pAtXp TNRFK SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1967 THE MICHIGAN DAILY SAURA, EBURY1, 98 l iiiiliiEi11l4 11331i1. V ~Aa £L5ZIII f Officials Indicate Viet Peace Nowhere in Sight By WILLIAM L. RYAN Associated Press special Correspondent Recent feelers from North Viet- nam indicate strongly that the, Communist side will accept peace negotiations only when it gets at least the promise of eventual vic- tory in the Vietnam war by poli- tical means. Are peace talks possible now or in the near future? The hints from Hanoi and the Viet Cong leave the prospects as doubtful as ever. The United States, describing its own approach as flexible, is seek- ing signs of flexibility on the other side. From what is known public- ly, the Communist stand has changed little, if at all. The blueprint relayed by Wil- fred Burchett, an Australian Com- munist journalist who presumably can accurately present the Com- munist view, lays heavy stress on cessation of the bombing of North Vietnam as a prelude to talks. Washington wants to know if North Vietnam in return will de- escalate troops and supplies to the Viet Cong in the South. The answer has been supplied this week by both Radio Hanoi and Nhan Dan, which Burchett describes as the Pravda of Hanoi. Said Radio Hanoi: 'Socialist North Vietnam is worthily playing its role as the firm and rear base of the revolution in the entire country." Said Nhan Dan: "The stand of the DRV - Democratic Republic of Vietnam - has been clearly ex- pounded by Foreign Minister Ngu- yen Duy Trinh, to the effect that if the United States really wants talks, it must first halt uncon- ditionally the bombing raids and all other acts of war against the DRV. They have no right to de- mand any reciprocal measures." Thus, the answer to Washing- ton's question, up to now, is "no." Burchett, in an article written Friday for The Associated Press, described the Communist blue- print for peace on the basis of his interviews with Hanoi's Foreign Minister and representatives of the National Front for Liberation of South Vietnam, the Viet Cong's political arm. He presented his picture the Communists foresee a of how settle- ment: Vietnam as such" should be in- dependent, without any foreign' presence. Reunification w o u 1d come in the vague future. North Vietnam would remain Commun- ist, neutral militarily, but not po- litically. South Vietnam would be non-Communist, neutral both mil- itarily and politically. Burchett stressed that the Li- beration Front considers it is in a strong enough position militar- ily and politically to have a deci- sive place and voice in the settle- ment of the southern half of the problem." He said he assumed that theI front's leaders. 'including 'the Marxist People's Revolutionary party" would organize South Viet- nam, accepting aid from both West and East, and that the pre- sent Saigon government would "die a natural death" as soon as negotiations started. Some non- military leaders in the South could remain in a 'broad coali- tion government of national un- ion." is the "People's Revolutionary par- ty." Communists long ago defined the theory of coalition. They call it uniting with the "national bour- geoisie," and regard it as a stage in the eventual takeover of a na- tion. The "People's Revolutionary party" is Communist. It is regard- ed by Washington and others as simply an extension of the Lao- dong - Communst Workers' - nomous South Vietnam, indepen-1 dent and neutral." As Burchett put it "Explicit in the Liberation Front's and the North's five and four points is that independence means withdrawal of all U.S. for- ces and the dismantling of bases." This question remains unans- wered: What then would guaran- tee that South Vietnam would re-I main independent in the absence of outside protection? Would this be internationally guaranteed by Communist and non-Communist powers? Burchett said that as he gather- ed it in his interviews, North Viet- nam's "four points" for settlement were only an expression of what Hanoi believes is the "correct" ap- proach, but not a precondition for talks. The precondition, evidently, is cessation of the bombing, and without any concession in return. There is no indication in any- thing North Vietnam has said publicly of any retreat from these points. They might talk if the bombing of the North were stop- ped. But would the war go on meanwhile? Would infiltration continue? If, as Secretary of State Dean Rusk says, the U.S. aim is to as- sure South Vietnam the right to decide its own destiny, the North's terms are ruled out. In the U.S. view, therefore, any talks at this stage, barring clarification of the major questions at issue, would likely be meaningless. This coalition, Burchett said, is Party of North Vietnam. the aim of Nguyen Huu Tho, head Burchett pictured the Libera- of the Liberation Front. tion Front leader as insisting that But what do the Communists anyone who might serve in the coalition - he excluded today's mean by "broad coalition govern- top Saigon leaders - must be "ir- ment of national union" and what revocably committed to an auto- U.S. May Begin 'PREPARATION FOR WAR': Bombing Chinese Army Seizes Before Lunar Truce .:: To Continue Q Until Sunday Officials Concerned With New Incidents, Buildup of Supplies SAIGON (P)-North Vietnam is funneling supplies south during the Tet truce at a rate five times greater than normal wartime lev- els, U.S. officials said. yesterday. There was a hint this buildup may lead to a resumption of the bomb- ing of Vietnam before the four- day cease-fire expires at 7 a.m. Sunday. "The volume, scope and direc- tion of the Communist shipments create hazards for our military which we cannot afford to over- look," an American source said. As to the prospect for keeping allied offensive operations halted until next Wednesday to match the seven-day cease-fire proposed by the Viet Cong, American quar- ters said it appeared unlikely. SKIRMVI Truce. S Shooting Outbreaks While reports flowed in from FEU lJ reconnaissance pilots checking on Communist land and sea traffic north of the border, shooting out- breaks persisted in the proclaim- ed lunar new year pause in the warfare in South Vietnam. The allies accused the Com- munist of initiating incidents at a rate of more than four an hour, compared to 3.72 an hour during the two-day New Year truce. DETROIT The accounting last night show- Reuther to ed 268 cases. Of these 50 were Workers b termed significant, meaning one return in or both sides suffered casualties. AFL-CIIO ing its Pre Dramatic Rescue There w Dramatizing one clash was the UAW. But UA~ American rescue of 51 emaciated, bers reach malaria-ridden Vietnamese from a check left Viet Cong prison camp. Commu- membership nist guards escaped with about 50 ther wants others. And the Associated Press photographer UAW's cal: Al Chang, who was on the scene, what it t reported the camp was found by AFL-CIO c accident after two guerrillas fired ite threat o on a company of the U.S. 101st A Washi Airborne Division on defensive ly close to patrol in a jungle 90 miles north- 7,000-word east of Saigon. just one th be presider The paratroopers killed the One sour guerrillas, drove out 20 or 30 ene- declined us my troops in an ensuing firefight, think Wall then burned the camp. They suf- some time fered no losses. Rescued prisoners- putes wit civilians and militiamen-cried with has demon relief. One said the' Viet Cong had executed at least 30 men at the camp in the past year. South Vietnam's government said that, elsewhere, guerrillas have captured 16 government sol- diers-militiamen and regulars- By T and two government civilian work- ers since the truce began. WASHIN In 24 .cases involving American National C and other foreign forces, spokes- moved yes men said 30 guerrillas had been party's ma killed. Allied casualties were of- ficially termed moderate in one election, n of these, the Viet Cong ambush Charles L. Wednesday of a company of the young peop 173rd Airborne Brigade, and light Weltner, in the others, resigned hi Surrounding the whole situation rather than is a semantics jungle: !Lester G. -The truce is the result of sepa. will serve a rate declarations by the Saigon charge of a government, in which the foreign Division. allies concurred, anid by the Viet Weltner, Cong. North Vietnam did not of- whether th Cease- Fire Ends Communists Use Truce To Resupply Washington Questionsj Hanoi's Peace Moves, Desire for Settleient WASHINGTON (A') - The State, Department said Friday the rapid resupplying of Communist forcesI during the Vietnam cease-fire in- dicates the Communists are not g. really interested in a peaceful set- tlement of the war. The statement by press officer{ Robert J. McCloskey, combined with Saigon reports of a heavy Communist supply buildup during the four-day Lunar New Year! All Domestic Airports TOKYO (A)-Red China's army has seized all domestic civil air- ports and aviation institutes in a move "to prepare for war" and "protect normal flights," a Japa- nese report from Peking said to- day. In the international conflict be- tween the Communists giants, Pe- king accused the Soviet Union of unilaterally scrapping agreements to abolish visas between the two countries and announced that, starting tomorrow, "all Soviet cit- izens must obtain Chinese visas in entering, leaving o r p a s s i n g through Chinese +°rritory." The report on the airport seizure by the newspaper Maini-chi's Pe- king correspondent said the order had been issued Jan. 26. The order said it had been issued "to prepare for war, to protect normal flights of both international and domestic aircraft, and to carry on smoothly' the great cultural revolution." The report did not indicate what might be meant by the numbers of Mao Tse-tung's fol- lowers. If true, this would add, meaning toa reported order for all army units engaged in provincial politi- cal activities to return to barracks by Feb. 20. The implication is that the 73-year-old party chairman fears troops may be corrupted by backers of his enemy, President Liu Shao-chi. Kosygin Sup Opponents of LONDON (R - Premier Alexei N. Kosygin came out yesterday in support of those Communist Chi- nese "struggling against the dic- tatorial regime of Mao Tse-tung." Kosygin's blast at the ruler of his giant Communist neighbor was unprecedented for a Soviet states- man visiting a foreign capitalist -Associated Press SHES BROKE OUT 90 miles northeast of Saigon yesterday despite the Lunar New Year aigon, however, refused to call these incidents "truce violations." WITH MEANY: uther's Attack on AFL-CIO Resultin UAW Walkout truce, raised the assumption here phrase "to prepare-for war." s '--e. that allied forces will resume phrs"to prepare for war." state. shooting soon frs thir ro-m Meanwhile Peking wall posters The Soviet leader said an end shooting soon after their pro- said yesterday "white terror" of American military action claimed cease-fire ends at 6 p.m.was spreading through Inner Mon- against North Vietnam could lead "We are of course seriously con- golia, where soldiers beat up large to "the ending of the Vietnam cerned about the resupply activity which is certainly indicative ofthi the intention of the North Vietna-S P ersi ts mese to take advantage of the ho-. day period," the State Department spokesman said.'Despie Soviet .emands Broader Question to the broader question of whether MOSCOW (R) - The Red Guard. Chinese authorities call off Red the North Vietnamese are genu- siege of the Soviet Embassy in Guards who have been laying siege inely interested in a peaceful set- Peking raged on yesterday, the to the Soviet Embassy in Peking! tlement, and further to their de- day after the Soviet government since Jan. 26.3 mand that there be a cessation of demanded its end, the Soviet news The note was the angriest of the bombing prior to talks." agency Tass reported. I three. The reason was a Chinese Hanoi has been saying there Soviet authorities halted dem- order Monday that the Soviet "could" be peace talks if Wash-. onstrations outside the Chinese staff should not leave the em- ington halts its air attacks on the Embassy in Moscow while waiting bassy in Peking. If they did, the North. U.S. strategists suggest this for China's reaction. Chinese said, their safety was not is primarily a Red propaganda But the Soviet news agency re- guaranteed by Chinese authorities, campaign to end the bombing, ported Red Guards tossed big fire- The Soviet note charged the without giving up anything in re- crackers into the Soviet Embassy Chinese restriction of Soviet dip- turn. compound in Peking and said lomats to their Peking embassy McCloskey declined to say whe- nd made it impossible to carry on Mc~osky eclnedtosaywhe .loudspeakers continued blaringfucin"onetdwhtes- ther the Communist resupply op- "anti-Soviet drivel," functions "connected with the so- erations violate t h e cease-fireSo lution of specific questions of pro- "in the technical sense" nor would Soviet Note viding military and economic aid he talk about any allied reinforce- A Soviet note Thursday threat-, to the Vietnamese people, sent mnn+ 1 ened "necessary reply measures" Irh The party Military Affairs Com- mittee has also ordered the army to discontinue all propaganda 'campaigns. Peking radio told of more trou- ble in Shanghai, China's largest industrial city and port. It said i Mao's foes had been engaged in speculation at Shanghai's markets in order to scatter confusion in [the city's economy. ports Chinese tMao Regim_._e , conflict" and would be "the most correct solution." Earlier Kosygin had completed the formal phase of his world- ranging talks with Prime Minister Harold Wilson, reaching one slen- der agreement on Vietnam: the war should be ended through poli- tical, not military action. But the two men remained totally divided on how to get peace negotiations Sstarted. . 'We are aware there are today in.Chiain the Communist party of China, and in the Chinese gov- ernment, people who are strug- 'gling against the dictatorial re- gime of " Mao Tse-tung," Kosygin said in a television Interview. "We sympathize with them and we do understand this struggle has been caused by their various actions in various policies. It has been caused by setbacks they have suffered, both within the country and in foreign affairs." Commends Plan Turning to Vietnam, Kosygin yet again-for the fifth time in public-commended the plan for approaching a settlement which t h e Hanoi regime launched through Australian Communist journalist Wilfred Burchett. It called for an American military standoff from North Vietnam and said this then could be followed by preliminary peace talks with Washington on a general settle- ment. Wilson's men have concluded from this that Kosygin has been at pains to elevate Hanoi's "of- fer" to the level of an official pro- posal. In this way, Wilson feels, Hanoi now is committed publicly for the first time to contemplate a political rather than a military solution. In the British view this repre- sents one of the distinct gains to have emerged from Kosygin's visit so far as Vietnam is concerned. T (VP) - Has Walter P.' aken his United Auto eyond the point of no criticizing the parent and personally attack- sident, George Meany?j ere opinions today both W rank and file mem- ed in a Detroit spot no doubt about the p's feeling: What Reu- ; Reuther gets. re was no doubt the 1 for reorganization of ermed a "vegetating" arried with it a defin- of a walkout. ngton source reported- Meany said the UAW's manifesto added up to ing: "Reuther wants to nt of the AFL-CIO." ce within the UAW who e of his name said, "I .er gave up that idea ago." In several dis- h Reuther, Meany, 73, strated that within the AFL-CIO's ruling Executive Coun- cil he has overwhelming support. One of the most powerful voices in organized labor in Michigan expressed confidence Reuther did not plan a pullout. He also ex- pressed doubt Meany would pre- cipitate developments that would leave the UAW no other choice. Meany was reported to be draft- ing at AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington a massive "white pa- per" of his own to hit back at the UAW. Also from Washington came re- ports that most high officials in other labor unions say Reuther appears to already have made up his mind to pull his 1.4 million UAW out of the 13.5 million-mem- ber federation. While denouncing Meany's lea- dership and demanding "internal reform" Thursday, at no place in its manifesto did the UAW directly threaten walkout, although many in labor and outside read into it a strong threat. The UAW went to some pains to insist its criticisms did not amount' to a power play. It said it had chosen not to involve other AFL- CIO affiliates in its public quar- rel. Some have questioned whether Reuther, 59, could remain in the federation as long as Meany is president, Reuther having said what he did about Meany. He accused Meany of violating constitutional a n d convention mandates of the AFL-CIO which do not meet his "personal pleas- ure." On unanimous order of the 26- member UAW International Exe- cutive Board, of which they were members, Reuther and his top three officers resigned all connec- tions with the AFL-CIO Execu- tive Council °a week ago. While giving up AFL-CIO vice- presidency and the Executive Council seat that went with it, Reuther held on to his presidency of the AFL-CIO's Industrial Un- ion Department, largest unit with- in the federation. Other UAW of- ficers quit posts on committees operating under the council. ouA highly placed labor leader oside the UAW said it was his opinion "this was the key-to step outside the council, nothing more," adding, "They couldn't have, with honor, stayed in and speak their pieces outside." Next developments in the dis- pute are likely to come the week of Feb. 20, when Meany reportedly is planning to read his "white pa- per" to a gathering of the AFL- CIO Executive Council at Miami Beach, Fla. ment activities. He did not slam the door solidly on the possibility of some exten- sion of the cease-fire beyond the Allies' four-day limit. The Viet Cong have called for a seven-day cease-fire. Meanwhile, Ambassador Arthur' J. Goldberg said the United States is looking for peace negotiations in good faith and is taking a flex- ible position on how to get dis- cussions under way. Hanoi has re- buffed U.S. approaches so far. But the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said North Viet- nam's proposals for a peaceful so- lution have been too vague on "very consequential matters." if the Red Guards were not called off "in the shortest space of time." Diplomats speculated on the next Soviet move, but there was no official indication. Possibilities for "reply meas- ures" ranged from a minimum of restricting Chinese diplomats here to their embassy to a maximum of breaking the already moribund Soviet-Chinese alliance and sev- ering diplomatic relations. Few diplomats expected the maximum action under present circumstan- ces. Third Demand The note was the third strong Soviet demand within a week that 1,111V g1 1,111114. Aid Shipments Soviet military attaches in Pek- ing have been acting as expediters for aid shipments. 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Weltner to bring more ple in its activities. a Georgia liberal who s nomination last year support segregationist Maddox for governor, as deputy chairman in new Young Americans who is 39, was asked e Young Americans Di- WASHINGTON - King Hassan II of Morocco requested and has received some added pledges of arms assistance from the United States to bolster his country's de- fenses, it was disclosed last night. Morocco claims it needs addi- tional weapons because of the large-scale weapons deliveries to Algeria from the Soviet Union. I H A ----- 1 PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION on TLJC Dni CE 11C T14CCTI [ni;MT 1W* Saturday, Feb. 11 Inter House Assembly will provide skating, tobagganing, snowman - building, skidoos, fun & frolic. Bps service from the Union will provide free, warm transportation to WEST PARK between 12:30-4:30. A LUCERNE .-. -. FROM $125 . , . . - ' - 1:1 },' }