Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-03-12
u. S. Policy Is to Block Reds
Everywhere, Including China

Iuding China
conference. Gen. Marshall said that
the United States policy favoring
a broadening of the base Of the
Chinese government still stands.
That policy was first announced
formally in December, 1945. shortly
before Gen. Marshall went to
China to try to work out a plan by
which the Chinese Communists
would have a voice in the Chinese
government and China thereby be
unified.
Conference Reply Clarified.
Gen. Marshall was asked specific
ally Wednesday whether broadening
the Chinese government meant in
GLIDING the Chinese Communists.
He was understood by some re-
porters to have replied yes, but that
the trouble is that the Communists
are now in open rebellion against
the government. Therefore. he said,
the matter is one for the Chinese
government to decide and not one
for the United States to dictate.
The State Department issued a
restatement of Gen. Marshalls re-
ply on this point. The statement
covered his reference to the Com
munists being In rebellion and that
the decision is up to the Chinese
government.
1t contained no reference to Gen.
Marshalls saying $dat American
policy still formally favors inclusion
of the Communists in the govern
ment
Mr.. Trumank eoshments q THng,
policy went fars4beyond those q
his Secretary Of State. He said that
he did not know 1t had ever been
the policy OF the American Govern.
ment to include Communists in the
government of China. If 50, he
sddeH, it was news to him. ~ i
T Ruled Out Now. ssg \
: American policy, hA said, hasyheen|
TO try to help the Chinese govern
ment maintain peace in the Far
East. Broadening that government
does not include taking in Com
the President declared.
He was then asked what was Gen.
Marshall's purpose in his mission in
China before he became Secretary
Of State. The President replied that
Gen. Marshall's task was to endeavor
to assist the government of Chang
Kai-shek to meet the situation with
which it was confronted. (The
situation at that time was that
and the Communist leaders
were trying to work out an arrange
ment to unity China through some
sort of coalition government.)
From before the time Gen. Mar
shall went to China until the pres
ent, there had never been any formal
challenge to the widely discussed
idea that American policy was aimed
at getting the Chang government
and the Chinese Communists to-
gether.
The President was sweeping and
precise in what he had to say. The
United States Government, he de-
clared, does not want a Communist
government in China or anywhere
else if this Government can help 1t.
Differentiates Reds, Liberals.
A reporter then suggested Mr..
Truman might be using the word
Communist" in a different way
from that in which his questioners
we're using 1t.
The President said that there is q
very great difference between lib
erals and Communists. Communists,
he said, believe In government from
the top-totalitarian rule. There
are q great many liberals in China,
he continued, some of them educat-
ed in America and they form what
might be called the intelligentSia of
China. Those are the people that
the United States believes should be
included in broader Chinese gov
eminent.
On other foreign affairs ques-
tons, Mr.. Truman said:
He knows of no foundation for
any rumors that he might meet
with Premier Stain of Russia. He
has not been approached on a
meeting.
If King Michael of Romania,
who has just arrived in this coun-
try, wants to see the President, his
request for an appointment will be
treated.
He would not discuss the question
Of the United States joining in
western bloc Of nations to fight |
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At the Cathedral meeting. Gen.
said that the ERP has
as its basis "a desire to help and
In no way to hinder-a desire to
promote the peace and in no way
TO threaten war"
In his appeal for moderation Gen.
Marshall spoke Of the turmoil COM
dictated by the distractions of an
election campaign" and stressed
hat he had tried to keep level
head"
John Foster Dulles, q member of
he American delegation to the
United Nations, told the meeting
,ne danger facing the Nation lis
hat the ERP may be adopted 50
yrudgingly that, In fact. it will show
Is to be picayune.
The Right Rev. Angus Dun, Bishop
II Washington, told the gathering
we cannot stand apart as an island
If secure privilege"
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