Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-02
NEWS
BEHIND
The NEWS
By Paul
MaIIon

WASHINGTON. Dec. PIT is
w time today the truth were
known that the Chinese and the
British have been getting along
with far less friendliness during
this war than the Americans
and Chinese.
The feeling has cropped up i'm
several little ways. AT the time
Mime. Chang Kai-Shek was
here, she was invited TO go TO
London, but declined. a fact
which was not divulged at the
time for fear it might be given
its proper diplomatic interpre-
tation.
Fundamentally, the Chinese
have blamed Britain for leader
ship in instituting the war STRAIT
egg. which concentrated Ameri-
can efforts on Germany. The
Chinese always have thought
they were neglected.
In initial war settlement dis
cussions. they have made no
secret of their desire 10 reclaim
Hongkong. Churchill gave them
the answer publicly in speeches
implying he had no intention of
giving up the British hold there.
THEN, too, there has been the
u Indian question, the Chinese
being both commercially and
racially close to the Indian
struggle for independence from
Britain.
The British financial stake in
China always has been very
much greater tnan ours, the
amounts of their investments
running upwards of $40, 0O0, 900
as compared with our stake OF
SAC. l36, 900 in 1910. Their inter
est is therefore more than 10
times ours.
From the beginning, Mr..
Roosevelt has attempted 10 act
as peacemaker between the two,
being rather in the position OF
neutral moderator
While at the time of Madame
Chang Kai-Shek's visit, the
Chinese expressed dlsSatlSfac-
ton with the extent of our help.
the friendly situation was eX-
hibited by the ( a L that Mr..
Roose Welt invited Madame
Chang into his own press con-
ference to let her express her
critical views. and she was in
vited to make an address to a
joint session of Congress.
The un d c rlying difficulties
with our relations with Russia.
on the other hand. have been
discussed more openly.
A report which Donald Nelson
made TO the government upon
his return from Moscow, out
lined the e con m situation
which, of course, is fundamen-
tai corollary of the political and
military agreements, and per-
haps the most important for the
long run. Nelson is understood
to h ave reported that Stain
envisaged a 20-year redevelop-
ment and construction program
for Russia for the postwar
period.
EOR this, large quantities of
Il A m eric can manufactured
goods would be needed. He told
Nelson he preferred our prod
ucts TO those of the British, or
the Germans, some of which he
received in his agreements with
the NaZiS before the war, and
much of which his troops have
captured on the fields of battle
since.
Also he is supposed TO have
said Russia would offer no serir
ous competition TO the United
States in selling sumo r
goods. but that she could offer
us certain raw .materials in
which we are. lacking, such as
manganese. tungsten, etc.
How these extremely difficult
.SSt- "a cooi,n ooI ln tine.
final settlement cannot. even be
guessed now. But there is an
exc G PIT ON J y hopeful and
friendly attitude toward Russia
by the business element of the
New Deal such as Nelson ably
represents. men who do not deal
with the political aspects.
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