Evening star., 1948-11-02
Mukden Secure,
Reds Boast They
Can TakeChina
Quick Surrender
By Chang Asked;
Entire Area Quiet
by the Asseeiofsd Press

NANKING. Nov. 2.-Chinese
Communists called today for
quick surrender of Chang Kali
shek's beaten armies in Man.
churia and openly boasted they
would conquer all of China.
Reports from good authority said
fighting had ceased within the en-
tire Mukden area. There were no
major disorders, this source said,
as the triumphant Red forces took
over their richest prize of the civil
war.
No further information came on
casualties or damage from the
bombing of Mukden yesterday by
government planes an hour after
the Communists completed their
occupation. Several bombs exploded
within two blocks of the American
consulate.
The impact of Mukden's fall and
the disaster to Gen. Chiangs armies
Jared China. The military setback
added heavily to economic uasta-
bility.
Premier Will Resign.
Premier Won Wen-hao announced
today that he would resign.
The tiny Premier, who accepted
the post under protest and twice
has attempted to quit, reported on
the economic situation to a hostile
legislative Yuan. admitting that his
efforts to balance the national
budget were "a total failure"
Economic control regulations
backing the new gold Yuan cur
rency collapsed completely and were
withdrawn by the government yes
terday.
Maj. Gen. Chang ching-kuo,
Shanghai's economic dictator and
son of President Chang, issued a
statement apologizing to the people
for having deepened your suffer-
ings during the past 10 days" of the
economic control regime
Mukden's conquerors urged resi-.
dents, including foreigners, to con-
tinue normal activities. The proc
lamation was signed, "The Commit
tee Of Northeast People for Negotia-
tion of Temporary Peace" It was
interpreted here as governing only
the Manchurian area.
Thirteen Americans Isolated.
The United States Embassy said
that the Communist capture Of
Mukden had isolated 13 Americans
IN the American Consulate there.
A wider scope of Communist am
bition was set forth by Mao TIE
tung, chairman of the Chinese Com.
m,nist Party. He told the commu.
mist nations Of Eastern Europe his
armies eventually will control all Of
China. He made his prediction in
the latest issue of the bulletin pub,
lished In Bucharest by the Commu-
mist international Information Bu-
reau.
Mao said Red forces already con-
troll 907, 900 square miles, or, rough
ly, 24.5 per cent Of China's area.
Under them, he said, are 168, ,00O, 600
people, about IS per cent of the
total population.
Associated Press Correspondent
Spencer Moosa in Peiping said cap
ture of Mukden frees the Commu-
nists for a massive assault against
North China. Shanhaikuan, Great
Wall gateway to this area, Is expect
ed to be the next major target.
Some Chinese expressed belief, how
ever, the Reds may bypass North
China for the time being and at
tempt to capture Marking, the gov
ernment capital.
Wholesale Surrenders Reported.
Peiping heard rumors of large
scale surrenders of government
soldiers near Port Hulutao. The
Communist radio said more than 10
Nationalist generals had been taken
prisoner at Mukden. 1t declared
last week that five government
armies had been decimated.
The Communists said theyI have
cut of the Nationalists' escape cor
ridor to the port of Yingkow, lis
miles south of Mukden.
United States Task Force 80, in
cluding the carriers Tarawa and
Princeton. arrived at Tsingtao, big
Shantung seaport. The visit was
planned months ago.
There are more than 5000 Amer
leans at Tsingtao. including 5000
military personnel and BIS Navy
dependents.
Foreign Minister Wang Shih-
chieh hurried back to Nanking from
the Paris U. N. Conference. The
National Salvation Daily predicted
that he and Deputy Premier Chang
Li-sheng would be asked to reor-
ganize the cabinet.