Nanking, Dec. 19. 66 QINCE you call me President, then you are my subordinate.
To-day you can treat me in only two ways.
If you recognize me as your superior official, you should immediately escort me back to Loyang; otherwise you are a rebel.
Tam in rebel hands, then you should immediately kill me.
Besides this, there is nothing more to be said.'
This is the sharp rebuke General Chiang Kai-shek gave to General Chang Hsueh-liang on the first day of his captivity.
An account of President Chiang's attitude towards Gen. Chang was brought back by General Chiang Ting-wen, Director of the Ful Pacification Headquarters who was released by Chang and arrived here from Sian yesterday.
General Chiang "Ting-won stated:
"At the beginning of the revolt President Chiang 'Kai-shek, myself and various military and' civil oMeials were Isolated from "one another. Chang Hsueh-liang often fame to seo me and said that when-fever he saw President. Chiang the fatter always rebuked him,
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