1950-12-18 — Page 4

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1950.

His Excellency the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, was welcomed back to Hongkong on his return from Leave at a dinner given by St. John Ambulance Brigade. Here His Excellency is seen chatting with Mr A. el C. Arculli, Com- missioner of St. John Ambulance Association and Brigade.-Staff Photographer.

Controls Urged By Senator

Washington, Dec. 17. Senator Walter George, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today urged immediate imposi- tion of general wage-price controls;

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Serious Collapse Of Empire Press Communications

London, Dec. 17.

The Council of the Empire Press Union, which embraces a majority of the newspaper in terests of the Commonwealth and Empire, has called for the setting up of relay stations to com- bat the increasing difficulties in news transmission to and from Commonwealth countries.

ONSLAUGHT ON ACHESON MAY

BE SUSPENDED

Washington, Dec. 17.

With the Secretary of State, Mr Dean Ache- son, in Europe for a defence conference in time of "greater peril,” signs arose in Congress that the Republican Party attacks on him might subside somewhat.

Strong Republican minorities in each House of the national legislature last week demanded Mr Acheson's resignation, but President Truman countered with complete endorsement of the Secretary, and other officials said authoritatively that Mr Acheson had no intention whatever of resigning.

Individual Republicans are was directly responsible only to expected to continue, in President Truman and not to speeches and resolutions, to Congress. Therefore as long as snipe at Mr Acheson, but he and Mr Truman could work Party leadership indicated it well together; there need be no had no plans to carry the at-weakening in the executive arm tacks any further at present. of the Government in inter-

Impartial political experts national dealings, said there were two reasons

Weakness might appear when for this:

Fresident Truman sought new

from legislation

Congress dealing with the world situation, such as appropriations for mili tary or economic aid for friendly pations. Then critics of Mir Acheson could vote against such measures on the grounds that they are part of Truman- Acheson foreign policy.

1. As the national danger increases, political parties will tend to concentrate more on

"close ranks" in unity for

common ideals.

2. The Republican assault upon Mr Acheson was more of a symbol of popular resent ment and frustration over the turn of events in East Asia than a personal attack upon the Secretary or a demand for any drastic change in national policy..

of

Much of the "failure"

Government dealings with China and Korea goes back to deci-

sions made before Mr Acheson took office, therefore the criticism of the opposition party really

Reports said there was little indication at present that the Republicans would actually risk security undermining national or the

of U.S. policy

Co-

operation with other free nations merely for the sake of ousting

Mr Acheson,

MACARTHUR ANGLE. - The consensus of opinion

bore more on Mr Truman than among impartial political ob- on Mr Acheson, experts said. servers here seemed to be that Mr Acheson, however, was re- several factors entered into the.

was purely

standpoint. Now that the Party partisan

Discussing what was described as "the very garded as the more vulnerable recent attacks on Mr Acheson. serious collapse of Commonwealth telecommunica- target, from the popular public One, for instance,

and political. The tions for press purposes" at its meeting last Tues-has registered its views official- opposition seized the chance to day, the Council has now issued a memorandum listing the various causes in apparent order of im- portance as:

poses.

pany.

."

war.

in

ly, it will probably let the capitalise on the Government's matter stand as far as action embarrassment over its defeat the Chinese Congress is concerned, at the hands of

Reds. veterans believe.

Another factor was represent- ed by the anxiety over alleged lack of co-operation between General MacArthur and offi-

cials here:

Since. motives were concerned

1. The peak of a sunspot be news. Even during the war NO PARTY ACTION cycle which is associated with the position was not worse than

Supporting evidence for this the daily "fading-out" of long-it is at present.

came from Senator Robert Taft, distance radio for varying pur- "The breakdown is parti Chairaian of the Republican cularly menacing at this time Policy Committee in the Senate, 2. The change-over to Post of severe international tension," senator Tafty said individual

with foreign troubles, it was Office control of Electra House, the memorandum declared

Republicans were likely to pro- the Commonwealth's London "The only known remedy for test further about Mr Acheson easiest for the critical groups terminal, which was formerly radio is the establishment of but that the Party as such in

to concentrate upon Mr Ache- gperated by Cable and Wireless, intermediate relay stations--a Congress would probably take son. Moreover, the State De- Limited, as a commercial com-long and costly process, pro- no further action. Some Party viding vulnerability in time of members talked of carrying the It had seemed to many Com-

matter to the floor of each monwealth Press correspondents in London to be "more than a "Nevertheless, such relay sta-chamber, but there was coincidence that present tions would seem to be urgently leadership approval for this. disastrous breakdown follows needed. Coupled with that, new Votes demanding Mr Ache. the transfer to Post Office con- cables are called for. Here again, son's resignation last week were trol, whereas their despatches while the cost would be heavy, taken only in Parly caucuses had been passing speedily the need is great. The scattered and not in the legislative cham-

મૈં first- bers. Senator Wayne through ever since the close of Commonwealth needs the war," the memorandum said. class nervous system."

another Republican, said some For the past two months it The memorandum added that of his colleagues voted against firmly by his Secretary of State has been increasingly difficult while these remedies would be their convictions or better judg- in the hope of riding out the storm of criticism. United at times impossible to send decisive they would take years

Press.

the

ment.

no

Morse,

news telegrams between Britain to apply. It ended with a query. "One of the saddest things and the Commonwealth coun- "In the meantime, what can be

Senators ex- tries overseas, in either direc-done to start inter-Common- about the Republican conference. tion, whether by the normal wealth news and information was that several

the re- British radio "beams" or by flowing freely again?" it asked. Pressed the view that

solution (against Mr Acheson) should not be adopted, in the interests of national unity and international affairs, yet finally yielded to partisan pressure and voted for it," he said,

cable.

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India Tough Proposition

partment was in disfavour with some because of the admitted discovery recently of several. score of perverts among its em- ployees and the espionage of a former official. Objective per- sons, however, realised Mr Acheson was not responsible for many of, these happenings. Therefore they saw reason that President Truman would stand

Communist

Persecution

London, Dec. 17. NO WEAKENING

Mr Ewen S. Montagu told Impartial experts in Congress the.

the annual meeting of New York, Dec. 17. said they did so because in past Anglo-Jewish Association in Communist China would find weeks, before the international London today that Jewish life Under such conditions news India a tough proposition if situation became so grave, they was weakening in countries always

"Iron Curtain" swiftly perishable forces from the north tried to had become publicly identified east of the a commodity--simply ceases to invade India, Sardar J. Singh, with the anti-Acheson move- under the pressure of a totali-

President of the India League of ment and felt they could not tarian ideology. America, said here today.

readily reverse themselves at If the process continued, he Spething at the League's an- this stage, especially as their said, Jewish life would crumble nual meeting he added, "The mail from constituents contain"in much the same way that people of India got rid of one ed great numbers of complaints it has crumbled in Russia it foreign ruler only four years against the United States' per- ago, They certainly will not formance in coping with the Mr Montagu, Westminster

Cove Spas Eger

by consulting

CHINESE OPTICAL CO.

want another foreign ruler..

Far Eastern situation, "And Chinese and Russians

Diplomatic quarters here are as much foreigners to the people of India as the British, nerally agreed that the Re

vate publicans'

against Mr Americans or other Western

Acheson hit his prestige at nations,

or

self,

and

·Harvard educated. * King's Counsel, is a brother of the British banker Ford Swaything.

Referring to the wards Jews of VE "I believe that the Western critical time of international European democracies.

the non- negotiation, but the importance that some, after Communist countries no longer of the minority Party action emigration of ebvet an inch of the land of might be overestimated. They suddent relax others. Reuter,

Router out that Mr Achesons | Huudes.

pointed