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Hongkong Telegraph

VOL. IV NO. 90

TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1949.

U.S. State Dept Criticised For Negative China Policy

16 Killed In Political Riot

Bogota, Apr. 18-The provincial authorities re- ported today that 16 per- Mons were killed yesterday In the main clash of the bloody political rioting In ALL Borres Colombia.

agreed that the Army had succeeded in restoring or der.

an

the сом-

The official figure casualties was 14 Conser-

Liberal and vatives, one one. soldier. However, Bogota newspape finued to report the num- ber of dead as 30 to 40, a number which had been 121 estimated unoMcially the main fight between

and

200 soldiers armed civiliaus. United

·Press.

Kome

As Good As

Red Plot To

Create NegroNation

Conspiracy Trial Evidence

New York, Apr. 18,--A Georgia negro, who said he was trained in Moscow, testi- fed today that a negro nation

have been was to formed from Southern sec- tions of the United States by the flames of violent re- volution.

William Odell Nowell, U.S. government employee, told n jury at the conspiracy trial of 11 top Communists that he once was stuglent of revolution at the feet of Party leaders in Red Russia. There, he said; Prague, Apr. 18.-Bel- Army Instructors schooled-hin. grade Radio Loday claimed "

A Lighter

"the science fare.

of civil war-

over-

that a Yugoslav engineer j Other instructors, he testified, had invented a match tut lectured on the violent could be ignited 100 times, throw of the Capitalistle system of a establishment It was reported in a brond- and the

that the proletarian dictatorship," east, picked up here,

of

bath, Out this blood newly- utilised maich discovered chemical produced Nowell said, was to come a new in the experimental laboratory negro nation, conceived in vio- lence and dedicated to extend- nt roadcast, quoting the lng the Communist revolution

The

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Press.

STILL VERY ILL

the

RE-DEFINITION URGED

The Danger Of Communism

Washington,

Apr.

18.

Republican Senator Karl Mundt, condemning the State Department for doing "nothing" to stem the Communist tide in Asia, tonight called for a re-definition of United States foreign policy along positive, consistent lines.

Senator Mundt's attack came in a speech at the opening session of the 58th Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

as House Recalling his support last year Foreign Affairs Committee member of the initial Marshall Plan, Senator Mundt said he had lost He said the plan some of his enthusiasm, originally was designed to assist countries any- where in the world in their fight against Com- munism, but that objective had been "atricken"

the

the part as a result of "inaction on executive."

at not only

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and must br

of

Full-Scale

Yangtse Battle In Progress

Talks Endangered

Nanking, Apr. 19-Mes-1 sages from Chinking early this morning said that a full scale battle was in progress last night on the Yangtse east of Nanking following the first major, Communist attempt to cross the River to the south bank.

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German Police Fire

Demonstrators

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Berlin, Apr. 18.-Eastern Sector Cerman police fired on riotous demonstrators today in a crowd of 30,000 people, watching cycle races at the Berlin Stadium, the German news agency, DENA, reported. The agency said a police car had to face the resistance of an angry crowd to get away after the shooting.

Several pistol shots were fired. the report added, when the police had trouble in taking a man into custody. Spectators were beaten up, box offices oveturned, and "mob tumult, fighting and It stated that shooting" followed, the agency said.

the trouble, which lasted three hours, began with a demonstration against the organisers of the races. -Reuter,

End Of

Berlin Blockade Prospects

SENIOR WAY

Tel: 27880

Holiday Ends In Blaze Of Sunshine

London, Apr. 18.-The phenomenal Easter holiday weather hold out for holiday-makers in Southern England. who crowded benches and parks for a final sunbath before tomorrow's "back to work."

People in the

North wera

not so fortunate, with heavy

rains and cloudy skies breaking

the weekend heatwave.

In Berlin, the sudden heat spall brought out Berlin's

famous

Linden trees almost

Easter

overnight. The record fuel airlifts provided electricliy for welcome extra trams.

the Paris enjoyed

warmest Easter most people could ro- member, with French hollday- makers again basking in sun- shine today.

ATLANTIC FOG

Less lucky Atlantic

were the trans- on the passengers

SOVIET ENVOY ONliner Queen Elizabeth, which

TO WASHINGTON

The latest messages said that more than a division of Com-

that 題 munist troops and about 1,000

London, Apr. 18.-Berlin reports last

to -bo General river craft ut 10 o'clock

senior Soviet envoy, believed

Gov- night advanced towards the south bank

Malinin, adviser to the Russian Military Hohunchich

were inter- Island.

crament, had left for Washington,

from

At midnight Nationalist gun- boats and artillery were bom- barding the Communists fierce- The Communists had then not succeeded in establishing a foothold on the south bank.

ly.

Ilohunchch Island was taken 24 hours earlier by the Com- which bom- munists under the cover of an artillery barrage barded Natiohalist positions on the Yangise south bank,

'armies

nsistent, inclusive. how the long besieged capital af

"No nasistance is now being expensive dyke on one side of official Yugaslay news agency throughout the United States.

It was to extend from Vir extended to China," said Sena- the river while leaving the ited Tanjug, said the wonder match

delta,

tor Mundt. "Asia apparently waters to rush in to flood the That was a marked

plains of Asia". would be put on sale in Yugo-ginia to the Mississippi

It was Nowell said the "Black Belt of has been

and most dis- slay shops on May 1.

where Communists cause. Over halt

TAIYUAN ASSAULT the people "devastating described as about four inches the South,"

couraging prospect", he added. of this globe are being left to

States United sold the He

Communist Twelve long and somewhat thicker than claimed negroes were in

shift for themselves and seem match. United majority.Associated Press. ordinary

about to fall into the clutches foreign policy must be clarified and, one arthiery division were

made "positive, of Communism. Against this

attacking Talyuan, yesterday awful possibility and this im-

Shanst, according to a statement SHIP DISASTER:

minent prospect, our State De- and understandable--and,

frowns on all a realistic foreign policy released by the Shansi Provin BIG DEATH ROLL

which will resist evil where if efforts by Congress to extend Guayaquir, Ecuador, April 18. some help to avert this calami-

finds it and which will realis:cial Office In Nanking. be half York, Apr.

It said that the Communists New Stephen S. Wise,

and bad and ha!! good ly, positively. eloquently

on the artillery fre the Americans of the 59 passengers aboard the President of

completely nothing-as an al-bringing rain to the whole". Jewish Zionist Organisation, steamship. Farahon, were drown- was still in a critical conditioned or burned to death when eternative programme with any

Bo-

FOUR BIG NEEDS todiny. Hospital officials said Dr vessel cought fire at Puerto Be prospect for success."

No treatment livar on Saturday. Wise responded 10 during the night but there was death lolf could be fixed, Rescue no essential change in his con-boats sailed through the waters said, half the world was colinp- port sing while "we try to stem the dition from yesterday, when he off the south Equadorian

and more higher, broader emerged from a two-day coma. searching for possible survivors tide of Communism by building

and bodies.Unlled Press. -Reuler.

EDITORIAL

18.-Dr

preted by diplomatic observers in London as a strong pointer to the existence of Soviet-Ameri- can contacts on the possibility of ending the Berlin blockade.

the

оп

Berlin the

arrived late at Cherbourg to- day because of continuous rain and fog during her crossing.

Travel companies catimated that about one million Parisians left their swelteripe capital, the warmest.

In

cafes early

place France, Today's shade tempera- ture was 28 degrees Centigrade,

In shady boulevard sweated waiters

from Korning to cope with record beer from demands for iced the thousanda of lightly-clad tourists.

Berliners with plenie baskets and sunglasses again packed the traras to the surrounding lakes and woods The Tecord Easter fuel airlifts provided electricity for extra trams.

COLOMBO UNLUCKY

75-year-old-Officials said today that most t. but offers nothing-definite that the world can without were, particularly, concentrating e possibility of some truth in that the blockade was not one the capital and several houses

No official comment was available from the Foreign Office here, but it was clear to observers that the British Government is not directly con cerned in any feelers that may have been put out.

weekend.

finance expert of the Before

a leading

a trusted Foreign Ofce spokesman for- Soviet Union and

Potsdam Observatory forecast mally denied that any approach friend of the Politburo, accord-clear weather for another two on the subjects of the Berlin Ing to a Reuter despatch from or three days. blockede had been received Berlin.

General Malinin is generally from the Soviet Government.

raips In Colombo, torrential

brought weekend during the But li has been noted here that considered to have been Mar- no categorical denial was made shot Vasaily Sokolovsky's finan

US ciol

adviser

Ceylon a very different Easter by Mr Dean Acheson, the

to be entrusted from Europe's record-breaking Secretary of State, when he blockade and

of policy.

and dis- was questioned on the matter. with wide powers on questions spell of sunny weather. Floods

roads swamped For some days, therefore, it

This German source sinted, organised the traia services in has been impossible to exclude

of the principal subjects to be Soviet

collapsed. So- the inany rumours of a

Shops, offices, banks and fac- The discussed in Washington. castorno

viet Military Government circles tortes all over Italy closed down approach to Washington. sector of the city.

that the Soviet

whether or not this envoy with holiday-one of the most impor outside the city walls.

contact with attempt to secure a solution of

101 attempt to make German problem The Nationailst Military News

thousands He then outlined these needs:

From Milan, erman Mr Acheson, the U.S. Secretary tant in the Italian year. West German of State, the source added. 1. An organisation leading Agency reported last night that the

is set up, and freedom-loving three Communist Army groups whole, before a assisting

lakes. From Home crowds It was learned that General holiday-makers went north to

the lakes. are concentrating on two islands Government nations "where we find them,"

collective in the Tangise River north of would even be prepared to raise Malinin had had important con- left for the sea at Ostia or for real

blockade Berin provide

versations with the new Soviet

Alban Hills. the

The weather Anklug, 150 miles south-west of the

thought by Military Governor. General Vi continued hot and brilliantly security against Communism.

Nanking.

preliminary, Is 2. International control

to have been 1. Chuikov, and his political It said that the Communista observers here the atomic bomb.

claimed that

they would be strengthened in recent weeks adviser, Mr V. S. Semeonov, be- sunny all over the country.

In Rome, the maximum tem- fore leaving Berlin.-Reuter..

Сел- perature was 28 degrees by the economic difficulties In across the River by April 25.

Ugrade. Eastern Germany,

Exact

As a result, Senator Mundt

Constructive Criticism

IN their original manifesto and at their

public meetings the Reform Club have placed great emphasis on the desire offer constructive and intention ta

and public criticism of Government affairs--a commendable basis on which to conduct any forum. But, as we have observed before, constructive criticism of the Administration is nothing new or original in Hongkong; still to be demon- sirated, however, is what it actually

in changing achieves

modifying official policy and netlons, Government, through its executive officers, hus fre- quently welcomed constructive criticism

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or

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been

38

satisfied. But on larger issues, construc. tive criticism is more cavalierly treated. It is either "noted," or it will be "given due attention," or it is just dismissed us being "contrary to practice and policy," and

beyond the therefore, of course,

the

constructive of feld In pale. thought, Government has, from time to its discard to time.

asked "conspiracy of silence" policy and take confidence: pubile fully into its that has been ignored; it has many times been suggested that a new and more clarilled system of budgetting be adopted: that in lightly brushed aside; Govern. ment has been asked to submit to the public at regular Intervals policy state- ments: that too is blandly pigeon-holedl. On most subjects of major importance,

officia! policy where especially lavolved, Government remains indifferent to constructive criticism; proposals are

"healthy sign," but they produce positive reaction. The Reform Club has 11# been becomingly constructive in eritleism to date, but so far there has been no manifestation on the part of Government as to whether it is prepared to listen, to any of this criticism; sti less whether it is likely to act upon it. and actions to date, By its attitude Dar

Government gives the impression that it regards Vox Populi, less as a "healthy sign," and mare as a nuisance which has to be tolerated, and, wherever possible, forgotten. The best hope, of course, Is that the Reform Club will. accomplish what others before them have failed to do-make a sufficient impression on the official mind, so that it will not only listen to constructive criticism, but will be willing to embody it in futuro That would be an policy and actions, historical achievement.

"healthy sign" of pubille opinion, and by inference has indicated a willing- ness to be persuaded to give heed to this type of advice. Nevertheless, experience has shown that this official recognition of constructive criticism is mainly lip service to a democratic tenet nad that very seldem docs Government do any

wall thing more about it. The brick which the Colony's, civil service has built between itself and the public is tedny just ns resistant to constructive sugges- tions from third parties as ever before. For the most part Government politely listens, then just as cynfeally ignores. It

confident in

the Is supremely excellence of its policies and methods, and to be radical changes are considered vernilous and bothersome. And it is in the matter of policy where Government remains adamant. Occasionally it listens to protests and grumbles regarding small matters which have some effect on the Ilves and comforts of the community and wh adopt suggestions that deal with trifles but have no effect on policy: for these crumbs the community must duly express its gratitude, and överybody is expected to feel completely happy and

no

and

of

3. Find a force or create a the or without within way United Nations for preventing Russia with its veto from con- auing to be both dictator over her own conquests and dictator of international policles at Lake Success.

the

in

Fighting is going on six milles ont is making a fresh Berlin-were unwilling to state-today-for-the-- Easter Monday

NO MORE CONCESSIONS

will

An official Nationalist source told Reuters Inst night that If the Communists insist on their demands to cross south of the Yangtze River to supervise the Of Nationalist 4. Meet the challenge of re-organisation

talks Communism on the home front armies, the pence

and ihrough cducation

by collapse on April 20,

Goverment The Nationalist to Federal legislation similar

further con- the Communist

bil would not make control which Scantor Mundt Introcessions as already indicated to duced in Congress. -

United the Communists in the negotia- tions so far at Peiping, it Press,

elnimed.

£15

SIGNIFICANT VISIT

L

la

of

Half a million railway tickets Casablanen, Apr. 18-Forty have been sold by Rome railway were injured, some stations since last night, taking

Easter

of General If the report Malinin's trip proves to be ac- people curate, it will certainly be in-seriously, when a wooden slanil one-third of the city's population terpreted here as evidence that collapsed at a gymnastle festiv-into the country for the

solution for Berlin is under al here this afternoon.-Reuter. Monday holiday-Reuter, discussion.

Tho British view, there every reason to belleve, remains the same as in the four-power of the talks on the raising

summer. The Last Moscow blockade, which took place in was then British Government

Is

roady to discuss the German leaders nrd Kuomintang

the Berlin after meeting here today to decide problem as a whole on a four-

power backs

Press Washington, In to waive the time limit for the Secretary of the Soviet Embassy Rock peace talks and compromise on

Climber's Fatal

Fall From

fell

to

200

what approach should now de blockade had been lifted.

nde to induce the Communists

made

their

the

Embassy

+

demand that the Na- said today that the

possible arrival in Washington Berlin. Trento, Italy, Apr. 18-A 21-loualists accept the Red-drafted had not been informed of the

Soviet oficial from of year-old Italian climber, Wal-Peace agreement by April 20.

Unconfirmed Shangha! press

Answering queries about

tu ter Pece, of Bolzano, was killed reports

today said that, the Na-

mission Soviet reported yesterday when he

said to tionalist Government may move

concorn Washington, metres from a steep rock face the seat of government tem-

Germany and the Atlantic Pact, in the Torre Jl Gelin

said: group porarily to Shanghai of Coin the State Department of the Dolomites.

munist troops should cross the The Department is aware

River preparatory

the many rumours and reports Two girl climbers, raped with Yangtse him, wore saved because the transferring to Canton.

They are so many The final decision is said to about various matters affecting rope snapped on a sharp rock

of the Germany,

and so varied that the Depart- death, hinge on the outcome fo his as he plunged

the current peace talks in Pelping ment will make no comment on They clung exhausted

them." rock, for several hours before-Reuter. being rescued.-Rguler.

IN PLAIN CLOTHES According to a reliable source Soviet in Berlin close to the Military Administration today, a German plain clothes, Jeft the London, Apr. 18, Swiss capital for Washington yester- search tiny on an important mission to Montreal, Apr. 10-Mrs Noel Hadio reports that a Cloutler, widow of a gunman party today found the bodies the Soviet Embassy there.

This source stated that the hanged on March 11 for the of the three-man Swiss military

mising in the Alps purpose of the mission was to murder of two policemen, gave | patrol,

obtain first-hand Information since April 10, birth to triplets today.

The

the Atlantic Pact and on fallen at a men had

motrests

after-effects in possible Cloutier was executed despite height of over 3,000 pleas for a stay of execution be- Into e deep crevasse and had Western Europo-particularly in cause of his wife's pregnancy, been buried by snow. It took Germany,

The name of the onvey, who One other man was also hanged six hours to get the bodies out

travelled by air accompanied for the murders, committed dur of the crevasse.

by another Russlan, was not ing an attempted bank holdup.

but It is believed A third man is under sentence

disclosed that he was General Mallsin, a of death.-leuter.

MISSING MEN

• Gunman's Widow FOUND BURIED Soviet official, travelling in Becomes Mother

The bodies were carried down tonight to Arolla, In the Canton of Valais-cuter.

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