The Archive · 1935

Protest Over Dissolution by Force in North

SOUTHWEST FIGHTS FOR KUOMINTANG

Canton, Sept. 16.

The southwest leaders to-day sent fa telegram to the Central authorities in Nanking, asking them to insert the following "four resolutions in. the nda of the National Convention of the Kuomintang, which is to be held November this year:

"To effect a radical political reformation by punishing those leaders who have betrayed their country; "To punish those leaders who have caused harm to the party, the nation and society; program: that part fof the Customs rate which alms to conciliate another country, but is harmful to home industry, and effect the financial readjustment of relief of farming villages."

These resolutions originally were ut forward for the 1934 convention, which was mot held. The southwest leaders suggest in their telegram that li the four items now should be inserted in the agenda for the coming, convention, because "the elreumstances into which the nation has been thrown are even worse than In the ast year, as made manifest by the dissolution of the Kuomintang and its branches in North China under special duress and other events of a similar nature.

'The telegram is signed by Hsiao Fu-chen, Chen Chi-tang, Li Chung-jen, Chow Lu, Liu Chi-wen, Pal Chung-hsi, Lin "Yuen-kal, Lin Yik-chung, Lit Lu-yin, Huang' Vu-chu, Li Yang-ching, "Vu 'Han-mow, Hsiang Chan-ping, Teng Ching-yang, Chen 'Chung-tu, "An Fang-pu, Chin Kwang: Siu Miao' Pei-nan, Chen Yiao-hoon, Chien Chutze, Li Yen-jen, and Huang Chi-luk-—Reuter.

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