Show Coalition Talks Spread in Warring China By United Press Talk of peace and a coalition n government of at Nationalists an and d Communists spread through embattled embattled embattled em em- battled China Tuesday It was touched off by the remarks re remarks remarks re- re marks of Paul G. G Hoffman director director director tor of the U. U S S. S economic cooperation cooperation coopers tion administration at a press conference conference con con- ference in Shanghai Monday Hoffman said that the question n of American aid for China after r next April might depend on o n whether a government represent represent- representing ing a majority of the Chinese people people people peo peo- is established He declined to answer a direct question as to whether he expected expected expected ex ex- a coalition government to emerge merge in China But he did say that all American aid would be halted if a solely Communist government government government gov gov- were established All this was interpreted in Shanghai to mean that the United States is backing a drive for a coalition government in S Some me rum rumors rs suggested Generalissimo GeneralIssimo Generalissimo General General- Chiang Kai Kai shek's shek's Nationalist Nationalist Nationalist Nation Nation- alist government already had started secret peace talks with the Communists On the Chinese battlefronts Communist forces began shelling the western outskirts of Chinas China's second largest city But it was too early y yet t to say whether the shelling marked the opening o of a battle for the city or a diversionary diversionary diver diver- I maneuver I |