The Archive · 1931

Nanking, Jute 13

The fifth plenary session of the Central Executive Committee the XCuomintang was formally open-Jed at eight o'clock this morning.

The chairman, Mr. Ya Yusjen, addressed the gathering, stressing three points, namely:

That the fifth plenary session had been convened for the purpose! proposal at the National proposals adopted at the Notion People's Convention; convened for "reorganizing the 2 That the session had been

National Government following the Publication of the Provisional Constitution; and scorcitty, th, Goernment wa Communists and" bandits jeermined completely to suppress Twenty-three, members' of the Central Executive Commitice and three members of the Central Contzol Committee were present this morning's session," including the Minister of Finance, Mr. 'TV, Soong. fin order that "the departure cf} its agenda as speedily "as possible The session Is raking throug

General Chiang Kal-the to direct the campaign against the Comnvunmay not be unduly delayed, The Generalissimo is. probably leaving Nanking "on Wednesday, bot his destination has not yet been divulged. Te is possible that he going to Hunan, Later The Canton situation was considered to-day at_the fifth plenary, session of the Central Executive 'Committee of the Kuomintang. 'a. long report submitted by' the tral Kuomintang it was stated that the Canton coup dates from April 30, when Ku Ying-fen issued his circular telegram attacking General Chiang Kai-shek, On May 1 General Chiang sub. mitted a petition to the Central Control Committee asking for the committee to take disciplinary achim, but this and therefore they the matter, ing Messrs. Tsai Yuan-pei, Chi, Li Shincseng, Chang Ching chiang and Wa Tzuchul, were asked discuss, the matter Mr. Son Fo and to try and achieve peaceful settlement, When Sun Fo, continues the report, went to Canton he was. in-Gueed" by Tang Shao-yi, Wang Ching-wei_ and Chen Chictang to Join the Canton regime on May 25 Syn Fo issued a circular telegram announcing his adhesion to the Canton regime.

Some leaders of the Government in Canton, continues the report, thave been' unable to follow their own convictions.

It declares that the attitude of! the Central Kuomintang at the commencement wag to be very andiing of the Canton Its policy of suppression of Lbanditry and communism was to be rigorously followed und it was hop. Jed that the Canton leaders, would departure for Hunan for June 18. Reuter,

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