Evening star., 1945-11-12
Barley Sees Clashes
In China Leading 10
Free Manchuria
By the Associated Press,

S111N w AN11A Cnlna, NOV. H.
Vice Admiral Daniel Barley yester-
day urged Chinese factions to settle
their troubles peaceably, saying 9TH
erwise Manchuria might break off
from the rest of China and emerge
as an independent state, like Outer
Mongolia.
(Outer Mongolia is NOM
inally free republic under Soviet
domination.)
His plea for peace was seconded
by 1t. Gen. Tu Li-ming, newly
named Nationalist commander for
Manchuria.
Gen. Tu, speaking at a news con-
ference, charged the Communists
had attacked seven times "but we
took no action because negotiations
still are going on in Chungking. :"
He declared, however, that his forces
would begin marching on Manchuria
very soon"
Admiral Barley, ranking Ameri-
can officer in North China and chief
negotiator among the Nationalists
Chinese Communists and Russians
who are withdrawing In Manchuria.
made his statement in an interview
but authorized no direct quotations.
Urges Compromise.
He pleaded for a spirit of sacrifice
and compromise on both sides so
that Manchuria, with the industries
needed for Chinas economic re-
covery, might return to Chinese
control.
Nationalist entry into Manchuria
by sea now is impossible, the ad-
miral said. With Chinese Com
munists in control of the ports of
Yingkow and Hulutao, it was ap-
parent, he added, that no American
ships would be used to land Chi
ass,s,o ness Nationalist troops in Man
The logical land entry is through
Shanhaikwan, where the Com
munists are firmly entrenched.
1t would then be better from the
Nationalist view, Admiral Barley
argued, for the Yenan Communists
to take control and yet have Man
churia within China's national
scope than to see the province be-
come a separate state.
Red Domination Doubted.
Admiral Barley expressed doubt
that the Yenan Communist forces
dominated much of Manchuria. He
predicted it would be found that
large portions of Northern and East
ern Manchuria were controlled by
local irregular groups who might
seek to form their own state in the
event of protracted civil warfare.
Wholly unconfirmed reports reach
Ing here say, for example, that the
Chinese local government at Ying-
kow has split into two camps.
BY this account one says it is
Communist but denies allegiance to
Yenan, the Chinese Communist
stronghold. The other, more con-
servative, says its leader is Chang
HSueh-liang, the young marshal"
who kidnapped Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek in the political struggle
before the war.
Barley to Return to U. S.
Admiral Barley, who Is planning
to return to the United States
shortly for new assignment, reiter-
ated American policy was to avoid
taking sides. -
That was shown, he said, when the
United States refused to land Amer
lean forces at the Shantung port of
Chefoo Communist controlleO =,
where there were no Japanese to
disarm nor prisoners of war to lib
Gen. Tu said he still hoped re-
newed negotiations in Chungking
would bring peace. adding that "all
Chinese are pacifists" and that all
his national army "is doing here is
defending itself"
Il feel" Gen. Tu said, ut Is neces-
sary for American Marines to re-
main in North China because the
Chinese Nationalist troops here now
are going to move very soon."
Gen. Tu said his forces would
move north through the proper
process" An interpreter said the
general meant the army would move
by land instead of by sea.