Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-05-18
Letters to The Star
Questions Present United States
Policy Toward Chang Kai.shek

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Questions Present United States
Policy Toward Chang Kai-shek
To the Editor of The Star:
I was deeply touched to read another
enlightened comment on China when
Columnist Constantine Brown recently
wrote: ut is true that there is much
dead wood in the Chinese government
Under the pressure of war Chang (Kai-
shek) has not yet been able to clean
house. according to latest reports, the
Chinese cabinet has been liberalized
by the appointment OF three new min
lsters) y The struggle in China is not
between liberals and reactionaries, as
many observers contend, but between
a political group headed by Chang
which wishes to maintain China's SOW
ereignty intact and another headed by
Gen. Mao Use Tung), who has been
placed in office to coordinate China's
policies with the Soviet's aims Mr.
Brown also said that Chang is re-
ported to be ready TO quit as soon as
he becomes convinced that his govern
ment cannot expect active American
support.
1t is beyond doubt that to be the
chief of the Chinese state is the most
unpleasant job of all in the postwar
world. But, obviously, the Chinese peo-
pie Will not, in any event, permit Pres-
dent Chang to retire at this critical
time, and the President himself never
retreat from hi ir,
OF great difficulties as judged by the
like situations in the past and by his
repeated declarations in which he tes-
tilted that his sole personal ambition
is to lead China through in it's struggle
for genuine unity, full sovereignty and
.humanistic democracy, or until his own
last breath. The shaping of his lead
ershlp, however, was not by election, but
by revolution. In fact, the growth of
this leadership has been identified with
the Chinese National Revolution as well
as his 40 years of unyielding faith and
unmoVable convictions in the eventual
triumph of this revolution. This leader
ship is constantly tested by the ''invis-
lble" consent of the Chinese people
Even the Communist leaders reluc-
family admitted not long ago that the
shoes Of President Chang as the ma
tons chief could be filled by no one.
risk, therefore, to predict that the head
of the Central government will not. as
long as China's destiny is at stake, be
relieved from the worlds most burden
some and complicated assignment in
which he succeeded the late Sun Yat-sen.
To most Chinese liberals the United
States is the only nation that can help
emma to win unity and democracy by
supporting the National Governments
efforts to ratify constitution at an all
party National Assembly. But, unfor-
tunately, Americas overall China pol
icy, it is learned, is to extend help to
China only after it has achieved DO
ltlcal unity. This policy, in effect, is
to encourage that nations disunity. For
the Communists first goal is to COM
munize all China. Should that be
unsuccessful, then they would have a
separate Communistic state, say, in
Manchuria. Americas no-help policy
toward the Chinese government is. of
course, encouraging the ambitions of
the Communists.
Many observers began to agree that
the only way to reach lasting agree
ment with the Chinese Reds is to sur
render all power to them and place the
country under their absolute control.
With the invisible assistance" of Soviet
Russia the Reds have already managed
to take over most of Manchuria. now
their second step is to wage a political
war in order to gain political grounds
IN China proper. A secret agreement
between Soviet Army officials and Chi
nese Communist leaders for Joint action
during the Russian occupation of Man.
churia was brought to light recently bv
Star Correspondent George Weller from
Mukden.
If the best the Americ n Govern
ment can do through its special envoy
Gen. Marshall, holding the $500, 900 900
China loan as club, is to press Cen
eralissimo Chiang's regime to yield I'M
condltionally to the unlimited demands
of the Communists, it would mean that
the United States is either consciously
or unconsciously presiding over the
transformation of China from what it
is now to Marx Communism.
RAYMOND K. WI.