Plans to Bring Capital and Labour Together and Promote Chinese Trade in Foreign Countries Dr. H. H, Kung, ister of Commerce, Industry and Labour of the as issued a mai sto explaining the plans of istry with regard to the promotion of trade and industry and the hi ing together of capital and labour. After going somewhat into the history of his personal relations to the position which he now holds, Dr.
Kung states:
China to-day is engaged in_ an economic struggle of the first magnitude and salvation could only come from the adjustment and improvement of the conditions of the! industrial and commercial classes the country. Having been a close follower of the great leader, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, for over two decades, and being one of those who had the privilege of being called upon to, bring about those happy changes contemplated in the historic document of his last will, I could not but recognize the oh 3s and im: portance of my obligation to devo all my energies to further the can: of national reconstruction so near scale. Suffice it to say that no undertaking will be decided upon unless it is preceded by a faithful] analysis of the programme of national reconstruction of our party, a careful survey of the economic situation of our country and a comprehensive study of the general' trend of economic conditions of the world at large, all being done with a single view to promoting the welfare of our people, the encouraging of ce-operative endeavour between foreigners and ourselves, and the gradual achievement of the whole Programme in its successive stages. The programme ray be sommved thus: and dear to his heart in order that) his ideals might in time be fully' realized, It was with these thoughts; in mind that I presumed to assume my, present position of Minister of] Industry, Commerce and Labour.
all' are aware, the main purpose of the revolutionary campaign) is to, seek for our country her rightful place of independence and equality in the family of nations, a status so uncompromisingly insisted upon by our great leader. When our nation is engulfed in a transaction of such import and magnitude, ft is only too reasonable to expect, that such eventuality will carry with it the condition of temporary" sac fices of the material interests of the industrial and commercial class during the transitional period, and it in equally to be expected that the programme of national reconstruction considered as a whole could not by anything. a miraculous stroke he made to reach at due leap te stage of complete materialize tion,
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