ABSTRACT
The Chinese revolution has already developed to a new stage. At the beginning of this new stage, if we only point out the errors of the past from a negative perspective, we are bound to fail in leading the masses to push the revolutionary movement forward. New policies must be adopted to meet the needs of this new stage. For this purpose, the All-China Peasant Association today issues an important directive which points to the inevitability of certain phenomena in the early stage of the peasant movement and suggests some positive measures to deal with these problems. It instructs the peasant associations of Hunan, Hubei, and Jiangxi to implement these measures thoroughly. It is expected that, from now on, all the reactionary activities of sowing dissension will completely disappear, and the peasant movement will make great progress. Moreover, with these measures, the Chinese revolution will receive a real guarantee. This directive is not only of great importance to the peasant movement at present, it will also become the most illustrious chapter in the annals of the Chinese revolution. This newspaper made a special effort yesterday to obtain the original text of this directive, which is as follows:
