Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-01
KUOMINTANG GUIDES CHINA
BY IDEALS OF SUN VAT SEN
President Chang Kai Shek Tells American
Editors Marking Follows Open
Principles

housekeeping, especially in certain
provinces. Counter-revolutionary move
ments had to be suppressed. In conse-
quence the period of expansion in fact
of the nationalist principle has been
/ limited to the last three years.
1T is impossible to describe the most
complex and dangerous conditions con-
fronting revolutionary China during the
/ past three years. Perhaps you may be
aware of those dangers through your
| knowledge of the history of your own
American Revolution. l can safely say
that we have had to face much greater
difficulties than did your forefathers.
For instance, the Third Internationale
at Moscow, which, using BolsheVik
! Then there was Imperialism, which has
existed in China during the past three
quarters of century, holding China in
= grip which it would not relinquiSh for
the enjoyment of advantages gained I'M
der the unequal treaties. And finally
there were the militariStS, with their
selfish efforts to conquer the republic
1 say confidently that China has faced
more and greater dangers than has any
other country in history III revolution.
| Here was a complex In which the most
dangerous and undesirable elements of
China co-operated with the imperialiSts.
| the militariStS and the BolSheViStS.
"On your arrival the storm has abat-
| ed. Difficult obstacles have been re-
moved. But only a short time ago the
undesirable forces rcappeared and i'll
one province, backed by foreign money
and arms, made stand against our
/ Nationalist movement.
The Kuomintang party based on
| Sun Vat Sens principles of government
Of. by and for the people, has taken on
the reinS OF government. We realize
that to achieve peace and brotherhood
we must first set our house in order and
must maintain order before we can gain
our ideals. China must seek and secure
| its own independence and stability first.
During the past three years we have ac-
| complished much. In the light of this
record we are confident that soon we
will achieve not only national status,
but establish the three principles of Sun
Vat Sen, and thus make for world
peace.
Extends Fluctuations.
IT realize that all newcomers to China
will be faced with some Inconvenience
due to the SloWneSS of our economic de-
velopment and the destruction of many
OF our facilities i'll our civil war. But
! We hope that your sojourn will be a
| pleasant one deSp:te such inconven-
report OF our progress and tell your
country OF our aspirations and our
achievements against great difficulties.
I'VE as members Of the Kuomintang
party are proud OF our accomplishments
/ i'll three years, very short period his
! torically. We are sure that you also
| have marveled. We are confident of the
| future because We have been working
on ideal principles. Not before has
| hod iTN1a To
With those principles We are sure that
We will accomplish all our aims.
The question has been asked here as
to the rapidity of national unif1cation.
From the moment you landed in China
We have achieved unification. Now for
reconstruction. We realize that we are
handicapped. especially in our lack of
| technical experts, and We know that
with our vast area it is impossible to
achieve results throughout China in a
short period. We know that in order
to reconstruct we must depend upon
the sympathy and the support OF the
other nations, to achieve the peace and
| the progress that China requires.
"On the 10th of June last the central
| executive committee OF the Kuomintang
party held its second plenary session at
Marking. Resolutions were passed deal
| ing with reconstruction in material mat
I
into effect in eight years. Some may
smile at our ambitious project. 1t may
seem to be impossible for so much to be
accomplished in so short time. But
we. with experience in the work OF the
| Kuomintang party. are confident that
we can do this. considering the difficult
ties already overcome in the early days
of the republic.
1T Is quite apparent that the eyes of
the world are turned on China. Some
are looking at her with jealousy, some
with altruism. some with philanthropy
! We feel sure that the American Nation,
based upon justice and equality, will al
ways be friendly and sympathetic We
feel that America knows that world
peace cannot be accomplished unless
China enjoys domestic peace and tran
! GUILTY.. We hope that the United States
and China will Join hands, SO that the
world may be relieved from the atrocity
of war"
Thus spoke Chang Kai Shek. We
were all impressed with his sincerity.
Whatever the future may hold for him,
he has unqueStionably given China dur
ing his administration the best govern
ment it has had in many centuries. And
as we went away. to look upon the ruins
of the old imperial government. in
the Forbidden City, we felt assured that
something substantial and lasting is be-
ing built upon the foundation Of those
crumbling relics.