Generalissimo Confident, of Ultimate Success: Cabinet, Regrouping Desirable Hankow, Dec. 25.
General Chiang Kai-shek to-day made an important statement on the military situation to a Transocean re~ presentative. Within. two months. the latest, said the Generalissimo, the Chinese armies will. be reorganized and the whole strategical plan to a considerable extent recast, This would entail. an advantage for China.
"Although it was impossible for the time being to reveal further details of the measures taken by the government, it could nevertheless be admitted that a regrouping of the cabinet fs Intended, the Generalissimo Tu reply to a question concerning the next alm of the Japanese offend sive the Generalissimo replied that the Japanese front is now s0 extended that any. prophecy is impossible, but that he was still convinced thai the Chinese resistance would Anally be rewarded by a victory. The 300,000 Chinese dead and wounded would be replaced within a few months by new, ddully trained recruits.
reply to a further question vegarding the new Chinese lines of defence the Generalissimo raid that It was manifestly impossible to, give detailed' information on that subject, bhut that the necessary preparations were. being. made to hold up the Jopaniese advance in whatever dircetion it might be attempted.
China, so that It was not yet possible te foresee the raturemlitary develon-Regurding the attitude of the other lureat Powers towards the Far Eastern conflict Gen. Chiang said that the hopes entertained at the outbreak of {the hostilities that the Powers in question would come to the help of China had been disappointed. China had now come to recognize! that her salvation depended on her own re-[sources and: energy.
The Generalissimo added, however, that in this time of distress help from outside would never be refused and Death Penalty Announced for Dancing Officials
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