Other vital reforms mentioned in the report are "the abolition of likin and the building of roads, and the Commission winds up its recommendations "in the following words: "Although the four recommendations submitted above, nsme-Ty. the consolidation of national Indebtedness, the reapportionment of national and provincial revenues, the enforcement of—industrial development, are' interdependent, dhe. key to. the solution of the resent. situation is to be found the reduction of military forces. Guess military forcer are greatly reduced, the provinees will not be in a position to reduce their expenditure. If the provinces can-of reduce their expenditures, they will not be able to remit the en-{ire collections of national revenues the Central Government. If the Central Government cannot have complete control of such national revenues, it will hardly be able to Ihave funds either to meet its loan obligations or pay off the administrative expenses. If that should be the case, then China will not be lable to maintain her international prestige abroad, nor can she effec Uvely carry out her work of consolidation at home. Lat it be frank-admitted that China is. facing 4 crisis, and that all parties must exert their utmost efforts in order 20 save the situation
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