The Archive · 1939

Integrity at Stake

"We ought. specially to emphasize this point, otherwise Dr. Trautman would be' held responsible for such statements by the German Govern ment. The integrity of the Chinese Foreign Omce would also be affected. Numerous other such divergencies from the documents have been made, "You say that the - Communists habitually create disturbances, So far, we have not seen any disturbances created by the Communists, but we have seen you publicly surrender to the "enemy.

"t''would ike to mention o example. In 1994, when you were Foreign Minister and. concurrently President of the Executive Yuan, soon as Japan demanded the dis missal of Mr, Sung Cheh-yuan, then Governor of Chahar, you immediate-ordered hig. dismissal.

"Thus, within 24 hours, you gave Chahar to Japan. You are not differ-fent from Dr. Hacha, the last Presi dent of Czochosiovatia.""Reut Referring to Mr. Wang Ching-wol's argument for peace, which included the toss and destruction of the most important ities, and the suffering of the Chinese masses, Mr. Wu Tze hui declared that in order to achieve inal victory, "China will "have "to undergo sicriflees and sufferings. But we are fighting for a way to oxisteriee and future stability, amidst the most dimeult cireumsta "Your altitude is the same as that of Henry Pu-yi (Emperor of Mancou-Kuo) or Dr. Haeha ast Czech President)." he declared.

Referring to Mr. Wang Ching. wei's query "Why leaders who favoured peace before are now op posing It" Me. Wu Tee-hui declared: "the-answer isa simple one, Take myself for example. Tf have always respected and admired you, But when you issued a Joint "statement with Mr, Chen. Tussiu, the. Com: munist Tender, 1 denounced you."

"It is only natural that we "disayttee "with you, if you want to be Wu Teeshui hinted that Mr, Chunyemin, confidential _se-Mr, Wang Ching-wei, afore his death at the hands of fassassing in Hanoi on March 21, strike by Mr. Wand Chingawver's "activities, secretly re= vealed Mr. Wang Ching-wel's secrets to the Central Government."—

Reuter, Pure tnventto passages from minutes of "secret The many meetings of the "National Defence Council, made public in a recent Me. Wang Ching-wel, deposed. President of the Executive Yuan, did not appear in the oficial records and were pure inventions, wax made today by Mr, Wu Tze-hui, the celebrated Chinese "elder states:

in an open letter to Mr. Wang.

Mtr. Wa dealt at length with the overtures made through" the former German Ambassador to China, Dr. Trautman, and declared that many of the "revelations" made by Wang, Ching-wel were false, In referring to the. peace' negotiations, he declared, "Mr. Wang had tried' to disguise the fet that Japan had asked Germany to talk peace with China, Mr. Wu's letter sai "You alleged that when Dr. Traut-

Minister, Mr, Wang Chung-)

called vu the Chinese Foreign he suid that when the German Tokyo saw the Japanese ister and the Japanese War, he asked them if to liquidate the present and, if's0, under" what massage never appeared records. "This is Your disguise the fact that asked Germany to talk. peace, "The passage that details the anti nese question also

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