Pound Is Mum on Story He Upholds Chiang's Justice

Roscoe Pound, dean emeritus of the Law School, refused to confirm or deny last night a Boston newspaperman's report that the jurist found no evidence of corruption in the legal system of China.

Pound, who has just returned from conducting a survey of the administration of justice in Eastern China, praised Chiang Kai-shek for his firm support of the Chinese constitution, the report said.

The famous lawyer also declined to comment on the statement that he has complete confidence that China will survive the Communist challenge. "I don't think the present situation in China is any more serious than at the time of the Japanese invasion," the report quoted him as saying.

Chiang Kai-shek's troops will fight back, and the seat of government, when threatened, will withdraw south from Nanking to Shanghai, to Canton, even to Kunming if necessary, he is supposed to have said.

Chiang cannot accept the unconditional surrender terms of the Communists, according to Pound, because in doing so he would be abolishing the constitution, the report continues.

The account also states that Pound reported no signs of strife or disintegration among the leaders or the rank-and-file of the Kuomintang. The only instances of poor morale which Pound discovered were a few student strikes.