Tremendous Poll Despite "Red" Terrorism

Chronicle (Levin), 13 May 1948, Page 5

Tremendous Poll Despite "Red" Terrorism

Received Wednesdav, 0.40 p.m. SKOl'L, -May 12. The lrnnendons vote pollcd by pal Hui ir !'i-t'diiiii lo\ iii» citi/.ens in 1 1m 1'nili'd States /.oue oi' Horea, was ua uii|>i (•■•('(ii'iii i d victory for democnicy over ihe a'l oiit tdi'oits of ( 'oinnuiiiisi di r > 1 im 1 irsU e piopagunda, terrorisii! :iiiil slaoghlcr, Lii'ul f'liant -General Jo'i n iludge, l oiiiiiiaiidcr-in (diicf of ihe A Uii-i i'*:i a i ii-.-aaat ioii Forecs, .said loday. ( Jenerai llodge added- tliat milliollS oi people who voted in Soutli Korea ilid noi wanl a ( 'oniumnist or deinugogio dietatnrship. By their de1 1 l iiiinatioii in voting in faee of the (liliii-'.illii - , they had proyed they '.vdhM riot !>e deliied. Teii-d'in !ias eiised throughout Soutli Korea foilowing tlie iirst demoeratic idert ions ye-tei'day. The oiti/ens ar • ino :i!e aiiout freely and showing a mai !;ed in!,-re-l in the early election. retnrii- d. -piayed on street hoards. .Mi. Syi|o«,.:i?i T{hei\ the leader of Ihe Kon-aii 1 ud.'peade'tec Purty, was tdeet t*d unoppnsed mi Seo.tl. Imt none of his nipporters is aliead in ihe niet ropolitan l ojitevt s. i nd( pi'ndent eandidates are most piomiin-ni in the preiinmiary returns from the eonntrv. Among the few final retin im -o far reeeiveil is the sueress of ii l.eitit in I'nsan. t'omplete returms are no: e\peet">l for several davs. I.ieiit enani -deneral llodge lias sont a let >•" t'l ihe Soviet eonuinuider of North Korea demaudiiig a replv to his propo-;, ! for a eonferenee >n the. problems of t ieet rie power. General Hodge pointed oi't that ii was the fourtli tiine he had propoM-d a eonferenee without geitiue an answer from the Russians. ''Therefore I dennunl that you reply to lny proposal," (ient ral llodge saicl. The aote fidlowed a broadcast over the P\ ongynng- ladio yesterday that unles.s represi ntat i\ e-> of ihe Soutli Korean people arrived :.t I'yongyang hy Friday, ihe -nipply of power l'roni the north wonid he i - ■ i f o(V.