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It is difficult to see how a Western Union

defence force can be adequataly.equipped without a nitum to Land-Tease

BROAD WENT TO LAGA.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1948.

JONN FORTER DULLES

HANDS WITHOUT ARMS

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ASIA WILL NOT FALL TO THE KREMLIN

T is now accepted

that nothing short of world domina- tion will satisfy the men of the Kremlin.

Burma

cx-

While in Europe we are periencing the Soviel's cold war of words, the hot war for the sub- jugation of Asia is in full binst

arc

IN MALAYA we, the British,

Commnunls! ter- grappling with rorism.

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IN INDONESIA the new-fledged chal- Djogja Republic has been

#+ lenged by a rebellion led by Moscow-trained Communist.

Only recently SIAM put her armed forces into a state of readiness against possible Communist dis- turbances.

CHINESE ARE HARD-PRESSED

The forces fighting against France IN INDO-CHINA are Communist led.

-Our-wartime ally, Generalissimo Chiang Kul-shck, and his people

in CHINA are hard-pressed.

Half of

munist control.

munists

KOREA Le under Com-

are in

force Communism is a IN INDIA

which cannot be ignored, and IN DURMA Thakin Than Tun's Com- uctive revolt ngainst the Rangoon Government. All this leads one inevitably the conclusion that there is an over all Communist plan for Asia,

to

Southeast Asia is in a state DI turmoll, which creates the kind conditions under which Communism thrives.

of

re-

Hunger, disease, unrest, and

is the

By The Rt. Hon.

TOUCH

U.S.S.A

IHDIA

['autor un lat] Jectisity

key

SIR REGINALD DORMAN-SMITH,

late Governor of Burma

hungry mouths who are crying out for food.

To begin with, the cultivators will content themselves with growing Just enough for their own needs in the paddy fields close to their vil- Inges.

Secondly, with Than Tun's Com- munists sitting astride the mnin road, rall, and river communica- tions in the centre of Burma, it will be extremely difficult to move rice. to the ports from the Upper Burma rice-growing districts.

This suits the Communist book. The original intention behind the blockade of Derlin is proof enough that the Russians realise to the full what a patent weapon hunger can be-in-the-houds of ruthless people.

Since Great Britain signed away Burma to what was in fact a pro- Communist organisation, law and order has disappeared.

of Members

the old prewar moderate political parties have not dared to raise their voices. To all las tents and purposes such parts of the country as have been adminis- tered by the Rangoon Governincat have been run on the lines of a police State.

SIMPLE PEASANTS, NOT SAVAGES

Thakin Nu has admitted having imprisoned some 1,300 of his poli-

volt. These four modern Apocalyptical opponents under an Act which lic horsemen are riding roughshod empowers the police to arrest ony- over that continent.

body and to keep them in jail with- out trial.

Unrest crentes hunger, as no farmers cari till their Land if battles are to be fought over their Helds; hunger aggravates unrest and brings disease in its train-a dition of affairs of which Com munists are always quick to advantage.

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SHE IS IDEALLY SITUATED

In the formulation of any

con-

lake

But even though the moderate political leaders now cooped up in Rangoon have been unable to re-

Religion may yet play an impor

resistance. tu tant part in Asia's Communist doctrines.

Gangal

IN AND OUT OF The Big Top Is Here Again

PARLIAMENT

By Ernest Thurtle, M.P.

KNOWLEDGE that the Lord Chancellor hud esuscit an investigation to be made into alleged irreguln- rilles in connection with llcences and permits set the gossips talking with a vengeance,

Suspension of judgment until the facts are known may fairly be urged.

It is a cheap and easy course—which we are all inclined to follow-to Jump to conclusions on mere rumour and hearsay, but that is not the way of justice.

One thing can be counted upon with certainty, and that is that nothing which ought to come to light will be hidden.

The decision to set up a judicial inquiry into the whole matter makes this clear, and will be reassuring to the general public.

Prime

Such a step was to be expected, for the Minister and Lord Chancellor are not the sort of people to lend themselves to any polley of concealment

And if, unhappily the inquiry should reveal lapses which call for punlilve action, there is little doubt that this will be taken.

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COMMUNIST attempts to crab the Government's recruiting campaign serve to emphasise the com- plete subservience of this brand of politician to the interests of Soviet Russia,

Our modest degree of rearmament

is not aggressive action against Rus- sin, but it is-and it would be humbug to pretend otherwise-a

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defensive step against the menace of YOUR LAST CHANCE TO SEE THE ONE AND ONLY CIRCUS

Russian attack.

There is, obviously, ut present no other menace to this country which would justify the measures we are taking to strengthen our armed

fortes.

This cannot be gainsaid. But it 15 precisely because Russia is the menace that the Communists, re- peating their tactics of 1940, as Mr Eden rightly pointed out. ure op- posing our defensive action,

Fneed with a choice of loyalty be Iween the Soviet dictatorship and their own democratic country, they choose the former.

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DANDIT NEHRU, India's Premier, In London for the Common- wealth conference, appears to mellowing into a friend of Britain. His declaration that India, even If she becomes a republic, wants to be close to Britain is undoubtedly quite sincere.

of con- Our voluntary giving up

country hay moved trol of his Nehru in the

same way that the granting of self-government to Our hill friends in Burma could, South Africa moved Smuts long- as I have indented, form an in-years ago. pregnable

We are not the only people with a direct interest in what happens In Asia. Ausmalia and New Zea- land are deeply concerned, as are Holland, France, and America.

barrier against

Coni-

This old Harrovian was indeed inutilem in one country, just as in bitterly resentful of the British oc- 1942 they proved to be the rock cupation of his country. against which the wave of Japanese invasion broke itself.

WHOM ARE WE BACKING?

In Europe we have declared our

Burma is essentially a Buddhist Com- country and Buddhism and munism can no more go together than Communism and Christianity, hand.

As I see the situation, the really important fact is that Asin is fight ing back against the Communists.

Karens are more In Burma the

have than holding their own, we Inflicted severe losses on Communist rebels in Malaya, and the battle continues In China and Indonesia.

It is surely our duty to give the most support to fight this common enemy.

We should support the Karen inovement, and should use our good oillees to bring together all men of good will in Burma In the knowledge that Burina's rice would contribute mightily to our cause.

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In Asia, apart from Malaya, policy is not so clear. Whom are backing in Burma?

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Once, at a small gathering at which he was present, I suggested that when Britain left India British protect Itroops would be needed to her for at least some time.

Instantly Nehru rejoined fiercely that Indin could and would protect herself.

Twenty years ago Nehru's father, Motilal, then leader of the Con- ourgress Party, entertained me and my wife. and garlanded us (Indian we

fashion) when we were travelling in the same bont, to India.

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MR BEVIN returned from Furis not noticeably the worse for his verbal duel with Mr. Vyshinsky. He derives, I suspect, much morni solace from his vigorous retorts to his de- tractors,

Thakin Nu, who has tried to ap

the Communists, ar the pease Karens, who we know are all out against Communism?

It seems to me that just as 11 Western Europe have got to gether with our

over neighbours

against Com matters of defence munist aggression, so we should get In our neighbours together with Asia and try to concert our plans.

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is last

and our, battles in foreign policy. fighting his.

doubt whether we have China but given him any concrete proof that we are 100 percent belid him in his efforts.

A true story, not hitherto made public, is told-of-the-Labour revolt year against Government The Foreign Secretary, in America at the time, angrily stigmatised this revolt as "a stab in the back,"

Later, in Parliament, one of the and rebels greeted him effusively slapped him on, the back. resist Mr Bevin winced, as though innke pain, and reproached: "Don't alap

That's where I was Sustain me there.

stabbed."

Well-fed people do not readily be- We must be grateful that there ceme a prey to Communist doc- are vast numbers of brave men in tries. We should likewise support Asin who have the will to the anti-Communist forces in other Communism and we must countries, and make it quite plain clear our determination to that we are supporting them.

them in their fight.

Does

your

boss

say

Hello, Fred'? By Trevor Evans

Slr. Godfrey. Ince, the Labour Ministry's permanent secretary, and the man who mobilised. Britain for war, had the most difficult job

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LONDON. can workers be induced to feel that at they are part of a team, even in u act, the Karens most decidedly have OR creating good done so,

mosphere in a workshop or great modern factory?

in more than 40 specches which

portant development which should

boss who wanders of managements and workers is a

A good idea t quarter of the the day's discussion. be watched with care and sympathy for the as it may well prove to be a major around, says "Good morning, ocakers agreed on any single, sure- set-back to the spread of Com-Fred." to the craftsmian at the are prescription, for making

bench, and can be approached committees & success.

This Koren movement is on Im factory there is no substitute accepted that the bringing together n He presided and had to sum up

munism.

I find that many people think of by anyone in the place with u plan the Karens and other hill peoples problem. for Asio, Burma must be regarded as untutored savages. by Moscow with longing eyes.

tera.

This consideration alone may have Jed Russia to seek to establish Burma an Embassy with a slaft formidable dimensions:

well

con-

B greater Success

not hope permanently to run Burma management. without the help of the Burmese throughout industry? in themselves; their object will be to co-operate with the non-Communist elements and thus to restore peace to the whole country.

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NEXT BEST?

has

SUGGESTIONS

one managed

Joint

Gratefully ha grasped at the one accepted conclu- slon of the debates. Everything de- pends on the attitude of mind-of the

foremen, executives.

and workers,

..

If there is a desire to make a "go" of joint consultation it will succeed,

of

tho. cuss.

cm-

workers,

Dost

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They are nothing of the kind. What is remarkable about that ONE experienced industrialist who without desire there can be no sue- Most of them are simple peasants, statement where it was said, she is Ideally but among their leaders are Geographically

REMOTENESS Its greatest factories in England. It was said three times. In altuated for a campaign headquar- educated men who are in every way

capable of appreciating what Com-way, the conference in the Govern- ploying more than 12,000

Hotel thought the only solution would be SIR GODFREY pointed to another ment-cominandeered Carlion

unsolved problem--the remote- ne munism means. Her frontier macher vilk

between the higher ranks of A number of their leaders have in London's West End was historie. a spiritual revival,

Another complained that too management and the workers. That countries, Slam, Indo-China, China,

It was the first time the Govern- are India, and Pakisian. Fro se been educated in Britain and

fron- men of culture who could hold their ment had called in leading indus- many pamphlets were being placed is an evil of. big-corporations not routes over these

trado on the desks of managing directors, found in the small factory with of the

and trialists, consultants,

being family atmosphere. tiera would be invaluable for send own in any soclety,

union leaders and asked them "What too much exhortation was They know well that being in a ing out agents, forwarding arms and

make joint

directed at workers, "boost", litera- But speakers were quick to make the like.

minority to the Burmese they could can WE do to

millation, training, and personnel ture was tos verbose. He suggested it clear that Britain does not depend these great concerns. a snappy slogan, at the bottom of only every football.coupon.

Though there are 233,000 factories Even the trade union fenders in this country, only 4,700 of them did not speak with a single voice. employ more than 80 people Mr Herbert Bullock,. a member, of Speaker after speaker complain-. TEARLY 200 experts. turned up the T.U.C.'s general council, said:- ed that it was dimcult to get at N

these tile factories with high- "In my day we spent our to give their answers. Most, it not all, went there with the belief aghting the boss. It is difficult to powered production campaigns.

hava Yet these small business produce that joint works committees or joint reverse the machinery. We production councils can boost pro- got to find some way of doing so more than 70 percent of the nation's Bengal, Malaya, Ceylon nud

We are all members of country, output. Much of Britain's future duction.

That is what makes a modern We are all partners in industry, and success in raising production can be Hongkong all depended on rice (trom

The hill peoples produce some of

expected, therefore, from the places the ports of Burmang, v11

the finest Agbling men in the tribute to the boss-who-knows-his- we are all in a mess."

workers so unusual.

This was too much for Mr Dert where the boss knows the names of

tho factory Papworth,

long Communist his workers, Burma was the biggest exporting world:

While the men to whom

Obviously, lu a modern Wo Country in the World, "sending, out;

Especially they know each workers," other's problems and are ready to before the war, some 3,000,000 tons landed over Burma were fighting employing thousands of workers, it member of the T.U.C.' general

against us, these hill peoples stood is impossible for a boss to know all council. "Employers and

fundamentally dif- be helphil. Sir Godfrey Indo Went

· year..

byhus, never wavering in their of then by Hamo And it a he said, "are

nailonalised industry the pki.boss ferent. Unless you recognise that,, back to his Hosle with this Ided: "You Now, owing to the state of the loyalty,AUSKANTAR

you are not going places. Both don't have to build a massive in- country, it seems improbable that The Karens-mostly Christian idea is killed, anyway. even-500,000 tons will and its way are prepared to-aght for their reli-The-object of the meeting was to sides have got to get something out, dustrial palaco to House the right

atutudo of mind. to the over-increasing number of. gion.

dlacover the next best thing: How of these joint consultations."

Russia also knows well that who aver controls Burma has the Anal Bay in the food supply of a number of Asiatic territories..

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