71. The Constitution is enforced upon the day of announcement, having been approved by the Corps Leader.
FOOTNOTE:
[1] San-min-chu-i Ch'ing-nien T'uan Chung-yang T'uan-pu [San Min Chu I Youth Corps Central Corps Headquarters], San-min-chu-i Ch'ing-nien T'uan T'uan-chang [Corps Constitution of the San Min Chu I Youth Corps], Chungking, n.d.
C. THE DUTIES AND GENERAL ACTIVITIES OF THE SAN MIN CHU I YOUTH CORPS (CH'ÊN CH'ÊNG)[1]
A lecture delivered May 9, 1940, before a Kuomintang training class: note the somewhat pedagogical outline. General Ch'ên Ch'êng, until recently Secretary-General of the Corps, is one of the closest military associates of the Generalissimo.
Outline
A. THE DUTIES AND NATURE OF THE CORPS:
1. Duties: to organize and train the nation's youth with a view to enforcing the San Min Chu I; to lead and unify the ideals, opinions and activities of the nation's youth; to centralize and cultivate special talents, forming a nucleus to serve as a model.
2. Activities: to urge youths to join the practical work connected with the war of national defense; to enforce military and political training; to encourage civil progress, labor and skill in production.
3. Nature: the Corps is an organization composed of young people and included within the Kuomintang. The Kuomintang and the Corps are one and indivisible.