1946-10-14 — Page 3

60,000 Cases Of Alleged Jap War Crimes Still To Be Investigated

No less than 60,000 cases of alleged Japanese war crimes are still under under investigation by the Chinese authorities 14 months after the end of the Pacific War.

New Separatist Movement In French Zone

(By Boris Ridel)

A new separatist movement has been launched in the French zone of Germany, according to reports reaching, Basle. It is and to aim at setting up an Allemmanie State reaching from, charges were the French frontier in the west) 'Altogether 148,000 reported by the Chinese public, but to the River Lech in Bavaria of these only 00,000 have so for been and the Austrian province of established.

It is officially admitted that Inves-Vorarlberg in the cast, and from ligations are seriously handicapped Swabia in the north to the Swise by the fact that most Japanese mill-border in the south.

Area Restricted

The Austrian element is absent The paper adds that there is no from the new venture, which is res

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1946.

Basic International Tourists Flock To

An Attempt To Break Down National

Prejudices Through Language

LANGUAGE is the most important single factor in

creating and maintaining prejudiced national sentiment. The greatest barrier to international understanding is the inability of one nation to com- municate freely with another.

Below is the first instalment of a booklet by L. J. J. Nye and John Bostock in which they deal with the problem of language under the title of Basic International. To-day every thinking person] five

were papers

after Eight years

hood of mankind.

printed in

the birth of was invented

Switzerland For Holidays

(By Boris Kidel)

Tourists from all over the world, the majority of them British, are flocking again to Switzerland, where in addition to the beautiful scenery of mountains and lakes, they can find a unique pre-war world of unrationed food and shops stacked high with luxury goods.

Latest official statistics show that British is sending the largest group of tourists to Switzerland, with American officers and men on leave from Germany and Italy taking second place.

France

"GB" Predominates

the

reason at all why, after the pa3000tricted to parts of the German pro-national understanding is the language, and in order to simplify trying to bring a true pre-war air into

so many months, an irresponsible vinces of Baden, Wüertemberg, Swainability of one nation to inember of the community should be given enric blanche to file charges bla and Bavaria.

when a halt has got to be called."

There are also increasing plaints about the slow manner in which

collaboration and charges are being handled by the authorities.

treason

ยก

It is

here In their

further The

is striving for the ideal of world Volapulc. harmony. But this is mero volapuk, Esperanto tary personnel have now been re- This organisation, which calls it wishful thinking until people of by Dr Zamenof, a Polish Oculist. patriated, but China muy invoke e self the Allanmanic-Swabian lion- all races have a better under- it is built up from Indo-European nid of the United Nations War Crimes and Federation is led by Dr Bern- standing of themselves and of elements, mostly Latin and Teutonic.

Holland, and Belgium Commission 1:1 the Far Eastern hard Dietrich, mayor of Singen, other peoples. With this under- Although it has gained considerable follow with minar contingents. About press.

small town ten miles north-east of

favour throughout the world it stil At the same time, 13,600 charges the Swiss frontier town of Schaft- standing will come the reali88- Jacks universal acceptance and has 10,000 British tourista arrived here in of collaboration and treason remain hausen,

tion that all human beings are not made much progress during the time and the Agures for July and to be investigated out of an originai The Home-Land Federation to des- fundamentally the sanre; they past 20 years. The above have gustaro expected to be much

higher. lint of 47,500 cases,

cribed as a new version of the Action all experience the same emotions beca the most ambitious attempts The tourist trade has, however, not As the general public are silli free Committee of the Alpane Democratle

to form a universal artificial langu-yet reached its pre-war proportions to bring forward charges of colla-Union which came into existence last and similar desires and Ideals.

Nations are separated from one

age, but there have been many largely owing to the lack of foreign with the boration there is a growing clamour Autumn, apparently

others such as Ido, produced by a exchange in many of the European by mere now for the fixing of a deadline to bitious alm of creating an Alpine; another

geographlent

breakaway Esperanto whatever

countries. prevent blackmail by unscrupulous state consisting of southern Germany boundaries

differences group exist are brought about by Govern-

students. There are also Salresol, and Austria. Acient.

action by the authorities, This scheme was said to have the ments, customs, climate, diet, etc. based on music, and Timerio, found- wd the

ed on numbers. These are but a says semi-official China Prens, active support of Austrian Monar- National arrogance and prejudices en sunny such attempts, Hone Cars with foreign number plates are will put an end the "sling in chlata, including Dr Emil Schnelder, are founded

ignorance. Thlz

of which has achieved any satisfying the roads leading to the moun lesson must be taught universally troubled waters, "which has been in-a former Minister of Education in the

tain and Inkealde resurls and dulged in by certain politicians, who Schuschnigg Cabinet.

if we are ever to have the brother- ing measure of success.

| "GB" predominates over the Belgian And the treason trials a rendy hand-

Basio English

and French cars. maid for use against their personal

Language la the most important Owing to the influence of Anglo The Lake of Geneva and the enemice.

single factor to creating and mal-Saxon frade throughout the world, Lucerne area are the favourite holi- taining

prejudiced national senti-agilsh to-day is becoming accepted day spots of the people coming from The greatest barrier to more and more as the International Britain and the Swiss authorities com- it for international use Professor C. visits by organising musical festivals, municate freely with another. This K. Ogden has created Basic English, fashion shows, horse races, sports This is the second separatist move- of, collaboration against any person

barrier can only be braken down which is a remarkable achievement even

events and cinemu festivals, tre meet- they choose. The time has come ment to be reported in the French

by the free use of an international in simplicity. Its vocabulary con- ing with great success in all of the zone within a few months. Further

language-a

longunge tains only 850 words; 000 of these major resorts. com-north

Independent Rhineland xinry

which every country must tench its

10 are only

The food situation In Switzerland are nouns and there Novement was launched last May at

people to Use

thicfr IN

seeund

verbs, all of which are of the almas perhaps improved even Kaiserslautern in the Palatinate,

At the moment, these separatist

plest form. There is an increasing during the summer months. Psychological Reactions

A fruit

excellent and little

crop has been movements are

demand amongst English people to Andur

support

Those of us who have travelled have it established as the interna strawberries, raspberries, peaches, But this is inevitable, says Mr among the population, which is highly

suspicious of such ver

abrand will surely have noticed a tional language. These who desire apricots, bananas and oranges can ventures, Yang Chao-lung, Director of the three main politlent parties have also different psychological reaction to this are surely unmindful of national be In quantities at reasonable Criminals Cases Department of the taken an adverse stand.

the same set of circumstances as

All past attempts at

hate Doug without any tiresome Ministry of Justice, as the majority

as prejudices. of the 100,000 odd letters received by situation.

A deteriorating food and economie down in the following experience. finding an acceptable universal Jan-cueing.

When disembarking at

Cigarettes are as plentiful as ever. is thought, in some quar-

and Europeanguage have falled must inevitably the authorities making charges of treaters, may possible prove an incentive

port the people belonging to that fail because they do not satisfy the and British brands, unobtainable in son or collaboration against various for the growth of such movements country are put in a preferential peculiar psychological aspects of the London, can be bought in every shop officials and private persons were and may provoke the population into

queue whilst those not belonging

which they essay to solve.

pre-war packings; anonymous.

whiskey, a rarity in English "pubs" are put into another, and one

into Mun's behaviour is an supporting them for the sake of try-is oneselt with it varied coller emotional complex which is termed

can also be bought in all Swiss bars. Meanwhile, two hundred and sixty- ing something new which might Im- nine Japanese suspected of commit-prove their material condition.

then of people of all nations and senti

sentiment. Màn although possessing

Prominent Visitors ting atrocities against the Allied pri-

colours yet expériencing no sense intelligence finds it universally shack- soners-of-war working on the Slam

of resentment; but when a Britisher led by emotional urges. We fight and

The British tourists here during re- Railway have arrived in Singapore

Ines up at an American port and work not because we are intelles cent weeks

have .included two for further investigation and perhaps

The leaders of this new move.

is put among the aliens he feels tually compelled to do so, but be Cabinet ministers, Sir Stafford trial. At the same time a panel of meat, who are now setting up local very differently about it. We Bri-cause we feel that we must fight for Cripps. President of the Board of fourteen Japanese lawyers and two claim they are not separatists but foreigners in U.S.A. The

groups of over southern Germany, tisliers resent being treated Ds our country and work for the welfare Trade, and Mr Aneurin Bevan, Mi Interpreters arrived to defend Jap-

of our families. Quf activities are ister of Health. Sir Stafford was anese accused of war crimes-Reuter. merely want to "detach themselves for this different reaction is that dominated by sentiment.

staying in a nursing home because of southern Germany and

from the evil

National Resentment

his we have a common language with

run down state influences

of health and his which have cost such mis-the Americans and are

able to over the whole country."

Amercely

It now we view the problem of the public appearances were rare. The fortune

converse

with them, and universal language in the mirror of picture of Mr Bevan, however, has

will see with

that the appeared in all the Swiss newspapers. the rest of Germany. standing and intimate associations, citizen of any country has been asked He has delighted the Swiss by show- Dr Dietrich states that the provinces when travelling in a foreign coun- to discard his national language senti-ing himself publicly in Ascona, near dhering to

to the Allemmanic State ***

unless one knows the language ment without receiving any adequate the Italian frontier where he has been would enjoy n Kreut pendence, with the central

degree of inde- well, it is impossible to do this. return. Esperanto is interesting to spending his holidays, in a pair of

govern ment latest

having only limited

There is, therefore, always a barrier those who are philologically minded, blue dungaree trousers and an open powers.

does not

sentiment of neck foster would be modelled The

be satisfactorily

the constitution

individual's own nationality. If Mr Revan visited Zurich, Berne and bridged. It is obvious then that serious attempts were made to in- Basic where he inspected housing and on Swiss lines, with the population being given a chance to

before there can ever express their

be under- professionals in that the Football opinion on al vital changes in the standing and harmony between the stitute Basic English

as the inter- hospitals and conferred with local a referendum.

nations there must be an international auxiliary language it would Socialist leaders. The Homeland Federation claims to national

become an anathema During a visit to Zurich, where he

Catholic element is strong. Dr Diet-i

and used by all nations, amongst most

We have discussed this Socialist town counell, he praised the The story of mankind is the story question freely with many foreigners. part played by Switzerland during rich originates from the ranks of the of language. It has been

They all will resent having English the war. the ages that

He was accompanied by former Catholle centre party. Reuter, cognised through

confusion

They will co-his wife, Miss the Committee here to-day and will.

Jennie Lee, MP.- arises in interforeed upon them. be presented to the Ministry to-

national-affairs-through-the-mul-operate unly by necessity. They see Reuter, morrow. A move by the Ministry

tiplicity of tongues and the inability in it some sinister ulterior motive, Paris, Oct. 13.-Dr Halch to settle the issue is likely

Chou-of separated prople to understandsonic subtle form of imperialism. We when uang, former Minister to the Vatican, erch other. The biblical story ut iple of international co-operation. the statement is received. The 21 has been elected member of the the tower of Babel is not merely but by advocating Basic English wo Pria days' notice the Players Union gave Belgian Royal Academy of French peste allegory, but a for the Ministry

vivid purus for of Labour to language. He is the fist Chinese rayal of man's chief barrier to Humanity, it

international

domination. arbitrate expires

Tuesday to be elected to the Academy.-Cen-wits universal peer.

it must be admitted, is Reuter.

1ral News.

Lon steeped in

bed in National pride and pre- Volapuk

Judices Lo acquiesce willingly in such F is not surprising therefore that

plan. We have a good example of attempts to create a universal arti- the result of this fuolish

National cer Inzial language have been many and timent in our own life time, for did

varied. We may tuke the story not the people of the Union of South London, Oct. 13 (UP).-The Sun- back to 1870, when Monseigneur Africa

to create decide

day Observer in a copyright story said Schleyer published the language language Afrikaans rather than maka-day that conversations between known as Volapuk. Be borrowed English their national tongue, and has hist and non-Communist roots from Romanic, Anglo

not Ireland more recently substituted opposition group in Spain have re- and Germanic Innguages and com its own Gaelic for English. Yet sumed but have bined them to form a simple, usable these two countries are included way.

the within the British Commonwealth of language. In consideration of dimaulty experienced by the Chin- Nations

Leaders' Alms

reason

FOOTBALL LEAGUE STRIKE and economie relations are therefore we make friendly, under-psychology we

THREAT POSITION

Lontion, Oct. 13. The

-developments in

the threatened strike of English Football League

League Management Committee has laws by means of prepared n statement asked for by the Ministry of Labour,

who ro- quested the Committee's comments

be a on the

demands f the Players Unton.

This was drafted at a meeting of

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Russla May Take Action

Paris, Oct. 13 (UP)-Spanish

of Economic and Cultural expansion. Republican sources here said to-day and because of the inquence of Anglo that they expected Russia to urge American trade throughout the world action against the Franco regime in to-day English Is spoken far

more Spain by the United Nations during freely than any other language; yet, the UNO Assembly scheduled 10 during the yours

1700 to

1800 A.D. start in New York on Oct, 23. it stood only fifth place amongst the The sources said Russian sponsor- European races. Few people doubt ship uf the Spanish Republi- that, had the Nazis succeeded in their can cause before UNO might result plan for world domination, German from the Molotov-Giral conversation

upon us as on Felɑny.

would have been lage.

the International

This

would have fanned the flames D

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hatred, and made a future war of dude of that nation Courishes. It überation inevitable. -One hundred

hence who knows but that will be used for convenience and Russian or Chinese may become that necessity, but there will always be a most popular

sense of resentment which will create world tongue:

gue. The a constant urge to oust the foreigners rapidly growing. almost fanatical Nationalism of these two countries con profit by the lessons of history and their language. Therefore if we suggest that they will exert on enor and racial psychology we must realise mous influence on the world in the that Basic English will not only be

come. And should. history repeat itself, as it probably will, is unsucessful as a measure for promot ing permanent international harmony, likely that we Anglo-Saxon peoples but will notually foster anti-Anglo- shall be prepared, willingly, to give American sentiment. pride of place to the Russian or Chinese language? -

years to

Anti-Anglo-U.S. Sentiment The student of history and pay chology is convinced therefore that Basic English, or any other national language, will only flourish for av long as, and, where the power, and

Although Anglo-American trade may be increased temporarily by the doption of Baale English, it would be a short-sighted policy of selfsh commercial opportunism which all international, organisations should condemth

(To Be Continued);

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