Evening star., 1949-09-22
Chinese Reds Leader
Announces Formation
Of People Republic
BY the Assoeiuisd Pres,

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600 population under their RED
banner, yesterday announced they
had established "the Peoples Re-
public of China"
The long-expected announce
ment was made in Peiping by Red
Leader Mao Tze-tung. Sc, q peas
ants son who ~ years ago helped
to found the Chinese Communist
Party.
An early bid for international
recognition is expected. This
Communist regime now holds
dominion over roughly half the
| land mass Of China proper.
Addresses Conference.
Mao declared in an address that
the Peoples Republic" must unite
internationally FIRST Of all with
the Soviet Union and the new
democratic countries" He meant
the Soviet satellites of Eastern
Europe.
Mao spoke before the opening
session of the Chinese People, s
Consultative Conference" The
conference was called to set up
the central government.
The broadcast was heard in San
Francisco by the Associated Press.
| The conferences 635 delegates
are mixture Of Communists and
Communist politicians. They en-
] abled the Reds to raise the facade
/ of a conference representing all
! phases of Chinese life.
But Communist delegates are
in the majority, and it is the
Communists who run the show.
The conference will select the
government council" of the
Peoples Republic" and adopt its
"organizational statute" or con-
stitution. If the central govern
ment follows the pattern of Red
regional governments in China,
this council will do the ruling.
Action Expected October 10.
Nationalist observers in Canton
expect the Communist government
to be proclaimed formally on
October 10. That is the anniver-
sary of Sun Yat-sen's revolution
Of 1911 which overthrew the Man
chu dynasty. Mao was a teen-age
worker in that revolution.
Mao in his speech referred to
Suns revolution as the forerunner
of "the peoples (Communist)
great revolution"
The Communist leader boasted
that Communist armies several
million strong had defeated the
Kuomintang (Nationalist Party)
reactionary government, which Is
Led by American imperialism"
"our national defense will Be
consolidated" Mao said, land no
imperialist will be allowed again
to invade our territory .. We
will not only have q powerful
army, but also a powerful air force
and a powerful navy. Let the
reactionaries at home and abroad
tremble before u.s."
The Soviet Union and its fol-
lowers are expected to recognize
the regime. That could lead to
a challenge of the Nationalist
delegation now accredited to the
United Nations.
The British also are under
stood to be anxious to recognize
the Communists in order to get
their considerable trade in China
going again. The United States
counsels caution. The two West
ern powers reached agreement on
a common policy in Washington
earlier this month. This is ex-
pected to be a "go-slow" policy
on recognition.
Hold North and Central China.
The Communists now hold all
North China and Central China
down to the Yangtze River. They
have thrust deep into South China
and are driving into the north
west. i
BY conservative estimate, they
hold territory in which live ap-
proximately 100000 Of the
457 100000 Chinese. This esti-
mate is based on 1947 population
figures.
More important, the commu-
nists hold the heartland Of China
-industrially and agriculturally.
China's greatest cities and most
OF its finest ports are held by the
Communists.
Including Manchuria, the Com
munists rule about the same |
amount Of Chinese soil as the
Nationalist. That is true If Tibet
and far northwest Sinkiang are
excluded from the Nationalist
holdings. The Nationalists have |
only nominal control over these
two remote areas. Russian infu.
ence is strong in iSinkiang and
recently Tibet kicked out the
Nationalist officials stationed at
Lhasa, the capital.
Chinese Communist Forces