Joint Declaration with Chairman of the C. P. to Prove There'
Is No'Breach Within the Kuomintang: The Usual Promise Not to Attack Shanghai In order to allay the talk of a split in the Kuomingtang, Mr, Wang Ching-wei, chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang, and Dr, Chen Tu-shin, chairman' of the Chinese Communist Party, have issued a joint statement @onying these rumours. The statement says in part:—"Though the citizens' revolution ary movement had been making con. siderable progress, there are still certain enemy elements who are attempting to take advantage of our work points to prevent us from attaining fina) suees, It is there-tone necessary, especially at the precent time, that we should remain "We hereby declare that the Com. munist Party frankly and honestly recognizes and acknowledges that the Nationalist Party and the Three Citizens' Principles laid down by our Jate leader, President Sun Yat-sen, are the central spirits of the Chinese Nationalist movement. Only those who are opposed to the progress of the movement and who seek to bring. bout the downfall of the Kuomintang and the elimination of the} Three Principles will think of a split. The Communist Party,—no matter how misguided some of its members may be, has not cherishe and will not chens) such a foolish} idea, which will only bring about Japghter from our enemies, the counter-revolutionaries, the" mili tarists and the Imperialists, 1 Modelted on Russia "According to the constitution of the Internutonat Comsmnnise Party, the membership qualification is sented to the "noorpoesectog Sires, thin principia etd hag Deen nzopted and enforced in" th Union of Soviet Socialist Republic, The question now aries to iehether the aitantion which exits country, with ita economic foci nnd Yolitient conditions, vill be suitable in another and whether Bre same prineplen enforced In one country should and can be applied Yonnother." Unie other people, the! Giiteae avo an oppressed race, and, therefore, in China a union is need-tenet rly of the nenepontensag classes but of all oppressed people! Sethe revolutionary Aight andi She ttragcie aguinst. the counter: and this expansion has naturally aroused the attention of all counter. revolutionaries.
With a view staying the advance of the Nationalist movement and in the hope of severing the friendly relations now existing betiveen the Kuomintang' Jand the Communist Party, the ter-revolutionaries and ti foreign Imperialists are actively disseminate ing rumours detrimental to the tionalist cause.
Some people allege that the Communist Party is about to organize a Labour government for
tions the purpose of destroying the Na-'Army and to attack foreign Settlement and the French Concession of Shanghai in order to bring about international. complic tions. Others allege that the Kur mintang military leaders will econ ai rin the uniformed pickets and Jdrive the Communist members from the party.
The Usual Protestations the highest committee of the Kuomintang has formally notified the world that the Kuomintang will Met, at any cost, destroy the Labour Unions or drive the Communist members from the party, a3 the Tater are friendly disposed towards them. In the event of any understanding arising, it is possible that these can be settled an amicable manner.
On the other hard, the Communi Jove order and peace just as does any other party or person, and they have strongly supported the policy of the Nation Government with regard to the rendition of the foreign conces~ sions and they still are strongly of these should rather than by force.
The Genera} Labour Union of Shanghai have also. defined their aims and rade a definite statement to the effect that they will make no attempt to attack the Settlement or the French Concession. 'They go further by saying that they welcome the ea-operation of other classes, apert from the Inbourers, in the administration of local affairs. In face of these facts, therefore, there iano ground for' the counter-revolutionaries and Imperialists to] spread rumours, Mite aignifenct that, although pay he Rucmintng ate Seepectivevltimate alma, the majo Jiy'el their members. sheld "have ion to euch other ich & great amount of geod-vill inthe hope Et'iiving unto. the fundamental pir of ren] ce-operation, Members Phe. Ruomintang. who under Communist revctutionaly towards the Ki fora moment d policy of our fecking for a hat it was the late
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