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GENERAL
CHINA'S RESISTANCE
AND REBIRTH
TRANSFORMATION
UNTMENT SINCE 1928
OF
Dr. H. H. Kung's Statement
Hankow. October 10."
On the occasion of the 27th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Republic. Dr. H. H. Kung, President. of the Executive Yuan and concurrently Minister of Finance, issued the following statement entitled "China's Resistance and Rebirth.”
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"The Chinese Republic celebrates its 27th anniversary as it' enters the 16th month of its struggle against Japanese Invasion. It is oppor tune to recall the progress in political and economic development which China has achieved during the last ten years under the Na- tional Government, both because it is the "progress which Japan is seeking to obstruct and because it is only through continuation of national reconstruction that China can resist aggression and achieve rebirth.
"During the last ten years-a fit of its own people and likewise short period in the life of a 4,000 of other peopis having interests in year old nation-China under the China. In this situation came National Government has under- Japan's armed aggression, kindling gone a transformation perhaps un- a fre which has been burning
In the Far East paralleled in history... The Nation-fiercely
and
al Government, by extending and spreading its contagious sparka consolidating its authority through-even to distant lands. out the country, cleared the way "Due to geographical propinquity, for political and economic recon-racial affinity and a common cul- struction.
tural background, Japan and China
."
"With the successive defeat have every reason and possibility warlords and suppression of ban- to live as friendly neighbours. The dits, the Government steadily gain-Chinese people are by nature rea- ed power and prestige, and by the sonable and peace-loving. Time ft middle of 1937 the country had at- was when a movement to learn tained a large degree of peace and from Japan's modern progress order.
swept over the Chinese nation. Dr. "Meanwhile, -g comprehensive Sun Yat-sen. Father of the Chinese programme of economic and finan- Republic, spent a good part of his cial reconstruction was being per- pre-revolutionary days in Japan sistently carried out. The railway where he had many friends. system was restored, improved and "In the face of difficulties' con- extended. A network of good fronting the relations of the two oads linking Important cities and countries, China has always with opening up remote areas was being patience and forebearance en-
tol energetically built. Air lines cover-deavoured
Jeek solutions ed in hours distances previously re- through peaceful and amicable quiring days and weeks and made means, in the spirit of co-existence accessible areas that used to be and co-prosperity. 'as difficult to reach as Paradise.' Development of talephone, tele- graph and radio communications further helped to do away with provincialism and to cultivatė nu- tional consciousness.
STEADILY DIPROVED "Financial administration was being steadily improved and was becoming increasingly national in character. Adequate public
re-
"Prior to the outbreak of 'hostilities, China exchanged trade missions with Japan la the hope that genuine econo- mic co-operation might be pro- moted between the two peoples. Even following the Lukouchiao incident of July last
year, Chipa made strenuous efforts. to find a peaceful settlement. "Unfortunately, China's hope has
tion. Contrary
venues were being rapidly develop-not coincided with Japan's ambi- ed. so successfully that had it not. been for the interference caused by reiterated assertions.
the Japan
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the hostilities revenue collection never wanted real co-operation with China. Japan wants domina- for last year would have surpassed all past records and budgetary tion of China-conquest of its rich resources,, and, dictation of Its' na- equilibrium been attained.
Japan's militar- "Increasing funds were being de- tional politics. voted to education and reconstruc-ists, lured by their lust for power. tion in order to ameliorate the lot and supremacy, urged by their be of the people. A simple and solid Hef in a self-imposed 'divine mis- basis for internal Ican structure slon' of. guiding the destiny of had been laid. External credit was other nations, and encouraged by being steadily, improved through the world's inaction towards their painstaking and courageous efforts invasion of Manchuria in 1931, are to rehabilitate debts in arrears.
attempting to conquer China as a means towards realising their am- "Numerous harmful local tax
bition of obtaining the mastery of levies were abolished, greatly facilitating trade and Industry,
Asia and hegemony of the Pacific Rehabilitation of rural econo- and even the domination of the
world. my and fostering of native in-
'OPEN DOOR' dustry and export trade were
"When and
their being
propagandists enthusiastically scientifically pushed, resulting
preach the slogan of 'Asia for the Asiatics' they mean 'Asia for the in steady reduction of the ad-
Japanese. While their diplomats verse trade balance. "Currency reform had at last proclaim Japan's respect of the been realised. The old tael had 'open door' in China, their soldiers been abolished and the standard Size Chinese territories and try to national dollar introduced. The drive out foreign interest and in- monetary reform of 1935 gave: the fluence, just as they have done in the. North- country 8 degree of exchange (Korea). Formosa and stability never before witnessed in eastern provinces. bistory. This was supplemented "For afteen months Japan hai by other measures, such as the re-concentrated the full fight of its form of the coinage systern, the mighty army and fleet and airforce centralization and strengthening on China, in an undeclared and of the national banking system, unrestrained warfare characterised just before the outbreak of hostin- by rape and vandalism, by mass tles (the adoption of a plan for es-murder of non-combatanta, by in- Open bombing of tablishment of a Central Reserve discriminate Bank).
towns. by the employment of "These and other timely mea-poisonous gas and other inhuman sures had saved the country from methods; and in exasperation, has a major economic collapse and even brought the western powers were putting it well on the road to recovery. Above all, they provided | China with a strong financial and
economic structure with which to withstand the strain of a protract- ed struggle.
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SOVIET CAMERAMAN IN HANKOW
Hankow, Oct. 11. Mr. Roman L Karmen, correa NEW LIFE MOVEMENT
pondent of "Isteztia," official "Equally significant were "the New Life Movement and other organ of the Soviet Government, and chief cameraman of the popular movements which, spread-
Government Cinema Industry of ing like wildare, asuused the peo- the U. 8. 9. R., has arrived in ple into new energy, new en- thusiasm, new national conscious- ness and new patriotian Progress
Farkow.
Mr. Karmen "covered" the
in self-government begot a new Spanish war for more than one year spirit of self-respect and self- during which he was on several confidence, Out of every political fronts in Spain. From Spain, he storm, the country emerged strong-Went to Artica near the North, er and more united. The Sian in- Pale where he spent eight months. cident particularly brought reas--Central News surance to the country, and to the
world as well of the reality of AIR RAID SIREN China's progress towards national solidarity.
TEST
"In the space of a few years,
It is proposed to hold an air China's progress towards political raid warning signal test from the unification and economic develop- Central British School, Kowloon ment had acquired a momentum on Thursday at 4.15 p.m. and 4.25 that was modernising and remak-p.m. Two separate types of streng Ing the country, to the great bene are being experimented with
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