Evening star., 1951-09-07
"A **THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c.
SEPTEMBER
Czech Woman Delegate Voices
Protest on Red Chinu's Absence
BY tie Asseeioted Press


SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. p
FOLLOWING is an account OF the
address yesterday to the jap
Gnese treaty conference by DR..
Gertrude SekdninoU1, the chief
CsechosloU1ktnn delegate:
DR.. Sekaninova, dark-naired,
rather attractive delegate. trim in
a black suit, spoke in English.
Russia's Andrei Gromyko lis
tened without earphones to this
speech by the first of the two
Soviet satellite delegations present.
She started out by saying that
her country was aware of the
significance of bringing peace to
Japan.
She said Czechoslovakia is "try-
ing increasingly for peace with
all peoples" 1t is firmly deter
mined, she added, to do every
thing possible to bring it about,
The fear of war, DR.. Sekaninova
asserted, must be removed in the
Far East.
She said the question whether
Japan is peaceful or is a spring
board of a new war is vital to the
peoples of all Asia. especially to
"the peace-loving peoples Repub-
lie of China" (Red China).
She reviewed Japan's operations
In Manchuria in 1891 and China
in 1887 and said they were "en-
couraged" by the "hypocriticap
non-intervention policies of the
Western powers.
Cites Suffering in Far East.
DR.. Sekaninova said that, just
as the peoples of Europe suffered
under the Axis powers. the people
of the Far East suffered under
the yoke Of Japanese militarism.
She charged that the United
States had prevented an early
peace with Japan.
The Czech speaker referred to a
proposal by the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics in 1947 that
the Council of Foreign Ministers
begin action to draft peace terms
with Japan. She said the United
States refused to go along.
She called attention to the
foreign ministers meeting and
various exchanges of notes be-
tween the United States and the
Soviet Union on the proposed
terms for the treaty. She said the
Peoples Republic of China had
declared repeatedly that a treaty
without China's participation vio-
lated agreements and would not
be legal.
She recalled Red China's pro-
test as far back as February A.
1850.
DR.. Sekaninova asserted that
on August IS. 1851, Chou En-lai,
Premier of Red China, had said:
For the sake of restoring peace
In Asia, the proposal of the So
Wet Union must be followed"
Claims China Is United.
She continued that the map of
the Far East shows the folly
of discussing the peace without
the presence of China.
She continued that China be-
came united after the Red vic-
tory in the civil war and has be-
come "the example and hope of
all Asiatic people fighting for
peace"
The speaker represented China
as a peaceful country itself. al
though it has fought many times
against aggressors.
She said for many years China
was exposed to ruthless aggressors
but had defeated the "exploiters
and usurpers against all attempts
by imperialist America to destroy
the progress"
She charged the United States
with "a conditional. hostile policy
against the people Of China" The
Czech woman contended China
had always played a decisive part
in participating in international
decisions. She referred to the Oc-
tober 80, 1943, recognition of Chi
mas right to participate with the
other great powers in the defeat
of Japan, but did not mention
that this was Nationalist China.
China now is one of the great
powers and must have a peace
treaty voice." she declared.
Holds Ban "UnbeIievable."
She said in the light of this it
seems unbelievable" that gov
ernment would not only exclude
China from the conference. but
also from . the drafting of the
peace treaty.
A constantly reiterated CON-
plant against the absence OF Red
China at the conference formed
the undertone of the speech.
The Potsdam Declaration, DR..
Sekaninova asserted. laid down
the terms by which the japanese
occupation was to be carried out.
She said it was designed to assure
that Japan never again would
menace peace and security.
She said that from the very be-
ginning of the occupation the
United States did not tell the other
Allies that the United States in
tended to exercise monopoly pow
erS in Japan.
Although the Far Eastern Com
mission and the Allied Council for
Japan were established. she con-