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THE CHINA MAIL' DOUBLE TENTH SUPPLEMENT.

The Natural Development Of

The

[UDGING from past history

national race is based on natural development.

For several thousand years past Chinese civilisation has been extending from the Pamir Table-

Chinese Race

"It is better to die for your hon-

dish our than to liv

"Sacrifice yourself for the course of right and justice," "Cowardice in war is no way of

By

in war is no way of filial piety Mr. Chou

“Your will and spirit must not be

bind by force. From these teach-

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present resistance.

land to basins of the Yellowings comes the iron-will of our River, the Yangtze River and the Chu Kiang or the Pearl River. The gradual extention of Chinese influence along these plains did not rely upon force but by the process of cultural reformatory methods.

an

It is based on the policy of non-aggression and no hesitation in defending ourselves that yield the characteristics of the Chinese people and the natural develop ment of the Chinese race.

overwhelming With such Any students of Eastern Cul- ture would not forget the follow- population and its national char- acteristics I can say for certain ing quotations from the Chinese Classics "Subdue by superior and without fear of contradiction that the Chinese race possesses force is nothing but sheer jingo- ism", "To conquer by virtue is an amazing power of absorption bound to be prosperous", "Should · rather than to be absorbed by

This can the neighbouring states be un- any alien race. submissive it is necessary to re- traced and testified by history. form and improve your own -vir-". The domination of the Mongols in Central China during the Yuan tue so that that they may come under your rule", "To strengthen Dynasty and the overlordship of the defence of the country does the Manchus during the Ching not count on the natural protec- Regime are excellent examples of tion from mountain's barriers being absorbed and denationalis- and rivers", "The people areed by the Chinese race. flocking to the virtuous ruler just as the water is running ̈ down from the stream."

The above citations can amply illustrate the spirit of the Chi nese cultural reformatory policy.

However, the Chinese national race maintains a most significant and rigid determination and an unconquerable spirit. This can be fully illustrated by the follow-, ing passages from the ancient Chinese Classics-“Should the head of the state call for general- mobilisation I shall prepare my shield and sharpen my sword."

on

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be

Chi-kang

akened and was responsible for the downfall. of the Manchu "regime and the

birth of

#the Chinese Re- public on Octo- ber 10, 1911. The celebration of Double this Tenth Anniver- sary can be said as one of the stages of the na tural develop- ment of the Chi nese race.

national

Mr. Chou Chi-kang, member of the Central Exe- cutive Committee, Kuomintang, China. Assistant Director of the Central Overseas Department Kuò- mintang, China. Vice Chairman of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission, National Govern-

ment of the Republic of China.

facts and figures.

As a matter of fact the iron- chain spirit of the Chinese char-

Considering our country as her protectorate, the aggressor na- tion is enforcing her so-called "Continental Polley" by provokacteristics welded and derived ing incident after incident to

It was

the principle of the general tendency of the time and the natural development of the Chinese race that our late leader Dr. Sun Yat-gen started the successful revolutionary_justify her military aggression. At the same time they arouse the movement.

wholehearted resistance. Chinese national race.

Consequently,

his external policy was to assist and restore the weak nations and his internal doctrine was to sacrifice everything for the cause of revo- lution.

Under the yoke of Manchu au- tocracy and foreign aggression during the Ching Dynasty, Chi- nese national sentiment was re-

the

Since the beginning of whole- sale resistance against the Jap- anese attack, the strength of our forces has been greatly increas ed. In other words the longer we resist the stronger we become, and this can be established by

from thousands of years will unquestionably uphold the glorious history of the natural development of the Chinese na- tional race.

The above statement is the im- pression I conceive in this year's celebration of the Double Tenth, and I am particularly grateful to the "China Mail" for the publica- tion of a Double Tenth Supple- ment în honour of the occasion.

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