The Archive · 1938

Not Winning War

"Because you do not know this you are surprised. My statement defines Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek as a leader not winning a war, which is an inexorable fact manifest in the advance by the Japanese invasion and remorseless extension over the richest region in China, including sources of nation revenue and domination from key centres such as Peiping, Tientsin, Shanghai, Nanking, Canton and soon Wuhan "We cannot save China and ourselves from Japanese conquest and system of political and economic slavery by pretending that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is winning the war....It is not only, ridiculous but insulting to suggest that the Generalissimo is the best the nation cab produce in a crisis which demands brains, energy and a strong group of determined men.... China does not want a man but men.

"Many other surprises await you and your brethren overseas. Let me end with belief and fear.

"I believe China can win the war under bright leadership, but I fear China cannot win under the sole

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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