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Hongkong Telegraph

VOL. IV NO. 76

FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1949.

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Peace ONLY ATOM BOMB HAS SAVED Evangelist

Mission Leaving Britain's Big

Today

Nanking, Apr. 1. Nationalist peace delegates are leaving Nanking this morning for Peiping, the Communist capital, where peace negotiations aro to open.

Late 021 Wednesday after- noon polley-makers from the Kuomintang Central Political Council and the Central Exo- cutive Committee met the peace delegates under the chairman ship of Acting President Tsung-jen who, it is reported. told the meeting that box- curely wanted peace with the Communists.

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Ол their part the prave delegates appealed to the Kuomintang polley-makers for unity within their ranks as the negotiations are on the point beginning.

In their turn, the Kuomintang policy-makers told the peace delegation that they should seek n cease-fire along the Yungise formal River line immediately negotiations open today with the Chinese Reds.

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Is re-

This Kuomintaug view linbly reported by sources among

the

Surplus

London, Mar. 31.—Bel-

Lafn ended the financial tonight with a year

sur-

plus of £831 millon

million. moro Than

£42

WAS

estimated. Onicial figures also show that a net increase Britain had a In revenue compared with last year of £161,731.551.

The revenue, according

to Treasury returns, standя at £4.00 million £242 million more than the Budget provision. Ex- penallure at £3,170 mit- lion is £200 million more than was estimated-Reu- ter.

Daring Robbery By

Bandits

Mar. Rangoon,

31-Bandits overpowered a police escort to- day and robbed a paymaster of 51,000 rupees belonging to the British-owned Burma Oil Com- pany, in a daring robbery Just across the river from Rangoon,

the The robbers disarmed

Yangise 200

200 miles from Nanking. Meanwhile, the political situa-

EUROPE FROM REDS

Churchill's Strong Criticism

Of Soviet Russia

CHINA'S COLLAPSE A DISASTER

Boston, Mar. 31.—Mr Winston Churchill tonight said Russia would have com- munised Europe some time ago but for the atomic bomb which the United States possessed. Addressing 13,900 persons in the Boston Garden, Mr Churchill said a handful of men in the ruling Russian Communist Politburo aimed to rule the world. "I must not conceal from you the truth as I see it," he said.

The 74-year-old wartime British Prime Minister added: "It is certain Europe would have been communised and London under bombardment some time ago but for the deterrent of the atomic bomb in the hands of the United States." He said Russia united the free world against it by deliberate acts because the men in the Kremlin "fear the friendship of the West more than its hostility."

"Fourteen men in the Kremlin, holding down hundreds of millions of people and aiming at the rule of the world, feel that at all costs they must keep up the barriers. Self- preservation, not for Russia but for themselves, lies at the root and is the explanation of their sinister and malignant policy.

Kremlin's Churches

the Legislative Yuan for what; Last night, gangsters threw three at the three-day Mid-Century was not inevitable and he

Is done.

(Continued-on Paze (5).

Of Communism

At Abbey

Krishna Venta, of Los Angeles, Calif., who claims to have lived 1,900 years ago, walks with his 34-year-old wife, Ruth, past Westminster,

Abbey, London.

Syrian President And Premier To Be Banished From Political Life

Damascus, Mar. 31.-President Shukri El Kouatli of Syria and the Syrian Prime Minister, Khalid El Azim, arrested during the military coup d'etat by Colonel Husni Zaim yesterday will be "banished-from-Syrian- political life," the new regime announced to- day.

the policy makers to have police escorting the firm's two- been unanimously expressed at-week payroll of $1,000 rupees, "These 14 men in the Kremlin | His immediate audience Includ-į said: "Aller four and a half) control and the civilisation of ter General Pal Chung-hs from then relieved the paymaster of have their churches of Com-ed hundreds of 'the world's years of hideous mechanical the West, Hankow declared that inform the money.. The n then munism, whose missionaries in lending thinkers and men af slaughter. Illuminated by

The Russian people must 1lon from captured Communists forced the driver of the com- every country 43 fifth offairs, here to exchange Ideas finite sacrifice but not remark-rot see what goes on outside indicated that the Red armies are pany car to drive them to safe columnists, awaiting the day on "The 2011 Century-Its ably relieved by strategy, or and the world must not see endeavouring to take strategle ty.

when they hope to be the Realisation and Promise,”

generalship ..the doctrine of what goes on inside the Soviet Anking, on

north bank of

absolute masters of their fellow Mr Churchill was also accord self-determination was not the domain. Fourteen men in the countrymen...they have their ed radio

radio and television remedy for Europe, which need-Kremlin, holding down hun- before formal peace talks begation here was tense following anti-god, religion.

audience of almost unpreceed above all things unit and dreds of millions of people

and

alming at the rule of the The polley-makers are further the Socialists' declaration that

"Behind this stands the lar- dented magnitude. It was his larger groupings, sald to have agreed to allow they would leave the govern-

world, feel that, at all costs, Arst public speech in the United CRAZY DELUSION the peace delegates full power ment and not go underground 1 Kest army in the world in the States since his historic address

"The idea that the vanquished they must keep up the barriers. hunds of a government pursuing to negotiate with the Reds and į the opposition could restore law imperialist expansion as no Czar at Fulton, Missouri, three years could pay the expenses of the Self-preservation, not for Rus- to reach decisions only. re- and order and guarantee de-

a destructive and sin, but for themselves, les at for Kaiser had

done. ago this month, when he coined victors was ever ferring back to Nanking those mocratie rights.

to crazy delusion. Falluce "Iron curtain"

to the root and is the explanation Failure to strangle Bolshevism the phrase points which they themselves

and mailg- It has become risky to walk at its birth...lies

and her satel- strangle Bolshevism at its birth of their sinister The de- considered necessary.

heavy upon describe Russia

nont policy. Hics.

and to bring Russia, then legates would be responsible to the streets at night due to con-us today,"

strate, by one means or another WITHOUT PRECEDENT WAR NOT INEVITABLE the Cabinet and the Cabinet to stant street dght in the city. .Mr Churchill made bis speech

"In consequence, Soviet con- Tonight, Mr Churchill said into the general democratle sys

tem les heavy upon us today, duct of relations of Communist Krenades at a local police sta-Convocation of the Massachu-

Had the League of Nations been Russia with other great powers setts Institute of Technology did not think "violent or absolutely sustained and used, it of the world are without pre- Hon United Press....

elpitate etion should be taken would have saved us all. cedent in history. Measures "The United Nations organi- and counter-measures have "Under the impact of Conation has so far been rent and been taken on many occasions musism, all the free nations of distracted by the antagonism of which in any previous period Russia and by the could only have meant armed the world are being welded to Suvist

fundamentad schism which bus conflict. gether us they never have been d

Communism

The situation has been well But described by distinguished And question is asked, Are we

The Syrian Parliament, it was expected here. The

in Europe so position

would be dissolved soon and general eléctions held far has been successfully main-

to return a new Government. Colonel Zaim, who is and tained. The prodigious effort

of the Beriln airlift has carried Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian armed forces, us through winter. Time, though was thought by observers to favour a Coalition. dearly bought, has been gained for peace. The American trying Muhsen Barazi, a Minister, day were immediately diamiss- to feed two million Germans in has been released. All Govern- | ed. Berlin while the Soviet govern-|ment departments were

Demonstrations open

supporting ment

to was trying starve today and work was resumed. the new regime were held by has been them

from the University and object Officials who abstained (Continued on Pure 5) attending their offices yester school students. Reports

Beirut said security there had been tightened.

EDITORIAL

W

War Damage Compensation

characteristic 1XJITH

vigour. Mr Leonard Gommans the Conservative MP has resurrected in the House of Commons a subject which, in the minds of the average Hongkongites, has been dend and buried for a year-compen- sation for war damage. Mr Gammans finda it impossible to believe thnt Hongkong residents who lost property and possessions as a result, of the Pacific conflict are to receive no compensation, and if that strikes him more than it does the little man in Hongkong as incredible the difference in state of ruind can be explained by the fact that Mr Gammans has had ne experience of how the Colony's Government goes about looking after its citizens. Ir Gammans' spirited questions on the subject command admiration, but it is a pity, perhaps, that he was not made more familiar with the background before launching his parlin- mentary attack. If he had been put into the picture a little more he would not have been the slightest bit astonished at Mr Rees Williams' urbane, but most definite decinration that No far. N Hongkong war damage claims are con cerned there is no question of any setlir. ment; nor would he have been shocked.

Once by the Colonini

spokesman's subsequent statement: "I regret I cannot promise any new investigations in this matter because it has been announced for a considerable peried, and that has been the unalterable decision of the Hongkong There, in that last sen- Government.” tence reposes the full answer to the war damnges compensation question. Without any mandate from the people, the Hong- kang Government bargained with White- hall, and together they reached an agree«' ment which was presented to the public on Apr 27, 1918, whereby the citizens of this Colony renounced all claim to Individual compensation out of public fund, and settled in full for (n) absolution from any costs connected with the BMA, (b) £3,250,000 worth of free-

con-

grant advances covering a period before and after establishment of the

Civit Government, (c) n free grant of £1,000,- 000 to assist Hengkeng in resolving prob- lems arising mut of expenditure nected with the war, (d) interest-free loans to a maximum of £3,000,000 to build a new airport, (e) a free grant of £25,- 000 for the Hongkong University. This agreement was presented as a generous gesture on the part of the Imperial Government, but in fact, of course, it involved a considerable sacrifice by the community of Hongkong, for it is now officially computed that if war damage claims had been met they would have cost £38 million—a grent deal more than the Colony's BMA commitments and the Tensory's free grants. Mr Rees Williamя nrgues that Hongkong cannot be treated in the same way as Malaya and Borneo for two reasons: firstly, we had no con- tributory Insurance scheme; secondly, we have made a magnificent 'economic and financial post-war recovery and our needs,

not so great. The first indisputable, but that no such scheme operated In Hongkong was not because the people rejected it, but because Government was not willing to push one through, though in other forms of legis- Intion it can be relentless enough. The second argument is true, but only to a polni. Most large firms have now been able to write off their wartime losses, but not no the individual who lost his home and practically everything else he

Ile: Бан possessed.

hind aturi from scratch, with no surplus revenue coming in to help him recaver losses. The Hongkong Government is credited with having made an unnller- able decision-and it was made behind the Colony's back. Bat the householder, the little man, who lost all, still deserves some consideration, and it is not too late för Government to give him some by informing Whitehall that' It would like his claim honoured,

nre

how to stem the energachment of Communism.

before and never could be but and the rest of mankind.

between opened

for the harsh external pressure and to which they are being sub-we must not despair. We must Americans as a cold war.

persevere, and, if the gulf con- the jected."

He added that, "for good ontinues to widen, we must make winning the cold war?

sure that the cause of freedom ill", air mastery today was the supreme expression of military is defended by all resources of

forethought with fleets and armies combined power, subordinate, and he said that science. Here lies the best hope radar und the airplane con of averting a third world strug- bined might exterminate thegle and a sure mens of coming submarine.

through it without being en-

which

East.

was

| Europe and had not yet suffer-ny

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Damascus, the capital city, resumed its, normal life today following the seizure of power yesterday. Reports from various parts of the country give no news of further incidents.

30-Year Old Intellectual

Leads Insurrectionists

Saigon, Mar. 31. The Chinese Communist force, which was reported today to have invaded the northern Tonkin area of French Indo-China, is led by a 30-year-old intellectual named Chu Kai- pi, a traveller from this arcu told Reuter here to- day.

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Political sources Colonel Zaim was

accondary from measures.

hero-sald NOW CUN

vening military courte. The security precautions taken pre- vented a disclosure of their

purpose.

CLAIMS POPULAR SUPPORT

Diplomatic offices in Damas- cus sold it was not known it any charges would be preferred against the Syrian President and the Premier. the only Government

how leaders custody.

Mr Churchill said the Rus-slaved or destroyed. slan stand had resulted in the WARNINGS VINDICATED present "cold war" In West relations,

"Three years ago, I spoke at the auspices of without precedent in history Fulton under and bad resulted in measures President Truman. Many people and counter-meusures which in hero and in my, own country any previous period could only were startled, even shocked, by have meant armed conflict. what I said. But events have However, he said, the West vindicated and fulfiled in much was winning the ""cold war" In | detail the warnings I deemed It

duty to give at that time. ed complete defeat in the

there is 4 very Orient. He said the Berlin air-different climate of opinion. 1 lift alone has been an object am in cordial accord with much lesson to the German people for that is being done. We have as famous beyond anything that words dominating facts the

Marshall could convey,"

new unity in He warned tid Western Western Europe, and now the powers not to lose the advan-Atlantic Pact. tage by any "needless' provoca-

"In

my

own country, the tions of German' sentiment." point is

Mr Bevin, Foreign Secretary,

He said the Communist band who embarked at Mers who has come here to sign' the

be would was about 500 strong and In-Kebir, near Oran, LOOK TO ASIA Atlantic Pact, has shown him- eluded mercenary troops of so cent to Northwest Tonkin, On the ther hand, he raid, self indifferent to mere Party

which was invaded this week dealing

with political creed,

Colonel Zaim, short, balding, the question "Are we winning popularity in

The raids have taken place by Chinese Communist forces. chain-smoking national;

·Commander-in-/- theso the cold war?" could not be, de-

great

The Spahls arc tough Chief of the Syrian Army, told isques. He has shown him-around Alao. Kal and Hoang Su by look cided looking at E

Europe alone call, Ilke many He said: "We must niso look public

American Phee, in the Upper Song Koi Aghters, always ready for land. Reuters that he wanted to set

д above mere Valley, which was captured from to hand warfare, the officer up men,

democratic Coalition Government. He said the en- our victory has been the col-partisan interest in dealing with Vietminh (Indo-Chinese autono sald.

tire Syrian people were behind M. Paul Ramadier, the French him in his seizure of power Inpse of China under Communist these antional and world issues, mist) forces during the French

winter campaign of 1947-45, attack and Intrigue. Chino, in

ASTOUNDING POLICY

Minister of Defence, told Par- and he only wanted to hold the Observers here believed that lament today that newspaper reins of government for a day which the United States has "No one could, however, have always taken a high interest, brought about these immense the attacks were part of a Vie- reports had exaggerated the comprises an immense part of changes In the feeling of the trinh organised campaign to Importance of the Invasion of

Toukin. and contral the Chinese frontiers. the population of the world.

armistice negotiations Absorption of Chi

Europe but for the astounding China and India

The traveller sald the Freuch

with Israel. he said, will go This is not the Chinese Com-nhead on scheduled. The open- into the Kremlin-controlled Com. policy of the Russian Soviet forces on the Upper Song Kal munist empire would certainlyovernment. We may well ask: reiled for supplies on 20, out-of-munist Army invading. That ing date will be April

Why

they deliberately

nroy is still far from the Indo- bring mensuretess bloodshed niid

Colonel Zalm, who fought for invaders are just local banda." world against them? It is cer- as all other forms of

1042, millian people."

sald negotiations were... tainly not because Biçre are not munications are impossibia.

The Minister sald demands now going on to form a "how". Mr Churchill then warned that very able men among them.. Two thousand

Spahls by the Far Eastern Command Government. Political sources troops) left France for more men and material had declared today that the task of must not be allowed to why have they done it? I offer) (cavalry follow China's path. He warned you my own answer to this for Indo-China today. They are been met and fresh aircraft forming a Government would niso that Communism's ability strange conundrum. It is be-special reinforcements. trained would soon be sent out. The not be ensy, They said Colonel to exploit worldwido hopes, tears enuso they fear the friendship of in jungle warfare, a French only problem was the shortage Zaim would probably head o and grievances gave Russin the West more than hostility, General Staff officer told Reu-of transport vessels.

dictatorship until At least the weapon Hitler never tid,

They cannot afford to allow free ter,

"All that is necessary and end of April, when he declared Referring to the Versailles ¦ and friendly intercourse to grow

He said it was very likely" possible has been done up to he would call for general.clecy peace conference, Mr Churchill up between the vast area they that the regiment of Spahia, the extreme limit.Reuter, Filons-Reuter,

to

to Asia. The worst disaster since

United

Britain States,

or two,"

The

mlsery to eight or nine hundret acted so us to unite the free date Junkers transport aircraft, Chinese frontier," he said. "The the Vichy French in Syrlin.

India

zam-