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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1947.
Chen Li-Fu Objects To American Criticism Snow Falls
Nanking, Sept. 8.
Mr. Chen Li-fu, Kuomintang leader and close ad- viser to the Generalissimo, said that ", the United States does not intend giving ald tó China it should at least refrain from public criticism of the Chinese Government" and claimed that the United States is pursuing a contradictory policy in the fight against Com- munfsni.
In-an-exclusive-interview-with-the-United Press today, the 48-year-old former head of the Kuo- mintang's anti-Communist section asked why the United States "spends millions to expose American Cobimunists and exclude them from the Government while they are still not giving up attempts to include them in the Chinese Government?"
Chinese
He claimed that everuption in why some Americans "stil per Chlon hos been grutly xngist in regarding the
differently In iterated and mlynente Confucius Canionuts teaching as the best moral basis American, Communists," for reform of the Chinese, Guv. "You say the Communists in
rument and the fight against the the United States are distoyend to # Communists.
America" he said. "Why then
Mr. Chen said he recognised
do you think the Chinese Com.
The goal intention In L1-Geu munists are loyal to the best in.
Albert C Weden: yer's griti.terests of Chinat
Plans, but
questioned whether "Gn Marslnl tried for montag
SUCH AS
PROF. LIAO? San Francisto, Sept. 9. President C. T. Lion of South
Eastern University, Poorhou, China, commented on Monday that "there are tuo may Generals who know nothing
about government, holding high positions in
tho Chincke Governmeät“
One of the 1,400
passcupera on the liner “General W, IL Gordum." he tolik newspaper- sen, "The United
States should find some way to ente eatrage the present Centrul (Chinese) Government to
dite son of the educated and thinking men in the gov ernment."--troviated Press.
In Hokkaido
Tokyo, Sept. DA
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that Mount Tokachi in 1ok-i kaldo was covered with a white; mantle en Sunday morning after the first snowfall. since the summer, The snowfall oc- curred on Saturday night.
The Japanese weather ober- vatary at Asahikawa said the fall was the earliest since 1986. The observatory reparted "thu! the snowfall was 20 days ear Her than the average dute änd tight days in advance of the Aral TAN In 1940-United Стеня.
NANKING TO PUSH "EXTERMINATION OF COMMUNIST MENACE”
Washington, Sept. 8.
the "way he stated them was wise to make thein loyal and Andy It was revealed today that the Chinese Government
told the United States it intended to proceed with "extermination of the Commünist men- ace" and rehabilitation of wartorn China with without American assistance, a reliable source said.
or
ar tot,"
wached the conclusion that they "I doubt I fact that
Marxists nny were
And 10t Just blie statement should have "grarian reformers' as so many been issued at all," Mr. Chen said, lot our foreign friends would S "sitter I am under the Impression to helave. 1 the Communists that Gen Wedemeyer's main task i America enlled themselves was to report back to President grarlan reform:rs" or perlings Truman and not make what industrial reformers' wordd you LL.-Gen. Albert Wedemeyer, who on Aug. 24.com-
to a policy offi: de cobact posts?**
plated a six-week tour of China. has been virtually amounted statement white here in China," The Amerleau.educated mining
charged by Chinese sources with "bad faith" The adver-haired disciple of kineer, who claim inflation is
in releasing his statement on the Chinese Confuetis sald thefe was little always followed by demoralisa.
situation only a few hours after being told of New In Gen Weltmeyer's state. Pon, said a great majority of the this Chinese civil servants are honest,
the steps Nanking was taking to eradicate ment exrent the awerLion Chinu must help herself through and claimed that the few who Government abuses. her own furt with which he dishest are concentrat d Chinese sources here said thoroughly agreed.
Th the cilles where Gen. Wedemeyer implied, after "Naturally, we would welcamo foreigners Hive. thus creating talking with Chiang Kai-shek. outside assistance," he said, "be-fuge tmpression that may or all that he would make no public
in nelals
China cuse we shall need more tire public
statement until he arrived back On the aid." erept. recover without outside
in the United States. hands of this implied under- An Ideal
standing, it was added. the Chi- nese Government did not re- lease the lengthy statement it had made to Gon. Wedemeyer,
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before the war", Mr. Chen said. "Under those circumstances the surprising fact is not that there is en much corruption but that there is so little complaint.
"I would like to see how much
The atatement, which the United Press received through reliable channels, discounted criticisms of the Chinese Gov- crament made by "observera unacquainted with Chinene events in the past." It went corruption there would be in the on to snert that a nation United-Stater elvil-service under which was forced-to-fight- similar circumstances. When
pan single-handed" for more China recovers economically the than four years has confidence problem of corrupting will
dis in its ability to overcome its appear. A rich country can cll-present problems. minate corruption."
with
It added that the full extent #f governmental reforms al- ready instituted
by Nanking
Mr. Chen, who together his elder brother Che Kuo-tu forma what is popularly known as was not generally appreciated:
the CC clique in the Kuomintang. Bald he saw no discrepancy be- tween the teachings of Confucius and the development of modern industrial demueracy.
"as Christianity stood in the way of western scientific and In. dustrial development?" he asked, "We cannot offer the, youth af nur country material Incentive alone we are to effectively feht Communism," Mr. Chin con- tinued. "We must offer them an ideal. Confucianism with tte roots in our traditional
culture and on emphasis on patriotism and a strict moral code provides lust such Inspiration."--United Press,
Four Steps
The statement given Cen. Wedemeyer listed four steps which it said Chiang intended Во натные
once:
1. The Communists as an armed force must be suppress- ed. No bulf measures should he tonsidered the outcome. f his struggle is bound up with the peace and security of the whole Far East."
2. Effective inflation control steps will be taken with no further delay."
3. Economic rehabilitation
will be intenalfied "as Govern.
munt resources perinit."
not having steadily preparatory work for cratic government."
pursued demo.
elected
The Chinese statement cited the organization of democratic provisional provincial councils In "enry all provinces," with a high percentage of councillors, as being evidence of how deeply reform alrendy has penetrated. It reviewed the development of the People's Political Council, compsaed of other parties in addition to the Government's Kuomintang Party, as indicating the scope of the reform programme.
told Gen. Wedemeyer was
troubles China's
stemmed directly from the fact that the Chinese Communista interferea with reconstruction work to the Thr grenteat ponsible extent. statement said that despite this hau the Nanking Government restored a considerable amount of communications, expected to double cotton production this year and had taken measure to revitalize rural economy."
Complex Problems
It also said, "China's critics are prone to loan sight of the the vasticas of the country. weaknesses of its traditional, economie and social structure: and the complexity of the pre biems with which she is con fronted."
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Their views, and backgrounds, the statement continued, word apt to be based too much on the situation of the given mo ment without due regard to background. This "background," it added, covered the struggle The
China made during the 1920'B 4. Political reforms which and ear.y 1930's 'toward demo-
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