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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1950.

Truman rejects new approach to Russia on atom

Washington, Fobruary 9. President Harry Truman today rejected ony now appeal to Russia or any change in U.S. policy in an effort to clamp world controls on the atomic bomb and the hydrogen bomb... The United States is standing on its present peace policies, he said, and with one little bit of co- operation from Soviet Russia would get the job done.

He told a news conference-fle added that a reading of his- for tory would show that the United that he sees no reason

States programme for peace to a continuing ono and has been ever since it requested United Nations control of atomic energy and armaments.

changing American policy for International control of atomic energy and other armaments in the light of recent develop- ments.

Mr. Acheson had said that the only way

to get peace, was to create strength in place of weak-

Baruch-plan-

DON maa

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respectable

A rush to be

This resort fears blood on wife. This is making 'averyone | Beach-but the dazzling pinwheel the Miami moon. I am in aout of sorts and bounds.

feel uncomfortable, and Miami isis revolving more slowly. town that has had an anxiety neurosis and a reform fixa-

tion. The pulpiteers, and Press have announced that the racketeers, the hoodlums, the big-time gamblers, fixers, tricksters,_and_pirates-must

-go,

One reason for this sudden de- sire to go straight is the slump in Miami's phenomenal prosperity, The season is off--it is lagging and limping. The spending spree and splurge have vanished.

Miami, therefore wants steadier customers who never owned in mink or a string of pearls, but ter year, who will come and stay year af-

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Only Danny Kaye and Carmen Miranda, who are here, can fill as their the boop traps, and salaries are around £0,000. a week there's not much percentage. for the managements.

The small places without the big names are folding like con- certinas, But the fabulous shops on Lincoln-road, which is Miami's Fifth-avenue, and the less stylish stores on Collins-avenue, are breaking even-doing far better business than the shops on Palm Beach's Worth-street.

It feels, justifiably, that it has been largely libelled in the past. The resort is not just a giliter

I think that Miami is coming anding honky-tonk, an exotic and

extravagant collection of pink and of age and beginning to realise white hotels trimmed with that super-booms cannot last in- chromium and glass: it is a elty definitely. For once ita giddy of superb homea und villas, lovely life-in-trying-to-anake adjust- parks and waterways with canals ments and conform to the level- superior to those of Venico-anling-off process which was Inevit- island as enchanting as the Southable after the insang extremes-of- Seas.

spending just after the war.

clergy and the editorial writers. "Get out of town," say the This is like telling the bright blue ocean to stop lapping the silver beach.

Miami, which has lived thrived on gambling. sex, and "Our polley has not changed,"

liquor,

as well as on sunshine and "There is no lise in getting he added, "and there lacno use gen is trying to be puritanical

Uns all reamed up over but it just won't work, "Glutuled over tik, he audcu, getting oil

"because we are working all the

The day arrived Mr. Frank time to get peace in the world."

Costello, of New York City, who He fully approved the Secretary

heads a nation-wide gambling of State, Dean Acheson's, state- Asked if the US. In stili sland-syndicate and is usually termed nient on

Wednesday ruling outing on the Baruch Plan for inter- as the Number One underworld It has the ambition to rely on any dramatic new approach to national control, ownership and figure, also slipped into town. All these attractions rather than_on Russia as has been suggested in

Inspection ot atomic energy

he did was confer with Tony Ac-booze, libidos, and gambling. But Congress.

the experts are sceptical. plants, the President replied that cardo, another kingpin of the at ever rackets, and several other mob- is just as good now was-In fact, it Lu more useful sters.

Miami-or at least its articu- now because at first the U.S. was late ness in threatened areas through giving awali reference to Ameri-

spokesmen-was indignant. something. This was

"These men must leave," shouted out the world. He also saw no

But the front pages.

they need for forming & Government-ca's

ore monopoly on atomic

still here. of appointed

private. group

know-how. citizens. Lo study the problems Nobody knows

Miami, which is Hollywood by how Russia raised by the hydrogen bomb.

the sea, only gaudier, is anxious feel exce

except in the United Na- The foreign policy discussion tans where she votes "no" every clamped down on betting, except to became respectable. It has took up most of the President's time, he said, and added that ficat the race tracks.. news conference.

U.S. has

never, never used the As each question bearing on

veto power and is attempting to foreign policy was asked," the

get international control of atomic President feil back on

energy and a

the world peace in and Acheson's statement

that will be good for everybody. vloed reporters to read it. He

As for general disarmament, he esid Mr. Acheson discussed it

Faid that if control of atomic with him and the two were in

energy is achieved, there will not complete agreement.

be any trouble about other arms. -Associated Press.

Poace policy

ad-

The first question asked realt with the proposal by a poup of! American scientists. The group, in New York last Munday, sug- gested a new approach to inter- national control of atomle energy. It envisioned the possibility of the e US, making economic con- eessions in exchange for atomic Inspection

concessions by the The Russians,

"Read

Mr. Acheson's state- ment."

ent," Mr. Truman anid.

What about the speech of Sena-

tor Brien MeMalion, Chairman of

the Joint Senate House Atomle

Energy Committee, suggesting

The day when the money-heavy tourist could put a thousand dollar wager on a horse from his sun splashed cabana or the hotel cigar store is over at least, for a week or two.

All games of chance-roulette, diee, and card games-are banned. The "gorgeous hussy" of Florida suddenly sees herself as a vicar's

Talks in France on Indo-China

Saigon, February 10.'.

Franch High Commissioner, Loon Pignon, is due to leave for Paris on Sunday to confer with the French Promior, Goorges Bidault, and other French Government officials

on the situation in Indo-China.

some new soul-searching on the Recognition of Boo Dai by America and Britain,

question?

"The Acheson statement covers that ground," Mr. Trumon re- plied.

Calcutta disorders

and Russia's recognition of the rebel Ho Chi Minh regime as well as the new independence of Vietnam have changed the situation in recent weeks.

M. Pignon also intends to ask Paris what should be done in case the Chinese Communists attack Indo-China from the North.

General

Marcel

Calcutta, February 9.

Carpentier, Two were killed and 40 in-French Commander-in-Chief here.

jured when police fired to dis- perse Jooters after several scattered fires had broken oul -here-tonight.———

told The Associated Press that two

agreements granting Vietnam in- dependence opened brilliant future for the young nation.

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Washington. The "Post" said that Soviet recognition of the re- bel regime of Indo-China was an act of aggression against France.

months ago he was sure the Com-

It advised the Western powers to delay economile and military munists would not attack Indo-ald to Bao Dal's Government until China.

it is seen whether Russla will succeed-in-persuading the Chinese Communists to intervene.-A350- ciated Press and United Press.

"Since the visit of Mao Tse- tung. Chinese Communist chler, to Moscow, It is impossible to know," he said. "He must obey Marshal Stalin's orders and it is Impossible to know Marshal Stalin's intentions."

Fearing communal disorders. the West Bengal Government carller today imposed a dusk-to- all dawn curfew, and banned publle meetings and the carrying of lethal weapons,

The West Bengal Premier, Mr. -Bidhan Chandra Roy told the

State Legislature that a Jargo In a message to former -Em- number of prospective trouble-peror Bag Dal today President. makers had been arrested in: the Harry Trumman officially proposed.. past few days and that all steps in exchange of diplomatic repres were being taken to bring offen-sentatives between the US and

Vietnam. ders to book.

Newspapers had been asked to submit new items on communal Incidents for censorship at least for the next few days. No reports of any disturbances had so for been received

Mr. Truman's message, accord- ing full recognition to Vietnam and welcoming her to the com- munity of nations, said he hoped the exchange would not be long though one was delayed. killed and two injured in Calcutta Inst night.

Communist-led demonstrations had recently been held in the suburbs, Reuter.

perfect fit in glass- es-more::Important than a suit of clothes!

Don't make your eyes walt, If they need glasses -we have “a range of spectacles framed to fit. our face as well us your

Consult

First envoy

The message was sent to Bao Dai as chief magistrale of the new union embracing Teakin, Annam and Cochin China.

JET EXPERT'S RESIGNATION

The extremes

Without the movie set in a sand-box crowd, the hothouse atmosphere, the publicised bosoms of the bathing beauties, Miami, they any, would curl up or col inclined to agree. lapse. And I, a stranger here, am

It is still sensitive to criticism, and I have been reminded several times about allegedly harsh com- ments I made from here in my column last year.

These were reprinted under the heading, "Plty Poor Don Idden- Visiting Briton is Baffled,"

I am in no need of pity, and I was not baffled.

I was shocked

I find the town less garish, more likeable than I did last year. There are several features which made me wince the banni self- and publicity, the promotion tiresome, half-naked belles ba- lancing

Pare

FOR SPREADING

on bread, toast, biscuits and sand- wiches, Blue Band makes them de- licious, sustaining and nourishing.

FOR CAKES & PASTRIES

Blue Band makes them light, increases flavour, laste and goodness and is absolutely pure.

BLUE BAND ALWAYS

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MARGARINET/

This hos always been a State anti a city of extremes. Fiorida and Miam! never do things by halves. They either ride a roar Ing tide of dollars or they sink.

Florida oranges; but VISIT Mlam was hit by the Great Depression long before the rest of Miami has no monopoly on them. And was chilled and shocked the country got the panic. Real estate or property Investments along Ocean Highway, between melt sooner under the hot South-Palm Beach and here, when I saw convict work gangs clearing sand ern sun.

Bwaggering Today there is no pante-yet.under the rifles of There is apprehension."

guards and gaped at by motorists and bathers. But perhaps next sinshed year this public display of pri-

soners will have disappeared.

this Perhaps, next year, also, restaur-

perpetual preoccupation with the dollar will be less crude. I have great hopes that Miami will be-

for

Some hotels are begging customers. They have their rates, but their rooms re- main unoccupied, their

ants and lounges are Saharas.

I called on the manager of the local Chamber of Commerce to

Footnote: Miami is the town

of palms outstretched ones.

And the reason for the slumplet.come mellow. He said: "The lush money has People are uncertain about the future: theThere

gone.

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are probably just many people here as ever, but we built more hotels and they are in tourists over-supply, and many are living in the hotels' trailer camps and eating at lunch coun Lers.

"There's nothing to get alarmed about. Bank deposits here are up. People are saving, they are be- coming cautious and thrift- minded-it is natural enough."

I asked about the sales of Brl- tish goods here. The Chamber of Commerce man laughed,

"You're the first Englishman I've seen in long time," he said. "Not a single British salcaman or business representative has called on me. You need dollars, why don't you go out, after them?

"You could have sold all sorts of tropical suits and stuff when the people were loaded with dough and you could even sell them now, bet no one is trying." I checked up with local busi- -neas men.-- The Chamber of Com-.

morce man was right.

They don't care

This cloud cuckoo-land doesn't enre who wins in Britain on Feb- ruary 23-it isn't interested.

and.

The local-Press-is-trying-to-]=> drum up readers to their interna

"Britain's Socialist. One of Britain's top aircraft bulk of Americans."

Preston, February 9cditorialities and sayx schemes are abborrent to the great- But it all falls 'rather fint. A designers-Mr. W. E. W. Petter, the man who designed the lot of people here don't know country's first jet bomber- what "abhorrent" means, disclosed today that he has anyway, Frank Costello hasn't handpicked any British candidates, given up this job.

bus he?

I don't want

give you the impression that Miami Is dumb or dying. The place has sparkle and forced optimism-It is life and supercharged compared to Palm

Publication

appoint- of new ments by the English Electric Company gave the first clue that the 42-year-old designer had left Mr. Petter confirmed the resigna Lion but refused to explain it.

Mr. Petter indicated that he The original agreement bo- tween France and Bao Dal where- has made no future plans except by Vietnam became independent; for a short holiday, but said that with the French Federal Union he will not leave the aircraft in- did not provide for a separate dustry. Before joining the com- Vietnam representative in Wash-pany-for whom he designed the Ington.

Canberra jet bomber-in 1044, Vietnam assumed ber now Mr. Petter was technical director status last week when the French of Westland Aircraft Limited, for Parliament ratified the Franco- whom he designed the Lysander Vietnamese agreement of last Army co-operation plane and tho March.. "In view of this," said Whirlwind and Welkin Oghters.— Mr. Truman, "I want to congra-

Reuter, tulate Your Majesty and the Vict- namnose people ΟΙΣ this happy.

event.”.

UK IN MARKET FOR DRIED EGGS

The message was delivered to Bao Dai at Dalat, his omical ro aldence, by Edmund Gullion, the new American Consul General who arrived from Washington to-

Washington, February 0. day. Mr. Gullion is expectech 30 Senator Elbert Duncan Thomas become American Ambassador or (Democrat, Utah), said today that Minister: it and when an Ameri- Britals wants, to buy about 20,- can Embarry or Legation is open=000,000 pounds of the 73,000,000 od here.

pounds of dried eggs which the American Government plans to

% Paris, the Foreign Office said give away for welfare purposes that Luxembourg had recognised in the the Governments of the Ihres the United States only,

new French-sponsored states of Mr Thomas matio. public: a Indo China-Vietnam, Camboletter from the Economiy Co- (dia'arid.” Laos".

Me di operation

don: Administration saying

Bao Dal's Government publish that Britain is willing to spond ed a statement thanking France about 18$3,000,000: for eggs - but

વ for granting Vietnam virtual-in- had boud unable to reach an dependence within the French agreement on the price with Empire, according to reports from United, Blates oficials,

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