The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-16
MARSHALL GIVEN 7
LONG DIRECTIVE
President Says U. S. Peace
Hopes Based On Collec-
tive Security !
By EDWIN H. NEWMAN

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United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10
UP)-President Truman to-
night bluntly told the Chinese
to stop fighting each other
and get together at once 1t
they want U. S. help in their
economic crisis.
The President announced
this country's policy toward
China in a tightly-packed L.
2O0-word statement as his newest
diplomatic envoy, Gen George c.
Marshall, flew toward Chungking
in a four-engined C-54 Skymaster.
Marshall, replacing Maj. Gen.
Patrick J. Hurley, carried with
him a detailed directive from the
President based on the policy
statement made public by the
White House. The five-star former
Army Chief of Staff is scheduled
to arrive in Chungking next Thurs
day.
Mr.. Truman prefaced his state.
ment with the declaration that
this country is stalking it's hopes
for world peace and prosperity
upon ''the ability of the Sovereign
Nations to combine for collective
security in the United Nations or.
ganization.'
Asks Stop To Fighting
With that as his text, he called
upon China to cease internal hos
tilities Immediately and arrange
a National conference Of all major
political elment0 to unity the
country Economically. One Of
Marshall's first tasks presum-
ably will be to bring these two
things to pass. ..
A strong, united and Democratic
China, the President said, is es-
sential to the success of the ''Unit-
ed Nations and for world peace"
China therefore has "a clear
Nations, he said, "to eliminate
responsibility to the other United
armed conflict within its territory
as constituting threat to world
stability and peace"
1.-THE government of the United
States,' the President said, "Be-
lieves it essential:
!. That a cessation of hostilities
be arranged between the armies
Of the National government and the
Chinese Communists and other
dissident Chinese armed forces for
the purose of completing the re-
turn of all China to effective Chi.
|nese control, including the imme.
diate evacuation of the Japanese
forces.
'2. That a National conference
of representative of major poli-
teal elements be arranged to de.
velop an early solution to the pre-.
sent internal striffe-a solution
which will bring about the uni-
fication of China"
Dealing With National
Mr.. Truman repeated this coun-
try's intention of dealing solely
with the present National govern
ment of China, the only one re.
cognized by any of the United Ma
tions. He declared that the con-
tinued existence of the Communist
army in China makes Chinese
political unity impossible. All
armed force in the country, he
declared, must be "integarated
effectively into the Chinese Ma.
tional army"
But, the President said, the
present one-party government Of
Generalissimo Chang Kai-Shez
must be 'broadened to include
other political elements" And at
the proposed National conference,
he added. these other elements
must be given "a fair and effec-
tive representation in the Chinese
National government
The President stated and re-
stated that this government is op-
posed to interference in the inter-
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