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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1949.

U.S. To Give 'Cool' Answer To

Stalin Pact Offer

REASSURING SCANDINAVIA

London, Jan. 31-America's answer to Marshal Stalin's "peace pact" offer may be discussed this week at the first full meeting between Mr Dean Acheson, the new Secretary of State, and the five Western Union Ambassadors, diplomatic observers in Washington thought today.

They believed the reply would aim at "reassuring" the Scandinavian countries and other European nations, particularly Italy, Portugal and Eire. It would be a "cool" answer, observers thought.

Diplomatic sources said they expected the Soviet Union would continue a "peace offensive" until mid-March when, according to present plans, the North Atlantic Pact is due to be signed by the Brussels treaty powers (Britain, France, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg), the United States and Canada.

Observers felt that the Soviet strategy might lead the United States and the Western Union powers to consider speeding up the alliance programme.

in Berlin, Herr Karl Schwennike, the Democratic Liberal Party leader, was quoted by the German news agency, DPD, as saying that Marshal Stalin's readiness to lift the "blockade" was explained by the "extraordinary efficiency of the airlift." Dr Ferdinand Friedensburg, the "Western" Deputy Lord Mayor of Berlin, said Stalin statement "shows the Soviet Union wishes, in collaboration with the powers, to bring to an end, the unbearable situation in Berlin,"

for Ger-

the

Western

Willing To Meet Stalin In Washington

Washington, Jan. 31-Pre- sident Truman was willing to sco Marshal Stallo provided the meeting was held in Washing- ton, a White House spokesman Bald today:

Mr Charles Rose, the Presi dential Secretary, told a press conference that there was no comment from the Iresident on Generalissimo Stalin's Biale- ment yesterday.

He was then asked if the President's position regarding such a meeting had changed. Mr Boss nald that the last ofllclat word he had received on the subject was the President's statement to a recent press con- ference that he was willing to ses Marshal Stalle any time he came to Washington.

Me Ross said there had been no official. message from the Sovlet Government regarding a meeting.leuter.

Tear Bombs Thrown At Mosley

London, Jan. 31-Tear gas bombs were thrown into the audience when Sir Oswald Mos- ley, former leader of the British Union of Fascists, addressed a meeting of his Union Movement in Landon tonight.

About 100 people were

the hall. Thirty and left treated in an emergency hospital in the basement of the building.

The meeting was held in the town prosperous of Kensington, a Russian London borough, and in his address Sir Oswald said it was the Arst time the Movement had been allow ef such a meeting place.

Moscow Radio was broadcasting Marshal Stailn's "pence" statement In all news bulletins, both domestic and foreign, today. Sometimes the

was to make statement

repented twice in yet succession.

Every language on the broadcast list was used.

It was still premature any comment, and it was not

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Peace Mission

Ready To Leave

NATIONALIST SPOKESMAN'S

WARNING

TO REDS

Shanghai, Feb. 1-The new five-man people's peace delegation, appointed by President Li Tsung- jen during his brief visit here yesterday, were pre- paring today to start on their mission to contact the Chinese Communists in North China, according to Chinese reports.

The new delegation consists of Dr W. W. Yen, a veteran diplomat and civil leader, Mr Chang Hsu- chow, a lawyer and educationalist, Mr Ling Yu-chiu, a civic and industrial leader, Mr Kiang Yun, lawyer, and Mr K. T. Chen, chairman of the Trustees of the Bank of China.

The delegation, it is belleved,1 General Pal, In his lengthy will act as President Li's personal address, reviewed the efforts made representatives and will co-ordinate to begin peace talks with the Com- their efforts with those of the four-munists, and continued: "So far as headed by the Communists are concerned, we man official delegation Me Shao Li-tze and General Chang have done our best and showed our

sincerity.. Chih-chung

Okamura,

GÓVT. STILL TRYING

In Paris, a Foreign Office spokes-known what action the French Ga-

"What the people demanded of the Dr Ott Sihr, Chairman of Ber-

Meanwhile, the China Press re- fake, the spokes- Government vernment would n's "Westem" City Council, com- man said the French

ported that the former

Japanese Government the Government has the that

Soviet leader attached "a certain importance" to man added.

in China, complied. The Communists have not mented

affected Commander-in-Chief Marchal that Danouncement at guarantees the "gave no indication

who shown the same sincerity. They did General Yasutsugi were for Berliners and Germans in Stalin was prepared to meet Frest-

was recently acquitted by a Chinese not stop advancing along both the general to let them build an Indle-dent Truman to discuss drafting a

military tribunal and now wanted Pelping-Hankow and Tientsin-Pukow

railways. pendent administration for Berlin peace pact.

by the Communists, is on his way and a Federal Repubile pavement.-AP

back to Japan-Reuter,

DEMANDS REJECTED Nanking, Feb. 1-A Nationalist PRESS SCEPTICISM

spokesman warned the Communists Many Brush newspapers today

last night that If they persisted in were sceptical of the Stalin declara- He introduod three Union can-Irrelevant issues during the peace tion, which they contrasted with the didates to contest South Kensington overtures it would be impossible to weekend -Soviet denunciation of the in the London County Council meet their demands and come to Western powers and her questioning elections in April-Reuter,

Picture.

many."

Bunche Offers Israeli & Egypt New Secret Peace Plan

Rhodes, Jan. 31.-The acting Palestine Mediator, Dr Ralph Bunche, handed to the Israeli and Egyptian delegates today a new peace plan- still secret — prepared yesterday and during the night by him. The plan is said to contain a compromise proposal to fix armistice lines in the Negev desert of Southern Palestine.

Israch An

the took carier An arneli source told Reuler het though the negotiations would be documents to Tel-Aviv for instruc over by next Friday-The--Israeli- Gous-from the Jewish Premier, Mr delegation is to mert Dr Bunche to-David Ben Gurion.

the

capital

of

night to present their corrections It was hoped that if there were no and amendments to his proposals setbacks concerning the new plan. The Egyptians are saki in tre

both delegations would be invited by awhiting

instructions from new Cairo.

"They are believed to regard the Mediator to draft is joint agree the plan less favourably than the ment tonight or tomorrow.

(in Amman. israchs.

Transjordan, it was expected that Dr Dr Bunche told reporters that the Bundle would invite Transjordan, documents he bad given both dele-Syela, Lebanon and frag to take part gations hal several wurking papers in the pence negotiations.

(These States are likely to object designed to facilitate and expedite

to the talks being held in thodes but ugreement."

EDITORIAL

The Stalin Questionnaire

Stalle has replied to questionnaire

a submitted by the American Inter- national News Agency which was couched In Ruck: remarkable! phraseology as to suggest it had been framed by the Kremlin. Throughout there appears to be an endeavour to give the impres- sion that the United States Is a suppliant for spectal favours and that the Kremlin is willing to give qualllied consideration. On this score alone the questionnaire and the replies given thereto are open to suspicion, for there has been nothing in recent United States foreign polley vis-a-vis Russia and the international situation to give the Kremiin 'the slightest notion that America feels it en- cumbent to make obeisance to the Soviet Republic in resolving cur- rent problems which have largely been created by Russia, Note, for example, question 3, which asks it. the governments of the United States, Bellait and France agree to postpone -creation of a separate Western German Gov-, erriment, pending a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers to consider the German problem as a whole, would the Government of the USSR be prepared to lift the restrictions on communica- Hons between Berlin and the Western

of Germany? Zorica Now a question on this subject couched in such terms la wholly Inconalstent with the expressed atitude of the Western Powers regarding the Berlin blockade, and cannot, therefore, be sidered a serious approach to this special problem.. It is, of course, typical of the Søvlet technique- the effort to force the Western

"ENERALISSIMO

con-

Powers Into a false bargaining postion to enable the Kremlla to whi for sell political and

The ques diplomalle victories. tion dealing with the restoration of communications between the Soviet ari

Westero German zones is the crux of the questlon- naire, unsmuch that the future peace of Germahy at the rest of Europe catt be said to binge on the settlement of this long- standing dispute. But there will need to be rather more evidence of good faith on the part of the Sovieta than Stalin's vague de claration if the whole problem of Germany's future is to be amicably and permanently solved, The fron curtain was lowered, not by the Western Powers, but by Russia, and it is Russia who must It to enable herself and her wartime allles the opportunity of relations. frank, but peaceful Stalin's offer to outlaw war, and to reach a mutual pact of general- disarmament throughout world could constitute a vlial move towards the end of the cold war, but it will have to be follow- ed up on the part of the Kremlin with a more concrete aign of a genuine desire achlevethis end. Russia has so often dis- played had faith in the councils of the nations during the part three years that it is dimouli now to accept on face value the good Intentions of the Soviet Republic. Wherefore, if Stalin really means what he says In reply to the INS questionnaire. ho will proceed Immediately 10 confirm 11 attitude through the usual diplo- matic channels. Such

B ges- ture would command the respect and attention of the Western Towers.

the

it is thought that any invitation from Dr Bunche to negotiate would be accepted.

of Norway on the Atlantic Pact prn-

porale.

Some papers, while declaring that] Marsha Stalin's words could not be taken at their face value, urged the Western powers to make the most of them to secure a working agreement with Russia.

hall of

TWO TRAIN

CRASHES

terms.

accused of war cranes, the improvi

war

"The Communists ara stiil ad- vancing southwards and this makes it difficult for an honourable peace to be concluded, but the Govern- ment still has not given up.

"For its respect of the people, the Government is still trying to con- clude an honourable peace with the Communists; also for the sake of The spokesman rejected three not ruining the nation's resources." points

General Pat, recalling the people's in the two-day old Communist broadcast secking punishment for the delegation request to him to stop released former Japanese Comman- fighting three days to enable them to der-in-Chief In China, Genem! arrange peace overtures, asked how Yasutsugi Okamura, who had been was he to stop fighting when he

was being continually pressed? ment of 47 Nationalist leaders on the “I told this delegation and I repeat

· criminals list, and the "complete again that I fight on the defensive The Manchester Guardian said:

liberation of

only when attacked and the Com- "Stalin holds that Germany is the

sald the three munists keep attacking. If you want The spokesman key to the 'cold war' and the defeat

81 PERSONS HURT of the Western Union, and he is.

points should not be a conditionat peace, don't make me to stop fighting. preeddent to the

to stop actual opening! but ask the Communists (From Jerusalem: Reuter-reports preparing-to-concentrale-on: It-

"London, Jan. 31=Eighty-one of the peace talks, He urged the ghung-es-well-......... that "In this that the Jews have indicated

"The only way to have peace is for sense, his statement is

their position they would not join in conciliation aimed

both sides to lay down their arms the hostilities might band to stop thut and Eng-

advancing."—-Reuter.- brought to an end.

AAP. talks with the Arabs there because of Gerate as much at the confusion persons were hurt in two train Reds to onaliks,

Ile said it was true that the Reds Yorkshire Post The Conservative

Seventy-six persons were injured the United Nations had granted the Bierman opinion an of American, crashes in Scotland connecting the

the Arab-held Old City commented: "Fer all its clumsiness. at

in the past few months had Glasgow witch

shipyard

the into

number of victories of Jerusalem with the former Go- the Iussian action may be offering! vernment House.

us a chance of that showdown for workers train ploughed

rear of (The Government House in the which Mr-

Churchill headquarters of the Conelllation weeks ago

ago.! "It may be the last chance to ston but only two were held for treat would not determine the final out-1 streamed into the cliy and settled drift towards a disastrous conflict. Commission and the Arabs had said

In order to settle China's inter-down in the Old Legation quarter. they would not negotiate without a

Declaring that the Soviet leader's

dispute through political road. The Jews

mutual respect, militarised and neutral territory, and they were not consulted about the money allocation.

Arabs £4,250 to improve a roar

said the

arca

land.

4

but

won they

REDS TAKE OVER Pelping. February 1-Nationalist troops patrolled Peiping's main a train standing at the should realise that this might not streets on Monday night after an aske some station. All were taken to hospital continue for long and decidedly estimated 15,000 Communist victors

ment.

come of the conflict.

necine

pult-

The bulk of General Fu Tso-yl's 100,000 troops, however were

10

around Government House was de. words demand n response, the Li-persons were cut by tying glass means, it was necessary to preserve me out of the former outer perimt-

of

the

Lake

Secretary

the

Press,

of

the

make concessions.

civil

The

was

At East Horndon near London Ave

when the door of a train going in mean sal: "The beral News Chronicle

and mutually

ter of the Defence zone and prepar- fact remains

et

that Marshal Stalin's one direction flew open and smashed

ing fo march out to new camps overtures to the West (for such they the windows of a train passing in

direction.-United The Nationalials earnestly hoped opposite are) cannot be laughed off or cava-

where most of them will be trans- (The road-making violated

would that the Communist Party

People's lierly rejected." slates quo agredient, thny said).

utilise the utmost sincerity to help formed Into Communist Liberation Army soldiers. The Conservative Daily Mait COMPROMISE PROPOSAL

speed up the convening of a peace, stated

"Russia that in Germany

NO RED PROBE IN

General Fu's personal troops, who conference-Пcuter-AAP. A United Nations

remained on guard in the city, turned source stated wants to share in the recovery which Out Dr Bunche's document, still she did her

CHANGE OF HEART NEEDED BRITAIN

their utmost to prevent.

away from the victory eyes Hankow, Feb. -General Pal processions yesterday afternoon as the officially secret. is a compromise Nevertheless, If there is the slightest London, Jan. 31.---The Prime proposal for the delineation of hope of reaching n settlement in Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, today Chung-hst, the Nationalist, Central Red Army marched to band music

last and the cheers

eers of an organised armistice lines. It covers the main Germany, it should be explored to rejected a suggestion in the 1louse Chin Commander-in-Chief. controversal points, including Aula, the utmost."--Reuter.

night told a mass gathering of minority into the ancient capital. of Commons that he should set up ankow's most preminent on important road junction southeast

Communist lukeover DIPLOMATS CAUTIOUS Beershebo eaptured

independent Royal Commission on leaders by the

and businessmen that the peaceful and orderly. Success, Jan.

lines Israelis during the last phase of the

31.-The the

Un-American

peace overtures with the Com-

The The rnin force entered Pelping

પ fighting around Beersheba itself.

General of the United Activities Committee of the United unists would fail unless the Reds

through three

city gates. Dr Bunche said: "The delegations Nations, Mr Trygve Lle, when asked States Congress.

The first batch of Communist are now studying the papers, and a tonight whether he would consider Sir Waldron Smithers, Conserva.manifested a change of heart.

Other speakers radically departed meeting will be resumed when they offering Lake Success as mutually live, had wanted a Commission to from the recent spate of conciliatory troops seemed to be nervous.

for report on the extent and place

nature appeals to the Communists Marshal of Communist organisations and their peace in and

China by attacking Dr Bunche disclosed that Colonel Stalin, Faid he would consider the subversive activities in Britain." Cominunist Party for their Ismail Sherein.

sincerity aux brench of faith. of the Exyptian matter and might make a statement | Reuter. delegation, has left for Cairn for tomorrow. consultations with his Government. However, Marshal Stalin's Infest The reactions to the new document move in the so-called "peace often- will determine the success or failure sive" has been received with great. of the conference. Both parties attached great importance to the caution by diplomats here. High

of the offleinis

Nations armistice lines, which affect future

United declined to comment on it. boundaries-Reuter.

The move confirms statements by FULL RECOGNITION Washington,

Kources close to the Soviet delegation Jan. 31-President in Paris last November when they Truman lave full recognition to the predicted that such an "offensive" Governments of Israel and Trans- would soon be launched In the Jordan olay. The White House West..

The political lenders of the Anglo-

are ready with reactions."

their views and acceptable" meeting

President Truma

made separate announcements of de

Bizonal Minister

Jure recognition for each Govern- American Zone in Germany decided ment, Full

recognition means that today that Murshol Stalin's declaro- The United States will appoint en- tion contained nothing to delay the voys to both countries,

preparations for a West German Mr James MacDonald, special State.

Presidents, representative to Israel, may be the first United Sinter Ambassador to gathered in Frankfurt to meet the Jornel.

British and American Military for n The United States was the first Governors, agreed to ask country to give de facto recognition formal Allied decision whether the to Immel on May 14, 1949-the day present Bonn Constituent Assembly

competent to draw was

up, the the new State was proclaimed.

American representation in Trans. electoral law for the first Parlla-

now State. Jordan has been confined blikertu ment of the

. Their question implied, in the to a Consulate General in Jerusalem words of a prominent Socialiai covering both Israel and Transjor-leader, "that they see no reason to dan. Transjordan na no direct regard the Stalin Interview representation In Washington creating a new situation for their

work."Reuter.

Reuter,

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Dutch Will Not Comply With Indonesia Peace Plan

Lake Success, Jan. 31-The Dutch have refused to comply "at this time" with the new United Nations Security Council peace plan for Indonesia, according to information reaching, United Nations Headquarters. Reports from the Commission for Indonesia in Batavin said the Netherlands authorities were awaiting instructions from the Hague concerning the Security Council resolution approved on Friday, which called on the Dutch to free all Indonesian Republican leaders in captivity, recognise the nuthority of the new and strengthened Commission in the Indies and make precise and gradual moves toward giving the new United States of Indonesia sovereignty by the middle of 1950.

Dispatches to the United Nations reported that two tho moro Indonesian officials had been imprisoned by Dutch, allegedly for creating unrest among the population. In passing the new plan, the Security Council made no provision for forceful steps to make either the Dutch or the Indonesians comply in the event of refusal to do 80,-- United Presa.

or

..

The

more

for second and third waves, coming in the American Dodge and General Motors In six-by-six trucks, were far

cheerful and relaxed. They come armed to the teeth with American rifles, bazookas and mochineguns driving ft fow

other jeeps and American trucks presumably taken from captured

destroyed Nationalist units.

CALM RECEPTION Peiping received the 'conquerors with calm and curiosity. Various students, and workers organisations tined the ronds with squads bearing great and colourful banners and shouting slogans, but this has not been the reflection of the general. populace who demonstrated the watne reserve with which they said have greeted six previous conquering waves in the last 40 years.

Pininciolles politicul workers

the Red troops accompanied have been busy pasting up notices, urging the populace to remain calm and go about business as usual without fear and trouble-

Nationiallat news censors were no longer on duty and no Communist consors have yet made An op-

Various soldiers sald they had orders not to talk to foreigners but It was understood that the orders would be relaxed- GB soon as tho occupation process was completed.→→→ LUnited Press.

pearance.

and