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Noon Observatlona, Baromalo pressure, 1001,0 mbs., 20.07 in. Temperature, 87.3 deg. F. Dew point, 78 der. F. Relative humidity, 75. %. Wind dirvelion, South, Wind force, 4 knola,

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VOL. IV. NO, 186

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1949.

Over 9,000 EUROPE'S DEFENCES

Killed In Ecuador

Guayaquil, Ecuador, Aug.

8. The death toll of last Friday's earthquake in Ecuador Was catimated 9,241. officially today at

Deaths in the town of Am- buto alone were said to have -renched 6,000.

Bodies are being recovered and burled as quick as possible, but conditions are such that there are fears of disease.

The shocks chattered a patch

4,000

miles, ron- acrop

square taining a population of 100,000. Rezeure workers estimate that percent of all bulidings in the area had been flattened.

Ambato, a thriving industrial venire, was completely destroy- death figures in ed. Delailed

main centres were estimated by ofeinla here today as lows:

the

fot-

"Pelileu

the

Ambalo 6,000, 3,000 and Patate 1,000. In township of Polleo, which was completely obliterated, only 500 of the 3,500 inhabitants vived.

sur-

MR DEAN ACHESON

$200,000,000 China Aid Proposed

""

TERMEDA SOFT SHELL?

Acheson

Testifies

On Arms Programme

Washington, Aug. 8.-The Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheson, said today that the United States was "open to attack" as never before because Western Europo's defences were a "soft shell" inviting Soviot aggression.

prom

Therefore, Mr Acheson | home to these 17101) the present programine be restrict- of leading theired to a point "sufficient to CC- told the Senate Armed windom

toward world monstrate the attitude" of thu Services and Foreign Rela-Peoples

co-operation and world ponce." | United States, with milditional tions Committees, Con-

arms to be provided "four or BREAKDOWN Mr Acheson opened the Ad- Ave months hence" when Con- gress should approve thei US$1,450,000,000 arms pro-ministration's big Senale drive Gress meets

"I would n

resist that," replied gramme to build up West- for passage of the arms

Mr Acheson. "We must go for- gramme. He wamed Congress ward ern Europe's defences.

inen that to restrict President joint planning and U.S. aid)

on both

these fronts Mr Acheson said the Russian

Truman's powers too leaders bad get their course

would be dangerous and heat the same time. Merely tak- charted against arrangements

an attitude is not enough. ing an cost of wanted. no cut in the

Ho by the United Nations for the an

added: "I do not then the arms programme.

of any other programme 8. "preservation of world peace,"

He broke down the program-know of and only immediate American milltary hsistance to "free name, proposing $1,100,000,000 for than this one which would be

effective Senor Gato Plaza, the Pre-Francis Walter and Repub-tions" could offent, this threat. sident of Ecuador, returned to the capital, Quito, today after; lican Representative John directing rescue

More than 20,000 people in the earthquake area ore

sald to

have been injured, and the pro-

perty damage

US$20,000,000.

estimated ati

PRESIDENT RETURNS

mitter,

Washington, Aug. Democratic Representative

much

North Atlantic treaty nations, time. A smaller

and useful at this

to help

itself. defeats

Programme

"With the state of the world

as it exists today, I would not want to take the responsibility

delaying any

of this material," said the Secretary.

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VIKINGS “INVADE' BRITAIN

The Viking ship Hugin, with 53 Danes aboard, approaches the English coast In an “invasion" commemorating the landing of a Saxon band in 449 A.D.

Council of

Europe

Holds First Meeting

Strasbourg, Aug. 8.—The Council of Europe, the first experiment

in creating an international Parliament, came into being here this after- noon when the Foreign Ministers of the 10 founder nations began their first “Cabinet” meeting.

FOREST FIRE STILL RAGING

"Prompt action is imperative," including $155,000,000 work on the Davis Lodge introduced declared the Secretary of State. them increase their military "The first line of defence is still output, $211,370,000 for Greet spot. A Parilamentary Com- bills in the House today to

but our in Europe, met last night

European and Turkey, $27,040,000 to help which

$200,000,000 in

allies today do have the strengthen the defence of certain

nót there, decided to set up a Com- authorise

military capacity to hold that other free nations exposed to mission to arrange relief in the military aid to China.

Lodge said the legislation was line. The shield behind which, danger, including. Kropo„Iran stricken arena.

we marshalled cur forces to and the Philippines, proposed "in order to call atten- we

for the Mr Acheson and Senator tion to the problem, in order strike decisive blows

common cause no longer exists. Arthur Vandenburg tangled in to diminish the help and com-

a strongly-worded attack the world drive.of Com- fort to the Chinese Communists In that sense, the United States round one of the dispute over

to attack on ita Own The size of the military program- | munism, Mr Acheson declared: which the White Paper brought is open

"The record to a greater extent

shows that no and in order to encourage our territory Chinese allies and friends

than ever before."

Senator Vandenberg, said the Communist

government came the terrible battle which they He said the present military United States was rushing the to power in any country by the Helena, Montana, Aug. 8.

weaknesses in Europe "Invite rus programme before the At-free choice of the people, openly The Northwest's danger of war" of Congressional Innt'e Paet nations' Cornell and expressed in honest told delays In artering

The pressure the orme defence committee could be vy

Survivors from stricken Peli- leo, arriving here today by the emergency air ifft, said "Pelileo had been submerged." Instead of the gay township where the famous Ecuador carpets were was an immense made, there lake, with only the spire of the principal church above the flood walers.Reuter.

MERCY CALL Quito, Aug. 8.-A call weist out Monday 10 all United States it' force and naval freight planes in the Fantoma area to "mercy nirir," flying doctors and inclical supplies to -central-Ecuador.

1 States Caribbean Com- United mand headquarters alerted all freight planes in the Panama Join the relief opera- area to tions-Associated Press.

New P. I. Consul

Due Today

Manila, Aug. Rodriguez,

0.-Dr

tro

the Sceretary Dean Acheson,

17

of

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me.

tion of defence plans.

COMMON PLANS

State. Air the Senate Armed Services and programme would increase that fablished for the joint prepura- Foreign Relations Committees danger. today that a small

of amount American arms ald for the Far East would have "considerablo possibilities of usefulness," but urged that It not be earmarked |for China,

.

POLICY REVIEW

He said that pending results of the current top level review

Mr Acheson replied that steps

to busteu were being takeo" drafting of common defence

AGGRESSION THREAT Citing

"ever present possiblity of aggression ! Europe, Mr. Acheron euid Sovial.1-plans. opposition had blocked preserva- Senator Vandenberg was not tion of world peace through satisfled, and suggested that the the United Nations' collecuve Retion.

"It was this historic fact or

of the American policy toward Interdependence which

the

led to he United the Nationailst Government of

creation of Chlum.

Administration Nations, and is against this of history that found

it impossible to "pro- broad current Jose gramme or Justify" arms aid the leaders of the Soviet Union Philippine for that country. new

have unhappily set their course. "We shall stand in criminol Consul for Hongkong, is leaving Senator William charged that

tho by plane for the Brilish Colony. America

been has

more neglect and the Ideals of Dr Rodriguez Huceceds Mr Kencrous since the end of the United Nations will be serious- Tiburcla

Baja, who

becomes war to its former enemies Italyly jeopardized, if we do not do Consul

to China all that we can by both moral Amoy-Associated | and Japan-- than In Press,

United Presti.

and material

bring means to

EDITORIAL

The American White Paper

The

THE publication of the United States State Department's While Paper on China could not have been more badly timed for the Nationalists. It came in probably their most critical week since the fall of Shanghai when the treachery of Generals Chen Chien and Chen Ming- yen made possible a bloodless occupation of Changsha by the Communists. White Paper's strong indictment of the Nationalist Government dealt the Canton regime as serious a blow to their prestige as their big reverse in Hunan, and it undoubtedly gave the Chinese Communists a great propaganda victory. Whilst the State Department's criticism, of the Nationalists Inefficiency, corruptness and military blundering is to a large extent Justified, the White Papet, by conscious. omission or otherwise, fails to say that It was largely the ovents resulting from the Yalta Pact, of which the United States was the principal proponent, that prevented Chlang Kai-shek from unifying the country after the last war- and rebuilding its economy. The Yalta Agreement made possible à renewed Russian penetration Into Manchuria, and gave the Soviet Government a pre-eminent right fo the port of Dairen and a nával base at Port Arthur, It afforded the Russians an opportunity to strip all Manchurla'a heavy Industries to the kground, and^n chance to transfer large stocks of surrendered Japanese arms to the Chinese Communists. The State Departinent apparently sought to correct

Its past errors in polley by trying to being the Nationallata and Communists together, little realising that the year or so of truce while mediation efforts went on gave the Communists that much time to increase their numbers and general military strength. It la interesting to compare the State Department's defenco of its China policy and ex-Ambassador Patrick Hurley's comments on it. General Hurley calls the White Paper an alibi for the failure of United States polley in Chinn, the primary responsibility for which he inys at the door of the State Department. All this does not excuse the weaknesses

Τη

on

nt

clection.

They met in the beflagged City Hall of this mediaeval, battle-scarred city, as the Council's Committee of

CLASH OF

Ministers, which will guide W. UNION

the next month's discussions of the Consultative Council, main debating body of the Counell.

As the statesmen climbed out

LEADERS

DENIED

London, Aug. 8.—General

of their ears to cater the magn)- worse cent

eighteenth century City broiling heat wave, of large military fire in 40 years still remain Hall in a

manifested many forces, mains behind the Iran vastating 6,000 acres and signs of its realization that the

maintained in readiness ed out of control after de- Strasbourg Curtnin, is the club in the closet killing 13 fire-fighters in experiment might make it Jean De Lattre De Tassigny,

a city of destiny. of every Communist government 96 hours.

French Commander-in-Chief in Europe and there Is little

blazoned from huge of the Western Union land The Ranger headquarters "Unity" effort made to keep the weapon salt the blaze might be brought posters

and from every shop-forces, said in a statement concealed."

In this chell-pocked here tonight, that "state Mr-Acheson-made-il-clear under control this afternoon but window that what was sought was a fol

D. Mole, supervisor of ineland city of many wars ments that Field Marshal

The flags of (lie 12 nations were Helenu National Forest, warned (Continued on Page 5)

Russians Want

UN To Clear Out

Palestine

Of

The words

"Europe" and

that a strong breeze could wipe arung across aucets and from Montgomery's iden was to

withdraw the defence cut all

of the last three days every prominent bullding. work.

Western Union outside the EIGHT-POINT 'AGENDA The Montana fire was roaring Inside the City Hall, original-Continent are completely through 18.000 acres of forests

from its aristocrade without foundation.” ly seized and prairies in ve north owner during the French Re- western states. Over 500 men

volution, The Ministera sat The statement was released had fought it along a 21-mile

Commission

area

train,

at more

had Minister Each

the

or-

Marshal

Com-

The Permanent Commission

perimeter in the regdon so re-round an egg-shaped arrange by the Permanent

ment of tables with interpreters of the Western Union Powers mote that supplies must be

the hollow

following cen.re. brought by boat, pack

press reports that. two Field trucks and aeroplanes.

Montgomery, with him.

Chairman of the Western Union The rangers placed the num-advisers sitting

It is not expected that there Commanders-in-Chiers ber of fire-fighters throughout the five-state

had will be any violent demonstrumittee,

clashed with than 2,500 men. Some of the ions against Council of General De Lattre Do Tassigny Europe. Local Communist over s.rategy in the event of a Lake Success, Aug. 8.-Russia today asked the United make-relmed men fighting the Nations to get out of Palestine and leave settlement of the blaze had gone 72 hours with strength to not impressive, be European condict,

confined chiefly to the Ing out sleep. But they threw 011 Holy Land to Israol and hor Arab neighbours.

thele

ganisation called "Fighters For strength into stopping The Soviet delegate, Mr they needed for their internal north of the main

two blazes started by lightning Peace And Liberty," which has

only a small membership. one. They Semyon Tsarapkin, suggest-

The Committee of Ministers "There' are no longer- ed that the Security Coun-milltary operations

brought the new fires under

has an eight-point ugerida to any control on Sunday, killed 13 Palestine." in

work throughout cil withdraw teams of ob- continued Mr Tenrapkin. "This fire-fighters over the weekend study of the report of the Pre-

The Montana blaze servers from the Near East being the case, there obviously They were trapped by the and dissolve its Palestine no need for United Nations shifting winds and perished in paratory Commission which has

"I can give no details about Paris observers to be on the spot, and the flames. Twelve of them had been meeting in Conciliation Commission.

the work we do. But I wish The Russian spokesman made United Nations observers must necessible Mann Gutch-United

the Soviet delegation feels Uhese untachuted into the virtually in several weeks, is itself divided to take this opportunity of tell-

into nine subjects. no mention of the UN embargo be recalled and their functions Pross.

ing you that statements imply- Questions the Committee must ing that Field-Marshal Mont- on ams to the Holy Land dissolved. Any further activi-

discuss in the two days before comery's which the

acting Palestine ties for final regulation of the

dee is to withdraw the Consultative Assembly meets the defence outside the Con- mediator, Dr Ralph Bunche, sug-Palestine confilet and all prob-

Include: creation of rules of tinent are completely without procedure for the Committee, foundation.

defence.

One of the cight points, thu

for

gested last week should be re-lems which have arisen should NORWEGIAN budget, staff, privileges and un-

placed by a "moral embargo" be left to the initiative and best among arms-exporting powers, judgment of the parties them- who would agree not to send, selves and there is no need for a moro fighting equipment to Conciliation Commission or for Israel or the Arab states than observera”

and mistakes of the Nationalist Govern. FLED FROM

policy

ono

ment, but the Unlled States" bungling certainly did not Improve their position. It placed them at a disadvantage from the start. The demoralisation of the Nationalists, administratively, and 'milliarily, stemmed largely from loss of

the rich Manchurian economy, The White: Paper is important, however, for thing-the US. State Department now realises the nature and character of the Chinese Communist Party, Whether realisation at a much corller date that they were part of the Communist Inter- national movement' directed from the Kremlin, and ... not mere politically Innocuous. "agrarian: reformers,” would have altered. American polley very materially is Idle to speculate upon. The United States now is committed to resist their cncroachment beyond: China's borders..

RUSSIA

PROTEST

said that General De Lattre De Tassigny questioned about presa reports concerning differences of oplulen said to have come to light at Fontainebleau, Western

a cold: Union Military Headquarters,

munities, draft financial 10- CONCEPTIONS VARY gulations, Invitations to new members, the date of the Com- "Of course, Gomc milled's next meeting,

varying recom-conceptions have been brought Mr Tsarapkin offered several Oslo, Aug. 8-The Norweglan the nomination to the office of natural, but it can definitely be mendations to the Assembly. for to light, a thing which was quita amendments to the resolution Government has protested to submltcu by Carida

to be made to the Assembly for our Committee and its Chair- and the Chinese Government against / Secretary-General and proposals stated that all, the members of France which would have con- the arrest of two Norwegian its own agenda, tinued observers and the Can-pilots in Chinese waters, the

Under the heading of new man have always unaniramasly cillation Commission but dis- Foreign Ministry

announced members it remains to be seen regarded their task as being, the missed Dr Bunche as neting here today

what attitude the Ministers will achievement of an effective de- mediator.

The pilots were "haler re- take towards the timing of an fence of all the territories of BUNCHE OBJECTS

Iensed.

Invitation to Western Germany, the Brussels Fact nations" Dr Bunene

shid pointed out

The Foreign Ministry to i fleeing "from Communist terror" the Council

The widely read London Sun- today that recall that they had refused to accept

NEW MEMBERS arrived herd today

the

Chinese or UN observara from Palestine the

Government's

day Express said in a front-page Strasbourg, Aug. 0. - The article by its military correspon company of Turkish Intelligence will have very serious effects China's east coast and the elos Council of Europe tonight de-shall Montgomery had had his

lockade of certain parts

Commitice of Mindfesiona agents after crossing a frontier upon the armistice agreements.

_?" dent yesterday that Flold Mar- Dutpost between Turkey and "Observers must be kept on ing of some ports-Router.

cided to admit Greece, Turkey most the Lab spot

Ankara, Aug. 3.—A Soviet Army major who said he was

in

of

Russia.

until is a final peace. -Intclligence sources said Major settlement or unl the partics N'colal Benderlov fled to Turkey themselves agree to changes in Earl Of Harewood's

agreements ather committing what was re-armistice

which Kurded as a "crime" in Russia. would make observers no longer They did not describe the na-necessary,"

ture of the crime.

Council adjourned dis- The

Wedding Date

-fleutor

clash "serious"

with and Iceland 08 members. General De Laitre De Tassigny Reuter.

and that "shrewd IRISH PARTITION thought that he could not carry, Belfast, Aut. 8-The British on much longer as top military of the Western delegation at the Council of coinmander Eurono will oppose any "move Union Powers London, Aug. 8-The Earl of by Eire to raise the question of Major Bonderlov appeared at cussion of the Palestine ques-Flarewood, nephew, of King Irish partition, Informed circles ports, that Field Marshal The correspondcht quoted ro a Turkish frontier outpost on ton un'il Thursday after hear-George VI. and his Austrian- in Belfast said today,, Saturday and asked for entry ing statements from the Egyp born commoner fiancee Miss

British

Montgomery "thinking perhaps Government's, Into Turkey na refuges. He tion, Israell and Syrian dele Marion Stein, will be married attitude is understood to be of the possibility of another was immediately placed in pro- gates supporting. De Buncho's on September 20 In the Chapel that the position of Northern Dunkirk” was feluctant to fective custody and taken here position on withdrawing ob- Royai of histoare Bt James Ireland is a domestic matter pledgo Britain to put a big land for thorough investigation servers from the Holy Land.— Pulice, It was reported today, and has no foldvance to the force across the Channel should ): Unlled Press

United Press.

Assoclated. Pross.

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