When Acting President Li Tsung-jen sent Dr. Kan Chieh-hou, his U.S.-educated (Wisconsin & Harvard) political adviser, off to Shanghai last week, Li hopefully quoted a proverb: "Absolute sincerity will open metal and stone." It was Dr. Kan's job to pick a delegation to plead with the Reds for peace.
The next day Li himself flew down to install members of the unofficial delegation. Heading the mission is 72-year-old Dr. W. W. Yen, former ambassador to Russia, who accepted the post only after his doctor declared him physically fit for his first airplane ride.
From Peiping the Reds sent a clearance for...
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
