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U.S. fliers tell of captivity in North China

Pearl Harbour, May 18.

Two W. S. fliers hold for 18 months by the Chinese

Communists said today that their captors“ gave them considerate treatment and navar offered violence.

At their first Press conference since they were re- leased on May 3 by the Communists at the North China port of Tsingtao, the two men gave an account of their experience.

They are Marine Sergeant | They told us they were keeping Elmer C. Bender and William us because we had violated their

air sovereignty." C. Smith, Navy Chief Electri-

clan's Mate.

treated them

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Cleveland, Ohio, Tuesday. I came to Cleveland to re port an election, but I feel compelled also to cover a crime story. The election--a preliminary contest called, a "primary" is, anyway, cut- and-dried. Senator Robert Taft, "Mr. Republican" to his supporters, is unopposed.

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No one challenges him in his own party, and as for the other party, well, seven Democrats are fighting among themselves to have the honour of running against. Taft in November,

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So the election is not drumatto Asked what they did during national news. The crime atory is. Smith sakt the Communists internment, Bender replied: "We Cleveland walks in feneDuring

"considerate-like were in little mud houses and

the past few months there has and there was never any violence counted the bricks, and we count-been one crime of violence after

ed the spokes in the wheels of another. or anything like that."

their enris. I can tell you they Bender observed that the treat- full have on even number of ment was good by Chinese stan-spokes." clards, "but their standard of liv ing. is so low that what was good

according to their standards was not so hot for us."

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Armed guard

There always was a guard with n rifle outside whatever hut they were being held in, Smith re- lated,

"He just told us not to go any- where," he added.

Smith at frat refused to anything regarding the spying "confession" which the Commun- Ists said he and Bender signed. Be sul it was a long story and he would prefer to wall until he got to the mainland,

Pressed further, Bender gnil;ave them

as our statements arc

"As for

concerned, we were cut off en Urely from any help sa we figured signing statement would be the best way to get nut."

thought

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Bender said he "best way to get out was through our own efforts."

No Russians

Ever since their small observa- tion plane was forced down scar Tsingtao on October 19, 1946, the Navy and the State Departinent had been trying to arrange for their relief. Tsingtas at that time was a base for the U.S. Fleet fa The Western Pacifle,

Both reported they saw no Russians at any time during their capticivy,

Of their confession, Stith sald Communists gave

the Chinese them the impression "we would be there from now on and had no

hope of going hunc,'

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A Chlaese Communist offeer who spoke English sometimes

nows, although dinarily the only news they got Bender said. was their Chinese War news.

After they were taken

into custody by the Communists some- where

Shantung province, ja Bender said they were marched five or six days along a twisting mountain trail.

Both id they first receiver! word on April 1 this year that they woul

would Ja released. The word was brought to them by the officer commanding a delach

ment in the village where they then were held.

During their long imprisonment they were never forced to do any labour, Dender said. Associated Press.

AIR EVACUATION OF WINNIPEG?

Ottawa, May 18. All malts of the Royal Cann- din Air Forec equipped with North Star or Dakota aireraft were ordered to stand by today for possible alr evacuation of flood-stricken Winnipeg.

He explained this was the kind of pressure that was upon them. "We were in the middle of the sticks," Bender said. "They kept us in small farm villages. We had the impression they were Just keeping us there and there was no rhyme or reason to t. 30.2 feet-United Press.

The Air Force said planes would be rushed into the prairie elty if the Red River level reach- ed 32.5 feet. The present level is

People are being murdered. Women are being bludgeoned and raped. Shopkeepers and house- holders are being beaten up, slashed with knives, knocked on the head with revolver butts.

Police missing

In the few days I have been here the catalogue of crime has been bloody.

A local newspaperman took me for a stroll around the solid, wealthy steel city, which looks rather like Birmingham or Shef- feld. He said: "Notice anything out of the ordinary 7

"It's not what I notice," I re- plied, "It's what I don't notice- where are the policeinan ? "

"Right Arst time," said the re- porter."

That is the strange feature of Cleveland-the lack of policemen. You can walk for blocks without seeing a cop.

The truth is that Cleveland has heen trying out something new. The city authorities said this is the machine age and Cleveland knows as much if not more about machinery than any other place, so let's put the police on wheels.

They cut down the force, took the patrolmen off the beats, and concentrated on flying-squads of trained officers in fast rudlo care. The plan bash't worked., Crime has soared,

A few weeks ago it was so bad that girl reporters asked for police escort for their journey home. Some citizens even sat before their television sets with rifies across their knees.

Fraudulent cheques cleared

through Hong Kong banks

New York, May 18. The Federal Bank of New York warns banks to beware of cheques drawn on the Treasurer of the United States and mailed to payees in the Philippine Islands.

In the past few months Tang

But is believed that the amount may be over US$50,000.

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As an example, an official told about several of these cheques

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for mailed to Filipinos, amounts less than US$10. Some of them were interest payments on bonds or insurance premiums. In one case a cheque for US$2.42 raised fraudulently to of these cheques, the Bank sald, US$2,424 and cashed for that have been fraudulently raised amount. and some thousands of dollara illegally obtained, The Bank "In many cases it isn't the Bald most of the cheques were payce that is responsible," cx- cleared through commercial and plained un official. "He may banking Institutions Hong cash it and get only what the Kong before reach.ng banking cheque calis for But when channels in the United States, it falls into the hands of someone was also pointed out that those else—perhaps the member of a Institutions which honoured the gang operating' this racket-then cheques are legally responsible to the amount is carefully raised make good.

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At a Press conference, Bunk ofein's said it is impossible to estimate the amount that has been secured this way. There was a time lag of two or three mantha in many cases before the. cheques got back to the United Statos.

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Children, particularly girls were kept at home after four

or Ave in the afternoon,

Changing back

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He is a bluat man. When there was a food shortago, here some time ngu' Taft was asked for a Bolution. Ho said: "Ent less."

This doesn't make him the most For a while the pollee floun-State of Ohlo and the city of popular man on earth; but the dered and private organisations Cleveland are proud of him. They took a hand. A Jocal taxi-com- say he is

not a bunk-shooter, whistles to blow if they thought He is a solid citizen. pany provided women with spellbinder, or poppycock artist. they were in danger of attack. Another firm distributed hand sirens for women to carry in their handbags.

Cleveland has advanced a little beyond these eccentricilles. Now the city bosses are admitting their errata.

They havo decided that no one and nothing can replace the man on the best so they are going back to Befish methods of crime prevention

Even today, which is polling day, there is more talk about crime than about politica,

Five out of every six people are not even voting. There are no posters, no banners, and not much oratory.

The теплоп Is that Robert Alphonse Taft towers over the rest. The Democrats have no confidence in themselves and feel whomever they pick today will be a certain loser against Taft, in November.

You should know about this mar Taft He has a fair chance of being President of the United States if the Republicans make a come-back. His father, William Howard Tuf, was President.

He is sompone unusual in politics, particularly American politics. He has Integrity, he is the great incorruptible. He has. more knowledge of government and its administration than any- one in the United States.

He is scholarly, diligent, sober, God-fearing, patient, modest, loyal; unfortunately, he is wrong- headed, He was 100 per cent Isolationist before the war, and is about 88 per cent Isolationist now.

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And Ohio is grateful for solid citizens, what with the crime wave and the war talk.

No flying saucers have been spotted over Cleveland, but the town, with its steel mills, its re- flaccies, huge docks, and factorles, fcols it is a future target for Russian attacke

"We will get it the next time," say the townsfolk rather proudly. I hope not.

This is a handsome,, clean, Im- posing city of wide thoroughfares, great banks, excellent stores, and hotels. Because of His wooded arens it is often called "the forest city."

Its people are rough and ready, but most friendly and helpful.

I have been pleased to see British china, woollens, carpets, foodstuffs, and auces in the shops. There are even large pos- ters in some windows: "Dritish toffee is here." me to buy a bag of caramels,

They prompted

The British Consul, Major Edward Hobbs, an able, amiable official we are fortunate in our Consular officinis all over the country-tells me British goods are selling well, "There is no anti-British prejudice here."

During the Palestine "trouble". Major Hobbs and the British here i had their problems, but today the heat is off, Cleveland, while anti- Socialist and slightly tired of handing out doles to Europe, will continue to dig in its pocket while the rest of the country does.

It can afford to, The olxth largest city in the United Slates, it is one of the wealthiest.

Cleveland is rather proud of its The other day he questioned | title of "The one per cent. town" whether Britain should be eligible | It has ané per cent of the nation's for further Marshall Ald. He is population, about one million not anti-British; it is just that he and a half, one per cent. of its is not on Internationalist.

births and deaths, one per cent. of its divorces, and, to make everyone happy, one and a hair per cent. of its bank deposits.

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Nairobi, May 13. Police used tear gas today to disperse a crowd of Africans when a citywide strike was touched off by the arrest of a Communist trade union leader.

Armoured care and riot squads cruised through the streets while street cleaners, shop assistants, office boys, hotel staff, Govern- ment workers, domestic servants may be for large amounts but | and~taxi" drivers stayed away they added, "Banks should be from work. mindful of the possibility that Treasury 'cheques appearing be for large amounts may have been fraudulently, altered."

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spending. In the Statler Hotel, where I am staying, I have been impressed by the flow of money

across the bars and the flow of Household

liquor, into Cleveland folks' stomachs.

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It is not dull

On the whole, Cleveland emet-İ ges well from any fair scrutiny.

It is provincial, but not dull- there are even two burlesque) theatres, which is two more than New York has.

Strikers threw stones at the The big headache is the crime armoured cars, broke up illegal wave, and Cleveland is confident meetings and kept crowds within | It will lick that-after all, it has the African locations. The police licked every other problem that have used batons to control the has ever threatened it. crowds during two days of striking incidents.

Hotel guests had to make their own beds and carry their meals from the kitchens when stafid walked out,

One little point before I sign o. In last week's Diary there were two errors due to trans- mission. The newspaper publisher Marshall Field dropped thirty mil- Hion, not thirty billion," as was

printed, on his publishing enter-

"Banks should, therefore, take such steps as are ' deemed ad visable for their protection before, The strike was believed to have making available the proceeds been called by followers of Mr. prises, and my reference to Sam- of Treasury cheques for large Makan Singh, the Indian Com-ual Goldwyn should have rend amounts, particularly those munist Secretary of the East malapropisme not Molotoviems, issued to persona in foreign. African Trade Union Congress, whatever they are. countries or negotiated outside who was arrested with the Pie- of the United States."

sident of the Congress on Mon- day and charged with being an officer of an unlawful organisa- tion.Reuter,

The warning went out under the signature of Alian Sproul, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, It is ono of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks in the US, acting as fiscal agents for the Treasury" in their respec- tive districts.Associated Press.

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