China's Leaders are Army's Puppets: Friendship, with Russia Urged Expressing his full approval of it. "Wang Ching-wei's resignation las president of the Executive Yuan fof the National Government, Mr. [Sun To, who formerly held' that post, described the leaders of the present Nanking Government puppets of the army and as mere figureheads (or "wooden dummies") when "interviewed last week. Hongkong. Mr. Sun asserted that Mr. Wang, in'all his. acts, was governed by the power of the mil ary party, which, he alleged, controlled the whole country.
Stating that he favoured a popular "form of government, Mr. Bun said that ate, Wang has taken up his duties for several months and "nominally possessed great powers. AS a matter of "det, Was "unable to" control militarists "and "actual [control rested in the hands of few Powerful. militarists, "Accordingly, Mr. Wang was able to formulate plans but he was unable to cary his internal and" external) policies. He was baulked at every turn and Mr. Sun sympathised with him and understood the reasons for this resignation. Since he could not enforce his policies, Mr. Wang, stated Mr. Sun, hid taken the Turning to foreign affairs, Mi /Sun stated that, at the present time fof national crisis, the Government [should act. He did not agree with Nanking's policy in foreign matters. Japan's aggressive policy in Manchuria had been made possible largely because Great Britain and Japan were so vitally concerned with their own economic affairs to bbe able to attend to other business. The Japanese believe that thei army is superior to that of Soviet Russia and their navy superior to that of the United States, If these powers were to interfere with het policy. in Manchuria, Japan would promptly declare War on them. The Japanese policy, therefore, con: Jeerns not only China but also Soviet Russia and the United States, Her Joccupation of Manchuria" has foreused suspicion and jealously the part of those two countries, She is anxious for war with Russia ba:
the completion of that coun. try's reconstruction programme and is anxious to deal with America before the completion of the naval programme which will give America parity with Great Britain and an Jexcess of tonnage over Japan, acleording to the London Naval Conference, Mr. Sun stated, of the rounder' of the Kuomintang, "that, fatter "the resignation Hsueh-liang, Chine will enter era of polities, Mr, Wang's tion was not handed in with alone but also to test the power of to shaking Chang Hsueh-lion
/Kai-shek, who wields the real power fof government. It is interes Jguess who will succeed Mr. Wang Jas president of the Executive Yuan. Personally, f think Chiang Kai-shek take the post because nobody belonging to a party other than the itary clique can succeed. The faeed of the Executive Yuan is simply a figurehead, a wooden dummy, and a puppet of the militarists."
mintang had made two great mis According, to Mr. Sun, the Kuo-takes. "They had been too in their views and they had neglect fellow's outlook, and they had yielded too much to, the There jay to with the military rule and that was to adopt jo policy of more democratic judgment, a government of the peopl for the people and by the people, The Kuomintang and, the people should unite towards this end. AS Jo. matter of fact, he continued, the Kuomintang had. largely lost its power and the militarists [quick to seize the advantages off Jed them. The militarists must be forced to abide by the will of the people, and the members of the Kuo-/mintang should not sit on the fence. Jand remain satisfied as onlookers, Tt had been the argument in the past that the country must pass through a period of training before it was fit to govern itself but there had been no. special training for those who now controlled the gov-Jernment. It was certain that, in the beginning, there would be some defects in a system of government
power but, sai Sun, "we do whereby the people wielded the not say that we must stop eating entirely because, to use a homely term, we have a stomach ache. We should seize upon the present portunity to instruct' and. discus with the people the affairs of the tion. They are interested, more interested now than ever bel Let the masses take the responsi ity. If China were one man's country, it would be all very well for bim to suffer and die for it but it jis a country belonging to some 420,000,000 people. Mr. Wang said the would be willing to die if by his sacrifice he might defeat the mil tarists." of understanding and rest
Great Britain was. concern gable diplomat relation obviously does not des wants to expand her trade but, in the event of war being declared, she may be drawn vance, on the other hand, is anxious to Yeap the profits of war. She is probably Janxious to see war between Japait Jand Soviet Russia since she considers the Soviet an enemy, But Soviet Russia has not yet completed her plans although she: is making preparations for war in Siberia, 'The next battlefield, according' to Mr. Sun, will be Manchuria, Phe United States may be forced into war though she does not want it but her navy is too far off to act "My opinion is that China should resume friendship and diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia dition ally," said My. Sun, king, Tam sorry to say, has mi no move in this direction, The Government wants a non-aggression before the renewal of velations sidered but that is ridiculous, stion of Communist pro. agenda in China is a separate issue from the resumption of diplomatic relations. We severed relations with Russia and it is up to us to make the first, move in re-establishing them. The resumption of amicable relations with Soviet Russia most imperative step for the well: being of China. We cannot depend upon the League of Nations to says other matters to attend to. Chine, our country. That busy body has therefore, must unite and work out her "oven salvation," concluded. Me,
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