The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-29
Soong To Moscow
BY WALTER G. PRIV,
United PreSs w NDLE

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o I'm $ new premier. and :'
c C, party for Moscow - oH.
china's growing concer, ~. .s1.''
sian neighbor. --' F-S
While Chinas immediy+.
tary future is linked 10 tEo Mi,
States, Chinese offic ai5oro United
f 1,see g,li1 for more than = v as'
that China's political fut',re ',.. Tea'
vita sltally affected by Russia ,- 49, >.
ton in the Far East posi-
Publicly, China has
that her relations with Russi is'S'sa
satisfactory. But realistic Ca;r Al.
make no secret Of the fac ,''. Il.
there have been many 1o;n , nat
friction and that many add i-.S 81
potential dangers exist -'-0'-al
An immediate source ~ .
is in China's far western nr ,."aols
of sinkiang, where for more 2.e' .sSs
a year there have been fro. nan
clashes between Chinese ''e41eAt
and the Nomadic KaSak tribs ..gops
who have resented China 5 st s:.,sn
to colonlze the fertile valleys ~ Ts
clashes have on at less+ on me
caslon spilled over into innsr ~, oe'
golia, with result tbs. --ol,
starred planes Of the Soviet .r.; .sa
Monaghan airforce attacked ICY cs
nese troops. N'''
Chinese are reluctant 10 diso...
the even more important oues.jos
OF Russia's attitude toward r~s.
war Manchuria and toward ~
Chinese commun SITS who now s ~.
active in an area COMPRISING MAJ.
ly one-third of China and boas.;r.
a population of 10000 900 Cnins,,
These are matters which ! ~,
be presumed Soong and his Dr.
will discuss in Moscow. Chr.
anxious to know what concesgor.
Russia will seek in Mancburia &,
is anxious to know if Russia ~.
eventually give open support 10 :.
Chinese communists and 10 de,s,
mine whether Russia. which mil
a few years ago dominated Sin.
kiang economically and poUtjcany
W IL move to regain that postum
after the war.
There have been freoner.
rumors in Chungking that Soovo
would visit Moscow in an efto;
to obtain twenty-year pact with
Russia, similar to that obtained BY
President Charles deGaulle Tor
France. But there is every ind ca.
ton that China has no such con.
crete proposal to make. Best bet
is that Soong and party will vi:i.
Moscow on a fishing expedition.
to sound out Russia's post on On
the principal problems between the
two countries and seek a basis tcr
agreement that will lessen the
danger of later dangerous clashes
of interests.
The question mark in such ne.
gotiations is China's ability 10 q.
fer anything concrete for her end
of the bargain. Her strongest bsr.
gaining point is United States mil.
tary and political support Of the
central government OF Chang Ka..
Shek; British support; the Cain
declaration, and the fact that UNI,
ed States training and America
equipment are building for Char:
an army which will be the unQue@
toned military power in China.
1t is questionable how far Chang
has empowered Soong to 60 in d.
cussing such delicate matters as
the Chinese communists and Rus
sia's desires in Manchuria. Many
Chinese in posts Of importance are
resigned to the possib lily tina.
China will have to give Russia &C.
cess to the important Manchuran
ports of Port Arthur and DalreA,
control of the Manchurian railroad
and probably large concessions IN
Sink ang.
The. more pessimistic fear that
Russia demands in Manchurla, III
spite of the Cairo declaration, may
be much more inclusive emma
feels that her hopes for natona!
reconstruction rest on recovery o.
the mineral and industrial Wea-A
of Manchuria.
China also has been made IN
creasingly aware of the need ioI
Improvement of Chungklng reid,
tons with Moscow by recTD.
rash of Russian press criticism VI
the Chang Kai-Shek regime, IA-S
began soon after the end o. no'
tilities in Europe and lndlca'tu
Russia's growing interest in deVe.
opments in Asia. Many CAlD''.
feared that this indicated a 'lena
which might eventually turn HUM
criticism of Chang to active sDy
port of the Yenan commuh.s,!S, ~. ~
is quite probable that TINS -a.Eo
development was large factor III
the decision to send Soong 10 4Vs
o1,,os+ ;,onediatelv after his
return. to Chungking from ''D
Francisco.