Nanking, Nov. 6. civil wars, the Central Government Agency, Mr, 'T. V. Soong, Acting Interviewed by the Kuo Min News Pecucht ct the Executes Yano has broadened the basis of its own support, "In a negative way, this policy Scouted the press reports that a has saved the Government untold responsible Japanese official told newspapermen that "negotiation, spent in past years in checking hundreds of millions such as were with China is @ greater problem similar outbreaks. "Moreover, it has than the Manchurian question, but.
Prevented the diversion of the one does not know where' the Government's attention from the Chinese Government actually is, or communist problem, and has even who is directing it." enabled it to commence ite recon:
Mr, Soong said: struction programme, Asan instance, under the most adverse I doubt the accuracy of the re-circumstances, the Government has port, because if my memory does completed 2,000 kilometres of dykes not fail me, it_was but a scant along the Yangtze River, which will few weeks ago that His cellency Drevent the recurrence of the cala-Mr. M, Ariyoshi presented his ere-mi tous Yangtze floods last year. denials to the Government. If the statement attributed to the Japan-"In this connection, well-inform-official is correct, he would be ed observers have remarked that the repudiating his own' Minister, and Government is pursuing its recon-would thus confirm the conclusions struction programme with ever of Mr. Newton Baker, the American increasing objectivity. Instead "of statesman, last winter that any Irawing up alluring platform pro-country entering into treaty rela~ rises, it has come down to reality, tions with Japan and seeking to be has recast ite plans on what is im: fon the safe side should sign two mediately practicable, and is maki sets of treaties, one with her it possible to enlist' technical Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and financial assistance from abroad. another with her General Staff, 'The Railway Ministry has before it 'a modest and attainable programme 'Probably President Wang Ching-for completion of the Canton-Han-wei's departure for Europe for treatment by the medical savants Shibkiachwang' Railway bung delay, the Tehengehowat Hamburg furnishes excuse for hai Railway, as well as' the rehablthe report of a split within the tation of ' the existing railway National Government, buy the public, lines. With the assistance of ex-by his frank statements and the perts from the League of Nations, fact that his colleagues remain in other Ministries are working out the Cabinet, knows better than to Place faith' in the rumour. Mr. questions of and tenure and agricultural credit, mass education, Wang's visit to Geneva during the central field stations in hygiene and League session to confer with the Chinese delegates will serve to put agriculture, improved telegraph and telephone facilities, construction of a final quietus to that report, national highways and the improve-'Despte adverse factors such as ment of the silk industry. of Manchuria "In the field of government fin-Shanghai, the ance, through the "success of the the world-wide 7 internal loans conversion scheme, National Government is steadily the practice of strict economy, and growing in strength. As goon as recent improvements in tax admin-the Japanese army was from Shanghai last istration, the Government has been able to dispense with the necessity Government immediately' of making loans during the past on a campaign to suppress nine months despite unprecedented Communists who had expanded difficulties such as the seizure of armingly during the Japanese in-Customs and Salt Revenue in Manvasion. In a vigorous. although chris. It is trub that the drastic unadvertised six months' campaign, curtailment in evil and. milita the communists' regions in the thre expenditure has entailed much suf-provinces of Anhui, Hupeh—ani fering and handicapped many Honan, which at one' time occupied needed developments, but the strike 0,000' sq, miles, were recaptured, and the organized communist ing fact to-day is that China is one of the very few countries in. the armies completely broken up. world that does not have to resort that north of the Yangtze River there rema only small roving bands borrowing to balance its budget. of malcontents to "The proof of the pudding is in liquidated, the eating. China's foreign credit General Chiang Kai (rousterring the bulk of has risen steadily and now stands Kiangsi, where remai high in the list of nations. During the last twelve. months in the stronghold' of communism and London market, the Reorganization the near future, always provided Loan of 1913 has risen from 61 to that no further" interruptions are 73, the 1898 Loan from 82 to 96, caused by the Japanese annie inilitany phase "of communisyh in and the 1908 Loan from 50 to 754. Within the country, the domestic China will be definitely closed. bonds in the last few months have "Superficial observers may be also shown gratifying advances. impressed by propagandists' claims any index is sought, T submit that that the sporadic. fighting in Shan-growing confidence' reflected in tung and" Szechuen betrays the Government bond prices at home xxowing impotence of the Governnent, and foreshadows ite downfall and abroad rather than the inspired productions of hostile propagandist 1k, may sound paradoxical, but Should be taken as the touchstone rather look on the restraint of the of Government Government "ts "evidence of ite
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