1950-03-27 — Page 7

TRUMAN'S WARNING TO U.S. ECONOMIC BLOC Passage of foreign aid bill deemed necessary CONGRESS DEBATE

Key West, Florida, March 25.

President Truman today warned the Congressional "economic bloc" that sharp cuts in foreign aid spending might pre- cipitate a third World War, Demanding House of Representatives passage of the "full amount" of Ad- ministration requests for $3,375,000,000 to carry the aid programme forward another. year, he said that the United States had to fight World War II because it turned its back on the rest of the world,

'Unpartisan commission proposed

"We will save nothing if we ignore the needs of other nations now only to find that the result is World War II," he declared. Approval of Administration He called the programme requests, he said, would strike which provides for aid to Korea ,a major blow for peace.

and undeveloped areas as well as Countering efforts of the eco- Marshall Ald

Europe "the nomy bice to trim at least $500,-e destruction of another

keystone of our protection against the measure, 000,000 from

the President warned

full and against the terrible weapons that the amount is necessary to fight the of this atomic age," poverty, misory and insecurity on which Communism thrives.

"Passage of this Act will

to

wor

"Our armed forces can afford usmensure of defence, but real security for our nation and all

the rest of mankind can come

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1800.

Terrorists hold NEW MOVE TO

up bus in Johore state

Singapore, March 28 Terrorists, wearing Jungle; -grean and · armed with Sten' guns, killed she passenger and Injured three more in mo. tor bus they held up in Johore atața yesterday, It was 我门口 nounced here today.

They robbed the passengers and then sat the bus an fire.) Two rubber tappers were in- Jured when their motor torry Was ambushed Подг Kuala Lumpur today.

Terrorists, word also raport- ed to have burned down workman's Hving quarters on two Johore ostalos-Reuter,

Internal crisis in Vietnam

Saigon, March 25.

UNSEAT KMT

AT U.N. LIKELY

Lake Success, March 25,

A United Nations group with a majority of coun- tries which recognise the Communist regima in China will conveno here on Monday with prospects that a new movo may be mado to unseat the Nationalist delegate,

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The 15 nation. Transport and Communications Commission, a technical group, meeting on Monday for its fourth session, includes eight countries recognising Communist Ching- India, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, the Soviet Union, Britain and Pakistan.

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The other seven countries represented aro` Chilo, Egypt, Franco, the United States, the Nether lands, Venezuela and Nationalist China.

If the usual pattern is follow- ed the Soviet Union may pre- sent a formal resolution asking The Minister of Defence for the expulsion of the Na- and two Cabinet Under- tionalist delegate. In all pre- Secretaries resigned-"from vious cases, the Soviet proposal the Indo-Chinese govern has falled to receive majority ment today, protesting that support. the Premier, "Nguyen Phan

There have been rumours that too much In-Russia, whose delegate, Dr. Jacob Long, was fluenced by ultra nationalists Malik, walked out of the Security in his Cabinet.

Council on January 13 becausa'a Chinese Nationalist, was present, had no intention of returning to even if the the United Nations Chinese representation question were settled.

The Cabinet members who re- signed were Pham Huy Quat, Minister of National Defence, Le Thang. Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and Nguyen Ton Hoang, Under - Secretary Youth and Sports Affairs,

for

General fooling

given

But these have now way to a general feeling that

Russia wanit to confer on all

Marseilles

seamen

on strike

Paris, March 25. Lightning strike action by seamen in Marseilles, the big- geat French port, today halted. eight ships,and stranded 2,250 passengers bound for North | Africa and Corsica.

The men joined a Communist- led "warning strike" for 24 hours against the arrival of American

similar to the 18-member group of the letter at the, "winter Whitewhere and political fr" Indo-Chinese people into a state sue unless and until the Russians ican arma" campaign, but non-

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Washington, March 25. President Truman joined the Senator Arthur Vanden- House debate with a two-page

letter to the Democrat Chairman, only from building the kind of

In a letter of resignation to the berg proposed today that, a new "unpartisan" commission Mr Jolin Kee, of the Foreign world where men can live to- Premier Nguyen Phan Long, they

Affairs Committee.

'said "the present government be set up to chart Americans!

Eother in peace," he said.

Ho asked for rapid and favour the people and is not following

does not have the conddence, of outstanding United Nations arms in France. war strengthen all nations threatened

suse between East and West,

The next step in the cold

Communist-led General after the Marshell plan ends. with latimidation, subversion or able action to give renewed hope the policies of Bao Dai." Bao Dai

Confederation of Labour has call- and vigour to people everywhere is the French-backed Chief of

The United Nations cannot ed a 24-hour dock strike for to- Senator Vandenberg suggested

aggression," he said.

The President released the text trying to achieve economic in- State who is trying to rally the tackle any important political is-morrow as part of the "no Amer- that a "Harriman Commission"—

Foreign Assistance

which will be part of the French return.

Communist A worlters have in- headed by Mr. W. Averell Harri House" on the naval submarine

dicated that they will not sup- which surveyed American station where he is speading a President Truman gald, "will au- Union

thoriso continued economie ald

The United Nations Secretary-port the strike. resources and Europe's needs in month's holiday.

The country has been torn for 1947-be created to study the In his letter the President de- to the Marshall Pian, countries possibility of a successor to the clorect clared,

The 16-day gas and electricity. Ho Moscow-trained Chi-minh, claration this week that settle- them. enable Act is the minimum Korea to Economic Co-operation Adminis- for by this programme called in Europe and to the Republic of two years by a civil war led by General, Mr. Trygve Lle's de

through establish whose rebel government has been ment of the United Nations dead- strike-which hit Paris hardest Hong Kong & Shanghal Bank Bldg. their own consistent with the interest of the self-supporting economies."

efforts, lo

lock about Chinese representa-ended today, but high tension recognised by Russia.

tion was "urgent and imperative cables United States and our efforts to

cut in sabotage achieve a peaceful world, Failure He added that it will "authorise

The letter also criticised the before the General Assembly met operations at Nantes and Lille, Plan, designed to build Europe up to enact it in its full amoum | countries in the general area of ment and said that since the gov- [servers here as a warning that the these provincial town5;

where needed to those free obscure policies of the govern in September was seen by ob-bringing sudden black-outs to would do irreparable damagė,

{ China whose survival is threat. No isolation

ernment does not have the conf-world organisation might collapse ened by the imminent danger of dence of the people, it cannot if the problem were not solved

poultry farmer, M. Henri "We cannot live lealated in Communist infiltration."

gain international confidence. by then.

Monteux, claiming that repeated relative wealth and abundance. The Bill, he remarked, also pu- This letter seemed to be in line

power cuts had lost him thou- We cannot ignore the urgent thorised participation in United with criticism which has been A United States decision in sands of chicks from his electric problems of other peoples of Nations efforts to solve the Pales- frequently voiced recently in favour of seating a Chinese Com-Incubators at St. Aignan, Western threats, to their Independence." tine refugee problem-Reuter. Saigon that the Premier, by fal-munist delegate is ruled out be France, filed sult against "an

unknown lure to follow'n strong course, is cause of domestic political re-

person" for 800,000: playing into the hands of the percussions, But some United Na-francs. ultra nationalists. — Associated tions observers believe that the Press..

United States could give "neutral" jobs in the steel, building, and Workers drifted back to their members a hint to vata Com coul industries, but 135,000 metal- mucist representation,

workers were estimated to bo still out.

trailon.

ECA administers the Marsholl

economically with the help of American funds and strengthen it ***against Communism.

The Michigan Senator indicated he wants such a future study made on a work-wide basis, In- cluding plans to combat Com- muaism in the Far East.

"As we approach the statutory cad of ECA în 1952," the Michl- gan Senator said in a letter to the ECA Administrator, Mr. Paul G. Hoffman, "I think it would be well for another such commission -equally unpartisan and equa

equally impeccable in character-to re- sume Independent, advisory stu- dies of our new responsibilities as

world's the

largest creditor nation and the world's spearhead

the

of dependable quest

in

pence."

The Harriman Commission was made up of industrial, labour and economic leaders picked by Pre- sident

Harry

Truman-without: re- ference to party affiliation.. Mr. Harriman, the Secretary of Com- merce, now is ECA's roving Am- bassador In Europe.

The Vandenberg proposal for a concrete suggestion of its kind to come from Congress, busy now determining how much money will be authorised for ECA spen- ding in Europe for the year bo ginning next July 1, the third year of the four year Marshall Plan. Associated Press.

new commlasio Was the first

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Important defence

talks for the West

London, March 25.

The West's chief planners of cold war political and battle strategy have begun to sharpen the teeth of their North Atlantic defence pact. Until now, the alliance of a dozen nations, backed

Acheson's seven-points a flop

New York, March 25. The U.S. Secretary of State. Mr. Dean Acheson's seven points-falled-to-bring- Commu-- together. Ten days after he ad-

by the United States, has been largely a paper nist and Western powers closer alliance. Its main achevement has been the simple fact of agreement on orming jointly vanced them, most of the world against any aggressor.

are

But who is going to make the ing the Atlantic to help put on guns, tanks, ships, shells and edge on the defence teeth plancs?

General Omar Bradley, Chair Who is going to pay for them? man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Who is going to use them? and the Secretary of War, Mr. Who is going to command them? Louis Johnson. How will aggression bo met?

showed reluctant⠀⠀acceptance of a deepening stalemate.

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Washington, March 25. Americans bought 14,504,000 radio and television sets last year to boost the total in use to 88,- 084,000 a fraction over a half a set pec. person throughout the United States-Associated Press.

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Those are some of the questions being discussed at talks this week and next. The talks are being held in London and at the Hague.

Among American officinis cross

Mr. Acheson set forth his seven points in a San Francisco speech and challenged the Soviet Union ending the cold war. Russla made to accept them

as a move toward

no formal reply. But the Moscow press castigated Mr. Acheson as Near East tour

a simpleton and a liar. It was clear his proposals were not ac- Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, ceptable,

Mr. Acheson did not expect tions, is conferring with Ameri-Moscow to accept. Neither did con military and Naval comman-most

officials and `newspapers ders in Britain, Germany and throughout the world, an Asso- France, General J. Lawton Col-ciated Press survey of major lins, Army Chief of Staff, is non - Communist capitols dis- touring the Mediterranean and closed, the Near East.

The world's 'vlews ranged bơ- Readiness for gearing up the tween extremes expressed by the alliance was indicated by the ar- Looden Times," which called rival In Britain this week of the speech a major statement on Some Superfortress bombers behalf of the American adminis- planes big enough to carry atomChronicle" which saw. It as a tration, and the India "Nows bombs. They were the vanguard Paris, March 25. of 70 to 80 Superforts allotted the mere piece of cold war pro- The Ministers of eight Re-British under the United States paganda.

Programme nations, billion dollar military aid pro- meeting here today,as West grammo.

ERP cabinet

meets to

discuss plans

covery

Obstructionism'

other of undermine

countries

Mr. Acheson had told Moscow A French aircraft carrier is at to end obstructionist tactics in Europe's "Economie Cabinet" discussed plans for closer links Pen, carrying the first arms ald the UN, stop using force on between the Marshall Flan cargo of U.S. warplanes to France, Soviet satellites, halt efforts to Organization and the Council of Europe.

The Ministers, forming the consultative group of the Organj- sation

for European Economie Co-Operation, agreed that every- thing possible should be done to strengthen these relations, the Secretary-General, M. Robert Mariolin (France) stated.

ing: Council.

Further, the Council Europe, seeking politia un munism, rip back the iron cur-

through "International Com on the continent, la riady to

intain. meat. Experte sra sitting In Paris to figure out ways of unit. The Associated Press survey ing the foreign exchange settlax found · an almost unanimous

Western European opinion that Was

hopeless expect Russia to `agree to such proposals. A

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In Britain, the Foreign Office But they decided to leave the The economic and military pro-sald. Mr. Acheson's sims are de

sirable: tut there is, scant hoge. initiative to the Committee of Frammes are dovetailed on the they will be achieved soon. Bri- Ministars of the Council of simple premise that defences ‘are' Europe; meeting next week a few no good unless they can be sure bain feels the U. S. must join her days before the OEEC's Govern- ported by their own economics augmenting non-Communist

Particularly When the Burry of early Reforms in the stricture of the conferences is over, the East Asia. If it wants to see Com- Imunias ebb. The Lähden ***Times" maller for the Governing Coun- meet to take stock. They are the the most cogent and powerful of ETO, Marshall Plan Organisation werd Western Foreign Ministers will said: "Mr. Achéson's, speech, was WHOLESALES & RETAIL cil to discuss, the delegates de Ernest Bevin, the Froach foreign made on the dangers threatening

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Georges Mandleykos (Greece), be gottled within the flext;

Hugh Galskell (Britain) and An Atlantic pact Ma-Mariolin, Reuter.

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Britain, it is known, is con- tinuing her efforts to get the

The staff of the five French "neutral" Security Council mem- national theatres, who have been, |bers to support the seating of the out for more money for thre

Communist representative with-weeks, learned today that their out their prior recognition of the contracts (had been ended.-Reu-

ter. Peking regime.-Reuter.

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