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THE? CHINA MAIEM TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6,1 19493"
FIGHT ON
ON MAINLAND TO BE CONTINUED, CHIANG SAYS Generalissimo Confident Of Outcome of Struggle
FIGHT IN SOUTH WEST
Chengtu, December 4.
Gonoralissimo Chiang Kai Shek today said in an exclusive inter- view that the fight on the Chinese mainland will be continu- ed at all costs and sacrifices.
(Chiang spoke at a time when his armies were in retreat in the West and were reported retiring from the mainland in South China to Hainan Island.!
"We are now concentrating our troops so that the battle for the South West
can be sustained,” he declared.
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"The majority of the Chinese people,' he continued, "will realise that they are fighting for their own economie well being and a tree way of life. The ter- surist rule has been the sad, bitter tct uk ur petals h L'ommunist
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sad Generalissima Chiang wwety effort was being made to provide a contrast between Com- munist territory nach Tree China by protecting human rights and, introducing patien) veforms.
The Generalissimo's then declare
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Improvement Promised
are
now
Chiang Is Virtually President
Li Travelling To
United States In Official Capacity
Li Taung-jon flow out of Hong Kong yesterday for the United States where he hopes to regain health for himself and moral and matarial help for the rapidly crumbling Nátionalist China's fight against Communism.
General Li is travelling as a fully accredited re- presentative of a foreign power-a Vice- President and in the capacity of Acting Pre- sident. A special diplomatic visa bearing red ribbons and the red wax seal of the · United States-not the plain chop on a pass- port-bears mute witness to the respect the State Department holds for Li Tsung-jen os an official as well as an individual,
Chengtu, December 4. Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek virtually took over os President today as
non-es- sential government person- nel began fleeing this tem- porary Nationalist capital.
I will be the Arst time since su campaign which centred Although there was no official
the founding of the Republic that around the battle of Suchow, a Jannouncement that Generalissimo
Chiang assumed the Presidency,sented in a personal visit of the point in the entire civil war from the presidential office is repre-compalga which was the turning he officially received C. W. Chiu, holder to the United States. But the military point of view. Secretary General, and Liu Hsi- y, Chief Counsellor of the Pre-
more important, the fight marks Two months and two days after Offices.
LI the job, the the beginning of the last pages in he took over Aldent's
Central The Standing Committee of the Kuo-the final chapter of Kuomintang Tsung-jen government was forced
to flee Nanking. The most efforts to establish a stable China to
Communists mintang. Nationalists'
moto hold Red expansion in China. walked into the capital next powerful political group, decided last night that Chiang should be moatha come President after 11
United States.
of retirement when Acting Pre- sident Li Taung-jen departs from Hong Kong on Monday for the to leave The first personnel today were staff members of the President's Office who reportedly Island en ruute flew to Hainan
Islam re-
In the Ciovernment's
fuge of Taiwan.
Chenglu,
Aest which upon Chungķing refugees
looked with
curinalty, was becoming panicky vunces and many shops began
at the steady Communit แฝ
"closing out bargain sales" pn- nouncing on bright banners their "unprecedente:l sacrifices" cosmetics and clothing.
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For Li Taung-jen the battle be-day April 24. Establishment of gan long before he took over the Canton as the
the refugee capital President's job on
January
21 and concentration of the when the
flew out ernment's dwindling Generalissime
specle re- of Nanking. His fight-a losing serve in Taiwan under the fron Aght--against both Communiam control of Governor Chang Chen and the hard core of Kuomintang further broke up the organisation Conservatives begun with his elec- Thung-Jen was striving la tion as Vice-President over the establish. Generalissima's bitter opposition won nothing In April, 1948. He more then the title.
From thut time until Chlack Kai-shek began his "temporary leave" Li Tsung-jen
was forced
to fight from the background for
reforms he insisted were
neces-
sary to save the Kuomintang from?) itself as well as Communism. The Generalissimo,
Li-fu Dr. Chen and powerful provinclát leaders held the top cards all along.
CC Clique In The fall of Shanghal and the Southward stoady Rod maroh resulted in the CC olique lea. ders moving in again, extab- lishing the Bupreme Emerganty Council with the Generalisalmo as chairman. L) Tsung-jen was piven the vice-chairmanship. Dispirited, disorganised and dia- sonting, the military commanders "I wish to assure my country
Buffering
match made no effort
the men, who under the heel. of the tyrant. Clothes For Food
Kiangsu stand. The Unlied States Chanco Comes Too Late White Paper, in which the Kuo- that when the Communists are
Some refustees benten, they will be, the
street corners selling their be- When the Generalissimo de-mintang was written off, was a government with spare no effort
longings for food. Thousands of cided finally to give Li Tsung-major morale blow. to improve their political and
people stood in long lines before jen a change it was too late. Even A desultory summer campaign- W{!} and economic wall being
both for government banks to change 10 the Generalssimo's power
over solely one movement a new and free way give them
Yun notes for a allver dollar
and the Nationalists and Communists, inner circles of the party of fo."
which bring them: 2,200 notes out binong
officials has with the former retreating and provincial
to the Generalissimo
quoted the black market. Chang
declined to a point he could not the latter advancing--led This city, long
for retreat
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fenty, He had gone at the insistence on of the Communist regime by scholars and poets, would prefer to or cajole them to give help fall of Canton on October 14. Six
of Acting Preakdent Li Tune- Jen, he left
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The Acting President Hong Kong and has broken poli- tiently with the Generalissimo.
"I expected Acting President la to return to Chungking to cope with the critical situation con- Inenting
The
allies
wartine any of China's would be a betrayni. He said that betrayed the demo- China never cratic countries.
Then he cited from the
Fifteenth Paulin:
"He that sweareth to his own hurt and changeth not," This was the Biblical David's way of sny- Generalissimo ing that people who endured their their injuries without changing he de-
loyalties would receive their re-
ward,
!
free
of
calm te notional entanglements, but it is getting ready for eventual Com munist occupation Many people are returning to their villages.
Chung-
dayn later the government as such Tsung-Jen. Li Tsung-les, immediately on opened for business in taking office, called for a series of king.
reforms
And
Then
another vital
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liberalisation of
develop- party controls. He sought the re-ment-the defection of CNAC and lease of political prisoners,
res-CATC shut off three-fourths of triction of
of poiltical
the air movements supplies and powere participation in the
government government. for minority parties.
Every phase of his programme was ignored. He was powerless to enforce any decision.
About 40 foreigners, mostly mis skonaries, plan to remain. Refugees are still pouring into Chengtu aud hotels Gre more crowded than ever with refugees already pack- ed in like sardines.
is universal There
Turning from efforts of political anony Chungking refugees and reforms, General Li sought rear-
hey hope to leave Chengtu ᏝᎯ
pessimism
soon as possible. Many old timefcation of the milltary,
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"AY # Chinese patriot and "It the democratie countries of London, December 4, lender of the Chinese revolution, the world," the Generalissimo soci
on haiting the Red Important discussions units defence leadership is my res Jeontinued, "underestimate the im- residents look with resentment march which began to roll South- Britain's future policy over the pensibilly--and I shall not shirk |portance of the anti-Communist on the influx of "foreigners." This ward with the fail of Mukden in
of the United Nations it."
will en- struggle in Chian they rights
attitude is especially strown by November, 1949. Trusteeship Cominilee in
Generalisatio conceded tanger
thrit Own freedom. General Hsung Ke-mu, Influential Ll Tsung-jen was given the fall of Chungking enlontal territories are expect-
created a security and Independence, but warlord, who dislikes Chlang and title but not the powers as acting for the Nu- whatever happens we shall con- blames him to follow the return to Lon-difficult situation
for bringing the president after the Inst Nationalist tionalists in South West Chino. unge to fight for ours.-Associat- threat of war to this city don of the Minister of State,
of real effort to halt the Reds on the ed Press.
},740,000,--United Press.
battlefeld had failed-the Klong- Mr. Herior McNell, who led the "But the democratic popies of British delegation at the United the world,"
added, "must Nations.
reulise that the anti-Communist struggle on China's mainland 13 not finished,"
This follows recent events at
Lake Success, where Britain con- sistently voted against resolutions which her delegation sold ap- peared to give the Trusteeship Coremutter pawers beyond is terms of reference.
These reluted to the former marataten territories but not to enlonies.
Nothing definite was known here tonight about Britain's next
Jove.
wern
Spokesmen of the Foreign Office
the Colonial Ofice unable to confirm speculation that |
review of British pridicy was
Then he spoke of uprisings be- hind the Red lines.
"The Chinese Communists at Moscow's bidding." he said. "are bent on conquering China and onalaving her 450,000,030 poople by brute force. But the Chinese people will nevar subdued by force.
Fighting Everywhere
be
"We are now fighting in free
to be held. probably carly. next China, lighting In Communist-
year.
occupied areas, fighting in villages
Observers here said that until and cities, fighting in schools and the British Government had hillyfactories."
discussed the recent developments
of
inside the United Nations, it was the Chinese masses, Generalissimo
In order to rally support too early to forecast whether Britain would
Chiang, said, "we are uniting all take part in the proceedings of the Special Compatriotic liberal and democrailc inittee recently created by the
United Nations for, non-autono- mous territories.
elements in Ching for our com- inon catre regardless of party amitation, religious faith or pro-
The creation of this Committee | 1ession."
was based on the nesumption that
"The the authority of the United Na-
Generalissimo declared
tions Trusteeship Committee ex-effective social reforms, such as
tenis to the right of collecting a rent reduction policy, already information оп all non-self had been introduced on Taiwan governing territorica-Reuter. and in South West China,
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