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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1925.

ship by the Prolotariat to educate the coming generation--In Com munistic ideas. In fact, Bolshe Alvism represented the preparatory period before the introduction of Communism,

The Bolshevik method of go- verning the people was, Mr. Hell- strom said, by force and terror, the people having no" voice in the Government. It was ruled by a The Theatre Royal was last party which, in Russia, had about evening filled with an audience of 500,000 members, controlling 180 six hundred people who listened millions of people. The real dan- with considerable interest to anger in Bolshevism was that a small address "prepared by Mr. C minority could, by means of an Bertil Hellstrom on the subject of excellent organisation, keep a big "Bolshevism" in Russia and Canton country under its sway, even if the and its future menace to the people's ideas were different to Chinese and civilization. Mr. Athose of the leaders. In Russia the Macgown, a prominent resident, of lever used by the Bolshevists was Swatow, also spoke on the condi- the Russian pensants' craving for tions existing In that port. At the land. When the peasants were close there were many questions promised the land belonging to the and a general discussion urging big landowners, they seized it and action on the part of the Home thus became allies of the Bolshe- Government. An attempt

was vists, though" nokbeing Bolshevik made to voice the meeting's feeling themselves or in their ideas. The by resolution, but the Hon." Mr. peasants

Russin P. H. Holyoak said that a pledge about 95 her cent of the 80 that population, hal, been given that the meeting whole would not be used as an instru only a very small part of the ment for voicing political viewpopulation could actually put up and promised that a further gather any resistance against the Bolshe ing would be called shortly where viks, resolutions on the present situation would be discussed.

in

number

In China," Mr. Hellstrom con- tinued, "a strong national feeling The meeting was presided over is growing among the young Chin- by Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, who was ese party, which, so far, has been supported on the platform by Mr. undefined in its object, but the] C. J. Bertil Hellstrom, the Hon. Bolsheviks have crystallised, the Mr. P. H. Halyoak, the Hon. Mr. Chinese national feeling into dis- C. G. Alabaster, K.C. the Hon. satisfaction with the treaties and have also Mr. Chow Shou-son, the Hon. Mr. Treaty Powers and AT0. Lang, the Hon. Mr. H. W worked up an artificial anti-for- Bird, Mr. A. Macgown, Mr. A. H. eign feeling which they have used Barlow and Mr. J. Owen Hughes. as a shield behind which they Introducing the lecturer, the themselves have worked, not for Chairman said: Gentleman. Ching but for their own purposes." When we used to read about (Applause).

Bolshevism in Russin after Explaining the "Third Interna- the révolution and the reigntional," Mr. Hellstrom said that of terror inaugurated there, we this body was a Committee esta- little thought that in Hongkong blished at a time when the Com- we should one day find ourselves munist workmen from all coun face to face with a similar, state tries met to discuss the "World Re- The Third Interna- of affairs at our very doors. But valution," such in now the case and the situa-tional" was the Soviet unofficiali tion has developed so rapidly that institution for propaganda in for- it is doubtful if people yet realize cign countries and also the labour- Into what parlous conditioners' organisation. Its ultimate ob- Canton and the Kwangtung ject was world revolution through Province are drifting..

-Minority Movement..

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Inbour and to destroy all capita- lists throughout the world. They? Thad not left that out of sight in

Canton to-day..

It is a matter that affects us all vitally. We want to see a well

The Shameen "Incident." governed and prosperous South

Mr. Hellstrom mentioned that as China, not only for the sake of our long as the late Dr."Sun Yat-sen friends the Chinese but also for was in charge of the de furto Go- our own trade. In the last two rnments in Canton, the Bolshe- months' trade has been at a standviks were looked upon as murely still owing to the strike and hoycott advisers and friends of the Chin- which has been fomented and main-ese, but immediately after his tained by the regular Bolshevik death,they aucceeded in obtaining

The vast method of terrorizing.

a much bigger influence in the majority of the people, of course, Kuomintang party. Mr. Hellstrom are not "in sympathy with the trapped. Bolshevist activities in movement which is directed by a Canton up to the time of the Sha- small minority backed by Russians meen incident, and proceeded: “I But so far they have found them was. present and saw the proces- selves powerless to contest against sion on June 23rd. It was unques- the violent methods adopted and tionably arranged by the Bolshe check the activity of the Reds. viks for propaganda purposes with Mr. C . B. Hellstrom, who has all the skill at their disposal. First kindly consented to address US came various Guilds of workers, to-day was in the Swedish Legation schools. students and peasants, in Moscow from 1916 to 1918 and and while they went along. à re- was for three months in charge of mark was passed that the proces-} British interests there. "He was sion was extraordinarily peaceful able to watch Bolshevism in opera- But when the rear of the proces- tion in Russia and he, has lately sion care nearer, they were work- studied the development of it infed.up into a frenzy by agitators | Canton. He is therefore, well who were running on both sides. qualified to speak on the subject of the procession. The people! and I feel it hardly necessary to yelled and shouted against Sha-!

address to commend his

your meen, waving their flags. Just bef thoughtful attention. (Appinuse). fore the troops, were a number of Mr. Hellstrom who was then "Boy Scouts" who were worked up called upon to address the gather-by the agitators to a state of mind ing, mentioned that as perhaps his that they did not know what they pronunciation in English would be were doing. Suddenly a shot was very dieult for some of those fired from Shaki Street, followed present to understand, he had by a couple of others, and then a prepared his speech, which the volley of shots, which was answer- Hon. Mr. Holyoak had kindly con-ed from Shameen by. machine) gented to read to the audience. guns. The first, shots were un- He should be pleased to answer questionably fired by the Chinese any questions that might be asked on Shakl Street, and there was at the close.

some delay in answering fire from Shameen. The Bolsheviks had ar- ranged the procession with both Mr. Hellstroin, pointed out in civilians and troops in order to his address, which was read by create the "incident". the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, Mr. Hellstrom described what that Bolshevism its pre- took place Immediately after the Bent form in Russia was firing. how the dead bodies were

Communism. It

photographed, which clearly went sort of State Socialism with all to show, that the "incident" was the means of production controlled pre-arranged for politics pur- by the Government: The Bolshe-poses. He next explained the pre viks themselves explained the pre-sent composition of the Canton sent form of Bolshevism as the Government, which is now entirely 23 dientarship by the Proletariat, in modelled on Bolshevik lines, and Exposted on or Will leave homewardbound order to prepare the ground for of the methods adopted with the a new economic system, which view to providing funds for main- eventually will be Communism."taining the strikers from Hong- The dicatorship by the Proletariat kong. It had been stated that the was necessary because the present taxes imposed upon the people generation had been brought up brought in a sum of about $3,000,- in n world with a capital- 000, of which the strikers had only listic system

that and

It received about $50,000. Bolshe therefore would never " baviks were gradually seizing the old able to understand Communism. Institutions in Canton and replac The Proletariat was the only classing them with Bolshevik Institu- which was attracted to Communistions. The Strikers Union tle' ideas, and that was why they

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