The manifesto, which denounced the policies of the former Nanking Government, and announced the commi: sion's intention to conduct an orderly ani wise administration, veads as follows "It is already much more than ten years since the Nanking Governmei established i here.
"During this period the leaders of the go minent, being absorbed in acquiring more power for themselves and in other selfish interests, took no notice of the sufferings of the people in general.
"This maladministration gave birth to a multitude of evils and invited the resentment of the people "Especially in international policies, the Nanking Government leaders, inclining toward revolutionary diplomacy, instigated and enforced anti-Japanese measures nang the people.
"Not only that, but these leade: also falling into the mistake of depending upon European and American countries, connected themselves with Communists, and thus were led astray in their national administr tion.
"War with Japan"
"At last, putting too much confidence in their own power, they foolishly have gone so far as to wage war with Japan.
"Only a few months after the outbreak of hostilities they have lost a at portion of their vast country, even caused the capital, Nanking, to be occupied by Japanese forces.
"Now they are completely at in what they should do, andr the suffering and difficulties of the Chinese people are indeed beyond description "Fortunately sine the arrival in Nanking of the Japanese forces. peace and order have been restored in the city in so short a time, and the Chinese inhabitants have resumed their businesses peacefully.
"Civie Development*
"It is fear that civie development and the improvement of the public welfare should be the objectives of a governmental administrators—by divine ordnance, "Thus here we, who are of this the Nanking Autonomous Commission for the "(95016 euu Puo
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