The Archive · 1940

New Nanking Government Inaugurated

The new Central Government Wany Ching-wei was Fight toit Br. Chu Mints Vice-President" ofthe Executive Yua inaugurated at Nanking on March 30.

Upper picture shows Mr. Wan GBetasing plans. Below a. mass micating of Nenklay citizens bearing aloft banners and pictures of Mr Wang held after the inaugura~ tion ceremonies, for further orders, Those who are not regular troops but conducting guerilla activities in various sections of the country must also cease activi. ties immediately and walt for inspection and reorganization. This is the foundation of peace and national reconstruction which we must see is well and fully laid, "Henceforth, the National Government is the only legal government within the country. Hereafter, the decree issued to the nation and the treaties and agreements entered into by the Chungking regime with foreign powers will automatically be invalid." Reuter.

Chungking eration Expected Nanking, Mar. 30

Boldly predicting Chungking's cooperation with the "reorganized National Government of China sooner or later, Mr. Wang Ching-wei today enjoined the foreign Powers against Interfering with China's internal affelts.

In the first interview upon his asjscmption of the office of acting president of the new regime, Mr. Wang characterized Chungking as a "re-

I refugee regime.

"Certainly we expect the cessation lof active sympathy and support towards that peace-disturbing regime," hho said during the interview, which was held at the Examination Yuan where ceremonies formalizing "the return of the National Government the capital" had been held shortly before.

Expressing the hope that "we shall be able to Humber all nations in the ranks of our friends." Mr. Wanj reading a prepared statement, an Reunced that his government would "respect all legitimate and equitable rights and interests of friendly nations on the sacred principles of ty, reciprocity and mutua} rea new order in Bast Asia, he said.

"Turning to financial questions, Mr. Wang stated that the Government would seek the maintenance of a stable policy.

"It Is our alm to devise a currency system which will meet both the requirements of the Chinese people and satisfy the needs of legitimate foreign trade," he said.

Mr. Wang also declared that Nan-King's policies would be realistic. "Our principle action is to face all realities, to speak the truth and take up the responsibilities, however heavy and unpleasant, in order to avoid creating deceptive iMusions among the masses—in a word, to carry out what we have proclaimed," he stated.

Asserting that China and Japan "are now able to set out topettier on the road to ce-existence and prosperity," Mr. Wang stated that today's function marked the beginning of Sino-Japanese ce-operation about a new era in East Asia, witnessed the birth of he concluded.

Aamiat's Statement Admiral K. Oikawa Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese China Seas Fleet, issued a statement on the occession. Reorganization of the N tional' Government of China was in line with the immutable policy of the Japanese Government" and in answer to the popular desire and trust of the Chinese people, Admiral Oikawa declared.

"Japan's attitude towards the liquldation of the current situation has been made clear by the repeated sictoments of the Japanese Government," he said, explaining that it was equally clear from the statement issued by Mr. Wang Ching-wei that the Government was reorganized in Jine with the immutable policy of the Japanese Government and in answer the desire of the Chinese people.—Domel, Peace the Aim Declaring the government's mission of peace, anti-communism and national reconstruction, Mr. Wang explained: "Peace is the readjustment of Sino-Japanese relations; settlement of all past controversies; laying foun-actions of mutual friendship for the present as well as the future. Poli Weally it means the respect for national independence "and fré°dom: economically it means equality and National reconstruction, Mr. Wang continued, signified the modernization tot the state. China must _maintai the independence of her covercignty and her national freedom before she will be able to carry out the prin" ciples of good-neighbourliness, of the common anti-Comintern front and economic ce-operation, and further, stare the responsibility of building Dr. Hu Shih Says China Will Win the War San Francisco, Mar, 28. Dr. Hu Shih, Chinese' Ambassador to Washington, said here yesterday that "China will win. the war..... fon account of her ability to exhaust Dr. Hu was in San Francisco to deliver an address at the University fof California Charter Day ceremony today, at which he will receive an honorary degree.

"The current Sino-Japanese war," Dr. Hu told the press, "is only a phase of the second World War, Which began in 1931 when the Japanese invaded Manchuria..... Jopan is losing hundreds of men' daily in ordinary skirmishes, not real war, Chungking Denounces New Regime Chungking, Mar, $0. Simultaneous with the establishment of Mr, Wang Ching-wel's regime in Nanking today, the Chinese Government announced an order for the arfest and punishment of 77

It is recalled the Chinese Government had. previously announced an order for the arrest and punishment of 28 "traitors," so the black-list totals 105, The new list includes Chen Kung-po, Wen Tsung-yao, Liang Hung-chih, Wang I-long, Chao Cheng-ping, Chu Ching-lai, Kiang Kan-hu, Jen Yuan-tao, Liu Yusfeng, Chi Hsueh-yuan, Wang Keh-min, Chu Lu-ho, Yen Chia'chih, Tang Erh: ho, Wang Yingki, Ying Tung, Chu Shen, Tung Kang. land Vu Ching-ho.

Names previously announced include Wang Ching-wel, Chu Ming-yi, Chow Fu-hai, Liv Shen-wu, Mel Sze-ping, Ting Mo-chun, Lin Peh-son, Lo Chun-chiang, Madame Wang Ching-wel and Chen Chun,

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