Evening star., 1946-04-13
Peace Mission
Unable toAct
In Manchuriid
u. S. Member Advises
Gen. Marshall and
Asks Instructions
BY the Associofsd Press

PEIPING, April 13.-Lt. Gen.
Alvan c. Gillem, jr., disclosed TO-
day that the Sino-American
Peace Committee of three, with
substitutes having replaced all
original members, is powerless
to act in the Manchurian crisis.
Gen. Gillem said he has acquaint-
ed Gen. George C. Marshall, whom
he temporarily replaced as the
American member, with the serious
ness of the Manchurian situation.
He Is awaiting instructions from
Gen. Marshall, who emplaned from
Washington yesterday to return as
President Truman's special envoy
to China. The general, accompanied
by Mrs. Marshall, was flying by way
OF Long Beach, Calf.
The committee marked time to-
day, its fact-finding mission to Man
churia halted short of that civil
strife torn territory because of its
inability to act.
A source close to the committee
said Gen. Marshal's immediate re-
turn is vital if accomplishments thus
far toward unifying China are to be
preserved. Gen. Marshall personally
negotiated both political and mill
tary truces between Chinese govern
ment and Communist factions in
January. The agreements have not
been made effective and the Man.
churian situation admittedly is more
tense than when Gen. Marshall left
for Washington month ago.
Five Breaks in Railroad.
A reconnaissance plane dispatched
by Sino-American truce headquarters
here to the area north of Shanhaik-
wan and south of Suichung returned
with photographs showing five
breaks in the Peiping- -Mukden Rail
road at the throat of the government
communication line to Manchuria.
The government filed protests
charging violation of the cease fire
agreement, with truce headquarters
In Chungking, a Democratic
League spokesman said there is
strong possibility that a COM
promise can be reached over the
Manchurian question. He said
War Minister Chen Cheng had
agreed to limit the governments
occupation troops in Manchuria
If the Communists would with
hold their own forces and permit
government troops to occupy
Changchun and Harbin. He said,
however, a formal meeting to
discuss the compromise had not
been held.
tThe Russians are scheduled
to withdraw from Changchun
tomorrow. The government has
1000 troops there. but Com
munists have several times that
many in the area)
Communists Prepare Attack.
From Chini1sien, the government
newspaper New Life asserted that
Communist troops were concen-
trating for an attack on Suichung
Considerable troop movement also
was reported from Communist held
districts of Jehol Province along the
left flank Of the Peiping -Mukden
railway.
The official Central News Agency
said Communists were reinforcing
Szepingkai as the government new
1st Army approached to within 20
miles of that rail junction of the
rich central plains. CA Mukden dis
patch reported the 1st Army 100
miles from Szepingkai.)
One cease-fire team which headed
form Szepingkai the first of the
week was still in Kaiyuan, power
less to attempt to halt the civil
strife until an agreement has been
reached by government and Com
munst leaders.
All compromises so far have been
rejected, including one that the
Communists withdraw from Man.
churian rail lines, but which in ef-
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