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destruction is brought about so as to reduce the
people to a destitute and homeless state and to
deprive them of their opportunity of existence.
(2) We understand that our Chinese race should have the
right of self-determination, for only we Chinese can
know our advantages and disadvantages best, and turn
them to account. Borodin's supreme Government can
never substitute that in the hands of those in Tung
Kiao Man Lane. When we have secured our emancipation
we should help other oppressed and weak races to
secure their emancipation. We hope that our Chinese
race will partake in the world revolution so as to
acquire for ourselves the glory of fighting in the interest of all human beings. Our national revolut-
ion is a part of the world revolution, and we should
be quick to accomplish it. We should take part in
the world revolution with the qualifications of independence, freedom and equality, and should not let
ourselves be made to partake in it like conscript
coolies.
(3) Since our revolution is intended finally to liberate
all the Chinese from their hardships, we must see to
minimizing their hardships even in the transitional
period of our Revolution. We are eager to accomplish
our military enterprise as soon as possible, so that we can begin our re-constructive work, and pave a
path of development for the people. But the object
of the Communists is to destroy the foundation of
Society, to commit violent outrages and with their destructive measures and outrageous activities to
seize the power of administration. They do not grudge sacrificing a population of 390,000,000 for
the purpose of building up a Communist China of a
populati on