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Mukden, will shatter the morale of the troops and render

the revolution a failure. Then those at the rear should be

held responsible, having thus deprived us of proper leader- ship at the front. I hope that our Comrades will give all

this their earnest consideration in the interests both of

our Party and our country.

That our Comrade Cheung Ching Kong should act as Head

of the Secretariat of the Central Executive Committee was

duly and unanimously approved at the 2nd meeting of the

Central Executive Committee. He cannot be charged with

having usurped the authority of the Kuomintang. This does

not affect Cheung Ching Kong very much, but it greatly

affects the dignity of the proceedings of the Central

Executive Committee. Even if Cheung had not acted as Head,

he is still a member of the Central Inspectorate. What

authority then or what arguments can mere cries of "over-

throw him" lend to vilify all his manifest capabilities for

office? This is a mere trifle to Cheung himself, but it

becomes a serious question when the authority of the Central

Executive Committee is seen to be involved.

I am compelled to assume then that the charge that I

have detained the Party and the Government (at Nanchang) is

a mistake on the part of our Comrades at Changsha, and as

I have never even seen Wong Ching Tung, I consider it

urmecessary for me to make any reply on that score. As to

Wong Fu, details have been given in my letter to my Comrades

at Whampoa, and I am not going to repeat them. This ex-

planation is intended not merely for my Comrades at Changsha

but I also hope that the Central Government will consider

what I have done in the past and give me a just decision

and reply. I hope that this will be forwarded to all our Comrades in the Kuomintang Municipal Department at Changh sa and I crave pardon for not sending separate copies.

(Sd) Cheung Chung Ching.