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THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1948.

WHAT ARE THE AIMS OF THE

CHINESE COMMUNISTS?

Newspaperman's Review

of

(John Roderick, who recently complated three

years of reporting in Chinu, gives bia views here

of

the Chinese war. Roderick spent six months in caves at the Chinese Communist copitul at Yezen. He is now in the Middle East on a new assignment.).

By JOHN RODERICK

Beirut, Dec. 12.-Who are the Chinese Com- munists? What is their aim? Who are their leaders? Are they tied closely to Russia?

Though they control an area nearly as Europe, little is known of them.

large

as

1945,

This writer went to Yenan in November, and spent a total of six months Yenan 'fell.

there just before

Yenan is a cave city set in the Locas hills of northwest China, remote from' civilisation.

Yet from this town, the leaders directed Communists Chinese politlent und military operations extending as far northeast as Man- churia, a 1,000 miles away, and as far south as Canion ned Hongkong.

The brain behind this large de- aign was the political bureau of the Party's Central Committee, headed Mao Tse-tung. It Chairman by made its orders known by radio, by courier and by indoctrination.

DIGNITY AND SOFTNESS

To Stand

Trial For War Crimes Crimes

Manila. Dec. 13.-Former: Lieut-General Shigenori Kuro- one-time commander-in- I first met Moo at the airteld the da Communist built to accommodate chief of the Imperial Japanese during the war Forces in the Philippines, was American planes

on WAT crimes against Japan. He is à big man. arraigned

with a curious charges by a Military Commis- combining dignity softness. His massive hend, sit on son headed by the Deputy sloping shoulders, is tapped by mass of straight black hair, Hls Chief of Staff, Brig-General in its whiteness. Calixto Duque, of the Philippine

ordinary dress is simple, often the patched armed forces, at 9 this morning. jacket and trousers of the Shensi peasant. He easily is the domin- ant personnilly in the company of extraordinary individuals.

He

waxlike rarely

smiles. Its

and

a

respon-

at

5.

Three Marinen were booked for investigation in

Onkland, Calif., following Mexicans A

an attempted tavern hold-

up. When police responded

to

An alarm Bartender Albert Faccini (right),

guarded by

Patrolman

Calvin Clayton, broke loose

from

the trio.

thinking he was a

Police..

Nation Of Dwarfs 50

trying to escape, shot him.Years Hence

in the leg. Marine Melvin Davis, 20, of San Andreas, Calif., (left), guarded by

Patrolman Ray Pierce, was

shot in the hand by Police who said Davis was reach- ing for ກ pistol.-AP

Picture.

Of

Purchase Airways Co.

AOA Absorbed By Pan-American.

Paa- New York, Dec. 12.-The American World Airways today con- cluded an agreement to purchase the American Overseas Airways effec- live December 31.

Mexico City, Den. 12 --Alexzion will be a nation of dwarfs within half

Dr 11 centur

Miranda. Francisco cle P. Mexican nutrition specialist fears. The doctor said the nation must increase its protein

be intake or content with growing down.

The nation's diet as a whole is definiinly sub-sinndard, Dr Miranda said. Mexleans currently are enting worse than even the wartorn no- tlons of Europe, he added.

The xican diet Agures out lo 1,657 calories a day. Dr Mironda said, while the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation -ximates that a diet of as little na 2.400 calories a day is Mose to the danger point...

THREE DEFICIENCIES "The three principal diet defclep- clea of the Mèxiban' people are lack of protein, riboflavin and niacine," Dr Miranda said.

Wounded In Hold-Up

POCKET CARTOON by OSBERT LANCASTER

BAZAAR

"Just to think, if it hadn'e heen for the encouragement I received from the tute Sir Henry Irving, at the very outset of my career, I might never have had the courage to go on!"

Bubonic Plague

Cured By

Lack of protein restricts growth Modern Drugs

lack of riboflavin lowers the growth inck of factor even further and

nervous

110

Its

Hyderabad, Dec. 12.-Victims

Wife Becomes

A Sleuth

Milwaukee, Dec. 12.--The Judge complimented Mrs Mary Badmor on her sleuthing after awarding her a divorce.

Mra Radmer told how she took a ride with her husband, 'Edward, 51, and his woman friend, unbeknown to them. After several stops at eating and drinking places, Radmer parked his car.

The ensuing conversation went like this:

"Did you love your wife?"

"At first I did."

"At first she did."

"Did she love you?”

"What happened?".

"I don't know.

ask her."

You'll have to

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Please note that

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lie

The highest Filipino and Amerl- can officials, Including President

the United Quirino and

States d'affaires

Thonins charito

(Mr

invited Lockeli), have been witness the arraigament of the last surviving overall commander During the weeks which follow-

of the Japanese forces in the Philip- ed, I talked often with Mao and leaders. They

pines, who is charged with Communist ather affirmed and re-affirmed that their sibility for the torture and death of

Filipinos and Americans

the participation in a chlef goal was

hands of forces under his command. coalition Govermanent for all China.

DEATH OF POWS This appears to be their aim to-

American Overseas has been in niacine makes the average Mexican

competition that the Communists'

with Pan-susceptible to pollagra, a skin crup- of bubonic plague, once India's clay, except

share Kuroda's case is divided into two direct

Number will willing to formerly were

cx-given an 80 percent chance of Telephons with Generalisshao Chiang phases-American and Filipino. In American on flights beween Europe tion with severe constitutional and most dreaded disease, are now

and the United

Pan- States. power

Nationalist the American phase, Kuroda will

If they' the

receive 59123 3 main lines); as from recovering American Kai-shek

will acquire the Trans-plained, symptoms, the doctor responsi

out pointed

that "in

15th December 1948.. prompt treatment with modern Kuomintang party he heads. Now stand trial for command

American stock. The AQA intent upon destroying bility for the killing of more than Atlantic airline in return for Pan-

will depths, the problem is ceunoinic." they are

The average Mexican farmer, if he drugs. both. Their avowed object now is 700 American prisoners of war.

holders and will then be dissolved. | has a cow or chickens, must sell Pingue victims here are isolated to rule with what they call "other Melvlile Husey and Robert Fort of distribute these stocks to its stock- SCAP's Legal Section will handle

his milk and eggs to live. If he has promptly and given heavy doses of liberal parties" ns partners.

of the Americant A. joint announcement Issued by corn or wheat fields, he has

sulindinzene for five days. Hyder- -in-internal-pollcles, the Chinese the prosecution Communists say they are indepen- moto 27 counters, Pan-American and American Over-market the grains,

Three Philippine Army officers, seas made it clear that the purchase The doctor said that the main abad--public-offlclnis-say-the-death-

by Captain N. Maronilla is subject to approval by the Civil item on the Mexican dally menu dent of Kussia and have clashed hended with Moscow over the Une to follow. Seva, will handle prosecution of Aeronaute Board and stockholders is corn, consumed in the form of the lengthier Filipino phase. Three of the two companies. It was an- tortilins, a thin, flat, unleavened BREAK WITH STALIN

nounced that the amount of stock Philippine Army officers, hended by

corn bread baked on a hot stone Prime Captain Pedro Serran, will defend that Pan American will give to the or piece of sheet metal. And there with first Mno

broke

AQA will be determined by inde- is less than half

a pound, .210 Minister Stalin in the early 1930s Kuroda,

The trial will open on December pendent auditors on the basis grams, of that.

AOA Moo refused to base his revolution

assets and liabilities as

TWO OUNCES A WEEK instead to 17-United Press, on workers, and turned

December 31.-United Press.

Then Dr Miranda sald, comes about many Though he put peasants,

half a glass of milk, followed by 80 formi reforms into practice, the

grams of wheat flower, 47 grams of without question

and 11 11 sugar, 22 grams of beans programme is

tho- Imbued

grams of beef. The

for exam- to one adds up

with

Communist

ductrine of Stalin and Lenin.

The party's avowed intent, how-

ever, is to reach Communism by

NEHRU TO VISIT HYDERABAD

Reuter.

as

Another Soviet Warning

of

ul

beets

to

rate been reduced to "about one In

came into use few years ago.

five since the zulfa treatment

In ancient times, when rat-born swept uo- entender plague

across whole nations, vie- tims usually were given ነጻ for dead as soon as they fell ill. The disease was known as "black death" because of its discolouring effect on the skin.

i

.

FIRST SYMPTOM

High fever is the first cymptom of

ple, the doctor salsak per week. | plaque. Later, lurge lumps appear

smail, 2-plus ounce s.

The average

p

of

Delhi, New

Dec. 12.-Pandit

Mexican consumes on the victim's body. Chances of his first visit

about half as many calories as

rocovery-even with sulfodiazene gradual stages, passing first through Nehru will pay

Minister of Indla to

person in the United States.

diminish dangerously after these phases of capitalism to develop the Prime

Dr Miranda satd because of diet de-swellings begin, the officials say, nation's resources and then to co- Hyderabad State on Christmas Eve,

ficiencies, Mexicans are always cold. Hyderabad City's worst epidemic operative ownership and finally Into it was learned today.

farmer Berlin, Dec. 12.-The Russians on The

his "pavan," or wears

recent times occurred in 1012 full socialism,

He will stay there two days and

and Though the party may follow unwill meet the Nizam. Pandit Nehru Saturday issued their second warn-blanket with a hole in the middle, when there were 8,300 cases

its will also address a public meeting lag in little more than a month that and the big city labourer wears his 6,800 deaths. linb nationally

Sulfadiazene was first used here even on sunny Independent foreign outlook is almost identical and broadcast from Hyderabad, ac- they would force down any aircraft overcoat or jacket

'they

under- are

on a large scale in 1046 when 2,700 in days because cording to New Delhi Radio Improperly marked or engaged

canes of plague broke out. All but with Russin's.

"disorderly" flights over the Soviet nourished.

Also, he salt, the high general 800 of the victims recovered.

To guard against another major mortality rate, the high infantile Lt. General G. S. Lutjantschenke, mortality rate and deaths even from epidemie, five isolation camps with Soviet Chief of Staff In Germany,

dlacases that что not considered emergency accomodations for 10,000 sent the

warning to new

morial are Indications of the poor patients are maintained in the city.

of United Press, Prague. Dec. 12-Sixteen of 43 General Charles K. Galley, the

nutritive state of a large pector General people on trial here for activities American Chief of Staff.

the population.“ was against the State have been Lukiantschenke Indicated he

"Without raising our food levels, acquitted, the others being sentenced not happy about the way the frst we will be a little people in 50 years to terms of imprisonment ranging complaint was received.

more," he concluded. United Press. from two years to hard labour for life, it was disclosed here today.

When Russin opposer the United States and Britain, it does also. If n peace Moscow suddenly launches offensive, the hostile propaganda of the Chinese Communiste falls off and conciliatory with. 9 replaced gestures.

ANTI-AMERICAN American and to. the Nationalists has intensified opposition to the United States. Moscow is kept fully Informed of the Chinese Communist

moves.

the

Milltarily, however, there is little known evidence that the Soviets have contributed very heavily to the Chinese Communists, except for

07:15 the quantity of Japanese Russians left behind when they quit Manchuria. This is not to say that,

arise. futuro needs

the should Soviets would hesitate to come to their assistance.

Should the Communists take over the government, there is a prospect for a period of co-operation with the Western Democracies as well as with Russia,

This might approximate the ro- cent history at Albanie, which first welcomed American reprccoglatives and treated them with courtesy. The hard fact of Albania's government was that. Rusala stopped in andraI- bania, backed by her mighty patron.

got tough.

the Chinese Communists) would follow such a line is n ques tion to which Washington and other ant-Communist capitals would like: the answer. They don't know-

Czechs Acquitted

zonc.

Brig.

In answer to the original com- and British Most of the accused were said to plaint the Americans

transports are have harboured or failed to expose said that all their "terrorists" sent into the

their plots country properly marked and by "treacherous oxiles now in operate under orders to stay in the Germany. Reuter.

corridors-Associated Press.

PRESE SERVICE 1995;

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U.S. Position In

Japan Weakened

Summoned Before The Dist Tokyo,

Dec.12-The

12-General New York, Dec. was sum Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Minister, Mr Yoshido, moned today before the Diet In-Allied Commander in Japan, regards vestigation Committee here follow America's position in

Prime

Japan

مد

Ing tharges by a Social Democrat."weakened materially" by the Com- Chinn, the that he had ac munist advances in Mr Shizue Kato, cepted a 1,000,000 yen bribe in what military correspondent of the New is known as the Commerce and In-York Times, Mr Hanson Baldwin,

Enid today. dustry Ministry textile scandal.

Mr Yoshida acknowledged receipt of the money, which was used us party funds. He:(Mr. Yoshida} expected to be summone before the Committee again tomorrow. Router.

GUERILLAS FLEE

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Mr Baldwin wrote that military. observers in Washington believed the Communist victories would ne- cerantè-a reappraisal of America's milltary position in the Far East.

A report by General MacArthur which was being studied in Wash- ington this week says additional troops, ships and aircraft are needed the American position In Japan ti to

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Saigon. Dec. 12--Franchi air and land units were tonight pursuing the

"Apparently General MacArthur remnants of a Vietminh tindo does not feel that much, If anything, Chinese,uutonómy- movement can now be done to prrest the WCUD guerilla force which, with naval aid, China, Mr. Baldwin said. In they had driven from a stronghold the Gocong Belin, 18 miles from react, he views the United States position in Japan - aswenkened here. this Formaterially by (ie: Banking Comm confirmed that orders would be given Kurila-slands, Kamchatita and the south in to local commanders to observe Sakhalin, and in Christmas trucen---Router,

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