Up to this point, Dr. Sun always maintained that the party was pro-American in spirit, although there was always somewhat anti-British bias. In 1921, the Kuomintang came into possession of Canton and sought to establish a modern Government, utilizing westerners as advisors and instructors, Tt_was during this period, that Dr, Sun Yat-sen made connexions with Soviet Russia, Mr. Borodin being sent to Canton to become the Political Advisor to the Kuomintang, The party organiza tion was changed so that it resembled more closely the party organi tion of the Bolsheviks in Russia, Many old Kuomintang members were anti-Communistic and declined to remain in the party as long the Russian influence continued, The result was that a group in Peking and a group in Shanghai split off, but these groups are comparatively small and do not seriously affect the position of the party. Men, connected with these groups, have in verne instances been expelled from the Kuomintang and the attendant publicity has lessened their influence with the younger elemen One of the most serious mistakes made by Ds, Sun Yat-sen was to permit the Communist Party China to enter the Kuomintang as the Communist Party is a secret organization, highly centralized and controlled by the Third International in Moscow, its members have been able to obtain many important offices in the Kuomintang, In fact, for n time, it appeared as though the Communist Party of China would steal the Kuomintang organization and sign-board and utilize the party machinery and prestige for Communistic purposes. At that moment, Mr, Sun Fo, organized Sun Yat-sen societies all' over China to advocate vatreniam and to combat Com-
The Present Strugel Thi struggle is now taking place in Canton, The Kuomintang ad~ vocates: 1, Nationalism; 2. Democracy; 2 The Right of the People to Live, which recognizes capitalism, 'The Communist Party advocates' 1, Internationalism; The Dictatorship of the Proletariat 3. Communism and the abolition of private property. As Dr, Sun Yate sen is dead, there is no' single in dividual in the party to arbitrate between the two parties.
Several military leaders, including General Chiang Kai-shek, and many. civiliana, including Hu' Han-ming, Wang Ching-wei, Sun Fo and others are regarded as the successors of Dr, Sun, but none of them have been able to establish their bond fides as the sole leader of the party, with the result that there is a considerable quarrel within the party orization. As the policy of the Government, of Canton on all ques tions depends upon the outcome of this quarrel, it is not a matter of minor importance.
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