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Yoshida Rouses Sharp
Criticism On China Policy
INJURY TO A BALANCED ECONOMY FEARED
Tokyo, Jan. 17.
The Premier's decision to ignore Red China and treat with the Chinese Nationalists has aroused sharp criticism from both business circles and the political Left.
Mr Yoshida's position was made known yes- terday with the publication of a letter he wrote on December 24 to Ambassador John Foster Dulles.
The letter, la effeel, answers fears
raised by some U.S. Senators that ratification of the treaty, leaving Japan Indepen- den', would leave them free to make a deal with Red China
But the letter also touches off opposition in Japan.
sulling in relations with Donalist China.
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Foreign Office sources pointed out that Mr Yoshida's letter said the treaty would apply to alter
territories which are now, or which may hereafter be, under Nationalist China.
quarters
Treaty.
Some diplomatic Mr Mosaburo Suzuki, chair- man of the opposition Socialist thought this might dampen Na- Party declared in a statement tionalist Chino's enthusiasm for Chiang that such policy meant aban-concluding a
on For- doning hopes of self-sustained Kai-shek's government
mosa maintains it is the only economy and peace in Asia,
Japan and Britain ca not be legal government for all China.
-Associated Press. self-supporting without trading with Russia
Communist and China, he said
Japanese
businessmen, who declined to be quoted by name, salt
breach with a complex Red China would call for new American assistance. Isolation
from Red China would have no Immediate trade effect, how- ever, because only one per cent of Japan's exports goes there NOW,
What they fear is the loss of a potential source of cheap iron and coal, which both Red Chins and Russia want to provide.
Mr Yoshida said in his letter of "has no intention" Japan signing #
with treaty China.
Red
On the other hand, he said he was prepared "as soon as legally possible" to malude a treaty with Nationalist China.
CONFERENCE OPENED
As the letter was made public, Japan ax: Nationalist China opened a conferenze in Tokyo aimed at expancing trade be- tween them.
of
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COMMENT
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Washington, Jan 16. Mr John Foster Dulles, to whom the Japanese assurances were given, declined to comment Senator John Sparkman pul Mr Yoshida's offer to Mr Dulles into the Congressional record. He told the Senate that thr action was Japanese Premier's "an act of courage.
Mr Sparkman, just back from Japan, admitted that there prob ably were people in Japan al variance with Yoshida's views in the matier
William Knowland, Senator Callorida Republican, suid Yochids had eliminated to 嶺 large extent "certain objections" 10 Senate ratification of the Treaty
"I believe there is no reason
now why the Japanese Treaty
should not be promptly ratified by the Senate,"
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1952.
Chatham Cadets Visit Lord Mayor
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COLDSTREAMS CAPTURE
CAIRO GENERAL Sudden Swoop By Troops On "Village Of Thugs"
The Lord Mayor of London (Sir Leslie Boyce) with the Lady Mayoregs, receiving the party of Royal Marine cadets who were involved in the tragic bus accident at Chatham. The cadets took part in the children's fancy dress party at the Mansion House held last week. The Lord Mayor is shaking hands with Sergt John Bishop, aged fourteen. (Central Press).
How To Revive Warders' New
The Sterling Area
As Going Concern
London, Jan. 16.
The Commonwealth Ministers today met for their third session in the conference to discuss how to revive the Sterling area as a going concern. ~
Secrecy is being strictly maintained about the subjects under discussion, apparently because they involve internal budgetary action by all Common- wealth governments if they agree on harsh mea- sures proposed by Britain to protect the Sterling
area.
Mr H. Alexander Smith said that as the Senate begins con- sideration of the Peace Treaty If an agreement is reached on | parent desire of some Comunon- It is most important for us to short term measures, the con- wealth members to escape its expected have the Japanese government ference is
turn to restrictions. statement which the survey permanent machinery lo policy Li-Cen. Hu Sai-lal bend
It has avoid a recurrence of the Ster- Yoshida letter gives us. the Nationalist Liaison in Tokyo,
increased our confidence in the ling crisis which has cropped up
like a
hardy annual since the issued a statement saying he had
intentions of Japan when once faith that a treaty never lost would
praised again that great country becomes be signed. He "the far-sighted statesmanship a free, independent, sovereign of Premier Yoshida."
There
of
the
State and joins other peace- democracies were hints, however, loving that there might not be smooth world."-Associated Press.
COMMENT OF THE DAY
War
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All members are being asked 10 attack their current balanced payments by
methods of deflation in
domestic econo- mles as well as reduction of their
Conference sources said the imports. These suggestions ap- British endeavour now was
involve questions to parently
of try to formulate a Sterling area trade liberalisation and tariffs, policy which would stop the sp→ | which conference sources said would have to be referred to next month's meeting of mem- bers of the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT).
Japan's Relations With China
WIFT indications of dissatisfaction
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with the Yoshida declaration of policy concerning relations with China, given both in political and industrial quarters, are hardly surprising. The Japanese Premier's opponents have long being expressing the fear that the peace treaty and the security pact with the United States would tie down Japan too closely on the two crucial issues of with rearmament and associationa China, and Yoshida's letter to John Foster Dulles is regarded as justifying all suspicions. In actual fact, of course, Mr Yoshida has distinctly hedged. An offer to conclude a bilateral treaty with the Chiang Kai-shek regime restricts its operation to territories under the -control, now and in the future, of the Taiwan Administration. The refusal to enter into relations with Communist China leaves some loophole. While Yoshida set out several reasons to explain the decision, it is more than likely that a more cogent reason--- which he failed to mention is the desire of Japan to avoid a final commit- ment on the China question until Britain and the United States seem prepared to run a course following more parallel lines. If only because Japan's economic interests would undoubtedly neclaim any opening of the door to trading arrangements with Communist China. On this score, it is reasonably certain that the Toshida Government will collide with increasing pressure. from within Japan. With troubles in his own party, the Premier could essly encurti country were na stat
But
replaced by a growing realisation of the economic difficulties Japan now faces. The difficulties are aggravated in the eyes of
by Yoshida's opponents severance of contact with territories which formerly provided them with invaluable raw materials for promoting the export trade which Japan, like Britain, must develop to maintain even present living standarda-and also provided a safety-valve for a too rapidly expanding population. Japanese. business men are happy to trade with Taiwan, as with any other part of the world, but
that they insist
to
--United Press,
Turn In Job
Teheran, Jan. 16. Warders
guarding the Gaste Prison near Teheran have found that: their job has taken an unexpected tarn
Instead of preventing those inside from getting out, they are now defend- ing the prison gates from Sewing
which
"want to get in Two days arp, Home 100 'metribers of the Federal Salam Or- 'ganization broke into pri, son to protest against the imprisonment of thefr leader, Nawab Baftavi, who has been detained for several months.
Stace then, they have been issuing, a stream of communiques and refusing
to budge. Warders have no fur managed to keep opt
ап ever-increasing zumber of would-be prt. soners---Franco-Presse,
Argentine Talk Of Oil Bargain
Tel El Kebir, Jan. 16.
British troops "captured" an Egyptian ALEXANDER general and 160 police when they swooped
today on suspected sniper hide-outs near READY FOR the scene of last week-end's Tel El Kebir battle.
Coldstream Guardsmen marched off General Mohammed Abdullah Raouf, Chief of Police, from the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior, and his staff from Police Headquarters in the centre of El Hammada.
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In raids on two villages the | Goldsmith, said all police found British seized a large stock of in the village of Hammada ex- arms and ammunition.
cept for a small group selected to They found "enough arms to help maintain
order would be equip a company" at El Ham- dotained until a full inquiry had mada Police headquarters, C been made. cording to Major E. F. Robbins, Brigadier Goldsmith disclosed Assistant Provost Marshal of that General Erskine received Tel El Kebir Garrison.
warning massages from the But by mid-afternoon the Ministry of the Interior that the troops had not discovered one police would "oppose us with deinitely identifiable sniper, force if we persisted in eleauing They had apparently all fed the village of thugs". after the week-end battle,
Eighteen suspected thugs were leaving the local people to face arrested in the day's operations the British Army-Reuter.
and upwards of 150 policemen. BE DETAINED
HOSTILE INTENT "The normal complement of Suez, Jan. 16. The British authorities to police in a village of this size is night announced that they had ten or 20 and El Hammada re- detained Maj-General Moham-cently has been reinforced to the med Abdullah Reouf, who is total found there today by orders Inspector General of the Egypt of the Egyptian Ministry of the ian police administration.
Interior," said Brigadier Gold- smith. "This reinforcement ob viously was made
with hostile intentions towards us."
Five Egyptians were killed s steel-helmeted British troops, supported by fanks and armoured cars, went
Intation. included three The dead policemen,
General Sir George Erskine's Chief of Staff, Brigadier Robin
Snow Buries
Town For
Three Days
Portofa, Calif. Jan. 18. Desperate efforts were being made today to dig this moun- tain community out of a record snowfall which has collapsed buildings, stranded 118 bue passengera and isolated the community for three days.
woman
stranded
since
the
was
Another Egyptian** wounded in brief sidrmishes as the Guards moved in at dawn for a house-to-house search for Egyptians who two days ago
NEW POST
Ottawa, Jan. 18. The Goveruse - General · of. Canada, Viscount Alexander, will leave Ottawa in about a fortnight for London to receive a Cabinet post, it was learned here
tonight.
Informed sources said that the date of Viscount Alexander's
be announced departure would shortly by
Palace. Buckingham terms as Governor. General expires in August, But
His
ever since Mr Churchill's visit to Canada, it has been rumours
he would
be given a Cabinet post. Viscount Alexander's arrival
ed that
Ith Cot
In
Britain would practically coincide with that of the Prima Minister, who is due to board the Queen Mary" in New York on January 23.
Although no successor has yet been nared to replace Viscount Alexander, it is believed that the appointment of a Canadian citizen for the post of Governor- General is likely. France- Presse.
Churchill And
Truman
To Meet Again
Washington, Jan. 16.
The White House tonight en-
killed two British soldiers of nounced that President Truman Cameron Highlanders,
and the British Prime Minister As meteor Jets swept over Mr Winston Churchill,. will the mudbrick houses at almost meat again on Friday afternoon. tree-top level, armoured cars, The announcement said that tanks and jeeps carrying in the meeting would be held in fantry,
the the White House in the presence raced through sleeping village to
British block of American and
" visers. escape routes.-United Press.
President Truman, it was believed,
STERLING BALANCES
London, Jan. 16.
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A
was killed this
to was ready morning when her home blew
The Egyptian government has enter the Presidential race this up,
from apparently
ac-asked
according the British government year
Sedator cumulated gas on the snow to pay a sum of £15,000,000 in Clinton Anderson,
who made covered home. Her husband
this statement to the
press accordance with an undertaking was injured.
in the Anglo-Egyptian Agree following
Interview with Seven buses have been
ment on sterling balances, It was President Truman, but added Buenos Aires, Jan. 16.
Sunday. The
the Chief of State had not informed him of his inten- Argentine plans to redress her 118 persons aboard have been earned at the Treasury here to that of shortage by Importing petro-housed in private homes, in the night.
Well-informed circles stated tions-France-Presse, leum from Persia in her own buses and in bus stations. tankers, reports here said.
The record nine-foot snow-that the British government had If the barter talks now under fall has made all emergency decided to pay a sum of 25,000,- BRITAIN REFUSES
000 under Article II of the way are successful she will send equipment useless. New York, Jan. 18.
Two large buildings collapsed Treaty but that so far no deci- farm products to Persia in ex- A New York Times editorial change for oil, the reports add- under the snow. Several homes sion had been taken concerning commenting on the British Comed.
sagged from the weight on their the other £10,000,000 referred monwealth conference in London Petrol
to-France-Presse. intre roofs. "this third duced throughout Argentina at All able-bodied men were today that Sterling crisis since the war the beginning of this month. called out to shovel snow from will require more difficult deci- The semi-official Press Bald roofs and to attempt to clear sions than either of its pre- that the shortage was due to the buried fire plugs-Associated decessors for the simple reason Anglo-Persian crisis--Reuter. that the situation serious."
sald
U.S. VERDICT
more
"In 1947 the problem WELS purely one of a British dollar shortage. The crisis of 1949 which led to pound devaluation embraced not only Britain but the Sterling area as a whole, But on that occasion, like the first, the problem could at least be stated in terms of Sterling and dollars:
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dollar area but with continental Europe and the non-Sterling world as a whole...
"It is obvious that the prob lem has now reached a point where it urgently calls for a complate re-examination of the structural foundations on which the Sterling area resta," United Prem.
avert economic stress, trade must be extended to the mainland. Cheap coal
"The present situation and iron ore are themselves essential
more complicated. Not only has to a
Britain's sound economic balance, and
position worsened figures showing the extent of Japanese vis-a-vis the rest of the Sterling exports to mainland China
area but the Sterling area, in and
turn, now finds itself out of Manchuria prior to the Pacific War
with the balance not only tell their own story of the effect of a self-imposed vacuum. Nobody argues that any other Government in Japan could have performed with greater credit, but the Yoshida Cabinet's popularity will inevitably suffer more and more from a general sense of 'disillusion. Until the peace treaty comes Into force, Japan cannot be wholly free. This is bound to make the task the Government di heat and the Interregnum may conceivably last for some time, Hitherto, of the signatories only Eritain and the Argentine, have ratifled the treaty. And while the Coshida polley statement was clearly designed to stimulate the United States motion, there remains a long
Meantime, dissensions v
of
rationing was
Press.
Teheran, Jan. 18. Britain bluntly rejected today an Iranian demand to close all ning British Consulates in the country-Associated Press.
Speed up deliveries...cut down costs.
Pleasant Surprise SHIP BY
For Boys In Korea
With The Commonwealth Division, Korea,
Jan. 16.
Battle veterans gaped today when two English women walked into their quarters, said hello and began arranging bowls of flowers.
The women, the first to be attached to the Commonwealth Division in Korea, began duty to- day at the Division's rest centre.
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They are Miss Hilda Wood,
Soldiers at the camp, young
30, of Derby, and Miss Patriels National Serviceman and even Whittall, 32, of Prince's Gate, a veteran regular Army London members of the Sergeant Major talked and
laughed with Women's Voluntary Service,
the women and Both woman said today, helped them as they re- "Everyone seems most surprised arranged the furniture and to age u
added such feminine touches Miss Wood and Miles Whittall as the flowers.
week from Fun, Southern Korea, to Join the staff of a for- ward test centre. "They will-mipervise the wal- fare of the troops who poma
All Safe After Air few from Ehrland, and his Miss Wood, who served three
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ston, Alberta, Jan. 10.
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