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Hongkong Telegraph 9

VOL. IV NO. 305

YUGOSLAVIA'S RELATIONS WITH WEST "BETTER"

Belgrade, Dec. 27.-M. Eduard Kardelj, the Yugo- slav Foreign Minister, told the National Assembly here today that his country's relations with the United States, Britain and France had recently become "better." Ho added that there was nothing in those relations that would influence either the internal or the foreign policy of Yugoslavia.

M. Kardelj, who was reviewing Yugoslavia's foreign policy during the past year, claimed that increased trade relations and loans with the West were making Yugo- slavia "stronger economically and politically."

Quirino

Denies

Romance

Referring to the Comin-

| form dispute, M. Kardelj sald| that Yugoslavia was "pre- pared to come to an agrce- ment but only on a basis of mutual respect and equal- ity."

The Yugoslav Government does not belong to any bloc," he declared. It was the "organ of the Yugoslav people who wi not submit to any hegemony Manila. Dec. 28.--Presi- regardless of its colour,"

Minister The Foreign dent Elpidio Quirino termed "fantastic" reports emanat-continued to review Yugoslavia's foreign policy with various ing from New York that he countries: plans to marry 22-year-old Italy: He said that there was Filipino opern singer Conno

chita Gaston.

Prior to her departure Manila sometime ago, the pretty brunette singer's name was romantically linked with that of

the

then

times

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1949.

II.K. Prisoners Of War

Hold Annual Dinner

For

Reservations

Tel: 27880

Price 20 Cents

TRAMWAY SERVICE IS SUSPENDED

At the annual dinner in London recently of the Hongkong (Argyle Street) POW Association: from left, Mr Ian Macgregor, Mr Barry Parks and Mr E. Cock. A report of the meeting appears as a Letter To The Editor on Page 5.

REDS SEEKING TO EDGE FOREIGNERS FROM CHINA

The Chinese Communists' policy towards foreigners appears to be to edge them out of China-at least from the interior, writes Chang Kuo- sin, United Press staff correspondent who has just arrived in Hongkong after an overland trip from Shanghai.

Or

"Free Ride" Workers Sacked By Company

Hundreds of employees of the Hongkong Tramways Com- pany gathered outside the padlocked - doors of the Company's Russell Street depot carly this morning when a notice was posted on the main gate informing all conductors who had failed to collect fares during the past four days that they were to be summarily dismissed today.

BIG CUT IN ECA DEMANDED

four

While police patrolmen] It is estimated by a company maintained a viligant guard official that in the past

days, over a million free ridos outside all doors leading into were given because the conduc- the Company's premises, tors did not collect farce. It

of lorry loads

motorised had cost the police stood by to deal with $200,000 in takings. any emergency that might arise. So far the Company

company

about

reports that there have been SYRIA STILL

no incidenta.

on

The tramway depot at North Washington, Dec. 27-Point was also locked and bar- The Republican Senate ricaded. A small party of leader, Mr Kenneth Wherry; stood shout in groups near the police was guard. Workers, today advocated a cut of

building, US$1,500,000,000 in the w no incidents. Marshall Plan appropriation notice posted on the main

wis The

but there were like-

WITHOUT GOVERNMENT

ព why Yugoslavia should not have close relations frota with Italy and claimed that bis Government had several tried to minimise the causes of

Damascus, Dec. 27-The disagreement between the two

for the next fiscal year in- Kate of the depot eigned by Mr Syrian Constituent Assem nation". widowed President in

stead

expected W. F. Simmons, General Mana-bly today refused to accept "But when

of the we talk about Manita

of the the newspapers after Kho

ger, says that because $1,000,000,000 cut.

resignation we must my

of the relations to Italy had been a guest at severni pri

dianissals the Company will be In a statement to the press, compelled to withdraw

Hashim trams President-elect, vate parties

by Mr that Italy should pay more ni- attended

tention to the Slovenes in Italy A number of foreign mis- foreigners living in the coastal tensively about their attitude

towards the Chinese Commu- Senator Wherry said: "Congress from service for the time Atassi, submitted to it yes. Quirino.

make business nists, their connection with the should take a firm hold on ECA-being. national rights.sionaries, after observing cilles ure not permitted to visit The President At that time and give them

out-station

terday. Communist However, we expect that this Chinese

they We should be thinking of pro- rule

United States, and how promptly dented any romance.

trips to other cities. For exam-

get financial support.

cedures for transition from the Ho has repeated

during the past few months, plc, the British manager of a his dental a policy will be changed."

Trieste; "There can be no

Other types of foreign estab-present gifts and grants policy In Nanking couple of times since, when the

without solution

to suspicion out, of the pockets of American Yugoslavia's are given to pessimism as large export firma

unable to take his home chiments aubject Wils from rumours were repeated

for example, the Rotary taxpayers to resumption of pri- New York since Miss Gaston's participation. Only this can be regards the future.

allow his clubs, All Rotary clubs in the vate enterprise." the interest of

One prominent American mis- leave because the Communist are, Peace and

authoritica slonary, who for obvious reasons

Yangtse Valley, except in Nan-

He said production was now security."

cannot be Identifled, toid

colleague in Hnkow to travel Greece: "We did not hide the

in ECA to Nanking to replace him. They king and Shanghai, have been above prewar levels me that the Chinese Com-

he could compelled to disband, and Wusth countries, whose problems "now sympathies for the Greek De

the latter that munista,

told although avowedly

Rotarians were questioned at can be solved only by them- freedoin of re- have a permit to leave China.

weekly luncheons. The YMCA selves." He added: "A reduc guaranteeing

belief, arc out to but not one permitting transfer

at Nanchang was searched, and ton of $1,500,000,000 in the ECA ligious

of religious from one 'elty to another.

files and documents examined in

appropriation for the next fiscal order to ascertain its connection year is amply eliminate freedom

guaranteed by nellon.

with the American Government. conditions in ECA countries and

debut in the role of "Carmen" with City Centre Opera Com- pany-Associated Press.

CHIEF INTEREST

---

New York, Dec. 27,-Con-mocratic forces nor do we hide hem today." He added that for chita Gaston, beautiful Filipino

the sake of good relations with opera star, denied today that she plans to marry the Philippine Greece, Yugoslavia wished that the alleged "terror" there would top because "otherwise Greece

remain unstable."

. Mr Elpidio Quirino.

just

are

gossip

the 22-year-old

brunette said of Manila reports

will

rumour,

"Our

Our relations with Greeca linking her romantically with depend very much on the to-

the President,

She'sald opera, not marriage, remains her chief intertsi-As- sociated Press.

MR BEVIN

PARIS Parla Dec. 27.-Mr Ernest Bevin, the British Secretary, arrived hero tonight on the first stage of his journey to Colombo for the Common- wealth conference

stálca

to

5

ง

He said that the first blow against the Church has already

struck been

by the Chinese Communisis, who closed

be in Manchuris arul Hope.

HANDY WEAPON

did not

COMPELLED TO SELL Most foreigners believe that they will in the future be per- 80 mified to continue in business, larger cities

-

United Press.

NO FLYING

SAUCERS

U.S. Air Force Report

of

OTHER EMPLOYEES Motormen and gatemen, the one are given notice states, week's nollee with effect from

December 30, Friday, termination of their employ ment. Until the notice expires they should report dally at the depot Inspector's office at 9 am. for such duties as may be re- quired of them,

The service of employees other than those already will remain unaffected.

Khaled Azim, a former Prime Minister, is expected to form a new. Cabinet tonight.

Army officers, led by Colonel seized power, Abix Shishekall,

December 10, after arresting the Chief of Staff, General Sam Hinnawi, who took over in the same way himself only five months earlier. mentioned Khaled Aziri was asked Inst week to form a Cabinet but who wishes to be failed. Any man

The President-elect. Atassi, re-engagement considered must be prepared faithfully to then entrusted Hazim Rodst TRACIC BLUNDER perform the terms of service. with the Premiership. Senator Wherry also accusexi

All those amissed, the notice refund the United States administras concludes, may obtain a of a "tragle blunder" in policy towards China. As an Ulustra-

by the deficit of States budget."

Senator Wherry cald:

the United

for

on

After being in office for only of their security money and or 24 hours Kods! resigned wages due to them on handing Sunday night. No reason was in all uniforms, passes and given, but reports which reached Ition of the lack of non-partisan equipment at the trame office on Beirut, in Belgabouring Lo-

approach in foreign policy, Fridov.

banon, said that ble action was WORKERS TO MEET due to censorship and control imposed by the Army on the Leader's of the Tramways actions of his Ministéfs, Workers' Union havé, cälled an emergency meeting of workers for this afternoon discuss the situation.

The tramway "company em ploys about 2,000 workmen all grades.

the Ministerpercent of the rural churches in but only in the ternal situation,”.

Shantung Province, and over and porte where they would do 50 percent in Manchuria and all the buying and selling. They will not be IMPORTANT FACTOR Hopel. Officially, the Shantung bellova that they

In- burches were sealed because permited to travel in the

brancho or maintain Germany: M. Kardelj said they were "private organtsa terior

after the present staff IN that Yugoslavia has not recoguons", which are not permitted there

believe that haves. They nised either the East or West to exist, while no vilicial reason

p『་ German Governments "because

has been given for the closura foreign firms with large

perties in the Interior of China

"Neither Congress nor the we consider the country to

-mostly British--will eventual-

Americh people were consulted occupied." He added that his

ly be compelled to sell out to

In the Administration's betrayal wanted Foreign Government

SCC

A similar policy seems to be Chinese interests, *****

of Chinn into the hands of the Germany united because

Mits lenury foreign

suld followed

informants As regards An important

Washington, Dec. 27- Moscow-directed Communists of think Germany

Mao Tse- businessmen despite

hnvo they that

protested to Pre- factor in Europe. We shall re-

tung's assertions that the Redsmier Chou En-lni against the The U.S. Air Force today China. cognise the Government only

"Some say our country and welcome foreign trade. Accor-closure of churches. The latter said an exhaustive two-year after the occupation is over.

ding to all indications, the Reds replied that

world may pay dearly for the

of government M. Kardelj added that Yugo

investigation of scores to expel

ath- thewould investigate, but

this tragic blunder, this coddling do not intend stavin wanted commercial foreigners officially,

Communists, I taken to reports of strange, disc-like of the

hope in but make cial act Mr Bevin was met

has been West by Sir lations with both

action

at the forthcoming seeston of Con- that they will Oliver Harvey,

churches. Some objects sweeping along British Am- East

the was not life so dinlcuit Gemany but it

there will be thorough bassador in France. He leaves responsible for the fact that leave voluntarily.

| congregations have not been in- ! tremendous speeds had es-gression of the appalling fal- One of the handlest weapons terfered with, but others are tablished that there was lure of the Administration with by the Rome Express at p.m. there was no formal co-opera- tonight-Reuter.

(Continued on Page 5) are travel restrictions, whereby required to follow various re-

18 a "flying

respect to China and our vital interes in the Orlent."

Replying to questions about his health, tre said: "I feel all right"

EDITORIAL

and

The Art Of Propaganda

THERE are all sorts of ways of Idens and propagating doctrines, Bystems, and the Russiane have not been leaching the world anything new in the way of methods. The differences between propaganda in the Soviet Union today and in Nazi Germany or Fascist Italy before the war would be hard to discover, except in matters of degree and effectiveness: held Exhibition The All-Union Art recently in the Russian capital was a striking reminder of the sort of "art" and exhibitions that glorified Hitler Mussolini In the 'thirties. Flattery of rulers is as old as the existence of man, and the subservience of art to specific subject matters is by no means new. The Interesting feature for all art lovers is to note the way the process destroys the quality of art. We have all seen photo- graphs of the type of paintings and sculpture now being done in the Soviet Union, and in all the satellite countries, and the best that can be said of any of them is that they are sometimes nendemi- cally or technically competent. An artist can be given a theme and sifil execute a great work, but he cannot be told how he must-work, what his style must be, what. details are permitted, what atmosphere and spirit, how he can live while he works, and, above all, what he must not

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do. Genius la frec, imaginative, creative. Shackle it, and you get a dull stereotyped art which is as much a betrayal of truth the false words used to bolster the same policles which that art is forced to Berve. Whether it be a war of ideas or a war of words, the object is, the same. General Walter Bedell Smith, former United Statea Ambassador to Soviet Russla, in his memoirs now appearing in a lending magazine, reveals how his con- fidenco was betrayed by Molotov because the Russians wanted to score a point in the cold war with the West and they did so in that case with telling effect. The. basla in any and every case has to be a false standard, whether the mode of expression is painting or diplomacy. The difference, perhaps, is that totalitarian art could conceivably lead to a neo- classical form, with some merit inside Its regimentation, but totalitarian diplomacy can only lead to chaos and complete dis trust between sations. It was the means of Mussolini and of Hitler, and it is now the polley of the Russian leaders,

reopen

no

qu'ations. Religious instruction such thing hns

banned In Some saucer." been schools,

elsewhere it is but allowed to continue as a volun- tary course.

In addition to the closing of churches, the, Chinese Com munists are also restricting the activities of missionaries. Seme

It said the reports resulted "misinterpretation of rom

arious conventional objects, mild form of muss hysteria

10RXCS."

"Project Saucer"

set-up

DI

the

FULL ACCOUNTING While calling for a reduction in Marshall Plan funds, Senator Wherry also said the people of the United States "must have a

The Air Force added that it full, complete accounting for had discontinued the speciali

at every dollar spent in the thou- missionary sources said that this Wright Field, Ohio, to study the sands of millions of their money that has been scattered over may be designed merely objects because "there is no evi-

half the world." eliminate foreign influence budence the reports are not the re-

Every

to remain.

to

enlightened ретбол to permit the Indigenous elegy{sult of natural phenomena," knows it is to our country's

The statement was made after

advantage to see the free world Truc Magazino sald in its cur prosper. We want to do all we NO LEGAL STANDING At the present time, the rent issue that certain authori- can to further this prosperity, Church has no legal standing, tes believed the "saucers" were

but we must not bankrupt our and samo misionaries were to interplanetary spaceships man-

own country."-United Press, small civilised beings--| that they will have no legal pro-sed by tection as long as foreimmers ro- United. Press. main on the mission staff,

Travel restrictions are placed LI

TSUNG-JEN Delay In Arms IMPROVING

on foreign missionaries as well as foreign businessmen.

Somo missionaries in Anhwei province were not allowed to 'ravel to Nanking even for medical trest-

Dec. 27. The ment. However, they are being Prebysterian Medical Centre to- to leave China al day announced that the Chintét Missionaries in An- Acting President, General Li

tung

to

New

York.

Shipments

Washington, Dec. 27% American officials belleve that

LIKO

begin are not allowed Tsung-jen, "has made steady. United States arzas and mill-

equipment will

Europe move at all. American satisfactory progress since his a

noving to Western missionaries in Nanchang were peration

about February 1-a month or "The operation was the rês so behind schedule, questioned whether they were Dgents

the American govern-moval of a large portion of the of

This delayed start means stomach containing ment, S

ulceration that the Administration... will Apparently a great deal of and inflammation." He is now have only five months to authority is placed in the hands up and walking around in his the $1,000,000,000 which Con- re-am of local administrators who ad-room and is taking gradually gress appropriated to

of food," the Atlantic Pact countries. minister regulations in a num increasing amounts But

Centre said.

Officiala expressed confidence, អត ROTARY SUSPECT

He has gained about five however, that the fund could alaco: coming to the be spent or allocated within the Chinese pastors are also find pounds Ind life dificult in some places. hospital. A pathological exami- time limit. Much of Lia delay unexpectedly In Chenkiang, 10 miles east of nation showed no evidence of stems from the Nanking, Chinese pastors were cancer, so complete recovery long discussions with the Bri- required to register with the is expected in a relatively short tish Government, over explicit police and wore questioned ex time-United Press, a son térmis.Reuter,

if negotiations, pledges and treaties aro only sometimes honoured, International 'relations will break down. There can be no quicker way back to the Dark Ages, than that.

ber of different ways.

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to

of

Ifashim Alassi; who has not yet taken his oath as. President of after being elected head the State earlier this month, then also submitted his resigna- tion-Reuter.

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