The Archive · 1901

A Serious Accusation

Itis stated that a Censor has recently denounced to the Tarone the students of the Tungwén College at Peking accusing them joined the Allied forces as when the ety fell. The melist acknowledges that there were a [few who were loyal enough to refuse to join the enemy, and also some who were [forced into joining having done all they could in their new capacity to ameliorate the condition of their fellow-countrymen when placed at the mercy of Foreign troops. But the majority of the students and some of their teachers forgot their duty to their country and sought only for what was to their best personal advantage. It is there-Hfore reenmmended that after peace has been declared the conduct of the students should be investigated and the guilty punished.

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