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A BIG DETERIORATION IN EUROPEAN TRADE BALANCE DISCLOSED

UN DEBATE ON ALLIED TREATIES

"The

Lake Success, October 12.

United States today in eflect rebuffed Russia's proposal for a five-power treaty on the grounds that further pacts would be useless as long the Soviet Union did not recognise the pro- visions of treaties already in effect.

"

Geneva, October 13.

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe declared in its quarterly review today that an alarming deterioration in Europe's trade balance with the rest of the world and the failure of Western Germany to carry through her industrial recovery were two of the most important ́ economic problems in Europe in the second quarter of 1949. While European imports rose from $3,500,000,000 during the first quarter of the year to $3,- 730,000,000 in the second, exports fell from $2,330,000,000 to $3,200,000,000.

sweet in

Europe's adverse trade balance with the United States rose by $150,000,000 to an all-time peak of $961,000,000,

The greatest rise in the adverse Benjamin Cchen (United States)

balar.ce was accounted for by indicated the American line in the Britain, Western Germany_and special Political Committee debat-Italy.

ing Western charges that Bulgaria, Hungary and Rumania had violat- ed human rights.

Russia has supported the three Balkan countries in their refusal to submit these charges to con- ciliation under machinery vided in the peace treaties. to is a

"I

pro-

grave cause of concern us," said M. Cohen, and, we think, to the General Assembly. that at the same time Russia is unwilling

employ existing treaties it should be considering further treaties and further so called peace pacts.

"It is pertinent to enquire what purpose any treaty can serve if

it

is to remain the sovereign right:

of any party to refuse to recognise the treaty at its ow

own pleasure and in its own judgment and discre

We believe that tion.

treaties, when made, should be carried out We believe treaties are instru- ments of the law, not of propa ganda.

No Imposing By U.S.

This situation had not improv. ed during the third quarter of the year, the review said.

"Despite the increasing difficult- ies of international trade, indus trial production in Europe in the second quarter of this year con- tinued to show an exceptionally high rate of progress.

Falling Off

"In some countries, howEVER, there were signs that the rate was falling off, particularly in Belgium

and Scandinavia.

the review

-production in Eastern European countries during the second quarter, These countries were finding it increasingly difficult to obtain adequate supplies of raw materials and machinery for_their industrial expansion partly because they were short of foreign exchange and partly of licensing restrictions

because of

in exporting countries. "Yugoslavia has special diff. culties following the break in its trade relations with other Eastern countries the

ountries the review stated.

The extremely small rise in the production of European crude steel was one of the outstanding factors during the second quar.

ter

Despite increases in France, Britain and Western Germany there was a remarkable fall in production in Belgium and Lax- embourg.

chiefly owing to a reduction in the export demand for parti- cular industries," said. Indications already apparent in the first quarter of 1949 that in- dustrial

Western in recovery Germany was slowing down were confirmed in the second quarter when production showed only a slight increase and remained at about three-quarters of the 1938 July level.

"The decline in Belgium, and Luxembourg is largely attributed to a falling off of-exports and is one of the first as well as the most important example in post- war years of a cut in the pro-

to lack of export demand. duction of basic materials owing

The reduction of

output has continued month by month and in was only 67 per cent in Bel-

"In 1949 German industrialium and 7 per cent in Luxem peak production Production rose haltingly from 72bourg of the not

"The United States is trying to impose any political riary to nearly 74 per cent" the per cent of the 1938 level in Feb-

system or particular institutions upon the peoples of the Bat.Teport stated.

kans, as Russia has so unfairly alleged. On the contrary, in is the Soviet Union,

our view. working through a minority ruling group, that has imposed its own particular aim on these peoples.

and

As a result of serious declines Of employment in the building trade and in agriculture other occupations, unemployment Agures in Western Germany at the end of June reached a total of 1,240,000,

"Any renewed improvement in "In these circumstances, it ill Western Germany's economic behooves Russia to characterise condition seems likely to require the invoking of peace treaties by ether a revival of exports or ar others as intervention in the rangements which will make domestic affairs of these three possible the financing of building countries or to confuse the basic and other long term investment issues of human rights by labell-programmes," the review decfa:-. ing as traitors. Fascist reaction- ed. aries and common criminals all

do not accept the fla: of the

high command."

Communist high

the

com

Mr. Cohen's speech completed

Rebate on

on human rights and the special committee is expected

vote 10.

tomorrow. The mittee appeared certain to ap- prove a joint resolution by Boli- via, Canada and the United States calling for the adsor

advisory opinion of

Present Position

"The

present foreign trade position is that white the volume of imports has regain ed the 1935 level the volume of exports is less than 50 per cent

and that of exports of + manufactures as low as 35 per

cert of 1936."

until May this year but the in- German exports rose steadily creasing difficulties which all European countries were meeting in export markets made it doubs sole on an amendment by the Australian delegation calling for could be long maintained.

ful whether the rate of progrESS the establishment of a watchdog

"Monetary expansion may be committee to keep the situation fr the Balkan

the on countries under

only way in which Germany's scrutiny and report to the next

econornic resources can be utilis General Assembly.

ed under present conditions," the review said,

the International Court on obliga- tions contracted by the three Balkan countries in their trea- ties. The Committee will also

Rodrigo Gonzalez Allendes (Chile), supporting the joint re- solution, reaffirmed the Assembly's right to act wherever and when- ever violation of human rights

occurred.

(France)

French Opposition

Pierre Ordonneau also supported the resolution, but sald France would oppose the section asking the Court whether the commission called for under the peace treaties could be formed without the participation of all signatories. Rodolfo Munoz (Argentina) said Argentina would vote for the resolution but expressed serious concern over intervention by the General Assembly in the internal affairs of states. He said such in-.

"Plans are taking shape for the large scale financing of invest- ment programmes through credit expansion partly by the relcase of ERP counterpart funds. It re- mains to be seen, however, whe- ther such an expansion can be effected without an inflationary rise in prices."

There also appeared to be a stowing down of Industrial

Fehr.

reached in March of this

"The difficulties encountered by Scandinavian countries in ex- i porting wood-pulp to the United States have led not only to sharp cuts in prices but also to restric tion of output."

Similarly, the Italian textile industry was meeting with stiffer competition in its overseas mar kets, chiefy from Japan.

Intra-Europe Trade

"As far as can be judged from the data available," the review declared. "the value of intra-European trade rose by about five, per cent during the second quarter compared with the first. This represents an increase of about 17 per cent over the zamie period a year;

ago.

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1949.

CANTONESE BY RADIO

Vocabulary:

470. (ching) jing(3), 471. (kui) gui(3).

BY S.K. LEE

Lesson 41 (B)

472 (semg) seung(3) (or)

seung (2),

473. (fuk) fook(1).

44. (yng) ying(2). - Combinationy:

6. Jing(9) (1)ming-

7. Jing(3) shue(7).

B. Jag (3) (1)yun.

9. Jing(3) gui(3).

10. Yut(1) Zook(1) seung(2).

11. Ying(2) seung(2),

To prove. To testify. To verify. According to. Evidence, Proof. Countenance Appearance,

A photograph.

Classifer

for maps, pictures, photographs, etc.

To redect. A shadow.

To prove. To testify. To certify.

A certificate.

A witness,

Evidence. Proof.

One photograph

To take a photograph.

To be photographed.

A photographic studio, Cinema

12, Ying (2) seung (2) gay (1). A camera, 13. Ying(2) seung(2) pon(3). -14-(3)Deen ying(2).

Identification: (Continued)

11. (2)Ku ning(1) foung(1)

son (3) choot(1)-lai (3)mun (1)Tong seen(1)-shaang(1) (3)wah:

"Nee(1)-foong (1) son(3) (3)hail (2)cay-geh(3) mah (3)

12. (1)Tong seen (1)-shaang(1)

daap (3) (3)wah: "(2)Moh-isaw(3) lok(3)." 13. "(1)M-goy(1) (2)nay

bay (2) (2)ngaw lab(1)." 14. Gaw(3) seh(2)-jee(2) (3)wah: (1)3-duk(1)

15.

yeeon(3) (2)yau jing(3)-gul(3) jing(3)- (1)ming (2)nay (3)bai (1)Tong (3)Yut-sun(1) jee (3)-duk(1) baw(3).”

He takes the letter out and aska.

Mr. Tong, saying:

"Is this letter yours?"

Mr. Tong answers, saying

"That's right"

"Please give it to me"

The clerk says: "It can't be done."

"You must have evidence to prove that you are Tong Yut-sun before that can be dose.”

16. (1)Tong seen (1)-shaang(1) Mr. Tong then goes to a photo-

(3) dzau hui(3) yut(1)-

gaan(1) ying(2)-seung(2)

poh(3).

17.

(2) Kui ying(2)-dah(2)

yu(4) fook(1)-seung(2)

18.

19.

20.

21.

(2) Ki ning(1) Cook(1) seung(2) hui(3) (1)yau- jing (3)-(3) gook bay(2) gaw(3) seh(2)-jee(2) tai(2).

(3) mun (3)wah: "Nee(1)-fcck(1) seung(2) haw(2)-(2)yee jing(3)- (1)ning (2)ngaw (3)hai

(3) Yut-sun(1) mah(3)?" Gaw (31

sch(2)-jee(2) tai(2)-(2)hah fook(1) seung(2) (3)yau (3) meng- (2)hah (2)hui, (3) dzu (3)wah:

"(2) Moh-tsaw(3) lok(3)." "Nee-(1)-gaw(3) (3)dzau (3)hai (2) nay lok(3)." 22 "Ning (1) foong(1) son(3)

hui(3) lah(1)."

graphic studio.

He has a photograph taken.

He takes the photograph to the

post office and gives clerk to examine.

He asks, saying:

to the

"Can the photograph prove that

I am Tong Yut-sun?"

The clerk glances at the photo- graph and looks at him, then says:

.2

"That's right"

"This is you."

Take the letter away."

(To be continued)

"All In Next War"

Says Omar Bradley

Washington, October 12.

"The greater part of the rise in General Omar Bradley, chairman of the Joint

the adverse traic balance was accounted

Chiefs of Staff, said today that the Western Britain for by

and West Germany

democracies must maintain frontiers on the whose desc rose from $227,000,000 to $307,- boundaries of that nation or group of nations 000,000, and Italy with 2 risa

which threatens the welfare of the world. from $120,000,000 000."

to $186,000,-

The Economic

General Bradley warned the| Commission

Inter-American Defence Board- found that there had been an ih- crease of exports from Western Americas, under the 1947. Treaty set up to plan for defence of the European countries to Eastern of Rio de Janeiro-that if there Europe.

is another World War, "we will all be affected by it and many of the nations represented here will be in it".

The main importers of Easter European goods were Britair, Western Germany and France who increased their imports dur ing the second quarter of the year Without mentioning any nation by 16

per cent compared with the by name, General Bradley said: first quarter.

"And we also know that there is, In 1948

iron and for the next 20 years, so far as we steel and other th of

can foresee now, only one source other metals and metal products from Western Europe from which such a War could increased by more than 50 per spring." cent but were still Dot much

more than one-third of the pre-members that the United States at He explained to the board of war level

present The increase was accounted for assistance to the nations of West- i

is "channelling more chiefly in sales by Belgium, Sweden and Austria-Reuter,

ern Europe than to those of our hemisphere."

Male Mannequins Parade In Paris

tervention could lead to the crea- In tion of a superstate in which the national

of small Fersonality countries would disappear.

Taking the floor, Andrei Vyshinsky (Soviet Russia) said the French delegate had referred to France as an example of classical democracy. He asked:

"Who gave you the right to say that of your country, where Moch ia now making upa government. You have classical democracy? Let's see what's going to happen, to that classical

-democracy."

Turning to the United States, Mr. Vyshinsky asked why the American delegate should object to propaganda by Rumania when "Hearst propaganda” was allowed is the United States. He said Hearst

propaganda Was more - powerful than Hitler's”.

Paris, October 12.

his dull-grey and gilt salon here, a Paris tailor. today presented the first male mannequin parado in the city's history and declared war on the tailors of London who have so far thought themselves the "kings" of men's fashions.

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"The art of French tallors yields nothing to that of London," Gaston Waltener said, opening his show.

To prove it, five young student In the evening clothes display- lights displaying the clothes which manins inaltered, but there was actors paraded under the arc-ed, the classic cut of tails ré- Waltener wants the well-dressed greater variety in the dinner man to wear. this autumn and wear. winter.

Each male mannequin was The object, Waltener des accompanied by a professional

elared, is to combine celebra-

ful. The boys

1

"First things must come first and there is no immediate threat of aggression from Communisma against our two continents.”

It was a difficult decision, but available assistance must go to those countries most exposed to the Communistic threat

The present policy of pouring guns and other supplies. into im- plementing the Atlantic Pact might continue for some time to some. However, he added that this did not mean that the United | Stales intends to neglect its de- in the Western Hemisphere. he world today must be considered as a single, Inter- related whole: Disruption of any of its parts must inevitably re- sult in disruption in other parts." -United Press,

"Oliver Twist" Upheld In NY

New York, October 12,

Austrian Talks Make Only Minor Progress

New York, October 12. The "Big Four Foreign Ministers deputies met again today to discuss disputed points of the Austrian

peace treaty but made only minor progress

опе technical point

ол

the

of

This point dealt with a' classification of the all ex- ploration areas in Austria.

Diplomatie circles here have been puzzled by difference in the recent de- clarations made by Mr. Ernest Beyin, the British Foreign Foreign Secretary, and the United States Secretary State, Mr. Dean Achesoft, on the question of the treaty.

It is felt that American circles have perhaps taken a more optimistic view of the negotiations than the British and French, circles. It is im- possible to say at this stage whether the Russian deputy will suddenly make some startling compromise which will justify the American optimism Reuter,

Women. In Manchuria

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tonight. grey double-breasted self-consciously

suit seeking to have Charles tuxedo jacket, clung to the arms of their escorts soft shirts with

Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist and The, steady fow of women to turned-down pared to Hearst We don't like dominantly female audience.

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Cross (United Kingdom), Vyshinsky said a dispute existed only if it were recognised by the three powers the United States, the United Kingdom and the So- viet Union.

The Ukrainian and Yugoslav delegates exchanged heated ak- cusations before the chairman brought the rambling debate to a close-United Press.

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few rules for the monsieur, including

w of the Jews and were anti-zeli had been "Sports

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deeds of Soviet women workers." weer in which men are free to be remarkable for his clothes Justice J. Di Giovanni, dismissing formed to raise the cultural level Educational units had been exercice their fantasy and ori- only for his culture.

the suit, said: "Public education of women workers in Manchuria, ginality," Waltener sald, Well 2. He should aim at dressing and instruction in the home will the Radio added, while nurseries dressed men should choose a correctly and practically. Beauty remove religious and racial in- had been set un to look after the middle way between discretion is a woman's aim, eficiency, a tolerance more effectively than workers babies while they were and elegance of colour (and 1.man's,

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censorship, and suppression of engaged in their various daly literary wirks”Reuter,

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