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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1950.

HERBERT HOOVER'S WARNING War In Korea Lost: Danger Of A Disunited Europe "United States' First Duty

Is To Save Itself"

New York, Dec. 20.

Former president Herbert Hoover said last night that the United States has lost the war in Korea, and warned that an attempt to defend disunited Europe would mean "inviting another Korea."

Mr Hoover said the first duty of the United States is to save itself. "We shall not fail in this,” he said, "even if we have to stand alone."

The ex-President said: "Before we land another man or dollar on their shores, the United States should wait to see if the nations of Europe can marshal enough strength to defend them- selves. "Otherwise we shall be inviting another Korea," he said in a nation-wide radio speech,

The war in Korea was already combat divisions of such huge lost because "even if we could numbers as will hold erect a sacrifice more American boys to sure dam against the Red maintainia foothold on the flood."United Press. peninsula, we know we shall REACTION IN CAPITAL not succeed at the present time in the mission given to us by 50 members of the United' Na- tions."

Petain May Be Released

- Paris, Dec. 20. An informed source said today that Marshal Henri Petain, who headed the Vichy regime during World War II. might be freed from prison within a few days,

Reports followed મ denial by the French High Court of Appeal to grant Petain 2 new trial. The 94-year-old “Hero of Ver- dun" in World War I has been imprisoned on the Lle d'Yeu since he was con- treason shortly after the end of the war, --United Press,

AUTHORESS

Washington, Dec. 20. Leading Republican Senators tonight endorsed ex-President He proposed that the United Herbert Hoover's proposal that

victed of own shores the United States concentrate States make its secure. China, India or Eastern on air defence of the Western Europe would become "grave- Hemisphere. However, a high yards of millions of American American. diplomatic official. boys if the United States at- who refused to be quoted by tempted to fight Communist name, said the United States armies there."

would be inviting a Russian at- Mr Hoover warned that pre-tack if it followed Mr Hoover's Sent financial policies may lead advice to hold up troop and te inflation and economic disas-dollar aid to Western Europe. ter in the United States. The until it could defend itself. American people had to face The Administration spokes- these ugly facts:

"It is obvious that the United man said the net effect of such Nations have been defeated in an American stand would be to deter rather than speed up Korea by the aggression of Com-

Western Europe's determination munist China. There are no

to raise

defence an effective adequate forces in the world to

under

General Eisen-

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force

repel them. Any attempt to 'make war on the Communist hower-United Press. mass on land by invasion through the quicksands of China, India or Western Europe is sheer folly. The arms of the West could never reach Moscow..

Canada Lifts

Export Ban

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BOMB NOT DOMINANT

"We Americans. should use sea and air power to control the Atlantic and Pacific oceans so as to prevent an invasion of the Western hemisphere by Com-proceed to "restricted" ports munist armies. They can

no but penalties would be applied more reach Washington in force to the owner and his agents if

goods were than we can reach Moscow. The banned atomic bomb is a far less there.-Reuter, dominant weapon than it was once thought to be." He did not elaborate on the reference to the bomb.

unloaded.

BLAMES

AMERICA

Tokyo, Dec. 20. The famous American autho- blamed the ress, Pearl Buck, United States for Communist China's entry into the Korean war in an interview granted in New York to a Japanese news-- paperman.

Bearded for the part he is playing in his new film, and with long cigar in mouth, Orson Welles, former husband of Rita Hayworth, holds out his hand while measurements are taken by technicians of the Chirotheque Francaise for an impression to be made of his hands. Central Press,

New Defence Canadian Force

Effort

Kimpei Shiba, managing editor of Tokyo's English- language Nippon Times, reported (Continued from Page 1) . in today's edition of Harper's that Pearl Buck stated that the Indications were that it would United States, "in ignorance of be "markedly increased," the other people, has cost us billions source said. of dollars and much blood, which could have been saved if we had devoted more time to studying world affairs......

"We have telescoped a thou- sand years into 250. We did not have the experience to handle this situation, which has been suddenly thrust upon us.

- RUSSIA'S EXPORTS

Washington, Dec. 20. Soviet Russia has increased her exports to the United States Mr Hoover said that even of manganese and chrome ore- without Europe, Americans need have no cause for hysteria about vital strategic materials since the future or security if the the start of the Korean war, an nation follows his suggestions official said today. and arms its air and naval forces Commerce Department officials said they could not explain the Soviet motive, but some thought "The foundation of our national poli-Russia's need for dollars over-

must be to preserve for rode all other considerations.

world this Western The total value of the imports Hemisphere as a Gibraltar of from Russia in October dropped Western civilisation..We can, to $2,100,000, according to in it.".

to the teeth.

Mr

cies the

Hoover

satt:

without doubt, with our own air figures issued by the Depart- and naval forces hold the At-ment today. But the value of Jantic and Pacific oceans, with manganese and chrome ore was one frontier on Britain (if she only $300,000 below the Septem- wishes to co-operate) and the her figure of $1,300,000. other on Japan, Formosa and

American exports to Russla the Philippines...To do this

were so small that they were not we should arm

our air and

officially listed-Reuter, naval forces to the teeth."

TEST FOR EUROPE

Mr Hoover added: "We can

CLAIMS GANG

continue to aid the hungry of WAS A MYTH

the world. Out of our produc- tivity we can give arins to other nations when they have already displayed spirit and strength in defence against Communism."

Chicago, Dec. 20. "Bottles" Ralph

Capone, brother of the late "Scarface Al", testified today that the so- called "Capone gang" was a myth

There never was such a gang, he fold the Senate crime-in- vestigating committee, and he unity among them by their himself

was only an innocent gun collector.

Western Europe must defend itself. "The test is whether they have the spiritual force and will and acceptance af

own volition, "

The United States had tried When Capone left the witness with unparalleled effort and stand, he was taken into custody sacrifice to achieve European by the Chicago police, who said unity, but so far had failed they wanted to "take his pic

"Western Europe, to warrant ture and see if he had been up further aid, must express itself to anything illegal. - United in organised and equipped Press.

"We are as fit to tackle it as a 15-year-old boy would grown-up's problems," Pearl Buok was reported to have said.

She said that despite the American delegate to the Secu- rity Council, Mr Warren Austin's charge that the Chinese Com- munist

General Wu envoy,

Council Hsiu-chuan's Security speech revealed "a lack of con- the speech tact with reality," contained "a good deal of truth

"We are immature in diplo- pearl Buck told macy and we do not know Asia," the Japanese editor. Reuter.

At

arms present Britain's

was in a preliminary drive stage and it might not be possi- ble immediately to spend very

more

than originally much planned.

For Britain?

Ottawa, Dec. 20. Canadians would not be surprised if the Dominion's special army force, 10,000- strong, and three R.C.A.E. fighter squadrons were on guard in Britain and on the Continent : next year, the Canadian Press said today. --Reuter.

An increase in the overall New Law Against

figure would mean that further preparations were being made for greater production later on.

rearmament

"Warmongers”

Prague, Dec. 20, The Czechoslovak National Assembly on Wednesday unanimously approved

a law "for Ithe defence of peace" providing prison terms ranging from one to 27 years for all "warmongers."

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The Government are fully aware of the hardships which will be imposed on the country by the imposing of the controls to speed up the drive.

The Government, however, are determined to give General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, every possible assistance in building up the Atlantic Pact

The Czech law will punish forces..

There is a strong feeling in persons "attempting to disrupt co-existance of Government circles here that the peaceful now that Britain has apparently nations by inciting to war and emerged from her major econo-propagating or supporting war mic difficulties she should play propaganda."--United Press. a more leading role in world

Czech Exile

Exile affairs Committee

Bonn, Dec. 20. The establishment of a com- mittee for Czech and Sudeten German exiles was announced here today.

General Lnine Pachala of the London-Czech National Com- mittee is the chief Czech representative and Dr Lodgman Ruen, chief Sudeten representative.

von

At a Press conference the General claimed that over half of all Czechs at home and in exile would support him.

According to the Committee, there are over 2,000,000 Sudeten Germans in exile in Germany, 600,000 of whom are in the Soviet zone-Reuter.

This would involve putting her point of view more strongly in policy-making conferences and backing up decisions of those conferences with all the means in her power.-Reuter.

GENERAL WU

PRAGUE

Prague, Dec. 20. General Wu Hsui-chuan and the other members of the Chinese Communist delegation to Lake Success arrived here tonight from London, on their way back to Peking.

They were welcomed by Mr

Similar laws have already been passed in Eastern Germany and other Soviet orbit nations.

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Zdenik Fierlinger, Czech Vice Premier, and the Chinese Am- bassador to Prague. the delegation was expected Wyndham

to spend a day or two here, Reuter.