Evening star., 1947-01-07
Marshall Hits
Reacfionariies
In Kuonliintanq
Extremist Communist
Also Prevent Peace,
He Says in Statement
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By Gornett D. Homer

bldIulIlS extTGIOlSt elements
of both sides" for frustrating ef-
forts to achieve peace in China,
Gen. George C. Marshall de-
clared today that China's saliva
tion would be assumption of
leadership by the liberals" against
the extremists in both the Kuom-
intang and Communist Parties.
In a 1,200-word personal state
ment' released by the State De-
partment, President Truman's spe-
cial envoy to China listed "a DOM
tnant group of reactionaries" in the
Kuomintang or National Govern
ment Party as the first among "the
most important factors" involved in
the recent breakdown of negotia-
tions to end civil strife.
Gen. Marshall, who is leaving
Marking tomorrow to report person.
ally to Mr. Truman, indicated in his
statement that he does not plan to
return to China. While not men,
tioning his future status directly,
the general referred to his "connec-
tion with the negotiations to bring
about peace in China" in the past
tense, as if he considered his mis-
sion at an end.
Chinese Expect Him Back.
In Peiping, however, high Chinese
government sources said they ex-
pected Gen. Marshall would return |
shortly" Commissioners at execu-
tive (truce) headquarters there
representing the United States, the
Chinese government and the
Chinese Communists-said the or
ganization would continue as long
as there appeared to be the remot-
est chance of restoring peace.
Breaking a long silence on the sit
uation in China, Gen. Marshall de-
clared that reactionaries in Chang
Kai-shek's government have evi-
IDENTIFY counted upon substantial
American support regardless of their
actions"
Gen. Marshall asserted that re-
dictionaries in the Kuomintang have
opposed almost every effort I have
made to influence the formation of
q genuine coalition government"
He also assailed radical s,'irrecon-
cilable Communists, especially for
deliberate misrepresentation and
abuse" of American action and poll
cies. He said Communist propa-
ganda has given plain evidence of
determined purpose to mislead the
Chinese people" and to arouse a
bitter hatred of Americans.
Gen. Marshall said the views he is
now making public have been ex-
pressed privately to the Chinese
factions during the course of nego-
tiations, .af1d that now he thought
1t. "is my duty" to present his, frank
estimate of the situation to the
American people.
The White House announced last
night that Mr. Truman has directed
Gen. Marshall to return to WASH
ington to report personally on the
situation.
President Silent on Future.
The White House was silent on
the question of whether Gen. Mar
shall would go back to China to
resume his peace-making efforts.
Gen. Marshalls statement did not
appear as critical of the Chinese
Communists as a whole as 1t did
of the Kuomintang.
ION the side of the Chinese Com
munist Party" he declared, there
are, I believe, liberals as we'll as
radicals, though this view is vigor-
ously opposed by many who believe
that the Chinese Communist Party
discipline is too rigidly enforced to
admit of such differences OF view
point.
Nevertheless, 1t has appeared to
me that there is definite liberal
group among the Communists, espe-
cially of young men who have turned
to the Communists in disgust at the
corruption evident in the local gov
ernments-men who would put the
interest Of the Chinese people above
ruthless measures to establish
Communist theology in the imme-
diate future"
On the other hand, he said, "the
dyed-in-t -the-wool Communists" do
not hesitate at the most drastic
measures to gain their end"
Urges Liberals to Take Lead.
The problem of how peace and
we'll being are to be brought to the
"long suffering and presently in
articulate mass" of the Chinese peo-
pie lies between the dominant re-
dictionary group in the government
and the irreconcilable Communists" :"
Gen. Marshall declared.
1.-THE salvation of the situation, as
I see it." he added, would be the
assumption of leadership by the