The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-05

The News
BY JAMES d. WHITE
Associated Press Staff Write

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4-RA
The stated aim of American policv
in China is always the same
a unified, Democratic modern
China.
The method for reaching this
goal is subject to change, and
much argument on both sides Of
the Pacific arises out of mistaking
the method FOR the final purpose
The method has changed lately
with little official explanation as
to how. 1t remained for the final
issue of the New York edition Of
the Shanghai Evening Post and
Mercury to provide a clear unot.
fetal explanation. This New York
edition, by the way, has been %.
ing since 1943 for the benefit NJ
old friends until the Shanghai par.
ent could get back on his feet.
In a last editorial, the New York
edition describes the policy change
this way:
american tactics toward Chi.
nese internal politics arrive at full
circle, from the Gauss-StilWell ne.
Rod, with the recent announcement
from Washington that up to $780,.
600, 900 GU. S. in credit can he
available to China as soon as Gen.
eral Marshall certifies that the
country is stable enough internal.
ly to warrant risking a large
loan go"
= The Post says that former Am.
bassador Clarence Gauss and Gen.
eral Joseph w. Stilwell felt it was
better to give inducements for I'm.
ity than to throw American weight
on one side in China politics,
1t says that this policy went ov.
erboard with the rise Of former
Ambassador Patrick Hurley when
both Stilwell and Gauss left China
in 1914.
Now, says the Post, Here it is
again"
1t is a sensible policy, likely TO
meet approval from everyone ex.
cept the special pleaders on both
sides, says the Post, which empha-
sizes that the big idea and the
big need is to urify China.
ITO grant Americas credit to
any single group in China would
be to justify the criticism of Amer
lean policy which has been leveled
in many quarters, not forgetting
Soviet Russia" continues the sdi.
torial.
internal stability Gin China can
come only by that truly unified
front for which all American rep
resentatives, including Mr.. Hurley
have striven, though with various
tactics"
The Post mutters that most old
China hands all along have said
that &C.. 1t was a big mistake for
any outsider to spring enthusiastic
cally into the middle of a Chinese
affray and take the part Of one
contender"
Reconstruction AID, When 1t
comes, will OF course be to China'S
recognized government. That such
assistance is deferred is for the
clear and specific reason, not that
there is nc such government. But
that the government has not yet
brought about such stable internal
conditions in which the loan will
be constructively applied"
General Marshall, concludes the
Post, 'is a sage man who is able
to see the force of this reasoning
without any great China experi-
ence-though he has been getting
China experience at an unusually
rapid rate during the past few
months. Ambassador Stuart is sea-
soned by many years in China and
we are confident he can see the
point. . :"
The Posts general conclusion,
that American policy tactics def
initely have returned to promoting
Chinese unity instead of favoring
one side, is something always to
keep in mind as Chinese internal
affairs shake themselves down in
response.