Peking, Sept. 15.
The British Legation hi re pared memorandum dealing with recent troubles. at the. International Export Company's factory Nanking and drawing attention to the fa reports and inflam-factory propaganda based. on these Sree since wened. The memorandum, which gives chapter and, verse for the allegations made, was} forwarded to the Ws opu Te-cently, accompanied by a strongly srorded Note. a leaflet declaring that the British marines had fired a volley and killed two and wounded more than ten workmen, The leaflet ends by galling for an intensified anti-British boycott.
On August 18, a further leafer, issued in the name of the Nanking Students Union, was distributed in Nanking, containing a violent Giatribe "against the cruelty and oppression of British imperialists. This document, the memorandum points out, repeats the false statement that the trouble arose through July 31, when mais The fe regarding the affray of From 13K. 8. Durban and one Work were landed) the Company's breaking faith with) man was wounded in a fracas with the Ct police, are, states the) memorandum, that not a single shot war ted by the British marines Teangvathey subject; the Chinese! Shuice" outside the factory were obiis to fire in self-defence, 'a result of which one workman {the workmen, and describes in lurid terms the massacre of defence-Jess workmen by the British marines. It further contains statement that "the Chinese police, oppressed by their officers, also opened fire to help in this cruel fact," and makes various insulting remarks regarding the attitude of the Chinese authorities.
'The Students' Work Ignoring the Facts On the morning of Augt document goes on to state, a local Chinese newspaper published an) Cheount_of the afair- which. perverted the facts from beginning toy end, and had obviously been inspired, if not drafted, by the! Students' Union. It asserted that, the workmen had been fired on by Mr, Clarke and other foreign members of the Company's staff, assisted, by the naval party from H. M. S._ Durban The newspaper also contained a highly inflammatory article Dased on the above account.
On the following day, an inflam-motory leaflet, bearing the usual) marke of student inspiration, was' distributed broadcast, in Nanking.! Tt was entitled:—"The British Boarines ha in Killed Workers at Nanking," and it declared that! 50 marines had been brought, into the factory, where they bolted the doors and fired a volley, three workmen being killed on the spot and; great numbers wounded. On the next morning after that, August placard was posted on all telegraph and telephone poles, nouncing that the British marines had killed large numbers of workmen.
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