Evening star., 1946-03-19

jen. Marshall's work seems to me
between the Chinese Communists
who have much in common with
their Russian brethren, and the
Central Government. l witnessed
several of these demonstrations
which received worldwide publicity
but which were obviously phonv
They presumably were staged an6
financed by dissident elements OF
the Kuomintang party, controlling
the Central Government, who lool
with small sympathy on any effort
to reach agreements with Chinese
Communists and would wreck the
agreements if they could.
The agreements, however, are
supported at the top level on both
sides by sincere desire to make
them work. They are not as accept
able lower down the line. There
are good many Chinese on both
sides who have found a relatively
profitable career and an assured
future in fighting each other, ano
peace. with the reduction in size OF
the Chinese armies of both factions
means loss of jobs. With Gen
Marshall's personality and his quail
fications for inspired leadership, il
is possible that patience and con.
stant pressure will make those lower
down the line conform to what has
been decided at the top. With Gen
Marshall removed-for he cannot
stay in China indefinitely-one is
not so sure.
Appeal by Generalissimo.
The generalissimo and his charm
ing wife would like to make Gen.
Marshall a permanent fixture in
China. l am, in fact. the bearer
of an appeal from the generalissimo
to the American people, delivered at
the close of dinner party in the
generalissimo's country home near
Chungking.
As translated by Nine. Chang
Kai-shek, the generalissimo's briet
speech was as follows
1T was pleasure to meet you
gentlemen in Shanghai. / regret
that We had only brief visit there
and want to thank you for having
asked me so few questions.
Now We meet again in Chung
king. When YOU gentlemen return
to the United States you have a
mission to fulfill
With Gen. Marshall as Chief OF
Staff of the United States Army he
helped the United Nations to win
the war. But the peace is yet to
be won. In order to win the peace
it Is necessary for Gen. Marshall to
remain in China for the next three
years at least. When peace and
stability are maintained in China
it means peace and stability In
Asia. In still larger sense it
means peace and stability in the
whole world. l am requesting you
gentlemen to remind the American
people of this situation and to keep
Gen. Marshall in China and not to
let him always feel homesick and
wanting to return to America"
Recalled White House Visit.
Gen. Marshall, seated at the right
OF Nine. Chang, was the first to
speak: They want to keep me in
China and maybe bury me in
China
Mime. Chang: And what better
place to be buried than in China ?"
Gen. Marshall reminded Nine.
Chang that when he met her first.
some years ago at the White House.
ne told her then that he was going
to talk turkey to her.
The generalissimo wanted to know
what Gen. Marshall had said.
Nine. Chang attempted to trans
late talk turkey into Chinese. In
the process she used words under
standable in any language: "Gobble,
gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble.'
But the generalissimo still looked
puzzled. A compromise finally was
reached by resort to an old Chinese
idiom which in the English transla- :
ton means: ITO talk the truth
without politeness.
Gen. Marshall has made friends
for himself and for his country in
China by his singular ability to
talk the truth without politeness. y
Tomorrow: Some OF the prob
lens OF peace betWeeh the Cen
trol government and the Chinese
Nationalists.)