CO129-512-1 Political situation in China- and Canton 30-11-1928 - 23-5-1929 — Page 77

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completed, but I had no time to show it to you before

I left for Japan. It is now ready, and I will send

a copy to you for the perusal of yourself and

Sir Shou-son Chow, and, if you think it has any

value, the perusal of His Excellency the Governor.

I have no personal ambition, but I feel that every

citizen of China should conceive it his duty to

work, according to his ability, for a lasting peace

in the country.

3.

Chang Tso-lin, before his death, and Tuan Chi-jui heard of my scheme, and expressed a desire to

see the memorandum when it was finished.

as I am in Hong Kong I will not discuss, or concern

myself in politics. I must not abuse the

hospitality of the Colony.

As long

When I was in Japan I

was invited by Chang Hsueh-liang and Yang Yu-ting to

meet them at Dairen, together with representatives of

Tuan Chi-jui, Wu Pei-fu and Sun Chuan-fang.

By the

time I reached Dairen, Yang Yu-ting had unfortunately

met with his death at the hands of Chang Hsueh-liang,

and so I desisted from meeting Chang.

4.

When in Dairen I met informally the

representatives of Tuan Chi-jui, Wu Pei-fu, Chang

Chung-chang and Sun Chuan-fang.

I propounded my

scheme before them, and they communicated my views to their principals. My scheme is roughly this :

(a) There should be a Central Government with full

authority over the army and the navy;

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(b) the country being so large, each province should have some sort of autonomy in the government of its local affairs;

(c) the men in command of armies in the province

should

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