Truman Statement On China Lags Behind Present Necessity NEW: YORK.—President Truman’s former Ambassador Patrick J. Hurley, of the best informed American officiats and observers. The Truman statement does not, however, reverse the funda- mental fact that American armed forces have been used and still continue to be used as a makeweight in the Chinese pol- itical balance. It does not make any real concession to the basic arguments of the democratic forces in China. Its formula- tions can be used to bar any real surrender of control by Chinese reactionaries. The statement can lend itself -to the traditional maneuvers so often employed by Chiange Kai-shek. There is a great danger that this will hap- pen. The cessation of civil war pro- is de- posed by the statement sired by every- one who does not want the Chinese people to con- tinue suffering and China to de- velop into the first front of World War III. The proposed po- litical confer- ence of Chinese parties is also constructive and was already picked by them, months before the statement, as the only method for settling China’s prob- lems politically. But a third necessarry step, the withdrawal of current U.S. aid to one side, is not mentioned. The kind of aid that the state- ment makes conditionally on fu- ture unity is postwar economic aid. The statement does not end U.S. intervention, but only sets certain limits to it. This is made clear by the next paragraph. It first records the fact that all the United Nations recognize the present Chinese National Government, which is the only existing government in China, and then goes on with the totally unwarranted statement that this government “is the proper instrument to achieve the objecitve of a unified China.” What if the Chinese- people should want to change the pres- ent government? Will not the U.S. government recognize such a change? Further, the statement speaks of the broadening of the pres- ent one-party government. It ig- nores the fact that however it is broadened, this government will JOHN STANTON _ Barrister-Solicitor Notary Public 502 Holden Building MA. 5746—_Night AL. 2177M y . x Pender Auditorium ‘ (Boilermakers) Dancing MOGDERN DANCING Every Saturday BOWLING ALLEYS Large and Small Halls for Rentals Phone ‘PA. 9481 Ni 7 PACIFIC ADVOCATE — PAGE statement on United States policy toward China constitutes an improvement over the now completely discredited course pursued under which was utterly at variance with the facts of the situation, the will of the American and Chinese peoples and the considered opinion still be unrepresentative because under the present constitutional procedure the Chinese Cabinet is responsible not to the Chinese people but to the Central Execu- tive Committee of the Kuomin- tang party. This would remain true of the “present” government even if it did not consist wholly of Kuomintong members. Not only the Chinese Commun- ists but the Democratic League of China have made it clear that they want a government of na- tional coalition, including the Kuomintang but not dominated by it, to supplant the present regime. The United States is en- titled to go on record to say that it wants only one government in China and not several contend- ing ones, but to prejudice the issue of what kind of govern- ment it will be is pro-Kuomin- tang intervention. _ The question of the armies is also treated unrealistically. There is not only one party army in China, the ¢ Communist - led army. These are two — the other one is the army. of the Kuomin- tang party, which has usurp- ed the title of “national.” The problem is to eliminate not one but both party armies, and to create a new, truly national army composed of elements from both. This can only be undertaken under a govern- ment truly representative of all groups without the hegemony of any one of them. Still further, it is stated that American forces will remain in China to help the government to disarm the Japanese. This para- graph is misleading because the government has so far kept Ja- panese troops under arms. to hold points in Communist-dom- inated territories, and the U.S. Marines have acquiesced in this. CHIANG KAI-SHEK $35.00 Pension For $5 a Month and Up —Pension Plans —Sickness and Accident Policies —And all ether forms ‘of Life Insurance ROY LOWTHER with PRUDENTIAL of LONDON MA. 7920 Eves. PA. 5518 R Security for the Working Man “MOVING-T RANSFER” Een ASH BROTHERS CARTAGE 2239 CAMBIE — FA. 0469 For Advanced Styles in Ladies’ Coats, and Suits SHOP AT Vogue Ladies Apparel 932 Granville St. —_ Pies Dresses, Vancouver, B.C. OORGEOOUDARDOCCORCUCOURNGCCUONE mm VEORATOOOUUOTOUSTE HUUARUUCOUEUUCHECOCUCECSCLOgSCS UL 20RROEREOETESSREEUBOOEOSIECIEELO 12 The current issue of Life maga- zine estimates the number of enemy troops still under ~arms in North China at 225,000 and makes it clear that the Kuom- intang means to keep them un- der arms until it can move in enough of its own soldiers to take their place. American aid in this is inter- vention in China’s civil war, un- der whatever name it goes. As an alternative, Gen. Chu Teh of the Chinese Eighth Route Army has suggested that the Japanese be ordered to lay down their arms immediately and that the Americans collect them, dump them in the Pacific and with- draw. This could be done in a couple of weeks. Big 3 Unity immediate and most urgent task before the world is not that of World Government, but con- tinued unity of the countries that won the war, and particu- larly of the-Big Three. Without such unity there can be no peace. Those who counterpose World Government to Big Three unity evade the real problem and the real task facing humanity; the extirpation of fascism; self-de- termination and independence to the colonial ‘world; the right to their own governments by the peoplés in Europe and Asia; the struggle against the trusts. car- tels and monopolies, the instiga- tows of imperialist war. WAND STUDIG “Anything With a Camera” 8 E. Hastings St. PAc. 7644 : VANCOUVER, B.C. * NEWS RECORD ** with Al Parkin EVERY SATURDAY AT 7.45 P.M. Station CKWX LONDON. EAM secretary Demetrios Partsalidis revealed that an appeal made last week by Soph- oulis and Foreign Minister Sofi- anopoulos to British Ambassador Leeper and General Scobie for permission to make changes in the Greek army and police force was rejected. “Despite the new and helpful official British gov- ernment policy in Greece, the British. representatives jin . our country continue to follow a harmful policy,’ he declared. The EAM leader also charged that the trade union movement was completely under the ‘con- trol of representatives of the right, stating: ‘After the Vark- iza agreement, trade union elec- tions were held, and most of the posts were won by anti-fascist ERGAS candidates. By persuas- jon and terror, the elected of- ficials were subsequently forced out by previous governments and right-wingers were appointed to their places.” The delegation, which came to England to meet with govern- ment representatives, declared that the EAM had offered Soph- eulis its full support without claiming to participate in the government, “provided he firmly proceeds with the preparation of free elections.” Pre-requisites to free elections, they declared, are nesty for detainees, a purge of the army and the police and ‘preparation of completely new electoral lists. 63 West Cordova Street Retain Power In Gr — There are two governments ii today — a civil government headed by Premier § and a military government officered and controlled | wing monarchists and collaborators —- and the re is in the hands of the latter, a National Libera (EAM) delegation charged here this week. : the declaration of a general am= The bait offered down as own choice-’ interests dom demand and them against struggle. struggle based on national unit, NORTH STAR AND PACIFIC BRANDS B.C. 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