General Pai replied he was not au

aware of it but

second front may materialise in

Air Force activity,

however,

was reported increasing with ↑

airfield reports that Lunghwa and shipping Installations on the Whangpoe River in Shang-

had been bombed,-

the future. The general was in War Bond Drive

high spirits as he emerged from

a tea party in which he played

•

Nationalist China today launch-

ed a war bond drive in an at- from the tempt to get money

struale wealthy for the death

hest to Kuomintang men. He is due to return to the Hunan front this afternoon or tomorrow.

A reliable source said General Pai completed all plans for the coming fight. The trip of Deputy sociated Press.

with the Communists, adds. Aş-

Premier Yen Hsi-shan in a

Dollars To Finance

Trade With Reds

Washington, September 15.

Senator William Knowland said today that he had received assurances from the Economic Co- operation Administration that Marshall Plan dollars would not be used to finance trade with Communist portions of China."

He Was Blackmailed Into Spying For U.S.

Budapest, September 16.

Laszlo Rojk, Hungary's former No. 2 Communist,

charged in court today that he was black Speculation mailed into spying for the United States On Sir Ralph

Rajk, who named the United States Minister to

panise a faction against Rako

Pleads Guilty

Budapest, Mr. Selden Chapin, and two Ameri- can officers as his contacts, said he was. threatened with exposure as g. Trotskyite if he did not comply. "Naturally I accepted. Rajk said in a detailed confession of his activities as a spy which he began only a few mimates after pleading guilty to plotting. the overthrow of the government which made him its Foreign Minister.

Stevenson

•

Shanghai, September 15. British sources said here. today that they expected. Bri- tain's recalled Ambassador in China, Sir Ralph Stevenson,” One of the right former Hun- would ultimately return as Communist leaders on Ambassador to the new Chin- garian

Government.” trial. Raik pleaded guilty to the ese "People's Covernment charges of treason, expected to be established in espionage and attempt to over. Peiping next month. throw the Communist regime. He then launched into an hour-long

The decision to recall Sir his recital of anti-Communist Ralph, announced in London yes- spring activities since 1932.

Rajk also pleaded guilty to the terday, came as no surprise to charges of plotting with Marshal British officials here though they Tito of Yugoslavia and Allen said that they had not expected Dulles, former head of the United it so soon.

Rajk described his meeting with two United States Arthy Officers who warned him to penetrate the Communist organisation, and add ed: "I had one more connection with the Americans with Chapin. It was not continuous but some States Office of Strategic Services

They emphasised that the Lon times we had secret

meetings

in the Balkans during the war don action was prompted solely

by a'deste to consult fir Ralph

about conditions in China.

Rajk named the American oficials for the overthrow of the Com when the Judge ordered himmunist regime in Hungary. pointblank to "begin with your The former Hungarian foreign activities after the liberation (of Minister was the first of the de-

How and when Sir Ralph will Hungary) in 1945."

endants to testify after the trial make the trip home has not yet opened this morning. His confes been decided, but some circles Rafi, who testified earlier that.sion appeared to follow the pat- thought that he might travel to he had been an anti-Communist tern of the famous Moscow purge Hong Kong In a British warship spy since 1932 when he was en- trial of the 1930's and of the rwhich he would board at the listed by the pre-war - govern- cent trial of Cardinal Mindszenty. {mment's secret palice, said his ear-Several times his rico fell solo mouth of the Yangise

Fier activities were unknown in that even the microphone could this Hungary

pot carry his words through the

returned to Nanking

Tall slightly stooping Rajk saldi spaces of the Iron Workers Trade/toerorning from a brief visit

1 he became secretary of the Buda-Union hail wirese he is open-

pest Communist Party immediate-ed-United Press ------

ly

Reds Holding Two U.S. Fliers,

Nanking September 15.

conference to, organise centralised - Communist govern- ment for China may be under way now in Peiping, adds Asso-"

ciated Press.

Official silence seems to be the order of the day, but it is known

that delegates from this area have

after the war. He said "A certain Lieutenant Colonel Kovacs came to see me. He was a mem- ber of the United States military mission (in Budapest). He came about August or September, 1945."

left Shanghai, and this is the Speaking dowly for m+ phasis as he stood before the Efforts by American 'officials month the government is sup-

posed to be formed. microphone with his back to to obtain the release of two The Communists at

present are the audience, Rajk, said Colonel U.S. fiers held by Chinese ruling conquered areas with Kovacs knew of his earlier Communists for 11 monthsional governments, most of Trotskyke <activity. He said "He (Kevsca) called amwork * United States my, are fused they would unmask me, Naturally accepted."

Second Officer

have been unsuccessful

them

An American Embassy key her military contro man said repeated efforts have although Party leaders are con been made in Peiping and incentrated in Peiping Party Nanking to negotiate the release Chairman Mao Tse-tung has, an- of the two servicemen. Diplomats Dounced that Peiping will be his here have been told the local capital and that its name will

control in be changed back to Faking-

Raik said he was later contact Communists have no

to

was in

American officials describe as a

the military situation, as Dr. Chu that the Reds, they woo, would a letter from the deputy. ECA "But surely we are not going during the war and asked him if being held somewhere in Shan-

with high level military plans.

Canton today of Willard Free Red Claims

mani an American who was involved in a shooting incident here eight days ago.

asked

CHIANG DENIED

ed by the second American Army the case and inquiries made by Reuter and Associated Press. officer. He said: "At the end at the Pelping Consul General, Mr. 1945 or early in 1946-T was con-Edmund O. Clubb, so far have tacted by a United States officer, bern fruitless.

The two fiers are Navy Chief ATTEMPT TO KILL Martin Himmler, who Hungary

war Electrician repatriate

William C Smith criminals from Germany.”

and Marine Master Sergeant 'E. Bask sald Himaler told him at C. Bende. The two failed to re- a later meeting that he would not turn last October

Canton, September 16, from what

Published reports that a gren- see him personally again and that the. Americans had planned to

routine training mission ever ade-throwing assarsin had made move their headquarters

to use Red territory from the former an attempt on the life of Gen- slavia. He said the United States American naval base at Tringtao, eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek in office of Strategic Services con-

Previous reports said the two Chungking were officially denied.

Premier Chu Chia-hua to Taiwan

Senator Knowland also plac-being swallowed up by Moscow's tacted him while he was still in

Hung Lan-yan;- socretary-gen- eral of the Supreme Council, the end a little to do with breadcast appeal warned the riched in, the congressional record Afth columns, the editorial said. an internment camp in France men were safe and well and were today,

said said the "press reports of an a complete rele and now put he wanted to go back to Hungary, tung Province, Donna

The Embassy spokesman is a civilian and has little in to seize their wealth, anyway. He administrator, Mr. William our money on the Reds, Or are said the Americans who no further progress had been attempt to assassinate the Gen-

if possible. urged

them to buy bonds as a Foster, reporting that about we? If the State Department has

by the Mukden traiissima in Chungking are, un- him

Mr. means of saving China from the US.$100,000,000 in unobligat-its way the answer probably will contacted him in the French camp made, either.

to take over the Consul-General,

Angus true," Communists.

The report” said that - taking ed funds remained for relief be yes."

leadership of the Hungarian Con Ward, and his staff of nie t murist Party. Earlier. Baik said leave that Manchurian city. They advantage of the confusion of the with the that he returned to Hungary from have been isolated in Makdan first of the three devastating France during the war with the since last November. The State fires in Chungking a would-be aid of the German Gestapo, the Department ordered the Assassin threw a grenade at the

said he turned dow.x

sulate clored last May and Mr. Generalissimo, Itad-led that 18 American wartire suggestion

obtain

former President's bodyguarda--. Communist permission cause the Gestapo already had to leave-Associated Press.

United Press. for him to return to many. From there, br said, was casy to go back to Hungary.

He said Colonel Kovacs com reissioneri

him

to get Information which was not available to other American agents. Outlining the methods and eventual- "strategy the alleged American agents, Rajk wald Kevars told him the rightist groups were organised by the United States because when peace comes--it the aim to cancel

was out the power of the leftists and bring the rightists to power”

Communist troops penetrated His attractive Polish wita from North Shansi into Suiyuan province and accepted surrender from 300 provincial troops et

sald the Government was

in the gravest of financial difi-purposes in non-Communist Joint American-British agree culties. He estimäteri income China The money previous-ment to do business

At only 15.000,000 to 20,000,000 silly had been estimated at Chinese Communists is one of the things under, discussion between ver dellare a month, while ex- $84,000,000. penses were more than 45,000,000. Mr. Foster said continuing sup- the Secretary of State. Mr. Deat The two Communist military port was being given by the ECA Acheson, and the British Foreign was the British Notohakto, the Communist Radio (chieftains heading the Red move to the food rationing programme Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevinzend him back to Hungary Ward since has been trying to persons were shot down by the

Peping announced last night. ment toward Canton were still in Centop and Swatow. He said) Chiled. Press,

Maya, dressed neatly in black with black veil, was present

** Also present Consul-General Mr. G. F. Tyr-

rell, who is representing Ameri- can interests in Canton.

The deceased's head and shoul- ders were uncovered. He looked peaceful. Written in

The same broadcast said some massing their annies. 1500 Moslem of General Ma

troops Pu-tang in Chinghai province

the

howers surrendered to the Communists Kunming Capital?

provincial capital

at Esining. across the coffin was the word The officers surrendering includ- Darling."

wife,lives.

The third member of the party. Leonard Clark, is still in hospit- al recovering from a wound in: the chest. His room is guarded by police.

stockpiling was being avoided

· · ·

lest Communist forces overnin territory still held by Nationalis: troops.

The ECA oficial indicated thai relief activities were now, centred in Taiwan. He said assistance i cluded the provision of fertilisers, of Nationalist

crude petroleum and enginarins falls.

advice and rural reconstruction. The

warlords of Szechuan are activities. gainst transfer, of the capital to

China if Canton

ed Lieutenant-General Chao Jui, Sourees in a position to know The ashes of the late Haroid Second in Command of the glad said, Kurning instead of Chung Harris, an Englishman who was killed in the same brawl, will be Army, and the Chief-of-Staff of king might become the capital

the Army,

Lieutenant-General sent to Hong Kong tonight for shipment to Canada, where his Ma Wen-ting.

Three

hundred Japanese air- men arrived in Taiwan on

hungking. Such a move,, they' August 16 as a result of Gen-think, would make the city the eral Wp Te-chen's visit to target of a Communist drive. Japan and some of the Japa Besides this, a Red-invasion of .ere were seen in Canton, ac- Szechuan would threaten the

Fording to the Pelping Radie romains they now Previously.

If the General Wu, who is

Government makes Minister Without Portfolio. Szechuan its main base, its sup- denied he sought Japanese ply problems would be tremend- fighters to come

to: China, norous, and if the province were to are any Japanese flyers seen in be conquered, the outcome would Canton

well be fatal to Nationalist China.

other Kumming on the

The mystery of the shooting drama, in which three persons were shot several times by one vevolver, is still unsolved Reuter

THE WEATHER

[Chin, pressure (le relatively low over t

-

would be

*Torley's Purecut Moderate ESE winds,anting and they may be the pai Chung-hsi finds it experient i

Central and SW Chimi, o

Yesterday's Weather

"scattered showers and fair pettoda.

Which Side?

B-36 Crashes

In Texas: Five Killed

Fort Worth, Texas,

September 16. AB-36 super-bomber, crash- A Scripps Howard editor.al. today asked: "Which side of ed into Lake Worth last night" this fence ati United while attempting a take-off discuss from Carswell Air Force base, on anyway?" in

SPAS-

Saying that $50,000,000 of un

can

Rajk Sa

be-

of

Bejk sald Himmler “gave, me“ the task to corrupt the leftist revolutionary fores in the party led by Vice. Premier." Matyis Rakesi." I was supposed to "DE-

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