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CHINESE FARMERS STILL CARRYING HEAVIEST

OFFICER ON BIGAMY CHARGE

London, January 11.

A British ex-Army officer, sote-in-law of wealthy Baron de Smet de Neyer, of Bel- gium. was charged in Lon- don's premer ruminal court, The Old Bailey, today with lugamously marrven a Sec. ret Service agent during the

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| The change-over from Nationalism to Communism has done nothing to relieve the burden of the Chinase farmers, who are still carrying the heaviest load of any class in China. They are bearing the brunt of financing the war of "liberation," the vast Communist army of four to five million men, the Government and also industrial revival.

Soviet machinery now being supplied to Manchuria is bar- tered for funct requisitiones! from the Manchurian farmers

Aciding to the The Mateburuste people's Goverb-

Kao Kang, over -1.000,00 Ineut.

"Contributext" tors of fund were

Japanese war. Communist propa- ganda ciolans that the standard of Hving in these areas kas been ruised and the furmers are a hap- By Tol

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The only independent informa- on this correspondent has rol- lected regarding these areas WAR that given him by friends.

the Government by the fai- mers du in the last three year One third of this was used to buy

industrial equipment

to Armor ding

the Cast Finance

Ppts, the Minister, farmers will be required a con- teur the man share of 116 Government Branturing smad in his budget speech on De- Pendben 2 Dhat "publie foot found Teguise from the peasants would be the bugest Been on the Defending routes sunk that hotevrnur Akde, Greupsing 414 per 2 I had been some 1

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to sell their furniture and other kinds of movable property 10 meet the fevlen.

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In some was the Poormanists allowed months of grare to faulting farmers until the next harvest for paying up the requi- sitions In some places, some far- mets were able to obtain remis- sians try pleading poverty

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trank nore severe, especially in villages wherr SU710 Wakere #statement, harf around Hangchow

farmers Not Sureaua (tieo was respon-

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One friend viulted many vill. ages in the "old tiberated arena” about 40 mitee South of Tiant. sint. He said he tuund conditions in all the villager he had visit. ed the same. There were no

tiled housew with

roofs. All houses had straw TOOIN and were in a dilapidated state with holes in the walls. They looked as if no one had lived in them for years.

He asked one farmer why. The (arner told him, "We ramot have tiled roufs trud we delibern- tely left

hours unrepaired, because if we have tiled roofs and mases and make them took good, we will be in dangter of belog dubbet atch or wasting ney at labonar on good bving and neglecting our production "

Serious problem

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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY

1980.

BATTLE OVER TAIWAN

U.S. carrier

sails for the Pacific

Alameda, January 11. The U.8. Navy aircraft carrior Boxer left the West Cont today for its new as- signment with the Beverth Fleet la the Western

Task

Pacific.

Two destroyers will accom PANY

the. carrier from Ben Blogo.

The Boxer in

planes-fightera

bombers.

Before leaving.

carrying 00 and

attack

Rear-Ad-

miral W. F. Doone said: "My ordera ara almply to take this པ་པལ་་་ force and

Vice report to Admiral Russell 8. Berkay the Seventh Commander of Tosk Floci."* Admiral

said trie Boone range of operation will be up and down the Far Western Pacific, Indjuding Japan and Singapore Associated Press.

U.S. decision on China approved

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Pittsburgh, January 11. Colonel Thomas Tchou, for. of secretory personal Chiang Kai-shek, approves Pre- sident Truman's decision not to send military aid to the Chinese

Nationalist government.

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Speaking before

Students University the

ol Congress of Pittsburgh, Colonel Tehou the President's melior

the Was traditional American atlitude toward China.

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It was an age-oh! these villages to have a travelling opera give performances several tumes you in celebration of the harvest and other festivals My #rend found these were no more A farmer pryformances tipes a Told

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a travelling troupe performs here. no bue goes to the show, because If we will be in dan- A to the show ge of being dubbed a pleasure- lover and a neglector of prostate- tum"

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One day he saw s 4 carrying awny water from a well a mile from his home. The man made so that Trips my water-carrying thecume eurious. He reasoned think the

cesti not have needed so much for his household Use Questioned, the man repiltus, { "Our village kanpu urdered me to instend plant entton this season

The of wheat. There is no rain.

water carry kumpu told me from the well to water my cotton He said that they do the held

(Soviet Sullen thing in same

do the Russia).

they Probably, sume In addition to the levies Bl

thing there, but thay be St Gerald Dulson, the Recur- taxes, the rural people are subject. they do it with machine power. le, told the court that ted to radien Communist rule by

not human power." 1310 "old

fine" unscrupulous Communist kampu. This has re sulted in widespread discontent in the rural districts nad in many peusant uprisings.

wa subsequently shut

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thak a prison sentence to her Jessary. Reuter.

FRANCE AND INDO-CHINA

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The widespread disillusionment and discontent has been openly admitted by Communist officials to be a serious problem. They charged that it is instigated by In some areas farmers driven Kuomintang underground agents. to desperation killed Communist It is conceded that the charge

агеля levy collectors in other

contained some truth, but neutral that Com- farmers left their farms and fled observers maintain are A small minority munist policies lurzely res- to the cities

refused to cul- North Kiangsu

ponsible. M. Pierre Henni Teltgen, the tivate

their famda Others French Minister of Information, Shantung cultivated their lands refrained from sand today that France will be but deliberately

Puris. January 11.

Rural discontent has helped in the operation of anti-Communist forces, such as the Ninth Route **lant

Army and other so-called "anti- to pull out of Inda-fertilising them. Iu sume districts in the

salvation Nanking-Shanghai area

Communist nailonai China, the Vietnam Gov-in

columns. farmers protested by refusing to

forces Some of these ernment asks us to

were formed spontaneously by accept the Communist currency.

ROMC formers, district Soulb

the discontented In the Kaochlao

Kuo- Independently formed by East of Shanghal, farmers declin- ed to respond to the Communist mintang stragglers and some

were left behind by the Kuomin tang Army command.

"France's armies are there not against the Vietnamnese people but against Dr. Ho Chi Minh. Wo

Indo-

know that if we pulled out now, call for repairing dykes against disorder would China," M. Teligen tuld the tidal wRYOS.

sweep

Anglo-American Press Associa

tion lunch.

The Auriol-Bas Dal unreemenis gave complete freedom to Viet-

It is now up to

Regimentation

Another cause of rural dissatia- nam. "I Bao Dat's Government faction is the Communist regimen- was to ask us to occupy only tation policy, which in many of these bases named in the agree- its aspects is contrary to tradi- concepts of life, ments we would gladly oblige. tional Chinese

the poilcy of forming Bao Dul's Goy- such as ernment to keep peace and order. village women into societies and Indo-China asked us for: (1) the frequent meetings which the independence within the frame-farmers are obliged to attend. work of the French Union: (2) Due to the Commanist Our help to keep this Indepen-blockade, very little independent dence. England and the United information has leaked out regar- States have freed so many coun-ding conditions in the rural dis tries that they will understand tricts in the so-called "old be. the necessary presence of troops rated areas," that is, arcas ruled by Communists since the Sino- to achieve liberation."-Reuter.

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Many Communist-held cities in outlying districts are blockaded by resistance forces. In Tungliü district rural hostlilty was sÒ· tense that the Communist halen magistrate dared not leave thot city without a heavy guard, ac- cording to travellers from there. -United Press.

The former Labour Departmerst chief in the Nationalist govern- ment believes the fall of Taiwan und Hainan islands to the Chinese Communists in only a question of time.

He declared the Communists may eventually be overrun IT They do not make good on their pro-

better trise to provide

govern- ment than the Nationalists,--As- strated Press.

BATTLE SCENE TOO REALISTIC

Rome, January 11. One actor was killed and three others injured today on location in Frascati, nour Home,

when (n live bomb exploded

during the filming of a ballie

scene.

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Domenigo Orsini, a Rome-born actor, way playing a scene "Heroic Cavalcade,' an Italian Alan portraying the occupation of Rome by Itailan troops in 1870. Orsini, who wore tho typical cock-feathered hat and the long blue jacket of the Berzagjeri In- fantry, was supposed to fall dead. As he fell, the butt of his rifle hit one of the live bombs already The there for a battle scene. bomb exploded, Orolni was killed and three other actors were slightly injured-Associated Pross

nearby

SHANGHAI RAID

London, January 12. The Soviet news agency Tass said today that Chinese Nationa list bombers killed 82 persons in arald on Saturday on munist-hold Shanghai.

More than 40 persons wounded and 200 houBCS destroyed in the raid, Tass ported-Associated Press,

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Washington, January 11.

Sonators Arthur Vondonborg and Robert Taft-

long opposed on foreign policy-joined today in a demand thot Congress question the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the strategic importance of Taiwan.

In separate speeches, both Republican leaders at- tacked the Administration's hands-off policy toy and the Chinese Nationalists' Island strong- hold.

Loftists blamed

Senator Vandenberg said he for Chiang and were willing, at did not feel that the Congress least, to turn China over to the

on Communists for that purpose, had adequate information Talwan without the testimony of the defence establishment in general and the Joint Chiefs He felt of Staff in particular. that their testimony would be pertinent and indispensable.

Senator Taft said the basis of United States foreign policy in the past three or four Pears bas been to "contain" Communism at and to boundaries ila present

ad. single step of prevent any vance.

The United Stales Intervened

V.6. that Benator Taft sald

would not support to Talwan

antali necessarily

support for the Nationalist government. The status of the island could remain undetermined until the peace treaty

with Japan Is aigned. Ho

many Tal- suggested that wancar themselves want an in- dependent stata.

Chairman

John Kee of the House

Foreign Committee, at a closed afternoon session, said Mr.

In the Greek civil war although Acheson will return at a later date

that might easily have Involved the country in war, he said.

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as he has not quite finished dis- affairs. On the russing foreign

Ache- The United States has taken question of whether Mr.

considered the Japon- in Korea, son

Okinawa-Philippines lino Turkey and Berlin and in Western Impregnable line of defence Europe generally and "we have not hesitated to risk war

anti-Communist steps

the rest of

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Senator Tull said the U.S. Navy and State Department could save Talwoo [com the Communists without getting the nation into shooting war with Russia,

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sume Senators under China for some reason the State Acheson to sayjen Tur Department has pursued a dif-man Kee said he did ferent policy from that allowed impression from anythin, he said. throughout

On the question of disagreement world."

among Committee members on the the Administration policy in Far East, chairman Kee said, "I have never seen all

members of this committee agree on any con troversial problem. It would be Impossible for anyone to satisry

meinbers

ali on

policies throughout the world."

Representative Mike Mansfield, one of the top ranking Democrats Was asked the Committee, whether much opposition was ex- pressed to the Far Eastern policy. Hu answered, "On the whole, no."

No wor danger

of

Ho laid the Senate that the Chinese Communists could not crons from the mainland China to invade Talwan if the U.5. Navy makes it clear that ship parrying troops will not be allowed to cross,

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Senator Connally told the press, Senator Taft added that the "The Joint Chiefs of Staff's views Communists probably would not are always available to the Pre- even try to invade the island sident. The President has already If the State Department made it made public statements that he perfectly clear that the United does not expect to send arms or States will not permit Talwan to soldiers to

Formosa. The Chick fall into Red hands.

of Staff have

te no authority make any change in that pattern.

The Republican leader sold both If the President wants to consult steps could be taken without fear them again he is of course free that they would phinge the nation to do so."--United Press, into war with Russia. He added

it is hardly possible Chinese Communists

that the themselves

could start a war if the

States intervened.

United

LI TSUNG-JEN

New York, January 11,

Senator Toft sald

The acting Chinese Nationalist President Truman had resorted to his "usual president, General LI Tsung-jen. la feeling extremely well and will course of setting up a straw man,

proceeding to knock be able to leave hospital within and then him down." In hla policy state- a few days, a bulletin from the ment last week, Senator Tart said, Presbyterian Hospital here sald Mr. Truman vetoed suggestions tonight. by those seeking

a strong Far Eastern stand.

The bulletin added that living accommodation is being arrang- He also charged Chairman Tamod in the vicinity of New York Connally

of the Senate Foreign for the president after ho leaven Relations Committee with being the hospital-United Press. curiously Inconsistent, becDUND

ha shudders at the possibility of war in the Far East, although ho 10 times more risky pro- supports

Washington, January 11. grammes In Europe.

The Federal Communications Senator Taft said the State De-Commission has decided against partment has been guided on its any general increase in overseas China policy by a left-wing group communication rates at this time. who obviously wanted to get rid -Associated Press.

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