The Archive · 1928

Limiting Military Costs

At the close of the afternoon a strongly worded telegram was sent to the Central Government, Generals Chiang Kai-shek, Feng Vu-hsiang, Yen Hi an, Li Chung-jen and Li Chi-sen, and the generals of the army, demanding the limitation of military expenditure to $192,000,000 yearly, and the disbandment of the surplus soldiery.

The non-official members of the mit Conference constituted themselves the Charter Members of a new a sociation, the purpose of which is the promotion of the disbandment of the surplus soldiers One speaker even suggested that if within three months disbandment could not be ly started, the people should vee fuse to pay taxes,

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