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THE DEVELOPMENT OF RIOTS AND DISORDER IN CHINA.
FAOTS OF THE SITUATION REVIEWED.
AN ANSWER TO THE PEKING STUDENTS" UNION.
[Concluded]
There was curious sequel to the The use of the expression "playing afener perpetrated by the Canton troops cricket" by the Peking Students' Union on the Shameen. It would seem that is a clever attempt to lend a Chinese the foreign community of the Canton value to an expression apparently used. Christina College has a “decided pen-fin its European senac. “Playing cricket" chaus for meddling in affairs that are suggests a very different course of con-! bryond the scope of their duties,, 7 duct to the British gadent, whose youth- ligious or ducational, ride their Jetter | ful exuberance is tempered by a whole- of June 18th which appeared in the some respect for the law and never Clina-Leena The sentiments they in exhibits itself in shouting murderous dulged in thea were prompted by threats or rushing police stations. The desire promote the welfare of the expression connotes straightforward, bend Chinese nation and toster international ourable conduct. It means Friendship, Again on the night of the should go through life without ever 23rd June seventeen Americ members ascribing to your opponents menar of the College stafi expresses with all motives than your own. Young China's the dignity of a formal Resolution, their chauvinism nourishes itself on ill-diges- horror that "a Chinese patriotic parade"
ted ideas of civic rights and liberty. It won prikol fargely of defenerless people! was held upon by Shameen troops. This may appear splendid in the valour of ignorance but has yet to acquire dis Resolution was drafteil in Chinese hy
cretion. And sincerity. The chronicles Chinese after hurried midnight con
of history need to be carefully translated| siderations of ex parte evidence. The
signatories recorded their determination
that you
into practice. Young China's slogan is
"Down With Imperialism." Yet Chinese "to cooperate with the Chinese in the prosecution of their case" and resolved history tells the stadent that is was unly that "we make our position known direct.ander Imperial rule that China made any ly to the American government and and progress. Learning is lumber unless it the American people, with the hope that brings us into the arena with increased. Amories will do all ja her power to understanding and fixity of purpose
the fervour of Assist China." (We quote,from the trans. Heated oratory and lation of the Resolution priated in the excitement do hot carry us far. Qur faithful'orgar of the Kuomintang, the discontent with things as they are is not Panton Ginželte. We are unable, there alleviated by dealing with questions of fore, to assume responsibility for the right and wrong is an aggressive and The fatuous manner. And we cannot call a truth or accuracy of the text) document, as published, is n gratuitous new, sentiment into being to redress the aspersion on all the foreign nations rebalance of the.eld Heady doctrines and presented by their nationals in Shameen. violent and destructive impulses come The Vice-President of the college is the from minorities: bence slaughter and only one, so far, who has had the cour red tuin cannot cutlive Fraternity and agr to acknowledge publicly that xiner goodwill. It is well to remember that he sign the Resolution he has per the Goddess of Renson harely survived sonally gathered" information from eyr Robespierre and his guillotine. It is witnesses' which entirely satisfies me that equally fitile to cover the true with the the firing started from the Chines: side." false. Facts remain facts however wa The trust of many of the signatories disguise them and truth is triumphant în The responsibility for the apparently was not equal to the strain the end.
rest with of continued residener among their Chi- turmoil in China does not nese friends, for they made haste to find Great Britain. The British' are innocent safety elsewhere, a few of them in Houg. of the accusations that have been made against them. Their initial and subse kang with the Britishers whom they had quent actions during the last few weeks just condemned unheard. Some of them, have resulted from provocation, the necessity to maintain order and to save, we understand, maintain that it was
not only their own lives but also the lives necessary to defend "the Chinese, right and property of peaceful Chinese citizcas. Abundant evidence has been collected or wrong-because if we dont the Chi that Bolshevik money and activities are nese staff would ask us to resign upon behind these disturbances. Large quan- tities of the subversive and anti-foreign qur return when the trouble is over." literature that the Bolsheviks delight in
Now, it is fatal to insinuate in some thanrhave been found in schools at
relative fashion that we are just as right
and other places. Evidences of when we were wrong. The only final and financial assistance, too, for many months deadly error among all our errors is past are numerous. The latest instance denying that we have ever erred. But is the receipt for 60,000 "gold roubles possibly it was the excitement of the found on Dosser, who is now before the moment and an abounding faith that Mixed Court at Shanghai. Yet, by the was responsible for these Christian Anglo-Russian Trade Agreement the getiren overlooking one very impor- Soviet Government is pledged to refrain tant teaching of their Master: Judge from agitation in Asia against Great not, that ye be not judged. Or it may Britain. But, of course, such obligations be that the signing of the Resolution was brought about by a display of forces At any rate, it is charitable to suppos that there may have been subtle sugg tions of the efficacy of lead and steel.
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The impulse of a strong civilization to of the Shameen terrible incidents" that take its place in the family of nations. resulted in the merciless killing and to escape from an irksome formalism and express its conscious national file, must. wounding of hundreds of Gtizens. (We warn our readers that claim the sympathy and respect of alị fair-minded people. But, true national we are quoting again from the resource aspirations must have a central idea to tul Canton Dazette.) We are inclined rally Found, a fixed objective in sight, to believe, with the German community The justice and friendship of foreign here, that there is a possibility of the nations is not enlisted nor their help letter being a fake.
assured by the superficial, sterile agitation of those who profess to guide China to a higher destiny while they spend her strength in wild excesses and internecine struggles. And it behoves us, as much in the interests of China as of ourselves, to deaf frmly and ruthlessly with all at tempts to imitate the outrageous methods of Bolshevism. This hideous menace to all that is good and great in humanity (3) The Bolsheviks are inspiring and must be got rid of at any cost. Peace, supporting the no less credulous not war. is the desire of" war-worn studenter
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Frons this welter of mendacious state ments and absurdly garbled versions of events a few facts emerge. We observe (1) A spirit of violence is abroad"; (2) Stadenta are the chief agitators and are embroiling the credulous masser by skilful methods of in timidation.
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