DEMOCRATIC CHINA

Dominion, Volume 38, Issue 289, 5 September 1945, Page 7

DEMOCRATIC CHINA

Chiang’s Programme (Received September 4, 7 p.tn.) CHUNGKING, September 4. A call to the Chinese'to crown victory by building a new united China as n model democratic State in the Far East was made by President Chiang Kai-shek ■iu a VP-day message. “We shall. brook no further delay in the inauguration ot constitutional democracy,” he snid. The Government will consult all parties before convoking a National Assembly at an early date. . . "Our foundation as a modern State is among the weakest among the United Nations. The most, important condition for national unity ig Jhe nationalization ot all armed forces. Disreputable practices like the employment, of armed forces in political controversy and the seizure of territory in defiance of Govern meat orders are relics of the days of the warlords, and t-bey cannot’ be tolerated in the national rebuilding. “There must he an early end to the wartime censorship so that, the people may have freedom of speech, political assembly and organization. Only thus can we treaj the path of democracy travelled by Britain and America.”

CEREMONY AT TRUK

GUAM, September 3. Tlie surrender of Truk was accomplished without incident. The Japanese envoys were not identified. Preliminary arrangements were made with KenrAdtniral Sumikawa, chief of staff 0.l the Japanese Fourth Fleet. This capitul'ilibu eliminated Japan’s strongest bypassed garrison.