"So far as the Northern edition is concerned, there is no difference within the Kuomintang. On this particular, we are being supported by Canton and Hankow, 'a3 well as by those northern generals allied to us. When the Hunan difficulties are over, Hankow forces will join in th Northern expeditions."
General Chiang did not care to' discuss questions which wore the Provinces of other Ministers of the Nationalist Government.
General and Mrs. Chiang Kai shek arrived in Shanghai early fon Sunday morning and left at. 9.30 the same night. During the day, General Chiang was interviewed by numerous party: leaders and in the: afternoon, he held a conference with Chinese bankers and merchants, He spected the troops at Lunghua dure ing the early afternoon, General's Reception at Lunghua In his address, at Lunghua Sunday afternoon General Chiang 1) said, shanghai, is a residence for the people of all nations. If our army here does not show a revolutionary spirit, we shall be criticized and despised. by every one. The surroundings in Shanghai are so bad that almost any army, stationed here for three months or at most becomes demoralized Therefore; we, officers, must make up our minds to control ourselves against all sorts of temptation and to do away with all bad habits before we can set examples to ox soldiers!
if each officer is responsible for teaching his own soldiers, the whole Nationalist Army can quickly and ssily be educated. In teaching the following points are (1) that the soldiers not of any individual but of the central Kuomintang to which they ought to be absolutely obedient; (2) the Nationalist Army is a body of enthusiastic men organized fight against militarists and impenalists, working towards National freedom and better conditions of the people; and, these two things are worth getting even at the cost of their lives: (3) finally, they must love the people wherever they go.
"Provided we can control ourselves and educate our soldiers, we ought to succeed in the coming Northern expedition, are consolidated and the militarists are: divided amongst themsel
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