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Tactical triumphs will not now influence the .solution of the Korean question unless they are won on the battle- field. The Kremlin is not

THE CHINA `MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1950.

PERSPECTIVE IN S.E. ASIA

The 'Institute of Pacific Re- lations has sponsored an in- teresting book on the left-

wing parties in South East Asia. This is by Richard

prophesies have come true.

By "Windrush," Special correspondent

Ing and after the war.

Upheaval is now in the region. Twenty years ago it seemed ond

In perspective

the political leaders have had to identity themselves with the masa aspirations in order to gain masst support.

Present conflict

Good Morning

It Government House should

be rebuilt Di a city hall, what

Now that Western imperialism about making Leighton Hill Flats has been almost liquidated, the * museum, to be known conflict in nearly all the countrica Taxpayers Folly"

In South East Asia is between politicians seeking mass support

05

In new China, according to us,

•

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organs'

Adloff and Virginia Thomp- empires, economic dislocation, and in all the region or ir some of son who has already written the wide diffusion of arms dur-the countries. notable books, on Indo-China and Thailand.

It is interesting to remember of the most placid regions in thu The book of Mr. Adloff and for a rather vague programme of "The first class comrally travel how new In the corception of world. Even then, it is true, there; Mik Thompson gives at least democracy and sociallam, and South East Asin as forming were Communists and radical some of the material for an Communists seeking mass support third class.....Even privato single unit. In the pas we talk-politicians. But they had next to answer. They put the problem in for a new revolution.

'pepartments on the train arc almost ed of Burma, Indu-China, Malayn: no influence.- If they bothered the perspective by tracing the his-

exclusively user by Indonesia, Slam. We thought of local police they did not disturb lory of the region in broad out

oficials. People The authors of the book notice Government them as raparate countries of the governments. Their writings line. In the past before the West-a number of interesting complica- genedicabs' are no longer in use." (except in the case of Slam) ng and prophesies of comlug re-ern empires wore created therdtions. The Chinese emigrant popu

It all sounds very chantle to parts of Western empires. We did volution seemed merely ridiculous. were in each of the countries lation is regarded with envy or me.. not think of their as grouped For example, the Indonesian Com-three main political factors suspicion by most of the Indige- together.

unist, Tun Mainka, wrote an absolute monarchy, religion, and nous peoples of South East Asia. Chap who has just spent two the general ineficiency. The last Thus, wherever the Chinese are years in the country districts of The concept of Scuth East Asia follows in 1926:

two factors mitigated the first suspected of Communism, this Spain teils me nightly serenading as one of the "natural units" into

"The popular_rising will take They made absolutism tolerably inclines the local people to anti-is as popular there as ever. which the modern world Is divid- place when the impoverished peo-to the ordinary man.

Marxism.

in fact, he says, the country 15 ed was invented during the 'war ple are ripe for revolution-

suffering from chronic guitar. years by Sarda K. M. Panikkar, when they will laugh at the sight When the Western empires had The Communists in South Enat new India's Ambassador in Pek- of mounted and armed polleemen, generated a middle class in the Asia have

never been able to Ezzard Charles retains title. ing. In 1043 he wrote an in- when the prisons will be opened different countries, this naturally make up their minds about their but

not Is booed. But then, fuential book called "The Future and the leaders released; when became obsessed with nationalist attitude to the "nationalist bour- everyone can be a popular winner of South East Asia." Many of th

the railroad and dock workers | Ideas. lis uspiration in each gecisie." The "nationalist bour to Beshore, will refuse to assist in transport-country was for emancipation geoisie," took the lead in the ing their lenders sent into exile: from Western control.

"Two struggle against the Western im-

'underground Today the concept has been so

which was also the smashed in Tientsin." perialism generally accepted that there is when soldiers refuse to suppress

The nationalist aspiration has enemy of the Communists. The the revolutionary movement and

Many's the time, back Asla

in of a "South East talk

to fire on the masses: when Euro- a comparatively long history. But Chinese Communists have now London, I tap have felt ilks The Indian Socialist) 19 block."

have to sleep within the recent years, there has formulated a precise policy to-smashing peans will

these Vox humana Party in going to be beaten by being urged that the formation of this be afraid to eat anything that has the aspiration of the mass of the this will now be copied by the subterranean region before the Its recent conference revolvers in their hands and will been a second aspiration. This is wards the bourgeoisle. Probably Wurlitzers that rise from зате outsmarted in any other block, independent of Russia and not been already chemically people for more tolerable econo- Communists in South East Asin.

big picture comes on. sphere, nor will Doubting America ulike, was the best hope. analysed."

mid conditions. This aspiration, was very much stimulated during The authors of the book con- Thomases be turned from for peace in South Asia.

In 1020 few people in Indonesia the war years.

Latest rumpur from Taipch is clude from their study that The authors' of the IPR book can have thought they would see

Reds may be hesitation to positive decision

Moscow has often been badly In- that the

going to by clever

in the remind the render very usefully such events in their lifetime. Yet These two aspirations have not formed about the situation in Sino-Soviet agreement on Korea.

the whole conception is

as Tan always worked together. The South East Asia. The local Com- stratosphere of intellectual tient

"Mae West and Jane Russell Malaka- foretold.

first nspiration, the nationalist munist parties were allowed a jugglery. Nevertheless there rather artificial. There is in fact they happened almost

little homogeneity in South very

one, has sometimes widened the great deal of Independence.

will team together in They suggest that this may mean that Knows Best,"

No, Myrtle, I South with the most careful judg-common

Asian; the revolution in the South East copying, Western ways, and the in the past it has not given a or even ment, for cunning is being put culture,

domin- Asian countries is already finish-mass of the people. But as the very high priority to stirring up "buat." to use against us no less than religion. The Indonesians and ed and whether the new govern- result of the Japanese war the revolution in South East Asia.

Malays

are Moslem: Burma and ments will be able to consolidato economic conditions deteriorated But with the triumph of Com Truman hopes armed aggression

Thailand, Buddhist, Indo-China is their authority. Or whether the so badly that the economic prob- muniam in China, and with China'r Korean conflict.

mixture of a great many ethier left-wing parties will succeed in lems pushed themselves to the interest in South East Asia, all The Indian proposal where and religions. The very import-making further revolutions, either centre of attention. Since then, this may now change.

ant Chinese mirorities have been by the non-permanent mem- Įnssimilated. bers of the Security Council would plan for an ultimate peace settlement. merits earnest consideration. But it The real bond of unity in Sout would be unwise to assume East Asla leday is that all its countries are In upheaval. This is that the prospects of any such the result of the Japanese inva- body in influencing the final sion, the liquidation of Western settlement would be any greater than those of the week Mr. Malik's score in the Korean Commission, which verbatim report of the pro-moving up-country to hold North Korea ignored com-ceedings mustered 387 pletely from first to last. Now inches, compared with 2514 the aggressors are in posses- inches for all the other mem- sion of three-quarters of the hers of the Council put to- entire peninsula and are gether. And all this talk

Through it passes all the heavy throwing in all their forces in and propaganda produced stores sent by sea. It served a

the result in the similar purpose in

Russo- an effort to complete the con- precisely no quest.

way of business done. This Japanese War of 1904.

Since then, though it has 500,000 outside There is not an atom of is resented almost as much inhabitants, few people proof that either the Kremlinas Mr. Malik's exasperating

moves

is every need to play our cards Enst Asia. There Is no The buestion now is whether| gap between the middle class,

in

the

East

Bond of unity

or its Korean stooges desire attacks on other States.

1

So this is Pusan

The battle of Korea has be- come the battle to hold Pusan, only real port available to the Americans.

and off

Troops are pouring in

the Red hordes aiming at the vital base.

What is it like, this

obscure,

once-forgotten port that is now

in the news?

the Far East have heard its name.

It is picturesquely situated the South Eastern corner of the

connected

by

a bridge.

on

This

•

*

*Mother

dicl

not

say

an appeal to American business and the public will stave off inflation, and India urges China to use moderation towards Tibet, Oh yes, and not so long ago Moscow was naked to recall the aggressors in Korea. take heart Clergymen should at this outburst of child-like faith the essential goodness of mankind.

In

Raf sidings He alongside the get nothing better than what is

Those rainy days for which a wharves and the port is well fit-known as "C" or combat, ra- ted to handle bulk cargoes, tions regularly supplied to Ame-man saves usually arrive during

The population, normally rican troops in Koren.

his vacation. densely packed, is now swollen with refugees from up-country.

The capital

The

of the town

of

The rations are packed in a "Reportedly to be working in cardboard box, 12 Inches by six, the Persons of Registration that contains, in tins, frult cock-omee...."

tall, stewed beef, Frankfurter To be fair, one must admit - hinterland Pusan in sausages, peaches in syrup, bis- that it's more an English language flat. Immediately to the West Cuits, Jam, chocolate, coffee newspaper than anything else.

is the broad delta sugar, sweets, a tin-opener, soll

fuel for heating, tins of cigar- The Nallonalists say no the ettes, and a packet of toilet paper. should be surprised at these Similar lavishness in providing violent quakes" reported in for the well-being of the enlisted Tibet, considering the 800,000 men is sometimes carried to sur-Red troops they have ́áltcovered prising lengths.

polsed on the border.

By

G. Ward Price

As a passenger on an Ameri-

group

trap were included in the ship's Man Mountain Dean, stores for their amusement.

can flagship at sea I heard burrts "French authorities," we read, of small arms fire. Hurrylung_to "went aboard (King Farouk's the stern of the ship, I found a yacht) to great the royal party." what the rest of the world The sooner consideration of Korean peninsula, The larger

of scamen

engaged In Do hope the hospitality doesn't would consider a fair settle this problem is shifted to half of the town is on the main-

clay-pigeon shooting with an make the king himself ony ment. If

they had, they other quarters the better. All land, but there is a considerable of the Naktong Gang erve with officer in charge. Five thousand greater, otherwise somebody's would have agreed long ago the talk in the full sessional suburb on a smail island close swampy land part-covered W cartridges, clay pigeons, and a going to get him mixed up with

At present Pusan is the pro- to make some sort of contact of the Council has ended in to the shore, with which it is rice paddy fields with the Korean Commission. sheer futility. The non-per- suburb is sheltered to the South-visional capital of South Korea, Fair claim can be laid that the manent members cannot do ward by a 1,300ft mountain in for the Government took refuge Taelon. The United Nations Mis- moral case rests securely with worse even if all their recom- which some see a resemblance to there after they had to leave

Gibraltar. the...non-Communist side,mendations are in the end There is a five-mile water-ston has also set up its headquar-

The most conspicuous lesson firstly by the refusal of North turned down by the Soviet front, about half a mile of which ters in the town.

The airfield is poor in a cross- this Korean campaign is teaching is that an easy-going existence Koreans to co-operate in any delegate, who can-and pro- is protected by three long break-

waters. Ocean-going ships can wind, and landing a big aircraft for an army in peace-time entails way with the Commission of bably will anyway-veto even ile alongside the quay. which requires skill. Seven, and secondly by the the Indian proposal to refer has four large cranes. Council's decision denouncing the problems of a peaceful them as the aggressors. Even settlement to the Committee

Rice stores

They're learning

This port has the advantage the risk of diminishing its fight- that naval co-operation in its ing capacity. defence

There la could be given in the

lo no doubt that Ameri- event of its proving, impossible can troops in Korea are already to hold a line farther inland. recovering that toughness which

their predecessors displayed throughout the last war's Pacific

at fighting

Okinawa: but they have had to buy back

de and especially in the

of Lesson for War Office melency at a high cost or, in

If the conditions put forward of Six non-permanent. mem-

Warehouses lise this quay. by the six non-permamentbers. With Russia back on where in normal times the port's members of the Council were the Council the possibility of main export, rice, is stored turned down by, the Com- the use of the veto returns while awaiting shipment-gener- munist bloc, it would not sen- with her. But the Russians ally to the Japanese vort

Kobe. sibly add to the moral aspect have been at tremendous Two railways run Northward-

"You are the best-paid, best- the case of most of them who. of the question.

pains to score propaganda one a double-track line to Taegu, fed, best-housed Army in the have joined the Army since the The transfer of a Korean points; if not to make the main American inland base,

Every military news- renunciation of settlement from the Commis-friends, at least to influence) and the other a single line up the world. Re-enlist and secure your Great War, to achieve it by rapid

East coast to Pohang Roads future."

mator-bus, and cinema conditions than sion, which is still on the spot public opinion. It would follow the course of these rall- Paper Occupied Japan

screen In

enjoyed before. has in Korea, to the non-perma-score heavily against them if ways.

been plugging that slogan for the nent members of the Council they flatly turned down this

past five years. would remove the China issue proposal. There is already from the Korean scene. Na- the formidable black mark tionalist China is on the of armed aggression against

They

The American Army In Japan

have a bailterally boasted of its stan-

have

Korean Commission, but as their North Korean pupils name for it

Your

at any time.

dards of luxury. Now it is learn- ing the hard way-that easy living is as bad for soldiers as it Is for prize-fighters.

"There only one thing that

The wives and children of all

the

gubeninioturisation." While the modern luxuries such as electric

China ranks as one of the Big Rejection of the Indian plan Five and is therefore a perma- would be an act of political

portable wireless, no softens an army more than vic- nent member of the Council, aggression as well. A more bigger than a cigar box may tory and that's occupation," said she would not be represented neutral body could hardly he soon be considered gigantic and a shrewd highly placed foreign

clumsy when some of America's observer in Japan. on the new body. India found than the non-perman-latest inventions come on to the What Britain has to learn from would remain, as she is repre-ent members. They. are: market.

the rough treatment the Ameri- sented both on the Commis- Ecuador, India, Yugoslavia, One of these Inventions, writes can troops have been getting Rodney Campbell, is a radio warn from the iron Communist divisions sion and the non-permanent Cuba, Egypt and Norway. like wrist-walch und almost as in Korca is that you don't make section of the Council. As for It will be a long, time-simple to handle. Another is a good fighting men by casseting the rest, it would be little certainly longer than imagin- miniature telephone which can be them. When war comes easy liv more than a switch, from ed a month ago before the carried in your pocket enabling ing has to be paid for in defeat, Tweedledum to Tweedledee, military aspect of the pro-you to ring up anyone anywhere disorder, suffering, and death.

It would, however, sidetrack blem will be cleared up. But Nor are the Americans content ranks of the occupation troops the Big Five and do away it is important to make some with merely inventing theso were brought over from with the necessity of further constructive use of this period gadgets. They also have a name United States. Each family was endless wrangling on at least so as to make it clear just for the latest trend and call it allotted a house equipped with two of the resolutions now be what kind of solution can be wrist-wireless is being prepared; stoves,

Ing fore the Council, bearing on devised when the guns are research scientist and engineer Fefrigerators, and wash- Second lieutenants occupied 'the question of peaceful silent.. The decision that the working on guided missiles and settlement. These issues North Koreans must with- aircraft are discovering that in sumptuous villas that used to be-

order to

all the longsts Tokyo' millionaires, oven would pass from both the draw, of course, stands. That gadgets on the one dashboard such in some cases to the Imperial Korean Commission and the is the most important of all. gadgets have to be constantly Family.

subminlaturised.

In addition to their ample Security Counell as a body to The "Little Committee" starts Back-room boys working on rations the best kinds of food the non-permanent members. from there. It is no doubt top-secret equipment for Korea could be bought at the lowest In this way, as Sir Benegal somewhat atademic to create are producing radio vaiver smaller

prices..

at "Post Exchange," which Rou put it, they would avoid a plan while this foundation than paper clips and transformers to NAAFI.

the 'Bize of. u finger nail.

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There were -- and still are— Acrimony, save time, and go has yet to be bullt, but in the TV-radar device has been reduced social clubs, country clubs, swim- forward with some hope of meantime it affords a useful to one tenth of its original size ming pools, libraries, and cinemas results. Certainly we. are test bi. Russian motives and] while

radio' getting nowhere at present on will enable the United No service walio-talkies requisitioned for their use, the debating aspect of the tions to be prepared for the smaller than a pocket book.

Lavish rations The only snog about subminia- problem. So far the Soviet, situation fliat will arlan when turisation-is that as the gadget plan that

These sybaritio standards ex- President of the Council has the Council's decisions in dwindles the cost of making it won hands down in the test Juno are fulfilled, whether Brows. Your wrist redio in fact tend even to army rations at the would cost "exactly," twice as war-front. If you asked the Bita of total words. In the throe, voluntarily (or by military much an your present day, port- Hotel in London to put you up a luncheon-bakket, you would scasions of the Council last force.

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