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did not cherish any suspicion on account of the rumours. Now I desire to avail myself of this opportunity to give you an
explanation.
The worst rumour is that we would practise "Kung Chan"
(Communism) In fact, at present our country has not yet
had any "Chan" (property); how can we "Kung it" (make it
common)? Let me give a sharp answer to this change. It
is those militarists and politicians responsible for the
rumours, who have actually carried out "Kung Chan" (Combination in shovelling). Their shovels are those which
are made for shovelling up the skin of the earth (wealth of
the people). They have had a union of insolent soldiers,
wicked generals and avaricious and corrupt officials with
their mind and strength combined, to do harm to the Republic
and the people. And this alone can be called "Kung Chen". (Applause). On the contrary, the National Government is
one which aims at the proper protection of the lives and
wealth of the people. In the first place, she has expelled
all insolent soldiers, wicked generals and avaricious and
corrupt officials, and what she will do in the second step,
will be the removal of robbers. What she has done is all
intended for the safe-guard of the lives and property of the
people. In the future, peace will be restored along all
the rivers, and the people will be free from the disturbances
of pirates and enabled to make development to the full
extent as their strength and capacity permit. Then we can
begin to talk of development of industry.
The present scheme of the Government is to see to afford proper protection to property first, before we take steps
to develop it. We have no reason to ask you investors just
now to make any development of property, for frequently people
have been kidnapped by pirates while on board a boat which
in some cases is also seized. Under the present state of
affair s