A very important resolution was, passed in Nanking on Thursday at meeting of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang, this being to the effect that, as the anti northern military expedition—has come to a successful conclusion s0 far as the National Government is concerned, the rigid ress consort ship which was introduced when fighting broke out should be cancelled forthwith.
Nevertheless, the resolution calls for the registration, immediately, with the various branches of the Kuomintang of all newspapers so prevent the press from being utilized by counter-revolutionaries and enemies of the government and as to facilitate Government control of all press reports.
Following the meeting, Mr. Liu La-ying, director of the propaganda department of the Central Party Headquarters, was interviewed by members of the press and he said that during the recent fighting with. the northern refels, the Government was compelled, in view' of the many rumours which been circulated through the press, maliciously and unintentionally, to enforce @ strict censorship of the press in order to see that only cor~ Feet reports were published and to set the minds of the people at ease.
'Now, continued Mr. Liv, the! northern rebellion had' been' suppressed 30 the Central Government had decided to abolish censorship forthwith, Newspapers mus fore, assume the responsibility press censorship in future, Such responsibility, he remarked, was very important one because, first of all, so-called freedom of speech was given to those who circulated realy reliable news for the benefit of the nation and society and not to those who had personal ambitions and thought only of themselves. Should freedom of speech be granted to those who failed to work for the benefit of the nation and society, then freedom of speech would be useless: it would be detrimental ta, the nation and harmful to the people.
Apart from working for the benefit of the nation and society, tthe press should pass criticism wise ly and impartially on political questions, said Mr, Liv, because me formation and comments. published in the press always left a deep ims pression, in the minds of readers, In conclusion, Mr, Liu expressed, the hope that, following the aboli tion of the press censorship by the National Government, the presi Uhroughout the country should use their rights of free speech wisely, they should respect and uphold peace and order, they sheld observe tke laws of the nation, and they should support the legitimate me terests of the Chinese people that the latter may be led on the ight path in their thoughts and so that social weaknesses may be rectified, 1
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