Hu Han-min Arrives in Shanghai Coming Shortly Canton Delegates'
Nanking, Oct. 13.
Hopes for peace between the Canton: and Nanking Governments wer high to-day as General Chiang Kaishek, the Chairman of the Nanking Government, approved of the efforts of General' Chen Ming-shy, the former Governor of Kwangtung, to Bring the two factions together.
interview Inv, Hu Han-rin, tive Yuan, said that despite his ill health he will sacrifice himself and proceed to Shanghai to call a parley representatives of the Canton and Nanking Governments,—United Removing another obstacle from the path to the unification of the country, Mr, Hu Han-min, former President of the Legislative Yuan, arrived) hereon October 14 from his confinement in Nanking. The trip not only marks his resumption of the leading role on Chin li tical stage, but also serves. to ridge, the. differences between Canton and Nanking.
The arrival of the veteran, Kuo mintang leader in Shanghai is expected to be followed by that of General Chiang Kai-shek and de-Tegates from Canton Nanking will be the Bnal rendezvous of the parties.
"The train on which Mr. Ha and his party. travelled was greeted at every station by military guards, Te} reached the orth Railway Station when a fanfare trumpets saluted the dignitaries. Several thousand thronged the station were kept in me by mili itary guards, armed with rifles" and bayonets: and drawn pistols, General Chang Chun, Mayor of Greater Shanghai, and Dr. Tsu Ming-yi, member of the Cent Executive Committee, headed a group of well-known residents, bank-fern and Kuomintang representative ju' extending a hearty welcome to the Kuomintang leader.
Phe scene in the station was hematic, and impressive despite its order maintained by the Tuilitary. guards and Bat ary nen ews lice, Mr, Hu was thin and pale, viewed by the "North-China Daily) News" representative on the special coach. His talk was, however, halted fat the request of his daughter owing, to his apparent weakness in health.
The Kuomintang leader is actively engaged. in polities, despite the Qin of the attending. physi Mr. Hu held conferences in king with General Chiang Kai-shek and. established communications, With the Cunton leaders before his departure. While in Shanghai, he Wil make Mr. Sua Po residence fat No, 10 Rue Moliere as his temporary headquarters until the av-Hival of Canton's delegation.
'That Mr. Hu is keenly concerned over the present Manchuria. situation wax apparent when he inquired the latest dispatches concerning the situation. He, however, held feeble Hope in the League of Nations, and visualized the outcome of the' session in Geneva a8 too weak to affect solution in the present crisis, "Japan is working on prearranged schemes, and has adopted strong attitude," Mr, Hu said. "It is with China that, the salvation of the' nation. vests." He pointed to the united front of the country a the utmost importance at present to tackle the problem, and said that the Government hay devised ad-
Kuomintang leader, seeing the unification of the country as the angst important step at present, and being urged by other Kuomintang Yeiders to take part in the peace movement, has already sent telegrams to Canton, regarding a Métual understanding" between Nanking and Canton. He *xent another telegram to Canton from ta ment and people; to of a National ber leeway eae In the residence put at his discourteously gave a further 16, to special representative of the "North: China Datly, News" who found "him fin apparent good spirits although, ts hie medica attendant was cate? ut to explain at the outset, he was il suffering from blood pressure.
Me, Hu Han-min spoke. with the medical attendant as his inter-prefer, He explained that he had come down from Nanking to Shang-Ihai as a detached and. impartial {friend of both Canton and Navking. His relations with king Government. were cordial indicated. by the fact that he was stil. member of. the Executive Council, although the il-health of the last few months had prevented him from attending its meetings. He" expressed the view that, 1D.|regard to the Japanese crisis, Nanking and Canton saw eye to eye. They were, in fact, united already jon foreign' policy.
He was interested in the possi-'Chinese representations to the Council of the League of Nations on the subject of Man-Jchuria and he speculated on the jection which the League might Japan refused to withdraw her [troops to the zone allowed her under ithe existing treaties.
Mr, Hu Han-min was not inclined promise an early conference between Nanking and Canton. Although fe had Deen reported that Me, Wang Ching-wei and Mr. Sun were the two delegates coming up from Canton, he was not that they had actually been chosen. [He expected the delegates, however, in the course of the next few days, Jand he was very hopeful about the result of the conversations between him and them and the arrangement of plans for securing a unified Government. Whether that Govern-iment would be very much chap} in personnel he could not say. He hel the view that there was nothing wrong in the present system lof government, and in particular with the relations between the 'Kuomintang and the Government itself, 'The difficulties which had Jansen were due, in his opinion, to the working of' the system in a manner contrary to the intentions fof its friends, He did not make suggestions regarding the pre-of the Government, it was clear from what he the negotiations for uni-Jieation had hardly reached a stage dering the declaration of such policy possible.
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