The Archive · 1925

Anti-British Labourers

Even before the rise of the "Russian" government to supreme power here, the striking labourers bad established a government of their own, that is to say, whenever they have seen fit to disobey government: al mandates, or to take the Jaw into their own hands, they have not hesitated to do so. They constantly arrest persons whom they suspect of having violated laws which have been passed by the executive committee of the strikers' unions, of The Students Government In addition to the strikers' government, there is another government here in Canton which bows to no higher authority—the students' government. The Kuangtung University has for a long time been most Bolshevisti¢e. As soon as Cheung Kai-shek was firmly estabished in his office of Protector, the University gave notice to the owners of Kung Yee Hospital and Medical School that the University would at once take over this institution and von it as a part of their own organization. Nothing was said about compensating the owners for the loss of their property, and the head of Kung Yee, who was 30 audacious as to oppose the scheme, had to flee for his life, The Russian system of school management has been adopted in Kung Yee, and the Medical College students now select their teachers by popular vote, the desirability of employing anyone as an instructor being determined solely by the votes of the students, Truly Bolshevism is most firmly established in Canton.

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