CO129-512-1 Political situation in China- and Canton 30-11-1928 - 23-5-1929 — Page 176

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disarmament. For instance, we may station troops in a few

districts, and require them to suppress all the bandits

there within 3 or 5 months. If they fail to suppress them

properly, they should be treated as inefficient and disbanded

after the suppression of all the bandits, we should have

further disarmament, for two divisions will be sufficient for

preserving the general peace of the two Kwongs. After all

nothing can be devised for disarmament unless we make up our

minds about it. If only a superficial change is made, and

the existing number of troops remains as it is, it will not

only prejudice the project of disarmament but also no little

danger, it is to be feared, will be caused in future.

revenues of the Central Government total only 4 million

dollars and their expenses amount to several tens of millions

of dollars. In view of this our trouble is not because of

the non-unification of our financial administration, but

because of our failure to carry out the disarmament

effectively. Therefore unification of the financial administ

ration can only be effected when disarmament is properly

effected, and without disarmament the financial administrat-

ion can never be unified. Therefore disarmament is the most

serious problem we have at present. There has been much

comment on our national defences but in reality we are not

yet in a position to talk about it since we have as yet no

factory for the manufacture of the necessary materials such

as sulphuric acid, gun-powder etc. If we do not effect

disarmament so as to enable us to have an opportunity for

re-constructive work the question of national defence can

only be empty talk.

The Political Situation.

We have no need to refer to the past political

situation because no man was responsible for it. Superficially

the present political situation appears to have been much

improved