Evening star., 1946-08-10
War Threatening to
EnguIf Country, U. S.
Negotiotors Assert
BY the Associated Press

NANkING, Aug. 10.-Peaceful
settlement of China's spreading
civil war appears impossible,
Gen. George C. Marshall and
American Ambassador John
Leighton Stuart declared today
in a frankly pessimistic state
ment.
Whether the Two American peace
negotiators were throwing in the
towel after numerous fruitless con-
ferences with Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek and Communist Gen
Chou Enlai was not yet clear
Their dour statements said every
possibility had been explored to-
ward ending the conflict and de-
veloping a democratic form of gov
eminent for China.
Local Government Is Issue.
They said the fundamental issues
unSolved concern the type of local
government to pe maintained in
areas evacuated as the result of
the redisposition of troops of both
sides.
Gen. Chou, the leading Commu-
mist negotiator, took a serious view
of the statement by Gen Marshall
ana DR.. Stuart. The situation is
actually more serious than was ex-
pressed in the statement" he SOL
emnly told newsmen.
Issuance of the statement ap-
peared to leave the next move up to
Gen. Chou and the generalissimo
The points over which they are
deadlocked are comparatively minor
in the long view, but such bitter
ness has been engendered that
further negotiation by the two
Americans seemed useless.
Gen. Marshall and DR.. Stuart in
their joint statement said China S
civil war, daily growing more wide
spread, threatens to engulf the
country beyond the control of those
responsible.
People Want Peace"
The people themselves unani-
mously. want peace, they said, and
economic collapse threatens China
If the war continues.
Leaders of both sides are anxious
to end the war, the statement went
on, but certain issues present a
stumbling block to peace.
1T appears impossible for the two
parties TO reach a settlement of
these issues which would permit a
general order to be issued for the
complete cessation of hostilities in
all Of China"
A statement released to corre-
spcndents said:
Gen. Marshall and DR.. Stuart
have been~exploring together every
possibility of terminating the pres
ent growing conflict in China, and
Tor the imitation of preliminary
steps in the development of a truly
democratic form of government.
The desire for a peaceful solution
to political problems appears prac-
tically unanimous on the part of the
people. The economic situation de-
mands prompt solution if disastrous
collapse is to be avoided
Certain Issues Not Settled.
Fighting, daily growing more
widespread, threatens to engulf the
country beyond the control of those
responsible.
Government and Communist
leaders are anxious to put an end
to the fighting, but there are GER
tain issues concerned in the i'm
mediate settlements involved re-
garding which agreement has not
been found.
1T appears impossible for the two
parties 70 reach settlement of
these issues which would permit a
general order TO be issued for the
complete cessation of hostilities in
all of China.
Certain of the unsettled issues
relate to the military redisposition
of troops. However. these appar-
emily present less difficulty for set
tlement than the more fundamental
issue concerning the character of
local or county governments to be
maintained in regions which will
be evacuated as the result of mill
tary redispositions pending the basic
decision on such matters by the
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