The following is a free transla-Lion of a statement issued by: Br. Wang Ching-wel on behalf of the Peace Delegation from Canton "That the main significance of the proposed issue of two circular tele-rams, one by Gen. Chiang Kal-Shek in which he is to announce his retirement, andthe other by the National' Government at Canton Jannouncing its dissolution, is. that. this will serve to put an end to the complications of the past few years and open up new ra, "What are to be the outstanding features of this new era? While is searcely possible to answer this question in a few words, it may be said that the main object we have in view is to bring about the liberation of polites from mili. tary domination, For any political administration which ix subject to military domination is bound to be unsatisfactory.
No' military force, therefore, whatever be the form it assumes, must be allowed to dictate to and dominate, over the political ud:
ration, his is the one essential differcence between modern and mediaeval non-modern states, Vhereas in the inter states, political power must be bucked up jby some traordinary fore, e3- pecially" mil force, "the confidence or mandate of the peopl alone sufficient in a modern state to Support the Government; not only military force as a political factor unnecessary, but it is absolutely desirable.
Military and "Any military man who is desirous of tang part in plies mut there that he may hold, For itis only in fore resign any "military. position
this way that he' may be prevented from using his military "force browbeat of coerce the Political ad-men who are in active "In modern. states, all
the. complete ration, and rational. defence. being paramount" importance to the Slaje, all services' men. necessarily command the absolute and unreser'~ fed confidence of the people."
'Those who engage in' politics, however, must of necessity have political' opponents.
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