The Archive · 1924

DR. SUN ALSO BOGGED BY WANT OF FUNDS

Offering All Sorts of Concessions for Money for His Northern Expedition Canton, Sept, 10.

With the Kiangsu-Chekiang issue arisen, Dr. Sun Yat-sen was offered a golden opportunity for carrying. out his long cherished scheme to despatch expeditionary forces against the North but is still unable to do #0 owing to lack of funds luck of unity in the South. To make matters worse, the feeling of Chinese merchants' at large to: wards the Canton Government ha' of late remarkably changed for the worse. In fact, they are disgusted swith the attitude of Dr. Sun towards the Bolshevik movement. Dr. jun has considerably modified his obstinate attitude towards the merchants, and is Loginning to try conciliation. It is now reported in reliable quarters that Dr. Sun has a mind to issue a communique jin the name of the Generalissimo to the following effect:—

(2) The despatch of an oxpeditiondfey force shall be put into effect as soon as possible, Dr. Sun in person leading it.

(2) The administration of Canton City shall be conducted by the citizens, the Municipality of Canton shell be opened to the public, and the Mayor be elected by the citizens.

(8) Taxes of all. descriptions shall be abolished and new tax regulations be formulated by those officials who are to be elected-by the citizens.—Bastern News Agency,

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