EQUALITY IN ARMS

Chronicle (Levin), 6 July 1946, Page 5

EQUALITY IN ARMS

COMAIUNISTS' DEMAND lit i-ci \ cil Friday, 7 j>.m. XK\V YORK, July 4. ( *».ii li i mai ifin tluit llif v'hiiH'se Cjni jiuiiii.-i jm ii y is (h-maiiding absolv.Uniililary !>ut imi ] ioii i it ai cquality with ihe Xatiunai to be statiuned in Xlam-lntria in future, is given in ai, iiilci v icw 1 1 \ tln1 8'J year-old I'omiiiuuiM in ti ti- ifs* iii Xhui-huria, (ii'noral Liu I'iau. who lias Juii.imio troops at liis fiisjni.-ijil. !.;n is al.-o virtuully directoi n 1' all i 'mauiunist afVairs in Xortheast ("hina. II.- agreed that it' tlie currenl licin-c lalk;- ;U Xanking break down, tlu ( iiiiiiiiUiiHts an- iik.'ly to use niilitarv MteugHi in Nurtli -('hina in an en (I.-avour 1 . > sj)iii t'liina in lialt aiul iloiitli.al • 1 1 v aranui fon-e Ihe pulitirn! oryanisa t iuti of all t'liina and Xlancluma noilhwnrd of the Yellow Hivei. Ti ( oHiiiiiMiisis a.re likely to wage f>u"iil!:i v.ail'are in an el'fort to prevent 'hiii'i}» Kai Shek's l'orees gatlu-ring in Souih t'liina to dtive against the '■iuirnin.i-1 In-ld tei ritories. The t'oin tmiM.-ls \.onid also spread their doe Irine t hrougiioul " polit i-»lly eoii-M-iou* " ar.'as of Kouth t'liina. I.in d.'i-iaifl that the Naliounlist foM'c. uhii-li ari- est inuited at seven a i iuie> oi' tiiii-e divisions eaeh, were in sudii-i.Mit to -u.'i-eed in a drive north to liaibin shoiild tui attetnpt he niade to tal.e the ity. Lin adinitted that 15 Xal i-ninlisi divisions in .Maneliuria are Anierii-an (.pii]ip.'d hui said long supply lin.'s to 1 1 u 1 ti Tao and t'lmng Suiig Tao and aho the iiecessitv of gnrnstmiiig fities iike Xlukden, Sepjiing Kai and t'liany t'liun would prevent ihe Xa tionalisls from driviiig nortli wliile sjiinilt an ottsly prots-.-t iug .-oni niu n ica lions. I.in i-eij.hasised that no Hussjan pei sotuiel or v.eapons weie heing nsed l.y the t '■MUlatinisl s exeepi a few Rus sian t oeii!i\yiiiis stolen t'rotn So\ ie| oi: i ^ !iv l.tindits suhseipient Iv eap luted l.y the 'oiiunnnists.