Nanking, Mar, 30.
PEFUSAL of the "reorganized National Government" hereafter to recognize any treaty or agreement signed between Chungking and foreign Powers was expressed in a proclamati read by Mr. Wang Ching-wei at the inauguration ceremony this morning of the new regime, of which he is acting President.
The proclamation said the two main policies of the new rej will be realization of peace and enforcement of constitutional government.
Mr, Wang and other leading officials were formally installed. Chief of these ar Mr. Chen Kung-po, President of the Legislative Yuan; Mr, Wen Tsung-yao, President of the Judi ial Yuan; Mr. Liang Hung-chih, President of the Control Yuan; and Mr. Wang I-tang, President of the Examination Yuan, The flag of the new Government was raised as guns fired salutes and Policy of Nanking bands played.
Tnauguration of the government Regime Announced was celebrated with a flag parade, mass meeting and free theatrical performances. Tonight a lantern process Nanking, Mar. 30. sion will be staged.
Peace, at home and abroad, formed tne keynote of a. 10-point "political Plane Drops Handbills programme of the Navonal, Govern-'Aeroplanes dropped' 100,000 handhont of China announced. here. this bills expressing principles of the new morning. administration, Respect for the legitimate rights Thousands of Nanking citizens at-and interests of friendly Powers; the tended a mass meeting in the Nation-Feadjustment of Sino-forelzn al Assembly Hall this morning. The Tatlons, and. the promotion of Sino fay parade followed. oreign friendship also figure promin-'After the inauguration ceremony cuon the programme. all government officials posed for a The Programme group photograph. Before leaving the programme, in full, follows:
Tre" adopt a 'Polley' of good ment to pressmen, the scene DINE. Wang Issued a sate-For the first time since December, nelgnbourlingss and, through peace-Tut'diplomaey: secure the. independ-1937, the Kuomintang colours reappeared on Nanking streets today. neo and integrity of China's soverflgnity and adminbtration to enable Every street and shop, large and tier" t0 share. the responsibility {oF small, are displaying the white-sun-the establishment "of permanent blue-sky flag, but strangely in many peneocand a new order in East Asia, Instances without the yellow pennant one respect the legitimate rights to differentiate it from Chungking's and interests of friendly: Powers; to fag.
Feadjtst_ Sino-foreign relations; and the course of this morning's promote. Sino-foreign friendship procession school children, labourers unite with all friendly and Chinese police wended their way Powers for the purpose. of counter-along Chungshan Road, Nanking's Seling the subversive and ponce-dismain street, carrying pictures of Mr. turbing activities of he Communist Wang and shouting slogans.
Internationale, A large picture of Dr. Sun Yat-sen placed on a brightly lighted stage Stellan," to pacify and settle the support peace and national recon:
eri ehsblltae th, troops who and draped by two Kuomintang flags formed the central decorative setting fqucrilla nits; 10. oFganizo n National for the simple 20-minutes inaugures Befenee "Army; and fo dete the tion ceremony.
Fespective function of military. ode istration and. miliary command With the abject of destroying military The public was rigorously excluded from the ceremony. All approaches Representative Organs to the building were strongly guarded by Chinese gendarmes, while within 5. To establish various grades of the spacious garden and building Chi-representative -ofgane of people, 10 nese sentries stood guard with cocked enlist people. of ability from. every Mauser pistols.
Walle of te, and consolidate national Besides government officials, wit Public opinion marder to Buildup nesses of the ceremony comprised the foundation of democracy. army officers, pressmen and camera-"To convene a National Assem-men, The only dash of colour was bly. GRuo Min "Ta" Hud to. enact a constitution and. to enforce Con-provided by a blue and. yellow uniformed band which marched into the stitutional Government. (Hsien ceremonial hall to the strains of the Cheng).
"To invite the participation of Double Eagle March, then started the proceedings by striking up the na-foreign capital and th technical coional anthem. operation of friendly Powers in the After the assembled officials bowed etonomie rehabilitation and industrial development "of the country. three times to Dr. Sun's picture Mr.
To promote foreign trade with Wang read the proclamation a view to securing equilibrium in the Proclamation Dalance of International payments; 0 establish a Central Bank of China The proclamation reads, in part, as {o unify currency systems" with follows: Wiow (0. stabilizing finance "China and Japan, like two bro-To readjust the system of taxathers reconciled after unfortunate re-ion with n view to lessening the sort to arms, will be in everlasting burden of the people; to zeabiate besee and will jointly stabilize East Asia. 'The same policy of peace.di-lief to the homeless refugees in order plomacy will be applied to all frie that they' may return to. their homes ly powers in order to promote amic-resume their pencetul vocations. able relationships through faith and 10,"'To" adopt antixCommun sin, sincerity.
Peace and 'National Reconstriction "During the post-war period when fas the niding principles of edicnextensive reconstruction will call for tional' policy: to promote "selentitc our effort, it will demand spiritual education and discard all misleading and "material mobilization of the fenitencies in the whole nation, striving forward of the past—Domei courageously, if we are to succeed in the establishment of a modern slate. "he National Government {akes,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.
