Nanking, July 29. eneral Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission and President of the Executive Yuan, in an interview with the Central News Agency this evening, held himself responsible for the sudden turn in the military situation in North China.
This, however, the Generalissimo declared, was only the beginning of fighting, and the Central Government would not surrender to Japanese pressure, Ghatrman. of the Hopel-Chazhar Pelbing. of "Gen," Sung. Cheh-yuan, sudden dpertre from
Follilal Council, has restired in the fail'of'n important city. What will the Gentral Government do in regard AcSpeaking strom the military ipolnt of view, Gen. Sung shot ave Been in Paoting and net have gone to" Peiping or Slentsin. Prom "the very" beefoning Ts have. ronde this point cles, "As tam the Commanders Bechet of the ndon's forces and oncutrently rerponsibie for' the executive ranch of the' government, P'should be. responsible' for "the military, reverses "In. Peiping and Gen, Sung i not to be held res: ponsible for what as happened. 7 Enreonndent that T shall be able, to fent my full energy and bear the Entice responsibility for relieving the rca situation. tu tact this sudden turn in the ituntion in Peiping and outsin has can foreseen by keen Chinese obrivers, The Japanese zaltery inva. tion and political pressure. didn't Benin toraay, but hae hed a Yang His the present situation is hot accidental, and what is more, the temporary military reverses must not considered as defeats and hostillties in the Peiph not to be regarded as having been this alm, obvious that. the warfare in Peiping and Tientsin only marks the begin~ hing of a war of invasion and not ly end, The only, course open to the nation to, be determined unanimously to cope, with the national crisis. As to the personal responsibility "of Gen, Sung Cheh-yuan. it does not deserve serious attention.
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