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completed, but I had no time to show it to you before
I left for Japan. It is now ready, and I will send
a copy to you for the perusal of yourself and
Sir Shou-son Chow, and, if you think it has any
value, the perusal of His Excellency the Governor.
I have no personal ambition, but I feel that every
citizen of China should conceive it his duty to
work, according to his ability, for a lasting peace
in the country.
3.
Chang Tso-lin, before his death, and Tuan Chi-jui heard of my scheme, and expressed a desire to
see the memorandum when it was finished.
as I am in Hong Kong I will not discuss, or concern
myself in politics. I must not abuse the
hospitality of the Colony.
As long
When I was in Japan I
was invited by Chang Hsueh-liang and Yang Yu-ting to
meet them at Dairen, together with representatives of
Tuan Chi-jui, Wu Pei-fu and Sun Chuan-fang.
By the
time I reached Dairen, Yang Yu-ting had unfortunately
met with his death at the hands of Chang Hsueh-liang,
and so I desisted from meeting Chang.
4.
When in Dairen I met informally the
representatives of Tuan Chi-jui, Wu Pei-fu, Chang
Chung-chang and Sun Chuan-fang.
I propounded my
scheme before them, and they communicated my views to their principals. My scheme is roughly this :
(a) There should be a Central Government with full
authority over the army and the navy;
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(b) the country being so large, each province should have some sort of autonomy in the government of its local affairs;
(c) the men in command of armies in the province
should