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Thongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1947.

BEVIN REPORTS ON BIG 4

U. S. First Power In Europe

Holds Command Of

German Economy

Paris, Dec. 18.-The United the first States has become power of Europe with an Anglo- American financial agreement on the sharing of costs in the joint Anglo-United States og 31- pation zone of Germany, Lo Monde, h Paris independent. conservative evening

paper wrote today.

"America will become the In15. trens of Germany's foreign com- merce and will, therefore, command the whole German economy, since the tempo of Industry depends un Imported raw materials," the paver

dded.

one-third of the

Meanwhile, United States proposed interim ald

Temerar Willing To Meet Stalin

Washington. December 18.- President Truman declared to- day that with the breakdown of the Council of Ministers meet- ing in London. he would be clad to meet Stalin, but only in Washington.

President Truman said that he was "not at all downheart- ed" as the result of the Landon failure

expressed con- Adence that the world would eventually gain the peace It rivesled no mucli.

The President, who was ad- dressing his weekly press con- ference, made it clear. that he would not leave the United States 'to attend Bl Two or Three meetings with Stalin and Attice.

He added that he had receiv- ed no personal messagen from the Russian leader fately.

The President declined to comment further on the meeting of the Council of Foreign Mini- stern. He referred reporters to the radio speech which the Secretary of State. Mr. George

10- Marshall, is to make here morrow night.-Reuter.

to France of $202.000.000 will be 34 OČITOGRAELITIAN BABY BEZITET ZIEK used to buy food and agricultural equipment, a French Finance Minta- try spokesman said toda

today.

To reduce food pelees. the export of French goods will

also be re-

stricted. The resulting unfavour- able trade balance will be con pensated by the expected short and long term Marshall Ald plan,

The spokesman

Pross

America Must

Equip & Train

denied London Chinese Army

reports that the

French

Government was planning monetary modifications such B differential exchange rates. Nor was it сол- lemplating, at least for the present, any steps to recover undeclared gold and foreign currency holdings, he sald

France is to ask for a share in the British frozen meat supplies from Argentine, it was learned here to

day.

A representative of the Frenen Ministry of Agriculture will go to London to negotiate, the spokesman

added.--Reuter.

General Howard said--in

his

BREAKDOWN

Grave Decisions

Must Be Taken

COUNCIL MISUSED

London, Dec. 18.-The Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, in a statement to the House of Commons on the failure of the Foreign Ministers' Conference in London, declared that grave decisions must be taken in consequence of the breakdown. "We cannot go on as wo have been," Mr Bevin asserted.

Insisting that Britain had no desire to divide the world and would close no doors, Mr Bevin made it clear that Britain would not agree to an over- centralised German Government which could so easily become again a dictatorship.

Recalling the "insistent pressure" of the Soviet

which delegation throughout the Conference,

broke down on Monday, to get an agreement in advance to the immediate establishment of a central German Gor- crnment, Mr Bevin said: “It must be a truly representa- tive Government and not simply a tool in the hands of the occupying power."

Archbishop'

To Ban Reds

Nicosia, Cyprus, Deo. 18.- Bishop Mirantheus, 74 year old Bishop of Cyrènis, told Reuter that his first act on being crowned 'Archbishop of CypruK on December 24 will be to call a Holy Synod to pass A law, "probibiting All Communists from taking Holy Communion,

entering churches or becoming members of church committees."

Blahop

Mirantheus standa

for

union of Cyprus with Greece, but he described his campaign against Communism 2.5 "more urgent."

Ile said that it was impossible to overlook the fact that Britain WAR one of the bulwarks acalest Communlar In the Eastern Mediterraneau.

up

During the anti-British riots in Cyprus

In 1931. Bishop Alirantheus roused the people of Kyrenia by spitting on the British Rag- He summed his changed feelings towards Britain today by saying:

"We will never fight the British to obtain a Greek union and never Join any nation to fight against the British, but we do hope that there will be those in England who will realise that our claims are just and our aims sincere.” -Reuter.

Cripps In Austerity Mood

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To

Marshall Concentrate On

Aid To China

GENEROUS ASSISTANCE

FORECAST

Washington, Dec. 18.-Administration officials today said one of the first things the Secretary of State,, Mr George Marshall, would devote attention to when he arrived tomorrow from London would be the long-range China aid plan, and indications were that the programme eventually proposed by the State Department might be considerably larger than the US$300,000,000 estimate' which Mr Marshall made at Congressional hearings last month.

Increasing public interest in United States plans for aiding China and mounting Congressional pressure for action have forced this problem to the top in high-level discussions. Well-informed sources admitted that the "pressure is on" and the State Department was working somewhat feverishly to have the general outline of the long-range China aid plan ready for Mr Marshall's, con- sideration as soon as he arrived in Washington.

›

com-

Pointing out Mr

Committee Marshall's Appropriations

would US$300,000,000 estimate was given restore at least part of the $88,000,- 000 which the House cut from the in off-hand reply under Congres- sional

well-informed questioning,

emergency foreign aid appropriation. sources said it was

Other influential committee Re- quite possible that the final proposal for long-† publicans promised their support.

Senator Bridges sald the range aid to China would vary con-

meet in siderably upward from that figure.mittee would

a closed They said there were many facets session and might approve the ro- to the situation to be considered vised bill, by tonight. He suld he and covered und "all of them are expected the group to "make some going to cost a lot of money."

restorations" but declined to predict Meanwhile, General Wedemeyer's | how much. Senators Homer Ferguson appeal for all-out American aid to and William Knowland also

Bald Congressional they thought the House cuts

China

before

the

wero

London, Dec. 18.-Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of the Exchequer, informed the House of Commons today that Committee today was being Inter- too drastic. | Britain's reserves of gold and preted in Washington as proof that The Senate committee may add Chino aid to his suppressed report on that coun- funds for interim dollars at the end of this year try has been more favourable than particularly after its members had would be $2,000,000,000.

heard Mr William C. Bullitt, Et-Gen

many observers anticipated. Estimating the present dollar Officials here, while still under the Alberi C. Wedemeyer and ather drain at $55,600,000 weekly, Sir White House secrecy Infunction re- witnesses who urge immediato Stafford said: "The dollar balance garding the report, indicated that funds to help China in the struggio is proving most stubborn to reduce. this interpretation was not wrong. against Communism.-United Press. The reduction in our standard of

REPORT CONFIRMED

living has been most courageously accepted, but circumstances are stiil Their background comment con- weighed

ed against us."

firmed the United Press disclosure The Chancellor sald that there last July of the fact that Gen was also remaining $300,000,000 of Wedemeyer was sent to China pri- the American Loan, $280,000,000 of marily to find "ways of helping Canadian eredit and $320,000,000 of Chiang ulti-

Kai-shek" and only the gold loan from South Africa...

-secondarily to

-conditions report...on Against this, Britain had external there, which already were well- abilities of over $21,000,000,000,

known through the Marshall mis- sion and routine State Department intelligence.

but, Meanwhile, pro-

to

The consensus of

ДВ

Informed

CANADIAN

FOOD FOR BRITAIN

Trade

Agreement

Trade

London, Dec. 18.

What was thought to be a generous After expressing his "great grief" at the Soviet Union's decisions not action had been used to get a grip to take part in the Marahall plan on the whole principle of Austrian the Foreign Secretary accused Soviet economy. That was due to no lack Russia of using "tremendous pres- of definition at Potsdam. The work- Manchuria In Danger sure" on her Immediate neighbours ing of the agreement, Hodoubt, gave and of ordering them not to partl an excuse for action, which had Pearl Harbour, Dec. 18,

been carried through.. cipate. Marine Maj-Gen Samuel L. He felt that the act was a viola-

One could only hope that of those concrete, proposal for a settlement of choice Howard, until recently marinetion of the free

forthcoming from the deputies' independence and sovereignty. commander in China, agreed states and so interfered with their the Austrian question would mount of with Lt-Gen Albert C. Wede- Of the future, Mr Bovin said that conference.

Turalng to Germany, the Foreign meyer that the United States he did not know what was going

Secretary sold that he took to should immediately train and to happen.

had made Moscow last March a set of political equip at least 15 Nationalist Denying that Britain

to divide and economic principles which had divisions. He said unless this all kinds of preparations

Europe and set up

alternative been worked out by the British BI-ZONAL AGREEMENT was done the Communists will governments, Mr Bevin said that Government based on the Potsdam Washington, Dec. 18.-The full

the perhaps it was a fair criticism that Agreement which it regarded as the text of the revised Washington overrun Manchuria before

she had not

made any of those next stage in the organisation of Agreement on bi-zonal Anance end of next spring.

Germany and which would preparations, published today made it clear that Britain and the United States ΤΟ

all sorts of commit- These principles, Mr Bevin entered Into

claim- longer want to be committed to the opinion the Russians have been aid-enter untrue that Britain had mately lead to a final solution.

"for ments in the event of the Conference ed, were well worked out but little target of making western Germany for the Chinese Communists "Anancially self-sustaining by the some time" and "if prompt action breaking down Britain had stuck progress was made. He still hoped

LONG STRUGGLE · end of 1949,"

on our part had been forthcoming to her policy of German political and a settlement would be reached in

Warning that still more gold would The

original zone fusion agreement in the past the Nationalists would economic unity under Allied control November,

been not be in the bud straits they now with safeguards for her own security.paganda had developed which bad have to be sold for dolars, Sir opinion here is that suppression of setting forth this target has

from bad amended to state simply that the find themselves in."

Stafford said: "No one is in greater the Wedemeyer report is not nearly She would maintain all contacts she caused things to go He said it was "apparent to me could, and do her best to get out of worse.

unfortunate danger of losing his independence | 50

publication two governments will try to ercale

EUROPE IN CHAOS to produce pos-Generalissimo Culang Kai-shek has this difficult situation

August of his than the man who has no reserves (in

blact against "at the earliest an coonomy

in the lost six what I still believe is necessary- Europe was in chaos. Then came to fall back upon. sible date," which

maln-one a long way

We shall continue Chinese Government corruption just negotiations between Britain can be

un- the unity not only of Germany but Mr George Marshall's speech at

as he left for Korea. These quarters and Canada, which further assistance months in. eliminating many tained without

up to the und

our struggle, but it cannot be u Chinese of Europe stupid

and the pence of the Harvard, but to his great grief, the short one."

said this blast, although designed to eleventh hour threatened to and will, at the same time, contri-trustworthy

Soviet Government refused to take bute to the peaceful rehabilition afficials."

The Marshall Plan, if corried out, ald Chiang in his constant

struggle General Howard, who was a war-

part. of Europe."

COUNCIL MISUSED

"She used tremendous pressure

would help, but could be no sub-aguinst more reactionary elements meet deadlock, ended in com- The change is evidently due to time Japanese prisoner, at present the marine gorrison

stitute for the programme of cutting in the Kuomintang, did not achieve plete agreement on all points, it her Immediate neighbours In his statement, Mr Bevin said on

and its re-commands the slowness of the German

was officially announced to- purpose and instead contributed forces in the Pacific-United Press the intention behind the formation in fact, ordered them not te parti- imports, stimulating exports covery.Reuter.

Sino-American night. reducing capital investments. Any only to straining of the Council of Foreign Ministers cipote. I feel that this act was vio-

assistance from that Joan

would relations. choice of those was that it should be a businesslike lating the free

doubt considerable WILD

Under the agreement Britalu will have to be used for more rapid deve- Instrument for bringing

states and on Interference with their

lopment of Britain's own resources here whether the so-called Wede- continue to receive vital food sup- treaties for submission to the peace independence and sovereignty."

would be replies "In order to maintain the pro- and these of Europe and not merely meyer report ever Mr Bevin conference.

the Soviet Union

to chablo

Britain to enjoy some leased textually because of its frank gress now visible in her recovery." "Unfortunately, eyer

The Canadians took the view that existence

the Council of Foreign attempt to help Europe. The forma- Ing standards.

then plotted a campaign against this improvement in her liv-assessment of the United States

stake

in China's fate, and especial- her need for supplies in 20 strong. Ministers hud alternated between tion of the Cominform "and

lts re- Britain was actively studying howly the frank explanation of the most and compelling that "any, Interrup- tendency in

integration

methods of her effective of sabotaging any

Carrying out its original functions sulting disruptive

that closer

achieving tion at this line would have very and used "for entirely differ- Europe" was followed by

being

a speech

economy with Europe might be American aims in light of the policy serious consequences."- reach a settlement,

by the Soviet representative at the brought about. ent purposes," Mr Bevin sald.

of the present Chinese government. well place the Far East in the

"Our work, therefore, in bringing United Nations which seemed to the

that trade talks

It is believed. possible that pora- кате ridiculous position AS about peace has been handicapped. British Government to be intended proceeding with Argentinn, Holland phrased, selected sections may be the announcement today that Bri-

create an atmosphere which would

released. .to Europe

support the administra-tuin will get 80,000,000 bushels of Is today. Another im- There is no doubt that

and Yugoslavio, Sir Stafford very difficult is which porlant point at Issue

created despondency in the world. make a settlement

nounced that an agreement had been tion programme when it is ready to wheat from the coming Australian she harvest at a price lower than reached Countries

with Sweden and that on go to Congress-United Press. The Italian treaty was delayed huch Indeed. should be represented

Similar attacks were made at the

Dec. 18Chairman pays to any of her big overacts' longer at the

Washington, Japanese peace treaty

than it should have been.

announcement would be made in a The

was Allied Control Council in Berlin Austrian peace treaty

day or so.-Reuter. conference. The British govern-

Styles Bridges sald today his Senate suppliers, except Canada. before the London Conference ment considers that all those separate and distinct and ought to when have been settled quite easily countries specially concerned in

the satellite treaties were concluded, had there been the will to do so.

"If this had been carried out with speed, Austria, Eastern Europe and the Balkans would have now been

"I had experienced so many of working hard on reconstruction and rehabilitation and all troops from these setbacks that. I hoped that, the Danublan basin could have been steam, having blown off, we might withdrawn."

be o able to get to grips with the prób-. Observing that the main difficul-lems."

EDITORIAL

Japanese Peace Treaty

BRITAIN has outlined to China

the principles which she, be- lleves should be followed in the diMcult task of drafting a Jap- anese peace treaty. The British Government agrees with Nanking that an early re-establishment of peace and normal conditions in the Far East is of paramount Im- periance, and it also agrees that a preliminary conference. lo con- sider the Japanese peace settler be convened at an ment should early date. This is a generally accepted attitude and will arouse no opposition, even from Soviet sub- Russia. It is on the touchy Jeet of the veto that disagreement will exist. Britain is against the of the veto--at least in the preliminary peace talks. She be lleves that the decisions of the conference on matters of sub- stance should be by a two-thirds majority vote of the participating countries.

United States, which must of necessity be the dominating nation in the framing -passing of ang Japanese peace treaty, is likely to adopt a aimilar..viewpoint, if for no elber reason than to avold repetition of

usc

and

The

the farcical stage play of Bl

of the Four meetings in Moscow and London which have miserably

produce failed to

even the semblance of a German peace treaty. Only too often has it been demonstrated during the past two years that the veta can bo used as a weapon of deliberate obstruction. Applied in the pre- liminary stages of Japanese peace

treaty

#

discussions, it is capable attempt to

and might

settlement with Japan by reason of their contributions to Japan's defeat, the degree to which they suffered'' from Jap anese aggression, and the vital Interests in the future peaceful development of the Pacifie arca are entitled to be represented as the principal parties in that settle- ment.

This should be an accept- able principle because the exclu-

bo-

grents In Japanese

DOMO pease

They,

and

world,"

peace

since its

this has to

Opened.

suld

and,

"To all these attacks we have not seriously replied," Mr Bevin added. "We went on hoping that, in the calmer atmosphere of discussion, we should be able to make progress.

an-

of

Golden Star Returning

-To Ferry Service

News of the agreement followed

prices

pected.

$145,000,000 DEFICIT

The wheat agreement between Canada and Britain will continuo under the now pact and contracts for livestock products at adjusted are to be renewed. Pro- vision is also made for

continued After major salvage, operations, Golden Star; the supplies of the raw materials needed for reconstruction, particularly tim- fifth Hongkong-to-Kowloon ferry to be rebuilt since the

non-ferrous metals. war, was launched yesterday at the Kowloon Docks.

Up to the end of next Merch, a 3 with the Austrion treaty was the .. PROPAGANDA SPEECHES

British deficit of about $145,000,000 ussels, Mr "Unfortunately, propaganda show-

She will be in operation on the ship. This provides a greater seat- under the question of German

new agreement is 'ex- Bevin said that at Potsdam "weed through all the discussions regular run by the first of the year,ing capacity and a larger space for were given to understand that the throughout the three weeks of the when, except for periodic overhauls, entering and leaving by the gang-

The British Government have Soviet Government would not claim Conference.

five ferries will be running at all way at the centre.

Modernised sents with curved agreed in return to take all possible would be

content reparations but would

"It really made it impossible for times.

steps to encourago exporters to take with German asseta."

us to get to grips with the funda- During the war, the Golden Star back rests have been installed.

All six ferries on the prowar advantage of improved opportunities The interpretation, however, mental principles involved."

was used by the Japanese to trans-

in Canada provided by the recent troops up the Canton River. Hongkong-to-Kowloon run placed by the Soviet Government A number of propaganda speeches port

out of put

Canadian import regulations. commission on German assets had resulted in were

made

were "quite She was sunk by Allied action and damaged and

A Router despatch from Ottawa the property of United Nations

bottom at Baca by the war. The sixth ferry will be clearly out of

lay on the river

that Mr Mackenzlo nationals and Austrians being taken.

On Germany's

King, Prime Minister, fold the was successfully raised and be salvaged and repaired. agreed with the French she

Mr Charles E. Terry, Manager of House Minister, M. Georges brought to Hongkong. Since that

with announcements of involved territoriality in the exploitation of Bidault, that it was. impossible to time, she has been undergoing major } the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and unfort of Commons there today that

Godown Co., said that the ferries prices and the-

*quantities on German repair agreement,

Built

the had stood up well to their warthing would not be made known unta the now design. without

knowing where.

the *Icktsiation Golden Star, instead of having its damages and the five, now recon-Commons discussed Germany was to begin or end.

the structed, are in as good condition as embodying the new contracts. All these things were not being He had suggested the setting up of closed cabins in the middle of

they subjected to Austrian law. It would one or more frontier commissions, boat, has one placed at either end. have been better for Austria If it had including one for the Western Polish The centre of the ferry is opon.-

To produce greater stability, been fixed. for her to pay certain frontier. "On whether it ought to sums and left with the control of be where it is or not, I did not, and her own economy.

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sion of any of them would clearly prejudice the efficacy of a settle- ment. China Australia, The Phlip- pines, Holland, and in a lesser do-

are all entitled to treply.

together with the United States Britain suffered variously from the aggression of Japan, and no treaty, fair to them all,

as well. What was more, the claim can result if they do not share 'In the

frani- was being exercised for ing of it. Itussla desires the Connell of Foreign Ministers to study the Japanese peace settle- ment, which, in the light of the Council's recent failures is an Incongruou suggestion. The Ketilement with Japan must be made by nil the counirten who helped to fight and defeat her.

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were pre-war, No Hongkong- Detalls had still to be worked out, Kowloon ferry has ever had a har- Mr Mackenzie King added. Ho in- all bour accident, he said, and some diested that some of the prices and side alles have been eliminated and of the coxswains have been on the quantities would be known tonight

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