893.00/10–1246: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 12—2:25 a.m.]
1639. On occasion of 35th anniversary October 10 Hankow uprising Gmo43 made radio address on current situation. He first outlined history of Kuomintang and progress of carrying out teachings of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, stating that though much progress had been made much yet remained to be done to complete this work and to fulfill ideals of national revolution. “That our National Government was able to lead the entire nation and people with concentrated will and solidified strength to negotiate difficulty after difficulty, obstacle after obstacle, and to overcome every crisis, internal and external, until the winning of the final victory, is precisely because our program for revolution and national reconstruction corresponds with the wish and desire of the entire nation and people.”
Accomplishments of past should be stimulus for future work and it is regrettable that postwar period has not been more fruitful.
“Unfortunately, as the last 10 months have gone by not one of our programs was implemented as scheduled. Even new disturbances continue unabated. It is painful indeed to see our fellow countrymen suffer directly or indirectly from national disunity, social disorder, and precarious living. I wish to take this occasion to outline for the information of my fellow countrymen just how our national foundation can be stabilized and how the abnormal state of affairs can be set straight.”
Basic conditions for “national reconstruction are national unification and social stability”. Without national unification internal disturbances will multiply and democratic government will have no chance. This means that regional domination must stop. “Under no condition can the Government brook any attempt to prevent national unification or any rebellion aimed at national disintegration. Still less can the entire people and nation look on unconcernedly and allow the country and nation to be plunged headlong into an inextricable abyss.”
Govt has never swerved from its policy of seeking solution of problems by political means. This requires nationalization of all troops and political democratization, convocation of National Assembly and broadening basis of Government.
“Today the Govt asks the Chinese Communist Party to abandon its plot to achieve regional domination and disintegration of the country [Page 360] by military force and to participate along with all other parties in the National Government and National Assembly. Realization of this step will correspond with the agreement reached jointly by the various political parties and groups and the unanimous desire of the entire masses of the people.”
It is also hope of Government that various political parties and groups will bring forth their lists of candidates for State Council and delegates to National Assembly.
Consistent wish of Government is for cessation of hostilities but this has been blocked by Communist obstinacy. Convocation of Committee of Three however will not take place until Communists and Government agree on certain fundamental issues and Communists by participating in such discussions prove their sincerity. Communists however have recently refused Govt proposals on reorganization of National Government and implementation for basis of army reorganization.
Government will not despite this abandon its policy of peaceful settlement and will continue to hope and seek for it. Political and military conditions in country as they exist today must not be allowed to continue. Gmo again proposed simultaneous convening of Five and Three Man Committees and stated that after agreement had been reached in them Government would immediately issue cease fire order “provided that Chinese Communists call a halt to their military operations and cease their attacks on National troops”.
“To pursue our heavy task of national reconstruction we must all follow with firm faith the prescribed course regardless of the difficulties. We must promote the enforcement of the quintuple power constitutional system and seek the full implementation of the three people’s principles.”
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