Enclosure No. 3.
47
Translation.
(Extract from Kwok Man San Man, Canton, 24th January, 1927)
Communique by the Central Propaganda Committee on the
Tragedy of January the 3rd.
(1) The concessions in China are not only bases of
the imperialists for economic victimisation but are also
the headquarters of Chinese reactionaries. In recent
years Chinese revolutionary movements have been vigorously
developed, and the strife between the Chinese revolutionists
and the reactionaries has been very conspicuous, and everyone
knows that the concessions have been made their headquarters
by the reactionaries. Every case of suppression of
revolutionary influence in the concessions in recent
years in favour of the reactionaries has been proved.
All reactionaries conceal themselves in the concessions
and the foreign authorities protect them. hen Dr. Sun
went to Peking in the 13th year of the Chinese Republic
(1924) the Briti a imperialists in Shanghai actually spread
a rumour that Dr. Sun would not be allowed to land in the
concessions. As Dr. Sun was unanimously welcomed by all
the people of China, the Imperialists could not do as it
was rumoured. The Kwox Man Yat Po mich was the mouthpiece
of the National Revolutionary Army was closed down by the
British police. Other papers which followed the directions
of Sun Chuen Fong and Chang Tso Lim and attaced the
National Revolutionary Amy, on the other hand received
protection from the authorities of the concessions. Of
late large numbers of our Kuomintang members have been
arrested and imprisoned by the British and French authorities
in Tientsin or handed over to Chang of Mukden. This is a
strong