The Archive · 1932

Kuomintang and the People

Facilities for Airing Views to Be Given May 11.

Speaking to pressmen' at the Cantral Kuomintang headquarters. for day, Mr. Shao. Yuan-chung, chalre mag of the Central Kuomintang Publicity committee, who has been appointed vice-president" and. con arrently ating president of the Legislative Yuan, declared that the Government welcomed critielam and wan. favourably. considering. con Neructive suggestions, but in his opinion the recent eriticim of the atta of pla tulle was Mr, Shao said that, in accordance with Dr. Sun Yatsscn's platform, Uh period of politient merely a. transitional constitutional govern mally established in-China. There-we rule of the Kuomintang waa rent from the Party dictatorship freather ouniren Tike Runa. and Srrwhere the ruling party. con {relied the government permanently.

Furthermore, he added, at a time lot grave notional crisis it was the duty of the country to ce-operate constructive projects: this was not a time for meaningless attacks and destructive criticism.

'Mr. Shao then announced that the Government. was determined. to festalish before the end of the year on organisation thivugl which the Parioua Government' saftairs. He public could express its opinion on emphatically declared that the Kuomintang. government, as-one. would inter from its historical background fand ordinary reasoning, would never conclude any.agreement. for the solution of the Sinowapanese dispute which would "prejudice China's sovereign rights.

He also cautioned the press. Jagainst. accepting: the rumours now Widely in circulation about possible developments in South China, in the North, o elsewhere—Reuter

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