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our huomintang.

Our eyes were not opened to all these

intrigues before March, and they were revealed only

recently. In our Party Purification Movement we should

see to it that the principles and policies of our President

are realized. It was owing to the power of our military

comrades that our kuomintang was not overthrow.

The

grave responsibility of our huomintang rests on the

shoulders of our military comrades; so all our military

comrades must be united."

(8) Next Tang Yin Wa, member of the Special Council

in reporting what had been done in the Party Purification

Movement said,

"Our Party Purification Movement was found necessary chiefly on the discovery of the intrigues the Communi sta

had devised to destroy our kuomintang. In their intrigues

the Communists first wanted to stir up dissension among

the members of our kuomintang by a distinction into

Leftists and Rightists, and secondly to mislead the two

large classes of workmen and peasants into trusting them-

selves to their management. when we were setting out on our Northern Expedition, they denied that the opportunity was ripe for the purpose, and when we had penetrated to wuhan, they did everything within their power to stop

our further advance. Later when we occupied Nanchang

and then Shan hai, they become very uneasy, and seeing

that the organisations of the Communists could not keep

pace with the development of our Northem Expedition,

they created disturbances forthwith, realing the inmost

nature of their arms. Thus our Party was compelled to

deal with them by drastic measures. On the night of

the 14th. April I sent out at once as directed armed

police to stop all land communications and to have all

telephone offices supervised; and at the same time all

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