1951-01-24 — Page 1

CORRECT on all occasions

VULCAIN

SWISS

MADE

Big 3 Deliver Notes To Moscow

Moscow, Jan. 23. The United States, France, and Britain de- livered notes to Russia to- day which opened a new in nearly three cycle months of discussion whether there will be an- other four power Foreign Ministers Council.

on

The French Ambassador, M Yves Chataigneau, called on the Andrei Foreign Minister, Mr. Vyahinsky. He was followed in succession by the British Charge d'Affaires, Mr J. Nicholls, and the US Charge d'Affaires, Mr Walworth Barbour.

The notes were replies to a Russian nole of December 30 declaring willingness to join in preliminary conference to

on an agenda for a big i

agree

for meeting but insisting that) the question of German disarmon

CHINA

No. 34801

Must Switch To Chinese

Hongkong, Jan. 24. All employees of the American-owned Shanghai which

the authorities fast using

Power

Company,

wan taken over by Chinese

month. must stop English in their business

communications and sub- stilute Chinese, the Shang-

hat News reported.

The Company was or dered to continue generat. Ing and distributing clec- trielty under the supervi slon of Chinese perzonnel.

I quoted

The newspaper report admitted that the change- over would involve a cer- of difficulty. tain amount

Chinese saying, "I don't know

how

to handle 4 Chinese type. writer, but I can learn." -United Press,

stenographer

one

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Philippines Safe For

Investment

ment be the "first and foremost" H.K. TRADERS TOLD

business,

Russia originally proposed # big four meeting last November 3. At that time she said the Prague declaration on German disarmament and unity by Russian and other East European Foreign Ministers should be the basis of discussions,

NO COMMENT The Western powers replied on December 22 that they were willing to negotiate, but that all the questions causing tension between Russia and the Western nations should be taken up, not Just Germany.

The Western

is willing to open up

Beld of subjects.)

The Soviet press has been

that the charging

Western powers do not want a four power. conference and are only

Manila, Jan. 24.

The Secretary of Finance, Mr Pia Pedrosa, told the Hongkong trade mission last night that "there is no safer country" for Investment than the Philippines, "which is entering the period of growth and op- greatest portunity".

the

He Philippine ссопоту basically strong.

emphasized that

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1951.

STREET FIGHTING IN YONGWOL

Tokyo, Jan. 24.

are

Allied forces fought in the streets of Yongwol] on Tuesday with Korean Communists who trying to turn the east end of the United Nations defence line in barren Central Korea.

While ground action along the rest of the front dropped off to its lowest point in several weeks, 33 US Thunderjets tangled with 18 to 28 Russian made jets in what the Air Force labelled history's greatest jet air battle.

Without being touched by an enemy bullet, the Thunderjets shot down at least four Red MIG-15s in a 30-minute melec over northwest Korea's Yalu River boun dary. One more MIG was probably destroyed and four others were damaged.

While the fighting raged in vlcicus see-saw fighting for the Yongwol, the enemy showed colant two weeks.

A military spokesman an- willingness to fight in the Wonju sector, 31 air miles to the north- nouneed that all of Wonju" still was in Allied hands. This indicated the Eighth Army task force intended to play there until further notice.

west.

For the sixth time in seven days as Allied task force paced by tanks on Tuesday overran Wonju airfield and secured its frozen rice paddy runways. They went on and seized battered Trong itself.

Then a

a US tank patrol stabbed ve miles north of Central Korea's key highway hub with out finding a Communist con- centration willing to fight.

Wonju a battered no man's land-has been the scene of

APPALLING

LOSS OF

LIFE

DISCOURAGING

The persistent Allied pakes into Wonju plainly were dis- couraging a Communist build- up

through

for an

cffensive

that key gateway to the ronds; rail network to the south.

Southeast of Wonju, how- ever, the US Seventh Division and other Allied unita were loept busy stamping out groups of Korean Reds Altering south- ward into the valleys.

The

tungsten mining town of Yongwol was the key to this southward 'flanking move-

ment by the Reds.

A Call To Austerity

Biloxi, Mississippi,

January 23,

A return to Bour-sack underwear was suggested today as a means of help- ing to conserve cation for defence production needs,

"Every 100-pound bag salvaged for clothing pur-

poaca

representa one and one-third yards of cotton cloth released for essential milliary duty," said Mr N. C. Blackburn, member of the National Colton Connell promotion committee. He addressed

colton industry leaders' meeting

to discuss

hiero heeling

of

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Another Cease-Fire Appeal To Peking Thought Likely

Arab-Asian Group Giving Subject Consideration

Lake Success, Jan. 23.

The 12-nation Arab-Asian group in the United Nations was reported today considering another cease-fire appeal to Communist China, ways of the Eovernment's 16,000,000 bales

of

year. He cald, homemaker who sewa with cotton baga in face mobilisation restrictions is parallel to planting, grow- ing and processing of cot- ton for other vlial

pur- poses." United Press.

French Police &

Troops Alerted

hower.

Paris, Jan. 23.

Encouraged by what members of the group considered concessions by Piking, these delegates were said to be- lieve it would be worth risking another rebuff by Com- munist China to dispatch this appeal. It would be the fourth formal cease-fire plen. Three earlier attempts have not ended the fighting.

The group was called into session tonight to study another appeal and to decide whether it wants to put before the 60-nation UN Political Committee tomorrow afternoon a resolution creating a seven-member negotiat- ing committee and attempting to arrange a cease-fire.

Attempt To Heal The Rift

Tel. 21433.

16 Die In Air Crash

- Arequipa, Peru, Jan. 23.

Tho Army announced tonight that search parties hat found the charred wreckage 이

DC-3 military

missing

str trans- port north of here with all

16

occupants burned bo- yond recognition.

The plane disappeared on Saturday on a 500-mile flight from Lims to

the

southern Peruvian city of Arequipa, The Army sald the wreckage was found on a barren hill Bear the locality of Charla. 200 miles south of Lima. said the plane apparently cracked up and burned as It attempted an emergency landing in the

desert.

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The plane carried the body of a Peruvian Army officer, Among the passen~ gers were six relatives of the deceased who were ad. companying the body for burial at Juliaca in south- castern Peru. - United Press,

Govt Called To Task

UN delegates, meanwhile, studied with great Interest the speech in the House of Com- mons today by Prime Minister Clement

Attlee Attice. Mr advocated a go-slow policy on further action

Red against China,

The American de- legation here was pushing fo

faat voto on its resolution

д

branding Red China the aggres-

sor in Korea and leaving up to

the UN the next steps to take Accused By Paper Of

១៧

means of punishment,

The Amerle delegation re-

This

approval

of

Hoarding Gold

Lake Success, Jan. 23. The United States and Britain held a conference ceived powenal backing from

when the Senate sp Details were lacking on the France tonight alerted today in an attempt to heal ho

proved unanimously in Washing- (From Our Own Correspondent) street fighting there. Associat- 6,500 police and thousands the growing rift about con- ton a resolution declaring the ed Press correspondent Tom more bayonet-carrying sol- demning Communist China UN should put the tag of

London, Jan. 23. Bradshaw said "on undeter- mined

orth diers to prevent a Commu: made apparent in the Prime aggressor on Red China.

The British Government,. number" 01 were

fighting inside nist demonstration scheduled Minister. Clement Attlee's ready had the

House of Representatives, according to some financial Sydney, Jan. 23.

Another Communist for late tomorrow against atatement to the House of and some key diplomats here experts, is falling into the Government authorities said

-up was in progress General Dwight D. Elsen Commons.

construed it as warning of the mistake of hoarding gold today that 35 Europeans and around Andong, 54 miles north

trend of opinion of the Ameri- more than 3,000 Papuna natives of Tacgu the pivot point of

Mr Ernest Gross, deputy chief can people,

for its own sake, probably died in the volcanic the old Puson perimeter last

The Senate also approved n flames and convulsions of New

About

government has of the United States mission to

"It is time We took down 2,500 Reds in Guinen's "spirit" mountain.

outlawed the demonstration. the United Nations, sought out resolution declaring the UN guerilla and infitrating bands

deny Red China the bunting and stopped con- The mountain 19 Mount

Lako membership in the UN. Inform-gratulating one another on the " Lamington, 80 miles northeast reported around Andong, The Communists, however, an- Sir Gladwyn Jebb, head of the should

which is about, 70 air miles hounced theft determination to British delegation of Port Moresby. It continued southeast of Wonju.

so ahead. Rellable sources. sald Success, for private talks in Newed circles here pointed out that marvellous rise in British gold

only 17

17 of the UN members French York early in the afternoon. to gush smoke and flame today

The interior railway town of Moscow, had rapped

have recognised Red China and the members across

Mr Attice said Britain would that there is no indication of six explosions, from Tanyang, some 19 miles south-party

knuckles for the fizzling of anti- was Thursday to Sunday, blew off west of Yongwol, aino was ex- Eisenhower manifestations here agree to condemn Red China for any further moves to recognise

the General dew when

weeks

ago, Europe two ordered them to try again.

summer.

posed

to, a

The French

at

the

reserves," says

the financial editor

of

Manchester Guardian today in an article the Government's unistr от bring attacking

the UN while the gold hoarding policy.

MINOR TEMPEST

Com

to and

was

acting "in support of aggression the but made it clear that Britain Feking in

not ready

consider war goes on. to further steps such as sanctions against Peking.

Mr Pedrosa, who was guest of bonour at the trade mission sald dinner at Manila Hotel, opportunities for investment in the Philippines far outweighed the risks because in the final embassies analysis the safest place for refused comment tonight on captal "Is in those areas where the contents of their latest democracy shows determination communications.

to defeat the false promises of (Informed sources in London Communism". said the replies asked Russia to clarify whether she is insisting "We are determined to prove that the proposed big Tour to the world the performance is better than meeting take up German ques- of democracy

false promises of Com- tions exclusively, or whether she

a wider munism," he added.

the after

its entire north face and scared

a flanking threat of the jungle for ten miles around.

two sizable Red forces one of Mr Roberi Der, leader of Australian officials gave this

2,000 Korean Reds and another

1,000—Associated

Press. the Hongkong mission, said his summary of possibly the great-

The constant harping on the AREA SECURED group had been impressed by est natural disaster in this part

No one considered it likely, need for still larger gold re- Interior Ministry officials the opportunities of investment of the world this century:

On the Central Front, Jan. 24.

Look is beginning to He indicated that de-

of all here.

mobilisation The death toll probably will

Allied forces

The United States which is however, that a vote could be serves which secured ordered finite investment plans would exceed three thousand and Wonju and Wonju airstrip on avaliable police and militia In pushing the "aggressor" resolu- taken on Wednesday on the 12-like a revival of the fetishismn

plan or the Ameri- soon be formulated.

with which gold was regarded u casualties may reach four Tuesday moved out of the arca the Paris area.

tion against Red China in the nation group

resolution since several members Mission

told the thousand.

United Nations' on Tuesday night withdrawing

main Polfical can Units of the tough, Flot- United Press of a plan to No hope held for the survival southeast.

want to

to study the whole ques-

While we are "purring" over establish a knitting factory in of 35 missing Europeans among

For the past several days an seasoned Republican Security Committee, has not yet asked countries have indicated they generation ago, he says.

Guard were ordered to

directly for sanctions. Its resolu. W duty

the inflow the Philippines which would the 58 missionaries,

traders Allied battalion had moved into tomorrow night in the area oftion however asked the Com-//on nor at length.

of gold, American Arab-Asians want another ap Copenhagen, Jan, 23.

such articles

Wonju by day and withdrawn the Arc de Triomphe,

officials as and officials in the area.

near mittee to report as soon as possi-peal, they likely will produce

are getting it, be- Treasury get The Jutlandia, Denmark's sweaters. A textile plant moy Twenty villages abandoned to more tenable

the outlow of positions by

General's ble on "measures to meet the cause a majority of the countries worried about the hospital ship to aid U,N. forces also

here by and devastated, their inhabitants night. Following a brief are- temporary offices as be established.

Supreme Chinese Communist

interven here have indicated they want to gold from the United States. in Korcs, sailed from Copen- | Hongkong interests. United dead or in flight. Associated fight with 75 to 100 North

exhaust-all possibilities before hagen today.-Associated Press. Press.

Korcons cast of Wonju on Tues- Headquarters, Allied Powers intion in Korea,

The offices

"But the Amerleans have not day the battalion occupied three Europe (SHAPE).

Mr Attlee also said that as he condemning Red China,

There was a minor tempest on

wasted their gold on good strategie hills and secured the are in the Hotel Astoria.

saw it, there was a general

technicality. General Carlos tiesire among the countries of P. Romulo, Philippine Foreign ving." he goes on. "They have Then a UN patrol pushed five

Asla "that we must patiently Minister, demanded

that Sir Rot vast stocks of raw materials miles north of Wonju without - Gen. Elsenbower, who re-pursue every possibility of a encountering any enemy. Allied turned to Paris today from peaceful settlement with China questione asked of Communist reasonable prices. What have Benegal N. Rau produce the in exchange partly at very patrols scouted the Wonju Area Frankfurt, appeared uncon- so that the emerging China may China by India. Sir Benegal we got? A heap gold

seeking to obstruct and delay it by these preliminary exchanges.

Associated Press.

Hospital Ship Sails For Korea

COMMENT OF THE DAY

Press.

Peking Makes A Gesture

I may be premature to regard the

latest Peking proposals concerning a cease-fire in Korea as proof positive that the Chinese Communists are pre- pared to soften their attitude, but the world is entitled to accept them as a gesture in the right direction. Hitherto the biggest stumbling block to even the possibility of negotiations has been Peking's refusal to consider a cease-fire until other problems have been dis. cussed. Now the Chinese Communists intimate they are prepared to share in a cease-fire arrangement "for a limited period" to enable a seven-nation con- ference to tackle other questions of a political nature. It is a welcome change In attitude if only because it strengthens the confidence of those nations who, from the beginning, have argued that the problem created by the interven- tion of Chinese Communists in Korca can be settled by negotiation, and can be prevented from spreading into a wider military conflict. But if Peking has opened a door a little wider, the fundamental issues at stake are not the less dificult. Peking is making settle- ment in Korea dependent on a satisfac- tory (from Communist China's point of view) treatment of questions such as Peking's status in the United Nations and the future of Formosa. Recognition by the United Nations of the Chinese' Communists as the proper represents. tives of the country is not insurmountable problem, but the ques-

·tion of 'Formosa fairly bristles with difficulties, not made any the easter by the declaration this wook that tho United States considers the future of Formosa as being of key importanca. to the security of America. This can mean much or little according to tho interpretation the Stato Department accords such a policy statement. But it

да

does nothing to smooth the way for round-table negotiations, especially as the United States figures as one of the negotiating parties suggested by Peking to deal with this and other current Far East problems. Discernible in the latest Peking proposals, however, are mild concessions concerning procedure which might well lead to substantial results. For instance the Chinese Communists are not now insisting that the future of Formosa should be settled before or even simultaneously with the problem of Korea: likewise Peking does not, in its latest communication, demand that admission of Communist China into the United Nations shall precede negotia- tions on other issues. It will become important, however, to know what sort of time limit the Chinese Communists have in mind for a cease-fire in Korea inasmuch as this will largely govern the practicability of settling the other points at issue. It must be admitted that the new Peking proposals do not go a long way towards easing the tension. Nevertheless the gesture, such as it is, cannot be disregarded. The way is open for a further exchange of views. The ruling consideration re- mains: nothing must be left undone that will lead to a settlement by negotiation, so long as that settlement does not involve the sacrifice of United Nations principles, Mr Attlee expresses majority opinion when he says that to consider further measures : against Communist China at this time implies that all hope has been abandoned of reaching a peaceful settlement, "and this we have not done." That is a sentiment echoed by all who desire to seo an amicablo and mutually satis factory settlement brought about in the Far East,

of

area.

which

stands

UNCONCERNED

however,

bers".

The Asian-Arab group

1

on Tuesday night, A UN patrol cerned about the Communist be given an opportunity, should nine miles east of Wonju was threats. He held a series

of she so desire, to play her part fired on by three enemy troops staff conferences, visited Ver- in the community of nations on during the night. Two

and of the sailles

received Field equal terms with other mem- villed. enemy were

Marshel Lord Montgomery. Fifteen hundred North Koreans, including 500 women volunteers, were reported seven miles south were frankly worried about the urgently considering today how of Yongwol on January 19, the possibility of a riot. Two sireels best to capitalise on Army said today. This force in the immediate area are under opening for negotiation provided was said to contata elements of repair, with huge piles of bricks by the Chinese Communist con- the 2nd, 3rd and 11th North and paving blocks lying about. cessions revealed by the Indian Korean divisions.

French authorities,

"That's their ammunition," an delegation yesterday, were reported in official said...

On January 22, 80 North Korean officers

the same area,

was

the new

FURTHER APPROACH?

Highly-informed sources re- vealed that the 12-nation group was considering:

The Communists sct the South of Tanyang on Tuesday, demonstration for 6 p.m., a time 50 enemy troops were engaged by a UN patrol and nine prison- when factory workers can show

1. Whether to press now for ers were taken. While returning Up without losing money for

adoption of their long-standing to its base, the patrol ran into absence from their jobs. another enemy force and at

One hazard the police face is proposals for a seven-nation a.m. sent out a call for rela- that any street blockade would conference on outstanding issues. forcements. There was no further virtually paralyse rush hour 2. If not, whether to nel report on this action.

traffle for the city's whole west Peking for still further clarifi- Southwest of Tanyang en end. The Arc de Triomphe is a cation of its terms in view of the Tuesday, another Allled patrol traffic bottleneck for that side of spate of additional questions and contacted an unknown number Paris, including half dozen doubts raised by Poking's latest

of enemy and took two prisoners. populous suburbs. Associated list of conditions.

United Press,

BRITISH CASUALTIES

London, Jan. 23.

One hundred and twenty

British officers and men were

Press.

killed in the Korean war up to Huks In Luzon

the Ho

January 20, the Minister of War, Mr. John Strachey, told House of Commons today. said thirty-six were wounded and 231 are missing.—Associated Proex.

Scattered

Manila, Jan. 24. Army Headquartera officers Bald Government forces have

3. Whether to ask the Indian Prime Minister, Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, to release the text of the query to Mao Too-tung that cliclted the latest definition of the Communist leader's

in

a

The last course was demanded apeech yesterday by Mr Carlos Romulo of the Philip pines, who left the Asian-Arab bloc during its pre-Christmas mediation efforts bacause of his opportion to the proposal of a

Red Cross Drive scattered Communist Hykbala seven-nailea parley.

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ot

Washington, Jan. 28. hap forces toward the moun- Mr Romulo also asked why Puerto Rican and Philippine tains and wanplands in the Peking could not address its women's, organisations in the Orst six'days: of a campaign to communications, directly to the capital pre organising their drive them out of Luzon.

United Nationa Instead women folk to volunteer their

through the channelling them Officers said troops, employ Indians. services for Red Cross work.

Mrs. Carlos P. Romulo, wife ng guerilla tactles themselves,

The energetic Filipino dole- of

the

have broken Huk unite up into gato Philippine Foreign

was engaged in a series small groupa. Stary, is directing a cam-

of. consultations aimed nt ito get Philippine women Field reports said 17 Huks breaking the unity of the rest in Washington to volunteer were killed, yesterday inen of the Asian - Arab

group. their

SCTVICES, Twenty-live encounter with elements of the There appeared a good chanco volunteers were recruited from 14th Battalion Combat Team In he could swing the support of the Fhilippine - American (bo Sierra Madre mountains of the Lebanon, Iraq and perhaps Women's Association and from Quezon Province. Ons woldier one or two others to the United the Philippine

Embassy.--. || Was reported killed and another States: "Aggression"... resolution. United Prest.

|wounded-Associated Press, United Press.

the

acknowledged he could

He estimates It will cost Britain do so and the Arab-Asian group was reported studying $500,000,000 to build up our whether to ask Prime Minister stocks of food and raw materials Nehru of India to make public to their præ-devaluation levele- the questions-Associated Press, London Express Service,

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