Immediately Rejected by the C.E.C. of the Kuomintang Nanking, Feb. 19, Sth holding himself responsible for the Sian revolt of last' December, General Chiang Kai-shek this after noon again submitted his resignation to the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang, asking to be re-Meved from his, substantive and concurrent -posts, including' the Viet Chairmanship' of the Standing Com: mittee of the Central Executive Com: tultlee. the Vice-chairmanship of the Central Political Council, the presldency of the Executive' Yuan, and the "chairmanship of the Military Affairs Commission, General Chiang's resignation, however, was instantly rejected asit was submitted. The Central Executive Committee at the same time unanimously passed a resolution urging the Generalissimo to remain at the helm of the Chinese ship of state and steer her course out of the presen erisis—Central News, strength upon the work of national 3—That protection should be given to the people's expression of patrloie opinion; that restrictions should be removed from the people's patriotic movements; and that couragement should be given to the People's patriotic efforts.
It is said that "nothing ie mos deplorable than the death of heat At this time when the fate of the Chinese nation "hangs "in delicate balance, the only thing we can depend' upon for salvation is the hope. that our people's heart is not yet dead. On his deathbed, Dr. Sun Yat-sen still made the arousing of the people an important item in his will to the nation. Our government for the past years has, however, through diplomatic. dimeulties, been repressive "toward the people's expression of patriotic opinion and the People's patriotic movements.
Persistence in such a policy repression will result not only in the lowered trust of the people in the Kuomintang but also in the breaking the people's spirit. Ever with an eye on the gravity of the situation, we are of the opinion that unless protection be given to the expression of patriotic opinion, our people will not' develop their intelligence and power for the purpose of national [Salvation and that unless restrictions be removed from patriotic movements, our people will not develop their anti-aggression strength and ight for national independence under the aegis of Dr. Sun's First" Prine ciple.
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