"Positive opposition" to General Chiang Kai-shek, who was alleged to have "irrevocably committed himself to the Soviets on every occasion by cheating the Chinese people and sacrificing their interests" was urged by the statement.
The prominent display by Chinese newspapers in Chungking of pictures of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek and of M. Josef Stalin on Nov. 7, while parades were conducted on a scale equal to the Double Ten celebrations, coupled with the dispatch of a congratulatory telegram from Mr. Lin Sen, president of the Nationalist Government to M. Mikhail Kalinin, chairman of the Central Executive Council of the U.S.S.R. and the appointment of Ambassador Yahg Chieh at Moscow as special envoy. for the occasion, the statement declared, were "evidences that the military and authorities of the Nationalist Government have been bolshevized."
Assertions by Nationalist leaders that the Soviets are solely engaged in assisting China were discredited as "fraudulent" and not deserving of belief. Denials of growing Communist influence in the Kuomintang "propaganda organ," Chung Yang Jih Pao," were also cited as examples of misleading the public.
"Is not the Eighth Route Army a Red force? Are not Kuomintang arguments Communist ideologies, voiced Chou En-lai and Chu Teh, who are taking part in drafting the policies of the Nationalist Government?" the statement asked.
The "scorched earth" method of resistance was "merely the outgrowth of the terrorist policies practiced by the Communist Party" while the greater part of Gen. Chiang Kaishek's military tactics originated from his Soviet advisers, the statement stated.
"With large portions of China, in-eluding Canton and Hankow detached from the area controlled by the Nationalist Government, the sentiments of the Kuomintang officials were declared no longer representative of the Chinese nation.—Domei "Owe Celebration of Sun Yat-sen Birthday The celebration of the 72nd. niversa ry of the birth of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, founder of the Chinese public, was not marked by special festivities in Sheng terday by the local Chinese population, except for the hoisting of a few national flags, observing the d: by contributing money and clothing to the war chest and for the relief of war refugees The day wes observed as a general holiday in Shanghai, all Customs and municipal offices and banking institutions being closed. No flag ma flown over the Customs building as is usual as each anniversary on national days.
Pamphlets and slogans expressing support of the Chinese National Government and Gen. Chiang Kaishek appeared in various parts -of the International Settlement and the French Concession yesterday. but there were no public demonstrations. An attempt to assassinate an official lof the "Reformed Government" took place in the Louza district carly in the day, the victim being seriously wounded. This incident is reported in detail elsewhere in this issue.
A small fire occurred in house off Nanking Road, near Chekiang when a paper displayed, possibly, because of the holiday. The child was not burned and the damage was trivial.
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