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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1950.

Truman Satisfied With General MacArthur's Recent Formosan Visit

Washington, Aug. 10.

President Truman today expressed confidence

in the outcome of the Korean war.

Commenting on criticism of General

Home-Front

MacArthur's recent visit to the Chinese Nationalist Mobilisation

leader, Generalíssimo Chiang Kai-shek, on

Formosa, President Truman told his weekly press In America

conference that he and General MacArthur were in perfect agreement, and that he was satisfied with what General MacArthur had done.

REGIONAL CENTRE FOR ICFTU

Djakarin, Aug. 10. The International Con- federation of Free Trade Union's mission Visiting In- donesia had "broken down the attitude against free trade unions apparent in some quarters,"

1

Washington, Aug. 10. The House passed a brand home-front noblllration bill to- President Truman The President would hot day, giving

control prices nnel Comment on deals of the re-wer to

wages, ration consumer goods pret made to him by his foreign nuirs adviser, Mr W. Averell and impore industrial curbs to

production. Harriman, who recently visited speed up war

The measure, approved by a Tokyo and talked with General-partisan majority, also pro MacArthur on the political

tution in the Far East.

The President Wha arleed whether America was prepared to use her ale force and ground troops, as well as the Seventh Fleet, to defend Formosa iz it were invaded by the Chinese Communists from the mainland.

Mr Truman answered that he could not answer any questions about that,

vides for consumer credit curbs and makes hoarding

n crime punishable by Ones up to $10,000 and ghol sentences up to one year.

It goes to the Senate which debate today on a en a rimilar bill. The Senate is ex- the pected to complete work on issue sometime next week. The

17ouse left up to the President when to invoke price, wage, rafloning and other control powers contained in the bill- United Press, re-

LABOUR'S PLEA

Chicago, Aug. 10, The American Federation of Labour today urged the imme- late setitement of price controls and effective excess profits tax.

The

SOVIET FILIBUSTER

The President told the the mis-

porters he thought hol the sion's chairman, Mr Fred W. British and

American delena- Dalley, of the British Trude ons

the United Nations i Union Congress, said today. | Security Coufich were dlo- Before the mission's arrival, a wonderful job in the face one of the bust

known leftist of a Russian filibertor,

He refused to say any more

The AFL Executive Council, wurkers' fedesations in Indone-

on the tactics of the Russian at its semi-annual meeting here, sia had urged workers to

boycutt

delegation, particularly those of alco recomised that wage ran- it as a touf of imperialists.

The

that they Mr Jacob Mulk, this month's trois

would "Inevitably

be- misine raid

a few President of the Comell, except come necessary. succeeded in contacting

Mir other

AFL President, powerful workers to say that the Russian bater organisation and giving them appeared to be directed againd William Green, said the Execu

themales. He did not elaborate tive Commes did aut disema the the outl

the no-strike lete because Earlier he bad are ed the ineerily for nich

move had Soviet Tinion of "hurtering" developed, but he said the in the Courell and ruled out the AFI, stood ready to make such Persibility of a meeting of the pledge when necessity arose,

State of Russin, theages mact be brought into t heat of solve the international crisis. Unterl States and Britain with prices.

PRICE CONTROL Mr Truman said that he t In a willen statement, the

revival of entempinte a mircio described the Korean! war ak

the Onter of Prive Alministra "the latest and most flagrant attempt to extend the Hon, which controlled prices of

Esential coramalities Would War I.

Idles on free trade uniomsan.

mission of five courists of Mr

Beshles Mr Dalley, Deven Sea, of the Indtars Na- tional Trade Union Congres, Air John Brophy and Mr Gor- don Chapman, from the United States, and M. Roger Dekeyser

from Belgium.

KOREAN WAR

Communist sphere of by force of arms."

inuene»)

"More than ever before thei ICFTU ciders it ncerensary to strengthen the democratic free trade unions of Asta, to help them co-ordinate Their efforts through

effective re- Kional organisations, mxl 10 formulate gas for speedy and adequate international assistance nimed of promoting the pro gress of the East's vast under- developed areas," the state-

ment said.

lir

Mir Dalley added That hoped the International Coa- federation would soon open a regional centre for Training! trade union Waders.--Retzler.

KOREA

STRUGGLE

(Continued From Page 1) men that this is only the be- ginning."—iteuter.

NAKTONG THRUST

Tokyo, Aug. 10.

Communist forces burst out

not

during He told his news conference that established Federal agencies

In relecting

The Council noted that peace- tome industrial production was an alltime peak in contrastÉ

to the situation existing in 1939 when the defence progimnasiour before the recond world war got indler way, and it warned that riters for new equipment would

curtailment force ti

UI

substantial portion of our going ational economy.

There is Be

our

One-Year-Old Baby To Fly GERMAN SOCIALIST GROUP

REJECTS SUGGESTION OF REARMING COUNTRY

Accompanied by his father and grandmother, 12-month-old James Nixon arrived in London from Blackpool on the first sage of his Journey to the United States. His mother died of infantile paralysis three months ago, Ills father's Job means at he must often travel abroad. Barry has been living with' grandmother, but is going to the States to live with his Aunt Joan in Buffalo,

Photo Shows Barry arriving at Euston with his fatlier, o21 the first stage of his journey to the United States. He Is fly. Ing with A.0.A. employee Miss F'at Johnson, (Londen Expres

Service),

Russia's New Line Of Reasoning On Korean Situation

Informed quarters sald

the

London, Aug. 10.

Strasbourg, Aug. 10.

German representatives today gave the Coun- North Koreans cil of Europe a polite but firm "No" to suggestions that Germany should be re-armed or that German soldiers should take part in European defence.

Resorting To

“Ask us for labour, ask us for industrial pro- Raw Troops

ducts," declared Herr Carlo Schmid, leader of the German Socialist Party to the 125-member as- sembly of 15 free European nations sitting in Strasbourg. "But do not ask us for German soldiers before the creation of a supra-National European Authority under whose orders a really European army could be created."

IRAQ'S OIL ROYALTIES

RAISED

Iraq's

London, Aug. 10.

oil royalties

in

Baron Von Rechenberg, re- presenting the Gemon Free De- mocratic Party, briefly declared his agreement.

With General MacArthur's

Headquarters For Korea,

communist

Aug. 11,

con- Tilsoners

Burned that the North Koreans

were now throwing into battle

thousands of raw troops who

have had three days' training

none at all,

One 10-year-old captive was

South Korean conscripted in Soul and sent into combat without any army training.

An American with the South "Our intention," he said, "is not to rebuild the fear of the Koreans said that many Com- German Reich with the help of munista retreating across the its own army. What we want is Neklong were machine-gunaed first of all 10 integrate the by their own forces. German people in the European community.

So far the North Koreans

have not been seriously troublexi

We have learned from our by the supply question because own history that Europe will not their troops lived off the land, sterling will rise from near-be built by domination but only according to prisoners.--Reuter. ly 12 shillings to nearly 18 by loyal co-operation among free

shillings

the men of goodwill," a ton under new Anglo-Iraqi

There oil agree- ment announced in Baghdad bursts today.

Never Rains.

chort were occasional

Herr of applause for Schmid as he declared Germans'

Under the new agreement, the willingness to help in the pet But It Pours

royalty rate has been raised from four old shillings to six gold shillings.

ful rebuilding of Europe. But his

references to the, German

Mr Winstan

Washington, Aug. 10. A gold rovercign is my were for the meet part!

A second "unscheduled" officially worth almost £3 ster- received in attentive silence.

Passenger hus been

reported Ing

Churchill, who aboard the Polish liner Batory At the time of the negotiates

decinred publicly

In and will be questioned when tions between the Iraqi delega- favour of German participation the. ship arrives in England, tion

Iraq and the

Petroleum

In European

defence, was not the Company in London, it was un-

present. derstood that one of the matters discursent was

that Iraq's request the currency equivalent of the royalty should be calculated at the free market rate of gold in- stead of at the official price. the

WORST SERVICE

T:0

Justice Department

brid

telny.

Thie Gdynia America

Line,

operator of the Batory, inform-

the Department it ind Socialin Party for stowaway" aboard calling which I speak here refuses in himself Howard Campbell of

present stole of European De Molnes, Iowa, It is not known whether tray disorganisation to agree to any FBI fler show Campbell was had gained this point. The dif- propinat for German rearina-picked up by the pollee in ference between the two ratea, ment,” Herr Schmid Went o. Canada would

hel Alasion several depend ou which free

Actording to times in 1949, market for gold was chosen.

are convinced that the report, Campbell clams to For Infante, in dollars, the Gennan reatment

would

an American clitzen but free market rate is 10 percent render the worst ervice to the has no passport. The Depart- higher than the official rate, but peaco and revistegration of ment

maid he would' be quer- tuned with the flyer picked up

Batory at scñ.—United

in some Middle Eastern markets Europe." the free market price in stevling , ໄການ* be 20 percent

above the affidat price of gold.

or more

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general Speakers in today's debute, a British Labour Mem- ber of Parliament, Mr Ranald MacKay, and a Swedish Liberal)

Death Sentence For Reds

Athens, Aug. 10.

EXXXT)**

A court murtial today tenced 12 Greck Communista

Then, Herr Schmid added, by the A new line of reasoning about Korea which

The day the

Aest armoured Press.

be- would handle any eronomie and

would be applicable also to other theatres, includ- A presa communique said that German division appeared

(ween the Rhine and the Eibe, ether emergency controls which

ollfelds would be increased from the Russians would have their might become necessary as a re-painless way to make necessary ing Persia and Germany, is expected to become the xports from the Kirkum

best pretest if they wanted Hanger

tons an- sult of the Korean crista

national basis of further Russian action in the United Na-the present 0,000,000

war," mally to about 18,000,000 tuns added tint Holl-out economy mobilisation" was

in not yet

İby 1954. This would mean con- It said that changes should tions.

siderable Increase in Tran's re- slicht.

riot Includ ik curtaiment ut

Informed quarters said

the venue. the iden of a the ECA and Point Four pro-

British Government was attach- Brillah Government viewed this

The communique said that new offer of price administra-grammes, calling them essentail

an as part of Russia's "ideoloity of ing special signillence to

[Regolations

the concerning ton, Mr Truman said there was The Council id datly that

Tuesday aggression which might be op- Bantal and Mosel Petroleum leader. A. Bertil Ohlin, called to death at the end of a 2i-day edfortal 011 no reason why existing agencies, the Soviet Union was responsi- Investin

for pled to Russian and Persian Companies would be continued. on the Assembly to stop talking

trial of 01 Comunist improvest by reorganisation ble for the invasion of Southwhich was repealed word

or East and West The Basrah Petroleum Com-eneralities.

members. plans, eulil

tl operate

Korra and said that other acts word by Pravila yesterday and Azerbaijan

rebroadcast by Moscow Radio, Germany.

pany would start production in

It rentenced Mr Winston Churchill's cagter-

two others to Ten fully in any crisin-ftcuter.

trent that what was happen-

1952 and the Mosul in 1953-1y awaited speech, in which he life imprisonment, 20 to miner jo:

SLURS RECOGNITION

had been expected to refer to sentences and sequitted 17. -

They the German rearmament issue,

were charged withl Was postponed the last planning 10. assassinate Greek minute today and is now timed and Allied personalities, pro- for tomorrow morning.

'Marching Rule' Marching With Authorities

Sava, Aug, 10. The "Marching Rule" Civil denberliener movement which murred restoration of British rontrol after ho Inpariese surrender wat reported today

be folding up

The authoritative Fiji Times

ጌ።

of the bridgehead in the elbow ascribe the clage from ob-

sunction to Co-operation of the Naklong River today and A

coutheas-gely the work of the Rest- raced reveral miles

dent Commissierer who, the word threatenlog the flank of

Doper said, achieved this by theti Anierican counts on the marchi

than three intles

understanding sympathy from

foward the Solomon Islanders. Chinju.

Press reports had previously described the "Marching Rule" As an anti-British rising of the Melanesian people with pro- Anterlean ald and pre-Com- munist leading."-United Press.

struck 10

The Communists about 16 miles north of Masan und sent feeler troops down the highway heading to that

port

25 miles behind the spearhead of the American advance to

Chinju.

Reports from Eighth Army Headquarters disclosed

that

shock trumps of an estimated 4,000 men in the pocket in the elbow of the Naktong

dushed southeast down Naktong Valley

And look

Teast temporary control of road south to Mosan.

f1ad

the Bi

the

was)

A front dispatch suid it 100 early to guess just what the

cnemy thrust might develop¦

into,

It said that perhaps 300

to 400 Not Koreans weLe moving southward and that "how many more will try to follow them has not been de- termined."

POCKET WIPED OUT At nightfall (Thursday) In- telligence officers of the First Cavalry were convinced that wil Reds in the pocket four iniles southeast of Waegwan had been killed or captured.

Eighth Army Hendquarters

- sold fally, "The enemy force in the First Cavalry sector was annihilated about 7 p.m. Thurs- doy."

North of Waegwan at Pyong- dong, Korean Republican forces were pounding another Com- munist river crossing party and the Reds there were described as

Isolated." Their strength not known.-United Press.

American Sails

Atlantic

was

Stockholm, Aug. 10. Frederick Lyman, of Min- neapolis, arrived today in Gothenburg, West Sweden, after sailing across the Atlantic In a 34-fool yacht In af GOJKA Reuter,

SIDE GLANCES

44 uspression might follow. ] United Press.

in Korea was civil war. Moscow Radio has continued to broadenst the argument that the

Police Swoop' Onanities in Keres is civil war be

Lockhart Road

One of the periodic routine exercises to lest co-ordination of the Police Emergency Unit and the military in the event of an enwergency was held in the Lockhart Roal area, Wanchai, this morning.

at

The exercise commenced 7.30 am and lasted for nearly ain Cour It was watched with interest by crowds of passers. by and residents of the district,

H.K.

Report

Washington, Aug, 10. The State Department denied

today a Chinese report from Ilongkong that the United States military mission in French Indo- China was going to equip some 35,000 Chinese Nationalist troops there. He said he had no in- formalion about

the report- United Press.

By Galbraith

tween two sections of the Korean people temammanly divided under Two governments.

The Russian argument slurs | ory the United Nations recog-| nithm of the Republic of Kore

Reuter.

Radio Hongkong

I.K.T.

of the 36th Parallel. Such denial of the existence of the

"Hong Kong Calling". Pro- Republic of Korea would coun-

Arumme Summary: 1.02, "Calldren's Il12 uur".

"Mr. In these clreumalances, Moser the charge that North Korea

Toytown" cow Starlier sold, International

n's Holiday". A Play by 8. G. W guilty of aggression

Hufur Beaman (BBCTS): 0.30. Law and praellee did not re-

presionably would mean Cantonese by Radio Given by Misa cognise agressors or victims of bondement of earlier Russian Lee Wai Lan & S. K. Lee (Studio). argression. The brondeart satd

450. Three Lungs by the Comedy Harmoniste

Music Lovers the only aggression in Korea

|Hour". Clairical and Light Classical

Requests. was United States military in-

Presented by Yvonne tervention under cover of the. Security Council.

RUSSIAN

CHARGES

charges that South Korea tacked North Korea.

Gaston

The Soviet delegate, Mr Jacob Charter (Studio), World News 1 Malk, was expected to intro- and News Analysis (London Relay):

10.16, Studia Concert. duce this new line of reasoning D'Aquino (Tenor) with Piano Ar- at a meeting of the Security paniment by Eric O'Nell Shaw Council. British

said (Studio): 6.30, Interlude: 6.40. "Ser-

Intended

sources

as

A Steve",

|vices Quiz". Introduced by Peler the new Russian argument was Simon (Studio); 0. "From the Editorials" (Londen Nelay}; 0.10. obylously

a pro-

K| Weather Report: 9.11. Morton Gould paganda platform for the Rand 11in Orchesirg; 9:39, "Paul Tem- sun resolution Lerking the pie and

Serial by withdrawal of all foreign forces Francis Durbridge Episode 1: The Notorious Dr Belasco" (BBCTS); from Koren. The sources saldžių, "Composer of the Week". John Russia could

came Iteland; 10.18, "Time for Munie.” apply the

Midland Light Orchestra to Kurdistan nigument

or to Bac Berlin, Aug. 10. areas Eastern Turkey which CTS): 10.43. "Soft Lights and

Sweet The United States High Com-adjoin the South Russian Be. Riel (London Belay): 11.15, Weather

of Georgia.United Report: 11.16, "Goodnight Musie

God Save the King; 11.30. Cloog Down.

RIDICULED

missioner, Mr John McClor, pubile

La

bluntly gave the le Coni-Fress.

munisi claims that American air- craft dropped incendiary bombs in the Russian Zone of Germany. ile

termed

the accusations

ridiculous.

Mr McCloy told a meeting of] the Council of the Allied High Commission that the mutive be-j hind the Communist charges, "as the potato bug story, is with somewhat difficult to appraise. But the patter is the same-It Is a Hitlerin technique in the If any in- use of the big lie. cendiary bombs were actually

found in the Soviet Zone, the Communists must have put them there themselves." United

Presa,

North Koreans Widely Using Soviet Mortars

With General MacArthur's Headquarters For Korea,

Aug. 10.

using

Musle 11, Radio News

Gwalior Requests Reinforcements

Gwalior (Central India), Aug. 10.

The authorities here have asked for a tear gas squad to be rushed from Delhi and police reinforce- ments from Agra have been summoned following disturbances in which the police today opened fire twice to disperse violent Hindu crowds in the heart of the city.

Earlier today, the bodies of two students who died in yesterday's police firing near the Secre- tariat were taken in procession by students and cremated on their college grounds.

A Madhyabharat State Gov-) "Police and to resort to a lathi crament communique put- the charge at a number of points chaunities in today's ring at und later on to Aring on a The North Koreans are widely 20 inlured, including a police defiant mob at Jayaji Chowl who was seriously as a result of which 25 per the Russian 120 milli constable

huri.

Bons DIT reported to have metre mortar, often substituting A communique sald. The received injuries, two of them

situation arising out of yester-seriously, day's demonstration and the It is allocated in the proporconsequent ring by the

A police constable has also

lion of six toʻ

police been seriously injured. North Korean took a communal reglament and fires

The bodies of two persons 35-pound some Moslem

shops at Jayajl were

taken away forcibly by

it for the howitzer.

122 millimetre gua

turn when

projectile to a maximum range Chowk (a aquare in the centre of students last night from the

of 6,000 yards.

6+2

the city) were looted and burnt The whole weapon weighs this morning. 000 pounds and can be broken

Hospital.

The military have been called; "The office of the Provincial down Into three loads for Congress

Committee was also out and a 30-hour curfew has animal packs.

rulded this moming by a mob been imposed."

"An ngg timer2 Heavens, noI I time John's eggs by that traffic light-one green, two reds, and they're done!"

on

Reuter,

It is usually towed by truck which toro down the national A hospital check-up showed

two-wheeled Jimber-Ang and damaged

Iperty.

D

olher pro- that

one of the there.Reuter,

injured died

ile is expected to make "modest speech" mainly European defence-Reuter.

Party

veking disturbances und "dia- rupting public morale by sabot- onge and other terrorist acis."

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