United States Indicted for Germ War (FBIS, 11 Oct 1952): Asian and Pacific Peace Conference, Peking

=== [PDF page 1] === NATED D STATES INDICTED POR antes WAR hee + ” - . puktag; NONA, in kngltyb: Morea tEBaritheuet ‘Avia, “fore, and Nort: on Aherica; Oot, ll, 1952, 1 M45. OMT =H Yexd) ae “Peking Oc ty qW--The Agian and: Pacdtie: Pouse ‘Co conet et: session this morning hoard a solemsindic unent of” Government for its oxime of - bacteriological warfdre: listened intently as a well-+know ge ba a member of ‘the Chincae delegat: witnessed in regard to the Ames: “northern Korea and various “ploogs ’ tp Northeag 4. Chinn, scientific me,thods to collect: first-hand data-on: the: a large’ group of: bacteriologiate,. entomologista: and came ¢ tha. conglusion that Amerioay germ warlare: dé fact, but is being curried ‘ub: ‘syotematioally and: on. a" They based thedy Judgewant. on ‘elosely Literrola ted: foo, niall, éginning from Jenuary this: year, memjers:of the U,S.. Air.: Tae out-an \inusuol kind of: boning “end” strafing “8OLO--0b, of which was to spread inaws te) spiders ) rodents, and, other object [Unreadable] === [PDF page 2] === Second, meny eyewitnesses testificd that the large number of insects, spiders, rodents, and other objeets found were dropped by U.S, aircraft. The iaany biologically anomalons phenomene of thelr appearance further confirm that these insects, spiders, rodunte, and other objects. round were not of nvtural nutlve growth, but were dronppud by U.S, eadrcraft., Flene were found on snow, marine clams Wrapped Jn stimw on hilisides, granary storage plinld beetles “on fields, und black springtails, whose habitnt is tn low and wt pieces, wore found on the top of a 12-neter high, round towor, and. human filers were found floating on the surface of water in uncovered vessels in jthe open alr. Thy, insocte also appeared at an. Abnormal time of the yeer, appedring in suizero veather 2 to 3 months earlier then the time of their nor:al ap, carance, The Chinera pacteriologist olso reported other abnormal phenomena showing that the discarse-ciurrying fasects, animoajs, and objects were artifically introduced, The quantity and density of their appéarance ofter the overflight of Amoridun odrormtft were ehicd, For exomple, ters of thousands of anthony lid flies Sppedred upon and under a rafiwy bridge; six cr cevin. thousand house flies. made their appearance on’an area of 20 aquare meters in an.onen field, sone 10,000 field crickets were found on snow-covercd ground in an ures of not “nore then’ £2,000 square meters, and so on, Ingeots with different habits, or avon hoatile to one avotler, Prequontiy Apponred togethor--somthing impogaible in natace,, Addedto thuse facts were the eyowl nese accounts of soldiurs «nd civilians * dn Korea and Northeast Chine. who had seen J,5, military planes dropping the four compertmert germ bomba, eslerreous germ bomba, or other containers, and anbevquentLy Marovargl were of fugects dnaide wad around these contatne Sy: Der, Chen Wen-kuet’ also referred to oyewi tnesses. who actually saw U.S, planes disaeminiting Insecta, und mentioned Dr, Wel Hsd, a famous badtaMlologiet, and Alen jantiogton, s british correspondent, ag having found Inserts dropped frown the alr oon thedp hota and clothos in the course of tiody fold Investigations. “The Chinase gchantiot deelared that the inecote, animale, und objucta. dissewinatad by U8, atvoraft were proved by’ vareful lnborutery tests to hive coped pd vuty vievlent pothogend organiana that KUL humen beings, Livestock, domeatt. fowl, “and epope, He audid, thet he-lidmeel? hid participated in the lnboratory work which hed isolated plague bacilli from human fleas and voles, cholera vibrios from mring “lems and enthomyidid fites, anthrax bactlit from anthomylid flies, snd the deadly bacilli of enterly typhoid, paratyphodd, and dysentery from other types of insects, He elted arty] eases of Chinese and Koroans who hud dfed from pl: ye, chloera, reopdrntory anthrax, new type of onsaphulitds, and ‘other Aiuui ser, === [PDF page 3] === In crave tones, Dr. Chen Wen-kuel, who hed hevn one of tt. oarliest witnesses end accusers against Japanese bucteriological warfare in Chinas in 1941, pronounced: "The bacteriological atteck of the U,S,- Government not only aims at wurdcring the peaceful people of Korea and China, but also to destroy the | livestock, domestic fowl, and craps so aa to plunge he, Povoofad poople into the sbyas of starvation and death," . Facts Backed by Evidence — OS He aaid the Kost of facts is backed up by evidence and witnesses; the gontaoiners, insects, animals, and objects dropped by U.S, aircraft, the eyewitnesses on the spot, by hundreds of thousands of men of good will, the testimony of Chinese und Korean scientists, fntelligence agents air-dropped by the U.S. aggressive forces, and the testimony of captured U.S, aadrmen who ndmitted taking pert in bacterfological warfare,, Dr, Chen Wen-kuel said: "Every person endowed with a conscience, every person with © sense of righteousness, cvery person who 4s concerned with humanity, with the cause ‘of peace, the destiny of science, and the future of human vivilization cannot remuin silent and refrain from indignant condemnation. yhen confronted with such Incredible atrocitive,"; He referred to inte rnitional organizations and prominent poraons devoted to peecu and humanity as having unanimously confirmed the crime of bacterlologicn? warfare waged by ‘he U3, Govornment, Among thonu he mentioned were the - commission of the Intern tioml Assoctation of Democratic Lanyers, Dre! James G,. Endteott of Conedi, M. Yvod Fargo of the French Netlona) Penge Coun, Dr, Howlett Johidon,. bean of Canterbury of Mngland, Mr, Montoas Peltor of England, and delegites of the Internuttonol Economic Conferenue and the — preparatory peace couferunce who visited China, nnd most recently» the International Selentiffie Commission, The Snmous bocterlologtet efid thet mambers of tho International Setontifie ° Comalreton bud no preconceived Adowa about tha axdatonee of bactertological warfare before they conducted their c-month inveetlyation work; but when they — finished dovestigating, they not only confirmed oll ihe facta about U.S, germ worfrye, but out of their concern over the destiny of mankind, they courngeously carried on the struggle ngeinet bacturLologival warfare without copsldering Wie posaibl. peragoutfon that they thembelver might auftar, He noted that the publicntion of the International Scientific Commission's ‘ report had &lpoady cnuaed, olarm among the gurm war erimluale, They kept stlent on the contents of the report, unible to refute any part of it, but | resorted to attempts to persecute members of the commigaton, === [PDF page 4] === Dr. Chen Wen-Kuei called on peace partisans of all countries to take action to disseminate widely the commission's yveport, to denounce and stop U.S. germ warfare, and urge all governments to ratify and faithfully observe the 1925 Geneva Protocol, which expresses the conseierce cf mankind,. The U.S. Government end its generals will not find it possible.to conceal ~ their hideous crime of bacteriologicn] warfere, Dr. Chen Wen-uel said, just ne the Japanesé segressors failed to cover up their germ war attack in Hunan Provence in 1941. ‘Just ag tho Japanese and Hitlerite - ‘eriminals were ‘unable to deny tefore the internetional: tribunels/their ‘ eolossel crimes, so also the American Government leaders and genarals will’be unable to make their denials stick, U.S, Ratification of Protocol. pointedly, Dr. Chen asked; © "Why do ‘they refuse to ratify the Iprotocol for the prohibition of the use in war of asphyxisting, pofsonous, and other gases and of bacteriologic]l warfare?! Why did they block 411 efforts tn the Untted Nniijons and in the recent International Red Crosa Conference to obtain adherence to 6 resolution calling on ali countries to ratify this protocol? “hy did Maj. Gen. E.F. Bullene, chief of the U.S. army Chemical Corps, recently ask the U.S. Congress for addition? '. appropriations to expand the research work in bacteriological warfare? Why have they said, ‘Bacteria, poisonous gases, and radioactive substances my well prove to be the cheapest weapon for the conquest of the enemy?! Any why live they said thet in congidering weapons for the deetruction _ of the enemy it is unnecessary to take ethical concepts into acctouut?" The Chinese scientist further underscored the fect thet the U.S.; Government hes sheltered-and employed Japanese and German 'bactertologics1 warfare experts.’ He cited the, use of Japaneve germ war criminals Shiro Ishii, Jiro tokenvteu, and.Masejo Kiteno, in the Korean. war, Anerican bacterilological warfare, he said, is S being carried out by the U.6, Governnient sccording vo premeditated plans, merely a signal that they will wa ge bacteriological warfare on an even wereater scmle, Hence it is clear, he added, ‘“that if the people of the world do not rise up together ae once to. denounce and stop ‘the bacteriologicel warfore waged by the. Government, then the disaster befalling the Korean and Chinese poorles today will befall the people of the whole world tomorrow." Referring to the American-blocked Korean armistice negotistions, Dr, Chen VWen-kuet added: '"Obyiuusly, as long as the Korean war lnssts, the threat of” bscteriologicsl warfare will continue to hang over the heads -of the people of the Asian and Pacific reg: jons a6 well as the rest of the world,: === [PDF page 5] === "ALL the people of the Asian and Pacifte roglona must thorefore unite S closely with the people of other parts of the world and intensify their q efforts to stop the bacteriological warfare waged by the U.S. Governuent, to bring about an armistice in Korea and a peaceful ‘settlement of the Korean question, and to strive for and to safeguard peace in the Asien and Pacifie regions and the whole world." Dr. Chon Wen-kuei's address was greeted with A atanding ovation... — \ Tmnedtately following Dr. Chen! 8 report, eight representatives of tho Federation of Christian Churches of Peking, which ia compéscd of 42 churches and religious bodies in China's Capital, mounted tho rostrum,. Among those making the presontation of a rod and white silk bannor to the conference were representatives of the Congregational Church, the Methodist ‘ Church, the Church of Christ in China, and the Salvation. Army. On the banner waa inscribed. this messago: “Ponce ~ loving Christians, unite, struggle for the defense of world peace," Next, a group of 12 Buddhist monks and 4 nuns, headed by Chu Tsan, & | Buddhist priest, entered the hall. They presonted to the. conference a bronze censer, on miniature silver pagoda, and a bamper inscribed "Unite with one heart in defense of peace," from nil the Buddhists in Peking. Indian Delegate Sponks; The conference. also. heard the following delegates speak this morning Mra. Chattopndhya, a lender of the woren's movement of Bengal and a monbr of the Irfiian delogntion, was tho noxt sponker, e mo, Mrs. Chattopadhya said: "ZY am just an ordinary woman, a wife and a mother}, n humble lover of peace, who hates war from the bottom of her heart.". The -ponee conferenco, she said, "gives mo an unshaknable confidence that’ war “aan be stopped; thnt our children, our health and homo can be savod from tho horrors of sivago destruction," Although the Second World War did not atroctly touch Indin, sho declared,. over 3.5 million people in Bengal died of famine created by the war,; thousands of children beeame orphans, and lakhs of women became beggars, "Our people will never forget this tragody. They shall never, never allow the history to repent itself, " sho omphasized@. Today, sho said, the people of Bengal as well as other parts of India are suffering. fro® an. acute food crisis, and the living conditions of women and children are frin. === [PDF page 6] === "We know," she continued, “that aggressive wars and growing war preparations are bringing every day new odiamities, new horrors, new sufforings to the vast numbers of women and children of the countries of Asian and Pacific regions." While fighting for peace and organizing for peace, the women of India draw inspiration from their peare-loving ‘sisters of China, and fighting Korean women, ‘she stated. \ “Conveying ny motherly» love and affection to the: mothers and children of: this vast region," the Indian speaker, concluded, "I can assure you that tho women of my country will rise in one: voles to. defond ‘Peace and establish ,. -. Now Zoalender Address - Rewt Alley, deputy Lender of the New Zealand delegation, contrasted what. he has witnessed in China bofore and after the liberation. Referring toa . newspaper in his country which said his statements about China had been ade "under compulsion,"-he declared: "A stupid lie indeed, unlesa it | refers to the compulsion of my own heart, moved by the’ events of the past 2 doeades, rojoieing in the. sucness whinh his crowned the long and horote struggle of a grent pecplo. Iam not. tho flrat to come from another land “and to be conquered conpletely by the understanding, the culture, and the affection of tha Chinese people." Whon he same -to Chinn 25 years ngo, Rewt Alley said, "there were schemes for the total conquest of all Chinn, and ite partition.. There wore concession huntgre, Spockat agents, political police. There was widespread | “poverty and diseaso. Men from many parts of the world made fortunes. Millions of good Chinose people died,. Today," he continued, "ehine ts free from the control ‘of foreign exploiters and their puppets, nnd in this orgenized and sine society it ia alroady a little unbelievable to look beck on that evil ring which once held power." Ho thon mentioned the facta that one of tho British hend-hunters tn. Malaya was a former policeman of the former Shanghai Municipal Council, and that the Americen adventurer Chennault, aftor being driven ‘away by the Chinese people, went on with his plans to brenk the watersiders' strike in New Zoaland and run ammunition to Kuomintang armies in Burm and officials from Taiwan to Koren. “There havo:‘boen many such instances of the wideaproad activities of the network ofployed by the enemies of peace and freedom," he noted.: === [PDF page 7] === Speaking about the ability. ‘of the common man to fight tor peace, he gave his personal expertence in training Cninese orphans to, becnme good, technicians and administrators. “These are but a few of the many. milliona of their kind whieh in the past nave been tratpled on and dvapised by the forces of reaction, Today, it is tue cometructive power of such as these that shapes the destinies of the %00 million jpeople of China and radiates new hope to all oppressed Peoples, throughout the world," - i; _ [Unreadable] "Peace is contagious," he ended, ““4t spreads into the afoae of men everywhere,. Peace ia tne basis on which all constructive life is built. In spite of all aifficultigs, for peace taere is a way." Sard Jono Stats. ment Umi Sard jono, a woman dclegate from Indcncsia, declared that the life cof the Indonesian people, and the womeri and children fn perticular, was. suffering from the aggreasive policy of U.S. imperialism. The bright prospect ahead for the women and children of New China and the other Pcople te Duemocracicn represents the hope of the Indonesian women. and ciildren, she said, but thts bright hope ie still overshadowed by thick The awakening and strupcle of the ‘people of ‘Indoncete 1g to defeat and curb the vile designs of U.S. imperialism to drag Indondeta into ite’ war scheme. “In order to safeguard the gcéourity of maokind, " Bho said, “we shall use our effoxts to stop the maszecre in Korea, In orger to uphold the freedom and demteratic rights of the people of the Asian, and Pacific regions, wexfully suppoct the 4eceleion prohibiting ‘foreign intervention in the interual effatre of other countries and we fully support the cessation of wars in Malaya, *Victnam, and the cessation of all tyranny of tie ruling cliques. | "For the security of women and children, we fully endorse all the decisions regarding toc defense of peace and the conclusion of a Five. Power peace pact, and we also agree with all ‘the suggestions made by Mr. Kuo Mo- jo.",:. + Victnam's delegate Speaking on the Japanese question, Victnam delegate Hoang Yan Due,; agricultural engincer, said that just like other peoples, the people of Vietnam wore very muci. worrled about the remilitarization of Japan by U.S. imperialism, He gave a detailed account of the sutferingn of the people of Vietnam as dircet victias of Japanese invasion during World. War II, During tac few months between the cnd of 1944 and the begiuning of 1945, for example, 2 million people out of a total population of»10 million in one areca died of starvation, | — === [PDF page 8] === * The, Vietnam delegate strongly opposed the recstablishment of the forces. of Japanese militarism by the United States and disclosed that the latter e flanning to.send Japanese troops to fight in Vietnam. The move tu revive Japanese warlordism was a serious step in the plan of U.S, imperialism to" tnvade Aste and launch a World War, he said, ‘ ‘He sald that Vietnamese resolutely oppose ‘the separate Pcace Treaty and the other pacts concluded between the United States and Japan, They are aimed, he declared, at fostering Japanese warlords as henchmen in a vepreesive measure egaingt the Japanese people and ag hirelings in the war - of aggresafon against Korea and armed aggression against countries in Asta and the Pacific. ¥ He stated that "to the Japanese peoples struggle for peace, independence, ‘democracy, and neupinese we pledge our resolute support. "MWe be Lieve that by alge of the united force of ‘the peoples | ‘of. all countried, we will certainly win peace," he concluded. ‘A statemdnt on the promot ion of the welfare of women and children wag then wade by Kim Yung Su, vice chairthan of ‘the Korean Democratic Women's Leaguc, ‘of the Korean delegation; She cited horrifying examples of American ‘atrocitids againet women and children in Korea, In Kuhung District,. Sinchon region, Hwanghae Frovince, alone, she said, "the occupationists _ locked up over 300 women and children separately in brick warehouses without giving them any food or water for 3 days, And then they. set fire to the warehouses in which 70 children ‘were detained, Then the children inside screamed desperately, trying to get out.” On hearing their children screaming for help, the mothers detained in the next warehouse » kitked the windows and doors, repeatedly called their children by name, and desperately tried to rush out to save them. However, the American ‘butchers on guard fired on them. with carbines, killing most of them on the. ‘spot, and buried all the reat alive in/a pit prepered beforehand, "In Sammyo Village, Kangee District, Kangse region, south of ryongan bravince, the American occupation eoldieré herded 62 women and children into an ’ air-raid shelter and fired on them indiscriminately with carbines, Those who were missed cried instinctively and crawled out of the shelter, The American butchers, with shovels, pickaxes and rifle butts, crushed the skulls of these children trying to escape, Those who did’ not die. had their mouths ‘stuffed with earth and were buried alive! he === [PDF page 9] === Speaking of the bacterial warfare waged by, the Americun aggreseors, Kim Yung’ Su stated; "Should -our ¢hildren ¢ateli even a Little cold.or; pneumonté. due to our negligence, we would stay by their. bedside and worry - -over their fever and gasgs with agony, self-reproach, and anxiety, However, compietely opposite to this, the aggressors, in an attempt to rob us of the Lives of ourselves and our children, havevsystematicgally cultivated vicious bacteria of infectious discases and attempted to infect us ‘effectively! with them by all sorte of ingenious means," The Korean woman delegate asked; "If international laws and moral codes and human reason and conselence can restreia hasan conduct at all, if - mankind does not will self-d2etvaction, wiy then are such abominable . atrocities not punished as the most he inous erines?" —. The speaker then went on to denounce "Clark's air terror" of. bombing 4 78 peacefu), cities in North Korea, She told the conference that a° family of 13 in the outskirts of Pyougyang was completely wiped out. Mré.. Monica Felton and the speaker herself were eyewitnesses, The fact that inhunan bacterial warfare and destructive air terror were. carried out during the truce talks, the speaker pointed out, "shows that. the American ruling circles do not’ regard the Kaesong truce "talks as a means of reator ing peace; instead, they meen to use the talks to extend the war," Kim Yung Su finally ceelared; "On benale of the ‘fighting Koxven ‘women, - I call upon all the peace partisans or the Asian and Pacific regions, and — woman friends in particular, to struggle together to bring atout, on a just and reasonable basis, a speedy agreement on the truce talks: which. are aimed at ending the Koreas war, 89 that the, women and children of Korea — may be saved from the horrors of war," "Let all mothers of the Assan and pacific regions unite more resolutely and struggle more courapeously for the,derense of peace, for cur future and hope; that is, for the happiness: and peaceful life of our. rprectous ehildren}! Japanese Delegate Kiyoshi Ozawa, Japanese delegate ana representative of the Congress of! Industrial Untons of Japan, then spoke on the Korean question, He said that the Japanese people were lsuging for ah imuediate cease-fire in Korea on a fair and reagoneble basis, === [PDF page 10] === Tc Kortan wer, he continucd, wos being carried on wmder the, very nose uf bin: Jupaasee people aad with Jepon ue ite base. Keenly awaro thet the Korean war would involve tem in war and that tyucre existed the denger teat the wer aight: develop into a general war in Asia with Japan ae its center, the Japanese people were determined to struggle for the defense of peace, he osserted, Under the slogans "No participation in the Korcan war," "No marufacture of militery supplies," and "No transportation of military supplies,” the Japancse workers heve carricd on a struggle against U.S, soldiers and Japanese armed police, in every factory, at every post, staging mass sit-down strikes and all “kinds of resistance campaigue, Kiyosnt Ozawa reported.: ‘The sole remaining question of the repotriation of POW's is a pretext fabricated by the American side, the Japanese dcleyate said, which alleres tact "the Kercan and Chinese prisoners of war are unwilling to. return to their own countries,” But the Japanese people all know quite. well. that tiis 18 mere deception employed by tice Amgricans for the “purpose ‘of stalling tae truce talks. The Japanes¢ people, ae continued, peallzed that the U.S. Aruy intended to wake uac’of the breatning space in the truce: talks to step up ‘tne; rcarmament of Japan, avd prdpearcd to utdlize toe blood of the Japancae people to save tie unfuvoradle situation of-war in wateu the United States already found itself. At tic arme:time, when the U.S, Air Forev hanbud the Suphe hydroglestris phontey adn raid drilia wera carrion “out througout, Japan. Tre Japanese poople, he sbid, demand the LImnocdtate cunelision- of 4 suet and reasonable armistice agrcement ond the unconditional repatriation of: POW'a held by bot gides. "We ducidudly consider thoae who rofuse te “ne potest"! unconditionally tha VOW, whe-nueed thy POWs o8 sudngn piyu in bucterdtglogical war laboratories, who prolong and extend the agercoéive war, and who criminally massacre innocent women, children and tie egud, ua ve most abominable vnemive of mankind, "He Japanoae poople appeal ‘to the’ puoplu of toe wiole wort, Bhi: uffatra OF Korca gould by pottlud by tie Kor ua peoal thandelyse,! and sr affairs of Japan should be settled by tus Japunese people themse) Wo oppose the stationing fF tr: UG. occupation army on our aoll,- ich” duprives Japan of her soverclen rlyita, Aud we abeo oppose the Antervention in Korea by the U.S. agercesors, Which jeopardizes tie independence sand ‘ un bby of Korca.” Soe === [PDF page 11] === ‘ponktue to the Korcan poople, the Japanese delegate sntd: "You aro in Koron, vhioh the -‘Amrienan oaverongors ore trying to turn into 4 tude in| Avie. We aro in tholr rear, Japon, the biggest bane for their aggrossive. war {n Agia. Let us struggle hand in hand resolutely for peace. » We ie to atand with you in the most difficult and glorious post and tant to the ond.". The chairman then celled on membera of the Korean delegation to come to | tho platform. ‘Three Japancee delegates then presented bouquets ‘and a banner %2 tho Koreans. The banner wag made in Japan on’ Feb..21, 1949, in honor of the "international dey of struggle againat colonialism" and wos carricd in Tokyo's May Day parade this year. On the blue and red backeround of the banner ja suporimponed a white dove and the worda, "for frionduhip and unity between the horole Korenn youth and women and Japanese youth and women." Tho dvlegaten embraced in warm fraternity. Led by Fir Sohab Manki Sharif, members of the PakLeten delegation, ‘then fresented a bannor to tho Korean delegation innertbed "Long love world | ponce" in Urdit, Chinono, and English, Dolornton nhook handa cordially and ‘ ombracud. Next to maunt the poetrum wore momberea of tho New Zvaland delegation, who presented bouquets and baby clothes mado by mombors of the- Auckland Women's Union as a token of frtundohly and wupport for ‘the Korean people. fardar Chukat Hayat a momnbor of tha Paktutan, aeloghtton thon snide A etirring appeal for penou aw one who hed "been enough of sordidnéas and horror to hate wer and t2 Love peacoweto turn from a naldpor of war to a fightur for peace." ro8, sherk ing “ap a forner soldier who has had the misfortune of living through owner abroad anda otvil wae at homo," the Valtatan dologate deglaredy. "Rho peace T cheriph and nol¢ a> dear, [ seo today a holplesa victim at the hands of rapacious eeducera-$it ia being violated by the anme bunch of ° eangetora in Korea and in Malaya, in Formonsa-and in Vietnam, in Burman and in ‘Tunia * #® * no propagnndiate of tho eratwhile protagoninta of, demorngy and juntiae in thelr vituperntionn pnt ling, In thete h hypoer fay and cont, seadly outdo doebbela--tndacd, compared with them; Goebbels + would seum almost aA saint," Pakleton Reprosontative a “ mo rardnr Shaukat Vaynt went an to Ainguas "bho grogtodt thront. to peaad, the - unprovSkud vlolatton of the dndependenay of Korea by Ameriaa and. shor lackeya. He ceecribed tho machinations used by the United states to make the Unitod Nationa a shield for thie argresgsion, | oo yy === [PDF page 12] === Next, he, turned ta some of the legal aspects in: the repatnigtion of -, prisoners of war. Referring to'the international practice. that no power could force prisoners of war in ite hands to refuse to return to their | homelands, he declared: "Perhaps jt 46 part of imperiel jurisprudence. to have two separate sets of rules for themselves and others under similar conditions. The world shall never have lasting peace until euch misuse of © international lew is bdnned, oo “4 "By thair naltrcatwent “of prisoners of wer, he continued, by their Gestapo methods they are only erenting a wall of indignant public opinion throughout the world,.which shall soon cry for. retribution." He asserted: "The Anhnaiegeort to. bacteriological war by the soscalled | standard bearers of civilisation must put to shame al) peace-loving Americans And ngliehman, a9 dt bos shooRed the entire peace-loving world. It if not a work of man, but of friends, to unleash germs af disease on wonkind." the. peace ‘forces, ‘dn’ Pakistan, resisting "pright. promises. of machines,: food, clothes and money, with which to bribe and buy the conseience"” of the Inkintanis by the Amertcancimpiriaivets in rotorn. for soldiers to dic. in Korea have replied: "We shall gladly starve our industry, seq our | children die of hunger, and wonen go unclad rather than to become gun fodder in the American war mnchine which entails brothers killing brothers tn Kérea." tn ondiing his wtatonont, the Pakistan aurogaty paid tribute to the, Chinese people and their -great leader, Mav Tse-tung, who, he declarcd, "16 no longer just a leeder of free China. He is to us the father of Asian rennaisence,.the symbol of ' hope 4. who sustains: million of Meapairing. hearte - Tmpartal tate! tarts: 4 Ohite “ Hiroya Lafuenta, president of the AlLdance of Intellectuals of chile and menber of the Chilean delegation, reported on tnperteliot efforts to dominate. and, pravert the culture of hor country. The chilean Alldance of tnteLloetunte, founded by Pablo Neruda ab the time of the: war in pain to defend culture from. fascist attock, wos taking part in ‘catipaigns for peace, and thore was 6 close unity between the artiste and the people, for the poophe!s struggles are their own atruggics, she declared, Chile 46 rich in nautral resources, ha anid, aiding: "Hut hitherto, thine _ riches have also been our wisery,. because i.persalie:, sine the Leyinning; hae turned first ite cyes, then its hands ond ‘ti ¢uje on then, and spares no efforts to inaure absolute control over them, wh-tuer bY TONS of wealth, of corrupt politics, or of a corrupy or servile press." === [PDF page 13] === The dangerous ioperialiat attack on the culture of Chile, she. said, ig aimed at weakening the Chilean people, at robbing them of their... national conscioucness. Through cinemas ond booke, imperinlism is exalting war, erime and gangsterism, shu declared. a oo "It. proclains the cult of. the pretended North American racial superiority, trics to build a romantie halo around the North American aggressors in i Korea, provokes isoletion and division," Mireya Lafuente said, adding ‘thet this peril affected equally, all the countries of Latin Amorica, In the name of the Alliance of Intellectuals of Chile,.the’ Chilean, Syenker cxpressed full support to all the decisions of this conference, the demand for an crd to the Kerean war, the banning of bacteriological weapons, and the widest cultural felations with all countries in the [Unreadable] The cxcecutive chairmen of this morning's session weres Vadim Kozhevnikov, USSR; Sheik Muhanvind &1-Achmar, Lebanon ond Syria; Eva Sandorgon, Canadas ANarawila Dharmaratanea, Ceylong and Allan Courtney Monteith, New Zealand,: The conference reauned ite plenary soeoton at 8 peti. thin avendnine === CORRECTED KEY PASSAGES (proof-read by Claude, Oct 2026) ===