"Just_as_a boy grows into adult, the Republic of China grown a year older and is\ now 20 years old. Looking back from New Year's Day, we fied that one "young" Republic' has const been in an. unstable condition for the past 19 years, conditions being particularly deplorable dur: ing the past year," says Dr. C. 'T. Wang, Minister of Foreign Affairs, a New Year's message.
"Forturately, rebellions have been successfully quelled by Generalissimo~Chiang Kai-shek and the arrival of Chang Hauehliang auguration of national uni in Ching," the message "The protpect of the young' Republic is, therefore, much brighter on this New Year's Day than for Tmany a long day. Indeed, prospects of cur Republi are partfeularly bright this year insofar as ©f} concerns such questions as fina jon and the restoration mns on various gov-fays because financial unification will erable the Government to meet its domestic dnd foreign obligations and the restoration of railway communications will greatly improve trade and commerce. Improvement of trade and commerce will directly increas the people's tax-paying powers and thus enable the Government to obtain more revenues to carry out ite comprehensive and ambitious 3981" 'New 'Year we! must, express the earnest hope that there will' be no more civil wars so Uhay bot the Government and the people may' work in full ce-operation for the abolition of unequal treaties within the shortest possible period, "Poreigners in' Chin sured that they will due ard proper protection by the Chinese. Government after the abo Tition' of extraterritoriality as tne various new laws promulgated the National Government haveratt—been. drafted by the Chinese te lative authorities in accordance the most popular legal _princip! of European and American countries."
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