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CHINA MAIL

No. 34842

Gromyko Rewords His

Whale Boat Sinks Mysteriously

Washington. Mar. 14. The Navy announced on Wednesday the loss of ⇓ moter whale boat in In- chon Harbour, Korea, on March 11, with nine

casunítica, Three men are dead and alx

known

missing.

The report alc the whale boat was from the cruiser St. Paul, and was last seen eperating "ap- normally" be- parently tween the crater and the amphibious command ship El Dorado.

leports to the Navy De- pariment said the sen waS moderate at the time and

for the loss no reason the boat has yet been de- termined.--Associate Press,

EASIER DIVORCES

POSSIBLE.

of

Proposals

BUT MAKES VIRTUALLY

NO CONCESSIONS

Paris, Mar. 14.

Soviet deputy Andrei Gromyko made a bid for Western agreement on Wednesday by suddenly rewording every one of his points for a Big Four foreign ministers discussion.

Western diplomats said, however, he had conceded virtually nothing on his bedrock position that the No. 1 point must be discussion of the de- militarisation of Germany as agreed upon by the four powers at Potsdam in 1945.

He also clung to his demand for a discussion of arms reduction by the four powers.

The US. British and Frenching Improvement In the rela- deputies have taken the position tions between the USSR, the that the Potsdam agreement has UK, the US and France, includ- been outdated by events-the ing the question of reduction of the armed forces of the USSR, the failure to unite Germany. creation of a Soviet-sponsored | UK, the US, and France."-As- police army in Eastern Germany, zociated Press. and the rising level of armed forces behind the Iron Curtain- and that the No. 1 point must he discussion of these causes of international tension.

on

London, Mar. 14. Britain's divorce laws are to be reviewed by a Royal (independent) Commission

The four deputies, Messrs for the first time for 40

Gromyko, Philip Jessup of the years.

US. Ernest Davies of Britain and; The announcement that

Parodi of France, a Alexandre Commission is to be appointed met for the ninth time was made by the Prime Minis- Wednesday in an effort to agree! Mr Clement Attlee, in the on what a foreign ministers's House of Commons today. It conference would talk about, follows a promise by the At-

At this meeting of two hours torney General, Sir Hartley

-45 minutes. the shortest Shawcross, during a debate last and Friday when the House of Com- yet, Mr Gromyko proposed that mons discussed

sed a private Bill his Nos. 1 and 3 points be re- seeking to remedy a section of the divorce laws,

16.

The Attorney General then said that it would be better for the whole divorce laws to be reviewed by a Royal Com-

mission.

Britain had 50,000 divorces 1940 and 30,000 last year.

Mr Attlee said that the Com- mission would be appointed as soon as possible, but he could

worded to read:

1, Regarding fulfilment of the Potsdam Agreement by the four powers on the demilitarisa- ton of Germany,

International

"3. Termination of the causes of the present tensions in Europe and the

means to secure a real and last

not promise how soon it would VATICAN AND

report-Reuter,

O.K. Yui Heads

Bank Board

Manila, Mar, 15.

The Board of Directors of the Philippine Bank of Communications today elected Mr O, K. Yui as Pre- sident.

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Dulles Charges Soviet Russia

25-Year-Old Plan To Control

:

Asia By Violence

Philadelphia, Mar. 14.

Policy

FREE WORLD MUST

REARM ITSELF

Key West, Mar. 14. President Truman declared today that the free world must rearm quickly and vigorously to prevent World War III and to prepare for such a conflict "if it is forced upon us" by Russia, but he held out hope that this rearmament would dis- courage Russian aggression and eventually lead to a change in Soviet tactics that would, ease the present world tension.

"That is our great hope," he said.

free

In a major foreign policy declaration, Mr Tru- man bluntly blamed Russia for forcing the world to rearm. He said "we have been compelled to look to our defences" because Russian "obstruc- tion" had blocked any "genuine" and "foolproof" disarmament plan and because the Soviet Union con- tinued after World War II to maintain armed forces far bigger than necessary for "purely defensive pur- poses". Furthermore, he said, Russia "encouraged" a programme of rearmament by its satellites.

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Conspiracy Suspect

Major-General Akhbar Khan, Pakistan's Army Chief of Staff, who is under arrestAP Pic-

ture.

Assassination

Conspiracy Investigation

Karachi, Mar. 14.

Tel. 21458

Gambler's

$55,000 In Strong Box

Costello's Testimony In Crime Probe

an in-

New York, Mar. 14. The gambler "boss" Frank Costello, prompted by sug-i gestions that he might be- come subject to perjury charges, told Senato crime investigators today that he had possibly $55,000 in cash in his strong box at home..

Crime probers look terest in the strong box when it was mentioned in testimony involving + plan by

which Costello

several others hoped to gain control of several British distilleries and American distribution of their

products. However, it was only after heated and prolonged discus sion with his counsel, George Woll, that Costello agreed to janswer questions regarding the

box.

and'

He said it contained "40 maybe 50-maybe 55 thousand dollars-I am not sure."

First mention of the strong box came in a topped conver- sation in July 1943, in which Costello told his wife that

Mr Truman set forth his views the adversaries of the free pandents on Wednesday old her, "You know where to

that reported plans to

A Pakistan government Irving Haim would deliver official admitted to corres- letter to their home and he

put it," In a letter to Senator Ralph world." Flanders (Republican, Vermont), Mr Truman's 1,500-word letter

Under questioning by Rudolph one of 22 members of Congress was made public against the assassinate Pakistan's pre-Halley, chief Committee coun who urged that new disarma- backdrop of the current meeting mier and governor-general sel, Costello said he referred to ment efforts be made through of the Big Four deputies in Paris are being investigated the strong box. Previously, the United Nations,

and the fight in Congress over following disclosure of an Costello had testified that bye. sending United States troops to

Haim and his New Orleans alleged conspiracy among | Europe-United Press.

Partner Phil Kastel had ar. high Army officers.

manged a plan in 1936 whereby Now under arrest are Maj-they would take over the in- Gen. Akbar Kann, chief, of staff, terests of the William Whitely and Brigadier M. A. Latif, distilleries in England. Costello brigade commander at Quetta, would have been exclusive together with General Khan's Americm distributar wife and Faiz Ahmed, editor of products-United Press. the Pakistan Times.

The President recalled that the United States had taken the leadership in the UN in efforts to outlaw atomic · weapons and- set up a system aimed at con- trolling and reducing conven-

tional armament. But, he said, Russia blocked both plans through a course of obstruction whlie bullding up. Itu OWB

its expansionist

Ambassador John Foster Dulles said last night that Moscow is seeking to carry out a 25-year-old plan to clamp Soviet control on Asia by violence.

That is why, he said, Russia recently broker "as a central feature off discussions looking toward a peace treaty with policy." Japan.

"Russia should be the first to go along with a Japanese peace, for it already has all the Japan- ese loot and territory it could possibly expect," he said.

he

foreign

the

policy".

UN Troops

18 Miles

From

38th

entered

the

The spokesman

sald

10

attempt on Premier Liaquat All

Khan was to have been made Lattre

the

while he travelled between Lahore and Layalpur, in Punjab. He did not elaborate on the reported plot to murder the Mr Khwaja governor-general,

SHAMEFUL LIE

plot.

the

Seeks More Troops

Salgon, Mar, 14. Gen. Jean de Lattre da Tassigny left by plane for Paris Wednesday to ask for 15,000 troops reinforcement for his French Army battling the Com- munist-led nationalists in Indo- China,

Some French sources said Ho Moscow-trained Chi-minh, teader.of.the nationalists,mny. launch a new, strong attack on

He said that when the free nations build up their forces Mr Dulles, who is President |

"they may be able to convince for Truman's special envoy

potential aggressors that

Nazimuddin. Tokyo, Mar. 16. Japanese treaty negotiations, said

control and reduction of arma- United States troops took Moscow's immediate

#desirable

"According to latest indica- purpose

ments is The apparently is to spread anxiety

free world, added, positions inside Seoul on tions no political leaders were Vatican City, Mar. 14. In Japan and other areas now "It is not an occupying_na-

"must not be defected" by Rus- Thursday without oppost involved in the conspiracy" the The Vatican newspaper, Osser-protected by Western forces. tion in Japan, as it is in Ger- sinn propaganda, "but as Wetion. United Nations forces spokesman said, and no offers vatore Romano, declared today Predicting failure for this effort many and Austria, so that, in continue to increase our de-

have been arrested cther than that the Czechoslovak Commu- and for a Communist campaign the case of Japan, peace would fences we must press by every to the east punched north 18 those already announced. nist Government's expulsion of to immerse Asin in a bath of not require it to surrender any possible, means for 1 real miles or less from the 88th "A most shameful lle," he said

Beron from blood," he declared Archbishop Josef

that the position of power.

change In the attitude of the Parallel against retreating of

'hsd that Pakistan reports Prague represented a "new and power of draud and terrorism is "We hoped that perhaps there Soviet Union".

agreed to give bases to British Communiata.. could · be an agreement--about-

and American troops, thus cous inostrave violation of the waning.

and Ilberty

Without naming names," Mr US and Republic "of ̃Korea | Ing declined. lo. add anything | Hanol, in April or May, with Mr Dulles made his remarks Japan which would begin a re- Truman categorically rejected (ROK) rights Church."

patrols in a speech prepared

laxing

of tensions throughout the charges by Marshal Josef Stalin rubbled South for the world."

Korean capital to earlier statements by Gen €0.000 troops. It reported "grave canonical Philadelphia Evening Bulletin

of the Soviet Union and other on Wednesday Mr Dulles termed the Malik

night. ROK Mohammed Ayub Khan, Army ranctions" against other priests Forum.

French

beat back an Communist leaders that the troops raised the Republicans' commander-in-chief and Incident "fantastle" but reveal-build-up of

De- for "betraying their Ministry."

offensiva on Hanoi by 30,000 the free world's flag over the Capital Building, fence Secretary Col. Iskandar Nationallats in February. He acknowledged that Ameri-} Ing.

strength is for aggressive

then returned to UN lines ob "The Soviet anti-peace strate-poses.

Mirza, that "the (The Czech Government last can officials

France has a force of 160,000 were disappointed

Не said the week announced that Archbishop by the recent announcement by gy for Asia was laid down over alliances and rearmaments were

the Han River.

inspired by Communiracy was

men in Indo-China. Of those. But the Americans remained The spokesman admitted, K. Huang, first vice-president; Beran had been ordered to quit Soviet Ambassador Jacob Malik 25 years ago," he said, "Stalin necessary because of the "great

Colonial troops. T. K. Chang, executive vice- the capital. For two years pre- that he would discontinue the president and general manager; viously he had been held a treaty talks which had been in then said that the road to vic-disparity in armaments between inside the apparently abandoned i howover that police are hunting 40,000 are French and the rest rainy season in North and the free ancient capital which they gave Pakistan's leading Communist,

Sajjad Zaheer.

Indo-China has begun, revolution in the Enst through the Soviet bloc virtual prisoner in

world" and because we do not UP without a fight to Chlaese Mr Dulles quoted Stalin as know what further aggressive Reds on Jan. 4.

The form of trial of the bwo French sources expressed Icar palace). Reuter.

saying, "To think that such a plans may be in the making by Just east of Seoul, American arrested officers will be decided this would auliity France's

| after the revolution

forces made new crossinge

investigations are strongest weapon against can be carried out

completed by a special staff of nationalists air power- by peacefully means that one has

the Han. They were unopposed. police working with the mill-grounding the planes. either gone out of one's mind

RIVER CROSSED In Central Korea, the

inry police, and lost normal human under-

he added-Asso- The nationalists have US ciated Press. standing or has grossly and

First Cavalry Division crossed

planes-Associated Press. openly repudiated the pro-

the Hongchon River in force létarian revolution.”

behind tanks ranging within 18 miles of

28th

Mr Yui, who also is Governor of the Central Bank of China, replaced Dr C, T. Wang who retired from active management for reasons of health.

Other elected

"officers were:

S. Y. Chang, Treasurer; T. Y. Cheng, manager-United Press.

COMMENT OF THE DAY

his Prague progress off and

months.

on

Electoral Reform In France

LECTORAL reform seems a trivial

E reason for a French political crisis

at a time when the Government needs to brace itself to carry through economic and military measures vitally important to the defence of the coun- try. The fact is, however, that a change in the voting system is an essen- tial step toward strengthening the administration. The present law, based on proportional representation, was introduced when the Fourth Republic was established. It has few defen- Communists and dera except the is generally blamed for the stulti- fying fractionalism and unrepresenta- tive character

National of the Assembly. General elections are due this year, moreover, and unless the law is changed before they are held the next Assembly will be as unwieldy and indecisive as the present Parliament. What the French Government needs, a working above everything, is majority. The major parties are agreed (always excepting the Communists, who cling fiercely to a system which increases their representation) that reform is necessary to that end. New elections conducted under the existing law would be likely to return an Assembly in which, the parties of the present governing coalition, the Com- munista and the Gaullista, would be almost equal, thereby rendering it more difficult than it is now to form a Cabinet. The trouble is that the particn within the Governinent are divided on tho' form of a new law. The Popular Republicans, the largest of these

for

ave

tory over the West

parties, want a simple majority system with one ballot, while the Radicals and Socialists want the same system but with two ballots. This double poll, or run-off, prevailed in France before the war to give citizens whose votes are of scattered among

a large number candidates a second chance to pick a winner. Because he could not reconcile

of

his differences

opinion within Cabinet on this issue, M. Rene Pleven had to resign and M. Henri Queuille has succeeded him. He has survived two test votes in the National Assembly suggesting that his electoral reform proposals will carry sufficient backing for them to become effective. But the new Premier has other tasks of great magnitude, not the least being to measure up to the statesmanship of his predecessor who, in his seven months of office performed an outstanding job of keeping an unruly team together and securing decisive support for a greatly expanded military budget and other controversial measures. It can bo said that during M. Pleven's Premier- ship France took a stronger and more constructive a lead in the affairs of Europe than at any time since the end of the war. The nation, after all, is sounder than the National Assembly, and this gives ground for hope that at this critical juncture commonsense and the sense of common danger, will; not permit an internal issue to prolong a crisis that can easily 'weaken the position of France herself and "delay" docisions that involve the "entire' Atlantic community.

days,"

TREATY FLOUTED

50,000 Still On

Strike

Barcelona, Max. 14. More

thinn

parallel.

The

There the motorised cavalry- Every delicious centre

men outflanked the Red sesem-

bly centre of Hongchon in what covered with

AP Correspondent William C.

Barnard described as

offensive by Division.

A NOW

East of Hongchön, the us CADBURY'S

Seventh Division pushed north

toward the 38th at points 18

In carrying out this strategy, Dulles said Moscow flouted its treaty with the Chinese Nation- allet government by alding the Reds, At the end of World War II he said the Soviets by "cashing in on a formal belil

lasted alx ney that had

acquired Japanese In- dustrial investments valued at workers were still on strike $1,000,000,000 and vast amounts

throughout Catalonia to

United Nations troops cap- to the Chinese Reds.

night despite threats of

over tured 205 Rods on Wednesday, The attack on Korea was de- dismissal and scribed as part of

the same whelming display of force. the most. since the US 28th Division surged over the Han' strategy. "It is all part of a slagle pattern,

Dock workern atormed à train River cast of Seoul eight days the pattern of violence planned, and planned

here, but otherwise everything | ago,

US Eighth was quiet in Barcelona, Govern

50,000 miles or less from the parallel Dairy Milk

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for 25 years..

an

The retreating Rods were be- yond the range of the Seventh's artillery.

Army climated casualties Wednesday at 1,950. This pasted the total of Communista killed and wounded past 170,000 since the Allied offensive opened late in January.

Associated Press.

Mr Dulles contrasted the So-ment warnings had sent about Red viet strategy with the free world 90 per cent of the workers back polley of peaceful change which to their jobs this morning. has brought independence to It was a different story in India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Burma, surrounding industrial cities.

Civil

Governor Indonesia, and the Philippines, Provincial all without a major war. He Eduardo Bacza spent all day expressed confidence that the touring them in an effort to in- succuises of peace wild be mainly, women te enduring while those are only passing.

of violence women--to return.

It appeared likely tonight that "In Korea, Communist aggres the walkout would end on sors are paying a frightful prics Thursday morning.

Old Roman City Uncovered

for their aggression," he said. One striker said: "We have

Cairo, Mar, 14. "Already, the

the total losses of the made our protest. Any con-

Winds of the Western desert North Korean and Chinese Com-tinuation would be uselcam have swept aside and from munists in terms of killed, Anees, 50 miles from Barco a walled city which flourished

Christian wounded and disabled are aplona, had 5,000 of its 9,000 curly in the

ara. proaching the total of 1,0

workers out In Mataro, Archaeologists believe the city We are pulverising the

11,000 fexile employees, in-hour, to the tires of Marcus sougth to be spread in Asia, that || cluding those at the locai, nylon | "troilus at the close of the near the Kharga Onais dator Communist land power sweeps plation was ambar at Bada

were on strike, The all before it. How long can the

second century, after Christ, Chinese be compelled to pour tona and Fuueblo Nuevo, both strong wall two yards thick

A their youths Info, this ghastly suburbs of Barociona

and four yarda high sunyounda Coreign adventure.

adventure merely that Begoris trom Tarsas, 20 miles the city. The Ruman" city: 1- Communism may galo control of away, bald more than 30 per cludes temple of yellow

strategic area: coveted by out of the workers rufitend to stond bearing hisrugbyphic W

since the day of the return to their jobs dissociated scriptions so well as a colonnad

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