Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1937, Page 8

A—8 x THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. This is the sizth installment of two remarkable documents—Gen- eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek's “Diary of My Captivity in Sian” and Mme. Chiang’s own story of how she helped rescue her husband and save China from a civil war. BY GEN. CHIANG KAI-SHEK. 37, 'hil Kal- (e L Narth Amesican News- nd " the Baper ‘Allance, Tne. Al Tights reserved. eproduction in whole or in part for- bidden.) SHANGHAI—Entering the car that was to take me to Sian, I was assisted by Sun Ming-chiu and the brigade commander. Tan “Hai, the most trusted aide-de-camp of Chang Hsueh-liang, sat with the chauffeur. The car went straight to Sian. When nearing Tungkwan (the east city gate) 1 saw Chang’s personal car, and the brigade commander told me the dep- uty commander was coming. But Chang was not in the car. Instead there was an officer who conveyed in- structions from Chang where I was to | be taken. My destination was to be the new city building, the pacification commissioner’s headquarters at Sian, occupied by Yang Hu-cheng. A feeling of doubt rose in my mind. As I understood it was the northeast- ern army which revolted and besieged my headquarters. Why should I be | sent to Yang's place? When the car | reached the east gate I was further surprised at seeing the guards wearing armlets of the 17th Army (Yang's army). I then thought that, as Yang | did not attend my dinner of the pre- vious night, he must have been de- tained by Chang. Yang Ts Trusted Comrade. T also believed that the high offi- eers of the central government at Sian must have met with the same fate and that the armlets of the 17th Army worn by the soldiers had pos- eibly been taken from Yang's soldiers after being disarmed by Chang’s men and were used to conceal their {dentity. Yang is an old comrade of our party and has long been in asso- ciation with the revolutionary move- ment. It was my strong conviction that he took no part in the revolt When I entered the new city build- ing I did not see Yang. After a while | Sung Wen-mei, commander of the! special service battalion of the pacifi- cation commissioner's headquarters, entered my room. To him Sun Ming: chiu handed over the gu duty. Sung told me that Chang Hsueh- | liang said he wished me to rest for a | while and that he would soon come. | I ordered him to send for Chang, who appeared half an hour later. He was very respectful to me, but I did not return his courtesies. Chang &tood with his hands at his s I asked him: “Did you know be- forehand about today’s revolt?” He answered in the negative. | I continued: “If you have no pre- vious knowledge of the affair. you should see that I return immediately to Nanking or Loyang. Then it may | not be difficult to settle this affair.” Chang answered: “I did not know | anything of the actual developments, | but I wish to lay my views before your | excellency, the generalissimo.” | Invites Quick Death. T retorted: “Do you still call me the generalissimo? If you still recog- | nize me as your superior, you should send me to Loyang; otherwise you are | & rebel. Since I am in the hands of | a rebel, you had better shoot me dead. ‘There is nothing else to say.” Chang replied: “If y excellency accepts my suggestions, I shall obey your orders.” | I rebuked him by saying: “Which | are you, my subordinate or my enemy? | If my subordinate, you should obey my orders. If you are my enemy, you | should kill me without delay. You should choose either of these two steps, but say nothing more, for I will not listen to you.” | Chang then explained that in tak ng this action his motive was rev lutionary, but not mutinous. | I then shouted in indignation: | “Why do you still disclaim any pre- | vious knowledge of the mutiny?” | Chang answered: “Even if we are | enemies, there is still the possibility for us to enter into negotiations.” I was almost overcome with anger and retorted: “Can there be any talk between enemies? What type of man | do you take me to be? Can the rebels | and my enemies compel me to sur- render by force?” | Chang was somewhat taken aback and added: “I am not alone respon- | sible for this affair. There are many | other people who are in the move- ment, which should be referred to the people for their verdict. Should the people be in sympathy with this move- ment, then it will prove that I am rep- resenting the common will of the peo- ple and your excellency will realize that my action is not wrong. Then you may retire from office and let me do the work. If the people are not in sympathy with the movement, then I shall admit my own fault and your excellency may resume your work. I believe I have not in any way dis- obeyed your teachings. Please, don't be angry, and consider the matter carefully.” Mob Excuse for Killing Seen. When I heard “the people’s ver- dict” I realized that it was a mali- cious plot to kill me by using the mob a8 their excuse. I shouted: “You are crazy! Do you think that the people | are in sympathy with your mutiny? Even the so-called ‘Popular Frent’ will | not give you their support. You claim that your motives are revolutionary. Can a mutiny be called a revolution? Chen Chiung-ming (civil governor of Canton who mutinied against Sun Yat Sen in 1922) also claimed to be a revolutionist, but who in the world could believe him? “Since you are a rebel, how can you even expect to command the obedience of your men who surround this house? How can you be a man yourself? How can you be sure that your men will not foliow your example and do as you are doing to me? Remember that, four years ago, the people wanted to get hold of you and punish you, but I took the blame for you—I do not know how many times. Because I took a generous, protective attitude toward you, you were able to go abroad. From now on, in spite of the size I THINNING HAIR? Don’t neglect it! Fol- low Glover’s System. It has arecord of over. 50 years of success! It consists of condition- ing the scalp—using Glover’s Mange Med- icine and systematic Massage. Shampoo with Glover's Medicated | Soap. At all Druggists. e Your Barber can i you Glover's. MANGE MEDICINE GLOVERS | protection.” | to the nation, what face have I to eat | | me for a long time. | gram to my wife. The Kidnaping of Gen. Chiang of the world, where will you find a place for yourself? Living, there will be no place to put your feet; dead, there will be no place to bury your bones. You still do not realize your predicament, but I do. I am reclly afraid for you.” Chang’s Face Changes Color. On hearing this, Chang’s face sud- denly changed color. He said, “Are you still so obstinate?” I retorted: “What do you mean by ‘obstinate’? I am your superior and you are a rebel. According to mili- tary discipline and the law of the land you, as a rebel, deserve not only repri- mand, but also punishment. My head may be cut off, my body may be mu- tilated, but I must preserve the honor of the Chinese race and must uphold law and order. Iam now in the hands of you rebels. If I allow the honor of the 400,000,000 people whom I repre- sent to be degraded by accepting any demands in order to save my life, we should lose our national existence. “Do you think that by using force you can compel me to surrender to you rebels? Today you have lethal weapons; I have none. But instead I am armed with the princi les of righteousness. These are my weapons of defense. With these I must defend the honor of the people whom I rep- resent and must be a faithful follower of our late leader (Dr. Sun Yat Sen). I shall not do anything to betray the trust imposed on me by the martyrs of the revolution. I shall not bring shame and dishonor to this world, to the memory of my parents and to the nation. “You, young man, do you think you | can make me submissive by force? You mistake my firm stand on the principles of law and order for obsti- | nacy. If you are a brave man, kill | me; if not, confess your sins and let | me go. If you do neither, you will be in a dangerous position. Why don’t you kill me now?” ‘When he heard this, he was down- cast and remained silent. After a while he asked: “Why don’t you give more thought to this matter? I am going.” Then I gestured with my hand and said: “Get out!” Invites Chiang to Use Home. He assumed a more respectful man- ner and asked me whether I would wish to remove to his home. I an- wered: “I shall never enter the| enemy’s camp.” | He then said if I lived with him | I would be safe. | I retorted, “I need none of your | He then stood up and sat down sev- eral times and watched for any change of my countenance. I closed my eyes and paid him no attention. | During the following half hour he repeatedly said that he would go; finally he sat down again and ordered | the servant to bring food to my room and asked me to eat. I said, “I have already reached the age of 50, and, | since I am the cause of so much worry | the food won by their sweat and blood, | to say nothing of touching the food | provided by an enemy?” | I refused to eat. Chang stood by | I asked him where was Shao Li-tzu, chairman of the Shensi provincial government. He answered that Shao was also in the headquarters of the pacification commissioner. He added that the | high military officers of the central government were all safe, excep: Chien Ta-chun, who was wounded by a gun- shot in a struggle with the mutinous soldiers. He informed me it was merely a superficial wound near his | ear. | I ordered him to send for Shao. He sent a guard to look for him, but he himself remained beside me. A | few minutes later Shao came and in- quired after my health. Chang then withdrew. | I asked Shao: ‘Have you come from the office of the provincial govern- ment?” Shao answered: “I came from the office of the commander of the paci- fication commissioner’s bodyguards. Gen. Chien was also there, but he is wounded. He was shot through the chest and bled profusely. He’ has been removed to another place for medical attention.” Although Chang had left my room, Battalion Comdr. Sung was still wait- | ing at the door. Twice I told him to go away and to close the door, but Sung failed to do so. I then stood up to shut the door myself Sung entered the room and asked me to perdon him. He said that he was ordered to wait on me and that he did not think it safe to close the door. I knew he kept a watch over me, but I paid him no more attention. ‘Writes Message to Wife. I told Shao briefly what I had said to Chang, and then drew up a tele- I handed the tele- gram to Battalion Comdr. Sung and asked him to take it to Chang for | dispatch. | At that time I knew I would be a martyr of the revolution and that I must leave my last words to my family. When Shao saw that in my heart I had definitely determined to sacrifice my life, he was greatly moved. He said: “I believe it is impos- sible for you to go back to Loyang, but I think Chs~s will have no courage to harm yo'i. But if the case is al- lowed to diig on for some time, I am afraid other complications will arise. As your excellency's personal safety is closely bound up with the safety of the nation, it is advisable for you to take great care of yourself. I re- member that, in 1927 and 1931, twice you tendered your resignation, but owing to the fact that your services were urgently needed by the party e WONDERFUL ANN, YOUR SKIN 1S LOVELY TONIGHT. 1 DISCOVERED AN AMAZING, INEXPENSIVI BEAWTY TREATMENT:. CUTICURA SOAP. FORA BLEMISHED SKIN THE COMPLETE TREATMENT IS CUTICURA SOAP AND O/NTMENT For FREE write “Cuticura” Devt.mlden. Mass. and the government, you re-entered the political arena after a short time of retirement. How does that com- pare with present circumstances?” I told him that the trouble was the: I trusted others too much and neg- lected to take necessasy precautions. “For this reason,” I continued, “a great injury has been done to the country. After my return to Nanking I shall tender by resignation again and ask the central government to punish me. But I shall never resign my post in Sian under the duress of my subordinates. Even if they want me to issue an order, or to grant cer- tain conditions, I will die rather than do so0. If I yielded on any point for my personal safety, I would forfeit the confidence placed in me by 400,- 000,000 people.” Shao remained silent. As I was thinly clad, he told me to put on more clothing. I told him I needed no more clothing. Exhausted by Lack of Food. Battalion Comdr. Sung offered me a fur-lined gowxy but I refused to accept it. The attendants served breakfast and biscuits, but I told them to take the food away. I was on the point of exhaustion and lay down to sleep. Shao left after telling me to take care of my health. After Shao's departure, Battalion Comdr. Sung entered and asked whether I recognized him. I told him that I did not. Sung said he was at one time & cadet at Whampoa Military Academy (China's West Point, where Chiang once taught). At a time only two months before his graduation he was dismissed from the academy for some unknown reason. He claimed to be my pupil. Sung waited upon me very attentively. He offered me clothes and food, and gently asked me to accept them. I then said to him: “Do you re- member what I taught you when you were in the acacemy? A revolution- ist must be a man of integrity. Now I cannot sacrifice my personal integ= rity even to save my life. What I taught you in the academy you should adhere to. If my actions do not agree with my words, how can I be a teacher of others?” Sung retired. Throughout that day I took no food. The attendants remained awake the | whole night. December 13. I got up at 8 o'clock. The attendants told me that Chang had called at 6 o'clock. As I was asleep, he did not dare to disturb me. 1 then sent for Shao. A short while later Chang came again. He paid me great respect and asked my permission to speak to me once again. I told him that I was so tired that I could not talk. He with- drew from my presence without saying a word. Food Bought Privately. Battalion Comdr. Sung and the servants of the headquarters served breakfast. They said they had bought the food with their own money. They did so because I was not willing to eat the food provided by the authori- ties there. They emphasized the fact that my personal safety was closely related to the safety of the nation. They added: “As your excellency fasted the whole day yesterday, we beg you to take food, if only for our sake If your excellency does not care to eat for your personal comfort, then surely the interests of the nation must be taken into consideration.” I answered: “Thank you much, but I am not hungry yet. When | I need food I shal! ask for it.” On this day I have not taken any food. At 11 o'clock Shao again called. I felt a pain in my loins and in my legs, and I could scarcely sit up. Shao sat by my bedside while Battalion Comdr. Sung kept watch. I ordered Sung to | retire, but he said that he had been ordered by Chang to watch me and did not dare to withdraw from my presence without orders. Shao said: “Chang just told me that it was rather inconvenient for If Your Dentist Hurts You Try DR. FIELD PLATE EXPERT Double Suction =] I guarantee a Tight Fit in any Mouth Violet Ray Treatment for Pyorrhea Extractions____$1 & $2. 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As this was the Sian Paci~ fication commissioner’s headquarters, it was logically an organization under the Executive Yuan. Being chief of the Executive Yuan, it was appro- priate for me to remain there. I added that, if Chang could not send me back to Loyang, I would die there. Lenient Attitude Urged. Shao advised me to be more lenient to Chang when he came to see me next time. To this I answered: “I used to have high hopes of Chang. On for- mer occasions he treated me as if I were his father, I could speak harsh words to him without hurting his feelings. In ordinary circumstances Chang could say anything to me, but today I would not listen to his words even though they do not convey de- mands and conditions for me. You should try to dissuade Chang from being fooled by others. He should awake from his dream of a Sino-Rus- sian alliance. He should not be un- der the delusion that, even if he fails in this coup, he can still go abroad to enjoy himself. He should realize that if he commits such folly without any feelings of repentance no coune- try or people in this world would re- gard him as a friend. He will lose the respect of the whole world, “Chang is supposed to pay me respect and have confidence in me, | but he should realize that if he really | respects or has confidence in his leader he should do what he can to defend his leader when the latter is being unjustly attacked by others. If he fails to do so under such circume stances and remains silent or indif- ferent, then his respect and confidence are not genuine. He will finally take up arms against his leader and bye and bye his insubordination will result in his own death. The other day Chang told me that he informed the petitioners (students) at Pachiao that he could act as their spokesman | WITH V-8 engines in two sizes, the Ford V-8 Truck offers new effi- ciency in handling the work—new economy when you figure the costs. 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You probably know that Dr. Sun assigned me to Chen’s headquarters. At first Chen had great confidence in me, but gradually he changed his attitude and from time to time gave me all sorts of trouble. I bore his unkind treatment patiently. One day at the officers’ mess Yeh Chu made slan- derous attacks on Dr. Sun and nick-~ named him ‘Sun, the big gun.’ Chen was not perturbed by these slander- ous remarks, but I was very indig- nant. Laying down my chop-stocks, I left the mess table and asked Chen to come to another room. 1 asked him whether he had heard Yeh's words and, if 50, why he did not stop Yeh's slanderous attack on Dr. Sun. Chen mollified my feelings with am- biguous words and completely evaded the issue. “Knowing that he would sooner or later turn against Dr. Sun, I packed my luggage and returned to my native place. 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