The Archive · 1925

Tupan Acting Strong

There is no doubt, that the unrest and tendency 0 riot is due to the violent agitation which dents have been earryin the past. ten days, " The motory speeches have undoubtedly erated the impression that all foreigners are enemies and oppress ors, Consequently, the crowd is sipe for any kind of violence that! may serve to show their resentiie It is said that now the Supa ix furious with the students, He has strictly forbidden all public dem-monstrations and speeches. The city has been placed under martial law. All. antiforeign posters andi bills have been tom down.—'Thostreets arestrietly guarded by ermed police and goldiers, It ix said that. the "Pupan hax declared that, if there' are any more students wanting be shot, he in willing to do the shooting himself. Altogether, it in probable that at present a missic compound in Wuchang is ex safe Jor a foreigner's residence ax any place in China.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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