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Hongkong Telegraph.

VOL. IV NO. 271

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1949.

Gaoling Of Bevin Explains

U.S. Consul

Prejudices Attitude Towards

Recognition

Washington, Nov, 16- The Secretary of State, Mr Denn Acheson, Raid at a press conference today that any consideration of Ameri- can recognition of the Com- munist Government of China was now out of the question because of the Im- prisonment of the U.S. Consul-General in Mukden, Mr Angus Ward.

Shipping Attacks

AMERICAN PROTEST OVER

FLYING CLOUD SHELLING

London, Nov. 16.—Britain has told the Nationalist Govern- Mr Ward and tour Consulate ment of China that attacks on unarmed British merchantmen

employees have been held by

since Oc ober 24 on charges of

assaulting a Chinese employee.

the Communist in Mukden will be regarded as “illegitimate and unfriendly" even if they take place inside Chinose torritorial waters, Mr Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Secretary, said in Parliament today.

The Government consider-| Chinese Nationalist authori-]

On other aspects of American

policy 10 the Orient,

Acheron:

Mr Acheson said

$173

the protest

1. Reported that he had dis-ed that it was entitled to ties that this would be done. Of the Flying Cloud Incident cussed with the British Foreign give naval protection to Bri-

based Mr Emest Bovin, in Paris Inst week the question of tish merchantmen outside that

the Chinese Com-Chinese

Minister

recognising

naval

territorial

Asked whether he would se appropriate action was taken to make the protection of British chips effective, "so that

munists and that they had waters and bad told the the blockade may be brokenoted he definitely did not link

agreed they would keep ET touch on this leave.

that

2. Strondy Indicated Ambassador Philip Jessup, the Administration's diplomatic trouble shooter, will be sent survey mission to the

Jessup

Far

Far

I

soon ast. Mr responsible to Mr Acheson and

37 UNIONS

PRESS FOR

Mr Bevin replied: "I think I

on endangering American lives.

State Department officials

the attack on American vessel of withdrawing have done that Two ships got with any idea

from the recognition

Chinese Nationalists. In fact, informants Nationalist said that despite the seriousness of the protest against endanger- ing Americans aboard the ship, there was no thought at the State Department that it would serve as a basis for breaking off relations with Chungking.

out today."

**The Chinese Government claim that the measures taken do not con- stituto a blockade but merely give effect to ʼn domestic closure order," Mr Bevin said. "The

Preddent Harry Truman for WAGE HIKE legal situation is in dispute,"

helping

to

develop

new

American policy for that see Uion of the world.--Associated Press

Errol Flynn

To Marry

London, Nov.

A year.

REPORT DENIED

The Naval

Congress, cha)- | steamer

Jean Ghica who was killed in and Engineering Unions, CIT- brace more than one-third of the 0,000,000 members of the TUC

an aeroplane crash 12 years ago. The couple met about six months ago In Paris through and include some of the most

authorities Jn

this

The general policy for H.M ships in regard to the closure of Chinese ports remalna

changed.

un-

U.S. PROTEST

Washington, Nov. 18. The

Mr

He said he had read

Dine

At the

For

P.G.

Reservationa

Price 20 Cents":

Tel: 27880

In Camp With H.K. Defence Force Hu Shih

Picture taken at training exercises with the Hongkong Defence Force shows members of the Hongkong Regiment practising firing of 2-inch mortars, using smoke bombs, Smoke in distance shows where mortars landed. The Defence Force is now holding its annual camp at Salkung. (Telegraph Staff Photographer),

MCNEIL TELLS VYSHINSKY

WHY WORLD

WORLD OPINION IS

RANGED AGAINST RUSSIA

Lake Success, Nov. 16.-The British Minister of State. Mr Hector McNeil, today told Mr Andrei Vyshinsky, Russian Foreign Minister, to return to Russia and explain to the Politburo why in the worst days of Hitlerism there never was such a world coalition of opinion ranged against Germany as was mustered today against Russia.

Proposed To Lead New Party

Lake Success, Nov. 16- Dr T. F. Teiang, Nationalist China's chief delegate to the United Nations, said to- day that he would like to see a new Chinese political party formed under the banner of liberalism to fight for independence.

He suggested Dr Hu Shin,” former Chinese Ambassador to the U.S., as logical loader of o now Chinese liberal Party to function overseas as well as in Chinn.

Dr Hu Shih now is in New York,

of

These views were given in an interview by Dr Talang a day after the Chinese Red regima at Pelping advised the United Nations that. Dr Tslang's dele- gation no longer can speak for China in the U.N.

Dr Telang, an appointee Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, would not be in conflict with said the proposed liberal party the Kuomintang Party, basis of the Nationalist ·Government now menaced by-Red advances on Chungdna

AIMS OF PARTY He said the, alms of the pro- posed party would be:

national independence 1.The of China.

the

2. Individual freedom. 3. Rapid economic develop- ment In China to raise

andard of living of the people. "I feel sure such a political party would receive the support both of the intellectuals and the common people in China," he continued. I urge my friends

ch o start such a movement,! If # move 4 started, the oglen leader, would be Dr Hu

པས Shift."

Ur Tslang was asked if his advocacy of

a new political muvement in China implied in any way a break with Generalis. Vsimo Chiang.

"Let But jamming was ineffenitve.-|

Western broadcasts could be heard in Moscow on a number of frequericies.

He was speaking in the Mr McNeil continued:

Nations Political the Soviet Government pull up United Committee, which is debat- the blinds in Russia and, where

ever we similarly offend, bring ing the Soviet proposal act to our attention. cusing Britain and America of "war-mongering."

"Ensure that the Soviet people,

POISON WELLS

He shook his head and sald positivity no." He said the

machine RUSSIANS WILL

TRY TO HELP.

NO OFFICIAL REPORT He said that the Government 16. had made the strongest repre Leaders of 37 shipbuilding nations

Mr Acheson said the State 10 the Nationailst

Department had not yet received and engineering unions to Government-Reuter

any official, reports of blockTM day decided to press a claim,

ading. Nationalist warship firing for n £1 a week wage in-

on the Isbrandtsen Steamship crease, which, if granted.

Company's vessel. He said Buch would cost an estimated Rongkong alate that there is no report was expected at any

moment, £100,000,000 to £130,000,000 truth in the report appena full report of the affair sent in the local press this morning that one of is Majesty's ships by Walter Sullivan, correspon- The decision, taken in deflance | entered Chinese territorial dent of the New York Tinos, London, Nov. 10-Film star of an appeal by leaders of the waters whilst escorting the Errol Flynn la engaged to be Trades Union

On the basis of that recount, Wosang early married to the Itumanian lenges the Government's appeal month.

he said, the United States in

Mr McNell sald thot it these Princess Irene Ghica, friends of for

protesting to the Chinese Na- greater restraint Ja wage

channels were blocked, "we the couple said today.

tionalist Government imme- claims to back is economie re-

Mr McNell said: "Mr Vyshin-nd the rest of the world know

will and other methods of get- Chinese Constituilon permits the diately against the endangering sky.

what each other are saying and Ko back and teli tha

Dg fact and authoritative Information of new The 20-year-old Princess, covery programme.

of American

parties Ilves

truth and fact hinking. Wherg when the Soviet Government that The 37 unions,

they slender and brown-haired, is

forming the

shelling took place. the daughter of the late Prince Cl

Confederation of Shipbuilding

and they alone are cutting off are accessible, the propagandist formation and truth through to Association Press,

the Soviet people, even to a Acheson noted that this their people from the sympathy goes out of business."

Mr McNeil

smail number." denied that Dri- did not raise the question of of the world.

Mr McNeil called the Com- lain and "Go back to tell them that the

America had built up this government's altitude on

propagando avast network of bases to hemmunist he Cited States has dispatched

blockade, simply the issue conaclence of the world is re-

"poison wells from which the In the Soviet Union. volled

£10 influential leaders of the TUC.

mechanical by of endangering American lives. to Nationalist

British and American troops real war-mongering exudes," The decision of the Con- China today on the shelling of

cynicism of the Soviet regime.

been withdrawn from "This is the black bible used "Go back to tell federation today had been re-

Pressed for further explana-

them that had garded as

the American merchant vessel, tion, he said test case which Flying Cloud, off Shanghal.

that what other they may for this moment pre-many territories, he said, "but by the saboteurs of peace," bo

Washington, Nov. forces have with sald, adding: We havo

State Friends said they plan to would vitally influence the ct-

action the United States vall in their hideous and ignoble the Soviet

Department hardly anywhere from appetite for the Soviet peace, today that Russia has agreed to marzy late next Spring either initude of other

trad unions

The US Secretary of State, takes will be decided when purposen against this patriot' their furthermost points of It is a peace that destroys and try to effect the release of two Paris от London-Associated wth wage claims in hand,———

have reports

come man, this little country or that

does not create."

American aid officials and the Prese.

Ja covering such questions territory, but that the peoples of

Britain had reduced her When be roso to reply to Mr vessel Kimball R. Smith de 13 precisely where the the world are on the march."

forces from 5,000,000 to about McNell, Mr Vyshinsky

wavedtained in North ship was when the attack occur-

Korea since 750,000, but he knew of no his ALTES red, whether it was given orders UNDER PRESSURE

and spoke in his September 22. comparative reductions in So-characteristically vigorous man. "Cons! viet forces. Mr McNell added:

Russia had previously referred the Stalo Department the Mr McNell asked why Russia He repeated his charge that North years Iran, France, Czecho-jammed foreign broadcasts. He British and American war procratic Republic, which is not Korean People's Demo- slovakia the Czechoslovakia declared: "In scala and tech-paganda" had broadened of Bents and Masaryk nique this campaign

into recognised by the United States. is Yugo-

only Chile, China, Canada,

"preparations" for a new war. The Americans were on board. paralleled by that conducted by slavia, the United States of

Alleging that America was the ship when the crew mu Goebbels on America, Britain, South Africa. Nazis during the war."

behalf oł the continue to establish military tinied and took it to North,

(Continued on Pare 5) Korea Reuter. Turkey, Norway, Denmark have all, in varying degrees, been under pressure and

propaganda fire from Soviet Russia at one

ime, or another.

"Go..back

mutual friends whlic divorced Flynn was on -day.

EDITORIAL

twice-

a holl-

Router.

wilt

Mr

protest

Dean Acheson, announced | this at a news conference,

Concessions To Germany

WE decisions on Germany made by the "Big Three" Foreign Ministers and disclosed this week by Dr Adenauer, the West German Chancellor, are of immense Importance to the whole of Europe. The Foreign Ministers have Intely been criticised for their lack of a coherent German policy, but the decisions to be made have been genuinely difficult. One thing has always been plain: the western Powers cannot afford to allow Germany to go_Communist, or to align herself militarily with Rasela. It is unfortunate that this necessity should provide German politiciane-too many of whom seem to have forgotten that Germany Is a benten nation-with such a powerful bargaining point. But it is a necessity for which Russia "must tako fall blame. Her intransigence since the war, has made. It impossible for the western Powers to concede Russia the dominating position in Europe, which Communist control of *Germany would give her,' Russlo la obviously not prepared to withdraw from, eastern Europe

"new until the democracies" there are completely sub- jugated to orthodox Communism—and that meana willing to obey without question the dictates of the Kremlia. In these circumstances the western Powers have been forced to bring that part of Germany - which they control into the community of western nations. In Dr Adenauer's words, the Foreign Ministers decided that. Western Germany should be Integrated into the circle of west in Powers." This concession is

fed by permission for Germany - m, largé, number of International

organisations, and the right to open con- Bular and trade missions abroad. An equally important concession is the Allies' consent to a re-examination of the dis mantling programme, with dismantling to be slowed down in the meantime. German politicians have made much

political

capital out of the dismantling order, and most Germans are now convinced that it was an injustice, designed only to handi- cap German industrial recovery. However unjustified this belief may be, it is n serious obstacle to European co-operation, and for this reason a re-examination of the whole policy is welcome, It is to bu hoped that some more sensible means can be found to achieve the original objects of dismantling-namely, reparations for Germany'a victims, and security against German militariam. If dismantling is stopped, Germany must be made. to accept international oversight of her production. The German Government must co-operate with the Ruhr Authority and the Military Security Board, and must agree not to exceed or to question the level of steel production fixed by the Allies. The western Powers cannot trust Germany until she has proved herself worthy of trust, and the responsibility for this rests

ment, Dr Adenauer described the Foreign Ministers decisions no "a great step: forward for Germany. The steps to further progress will only be possible if De Adenauer and his colleagues show convincingly, that, they are ready to help to rebuilding what Germany first des- troyed the panse of security and com munity in Europe

oficial

It refused to follow and whether a warning shat was fired by the warship--Associated Press,

Bevin To Go To Ceylon

der that

Over

the last four

to ponder

why

and

drawn

advance,"

Governor

H

ner.

Clarifies

no

Points

16. The announced

to

In China Airlines Wrangle

His Excellency the Gov-jese statement appearing in the Jung-chen, acting Chief of the this morning · probably | General Staff of the People's the officials stationed at Kal Tak

clarification.. of

of the

J

Denmark,

of the kindly diligent people, has felt bound London, Nov. 16.-The to desert her century-old neu- Foreign Secretary, Mr trality. Can shie-harbour terri- Ernest Bevin, plans to go torial ambitions and warlike

decisions? to Ceylon for the forth- coming Commonwealth For of the Politburo whether it is thum, today made

"Go back to ask the colleagues ernor, Sir Alexander Gran-press

referred to the two companies' Revolution

Army Military eign Ministers Conference, credible that any of the peoples following

Counell, Chang Po-chun, Minis informed quarters said here of Europe, their memories still several points in the post- PERSONNEL FETED

ter of Communications,`LI Ke- | tonight:

scarred by bombardment and oc-

nung, Vice-Minister of Foreign. tion cupation, their peopin D

Hongkong

San Francisco Nov. 16-

Affairs and Liu Ya-lou, -com- Only unforeseen "health or kneeling at the graves of their Government as involved in Premier Chou. Ed-lal of Commander of the People's Alr international reasons are likely young men and women, should the currect situation of the munist China yesterday gave A Force. lo provent bis attendance, they see

seck war?"

CNAC and. CATC,

dinner party in Peking in bon- The Radio said in a Canten He said the planes would not of the China National Aviation workers in.

our of more than 40 personnel dispatch tiat › the......... Chinese TIME RUNNING OUT

Hongkong and Political quarter expect the

Mr McNell declared that the munist territory until the post- Transport Corporation whe support for the personnel

be given clearance for Com Corporation and the Central Air Kowloon have pledged their full Conference to open early in January and to last for a week- mustered against Russia, be- sprement had been carinad arrived in Peking recently, the the China Aviation Corporation They think it likely that Mr cause a dictatorship seeks to im No special protection other today.

clarified. P. J. Noel-Baker, the Common- wealth Secretary of State, will pose its evil, not only on its than that which is given any also

attend the Conference un-own people but, by direct other concern at the airport has increasingly in Europe bien accorded the property or less dissuaded by his medical action, advisers Mr Nool-Baker recent and in Asia and by Indirect CNAC and CATC... ly had an operation, but is now methods in ovary quarter of the back at work.

world. An announcement on the B

added.

REGISTRATION

seeks these ends by denying to not the function of the Hong- "It is because a dictatorship Registration of the aircraft in

Chinese Communist said and the Central Air

Premier

Chou said:

"WO welcome the uprising of the two corporations because It marks, the starting point of the Chinese people's civil aviation

Corporation in Hongkong " who bava declared their allegiance to the Central People's Govern- ment of the Republic of China. LOCAL SUPPORTI

"

which has boundless prospoc s." Their uprising against the He called on all personnel of Kuomintang was called "a to surmount great and bold net of

The

with the present West Germon Govern.tish arrangements for the Con man the sanctity of his soul, the Kong Government, he said, but the corporations'

ference is expected soon.

It is assumed here that if the privacy of his home, the vall of the government owning the every possible difficulty, uphold patriotism" by Chang Chen-nan, Conference opens in early dity of the vows he takes to his planes.

self-reliance and discard. all leader of Hongkong, and Row- January, Britain's representa- God or his country...

If any question of ownership Illusions towards imperialism, loonworkers, Chang Chen dives, will attend India's cele-"The time for understanding was in dispute, the matter will

nan warned the personnel brations of her new Republican la steadily," gradually! running be dealt with in the courts in

general managers, Liu against intimidation by Kuo Consiliutions at the end of the out, I do not mean that wy are the usual manner, said and pilot Chang Xi, of the two schemes, to destroy the proper

Ching-yi and Chen

Cho-lin, mintang reactionaries and thoir on the edge of war, I da, noi. Governor. think that the Stalinist reg me It is learned from an author aviation corporations said that of the two corporations i in contemplates war, and certainly talive source that Government they would follow Premier Honakoilg. He called on all no pulse does it it must airport amelals took no part in Chou's instructions and serve Chinese, and particularly t bo plain, that this campaign to the de-fuelling of CNAC and the people. Chinese workara in Hongkong sabotage, peace is as disastrous RATC plania. The airport Olages invited to the dinner to support the patriotic act

balanserem pargi grupe diemetals". referred to as Chin-party Included General Nich(Continued on PNG 1)

month.

Political quarters here under- Estand

that the Ceylon" Conter ence will not be confined. to Southeast Asian subjects: but will cover the wholeks dad of wórico čekirakiRatitur.