In alluding to the up-to-date appearance of the streets of Taiyuan fu, the Capital of Shansi, most of which he said were broad and macadamized, and the city's _improved sanitation, Dr. Edwards re-{ferred to industrial schools. In this connexion he spoke of a minor, but none the less humanitarian measure lof the Governor's—an institution for putting beggars to useful trades. There were no beggars in Shansi; if any were caught they were sent to this school, where they were well looked after.
The Governor is evidently determined to defend hig province from [the machinations of the military satraps of China. Somehow he had {found the money (Dr. Edwards continued) to equip a big well-trained army and—it was paid. regularly. Recruiting was at present in pro-[gress owing to the present situation Jon the borders. Talyuantu, #0 far away from the world, now acrodrome, in which a dozen foreigners, most_of whom were Germans, "Dr. Edwards thought. [were employed. Four-thousand men found employment at al; "a strong "forth but to defend the provincial eapit-
The Bolshevist Menace Manifestations of anti-foreignism during the last few years were certainly not com) to the feeling that existed there before the Boxer troubles. It ha recently been impetus, thanks to the who had Shanghai Soviet emissaries. Bolshevism was certainly a problem that the Govern-ler would soon have to tackle. The [students had started both an anti Christian and anti-foreign move ment, but their efforts had possibly' been' supplemented by propaganda from Pingyuanfu, Dr. Edwards be-leved. At that place there was 4 Bolshevist bookshop.
Merchants' Victory over Students But to the commercial community ithe students' views and Communism twere as yet almost _anathem This was borne out by a recent incident in. Taiyuanfu. The merchants had been forced to come to an understanding with the students to get rid of all Japanese goods within three months and stocks of British goods within 18 months. When the students wanted to alter this and ordered merchants to stop selling [both Japanese and British goods within three months, the shopkeepere refused point' blank. The angry schoolboys sent a deputation to the chamber of commerce. After disfiguring a photograph of the chairman and writing underneath it the word, "Traitor," they removed ft into the streets, where it was displayed to rious populace. This proved too much for the merjehants. A four-day trike was immediately ordered, during which period not a single shop had its shutters down, while public utilities, Jsuch as lighting, ceased to function. 'The chamber resolved that until the photograph was returned and apologies were made, the shops would not be. reopened. Afraid' that they had aroused the anger of the populace, the students felt disferetion the the better part of valour, and forthwith returned the
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