Evening star., 1949-02-22
Chinese Reds Warned
Peace Effort Will End
Il They Cross Yangtze
BY the Assoeiatsd Press


BY the Asseeiessd Press
CANTON, Feb. %. Acting
President Ii Tsung-jen warned
today that the Communists must
not cross the Yangtze River If
they want peace. Ii then took
of for Kweilin.
The acting President said q
Red attack on Nanking and
Shanghai. south of the river,
would end efforts for peace nego-
tiations.
LIS departure was much more
cordial than his reception. He
came here to persuade Premier
Sun Fo and the cabinet to return
to Nanking. At first Sun Fo ap-
peared cold toward Ii. But he
and the cabinet saw the acting
President off at the airfield.
Un Hong Kong Prof. WI
Yu-hao, spokesman for an un-
Official Marking peace delega-
ton. said he and two COM
panions hoped to accompany
Sun Fo back to Marking within
three days. The three were
in Hong Kong to try to lay be-
fore South China Communist
leaders Suns ideas for peace.
Any exchange of ideas re-
sulting from the Hong Kong
visit will be reported to Ii and
Sun Fo. WI said)
Presides at Meeting.
The Acting Presidents warning
that a Communist river crossing
would prevent any peace negotia-
tions was made at a reception.
Later Ii presided over cabinet
meeting at which he expressed
confidence the government could
stabilize the national economy.
"All we must do is strive for
better governmental administra-
tion," Ii said. He added that the
entire gold yuan issue now in cir
culation could be redeemed with
$40, 900 900 Omitted States).
Chen Li-fu, right-wing Kuomin-
tang leader. who came here re-
portedly to bolster Sun Fo's Can
ton bloc, said he would depart for
his home at Wuhsiang. near where
retired President Chang Kat-shek
rs resting. 1t was presumed he
would report to Gen. Chang on
the results Of his visit In Canton.
One Problem Not Settled.
One problem not settled salts
factorily to the Canton bloc OF
the Nationalist government Is the
question Of holding the next meet
ing Of the legislative yuan in Nam
king. Legislators here want the
meeting held In Canton.
Ii will fly from Kweilin toI
Changsha, home Of his former
rival for the vice presidency, Gen.
Chen Chen. Gen. Chen. reports
In Nanking said. will be asked to
60 to Marking for conference
with high Chinese Nationalists,
Including Gen. Gen. Chang Chih-
chung, Northwestern commander.
Who arrived there today.
The Communists have been sit
ting north Of the Yangtze for
seven weeks and have given no
indication they intend to cross the
river right away. Red Gen. Chep
II repeatedly told a Ii enlissary.
Guerrilla Leader Ii Ming-Yang,
the Communists would not cross
ss long as there was chance for
peace.
Move to Build Strength.
Nanking sources viewed LIS trip
10 Canton as a move to build up
his strength for a showdown with
the Canton faction of the govern
ment, or the Communists-or
both.
Harold Milks, Nanking corre-
spondent of the Associated Press,
said it has been learned from
sources close to Ii that the acting
President was putting everything
he has in his campaign. II sue
cessful it would give him sufficient
backing to talk peace terms to the
Reds and to force those national
leaders still loyal to Gen. Chang
to accept the terms.
LIS chief lieutenant. Gen. Pal
Chung -hsi, has been conferring
daily in Nanking with former De-
fense Minister, Gen. Ho Ying-
chin, in an effort to swing this
top military man into line with Ii.
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