Charges Against National Government by Wang Ching-wei and Other' Associates of General Chang Fa-kuei We have received a copy of the manifesto issued by Wang Chi race' (Chairman) and other Members of the Central Ezecutive Committee and the Central Controt Committee of the Second National Congress of the Kuomintang. The original is too long for publication, Dut the following is a correct epitome. We take no responsi lity for the th assertions made, and publish only ix accordance with our usual practice of allowing both sides to be heard.
Bewailinig the fallen fortunes of the country, the Manifesto points out that since the 1911 Revelation, the Militarists as successors of the eld monarchical regime have continued to exercise despotic power and robbed and plundered the people more ruthlessly, Utter economic destruction and political chaos are the consequence.
The Party, following their late Leader (Dr. Sun Yat-sen), realized that there was no hope for China to attain freedom and equality unless there was an organized and trained political group—under the Danner of the San Min Chu I as the people's vanguard—to wage ined struggle against. the!
sts and. Imperialist. Hence, the Kuomintang, after its reorganization in 1024, established the Revolutionary Government at Canton and organized and trained the] Party Army for the Northern Expedition in order to emancipate the people from oppression and misery.
What was the declared object of, the Party in launching the Northera Expedition'—"Not only to. o¥ throw the warlords, Tsao Kun and Wu Pei-fu, but to ensure that no successor should arise after them."
The Split in the Party Responsible for the split in the Party after the Revolutionary forces} had speedily completed their cameign to the banks of the Yangtsze fand spread Northwards across Yellow River, Chiang Kai-shek has since" monopolised the political power, trampled upon the masses fand eliminated all those politically opposed to him.
Despite the opposition evinced against him in the past two years, Chiang Fai-shek, instead of awakening to his mistakes and' repenting, has become more audacious in his despotic ambitions, his intrigues to usurp the Party, his betrayal of the Country and his crimes against the People.
To-day, the position of the country has sunk lover than ever, and the misery of the people has increased: thus causing the people to doubt that the Revolution was fought for the Nation's Salvation and that the Kuomintang—the People' was capable of governing the country according to its declared iples, What are the political aims of the Kuomintang?—To obtain for -Chiaa freedom and equality, to develop the nation's resources, to improve the cod of the people, to foster popular rights, and to hasten self Jeovernment throughout the country. AMI these are well-known, but (Chiang Kal-shek "has deliberately flouted them.
Hunan and are trekking their way. southward, while Ichang has been quietly taken over by the 11th Division under General Shao Wan-shun, General Liu Shih, Garrison Commander at Wu-Han, has issued Hatement declaring that General Chang. Fa-kuei's defection was!
red" by the "sovalled Re:
tion Party or Leftists but tion well in hand. and is taking! Adequate nieasures to suppress the! rebel The statement also declares that the Kuominchun is concentrating a various points in Honan and Shensi and commencing to. move slowly southward, ostensibly because severe famine conditions in those] provinces. The Government, how. over, is not taking "chanees and_is concentrating heavy forces. on the Hupeh border ready to meet any. menace from the North—Reuter.
Loyal Troops king, Sept. 25.
The Central Government also received today an urgent tele. gram from some of the officers and troops in the 4th Division declaring that they remain loyal to the Central Government. These troops are stated to be staying at their garrison quarters awaiting forther Instructions from, the Central Government—Reater'
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