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 ton, and all other cities within his reach, and proclaimed the establishment of his right wing "government" at Nanking. The nationalist armies were definitely divided on a national scale into two hostile bodies.

The atmosphere in Hankow at the time of our arrival, both as regards the heads of the government and the masses of the people, can be described in no better way then by copying a few items from the People's Tribune, an English language daily published in Hankow, which relates to the reception given the Delegation by the government and the masses, followed by the manifesto which was issued by the International Delegation to the imperialist soldiers and sailors of the foreign powers:

On April 2nd, the International Workers' Delegation was received by the Enlarged Political Council of the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee, at its session.

The session was opened by Mr. Hsu Chien, Minister of Justice in the Nationalist Government. Mr. Hsu Chien in his opening address recalled how Dr. Sun Yat Sen had clearly seen and understood the necessity for an alliance with the revolutionary proletariat of the West. Dr. Sun had also clearly understood that the Chinese Revolution was an integral part of the World Revolution. Greeting the Delegation in warm and expressive words, the speaker concluded by saying that at this critical period and in spite of all difficulties and obstacles revolutionary China will continue its struggle for liberation to the end.

Just before the international delegates were given the floor, the Council was addressed by Mrs. Ho Shang-nee, the widow of the great revolutionary disciple of Dr. Sun—Liao Chung Kai. She sketched briefly the early activities of Dr. Sun Yat Sen in the beginning of this century. She greeted the International Workers' Delegation whose presence recalled to her mind those years when the revolutionary party was in its formation under the able guidance of the great revolutionary leader Sun.

Comrade Jaques Doriot then addressed the Political Council, greeting it in the name of the revolutionary proletariat of France and expressngexpressing [sic] the complete and unreserved solidarity of the millions of workers, he represents with the Chinese Revolution.