Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-06

rev Democrats who deserve some credit for
their stand against the selnsn actions Of
groups and politicians who apparently think
that present conditions In England and
Russia are TO be desired over our way Of
living. have faith that the great ma tort,y
OF Americans feel similarly and while no
foolish threats are being made by these
Americans against the political life of any
one. our politicians generally should .emem-
Der that the great majority are back Of
those who are fghting selfish groups, social.
ism and communism C. IS
Figures on Aid 10 China
Held 10 BE Inaccurate
To the ndissr Of The star
Being In Washington April "a, l. as always
read The Star but was somewhat asionikhed
by your editorial on China entitled Short of
War-How?"
Your reasoning Is based on the statements
that since VI day we have extended" aid
totaitng $1,000 000. 600 and have extended"
surplus materials amounting to 81 .o0o. 600
600. presume by extended" YOU mean that
We have sold China that. II your figures were
correct, and IL the aid referred to were mill
tary supplies. the rest OF your argument
might have some validity. However. the
figure Of 81. 900 600, 900 is In error.
The oficial figures for aid to China and
all other countries. both In the form of
grants and loans. are available In q publ-
cation OF the Department of Commerce
issued each quarter, entitled Foreign Trans
actions OF the United States Government"
This Is issued at the Once of Business Eco
Monies. clearing Office for foreign transac-
tons OF the United States Department OF
Commerce. The last publication of this
once. dated March, Is4s shows total Of
grants and loans to China since July I. is&s
tive months before VI day OF $751;, 900 900.
OF which $74,00o. 900 has been repaid hy
China. leaving \ total Of s7Ss. 900 900. In
addition, IL shows Iend-leas from July |.
ls45. OF s722 zoos 900. OF this amount,
roughly half was Iend-lease between Ia1ly I,
ls45, and VI day. and the larger part of
the remaining one-hah charged 10 China
under lend-lease after vi day consisted OF
services and transportation: that Ia, not
materieI.
Thus We see that since VI day. a. far as
materiel Is concerned. China received net
s7se000. 900, not 1000 900 900. and OF those
s7ssooo. 900. 100000. 900 was UNRRA,
which. Of course. was entirely civilian relief
and was handled by the UNRRA staff and
nearly 20 per cent OF which went 10 the
Communist. being based on Humanitarian
considerations regardless Of politics.
II you viii check these figures, you will
md that your first assumptions are In error.
and then you viii see that China could not
have lost s5 per cent OF the supplies we sent.
because they were not sent 10 the Chinese
government and did not consist OF military
material. Furthermore. since w day and
until last December. not one nrearm OF any
caliber from revolver 10 q cannon shipped
from the United States arrived In China. In
other words. during three years OF civil war,
not one nrearm went from us 10 China the
frst shipment under the sl25, 900 900 appro-
priation OF the second session of the s0th
Congress arrived In China In December.
1913. and could not have been lost to the
Communists a. yet. as am informed that
these rifles. machine guns. and 30 on. xhipped
at that time we're shipped 10 Formosa and
have not actually been used 1T the fighting
'front.' but merely 10 equip new troops being
trained there.
In short. We have not supplied China with
military equipment since v-J day In any
extensive amount. nor did the State De-
partment permit our military mission 10 do
any training Of the Chinese troops as ac-
knowiedged and justified In the letter Of
April IL from Assistant Secretary OF State
Ernest A. Gross TO John Kee. chairman OF
the House Of Representatives Foreign AZ
fairs Committee. Therefore. the premises
on which YOU base your reasoning are
erroneous and your reasoning inconelusiye.
ALFRED KOHI4BERG.
Vice president American China Policy
Association Inc, New York. N. Y.
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