Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-19
Warsaw Offer Possible

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1t is understood the United
States would make the offer at
the warsaw ambassadorial
talks only if Red China shows
some willingness to strike a
bargain.
So far Peiping has fatty re-
fused to agree to what the
United States has set as an
indispensable precondition-
the ceasefire. 1t was assumed
by many diplomats here that
Red Chinese Ambassador Wang
Ping-nan is denouncing the
idea Of a ceasefire in the War
say meetings with American
Ambassador Jacob Bean in the
same ringing tones Radio Pei
ping did yesterday.
Value Seen in Move
Even If Red China were to
reject the offer, as widely an
ticipated here, it would be
worth making.
Diplomatic sources here argue
the move would have the virtue
of covering almost every base
Secretary Dulles has found left
open in the past:
/. 1t would be equitable. 7"
Nationalist China would not be
asked to give in any more than
Red China. There would be no
Nationalist Chinese or American
concessions in which Chang
has bluntly refused to partici-
pate. The charge that the
United States or Nationalist
China plans to reward Com
munist aggression would be
avoided.
2. Nationalist China's SOW
ereign rights would not be pref
udiced. thus conforming to
Mr.. Eisenhower's public pledge.
Chang would neither be asked
to give up the islands or to
"demilitarize" them. Chinese
Ambassador George K. c. Yeh
told reporters at the State De-
partment yesterday "demil-
1tarization, / think, is nuts.
Before he told them it is
ridiculous" Taipeh officials
have warned that the Nation
alist government would fall''
If Chang agreed to demilitari-
cation.
Would Please Allies
3 The move would please
Americas allies, who have beer
extremely worried about the
possibility of war.
4. 1t would go a considerable
way to meet widespread criti-
cism in this country of the
Eisenhower administration s
risk of nuclear war over what
many regard as unimportant
islands.
5. If Chang accepts the plan,
1t would enhance Nationalist
China's position before the
world as a peace-loving nation
ready to make reasonable moves
to avoid war Ambassador Yeh
has said his government does
not want to involve the United
States in a big war. Secretary
Dulles has made the point that
Red China, now up for admis-
sion to the United Nations once
again, does not qualify as a
peace loving" state while il
tries to grab the islands by
armed aggression"
If Generalissimo Chang &C.
cepts the American proposal
he presumably would be given
every opportunity to pave the
way for a public announcement
This would be cast in the atti-
tude of great firmness but con-
Germ for the peace of the world
The offer might be made ir
the United Nations if no gooc
opportunity presents itself ii
the secret Warsaw talks. II
it seems that the bilateral talk.
between Ambassadors are, moi
going to succeed" Secretary
Dulles said at the United Ma
tons yesterday, 1.-THE United
States reserves the right tt
bring this matter to the United
Nations"
1t is possible the plan fol
thinning out forces on botl
sides in the Formosa ares
might be incorporated in somt
eease-fire offer which alst
would provide for guarantee
against provocations on boil
sides. This could be advanced