Evening star., 1948-11-21
Only All Out Help From U. S.
Can Stop Communism in Chino,
Special Prober Tells Senators
Piecemeul Assistance
Of No Further Use,
Clark Declares
By J. A. O'Leory

only an all-OuL program Ol
American military and financial
aid will save China from Com
munism at this stage, the Sem
ate Appropriations Committee
was told last night by former
Senator D. Worth Clark, of
Idaho. a special committee con-
sultant just back from China.
"Piecemeal aid will no longer
save failing China from Commu-
nism," Mr.. Clark reported to Chair
man Bridges on his return from
that war-torn country. 1t is now
an all-out program or none; fish
or cut bait proposition"
Mr.. Clark said his view was con-
firmed in talks with American AM
bassador j. Leighton Stuart and
American military experts in China.
Favors Billion First Year.
The special emissary did not in
clude in his written report an esti-
mate of what "all out" aid would
add up to, because conditions in
China are changing so rapidly. He
said he figured at the end of Oc-
tober it could be done for s1.0OO,-
100000 the 'frst year and about
$500 900 900 annually thereafter, de-
pending on how long it might take
to restore peace and stability.
These estimates were made, how
ever, before the Communist forces
launched the current big battle of
Suchow. Mr.. Clark said they would
hold only if the Nationalist gov
ernment could succeed in stablizing
the battlefront back at the Man
churian line. If the Communists
should succeed in opening the road
to Marking, the cost of an effective
American aid program would be
higher, Mr.. Clark indicated.
For the current year. Congress
already has appropriated s400 0,00O,-
600 for aid to China, of which $l25,-
100000 was made available for al
location by the President Is he may
determine, without regard to the
general provisions of the Economic
Cooperation Act.
Truman to See Marshall.
The Clark report comes at time
when the fate of China is taking
on added importance in the world
situation.
1t comes also on the eve OF
scheduled foreign policy conference
here tomorrow between President
Truman and Secretary OF State
Marshall.
Senator Bridges recently sug-
eested that the President call a
special session of Congress on the
China crisis. There have been no
indications, however, that even his
Republican colleagues are divided
on the wisdom of that step. The
Republican leaders themselves could
call a special session. If they deemed
it advisable, between now and De-
cember 81, but that is not expected.
Mr.. Clark who was a Democratic
Senator from Idaho from 1889 TO
le45. painted a dismal picture OF
conditions in China. resulting from
serious imitation as we'll as the stress
of war. He conceded that the pro-
gram he found it necessary to rec
cmmend. if communism is to be-
halted in China, is drastic and far
reaching"
Inadequate Aid Held Useless.
Then he added:
The question whether such q
comprehensive program will unJus-
r,6ablv involve the United States In
a foreign conflict is not one on
which your consultant is called to
mass. The high policy question
whether the United States shall pay
such a price to stay Communism IN
China must go into the same cate
CORY. In the opinion OF your con-
sultant, nothing less will 90 the
Job. Anything less will be wasted,
Thus, while Mr.. Clark did not
himself recommend "all-out' aid, ne
made it clear that inadequate ala
would do no good.
Mr.. Clark went to China about
October as the agent of the Appro-
nriations Committee. Another spec
ial emissary, former Ambassador
William C. Bullitt, also is in Chlna
making a special study of the situa-
ton for the joint House-Senate
(See CHINA, Page A-4D