Evening star., 1946-01-05
Brown
Continued From First Page

liably reported to have assured Mr..
Byrnes that the central govern
ment is anxious to proceed as rap
idly as circumstances permit to a
reorganization and unification of
China.
He has pointed out that the CEN
tral government is willing to accept
a number of Communists in the
cabinet. But at the same time it
would be impossible to unity China
by accepting a Communist de-
mand which heretofore has been
the greatest stumbling block in the
negotiations between Chungking
and Yenan, namely. the mainte-
nance of military force and zones
of influence by the Yenan organi-
Zation.
Central Government View.
The central governments view is
that this would be contrary to all
principles of unification. There
must be only a national army and
the whole of China must be under
the control of one national govern
ment without any kind of special
zones of interest, Chungking con-
tends.
This point of view has been dis
puted by Yenan in the past. Should
the Communists agree to these two
fundamental principles on which the
Central government is reported to be
adamant, there will be nothing in
the way of China's unification, since
Gen. Chang is prepared to have
members of the Communist party
in his government and to proceed
as rapidly as conditions permit to
general election based on demo-
cratic principles.
The head of China's national gov
ernment is anxious to ascertain what
has actually happened in Moscow in
regard to his country. Chinese poll
ticians and diplomats consider the
attitude of Russia as the keystone
to the negotiations which will begin
next week. If Moscow actually in
tends to keep out of China's internal
affairs, and refuses to encourage the
Communists, who in spite of recent
military set-backs still look to Mos
cow for inspiration and assistance,
! it is probable that the negotiations
will be successfully completed in a
few weeks.
Jehol Controversy Important.
If, on the other hand, the Moscow
government still plays with the idea
of using the Communists in China
for some future plans, the question
of a separate Yenan army ano
Communist zone of influence might
prove an insurmountable difficulty in
the Forthcoming negotiations, which
may become protracted and end in
some sort of suitable agreement
which will not hasten the end Of
the present disputes.
The controversy between Chung
king and Yenan over Jehol ano
Inner Mongolia is regarded as OF
highest Importance. Yenan pro-
tests the entry of the National
governments forces in Inner Mon
golia which, it claims, should be
in the Communist zone.
Chungking maintains that there
were no Yenan troops in that area
prior to the japanese surrender
and that the Sino-Russian agree
ment provides for that important
section of China to be placed under
the authority of the Central gov
ernment.
The attitude of the Yenan repre-
sentatives at the forthcoming con-
ferences will show whether the Mos
cow government has decided to back
the central government in its atti-
tude that only by unifying the armed
forces and all the areas of China can
peace be restored, or whether it will
consider it more to it's advantage to
maintain the existing uncertain
state of affairs between the central
government and the Yenan organi-
zation.
Excellent Job by Marshall.
The Chungking government Is
particularly anxious to ascertain
| America attitude ir, this SitI1atio