The Archive · 1933

Civil War Inevitable

"In these circumstances, a Fascist movement in China could only mean movement for. the establishment ofa military dictatorship. © And Since there are so. many outstand-

any one of them to proclaim, inge military feaders, an attempt by the aid of the so-called Fascists, himself the dictator of China would ninediately Lead to a most sanguine ary evil war on a nation-wide scale. be And to what forts should be directed to foster purpose? Our primary ing and strengthening the democratic and other Feconst forces of the nation, to establishing 1 true democracy, not to instigat= Inge movenients which could only ead to. national self-destruction. Alter we have established a. true democracy, it is still time to think whether We as a nation would go the way of Britain and. France or that of Italy and Germany.

"With nation! affairs in such a critical condition, "the above may sound unrelated "and: disconnect But it is important to realise that is ther way, open tous except carrying on as best we can. We cannot now even afford to spe-te the chances of fe and opportunity to die. on the field of honour instead of in our beds, Although We may not live to see OUF nation saved, we must show oUF successors a definite 2 And that way is by promoting and fostering productive enterprises, and applying such productive power to military purposes, so that we may carry on an effective and sustained resistance for the preservation of nation."—United Press,

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