CO129-500-1 Canton situation- governor's despatches 18-5-1927 - 9-6-1927 — Page 45

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Our Generalissimo has in his principles advocated the upholding of the authority of the Kuomintang.

Objects of our National Revolutionary Armies in their activities.

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Since the outset of the Northern Expedition, our National Revolutionary Armies from the officers to the privates have coped with innumerable instances of danger, and more than 30,000 of them have either been killed or

wounded. Such sacrifices are to be much valued, for we have in view the noble object of promoting in compliance with the principles of the "Three Aspects of Democracy" our National Revolution in which we aim at the overthrow of militarism, Imperialism, Obscurantism, Feudalism, and all influences that hinder our racial development and endanger the existence of our Chinese race, and the emancipation of our Chinese race and the acquisition of independence, freedom and equality for China. Nobody who has not a clear conception of this object, can be qualified to be a National Revolutionary soldier, and any person who has a desire to destroy our National Revolution and make us fail to achieve our end will be an enemy to our National Revolutionary Army

We have fought in seven or eight provinces such as Hunan, Hupeh, Kiangsi, Fukien, Chekiang, Anwei, and Kiangsu, and have occupied them through the sacrifices we have made for the sake of our principles, while the provinces of Shansi, Kansu, Szechwun, Kweichow and Yunnen have also flocked together under the National Revolutionary standard and worked hard for our Revolution. The militarists in the North have been defeated in immediate succession and the Imperialists have been

seized