'The Chinese Bolshevists in Canton, meeting under the auspices of the' Kuomintang Central Executive Committee on December 26, passed a resolution against Marshal Toan Chi-jui's proposed Reconstruction Conference and endorsing Dr. Sun Yat-sen's National Conference of] People's Representatives. They also' declared themselves in favour of the: 1) Abolition of all un: control of ems, foreigners' privi-Teges to manage schools, and extraty; (2) Abolition of all]
ales interfering with peace and all other regulations interfering with the freedom of speech and: publication and the right to assemble; (3) Abolition of the Tuchunate jem of military control and confiscating all the properties of the militarists in order to indemnify all those who have lost by the civil wars; (1) Establishing a permanent government by the National Conference; (5) Popular election of mayors, magistrates, and all officers fof local government and the right of people to arm. themselves for self-defence; (6) Abolition of Likin and all irregular taxes; (7) Enacte men: of laws protecting labourers and peasants and prohibiting alli labour and farming monopolies; (8) Prohibiting the collection. of taxes: in advance and the charging of high' rentals; (9) Prohibition of opium' Jand gambling traffic within a given time; (10) Protection to overseas: Chinese, including demands foreign' governments to abolish all laws unfavourable to Chinese emigration and education abroad; (11) Reorganization of national fi Jance and prohibiting military interference with public receipts; (12) Women to have equal rights with: wen; (13) a public budget on military' expenditure, favourable trea ment to troops, special help to dis charged troops; and (14) A public educational budget and favourable treatment to primary school teachers the promotion of mass educa-
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