The Archive · 1929

My Soldiers or the Nation's?

Oct. 1.

Speaking at the weekly memorial service yesterday, Mr. Chen Kuo-fu, director of the Training Department of the Central Headquarters, said:

"While the rebellion of Chang Fa-kuei is a matter of no serious consequence and may be completely subjugated within a short time, the highly improper attitude of mind of regarding one's garrison district as one's own territory, which has taken such deep root in the minds of some Chinese military commanders and which consequently resulted in disobedience to the orders of the Central Government deserves, how.

Jover, our serious consideration; said Director Chen. "Unless this attitude is completely done away ith, there can be mo permanent peace in China, In conclusion, Director Chen ems phasized that what China wanted to-day was not only a material construction of the nation but als 'a psychological reconstruction that all those mistaken conception' that prevailed among that official and military commanders might completely eradicated,

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