[Celebration of Second Anniversary as Commander in Chief Saturday was the second anniversary if Gen, Chiang Kai-shek's ae-sumption of the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Netionalist Armies. The day, naturally, was suitably observed by members the Kuomintang but, beyond celebrations at the district headquarters of the party, there were no special observances and very few people Knew about the occasion.
Two lengthy manifestoes were issued by the Kuomintang, one to members and the other was addressed to the general pu That to the general public read, inter all "To-day is the anniversary of the when our Commander-in-Chief, Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, assumed command of the Nationalist armies fand led them into battle against the the militarists. Let us stop for a moment and try to recall our suf forings during the oppressive rule of the evil militarists. Labourers earned only small wages which were sadly sufficient to keep them alive. They often had to. suffer When work was suspended and when they were thrown out of employment.
They often faced starvation. Po Merchants faced excessive taxation and were constantly squeezed,' with the result that they could not trade and therefore they suffered huge financial losses. Teachers did not receive their salaries regularly and students were prohibited from taking part in patriotic movements. These misfortunes have all been Drought about by the military autocrats, Ge
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