Dr. Sun Yat-sen has despatched a lengthy circular telegram on unification and disbandment of troops addressed specifically to Generals Li Yuan-hung, Chang Shou-tseng ud Feng Vu-hsiang, Peking; Gen-legal Tsao Kun, Paotingfu; General Wu Pei-fu, Loyang; General Tuan Chi-jui, Tientsin; General Chang Tso-lin, Mukden; Genera] Lu Yung-hsiang, Hangchow; and General Chi Shi-yuen, Nanking. The tele-glam is also being communicated, in the sense of information, to some other military leaders of secondary importance.
Now the Constitutionalist forces have driven. away Chen Chiung-ming from Canton, Dr. Sun suggests that a considerable barrier has been removed and construct ive work is rendered more practicable. He declares that he will do kis utmost to hasten the reunification of China by peaceful means and so bring to an end the fighting of the past six years and reinstitute the rule of law in the country. They who have died wil! not have died in vain if a united China arises out of the disorders of today.
Surveying the national situation, Dr. Sun points out that the Government at Peking is not entirely organized in accordance with law. The main ruling forces in China at the moment may be roughly divided into four groups, namely, the Chihli Party, the Fengtien Party, the Anhui Party, and the South west Provinces.
"China's reunification lies with these four parties," Dr. Sun clares. "If they can understand one another and ce-operate sincerely and have, for their common aim and duty, the upholding of the law, then there is no reason why they cannot bring about reunification. And I now propose to work to this end: by peaceful means."
Before reunification is actually effected, Dr. Sun proposes that' these four parties should each confine themselves within their repectiva provinces and refrain from interfering with the affairs of the others.
"Li other leaders of these parties,' Dr. Sun states, "are in sympathy with this proposal, I shal] do my utmost to bring about peace and reunification. But peace and reunification depend principally and necessarily on the die-bandment of troops."
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