Evening star., 1944-05-21
Wallace Leaves
On Mission 10
China, Siberia
Plans Study Of Asio's
Needs; Will Return
Before Convention
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BY the Associated Press.
Vice President Wallace left for
China yesterday, taking with
him message Of cheer from
President Roosevelt to the Chi
nese people and accompanied by
aides who include an expert on
Russian munitions supply mat
ters. Several stops are planned
in Siberia.
His message to the Chinese, Mr..
Wallace said In q statement, Is that
neither the swamps of Burma, nos
the Hirnalaya Mountains, nor Japa-
nese warships shall stop America
from bringing all possible and
prompt aid to this great and en-.
during people"
FEA Aide Member Of Party.
A White House announcement Of
the departure disclosed that one Of
those travelling with Mr.. Wallace 10
John Hazard, chief liaison officer Of
the Foreign Economic Administra-
tion's- division of Soviet supply.
Others in the party are John
Carter Vincent, chief of the stats
Department Division of Chinese AT.
fairs, and Owen baltimore, deputy
director of the ONCE Of War In.
formations overseas branch.
There was no official information
on the point, but MIR. Hazards pres
ence suggested the possibility that
the mission may be concerned,
among other things, with the ques-
ton Of increased Soviet supplies Ia
the Chinese. The Russians are un-
derstood to have been making sorns
supplies available to the Chinese
despite their own heavy war de.
mandS
will Serve as Messenger"
| The White House announcement
was In the form of a personal state
ment from President Roosevelt,
which said he had asked Mr.. Wal-
lace Ito serve as a messenger for
me in China" and also had asked
him to bring back a report on eco
nonic and other matters in Eastern
Asia.
The text of the Presidents state.
ment::
"I have asked the Vice President
of the United States to serve as q
messenger for me in China. He is
taking with him Mr.. John Carter
Vincent, chief Of the Division Of
Chinese Affairs, State Department;
Mr.. Owen baltimore, deputy direc-
tor Of the overseas branch, Once
of War Information, and Mr.. John
Hazard, chief liason officer, Division
for Soviet Supply, Foreign Economic
Administration.
Eastern Asia will play very
important part in the future his
tory of the world. Forces are be-
ing unleaShed there which are of
the utmost Importance to our fu-
ture peace and prosperity. The Vice
President, because of his present
position as well as his training in
economics and agriculture, is un-
usually well fitted to bring both to
me and to the people of the United
States a most valuable first-hand
report.
For the time being nothing more
can be said of certain aspects of
the Vice Presidents trip. Sufiice
it to say that he will be visiting a
dozen places which I have long
wanted to see. He left today and
will report to me upon his return
which is expected about the mid
die of July"
Returns Before Convention.
Mr.. Wallace's return by the mid
die of July would mean he would
! be back in time for the Democratic
| National Convention beginning July
10 in Chicago.
In preparation for his trip the
Vice President has been studying
both Russian and Chinese. He
learned Spanish before making a
tour of Latin-America last year.
The report he is to bring back
on agricultural and economic mat
tiers may form the basis for de-
cisions on the extent and kind of
American aid to be given China,
both during and after the war.
This Government is committed to
policy of encouraging strong
postwar China as a stabilizing force
in the Pacific AREA.
Mr.. Wallace said the substance of
his message had been conveyed di-
rectly to Generalissimo Chang Kai
Shek.
MY VISIT" he added, "is merely
one of emphasis so that the hun
dreds of millions of Chinese peopls
may know that the American will to
aid China is permanent and con-
tinuous until victory is achieved"
Will Visit Siberian Cities.
Mr.. Wallace disclosed that he
would visit Siberia, stopping at the
Soviet cities of Novo-S -Sirbirsk, Tash-
kent, Krasnoyark, Stalinsk, Semi
palatinsk and Alma Alta.
He said he approached the Siber-
ian visit with great anticipation"
recounting that the area now sup
ports a population of 100000 busy
people, who have taken the place
of the seven million-mostly con-
victs-who miserably existed there
under Imperial Russia"
80" he said, "the detractors of
Russia must pause before the fact
of Soviet Asia of today"
Mr.. Wallace said the object of
his trip was ito let our Asiatic
friends know the spirit of the
American people and the beliefs
and hopes of their Commander in
Chief" In this connection, he said
he hoped on his return ito contri-
butte something tp American UNDER
standing of todays Asia, as we'll as
detailed information for the Presi-
dent"
"If I may carry to these working
and fighting peoples of Asia some
thing of the confidence and pride
which the American people and
their President feel in their mag
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