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MacARTHUR PULLS NO PUNCHES

Grim Review Of Korean Events To United Nations

COMMENT Seeking Fresh Order For ATOM RAID

Ominous developments in Korea threaten, without necessarily entailing ex- pectations of the worst. Chinese military inter- vention has seriously impeded General Mac- Arthur's task and large numbers of troops have been thrown into conflict without the slightest pretence origin.

Thigh

about their

Dealing With Chinese Reds PANIC IN

Tokyo, Nov. 6.

General MacArthur today charged that Chinese Com- munists in "one of the most offensive acts of international lawlessness" had sought to trap his United Nations forces by intervening in the Korean war.

Asserting that the trap had been evaded only

is, in fact, ideological by the "perspicacity and skill" of his troop com- Air Bombing warfare of the most re-mander in Korea, General MacArthur, said in a volting kind. And it special United Nations communique that:

acquires no more pleasant 1. He has destroyed the North Korean Tragedy

flavour when the Chinese

leaders responsible

are

Army.

not acting on their own 2. He is now faced with a "new and fresh In Selangor

initiative.

as

They take army backed up by the possibility of large orders from the Kremlin. alien reserves and adequate supplies within easy They

mouth such reach to the enemy but beyond the limits of our frivolous absurdities "a

serious

present sphere of military action.” threat to China" not because they believe it but it falls into line with the Kremlin directive.

4. "Our present mission is Hmited to the destruction oft those farres TOW arrayed against us in North Korea.

were

the

NEW YORK

A Stupid Hoax

New York, Nov. 5. Sham news of an atom raid bellowed out by loud- speakers, brought hundreds of residents running from their homes to air raid shelters in New York's crowded Bronx area last night.

They heard an amplifier broadcast saying: "Enemy planes are approaching New York City. All residences to be blacked out. The enemy is 40 miles away.'

But it was all a hoax. The

Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 5. A Chinese girl, who was to

Motorists, hearing the voice, left their cars and darted into have been married in three

the nearest doorways. The days, and two Chinese women voice continued: "Be prepared 3. The

among But it is now known-for-cerkined yesterday when a Royal shelter.” question whether f

12 people for an atomic attack Run for these reserves will be used is a rain” în Korea that Chinese Air Force bomber, accidentally "matter of the gravest inter- Communist troops have come to national significance."

the rescue of the beaten North dropped two bombs on a Selan-police, summoned by reports of Koreans in complete divisions.

gor rubber estate,

the panic, entered the flat from PEKING DIATRIBES

Twenty-three rubber workers which the voice had come and Peking Radio was broadcast- were wounded in the bombing.

found Stanly Gordon, aged 23, ing to the world declarations man said that the bombs were with a four-watt public address A Far East Air Force spokes-grinning happfy and playing By the implication in his that to defend North Korea grim summary. General

Mac-meant to defend China against part of a stick dropped while system he had constructed.

Na-American Arthur asked the United

and bombing guerillas in close sup- "aggressors"

He was arrested and charged port of the ground forces, with disorderly conduct for tions for fresh instifactions, "war-mongers."

They had fallen short of their "causing fear by broadcasting prezumably whether

A Peking newspaper warned to carry

with an amplifier." He was Government. The inter- sary.

dropping atomic bombs because feature of the accident was the later sentenced to 30 days in General MacArthur

cities did not American vention has been

prime discovery of a dead Snake round the City workhouse' repre-

mention the Chinese Com-targets for retaliation. Presum- the neck of the young girl who sented hitherto as volun- munists of the Peking govern- ably retaliatory bombs would be was to have been married,- teer action by individuals ment specifically. He referred dropped 'by Russia-in the Reuter. "inspired by a sacred to "Communists" and "alien newspaper's view. — United

Nevertheless, it may not be without significance that, while an act of dangerous aggression is unmistak- able, it lacks up to now the official sponsorship of

the: Peking People's the war to the enemy if neces- the United States not to start target, he said. An unexplained

task."

be

has

This, of course, is so much nonsense, and how long the United Nations can ignore its blatancy will be a test of high patience. Precipitancy must deprecated. Korea been restored to tinder-box level, and quite deliberately by Moscow. The situation calls for care and caution, but not capitulation.

·New Farce

the

The world has become cynical about Communist gatherings in various capitals for "peace" pro- paganda purposes. This week the curtain goes up in Sheffield on a farce entitled "Peace Congress."

Communists."

Press.

were

PE

Gordon told the police that he had no--iden- that his set had such carrying power.-Reuter.

UN Holds On Grimly present

To New Defence Ring

Tokyo, Nov. 5.

United Nations forces held their hastily formed defence ring in Korea's rugged north-west today against determined onslaughts by North Koreans and Chinese Communists.

For 48 hours and despite some local with- drawals, American and South Koreans have been warding off their attacks.

Attackers in blue uniforms hub of the United Nations de- with white piping are belleyed fence ring, according to a Unit-

ed States First Corps officer. to be crack Chinese units.

British Commonwealth troops pulled back four miles and just escaped

encirclement after

covering a retreat in the area by the United States 24th Division

in north-west Korea,

Fiercely attacking

Lest there be any imagining

widespread sympathy munists, believed to with the Red cause, let it Chinese troops,

Com- include had driven round the flank of the Common-

During the night the Division repulsed small scale attacks.

In the 24th Division's sector, more than 18 miles north of Anju, which is near the mouth of the Chongchon River, several attacks were also thrown back.

United Nations warplanes called out to raid attacking

made Communists,

a. steady

Japan and Korea.

be said plainly that this wealth Brigade before it with-stream of sorties from bases in is not the case. Permis- drew. sion merely reveals Bri- tain's traditional toler- ance.

Reinforcements enabled United Nations forces to keep their defences unbroken.

newly committed American Second Division in the front line.

A military spokesman in Tokyo claimed that the position It will be taken seriously had been "established" with the

when its agenda includes condemnation of Kremlin inflictions on world peace. Till then, it can be dis- missed as humbug.

Troops of the Division set up a road block across the highway 24 miles south-east of Kunub,

Latest reports from the Cen- tral and North-Western sectors say that American Marines have captured about 60 Chinese: troops unaware that they were fighting the Americans though the one officer captured know

The America 10th Corps has asked for an air drop of sur- (Continued on Page 8 Col.`4)

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