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The statement is no fiments of the imagination, but is a hard sold fact, supported by evidence which is irrefutable and by the knowledge of what the Commun On Friday, March 12, 1926, sts have already done in Russin,
The rice situation apparently is what probably will prove to be an which is equally not to be.
cor-going from bad to worse, but epoch-making event in the historytroverted.
bhere are hopes that the action of China took place at the
It is to counteract these dar-promised by the authorities and Olympic Theatre, Shanghai, whengers, in whatever manner they the merchants will mean a great the Constitutional Defence may be counteracted within the deal in relieving present condi League held its first open meet-bounds of legality, that the Con- tions ing and made known to the genstitutional Defence League of Few stocks have been coming in eral public its basic aims and Shanghal has been formed, and it from the interior and none, the ideale aims, and deals the realis, the boundon duty of every North China Daily News" is in- isation of which is as vitally im foreigner in China to lend his formed, have come from the south. portant to the ship's officer and support to that League and to Prices are extremely high and shipping interests generally as assist, in whatever, manner the will, it is thought, soon reach the to the ordinary man-in-the-street individual can best assist, in the record level of 1920, which ex- in China. The Constitutional De- struggle against the growth of a ceeded $20 per picul for the best fence League is an unofficial canker which, unarrested in its grade of the grain, organisation the membership of development, would bind human-
Quotations for
best $17.50 which is unrestricted as to na-ity in a thraldom the like of grade stood between tionality or sex, and the object which history has never yet and $18,, per picul, and for poorer merchants of which, briefly, is to fight and known, but the nature of which qualities the rice to counteract the dangerous, in the events in Russia during the quoted $14 and $15, Chapel mer sidious revolutionary and de-last few years will convey chants were selling at higher structive forces of Communiem sufficiently vivid indication.. prices than those in the Interna which have become so deeply en
tional Settlement, who are to a trenched in China to-day. The
certain extent. controlled by the League already embraces no less
Counefl than fourteen nationalities, and can boast among its membership: persons from all walks of life, who understand what Commun- iam really is-a cruel and wicked creed utterly opposed in every
The Taiku correspondent of the way to the ethics of constitution. C. Daily News" says alism; who realise that its pre-
Shansi has made great progress gress in any form constitutes. ain the establishment of modern grave danger to the maintenance village schools in the last few of those four cardinal rights years. There are, however, large which it took civilised humanity number of mountain hamlets for Among those present were Fu centuries to attain the right of which the expense of opening a Chiang, the Shanghai Taoyin person, the right of property, re-modern school and Jinviting the Chang Shou-chi, Shanghai Dis ligious freedom, and freedom of teacher with training to conduct triet Magistrate; Feng Sheng speech and who appreciate fully it properly is prohibitive. In Paoshan Magistrate; Hsu Yuan, the vital, the urgent necessity of such hamlets, providing the numCommissioner of Foreign Affairs; organised. widespread, and in her of families is large enough to Chu Yu-chui, Superintendent of tense anti-communistic activity if afford any sort of school what Customs; and representatives of the grave danger that now threa-lever, one finds the old type of the Shanghai Chinese General tens the very foundations of school and schoolmaster, teach-District and Chapel Chambers of law, order and progress through- ing the "Four Books" as in the Commerce, the Shanghai Jon Chu out the world is successfully to golden days before "National Tang Rice, Guild, the Cha Chu be combatted.
Readers were invented.
Tang Rice Association, the Shang- This danger is neither an im aginary nor an exaggerated one, and besets every class of human ity and every aspect of human activity. It has behind it a high y and scientifically organised Body of men, who command vast amount of wealth who are come 17 boys who study in the
TEACHER'S WAGES IN SHANSI
In view of the serious sitúa- tion which is causing consider- able alarm in Chinese circles, es.. pecially among the poor, who in the end are the greatest sufferers, Gen. Yen Chun-yang, Commi sioner of Shangha and Woosung Police and Martial Law Forces, on March 18, called a meeting of officials and merchants to discuss the matter.
I talked with such an old hai Flour Merchants' Association fashioned pedagogue the other and shipping companies, and day. His school is in an almost other prominent merchants, and inaccessible village some 10, miles gentry.. back from the plain. The village has 25. families, mostly with the surname Li. From these families
A SERIOUS SITUATION. Gen. Yen himself occupied the chair and dwelt on the gravity of the situation at length. The posi
as ruthless in their plottings and old gentleman's school. There are tion was critical said Gen... Yen, machinations as remorseless in two terms annually of three and ways and means had to be their treatment of those who op-months each. For teaching adevised to remedy matters. He pose them or would oppose them: term the master receives a mentioned the reasons for the who have no code of honour and "salary of 20 tico, worth at pre-shortage and said that the situa none of justice and equity and sent about $6. This is paid from tion could be met. if there were who, in their efforts to bring the village treasury. The old close co-operation between the about
call what they
the teacher exclaimed pathetically, merchants and the local officials, "dictatorship of the proletariat," "It isn't enough to keep me " After lengthy discussion, it was would shatter and triturate every However, he went on to men decided that the most important semblance of human progress, tion certain prequisites attached step to be taken was to bring the every symbol of humanity's welto the office. On the first day of price down and this could be done fare, and every bedrock of human tha. 12th moon each boy brings by the importation of more happiness and prosperity,
the master four bowls of parched stocks and the establishment of And in China (says "Shipping beans. On the eighth of the cheap sales bureaux. and Engineering") the danger of same month a gift from each Gen. Yen volunteered to this is great, and the consequences pupil is four bowls of millet, and tablish a couple of the latter and of the Communists obtaining con- jujubes cooked together. On the the other officials present pro- trol of this already sorely-tried winter solstice, tung chin," each mised likewise, The merchants nation and country are so ap-boy brings a 'gift of four glutin-thought that they could take palling as to stagger the imagina-ous cakes. Salt, vinegar, tea and similar steps but they would first tion. Communistic activity and tobacco are provided by the vil have to take the matter up with Communistic plots in China are lage. Furthermore, upon the their colleagues. In this, how on a tremendous scale. Agents opening of the spring term each ever, they did not anticipate meet. and satellites have been proved pupil in turn invites the mastering with any obstacles beyond doubt to exist in all parts to his home for a meal. In this The Chinese General Chamber of the country, working insidious- particular village about half the of Commerce, which has received. ly but thoroughly to plant the people live in caves in the loesa. numerous appeals from tha seeds of Communism which would The theoretical scheme by various public organisations and rise to transform China into a which the educational authorities individuals to find a solution of of Shansi provide education for the situation, has arranged with The children in the small moun- the Chapel and Shanghai District AMERICAN FAR EAST LINEtain hamlets is to group a num-Chambers to hold a joint meeting ber of such hamlets together as a for the discussion of present con- "village," with one school at the ditions. The General Chamber centre of the group. Practically, has not yet taken any definite such a scheme is not workable, steps, nor has anything yet been and cannot be because of the decided. It. will not work alone physical difficulties: There are and will co-operate with other no roads other than footpaths, local public bodies. the distances are too great, and, wolves and leopards lie in wait in these mountain ravines. The pro- blem of providing education for Goods arrived per as, "Benarty" Shansi's sturdy, mountain boya remaining undelivered after March: and girls is one still awaiting 80, will be subject to rent. Agents, solution.
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