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untrustworthy. Therefore he sought to build another
foundation for revolutionary enterprises. He re-organised
the Kwok Man Tong of China and established the Military
Cadets College, in order that some real revolutionists may
be trained for the expulsion in future of those brutal
covertly soldiers and wicked generals who are openly or renty alien
to the revolutionary cause. It was owing to this foundation
that we successfully cleared the Eastern Districts of our
enemies in March this year, expelled Yeung Hi Man and Lau
Chan Wan in June, arrested the brutal soldiers and un-
scrupulous generals on the 25th August, disbanded the
rebellious troops at Tung Kun and Tsang Shing on the 20th
September, suppressed the soldiers of Hung Hak Mo on the 3rd October, who had promised Chan King Ming his support,
conquered the Eastern Districts for the second time in
October and November and purged the Southern Regions of
enemies in November and December. With the bravery of
the Kwok Man Kak Ming Kwan (Revolutionist Troops), we
have accomplished 80 or 90 per cent. of what should be done
at present. Only Lui Chow and King Chow have not yet been
taken, but in a month's time they will be restored. The
continuation of war during the past several months has much
aggravated the burden of the people. On your visit here,
you must have found that many of the things that should be
This is because much
done have still been left untouched.
of the revenue has been spent on military purposes, but the removal of those insolent soldiers and wicked generals
must be achieved. Let me ask you if any development of
reform can be effected, supposing we fail to remove those
insolent soldiers and wicked generals first of all.
A short tale about life in the ranks will show the
seriousness of the harm caused by those wicked generals. I remember one of the songs sung by the soldiers, "You say we are soldiers, but we get no pay. You charge us as
robbers,
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