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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON THURSDAY. MARCH 28. 1963 C 7 Soft: Chinese Feel Hussions Aire ieconnomig By WILLIAM D. LAFFLER United Preii International New York IUP1) The man with the gray hair was asked why the leaders of Red China are so angry with Nikita S. Khrushchev. "The Red Chinese feel that their revolution isn't over and they re willing to make many sacrifices," he said. "And they feel that, under Khrushchev, the Russians are getting soft by wanting lux uries. They think Khrushchev is not setting a good example of Communism." The speaker was Edgar Snow, author of "Red Star Over China" and the recently published and controversial "The Other Side of the River: Red China Today" (Random House). Snow was asked why, in Red China's latest blast at the Soviet Union, Khrushchev was openly denounced as a "coward." Lost Face "They feel that Khrushchev should never have put mis siles in Cuba unless he intend ed to keep them there," -Snow said. "They feel that Khru shchev lost face when he, took the missiles out of Cuba." Sitting in the overseas press club, Snow, who had just returned to New York from a countrywide lecture tour, spoke in a hoarse voice. But he was willing to talk at length about his recent tour of the Chinese mainland and replied to questions in the measured sentences of a col lege professor. Snow inferred from his con versations with the Red Chi nese that, while they distrust ed the West, they realized they had much to learn from Western methods. When Snow left China about two years ago, the com munes appeared to be work ing successfully. But in recent months reports from Peking as well as from travelers into Hong Kong or refugees have reported the communes re failing. More Red Tape "They may be failing be cause authority has been transferred from the villages to the counties," Snow said. Such a move means more red tape, he said. Snow sees no early change in the form of government now ruling China. Even so, he said, there should be some "regional recognition" of Chi na from a geographical stand point if for no other reason. Chief of State Liu Shao Chi and Premier Chou en-Lai differ in their thinking, he said. Liu is a scholar and theoretician but has not had the benefit of traveling to other countries. Chou is fa miliar with other lands. Mao Tse-Tung, who as chair man of the Chinese commu nist party is still the No. 1 man although Liu and Cho'i are titular heads of the na tion, is "more reasonable" than some of the other lead ers, Snow said. Mao has ex pressed a desire to retire. Snow said Mao wants to write a history of China and per haps some poetry. Running Red China Is a big headache, Mao told Snow, because it is still a backward country. Auiterity Mode Austerity is the mode of living. But Shanghai has not lost all of its old ties with the West. "The women there wear lipstick," Snow said with a smile. Snow, a native of Missouri, went to China at the age of 22 and lived there 12 years, dur ing which time he learned to speak the language and made acquaintances with young people who now are the lead ers of the Communist regime. When Snow decided he wanted to go back to China a few years ago, he had to wait two years to get a visa and needed the help of influ ential Americans to obtain it. With permission of the U.S. State department and the Pe king government, he traveled more than 12,000 miles in China gathering material for his latest book. He talked often with Mao and obtained long Interviews with Chou. Snow also talked about China with hundreds of Chinese in all professions. Books Reviewed His book, published late last year, received good and bad reviews. The most un- masm SAFEWAY EVERY DAY LOW PRICES Town House Fruit Cocklail ,M 489c Cake Mix Mrt. 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Lord Lindsay, writing in the Sunday book review sup plement of the Dec. 9 issue of the New York Times, com plained that "Mr. Snow comes to grips with the evi dence, suggesting that his general estimate of the re gime may be seriously wrong." On the other hand, the New York Times' own specialist on Russian and Chinese af fairs, Dr. Harry Schwartz, called Snow's new work "The most informative book on Communist China ever pub lished in this country. He said that "For some years to come no American can hope hold a serious opinion about Communist China un less he has taken Into account this important book's con tents." z Some interesting excerpts from Snow's book: Nof Indispensable Even if I were licensed to record everything I heard from Mao it would not "ex plain China,' however. Mao himself does not believe that he Is indispensable. Anyone who has seen a little history -made knows how impossible it is for one man to turn the wheel all by himself." 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