Q: Mr. Hu is reported to. have consulted with, and requested, th Fukien authorities, through his representatives, to abolish the People's Government ' and to concentrate efforts on the overthrow of General ok. Have you not also, epartst What 1s 300
However, since Chen Ming-shu and Li Chi-shen are bent on the over. throw of the Republic of China and the destruction and desertion of the Kuomintang of China, how can they be willing to accept Mr. Hus proposal? The view is hell in certain quarters that, now that, Fukien is defeated, the proposal might, under Such cixeumstances, be accepted. Should this view prove true, ever, the failure of the Chet bellion would be all the mare
as opponent yubblis o For they started the armed. rant China and the Kuomintang of China; should they limit their' objective, after an initial defeat, to the overthrow of Chiang alone, their would simply be insincere and ridiculeus. Therefore, Chen and Li will Of course not accept Mr. Hu's. posal; however, evan if they, should accept it, they would only be hastening their own defeat. I therefore extremely regret that Mr, Hu is carrying out such plans, Exchanged Positions It is said that formerly when ing in retirement and serving as an official of ent, you opposed Nai king. Now, however, when you are lof the Government, you are upholding the Government' at ug. to under-1 Stand this point, and wonder how you would explain it.
A: On this point, I will not only explain. it further, but wil remind you that I have offered explanations Sri it repeatedly in the past. Before September 18, 1951, T advocated the rapid readjustment of Chinese do-Imeatie polities. For this ranson, my Views were not in harmony. with those held at Nanking. Since Sep-the] tember 18, 1931, however, I have been stressing the importance of national salvation and preservation before the question of politics, That's why Lam now in Nanking. A's to the attitude of Mr. Hu, before he was detained at Tangshan (on Feb, 28, in the 20th year), to him Nanking was good in every respect. After his' detention at. Tangshan, "however, he regarded Nanking as bad in every. respect. While he yas in Nanking, be forbade anybody to oppos. ing. Now that, he has left, Nanking, he will not tolerate anybody to remain in Nanking. Moreover, there is another point of great difference between myself and Sir. Hu. When I. was opposing Nanking, I only used the force in the Party for such opposition: was absolutely" unwilling to utilise other influence for such purpose. During the Communist Uprising at Canton on December 14 in the 16th Year (1921), the 4th Army (the "Tronsides) which obeyed my orders would rather fight our opponents on the one bind and the Communist bandits on the other, and fail in such 'a. fight unto death We were un-ling, however, to utilise the force of the Communist bandits, This is What Chen and Li are at present doing, and, in turn, Mr, utilising Chen and Lia thing we
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