The Generalissimo asked the people not to misinterpret withdrawals as retreats, because the key to defeats and victories, he said, lay in the preservation of strength for continued resistance to the end.
As his second point General Chiang Kaleshek emphasized that prolonged nationwide resistance and taking the initiative were "essentials for crushing the enemy."
Only through the greatest hardship and suffering, he said, could victory be won, "China," he went on, "should con tinue to draw the enemy further into the interior in order to force them to play an increasingly passive role, Irrespective of changes in the inter~ national situation, Japan must one day collapse from exhaustion, "China is fighting a revolutionary war for national liberation and. 10 prevent subjugation, and in a revolutionary war there is no end till the final victory is won."
The barile-front, General Chiang Kal-shek added, was everywhere, and such a war could not be affected by Jack of material "and supplies, although, he stated, China's war sup: plies were adequate and there was
ing cut.
danger of her communications be-In conclusion the Generalissimo appealed to the country to face the present situation with yet greater: fortitude, courage and capacity for suf forings and hardships—Reuter.
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