Official on Fallacy of Popular Representation'
Nanking, Feb. 14.
by Mr. Yeh Tsu-chang, Director 'A. note of warning was sented ithe Publicity Department of the Geritral Party Headquarters yesterday, to "those who are entertaining: wild ambitions" and disseminating fallacious statements in regard to, the present, situation.
'In' an interview with press com Hvespondents, Mr. Yeh remarked that there were, at the present moment, 'a number of people who were enters taining selfish ambitions and are' coining—superficially plausible slogans to mislead the public.
"You have heard," said Mr. Yeh, "for example Let the people decide on the nation= al affairs' and Let the Party mem-hers decide on the Party affairs." [At first glance, such statements seem practical, But if we try to apply, them in our administration of ex jing affairs, there would be no end to our troubles. We should be violating the general principles governing the reconstruction of our [country and the relation between the Kuomintang and the National Government would be severed; which would mean a violation of the principles of government during the period of political tutelage.
"We must realize that unless the programme of the period of political tutelage is carried out in full, the constitutional stage will never be attained. " In other words, before wa people to decide on nation-we must first give them proper political training. I need not attempt to enumerate the dangers which we shall have to face in the event of our handing the ad~ ministration of our national affairs the people at this moment, Tt is sufficient to say that such slogans must have been formulated by. remnant Militarists and disappointed politicians for the purpose of depriving the people of their constitutional rights in the future."
Turning to the administration of the Party, Mr. Yeh stated that the Central Execitive Committee was the supreme authority of the Jand was, therefore, responsible for all Party affairs. He said that the Kaomintang, to be properly conduct~ ed, aust be controlled by those Jenders who have a long Party record, and who are thoroughly quainted with the principles of the Party.
In covelusion, Mr, Yoh said that was the duty of the press to assist the people to understand the present Party and Government situation so as to prevent thos entertaining ulterior motives from manipulating the Party and the Government for their own selfish
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