The China of Chiang K'ai-Shek: A Political StudyLinebarger, Paul Myron Anthony
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The China of Chiang K'ai-Shek: A Political Study
Linebarger, Paul Myron Anthony
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975; China -- Politics and government -- 1912-1949
21. The banking business shall be strictly controlled, so that
commercial and industrial activities may be properly adjusted.
22. The legal tender shall be made unassailable; foreign exchange shall
be controlled; and imports and exports shall be regulated in order to
secure financial stability.
23. Facilities of communication shall be improved; transportation by
steamers, automobiles, and aeroplanes shall be undertaken; railroads and
highways shall be built; and air lines shall be increased.
24. No profiteering or cornering shall be allowed; and a system of
price-fixing shall be instituted.
F. MASS MOVEMENT:
25. The people throughout the country shall be organized into
occupational groups such as farmers, laborers, merchants, and students.
The principle shall be: From each according to his ability. The rich
shall contribute in money, and the able-bodied shall sweat. All classes
of people shall be mobilized for war.
26. In the course of the war, the freedom of speech, the freedom of the
press, and the freedom of assembly shall be fully guaranteed to the
people, provided they do not contravene Dr. Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary
principles or the provisions of the law.
27. Refugees from the war areas as well as unemployed people shall
receive relief, and shall be given proper training to fit them for
war-time work.
28. National consciousness shall be instilled into the people, so that
they may assist the Government in detecting and eradicating treasonable
acts. Traitors shall be severely punished, and their property shall be
confiscated.
G. EDUCATION:
29. The whole educational system shall be reorganized. A course of
war-time education shall be instituted and emphasis shall be placed on
the cultivation of morals, scientific research, and the expansion of
research facilities.
30. Various technical experts shall be trained and assigned to proper
posts in order to meet the requirements of war.
31. The youths of the nation shall be properly trained, so that they may
offer their services to society and contribute to the cause of the war.
_E._ AN OUTLINE OF WAR-TIME CONTROLMENT[1]
[Footnote 1: An unpublished memorandum presented in manuscript by
President Yü Yu-jên of the Control _Yüan_ to the author in Chungking,
September 1940. It consists of nine folios, not numbered, with a
chart. It is entitled _Chan Shih Chien-ch'a K'ai-lüeh_ (An Outline of
War-time Controlment), and is dated August, XXVIII (1939). The present
extract is folios 1-A to 4-B.]
An official but unpublished statement, this document was
presented by the President of the Control _Yüan_ to the
author for inclusion in the present work.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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