Evening star., 1949-12-07
|Chinese Government
|Cut 10 107 Men as Il
Prepares 10 Flee Again
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
CHENGTU, China, Dec. Pre-
mier Yen Hsi-shan today whitfield
his government to 107 men and
prepared to go over the mountains
away from the approaching Com
munists.
Streamlining of the government
was made necessary, Yen said, to
keep it mobile. Ordinarily the
Chinese Nationalist government Is
composed of thousands of persons
within ministries and bureaus.
Hundreds were dropped in Chung
king.
The exodus of officials contin-
ued from Chengtu, fourth Ma
tionalist capital this year. Most
are going to Formosa by way of
Hainan Island, far to the south
east.
Yen is expected to take his slim
government forces to Sichang in
mountainous Sikang Province to
the west.
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek
still is in Chengtu. He is direct
ing the Nationalists and attempt-
ing to salvage something from
the approaching Reds, who are
within rs miles of Chengtu.. Chi
ang most likely will go to Formosa
when he leaves here.
(Hong Kong news reports
said the Yunan provincial gov
ernment was preparing to
abandon Running and move
to Tall, 430 miles northwest
Ward.)
Red Drive Slowed.
Trustworthy reports said the
Communists had captured Tzu-
liuching's famed salt fields, one of
rich Szechwan provinces main
sources of revenue. Tzuliuching
is close to Neikiang. 80 miles
southeast of Chengtu.
Official and private reports
agreed that Neikiang still Is in
Nationalist hands. But a small
force of Reds is known to have
by-passed that strategic town on
the Tou River and is menacing
Tzuchung, rs miles east of
Chengtu.
The Nationalists reported that
they had blunted Communist
drive on the more northern high
way between Chungking, now in
Red hands. and Chengtu. The
Reds on this road have been head
ing for Stunning, 80 miles east of
Chengtu. 1t is the headquarters
of Nationalist Gen. Yang Sen,
commander in Eastern Szechwan.
Another Red column thrusting
into Szechwan along the middle
highway between this province
and Yunan was approaching
Luhsien, a Yangtze River town
140 miles southeast Of Chengtu.
Former u. S. Office Quoted.
In Formosa the official Contra,
News Agency quoted Irving Short,
representative of the America
China Policy Committee, as say
ing that if the United States al
lows the present situation in
China to drag on, she will find
herself faced with tie alternative
OF warsor surrender to the Rus
slams. vi
Mr.. Short. a. former American
Army ofdcer In Europe, said the
Russians have been engaging in
active aggression in China while
the United States and Great
Britain have remained aloof to
events in China. The Red menace,
Mr.. Short said. will extend not
only to Southeast Asia and other
parts of the Orient, but to the
United States proper if America
does not take action now.
The Central News Agency quoted
him as saying Gen. Macarthur,
occupation chief in Japan, should
be authorized to reinforce the
Chinese Nationalists on the main
land within 80 days. Gen. Mac.
Arthur. he said. should be able to
keep open two corridors, one in
Junan and the other on Liuchow
Peninsula.
If this plan is not feasible, the
news agency quoted Mr.. Short,
measures should be taken to
facilitate the evacuation of Ma
tionalist troops from the mainland
by reinforcing Liuchow Peninsula,
opposite Hainan Island.
The news agency said Mr.. Short
also suggested military assistance
to Formosa and Hainan Islands.
This assistance would be for de-
tense and future assaults on the
Chinese mainland