Mukden, June 20. the course of an interview this "afternoon Marshal Chang, Hsueh-liang outlined the essential points of his political programme as head of the Three Eastern Provinces.
Fully realizing the terrible suffer-wes of the Chinese people " from many years of continual civil wars Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang sai that his guiding principle would be to achieve and maintain peace.
Dealing with the subject of the internal administration of—-Man= churia, the Marshal declared that particular stress would be laid education and his father's "whole fortune, amounting to. $10,000,000, would be devoted tothe advance ment of education in the Three Eastern Provinces, Furthermore, the economic and industrial develop ment of Manchuria would be en= couraged and supported With regard to relations with other countries, the Tupan said that he would strive for the abrogation of the "unequal treaties," while, the same time, welcoming the cooperation of foreign capital, provided_no special privileges were involved.
In regard fo Japanese relations, the Marshal said that he believed in an amicable settlement of out= standing questions. conclusion Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang said that his attitude towards the Nationalist Govern ment was based on his desire for a reconciliation. He was ready to discuss any terms of peace on basis of equality but, the Three Eastern Provinces being an important part of China, he could net approve of any scheme aiming at their exclusion from a voice in the affairs of the country. Therefore he was firmly resolved to use all Nie means in his power to frustrate any such attempts. The main difficulty in the way of an amicable agree~ ment, he said, was that the Nation. alists had no. definite proposals offer, their attitude changing from day to day according to whose influence domingted—Reuter:-
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