Evening star., 1949-07-24
hcCarran Asks Halt
In Plans 10 Publish
White Paper on China
by the Associated Press

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Nevada, yesterday accused the
State Department of "undermin-
ing the leadership of Chang Kali
shek and the legitimate Chinese
government" and indirectly aid
ing the Communist drive for
world domination"
The Senator said he has learned
that the department is planning
to release a so-called white paper
on the situation in China. He
expressed a hope that the State
Department will refrain from any
such action at this time"
Senator McCarran and other
Senators have opposed cutting off
of United States aid for Chang
and the Nationalist Government
after their long series of defeats
in the Chinese internal conflict.
Policy Defense Seen.
His statement said the white
paper will defend the depart
ment's do nothing policy and
seek to cover up its blunders and
to excuse or condone, if not con-
ceal. the departments long fail
ure to do any constructive plan
ming toward preventing the fur
ther spread of Communism in the
Far East"
Meanwhile, it was learned that
the Chinese embassy has made Of
f1cial representations to the State
Department urging reconsidera-
tion of the proposed white paper,
which is expected to be published
within a week or so.
although China would well
come clarifcation of the out
standing aspects of Chinese and
American relations during the last
few years, this is not the best
moment to bring out such a docu-
ment," a Chinese official here said.
China" he added, "is engaged
in life and death struggle
against Communist aggression and
is determined to stem the tide of
communism which is threatening
to enslave the whole Chinese ma
ton"
Effect on Morale Feared.
Commenting that there had
been published hints the State De-
partment document might be
critical of the Nationalist govern
ment, the spokesman said release
of the white paper now might
have an adverse effect on the
morale of Chinese government
forces"
Publication of the white paper
now, he added. might not only
confuse the people of all freedom
loving nations but also be re-
garded as giving. moral support
to the Chinese Communists"
Senator McCarran was outspok-
en- in his comments against the
State Department plans for an
explanation of American policy
on China.
This is no time to try to just
tfy a past erroneous policy by re-
vealing personal hatreds and in
dulging in faultfinding." Senator
McCarran said.
The wise policy would be to
'take affirmative and concrete &C
ton" for saving China from fall
ing behind the Iron Curtain" he
went on.
Aid to Chang Urged.
He specified that this country
"should Immediately give China
military aid"
Undermining the leadership of
Chang Kai-shek and the legit-
innate Chinese government, at a
time when the generalissimo is
rallying his generals to fight on
with greater unity, cannot serve
any worthy purposes of this coun-
try but most certainly will serve
the purpose of Communism in its
drive toward world domination, %
Senator McCarron said.
He recalled the statement of
Secretary of State Acheson that
this country has been waiting for
the dust to settle" in China.
Meanwhile" he said, "the dust
clouds stirred by Communist COL
umns on the march have contin-
ued to move southwark through
China; and the Communists are
threatening Burma, Siam, Java,
Sumatrs. Malaga, the Philippines,
Korea and Japan"
The Senator called Chang "a
great national hero" and de-
clared:
1T is not true that he has
lost his peoples confidence. Those
who have deserted him are either
Communist fellow travellers or po-
1itical opportunists all of the
familiar charges against him are
purely Communist propaganda. /"
Senator McCarran denied that
the battle in China was a civil
war, saying it is a war between
democratic forces and world COM
munism."
He said Russians are planning
an "all-out action in Manchuria" a"
and "our position in Japan and
in the entire Pacific area is en-
dangered by this Communist
drive"
Millions of Americans are
rightly questioning the wisdom of
spending billions to halt the
spread of communism in Europe
while leaving our West Coast wide
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