Shanghai, Dee. 16.
Oficial information of General Chiang Kai-shel's resignation and the assumption of office of Gen.
Chen Ming-shu snd. Mr, Lin Sen acting President of the National Government and acting President of the Executive Yuan respectively was received here on December 15. by the Canton "delegates through (General Ho Ying-hing, Minister of A' declaration on the situation Jdrafted on Monday vas cancelled by the delegates, who made the fol-Jiowing statement in an interview [with a representative of the "North-China Daily News":—
20 years have often been determined "Political changes daring the past by military force. It is therefore deplorable that people should suffer al heavily at every change, Gen. Chiang's decisive retirement is a move which should be done by a politician, While his past dealings have incurred our bitter opposition, hhis present attitude receives our respect and commendation. Mtr. Lin Sen and Gen. Chen Ming-shu should also be commended in taking up responsibilities before the inaugura. tion of a unified government."
Questioned as to their policy in handling the national affairs, the Jdclegates said that the opinion of the people should be respected and receive due consideration. They advocated the convention of a people's congress 30 as to let the People share the national responsibilities with the government. With reference to the foreign policy, the [delegates refrained from discussion, saying that certain decisions have been reached among the delegates, out the time has not yet ripe for publication. They said that their attitude could be identified in their opinions expressed to the press from during their stay in with Dr, Wa Dee, 17.
'The situation following the overchrow of the Government, was ex-Plained in a statement rade yesterday afternoon to the "North-china Daily News" by Dr. Way formerly] [Chinese Minister at' Washington and now Governor-designate of Kuang one.
Dr. Wy discussed the situation with easy frankness. He' readily Answered the questions put to him fand, in the course of the interview, the gave valuable guidance on the general. attitude of the delegates, was careful to insist that he was iving his own personal opin-Jone and that the. formulation" of Policy" and its direction would be matters for the new Government to decide when it had been duly constituted. "He himself would. not be long in Nanking. He" had been asked to take over the Gorernorship of, Kuangtung. He went -on to say "My heart is there; 1 havel a great iden that something cin be fade of Hainan". That island, cut off from the polities of the mainand, is. considered by Dr. Wu. tol hold out ood prospects © for "the display. of constructive abilhy developing its natural "resources. in time" Dr. Wu said "it might]
a second Formosa. I hope to do something in three years. to prove that the Kuomintang-trained official is not merely a destructive critic as alleged in some quarters."
Discussing the task of reorganisa-Dr. Wo pointed out that the objections to the recent regime had inn inthe tact fat secutive and tical power had been concentrat fed in the hands of the President.
was desired to. bring in the Cabinet system to which a corollary] would. be the appointment of al President of the Government, aloof from polities and at the same time|¢j 3 Dr. Wal rained Mr, Tong Shao-yi and Mr.
in Sen as possible selections. tu the last few years,: in the view of party, the Kuomintang had been directed on lines contrary the principles of its founders. Tt had grown to be the view that mem-Ibers of the Government could be! jehosen only from the ranks of the] Kuomintang. This was wrong. The} Jeffect had been, Dr. Wu alleged, to} body of expectant oficial [Proper course would be to select the best "men for. the" Government, Whether they belonged to the Kuomintang or not~"so. long as they were prepared. to work in accordance with "Kuomintang principles, for," ayone can belong to the Kuom: tang; it is quite easy to join." it was possible to regard the ni Government as in a sense a coali-[tion Government.
'A question was put _regarding the. attitude of the Government towards the students whose demons-Erations were supposed to have Brought about the downfall of General Chiang Kaishek's administra feign. "Dr, Wu could not speak for the new Government but he did not} think that the students' demand for} the declaration of war on Japan was practicable, He hardly thought hat the new Government waild he that' Marshal favour any such plan. He noted Manchuria' He recogni difficulty of the sitaetion. la the Nowth bat he thought that "the Jonly decent thing" the Marshal could do. would be to resign since General' Chiang Kat shee had tired. to the fact that now that General Dr. Wu drew special attention (Chiang Kai-shek had fallen in with the wishes of the Canton delegates there was no desire to speak harsh of him. "Indeed, as the press had ready reported, he had. been come mended by. his opponents for his fiction. This attitude was informs Jed bya desire to maintain a ste correct" political outlook and '30 to avert the intrusion of military arguments.
On this point Dr. Wa was inter jesting. He looked back over the twenty years, of the Republic, "Never before" he said "has a political change of this importance been made without bloodshed and 40 far no fighting has occurred." Later, he referred to the qualifying phrase. He was ready to. admit that General Feng Vu-shiang and General Yen Hsi-shan were still command of troops in the North. When the new Government hal come into being, however, he: hoped that' this state o¢ things would Rose "most serious aspect". frankly declared that it was poss!= ble that. General Chiang Kai-shek, Peeing: still able to rely on strong military support, had merely gives fway''to Canton for the time being mighty at some, Tutute row the weight of his troops Into
sauter, was the phrase grhich Dr.
ace" Reverpour alens Wu ured. However, i position free'of those military embar= laments at the, moment" and. the change was therefore as much like ordinary political turnover. In Western countries as conditions in [China were able to" permit, Tne iced, in elaborating this view, Dr. Wu showed. that although Nanking had the men and. the money -and milton world never have had chance of winning tx way by force for arms, Canton had been able to enforce its. policy by dint of sheer politfea! argument.
He agreed that the students? demonstrations had. shown hostility Kuomintang and, as alrendy noted, fhad''not been properly directed, He referred pointedly to the activities for the Tangpus. Those bodies had been charged with the educating the people They" had gone beyond their functions and tne fex€ered with local administration, It was never intended", said Dr, Wu, "that the 1 should and other ave to got own to hard work and educate the people, not sit in an office and order officials about. Rules will be made to define their duties more preci ly. If they donot comply; then steps will have to be taken to deal with them other wi Wu' obviously could not commit the foreign policy, although Dx.
Government, the probability was that it, would, as legatee, take over the late Government's obligations accepted with the League of tions, in regard to Manchuria, 1 League had decided to send Coi mission of Inquiry. "The Governe ment would cooperate, even if. could not approve of' ite brede jsor's League policy in all spee Tt would not hold aloof from for. it to cultivate friendly rel: tions with them. Nevertheless would maintain the policy of ing to put an end to what it! regarded og Soviet Government's proposal for an inter-rational conference on, Pac astern Atairs. "Ho was inclined. to think that, at this stare, it would be 70° erded only og a' feeer" and Turning to the question of the composition of the new Government, Dr. Wu recognised that the task of reorganisation might be complicate fed by. the lath of personalities, That, however, was bornd to oecut where men of "strong will" were Associated in such an attempt, Sun Fo's Finance: Policy situation Sasa the present palea! Upheaval, Mz"Sun Fo, holds it to ation during the present politico
food sign" that the of fife in, not seriously "afoot the bond market, "Tshall: do my best to itabilive the financial foundations of the country following. the. establishment of the new Government," he: told local press representatives last ight, "while every means will be devised for. the maintenance of the Government's credit, To achieve
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