Erasing a Soviet Institution from the Kuomintang The decision reached at the Third Meeting of the Central Special Comiitteo {0 abolish the Political Coun-it must be considered as a very portant decision, in that it changes the whole nature and character of the Government.
The Political Gounett, which is the oquivalent_ of the Political-Burenu of Soviet Russia; is u very powerful body, exercising control over both the Government and the Party. stands between the Central Executive Committee and the entire Party and governmental organizations—ducts, as a matter of fuct, as a sort of standing committee of the Central Executive Committee, The Political Couneit has branche important places; for instance, was hitherto, the Canton branch of the' Central' Political Couneit c0- existed with the Canton Provincial Party Headquarters and the Canton Provincial Government, with it 6xercising supervision over them Tt, therefore, as an organization is a complete us its" counterpart party and the Xiong and transcends over them i point of vested power. The Ku mintang and the Nationalist Goveramont, indeed, functioned through the meditim of the Political Counc.
The abolition of the Political Couneit thus erases the Nationalist Government of its otherwise, Soviet character, thereby bringing it more kin to the current form of representative government with the Central Special Committee us the Council has been its function as a ison between the Party. and the Government. Its abolition does not imperil the smooth ce-ordination of the two bodies, because the membership of the Central Special Committee, the supreme organ of the Party. and that of the Government! Council, the highest organ of the Government, are largely identical Kuo Min, Tue Chinese military authorities {in Hankow emim that $400,000 has been raised in Chinese areas Shanghai for the military relief Lund. The native press states that the money required by the Military Commission for the expenses of the various organizations and troops tunder its eitxol amounts to $100, (000,000 "monthly. In order economize, all officers who are not in urgent need are to have their pay cancelled for the time being, a ordinary troops are only to be given 60 per cent..of their. pay.
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