Mr, Wu Tze-hui Answers Mr. Wang Ching-wei's Defence; Tried to Foment Civil War Chungking, Apr. 11, In an open etter replying to the statement of Mr, Wang Ching-wel, former President of ie Executive Yuan, Mr. Wu Tze-hui, famous Chi-nose elder statesman, declared: "Mr. Wang Ching-wei, in order to explain he is not the only one who favours peace, revealed. confidential minutes of meetings of the National Defence Supreme Council, "There is 2 dofnite law' providing for punishment for the disclosure of oficial and military secrets," he continued. "Purthermore, Mr. Wang Ching-wei_was himself Chairman of the Council. Therefore, punishment for such action should be even more severe than in ordinary cases."
'Mr. Wu then referred to the peace proposals made through Dr, Trout mann, the former German Ambassador to China, before the fall of Nanking. I€ General Chiang Kale shek ad not made we counter. reposals, and maintained a firm 'Stand on' them, he said, even though Dr, Traulmann might have been moat singere In his intentions, "probably at best we would have been cheated, 3s Chamberlain was after the Munich Agreement'
'Mr, Wu Tze-hui then proceeded to allege that Madame Wang Ching-wei, in private conversations. with her' associates, had intimated they Would even yo so far as to start a civil war {o. overthrow General Chiang Kai-shek, and conclude peace for Mr. Wang Ching-wel to establish a Central Government,
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