1, To prevent the spread of Communism:—In order to maintain peace and order, all propaganda of Communism and all activities of Communists must strictly be prohibited end punished. But the youthful students and hard-working labourers and farmers who might have been misled by them, will be givem a chance to correct their thoughts and te reform their way of living so that they may become law-abiding citizens.
2. To adopt a "good neighbour policv":—The Chinese and Japanese belong to the same race and civilization. It is only through the most close ce-operation that these two nations can exist and prosper together, and thus the peace in Eastern Asia can be maintained.
3. To maintain a friendly attitude towards all who are friendly to us—As Shanghai is a great cosmopolitan city the relations between China and all friendly powers are very intimate and complex. I shall endeavour to promote friendly relations with all parties in a spirit of sincerity and conciliation.
4. To work for the welfare of the people:—Ever since the outbreak of the hostilities, most people have been made homeless. Now, with the establishment of the Municipal Government of Greater Shanghai, things will be started all over again. What is most important is that all classes of people will soon be enabled to live and work peacefully whereby it 1s hoped that the reconstruction of this ity will be made possible in the near future and that prosperity will soon return.
5. To start reconstruction work on al! sides:—Shanghai, once the economic centre of the whole country, is now in.a state of ruins. The first duty of the Municipal Government is to re-build the whole city at the earliest possible moment in the most magnificent and permanent manner.
6. To develop the rule of morality:—It is an old saying among the Chinese that we must love our people with a sense of high morality. In fact nothing is more powerful than the confidence of the people. And the only thing with which we can hope to win the confidence of people is our own ethical culture. I believe in the motto that deeds speak louder than words. So I like to be judged by my deeds which shall be dictated by sense of morality.
The above six points are my own resolutions. All fair criticisms and hearty ce-operation shall be most welcome.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.