This misunderstanding on. the part of, certain people has caused some Powers to withhold sympathy for China's endeavours, thereby nullifying much of her efforts to overcome, the diftculties which long ago the rule of the Manchus had left behind. As T am requested to give a short message to the English-reading public both here and abroad to commemarate the twenty-with anniversary of our Republic, T think I can choose on this great day of national rejoicing no better topic than "China's Unifica-. tion and Reconstruction," with a view to. clarifying whatever misunderstanding there still exists concerning China, The first point to which I call the attention of all foreign friends is that China to-day is'no longer a disunited country of the past years, For more than half a century before the founding of the Republic in 1912, there lad been a steady weakening' of the Central authorities and a tendency toward provincial autonomy, This tendency then prevailing for the provineial governments to defy the Central Government's control was accompanied by the rise to power of military commanders, whose selfish ambitions for more power repeatedly ed to conflict with rivals or the Government forees, resulting in misery and disaster for the people. In 1927, when the National Government was just established in Nanking, how much unrest Indeed existed in the different parts of the country, Communism's Advent 'Then came Commynism, and with it came greater havoc and' desolation, more suffering and damage, Cities (Continued on page-49.)
The "North-China Daily News': is authorized to state that the allegation contained In a Tokyo message, to the effect that the Japanese Ambassador presented certain' demands to General Chiang Kal-shek in the recent interview, is quite unfounded, Mr, Kawagoe outlined certain points which had been discussed with General Chang Chun but neither he nor General Chiang Kal-shek commented thereon, nor was any arrangement made for further "discussions. General Chiang Kai-shek, in referring to Sino-Japanese relationships, 1s, understood to have emphasized, the need for fully safeguarding. China's tertitoriol intogeity and. sovereignty and for recognizing her claim to equality of status,
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