The Archive · 1938

Unified Leadership

Tt is explained that the creation of the new posts of Tsung Tsai and Fu Tsung Tsai is for the purpose of bringing about unified leadership in wartime under a single party leader.

Before adjourning yesterday, the Congress decided to abolish' the system of reserve members, and created instead Kuomintang youth members. Former applicants for Kuomintang membership were required to go through a period of probation, and during that period they weresknown as reserve members. This system is now abolished. Youth members have been created to educate the younger generation in the Kuomintang principles.

The Congress also decided upon the creation of a People's Political Council to give people an opportunity to participate in the government before the adoption of a Constitution and the establishment of a constitutional government, and the adoption of platforms for the guidance of the Kuomintang and the Government in foreign policy, domestic affairs and economic problems, The election of a Tsung Tsai is in accordance with an article written by Mr. Hsueng Tseng, head of the "Investigation Department" of the Central Kuomintang, who distinguished himself in the work of the suppression of Communists and anti-Government elements in previous years, supporting such action.—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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