The Archive · 1930

Allegations Against Chiang

Peking, July 13.

The enlarged plenary session the, Central Party headquarters of [the Kuomintang was inaugurated [this afternoon in the Huaijentang, in the Forbidden City.

The meeting was attended by fifteen members of the Central Executive Committes, Mr. Wang Fa-chin, the oldest member of the Kuomintang present, acting as The meeting bowed three times before the portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, after which Mr. Wang Fa-chin tread the will of the late Party leader and then a manifesto which the meeting signed, some signing] also on behalf of prominent persons who were not present. Altogether 31 signatures were attached.

Dr. Quo Tai-chi signed on behalf Jot Wang Ching-wei, Mr. Chao Pi-in for General Yen Hsi-shan and Mr. Huang Shou-ku for Marshal Feng Vu-hsiang.

The manifesto gives, from their of view, the history of jthe Kuomintang Party since the death of Dr, Sun Yatsen, saying that the Central Executive Com mittee has striven to exterminate Communism and to reorganize? and unify the country, but that Genercl Chiang Kai-shek has destroyed the junifieation of the Party and has predominated over it.

The manifesto goes on to state that those signing it have decided to organize a conference under the Central Party Headquarters and to prepare for its convocation. Delegates from the whole nation wil attend this conference, the aim of which be to establish the foundations of the country on a sure basis.—Reuter.

Peking, July 13.

Although the Reorganizationists have succeeded in the apparent, combination of the Yer Hsi-shan and Feng Yuhsiang factions and the so-called Western-hill group, holding the all-party conference in Peking, the present success of the ft lo concession on the part Left Wing which includes Messrs, Wang Ching-wei and Chen Kaung-po and others. In this connec-

Yea awkward position if the Northern Coalition "Government" is organiz-el, as the Reorganizationists intend, it is believed, to make a cat's paw out of the militarists in their Political ascendency. In the circumtances, the financial position of the Shansi faction will be in great difficulty pending the organiza the Coalition "Government."—Rengo.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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