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MARSHALL'S WARNING AGAINST CUTTING ECA Chips are down in East-West cold war
DEADLY DESIGNS OF FOE
Washington, April 3.'
General George C. Marshall, founder of the Marshall Plan for European Recovery, today, told officials who administer it that they are fighting a foe: "who has designs no less dead- ly than those we have ever faced.”
He declared that the chips are down in the East-West cold war (an allusion.
to the game of poker at the point when the players have made their stakes).
CLASHES IN ITALY FORESEEN
Rome, April 2. Italian left-wing leaders warned the Government dur- ing a special Sunday session of Parliament today that they would fight to the utmost the import of American arms and the new powers given to the police.
The Government's equally firm reply that they will not stand for opposition to the unloading of imported Atlantic Poel arins fore- shadower bloody clustres in Italian ports. The first shijunent is al- ready on the way.
Both
the
General Marshall was speaking at a "birthday
party" hore to commemorate the half-way mark in the Marshall Plan's four-year pro- gramme, reached today—the original bill was. signed on April 3, 1948, but the oid scheme did not become operative until three months later,
Without mentioning the Soviet Economic Co-Operation Adminis- Union by name the General, who tration which operates the Plan) is a former Secretary of State, to a mere relief affairs," he said. said, "The debates on the ques- tion of continuing the programme, it seems to me, are confused by a variety of motives.
TC-
"An appraisement of the quirements of the Plan is be- fogged by a fallure to realise that we are now engaged in a great struggle."
"You here may not be in the same sort of physical danger us troops on the battlefield, but you foe who has designs no less deadly are engaged in a contest with a than those we have ever faced.
"Make no mistake about it, the chips aro down. Winning this struggle las vital to the peace and prosperity of the world as any military campaign In history."
"At the same time it is very clear to me that we cannot con- tinue this sort of extraordinary ald Indefinitely. Therefore, the should be adhered to. termination date of June 30, 1952,
Difficult task
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1930.
Flying
saucer? LESS
Saucer?
ECONOMIC
No, flying U.S. AID NEEDED fruit dish!
FOR JAPANESE
London Aprli 2.
Soon after thunder · blaps and hallstorms startled Lon. doners eut of their after.
dinner Bunday somnotands
today, the
Mateorological
Office was busy with tola- phone calls from citizens who alaimed to have soon a "pour- the shaped object" high in "sky,
At first no explanation was offered for what may be the first attack of "fying saudora". on the British capital. Ques- tioned on this point, an Alr Ministry official said that if 'the object was pour-shaped it could not very well have been a saucer, but it might, added helpfully, have been a flying fruit diah-Router.
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Meeting of Pakistan,
Indian PM's
Washington, April 2.
The U.S. Army wants about $295,000,000 from Congress for continued economic aid to Japoni and the Ryukyu, Islands for the fiscal year bo- ginning July 1, a House Appropriations Com- mittes reported today.
This is a sharp reduction compared with the year ending next June 30 for which Congress sup- plied $485,000,000 for these assistance pro-
grammes,'
The proposed roduction is possible because of the increasing economic recovery of Japan, Mr. Tracy Voorhcom, Under-secretary of the Army in charge of occupied areas, fold the Com- mitteo in testimony published by the House group today.
The Japanese are now raising Mr. Voorhees said the Army about 85 per cent of their food, estimates Japan will earn, about Mr. Voorlees said, and have res- $800,000,000 "during the coming tored their industrial production year from her exports and In- to 73 per cent of their prewar visible earnings." The latter output as based on the year 1938. were
During fiscal 1951, Mr. Voor- hees told the Committer, the Army planners helping Japan expect Japanese industrial pro- duction to be 23 per cent of their 1930 output.
New Delhi, April 2 The Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan' met for Slightly more than $200,000,000 two hours this afternoon at is for Japan and about $28,000,000 Government House and dis for the Ryukus of the $205,000,- cussed, according to authorita-East occupied areas, the
200 now being asked for the Far tive sources, the procedure mlitec reported, and programme of their talks on the problem of minorities and India-Pakistan relations.
No other person WAS under- stood to have been present at the meeting of the two leaders,
a
This was a preliminary meet- ing in their joint talks aimed at solution of the minori- securing ties problem, which has been or- centuated by the recent com-
Mr.
Export trade up
Com-
Voorhees and other Army coonomic affairs officialu told the House
that group Japan la steadily expanding her export trade and earning In- creeeing amounts of dollare with which to pay for Vital U.B. Imports, principally raw materials for manufacture.
The Army officials
estimated
said to be dollars spent in Japan by visitors and that do not show up in the trade from other miscellaneous sources returns.
these earnings were $174,000,000. In 1948, Mr. Voorhees sold,
"I think that is a tremendously pignificant record of progress, Bir. Voorhees told the House Appro- priations group. Associated Press.
Quake rocks Livorno; 30 injured
Livorno, Italy, April 2. At least 30
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West Bengal and also generally of other Indo-Pakistan problems.
" feel that if this date in
work of the European leaders and people to accom. plish the extremely diMcult task ahead of lifting themselves No official statement was issu- above the need for our financiated at the end of the meeting. assistance.
mem-
At the same time, but separate the left-wing Socialist
"We are engaged in a perilously, there was a meeting on the leader, Signor Pietro Neuni, and
struggle with an implacable foe. secretarial level between Cornmunist - chief, Signor
We must carry this battle to the bers of the Pakistan Prime Minis Palmira Togliatti, declared that
finish. We must avold the temp-ter's party and high officials of they wou
would do all they could to Clearly referring to proposals tation to imperil the whole invest the India External Affairs Minis- fight what they called the Gov-in Congress to cut Marshall Plan ment-and it is just that, an in- try. ernment's war polley.
expenditure, the General em- vestment in saving all those pre- Signor Togliatti also attacked phasised
tremendous Imcious articles of faith and ways the new powers given to the police portance of carrying through on of life we call Democracy. It is to ban public meetings and the scale planned.
an investment in preserving the "We must avold proposals to freedom of men in a clean and accused the Centre-Right Coall- tion
of leading Italy emasculate and reduce ECA (the decent world."--Reuter. Goverment back to Fuscism.
The Communist leader of the 5.000.000-strong General Labour Confederation, Signor Gluseppe di Vittorio, said "Italy does not need arms but social reform." Italy must tell the United States, he said, "Use the arms yourselves. We do not want to be your mer... cenaries."
The Minister of the Interior,
three
the
Dr. Jessup granted access to information
Bigner Mario Scelba, replying 20 charges of Government ro- pression, sald-that-In the last Dr. months of rioting, for which ha blamed the Com- munists and Neo-Fascists, four policemen were killed and more than 400 were injured.
"We are defending democracy. from the tragic fate to which the extremists of the right und left would like to consign it,"
the In Minister declared.
In speech notably free from threats of further
action against left-wing activists, Signor Scelba ridiculed the charges Government had embarked upon the path of Fascism and "mur- der of liberty and contrasted the measures adopted in Italy with liberty of the individual behind the Iron Curtain.
that
the
The debate, provoked by left wing Interruptions, ended this evening without any of the violent uproar often resulting from major clashes between the Government and the Opposition-Reuter.
BELGIAN CRISIS CONTINUES
Brussels. April 2.
King Leopold, the provision-
ally exiled monarch of Belgium,
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Washington, April 2. Philip C. Jessup, United States Ambassador-at- Largo, has been granted access to such atomic information as is necessary to carry out his new duties as · Principal ́ Adviser on world- politics to the Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson.
announcing this, the State Department said that the arrangement had been made with the approval of the Atomic Energy Commis- sion.
Mr. Bourke B. Hickenlooper (Republican Senator, lown), A member of the Senate-Hous? Atomic Energy Committee, pro- tested that Dr. Jessup had been cicared without any check whatsoever on his record by the Commission.
"I want to emphasise that I am making no celticlam or approval of Dr. Jessup," Mr. Hickenlooper told reporters.
It's the principle
"it is the principle to which
object the fact that he was
Dollar gap must be closed
These discussions will continue
tomorrow.
The President of the Indian Union, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, gave a dinner tonight in honour of Liaquat All Khan. The guests in- cluded Cabinet Ministers and senior officials of the Indian Gov. ernment.
are about $100,000,000 a
year, compared with $300,000,000 in a violent earth shock which or more a year before the war. spread terror throughout Livorno and the surrounding cald, countryside at 9.55 pm, JGMT
yesterday.
In 1948, Mr. Voorhees Japan received $520,000,000 worth of supplies from the US,, Ameri- can taxpayers paying for 76 per cent of it, Japan being able to pay but for 24 per cent.
In 1949, Mr. Voorhees con- tinued, Japan's American imports came to $507,000,000, the U.S. paying for 60 per cent and Japan 40 per cent.
First reports said three bulld- ings had collapsed in Livorno.
Similar shocks were recorded at Pisa and Lucca, but no dam- from those cities.' uge or casualties were reported
The shock was accompanied by loud rumbling noises from the earth. Panle stricken citizens This year (Oscal 1930), Mr. rushed from their homes into the Voorhees estimated the US. will streets and many fled into the worth of countryside
cars and on supply $410,000,000 goods to Japan And be called bicycles. upon to pay for 43 per cent of it.
Inmates of some hospitals were For next year (fiscal 1951), MË.
moved into the streets. Voorhees continued, Japan will receive about one thousand mil-
Calm was gradually restored and early today most people had lion dollars worth of Imports, returned home. Police were pat- with the U.S. paying for about 25 rolling the streets.
Immediately after his meeting with Pandit Nehru, the Indian Primo Minister, the Pakistan per cent. Prime Minister drove to Rajghat to place a wreath on the spot where Mahatma Gandhi was cre- maled-Reuter.
Real crisis in Europe, McCloy says
Washington, April 2.
The present intense Soviet pressure on the West is a sign that the Russians have irame- diate hope of success, according to Mr. John J. McCloy, Amer- ican High (Commissioner in Germipny,
Mr. McCloy expressed his bo- Hef in testimony. made public today by the House Appropria- cions Committeo, on the need for occupation funds, especially for education and democratisation,
"I certainly would not be frank with you I did not convey to at the real 'crisia you my sense
Key West, April 2. President Harry Truman that impends in Europe," he said. declared tonight that it is of the idea, by any means, of taking
The Soviet have not abandoned
cleared without getting the in- major importance that the back Berlin."
Depart.
formation on him which 19 available at the State ment and which could been obtained in 45 minuten.” he added.
Jessup
ends,
that
The main task, Mr. McCloy United States close the dollar have gap between exports and im-negative forces, but to build up said, was not to crack down jon
He said ports to strengthen free na-positive tlons against Communist sub-positive forces did exist in Ger- many, forming a basis "on which a solid structure, can be built".- version or aggression,
Reuter.
will meet 'M. Albert Deveze, In an obvious allusion to the the Belgian Premier-designate, charge made by Mr. Joseph Me
Carthy,
Senator, (Republican at his lakeside home at Geneva Wisconsin) that Dr. Jessup had He formally ordered the retir- tomorrow to discuss the Pre- an unusual affinity for Commu- ing US. Army Secretary, Mr. mier's failure to solve the Royal nist causes AD accusation Dr. Gordon Gray, problem:
had datly denied—Mr. to create balanco that now is AL. Deveze, who is flying to Hickenlooper said, "Without go being maintained by annual Unit- Geneva, was expected here on his log into the merits, Dr. Jessup is
ed States grants totalling $5,000,- return the Belgian capital to
to engaged in a controversy which 000,009. (20 give up his task of forming is still unresolved. I think it is now Government. The Belgian Just indefensible for the Commis Regent, Prince Charles would sion to have given him clearance a. Catholle Party on the basis it did.
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then, call' DE
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develop a plan New Sino-Soviet
pacts likely
Mr. "Gray will undertake the
Moscow, April 2 study as a special assistant to the Western diplomatic sources President Immediately, relin-here predicted ť „lay that now quishing his Army post to the Chinese-Soviet agreements may
future: A
ader to make a fresh attempt. Dr. Jessup, who has been serv- M. Deveze, a veteran used to reconcile Kiné", berat, | ing as Ambassador-at-Largo and. Budget Director, Mr. Frank Pace be announced ... in the near
King Leopold's as Mr. Acheson's diplomatic Jr. supporters, the Catholics, and "trouble shooter" for a year, was
The President looked forward opponents, the Socialists, by Bug assigned last Monday to a new
An announcement today of, thố; have to the ending in 1952 of Marshall gesting, indirectly, the return of position in which he will
establishment of a ⠀ Joint y Civil the King provided he abdicated general · supervision. of "interns- | plan' assistance under which war
Airline for flights: between P wollthattered “countries Inter in favour of his 19-year-old tonal atomic questions as
have been ping and... Soviet cities followed Prince Baudouin the State Department's
as political problemas confronting able to strengthen their econo- an announcement several days ago that two new companies preckt Catholics, who said that he must
established jointly by the Chinese A ́ memorandum.: released return
Dy and the Russians to exploit of 1 to the Throne? "uncondl
Presidential Secretary Charles G. and non-ferrous metals in Sin- Lonally and
and by the: Socialists,|||
Rom cojopiled from Information | Kiang province.—Associated Pros who
must abdicata un would abide by the decision of a received from official sources he Conditionally, A
joint "sesalon of the Upper and When King Leopold promised. Lower, Houser of Parliament:
by
Command Reuter
High-mits.
summed up the problem in this
wayd
Jamie FANART Edge Hyb
M. Devets an audience last week, In such a session, the Catholics be tuld, he would stand fast by would have a majority of Novation (Väince the end of the is wai; now his declaration in March that he. Reuter, Ma
Sworld trade haa: been maintained
Vital to Japen
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The Director of the Seismo--
BObservatory of Livorno
the shock -was recorded nå 0.55 pin, GMT and continued for These materials, the Army | seven seconds. It was so severe, officials said, are vital to Japan | he said, that the seismographs -if- cho–in-to- ragain-her-scono--| recording-pen--broke-Associated
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