Evening star., 1946-01-15
Chinese Red Request,
Marshall Interview;
Truce Held Violated
BY the Associated Press

CHUNGKING, Jan. 15.-Chou
En-lai, No. 2 Chinese Commu-
mist, today sought meeting with
Gen. George C. Marshall, Presi-
dent Truman's special envoy. He
was reported ready to complain
against alleged government vio-
lations of the recent civil strife
truce agreement.
Chou's move followed a Communist
charge that government forces Mon
day 'ferociously attacked" Kwang-
shan, Communicated highway GEN.
ter in Southeastern Honan Province.
A government spokesman denied the
charge and reported that federal
forces everywhere had halted mill
! tary operations at the Sunday mid
night deadline, except where they
! were forced to fight in self defense. ="
Reorganization Demanded.
A few hours earlier, the Com
| munist party demanded reorganiza-
ton of national and provincial gov
ernments and naturalization of the
J armed forces in sweeping program
submitted to the Political Consulta-
ton Conference through Tung Pi-
WI, It's elder statesman.
The main proposals were:
l. That Kuomintang membership
in the projected reorganized state
council should be limited to one
third the number of seats.
2, That coalition governments,
representing all parties, should be
established in different provinces.
3. That the National Military
Council and it's subordinate bureaus
should be reorganized to enable
participation of all parties, with a
view to achieving uniflcation of
military command and nationaliza-
ton of the armed forces.
Tung advocated permanent CO.
operation of all political parties, set
tlement of all domestic disputes by
peaceful means, realization of Sun
Yat-sen's three principles and a
united China under leadership of
Gen. Chang. He said the bill of
rights should include freedom to
strike and freedom to demonstrate
and parade.
He proposed the immediate re-
lease of all political prisoners except
traitors, a drastic decrease in the
Numerical strength of the armed
forces, disbandment of all puppet
armies, severe punishment of
Japanese war criminals, immediate
sdiscontinuance of conscription, aboli-
zion of all unnecessary taxes, stabili-
Zation of currency, a general reduc-
ton of rent by Is per cent, develop
ment of economic and cultural
relations with other countries, pro-
lection of legal interests of foreign
residents in China and protection
of Chinese interests overseas.
Many of Tung's demands were
promised last week by Gen. Chang
as he opened the conference.
Tung urged that time limit be
set for disarmament and repatria-
tion of japanese troops in China
and said Allied forces should with
draw Immediately on completion of
their mission.
Heavy Casualties Cited.
Inc communist new emma Daily
News reported that fighting con-
tinued in Kwangshan after the Sum-
day deadline and there were other
indications that skirmishes still were
in progress at several points.
The government spokesman who
repudiated the Communist charge of
an attack on Kwangshan said fed
eral troops had moved into that place
before the deadline.
He. further said that in some in
stances, although provoked, govern
ment troops retired to avoid an en-
gagement. He cited as an example
Loshan, near Kwangshan, where he
said government soldiers suffered
heavy casualties" in a Communist
attack.
He also charged that Communists
were attacking at several points in
Shansi Province, were assailing gov
ernment positions on the Using Tao
Tsinan railroad in Shantung Prov
ince and were continuing to burn
villages and destroy tracks on the
eastern section of the Lung hal
railroad in Northern KianpSll