These politicians consume an enormous amount of money on both sides. They are paid in the North for their advice which is usually worthless, for the signboard value of their great names and for "running-about" expenses. In the South, there are specific jobs for them on committees and commissions, for each of which there is an appropriation. The ex-Pense would not be so important 8 did any useful work, as one can see they are of little value to their masters or their organizations, but there is no force, no strength, no daring to rid the country of them, They maintain learns of secretaries, send telegrams. oni all kinds of subjects, write letters to the newspapers advertising their, importance and generally manage keep their names before the principal in Chinese affairs. Of course, has not been unknown for them to blackmail the important men by suggesting a course of action, which they are bribed not to propagate too furiously. It was this breed which managed to undo both Wu Pei-fa and] Chi Hsih-youn. San Chuan-tang: fought shy of them. Yon Shih-shan hada host of advisors and' Chang: Tso-lin must have a division of them.
In the South, any scrutiny of committees and commissions will' show how they entrenched themselves. in the Kuomintang.
(To be Concluded.) bery with violence." On p. 101 the statement that the Washington Conference was called with the object of helping China is denounced as false. Territorial integrity is ox-plained on p. 61 as a phrase "used ity the partitioning of territory;'
the Open Door policy as meaning "that China should welcome the Powers when they to exercise their eneronchment," and r nity as "ever On p. 120 "the Chinese people does not fear the threat of Bolshevism." "Of the two slogans down with imperialism' and down with militarism' former is the more vital. the root of roots." On P, 124 "'robbers and eutpurses always band together if they mean to be brigands. Hence the precedent of 'Equal opportunity]? of privileges' was invented by the imperialists." Every page of. this book is marred with immoderate, exaggerated or incorrect statements of the same general import as these which we have quoted, Kuomintang Ups and Downs With this book in hand it is easy to understand the ups and downs of the Kuomintang since the death of Dr. Sun. They have been occa sioned ty the straggle of Wang Ching-wei to become President of the Republic of China. Note the steps. Bending "to the force of opposition he went aprond, though retaining his position as chairman [of the Governing Committee, Early this year he returned, meeting party Headers at Shanghai' and then pro leeeding to Hankow. Finding Chian [Kai-shek the popular hero of th anti-North. military campaign and Hu Han-ming, the titular head of the Kuomintang in Nanking, the possessor of unlimited party funds from the rich provinces of Kiangsu land Chekiang he began to assert his rights as Chairman whose will should be law to all party member The Communist Explusion Though he had favoured the admission of the Communist group Into the Kuomintang as party members, he changed his mind and came into agreement with the other Tenders as to the necessity of exe pelling this group from the party, sion' had the approval of the majority of party members, but when Wang accompanied it by allowing a slanderous campaign. to be directed against Chiang Kai-shek he found himself supported by some and violently opposed by others, all of whom professed loyalty to' the Kuomintang.
Tt was Wang's attitude a8 Chairman of the Governing: Committee in opposition to him that, more than any other single cause, obliged Chiang Kai-shek to resign from his command, and it was Chinng's resignation that split the party. For this resignation and: its serious consequences Wang must be held responsible, In July ho made a speech on "What kind of Government shall we establish" to which Mir. Wa Chih-hui, a prominent member of the Nanking Gov= ernment, made a vigorous reply. The challenge was thrown down © and accepted by both sides with the result of precipitating the present chaotic condition in the ranks of the Kuomintang. Tt is not going too far to say that among the chief elements in the stoppage of the successful anti-North campaign and in the resignation of Chiang Kaishek from the general command were the jealously of Wang Ching-wei and his undying ambition to be President. Thin book of screeching misstatements has done good service in revealing the spirit of the man who" fea Noon" behind the scener recting the show. Tha actors ko urena Chen, ra, Sun, TV. Soon Bur Fo, whom he has laced ba
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