Evening star., 1928-06-16
NATIONALS DECREE
NEW CHINA POLICY
Declare Country Is Unified
and Promise to Seek New
Foreign Treaties.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NANkING, June i6.-The Nationalist
government issued a declaration of
policy today stating that unification of
China has now been achieved and that
the new government aims at gaining
for the Chinese people the blessings of
liberty and freedom and for China in
ternational peace on the basis Of
equality.
The statement declares that any
militaristic form of government will be
discarded and that Communists will no.
be tolerated
Finally the Nationalist government
proposes 10 negotiate Immediately new
treaties on the basis of equal rights
and mutual respect Of sovereignty.
Addressed to Powers.
The text of the Nationalist statement
follows:
Nov that unification of China has
been accomplished, the Nationalist gov-
ernn1ent Of the Republic of China has
the honor to make TO the friendly ma
tons of the world the following dec
iaration:
The revolution led by the Nationalist
government has for its primary object
the building up Of new state AS the
military period Of the revolution is now
closing the Nationalist government is
now engaged upon the work of re-
habilitation and reconstruction so that
the new state may soon be realized.
What we mean by the new state Is
the putting into effect Of the three
principles laid down by our late chief
lSun Yat SEM so that we may gain
for our people the blessing of liberty
and freedom and for China intcrna-
tional peace on the basis of equality
We viii naturally discard any mill
tarlstic form Of government which has
been the practice Of the past We shall
not tolerate any persons aiming at the
destruction Of modern social institu-
tons, such as the Communists.
Cites Unequal Pacts.
ITO realize its hope for the new
state, the national government must
put its International relations on a
new basis, For 30 years China has
been under the shackles Of uncduat
treaties. These restrictions are In con-
trayention of the principles Of inter-
national law Of mutual respect for
sovereignty and are not allowed by any
sovereign state. Hence. China. In vari-
Gus declarations, has asked for the
sympathetic understanding Of friendly
NATIONS. We are pleased TO note since
i the latter part OF 1926 that the spokes-
/ n1cn Of the powers have expressed their
| willingness 10 negotiate new equal
/ treaties.
! Now that the unification of China
! has been contaminated, we think the
! time Is ripe for taking further step
I ana to begin at once t0 negotlate-~~in
! accordance with diplomatic procedure
/ new treaties on the basis of complete
/ equality and mutual respect for each
I others sovereignty.
| The Nationalist government firrnl,
believes when this In accomplished that
! friendly relations between China and
| the other powers. that good will among
| the peoples. and that Chipa's interna :
! tloIal trade and facilities for transpor-
| tati0n will ever increase and that even
/ better protection viii be afforded thc
| lives and property Of foreigners In
! China
WIN Keep Pledges.
'"Fhe Nationalist government wishes
10 make 10 the friendly nations ;he
| further declaration that II will not dis
regard. nor has IL diarcgarded, and in.
| lernatlopaI responsibilities IN conse
| auence 0f agreements and understand
/ lnGs properly and legally concluded and
/ on a basis Of equality. When the treaty
! restrictions have been removed the
! mutual assistance morally as well ss
| materially, that may be rendered be.
/ tween China and the other powers. viii
doubtlfssiy enhance the progress of the
| civilization " the world
with profound sincerity the Ma
| tlonaiiht government in the name oi
| me people 0f all China makes lhe fore
| 2DiDg declaration 10 the whole word
"nd hopes that aii friendly nations vii
/ accord their fullest sympathetic IN,
dtTstanding 10 us program rs a nex
state as step toward the attainment
~ me ideal Of mutual help for tht
gloFt " mankind and for the further