Evening star., 1945-11-08
Chinese Reds Demand Apology
BY Wedemeyer and Poymentfor
y. 5. Interference in Civil War
Four Protests Made
Despite Plan for
Marines Recall

q. s. WILL WITHDRAW Marines
from China, Byrnes declares.
Page "A
BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Nov. 8.-Chi-
nese Communists demanded to-
day that 1t. Gen. Albert C.
Wedemeyer, American command
er in China, apologize and that
compensation be paid for Amer
tcan interference" in China S
internal struggle.
The Reds also demanded that
Chinese government troops with
draw from all Red dominated areas
as the price for peace, but asserted
that the government, instead, was
planning an all-out offensive, for
which 80 divisions already were be-
Ing massed in the north.
The sdemand for Gen. Wede-
meyers apology was contained in
one Of four protesting letters sent
to the American commander by the
Communists Yenan headquarters,
follcNing announcement by Secre-
tary of State Byrnes in Wash
ington that American Marines
would be withdrawn from North
China trouble zones.
(Gen. Wedemeyer landed today
in Shanghai en- route to Chung
king for conference with Gen.
eralissimo Chang Kai-shek, a
Chicago Daily News correspond
ent reported With Gen. Wede-
meyer was 1t. Gen. George E.
Stratemeyer, commander of Army
Air Forces in China.)
No American Reply.
The Communist protests held the
Americans responsible for any
grave consequence" resulting from
their presence in China. No Amer
1can reply was reported.
The protests were written by Gen.
Chu Teh, Communist commander
in chief. and Gen. Yeh Ching-yi
commander of the 9th Army.
They objected to the landing of
American forces at Chefoo, at the
head Of the Shantung Peninsula;
the invading of Chinwangtao, the
sealing of the 9th Route Army office
in Tientsin, the straf1ng of the
populace at Antseh, south of Tai
yuan in Shansi Province, and the
entry of American troops into the
Hopeh, Honan and Anhwei Prov
ince liberated areas,
Chefoo Back to Normal.
Gen. Yeh advised the Americans
that Chefoo had returned to nor.
mali under Communist liberation,
and asked the Americans not to land
there.
"The American Army will be re-
sponsihle for any grave consequence
resulting from the landing of Amer
lean troops there without pre-
arrangement with our army" Gen.
Yeh's letter concluded.
A second letter likewise put the
blame entirely on the Americans
for any incidents arising. 1t was
based on "the fact that American
troops in Chinwangtao neglected our
advice and pushed on toward our
liberated areas and repaired the
railway line between Chinwangtao
and Shanhaikwan."
by the action of American
forces" it continued, Americans are
actually interfering with Chinese
internal affairs. There can be no
other explanation than that. Eff
cient measures will be taken by our
army Immediately in order to halt
such action. If such actions are not
stopped you should be responsible
for any grave results"
Strafing by Planes Charged.
Gen. Chu charged in the last of
the four letters that American
planes '"strafed our populace and
soldiers in Antseh and attacked our
liberated areas"
The Communists, Gen. Chu assert
ed, reserve the right to ask for dam
ages if investigation ascertains
actual losses suffered by the people.
About 80 American officers and
soldiers, on October 18, surrounded
the Communists Tientsin office and
arrested five staff workers, 'by this
action interfering with China's in
ternal affairs" he said, adding:
These actions have harmed the
traditional friendship of the Ameri-
cans and Chinese. I seriously re-
quest that adequate measures be
adopted to assure there be no reoc-
currence of them"
Meanwhile, the Russians were re-
ported to have withdrawn from two
Manchurian ports of Hulutao and
Wingkow Newchwang), leaving the
Chinese Reds in command and
strengthening their position against
central government forces.
This withdrawal, If true, posed
still further troubles for the central
government and greater delays in
the landing Of Kuomintang troops
none of which have been reported
actually landing from American
transports.
The demand that Chinese central
government troops withdraw from
Communist dominated areas as a.
condition Of peace was made in an
answer to Kuomintang peace pro-
posals. Chou En-lai, Yenan Com
munist negotiator and No. 2 Chinese
Communist, announced the Com
munist reply in Chungking.
Asserting that the central gov
eminent was preparing not for
peace but for an all-out offensive,
a spokesman at Communist head
quarters at Yenan called "a COM