Evening star., 1946-06-24
u. 5. Forces in China
Grave Peril 10 Peace,
Communist Chief Saws
BY the Assoeioted Press

NANKING, June "a. - Com
munist Leader Mao Tse-tung de-
clared today the Chinese people
believed that United States Army
and Navy forces in China "have
become a grave menace to the
national peace, security and
freedom" OF the troubled nation.
The head of all Chinese Commu.
nists issued statement at his Ye-
nan headquarters i by far the
strongest criticism yet leveled at
American activities in China-say-
ing the people felt the departure OF
American military forces was long
overSue."
It came at time when the efforts
of Gen. George C. Marshall, special
American envoy, to bring the gov
ernment and the Communists to-
gether had reached a crucial stage.
Tension had been increased ear
lier today when a mob beat up a
party of leftist peace delegates
from Shanghai as it stepped off a
train at Markings railway station
The Communists charged the gov
ernments secret police were re-
sponsible for the incident.
Mao asserted that the United
States had given aid only to the
Kuomintang Government and serv-
ed notice that the Communists ARE
adamantly opposed" to bill intro
duced in Congress earlier this
month requesting continued Ameri-
can military aid to China.
Since Japan's surrender, Mao in
sisted. American aid to the govern
ment had enormously increased"
He said the stationing of large
American forces in China was "a
fundamental cause of the eventual
outbreak and propagation of civil
war in this country"
The Communist leader said no
objection was raised to certain
American aid at first because the
United States pledged itself to follow
the terms of the Big Three confer
ence, which declared a hands-off
policy in China by the big powers
and the Kuomintang promised to
halt the civil war.
THE fact is Mao added. these
promises are now broken. Conse-
auently, the party will resolutely
oppose American military aid :.
which in fact only interferes with
Chinese internal affairs"
The only ray of light in the whole
tangled situation was an uncon-
f1rmed report that Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek had agreed to
modify somewhat his demand that
the Communists give up certain
areas they hold in North China as
. first step toward peace.
Meanwhile, Nah Su-lung, head of
the Shanghai peace delegation"
one of those beaten by the mob, de-
clared from hospital bed his group
would stay in Marking until we
accomplish our purpose of telling
leaders of all groups that China
must have peace"
Gen. Marshall himself was report
ed gravely concerned by the Incl
dent. One source close to Gen.
Marshall and the government and
Communist members of the COM
mittee of three said the possibility
the attack might have been an at
temp to sabotage peace discussions
lis not above investigation"
In Shanghai, the anti-civil war
movement today became tinged with
-foreignism. for which national
government quarters blamed the
Communists.
Students have demonstrated for
peace for several days; and now
crude posters have begun to appear.
Some typical ones said: Americans,
you go home "GI's, you get the
hell out of China" American Army
and Navy must CO." mo more lend
lease" and How would you like
war started in your country?"
Communists offered no immediate
comment. In the past. they fire.
quently have blamed American mill
tary aid to the government for pro-
longing Chinas civil struggle.