The Archive · 1938

Important Changes

Important changes in the organiza-n and personnel of the Central Kuomintang are expected as a result of the decisions of the National Kuomintang Congress.

The People's Political—Couicil "which the Congress decided to institute will it is learned, probably consist of. three representatives of each province, these to be chosen by the Government from six candidates elected by popular vote.

General Chiang Kzi-shel'is understood to have at first firmly déclihed nomination for the post of "Tsung Tsai" or General Executive, of the Kuomintang, and to have proposed postponement of the creation of this position. He was finally. prevailed upon by the Congress to accept the nomination in view of the national crisis.

General Chiang then suggested the creation of the post of Deputy General Executive and himself proposed Mx. Wang Ching-wei, Chairman of the Central Political Council, for this position.

Some discussion is understood to have taken place on the organization of the People's Political Council. Some circles were in favour of the creation of a body of people's representatives similar to that of the parliaments of foreign countries, to be invested with wide powers for pessing legislation and formulating the Government's policies.

The majority of the delegates were, however, in favour of making the body lan advisory one in mature, under the direction of the Government, and this proposal was carried.—Reüter,

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