Commander .in-Chief's Spokesman Hankow, Oct, 22, The recent speeches in America by Gen, Tsai Ting-kai in which he is alleged to have denounced Gen. Chiang Kal-shek for the part he played in the Shanghai war in 1932 has led a spokesman of Gen. Chiang's headquarters to issue a contradictory statement which reveals some inter esting and hitherto secret history concerning the 1932 war.
"The spokesman was in Hankow in connection with the tour of the Generalissimo and it is understood that he made the statement with the full knowledge of Gen, Chiang.
Brietly, Gen, Tsai" Ting-kat is alleged to have accused Gen, Chiang Kal-shek "of a series of machinations to destroy the 19th Route Army as the. spear-head of Chinese Yesistance to "Japan," and. that "the* so-called Government... did not send single soldier {o reinforce us at Shanghai, fand stopped necessary' supplies."
The spokesman here says:
"Perhaps Gen. Tsai Ting-kal_may feel justified in attacking Gen, Chiang Katshek because of Tsat's defeat by the forces of the Central Government when he raised the flag of revolt ju Fukien Province, but even #0, It as hard to conceive that would. tell a bald Tie, notwithstand~ ing that the so-called Government'
alludes to was at that time composed of members of his own party, and that the Generalissimo had no power in it, General Tsai dyes not speak Eng ish, but on his return to China he will be given an opportunity to state the exact nature of the words he used in Chinese, the published translation which is 40 Inconastent with the Brunt of the Fighting In the first place, it was not the 19th Route Army alone that defended Shanghai, The troops which had been personally trained by the Generalissimo, the 87th and 88th Divisions—hig rack troops, known as the Sth Route Army—really bore the brunt of the fighting, and the results was that uily one-third of them were xailled.
"Apart from this, during the defence of Shanghai Gen, Chiang Kalshek was in daily touch with Gen. Chiang Kwang-ngai and Gen. Tsai Tingekat in spite of the fact that the Generalissimo at that time was in the and cepted on December 20, 1031, be remembered, or may be bby perusal of the newspapers of that time. It may not be ally known en that what the public' understand: as the "Canton faction," during the period between the end of 1931 and beginning of 1032, insisted that Tong as the Generalissimo mained in power there could be no tunity In the country, that the southwest would not enter the Government fold, and that peace could not be effected unless he resigned. The Generalissimo, with a patriotism which seems somehow to have been forgotten, but which, nevertheless, was very real, resigned from all his offices, including the chairmanship of the Government and as Generalissimo of the National forces. He responded to pressure brought upon him to leave the country by getting his passports. While preparing to go abroad, searce ton days having elapsed since' he lett Nanking for his native home in Chekiang Province, telegrams, representatives of the new cabinet, began again to bombard him, this {me stating that as a patriot he must return and lend his support to the Government by his personal influence in Nanking. It is remarkable here to note that as soon as the Generalise simo lett Nanking and a new cabinet took up the reins nf ofice the authority of that Cabinet did not extend beyond Nanking, and that searcely a minister remained in the national capital.
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