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Tranalation.

(Extract from Wa Taz Yat Po, Hongkong, 31st August, 1926).

Letter from Sum Chum Fong to Cheung Kai Shek.

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Sun Chun Fong has taken a stand against the Cantonese expedition. As appeared in our previous issue under the colum of special telegrams, he has sent a

letter to Cheung Kai Shek, which will interest all who are anxious to know the real attitude of Sun. The text

of the letter is as follows:-

My senior school-mate, Kai Shek,

While I am making repeated proposals for the maintenance of peace, you have all of a sudden pushed into Hu-nan with a huge force, and are approaching in the direction of the frontier of Kiangai. It appears to me that you are about to pick a quarrel with me.

It has all the time been my idea that a civil war between the North and South is merely a foolish lilliputian squabble. When you set out in person what reasons did you give the people?

If you take the Hu-nan problem as your plea, for a long time I have expressed my opinion to you. Lie of ability are not lacking in Hu-nan, and she should

be left to choose her own ruler, and neither the North

nor the South should interfere.

You may be advocating the overthrow of Imperialism, but I must point out that you have been the first to accept aid from the Red Russian Imperialists, while those whom you treat as enemies, have no relation whatever with any Imperialist. In so doing, you are merely resisting a tiger at the front door while you let a wolf in at the

back, and are acting like a jackal. You cannot be right in either case.

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