With the Kuomintang itself there a greater division than has been known since 1924. The so-called Right Wing hag become so much a travelling "menage that it has already lost contact with the immediate political scene. Its sential error was its travelling. Emigrés cut, nowhere, a heroic figure, for the brave man stays and fights, The Right Wing members have not only not fought, but those who have returned are remaining in Hongkong, which is certainly a most unfortunate application the principle of extraterritoriality.
The so-called Contre Wing is. Jonger a unit. It has been broken into at least three parts, the Genro, the Grey Party" and General Chiang "Kai-shek. The fight between the Genro and General Chiang was altogether unexpected, Tt was resumed that they could not be separated.
The Genro ate a group of older Kuomintang officials, who rarely, if ever, assume positions of responsibility in the Government, but who always seek to dominate the machinery of the Party, which they unie to force the Government into aging their will. Authority without responsibility, best characterizes their political philosophy. Because votes in Party councils, Since Chiang Kai-shek's earliest beginnings in es, Chiang, Ching-kiang has been his friend ang mentor. Mr, Chiang's unfortunate physical disabilities have never terfered with his capacity for political intrigue, with the result that has made of himself a very Powerful person indeed in the Kuomintang, taking for himself the substance of power, while others might have its glory. As the source of all power, however, arises feom militarism, Mr. Chiang had always to associate himself" with General Chiang and as General Chiang's fortunes improved, Mr-Chang's power grew. This was true in Canton, Hankow, Nanchang and Nanking, The Plenary Session Quarrel The personal clements in the quarrel are not clearly known, but at the Fifth Plenary Session, Messrs. Chiang Ching-kiang, Shih-tseng and Wu Tze-hui ' sup-against General Hhek on all questions of Qtr. Wa was personally " present Nanking.) 'The opposition of the Genry to General Chiang forced him to seck support of the Left Wing, which came to his rescue, but not with sufficient numbers' to assure a constant quorum, after Mr, Chiang and My, Li bolted, Thus, the Fifth Plenary Session really came to an end because of the knowledge that the quorum had disappeared.
The Grey Party can be such men ay Genevals Tan Yen-kai and Li Lich-chun and it labour constantly in one direction, vis. to keep the Nanking Government as an entity no matter what changes. take place in the political affiliation of the lenders. Although the Greg Pazty is colourless, it is, in fact, performing a signal service to the Kuomintang and the country, by sticking to its posts, when everyone else leaves Nanking. So, recently, General 'Tan Yen-kai' came to Shanghai to request all and sundry to return to Nanking, where Goverminent continues as long a3 he remains its titular head,
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