Evening star., 1947-01-12

la peaceful earth, if we are allowed
to do soy
Senator Vandenberg's demand for
la shift in China policy was made
as Gen. Marshall, who practiced
a policy Of impartiality between
the Nationalist government and the
Communists as President Trumans &
special envoy. to China, was on his
way back to this country to take
Office as Secretary of State.
Here lies q vast and friendly
republic, rich in wisdom, equally
rich in its democratic promise OF
tomorrow, and historically fixed in
the orbit Of our good will" Senator
Vandenberg said. Since 1911, when
DR.. sun Yat-Sen gave China her
new vision. she has been struggling
against bitter odds, toward the light
Eof a new day.
While recognizing the Nationalist
government of Chang Kai-shek, we
have-through years mission
headed by our distinguished General
Marshall-been impartially urging
that 1t produce unity with rival
armed party, the Chinese Com
munists.
Under the determined leader
ship of Chang Kai-shek, Ma
tional Assembly has just produced
a new Constitution and the govern
ment is being re-organized with a
| coalition of non Communists
Parties. We can hope that this
Marking Charter, with Is first,
great national election promised
before next Christmas, will weld to-
gether a strong and competent
China.
1T Is my own view. that our own
Far Eastern policy might well now
shift its emphasis. While still
recommending unity, it might well
encourage those who have so hero
ically set their feet upon this road
and discourage those who make the
road precanous. Our Marines, hav-
ing finished their task, are coming
home. But there win never be q
minute when China's destiny is no:
OF acute concern to the United
States and to a healthy world
| Economic Factors of Peace.
Touching on the economic factors
of peace, Senator Vandenberg COM
mented that peace and economics
are inseparably kin"
Unfortunately" he said, "this
area of action is not so clear be-
cause the premises themselves are
mixed in a clash of economic ideol-
ogies. But we shall not draw back
from our essential responsibilities
IT am sure Congress will make a
liberal relief appropriation-to be
administered under American aus
pices in consultation with the United
Natlons-for the stricken postwar
areas which are still war casualties
even though we never again contri-
butte 70 per cent of an international
fund, as in INRRA, which can be
controlled and even exploited by
others. This is said without preju-
dice to the great and humane
achievements of UNRRA despite its
|handicaps.
Again, reasonable rehabilitation
credits are unavoidable If democratic
lStabilities are to be restored before
it is too late.
"By way of another example, ]
believe we shall continue the device
of reciprocal trade agreements, in
one form or another, to release and
expand mutual trade an even
greater need for us than for any
other country because our vastly
expanded national economy and en-
ployment require it.
May Force Offensive Measures.
whether this can continue or
it's present multi-laceral pasis will
depend somewhat upon the type oi
competition we confront from for.
eign state monopolies and from a
growing habit abroad of making
bilateral agreements for political as
we'll as economic purposes. These
habits could force us into defensive
tactics which we would not volun.
tarily embrace. We shall fit oul
procedures to the necessities which
are forced upon us. 4es
Certainly we intend to keep oul
own American industry and agricul-
ture in sound, domestic health, ano
to protect our system of free enter
prise. Anything less would be Q
calamity not only for us but for the
western world. But sane, healthy
mutual trade expansion is best for all
concerned"
Views on American Affairs.
OF Pan-American affairs, Senator
Vandenberg said:
I'VE face the intimate necessity
OF refreshing our indispensable
Pan American solidarity. This
comes close home.
cat San Francisco, 20 Latin
American republics were unwilling
to proceed with the United Nations
Charter until the validity of oui
historic regional arrangements were
officially tied into the United Ma
tionS plan. This was specifically
done in Chapter VIII of the Char
| ter"
He said that the then Secretary
of State, Mr.. Stettinius, promised
to invite the other American repub-
lies to undertake, in the near future
the negotiation of a regional de-
Tense treaty.
THAT, Senator Vandenberg con-
tinued, was on May Is. 1945. This
lis January II, 1947. !, In the near
future has not yet arrived. The
Secretary said of the proposed con-
ference that it would be another i'm
portant step in carrying forward the
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