Executive and Supervisory Com mittees of the Kuomintang. assembled. in extraordinary. session anton for a double purpose, internationally, to overthrow dicta ftorship in China and establish truly democratic government and, externally, to pat an end to fore ign aggression and secure for [China freedom and also equality of status with other "full. sovereign members of the family of nations. in contrast to those who believe in the power of brute force, we hold that the only way to establish permanent. peace in the country and a lasting national unification is to devote ourselves wholeheartedly ithe work of national reconstruction, land that the only way to realise [democratic government is to carry into effect the principle of equal brim of powers between the Cen-local authorities.
we have been devoting all Jour energy during these months to the realisation of these objects, Japanese imperialism—against all international and humanitarian priniples—suddenly invaded and effect-Jed the forcible occupation of Manchuria, killing our compatriots, destroying our valuable properties, infringing our territorial sovereignty, and subjecting our people to Empowered by the extraordinary session to come to Shanghai to fotiate peace and unification, we Ihave for our object the realisation Jot our long-held principles. [shall concentrate the power and strength of the whole nation, internally, to realise democratic Govern-ion for the national crisis with the Jdetermination not to yield an inch lof our territory or surrender any of jour national rights, in accordance Iwith the glorious tradition of the What are the events leading to the present peace negotiations 'A. The internal dissensions in the Kuomintang and the many turmoils the country during the last few [years have been a cause of great pain to us all.
The extraordinary session has from the very beginning tried to serve, not personal interests, but the welfare of the people as a whole land we are therefore happy to state that we have succeeded in avoiding Consequent on the Japanese seizure of Manchuria Messrs, Tsai Yuan-pei, Chang Chi, and Chen the Ming-shu went to the South carry-jing with them an autograph letter Jof General Chisng Kai-shek, in which he expressed his willingness {to come to terms in order to establish peace and presen a united front against foreign aggression. We therefore invited Messrs. Tsai, [Chang, and Chen to Canton; and, in accordance with our Manifesto of September 21 last, we suggested a settlement of the national emer-[gency and the formation of a unified Jgovernment on the basis of the resignation of General Chiang Kai-Jshek and the simultaneous dissolution of the National Government at (Canton. Our points were agreed to the three gentlemen from Nanking with whom we collaborated in Jdrarting two telegrams, one to be circulated by General Chiang Kaishek in which he was to announce his resignation, and the other to be lorised by the National Government at Canton announcing its own dissolution upon the formation of a unified government. The results of Jour conversations and the drafts of the proposed telegrams were communicated to. General Chiang through his representatives. In reply General Chiang expressed his Jagreement with the principle of our proposals, but suggested that the wording of the proposed telegrams should be altered. /quested the extraordin JCanton to send its delegates [Shanghai for further nego And on learning of Mr. Hu Han-min's safe arrival at Shanghai, the extraordinary session decided, on JOctober 16 last, to entrust us with Jour present mission.
Q. Have you any definite plans to deal with the present situation?
'A. Our platform, our ideas of how to deal with Party affairs, how to [put on a sound basis the admini trative, financial, and diplomatic affairs' of the country, can be gathered from the circular telegram, lof October 6 last, issued by the extraordinary session. Owing to lack of time we are not now in a position to enter into details.
We want, however, the people to realise that we have come here serve the welfare of the people whole, not our own personal in-
We have come here to establish permanent, peace and a lasting ma-tonal unification, and not to attend conference for the "division of spoil."
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