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Italians Flee From Floods

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Flood watera smashing in from the swollen River Senio hav swamped the little North Itrian town of Fusignano and driven many of the 6,000 inhabitants from their homes. A b tion of a small hill bordering the river colupadd, silowing the river to overrun the a depth of about four foot. Fucignano, about 300 kilometres Bouth West of Milan, le only onă of the North Italian rural areas inundatad by recent heavy rainstorme. Photo shows resoje workers labouring amid the hooded buildings of Fusignano. and in many cases helped people from their damaged hamas.

DULLES CALLS FOR

A MORAL

They brought food to the town,

(AP Photo).

OFFENSIVE AGAINST COMMUNISM

NO BATH, NO SHAVE REQUEST

New York, December 13. Eight million residents in New York were asked to go without a bath next Friday and were requested not shave on that day.

"A Friday heard is a badge of!

New York, Decembor 13.

Senator John Foster Dulles declared today that Soviet violation of the Yalta agreement leaves the United States morally free to seek to end Soviet sphoros of influence over hundreds of millions of non-Russians in Eastern Europe and Asiq.

Mr. Dulles expanded on a suggestion he made 18 months ago, in which he proposed the creation of an organisation dedicated to restoring freedom to peoples deprived of it.

At that time, he suggested

honatur,” said Commissioner Step | giving asylum to patriotic

hen Carney in proclaiming a

voluntary "water holklay" to dra autise the rity's critical shortage and show how much water cars be saved through earnest tion. Also everyone will be asked to drink one glass loss of water on that day

contribu

The "no bath, no shave" request was part of the 24-hour "water holiday" which the Water Supply Department

leaders in exile and providing them with opportunities to keep feelings freedon alive In their home countries.

His plan was denounced by the Communists as a "spy plot."

Today, Mr. Dulles called for a "mural offensive"

against Com- munism, saying.

it clear to Tehliye

"We should make Asked New the tens of millions of Yorkers to observe on Friday. The subject people in Eastern Europe Department announced that the

and Asia that we do not accept holiday would be a "test of the

the status quo of servitude that public." If this measure worked out well, more water saving res- trictions would not have to be put into effect.

Soviet Communion

has imposed un them, and that eventual liberation is an essential

It is estimated that it everyone and

in the city refrains from taking 101 king part of our foreign

"The various pacts signed by 500,000 the United States suggest that to Americans, Western Europe and the Meditermnear are the limits of our strategic concern und of that our political concern and

the Soviet Communists may have. a free hand elsewhere."

Russian Charge

MR. DULLES

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY DECEMBER 15, 1949.

JAPAN PEACE TREATY

Final Phase Of FEC's Functions

Washington, December. 13.

The Far Eastern Commission under its new: chair- mon. Mr. Maxwell | Hamilton} this, wook, on, tered what it's officials described as a "transi tion period.

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swinding up its role as the Allied policy-moking body for. Occupied Japan in preparation for a peace.conference,"

Four major items remain the greatest possible." “ugemiançe formally on the Commission's at international meetings in agenda as it enters, what which they have interest. officials, describe as the final phase of its work.

They are Japanese repara tions: 2. Japanese levels of indus try: 3. American labour. palie In Japan; and. 4. Participation [Japonese, -in: 'internationųj· affairs,

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The boul-informed, official con irensun is that the Commission probably will never take any pasifive action

-connection with the first tha at these questions.

In

However, there is some expect tation that it with be able to relick sathe agreement on the polley for participation of Japanese in Internailona! c ferences on a somewhat broader basts than at present.

Various

Loss Opposition

Russia, China, and the. PhЛlip- pines, have, been most apposed to. the American attitude iri matter

This

However, the Philippines is re- ported to have sofioned its, poli- are not as voeat on the subject Lion, somewhat, and the Chinese

were. in the FEC meeting as they on

The Boviet Union bea mo. derated, its objections too, but how raised the, argument that the United States, would per mit the Japánske to attend only meetings of International orgmolsations, which tha Ame-

approved of ideologi rianna cally.

Ramadier Warning Socialists

2nd Parsk, December 18,

The forms premier, Paul Ramiadler, today warned tha French. Bocialists that thairi withdrawal from, France's middin, of the road' coalition government, might" "mean the end of the Republican regime.

The elderly former Gov. "Crnojent enter spoke at the Opening of the 8dcialist Party's Congrera hero.

Ons

of

the crucial, legung up for discucalon WAL continued participation in the Govern ment The strong Left Wing) fetier in the Party her for! romib tilne, wanted the Party's, withdrawal.

• M. Ramadios told the Gon. ¿ KREEG "We do not accept participation in the Govern- ment. We demand United Pres€,-FT

German. Prisoners

In Russia

Bpip, December 14. Soviet Russia still holds 400,- | 000 German prisoners of war, A West German

government official said today.

Both the FEC Steering Com- mittee and the Commisalon as ai whole are considering this mat- | Mr. Vinilimir Basyir, has

The Soviet Charge d'Affaires, ter, discussing

CA- tions advanced after the United mission that General MacArthur 000 German

sugg-serted in'n statement in the com.

In addition, more than 1,500,

soldiers

are stil States submitted its original will not permit the Japanese to missing. Herr Merten, chief of solution which would sanction attend meetings of organisations the war Prisoner's Division of the the polley of permitting, Japanese auch is the World Federation, Refugee Ministry told a Prées Trade Unions" which cometines,

conference. meeth in éountries' behind

He did not, indicate how many ["Iron CürthiTI!**

of these might be held by the Russians.

TRIBUTE TO DH COMET

A Compromise ?

About 150,000 German civilian women and 28,000 women unhy helpers are stilt In Russla, Herr Merten said. About 25,000 Germans are serving with the French Foreign Legion In Indo- China, he added.

New York, December 13, Colonel S. H. Bingham, Commissioner, of the Board of Transportation, City of

There is considered to be little New York, told a group; of chance of at agreement on the American air executives to levels of industry for Japan. day that if they could not discussed in the four years of

This subject, which has beenAssociated Press. produce a plane as good or the FEC's existence, still finds. better than the British De several nations unling to con Havilland Comet, "you had cur in levels.as high

the better prod the builders into acquiring the rights to pro- the burden of supporting the. The United States, which bears

Damascus, December 13.

Minister. duce Comets until they come deficits of the Japanese econo Hashem Attassy, tonight submit

The Syrian Prime up with something better." my will veto any polley which fed the resignation of hui. Cabinet "As a matter of fact," he con- would set lower Industrial" levels," to the Prebident of the 'Coh tinued, "such procedure has many | Thuậ, uklods the entire Commis-stituent Assembly. ndvantages.

slon accepts the American' view. le, was asked to continue in the matter must die without office until a new Cabinet con positive action Walled Press.

} bé formdil-Reuter:

The United States is expect: to reply to this charge as soon as il, receives the full views at General MacArthur. However, Commission sources belleve that

Herr Merten reported that the there has been enough modilica- Russians returned tion the attitudes of all coun-oners of war to

60.009pti- Germany in tries to offer a compranilse A

November, 38,000 in. Oember and matter.

ditten of returning war prisoners 42,000 in September The co- has improved, he said. bul 35 per cent are still unfit for work.

"The British

spent me and money developing this plane and have done a Mhe. Job.

"Given the knowledge they now. have, we can unquestionably out produce them.

"Isn't it much better to pay for this knowledge,

afid produpe planer than for us merely to con tinus lending them money for re- Hef? They need dollars. We need planea."

Colonel Binghorn was speaking

to the Management Club of Park; American World Airways.

He also said. "Our plane bull- ders have been left behind by the British in development of Jetépo Fwéred' commercial

planes.

to Asia, which he estimated couldThe

De Havilland Comet,

be done at a cost of US$100,000,- which now has well over 100, dy- 000 д усаг.

Ing hours to its credit, will make It war is not now imminent, be our present transports obsolete declared, it is because Rusele has when it goes into production, not yet consolidated its present position, particularly in Asia,

The great danger of war would come and when the Soviet leaders successfully consolidale' *****

one glass of water on Friday that THOVE along will anve gallons.

The announcement came as the Water Department authorities re- ceived a report that the storage supply in reservoirs which feed the elly had gone up during the last 24 hours for the Bra tirne sited last June, With light, steady rains falling on watersheds and warm terperatures melting snow, Referring to a recent state the total storage had Increased ment that the Joist Chiefs of since 8 a.m. on Monday by 1,020,- | Stafć do not consider Talwan of 000,000 gallons. The total supply vital strategie Importance, Me. now stands at 85,580,000,000 which Dulles said that statement "was 18 338 per cent of the capacity not official and I hope it haver Eastern Europe and Asia into a United Press,

will become official.”

vast political, industrial and He reminded his listeners, tary unit. however, that such statements Indicated "how moral the fecting that strategic

factors mark the Ilmito of our official cartern."

New York, December 13. The East and Gulf Coast ship- ping operators and an AFL Deck Omeers Union today signed a four-month extension of their overling present contract, thus

Keeping Hope" Alivo "Then they would be so strong, they might well calculate, upon completing their conquest by Mr. Dulles recommended ex-means of war. Thursday — tension of the National Commit- We should not allow that day tce for Free Europe's activities to come. To prevent it does not

n walk-out by 2.000 officers fized

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· keep/in: ruèn's hearts the love of freedom "and" "the "hope and scalisation that can play a part in the vast strug

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United States wishes.

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