CO129-500-3 Canton situation- governor's despatches 29-7-1927 - 1-9-1927 — Page 101

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conception of the "three Aspects of Democracy". (Note: How sorry was our resident, and really we cannot be

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free from shame when we think of this. All russian Communists have a profound knowledge of Communism and

But the therefore they have achieved their success. followers of our late President have never taken the trouble to learn the "Three Aspects of Domocracy" and when they were sent by him to copy the example of the Russians, they have again mistaken the work of the Communists for our own National Revolution. They have even treated the "Three Aspects of Democracy" as not being up-to-date doctrines, and indeed they will never understand what they have not now understood. Alias:) Fundamentally the Doctrine of the People's Livelihood does not differ from Communism in any way. (Note: What a clear explanation ! On the one hand our late President has warned his followers not to discriminate against Communists for they fall under the Communist Faction of our Kuomintang. Ün the other he has given them hints that they should not be diverted by anything that appears to be strange. Our principle of social living is itself Communism. A study of our President's treatise on the principle of socil living will show that it is Progressive Communism, different from the Communism of Soviet Russia, which is the theoretical and impracticable Communism of Marx. It is in fact the "doctrine of the People's Death". What may be useful for us to copy from the Russian Communists is

On the first revolution only their spirit of unrest.) of Russia, they only had the two principles of Democracy and Social Living, and they did not know until after 6 years' vigorous struggle with the Powers that they had to work the hardest for nationalism.

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