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BOLSHEVISM'S WAR ON MISSIONS.
ENDEAVOUR TO SEIZE OWNERSHIP OF THE STOUT MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL IN WUCHOW.
MISSIONARIES FORCED TO LEAVE INSTITUTION UNDER THREÄTS ✅AND · INSULTS.
PROTECTION FROM U.S. GUNBOAT.
Dated March 22nd, 1926.
We could not sign this document, but prepared the following statement which we did not have an opportunity of pre-
"On account of the antagonism and opposition, by certain factions to the on-going of Christian work in Kwangsi and Kwangtung Provinces, at the present, time, we na individuals have agreed to stand with our Chinese Baptist Brethren in the following resqlutions:
Dr. G. W. Leavell, who recently left for } America, has contributed to the Ne. Daily News the following account of the developments which led to the "closing of the Stout Memorial Hospital at Wachowsenting:—
Following the violent outbreak of anti- foreign feeling throughout China in Juns of 1923, right up to the present time, the wark of the Stout. Memorial Hospital has been carried on from day to day with much apprehension and uncertainty. The under-current of unrest, dissathfaction and growing anti-for-iga feeling has made the situation extremely difficult, When he rising tide of patriotisni reached us last summer, the students began to stage | patriotic demonstrations, the Enbor Unions were enlisted and general strikes were called and carried out.
(1) That we earnestly desire a con- ference as soon as possible between the Chinese and Foreign Governments through their duly appointed officials, for the consideration of the revision of the existing treaties.
(2) That we state firfly our behet in the one True God and His Son Christ Jesus and look Grmly in faith to the power of the Holy Spirit to guile and protect us in our daily life and work.
(3) That we approve, of and look forward to the organization of further Joint Boards of Control with our Chi- nese Brethren for the management of the Funds entrusted to us and the work of our Baptist Institution."
During this period, a strike was ordered by the Labour Unions at the Stout Mein- orial Hospital. The matter was brought to the attention of the Military General)
Being a friend of governing Kwangsi. the hospital he immediately issued a strong proclamation for the protection of
FOOD SUPPLIES HELD UP. the Hospital staff, and the strike was can
Our personal servants were intimidated Frelled by the Labour Unions. We thus
Having joined the averted the initial attack and were able and threatened:
Labour Unions they were officially noti to carry on for the rest of the year.
During the full nad winter months"anti- led to strike. On the morning of March Christian organization was very active air, all personal servants on the Mission Compound walked out Instructions were. Wuchow. Demonstrations, parades, post-
Christians.
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general meeting held on March 23rd, to Had this gunboat been one or two days sand five representatives to make a thin later in arriving, perhaps the writer negotiation with American Missionaries,
Doctors, and Ladies of the Baptist would not now be telling the story. The Mission in Wuchow. Four demands presence of the Pampanga greatly strenge presented were as under
thened our precarious position..
Under the Command of Lieut-Comdr.
1. We, the American Missionaries, doctors, and ladies, agres that the future preaching of Christianity in G. W. Dugger, conferences were arranged China and the handling of benevolent on the Pampanga with the Chinese affairs will depend on nothing but the
assistance of the True God and the pro- officials, and the matter of protection of tection of the local government and not all foreigners and the American property the privilege of the missionary treaties of the Mission was insisted upon. The (Lc treaties respecting missionaries in China)
Secretary of Foreign Affairs tried "in We, the American Missionaries, every way to help, but the Military earnestly desire to assist the Chinese Headquarters gave him no support, and Government in ita recovery of Customs autonomy and in the abrogation of the his hands were tied. The Secretary of unfair treaties imposed by the Powers Foreign Affairs is the official representa- with oppression.
tive of the foreigners in the other Chinese officials.
3. We, the American Missionaries, do wish to request our Government to annul the so-called "unfair treaties and to revise the treaties respecting the mutual honour and equality between: both nations.
4.
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VALUABLE ASSISTANCE.
The Chief of Police tried to help and In regard to the preaching work protect but Bolshevism knows nothing of of the Mission, we, the American Mia law and order, and the mass of strikers aionaries, not only desire to handle it and pickets seemed to have entire control. in co-operation with Chinese disciples, Outnumbered by national movement the but also to hand over the work to their management. For instance, the Kwei police could not afford to clash with the Nam Pui Ching School has been entirely sentiment of the populace as expressed handed over to the control of the Kwei in their agitation and hatred and Nam Joint Board, and the preaching
work, inimion locations, and clergymen numerous demonstrations. preaching had been under the control In the name of the United States Gov- of the Preaching Board for over
A decade. A committee was organized ernment and all fairness under the exist by the Kwai Nam Joint Board to run ing treaties appeals were made to every the Stout Memorial Hospital the year official departa:ent represented at Wu- before last. The only institution dichow, which is a treaty port, but little. controlled by the Kwei Nam Joint
Board is the Waang To Girls School. help or protection was offered. Our Miss McMinn earnestly wishes Finally, after two days' hard work that the Kwei Nam Joint Board will and "under the cover of the American immediately organize a committee to run it. Should the representatives of the Kyei Nam Join: Board find the above points unsatisfactory, same can he rectified at any time. In the event
gunboat, the missionaries managed to get their baggage out to the river bank. No armed force was actually landed, but it
of the Kwel Nam Joint Board being seemed exceedingly dangerous for us as able to make an independent stand and we went back and forth to the Mission support itself. par American Mis-Compound, sionaries will turn over everything to it."
Signature of Missionaries.
Representative of the
Promotion Association.
We are quite frank to say, and with all possible emphasis, that without the American gushon, and the assistane of the offers and, men we would in probability have been forged to evacuaty Realizing that there was no way to without my' of our effects or hospital
THE CLOVEN HOOF.
Having landed our baggage on the river bank, the men froin the Pamj
ers and newspaper articles were much iven to the coolies and cooks, and other in evidence, and the Hospital staff, as helpers that they should do nothing what- well as all Christians, were much conever for the, Hospital. A member of this cerned at the threats and growing anti-organization walked boldly into the hos foreign sentiment, which seented constant pital ofice and instructed the cashier thatnery on the work of the hospital, the equipment and leave the hospital, kinder- superintendent announced on the morn- garten, girls' school, and the five mission ly increasing and gaining greater force from that time forward all hospital funds.
ing of March 9th that salaries 'would ¦ residences at the merey of the rabble to And momentum. A demonstration was
were not to be turned över to the forrig
be paid on the following day, and the looted and damaged. staged for Christmas Day, and there was doctor in charge of the Hospital, but r
hospital, was officially closed, and sealed; great agitation on the part of the anti-this organization. This demand was mad.
upon the threat of the cashier being killed the American Authorities. At the unless he played instructions. The forest minute the Department of Public assisted us in moving it to a Customs sign doctor in charge of the Hospital Health, under the Military organization bant, and it was towed to the side of the actually caught this man in the act of at Wuchow, presented a proposition to gunboat. Without this assistance wo passing this order to the Hospital cashier take over the hospital as a Public Health could not have taken anything away.
The seal of the American Navy was Pickets were placed at all entrances to Institution. This was found to be the the Mission Compound. All foreigners ultimate aim in calling a strike a placed on the doors of the property, and were closely watched by the native pickets, closing the hospital. The American all foreigners evacuated the Compou and nothing was allowed to be taken in Trustees of the hospital instructed the and Hospital at 11.30 am April 3rd... or out of the Hospital for the forvigarrs. superintendent not to enter upon any 1926. AVe left immediately for Canton No food could be purchased or supplies plan of co-operation whereby the owner ander the protection of the American secured.
ship of the property, and the work of Navy aboard the hospital motorboat. the hospital would be placed in danger. Bomuke.
A CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION. Early in this year some of the moye radical Christian's representing all the denominations at Wachow, organized the su-alled Chinese Christian Promotion Aerociation." They enlisted all the men bers of the churches who had in any way been dissatisfied with the work and or
Fanization of the Churches and their managetzen: This body was organized in order to meet the opposition to the Chinese Christians, and had in its initial purpose the abject, of proving to the masses the loyalty of the Chinese Chris- tians to their country.
Securing the support of the Bolshevik elenient: the military headquarters: the Labour, Unious and the strikers operating at Wuchow. demands were presented to the American members of the. Southern Baptist Mission through the Chinese Promotion Association, and we were ask- "ed to sign the following demands:-
"DEMANDS ON FOREIGN MISSIONARIES (PRESENTED BY THE KWANGSI CHINESE CHRISTIAN PROMOTION ASSOCIATION.)
LA MANIFESTO :
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A manifesto, typewritten and signed with pen and ink, is to be banded to the Kwangsi Chinese Christian Promotion Association, to be forwarded to newspaper presses for publication. The manifesto must embody the following six important paints:-
(1) The realization of the fact that the unfair treaties are oppressive to
· China-
(2) The impropriety of foreignet depending on treaty protection while performing missionary work in China.
(3) The approval of the Chinese starting to free themselves of all un- equal restraints.
(4) The earnest desire of assisting. as an individual; the Chinese to relieve themselves from various oppressions.
THE ULTIMATUM.
In a few days the following ultimatum was addressed in writing and sent to us as follows:-
"Wuchow, March 26th.
Dr. G. W. Leavell, Rev. Tipton,
Rev. Rex Ray,
Dr. Bailey,
Miss McMinn,
Miss Pearl Johnson.
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So the negotiations along this line were. The property is at the mercy of the hat encouraged. It seemed impossible to strikers, but the Wuchow police depart work out in any way a plan of co-opera- ment have promised' to give protection. tion. The Chinese Staff left early on the We paid the Police Department H.K. morning of March 31st, and we closed $300 for salary and equipment for ten up the hospital, suspending all work for policemen, and will arrange to forward the time being.
further salaries as agreed.
All patients were removed and the entire Chinese staff of the Hospital left with their baggage before noon. A close
On the basis of Christian doctrine we do not recognize the existence in the human being, of unfairness and unguard was placed about the Hospital fredom which cause pains of oppression and no Chinese was allowed to enter among races and nations. Our nation No help could be secured for any par- has been labouring under extreme pains.
The pitiful part of the situation, as we see it now, is that the radicals in Chink under the influence of Bolshevik pro- paganda, are demanding less Consular and Naval protection for foreigners re- through the officials to the foreigners in a siding in China, they offer no help
of oppression from the unfair trenties pose. The removal of baggage and times of danger and opposition, and it concluded with the Powers and your effects was a problem. The foreigners the ability to maintain law and order. is yet to be demonstrated that they have nation. You, Missionaries and Doctors, were allowed to go in and out without among their own nationals. We fear. have come to China so long, have wit
nessed the terrible conditions arising being actually stopped, but always in that our experience during these trying. therefrom, and should have assisted the the face of a restless crowd of very lives of the foreigners and foreign pro- days calls for better protection of the Chinese to abrogate unfair treaties angry-looking and entirely irresponsible perty and a fuller enforcement" of exist- the Christian mind of altruism.
We have sent delegates to approach you three times, demanding your joint approval of the abrogation of mission- dry and all unfair treaties and your re- cognition of the open management of missionary affairs. Our demands are firmly refused. The saying that the mis- sionaries and doctors are vanguards of the Imperialistic invaders proves to be a fact undeniable. Fragrances and hardly asociable. stink must be separated, so enemies are We have resolved, finally and unanimously to sever friend ship with you, missionaries and doctors. This is for your 'consideration. Yours yery truly, (Chopped), KWANGSI CHISERE CHRISTIAN
PROMOTION ASSOCIATION. We appealed to the Military officials
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Canton,
(Sd) CEO. W. LEAVELJ.
Superintendent, Stout Memorial Hospital. April 5th, 1926.
people. Each time we went outside of -ing treaties. the gate our lives were in danger and we always heard such expressions ar
"KILL. THE FOREIGNERS.". "DOWN WITH THE IMPERIALISTA.”
CHINA FOX THE CHINESE". TAKE BACK THE HOSPITAL PROPERTY.' KILL ALL THE CHRISTIANS,"
A GUNBOAT AKRIVES. We tried in every way to get help in removing some of our trunks. The work men were willing and ready to earn. a little money, but the strikers drove them off, and threatened their lives. We were isolated, disgraced, insulted and em- barrassed. Secing that the only way to
(5) The earnest desire, as an indivi-and the Secretary of, Foreign Affairs to get our trunks off the Compound was to dual, of declaring to the world that all save the work of the Hospital for the remove them ourselves, the four Ameri the unfair treaties imposed on China people of Kwangai, The Labour organizacan men on the Mission Station under- should be abrogated.
tions seemed to have thorough control look with great difficulty the task. and power, and the military and other As we went down the streets we were officials supported the Soviet Russians, surrounded by an angry mob, bowling allowed without molestation, the carrying threats and insults at us as we carried out of the programme.
(8) The individual recognition of the fact that missionary affairs belong to the Gon and should be openly handled _by_Chinese Christiana
·2-OPEN HANDLING OF MISSIONARY:
AFFAIRS:
(1) The Committee. The Committe of various departments should consist of over 50 per cent. of Chinese members
A STRIKE ORDERED.
our heavy loads to the shipping offre, At times the situation was tense with
CORRESPONDENCE.
A CORRECTION.
i [TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS."]
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SIR,In the course of the Report by. the Daily Press on Friday last, of the the Legislative Council on Thursday last proceedings in the Finance Committee of the following paragraph accura
***KOWLOON EDAD IMPROVEMENT. Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, referring to a vote of $22,000 for improvementa to the junction of Nathan and Gas- coigne Roads, said he noticed that the surfacing was to be macadam.
The Chairman said the method prigi nally suggested by the Hon. Member would have cost $55,000."
The above report of what the Chair man (the Colonial Secretary) asid is in- correct. What be said was:
** The method originally suggested would cost $45,000; and the material for surfacing has been altered" to macadam na suggested by the Honour. able Member."
A strike was ordered of all hospital excitement and danger. One wrong move helpers and nurses in the hospital. This on the part of the foreigners would, with (9) The Power of the Committee was to take effect when salaries for Marchout doubt, have caused violence. The Committee of various departments:
We had notified the American Consul- should have the power to manage or towers paid on April 1st. Some of the loyal improve the affairs of the department Christians tried to save the situation from General in Canton of the situation. He I should be much obliged if you would. concerned. A
disaster, and presented the following for gave good counsel and advice and it was kindly insert this correction in your next (3) Finance The funds derived siganture, which we could conscientiously exceeding fortunate for us and our fully,
issue of the Daily Pres-Yours faith from contribution of foreign mission-
anfety at Wuchow that the American aries are to be controlled and appen agree to sign- printed by the Committee of the depart ment concerned.
**** The Kwangar Chinese Christian gunboat Pampanga came up to our reliet Promotion Association, resolve in a from Hongkong, arriving March esth.
HE POLLOCK.
Prince's Buildings, 26th, April, 1928.