Where We Came In

One of the prime causes of World War II was Japan's conquest and industrial development of Manchuria. One of the high goals of U.S. victory was the return of Manchuria to China.

Last week, four years after VJ, the U.S. could well ask: "Isn't this where we came in?" From Red reports, it looked more & more as though the rich, strategic land of Manchuria had become another Russian satellite.

Items in the pattern of puppetry:

P: A new "People's Government for the Northeast" (i.e., Manchuria), proclaimed by a "People's Congress" in Mukden. Its chairman is one Kao Kang, 47, who is also secretary of the Communist Northeast Bureau.

P: A new one-year barter agreement between the Manchurian comrades and the Russian comrades. It will swap Manchurian soybeans and other raw stuffs for Russian machinery.

P: A new plan to raise Manchuria's heavy industrial production. Output now is about 10% of the Japanese mark in 1944. The Communists hope to reach 40% by 1950's end. Proclaimed Kao Kang: "To fulfill this historical task, it is necessary to study seriously ... the Soviet technique in economic construction and methods of government."

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