Chinese circles here state thay it understandable if Mr. Wang Ching-wei proposed peace negotiations. mediately after the fall of Hankow, when the picture looked darkest for China, but it is quite unbelievable that he should talk peace now, when the situation is just turning for the better for China."
They believe that Mr. Wang Ching-wel's move not only will not be supported by. the Government, but will also be vigorously denounced by the {from the Party permanently. At the ime time, a statement. addressed to the Chinese and foreign public. wax sued, which vigorously "denounced Mr. Wang Ching-we''s so-called "peace movement" at completely violating Party" discipline "The statement reaffirmed the frm determination of the Kuomintang and the Chinese Government to follow the volley enunciated by General Chiang Kal-shek. in his address at the weekly memotini servies. on December 26. in which he relteraied China's intention {to carey on her war of resistance to the end. Any. person advocating 0 programme contrary to the principles contained In General Chiang Kal-Jshek's speech, the statement added. would be opposed and denounced by the Kuomintang Lenleney Move Vetoes yesterday's meeting. General [Chiang Kal-shek advocated a lenient attitude towards Mfr. Wang. proposing be given friendly advice frst, then a warning and finally be ex-plied from the Party only if he did not heed the warning.
Despite this, however. Router was oritatively. informed that the [Kuomintang leaders were "very me Jdianant™ at Sr. Wana's "peace message" and unanimously adopted a resolution for his permanent expulsion from the Party, Tt was also slated that the Elder Statesmen. Messrs. Wit /tze-hut and Chane Chi, who had been working for nearly a generation with latr. Wang Ching-wei in the Kuomin-long Revolutionary movement. were very bitter in their denunciation of him. was learned here that Mr. Wane Ching-wel's message was dated Pecember 29. but was circulated to the Hongkong press on the following Jday by Mr, In Peh-sen, a close asso-Jciate of Mr. Wang. and reached [Chungking yesterday morning. The jeneralissime immediately summoned meetin® of the Kuomintane leaders. Jdesnite the New Year holiday. at which he. himself. presided.
The National. Government amice iso Issued an official mandate, ordering the arrest and punishment of all Jocrsons " participating in regimes established by " the" Japanese, as
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