NATIONALIST CHINA
Leader’s Vigorous Speech
RUSSIAN PLAN ADMIRED
Shanghai, May 5.
Despite the threatened cleavage in the Nationalist ranks owing to (he sudden disaffection in Canton, the first National People’s Convention opened at Nanking amid scenes of the greatest enthusiasm, Chiang Kai-shek receiving a tremendous ovation. Among those present were the British,,, French, and Japanese Ministers. The living Buddha, resplendent in bright yellow robes, was an unexpected feature.
In Chiang’s opening address extraordinary emphasis was laid on the progress of the Soviet Government in recent years. Regarding what he described as the remarkable success of the Soviet’s fiveyear plan, Chiang urged delegates to pay special attention .to the achievement of the Soviet in developing communications and industries in the vicinity of Chinese Turkestan and Mongolia. : He also exhorted delegates to work for the complete abrogation of foreign treaties.
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Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 188, 7 May 1931, Page 9
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