Evening star., 1937-04-23
BY GEN. CHANG KAI-SHEK.

BY GEN. CHANG KAI-SHEK.
(Copyright. 1897 by Nine Ka-shek and
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SHANGHAI, December Isl am
very anxious to have j. L. Huang come
to see me so that he may carry let
ter back to my wife. For all know,
that telegram of the other day may
have never been dispatched.
But when 1 told my intention to
Chang Hsueh-liang, he, unwilling
that Huang should become aware of
the strict surveillance I am placed
under, like a common prisoner, and
should report the fact to the central
government when he returns, asked
Huang to wait at the airdrome and
told me that I could have my letter
delivered by messenger to Huang
there. He explained that Huang was
waiting at the airdrome for fear that
bad weather might interfere with fly
ing I felt so displeased with Chang
that decided not to say anything nor
to write that letter.
Later. after having been admon-
ished by Donald, Chang sent Huang
in to see me. but before we met was
cautioned not to say anything else
except that I am we'll, in order to
appease my wife's anxiety. He wanted
my remarks to be of the same vein
as the telegraphic message they had
sent out.
Wrote Note to Wife.
made no replies, and when Huang
came, I wrote the following note to
my wife:
AS have made up my mind to
sacrifice my life, if necessary, for
my country, please do not worry
about me- I will never allow my
self to do anything to make my
wife ashamed of me, or become
unworthy of being a follower of
DR.. Sun Yat-sen. Since I was
born for the revolution, will glad
ly die for the same cause. l will
return my body unspotted to my
parents. AS to home affairs, have
nothing to say further than that I
wish you would, to gladden. my
spirit, regard my two sons, Ching
kuo and Wei-kuo, as your own chill
dren. However, you must never
come to Shensi.
After writing the letter I read 1t
aloud several times for Huang'S bene-
fit so that, even if it should be inter-
cepted. Huang could verbally carry the
message to my wife.
LET
Intercepted the letter, but also that
Huang was not allowed to return to
the capital. This is because Chang
wanted my wife to come to Shensi,
hoping that she might persuade me
to comply with his demands, but in
my letter I distinctly told her not to
come. On the other hand, as Chang
dared not let my wife wait too long
for news, he requested Donald to go
to Loyang to give her information re-
garding me over the long-distance
telephone. The one and only hope of
the Sian leaders was that through my
wife's efforts the central forces might
be dissuaded from attacking Sian.
Visit Pre-arranged.
Pao Wen-yueh former chief of
staff to Chang came in the afternoon
to report that Donald and another
person had flown to Loyang. I natur-
ally inferred that the other person
was j. L. Huang, but afterward I
found out that Paos visit was pre-
arranged by Chang just to lead me
into thinking that Huang was return
ing to Marking.
Chang again came to see me in the
night, with news kilograms in his
hands, from which he reported to me
the news of the day. When he came
to the item about the KWantung army
pushing forward to Suiyuan his face
wore a rather penitent look and he
seemed very anxious to bring the Sian
affair to a speedy close. I do not I'M
derstand his state Of mind
He also confessed that Yang HUI
cheng had long wanted to rebel, and
that, although he himself had been
repeatedly urged to join in the move
ment he hesitated to do so until De-
cember 10, when, under the influence
of anger against the reprimand he
received from me at Lingtung, he de-
Cided to join forces with Yang, but
that he had repented since. Should
China perish as a direct result of the
coup d'etat, he said he would have
only one of two roads to choose: To
commit suicide or to 60 into the hills
and became bandit.
I remember December 10. This
was the day on which Chang came
to tell me how he explained to the
body of petitioners "a students dem
onstration) that he could be their
representative as we'll as mine. Upon
hearing this I severely upbraided him
for his acceptance at Sian Of the doc
trtne Of the peoples 'front.'" his en-
lstment of reactionary politicians and
his laissez-faire attitude toward the
activities of the National Salvation
Association Gan anti-Japanese orga-
nization). The aim of this associa-
tion, in exciting students and soldiers
to rebellion, cannot but tend to dis
rupt the social structure of the north
west and cause unrest among the
people. This state of affairs gave me
q great deal of anxiety.
Regarded as Patriotic.
However, ever since 1923, when
Chang, Of his own volition, took Or
ders from the Central government,
and thus helped to bring the nation
into unification, 1 have always re-
garded him as a patriotic and prom
Using soldier, and have always stood
up for him when he was slandered,
no matter by whom or how. At the
time he was given supreme military
authority in the northwest, which is
strategically an area of great impor-
tance, earnestly exhorted him to be
steadfaSt in his purpose and faithful
to his duties, so as to prepare the way
for wiping out his own disgrace and
saving the nation. fully hoped then
that he would render loyal and meri-
torious service to our country, but his
behavior now is completely contrary
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