'There is no doubt in the minds jof any class of Chinese in Peking: that the recent student demonstra~ tions here, immediately before and after Comrade Karakhan's return, were not spontaneous patriotic movements, but were carefully' engineered and timed by the professional Russian agitators as a welcome to the master mischief maker in China and as a sample of what was to be expected from fiater. 'The object was terrorism Jand the demonstrations undoubtedly idid succeed in inspiring terror in the Peking population, But another' object was attained which was not fon the programme and that was a strong reaction, in this city at least, revulsion of feeling against such foreign-inspired orgies. Peking's experience has served to shock many otherwise ardent patriots who have hitherto been led by the: nose, into the realization that Karakhan and his followers are, after all, foreigners and that they meddling in Peking's affairs and getting a hold on them not only prejudicial to "sovereign rights," "autonomy" and all the rest of it, but positively menacing to the, peace of the capital, How the Game is Worked The conclusion, as after most! events of this sort, is that (apart from whatever the Soviet is doing' or has done for the leaders of the People's Army) vast sums are being, spent upon the students, and it is rumoured that Karakhan'came back with $25,000,000 to support the Jeampaign. This is of course absurd. The Russian Bolshevik is now much too expert in judging the available material and too cautious in expenditure to make any such silly, mistake as trying to buy Sarge student bodies wholesale, It may interesting to know how such affairs as last Saturday's dis-are controlled and timed. Any simple minded Peking schoolboy can tell you all about it.
'The student mind, in the first place, qs been adroitly fed for some' years upon nationalistic and i-foreign propaganda, tit-bits of and communism to teach him the patter of the cult, and tons. of exotic modern literature. The average schoolboy knows almost 10- thing about the geography, modern history, or polities of his native land and absolutely nothing of inter-rational affairs, but he often knows great deal more of the ultramodern, neurotic literature of many lands than the majority of the readers of this paper. He has been not only poorly educated but grossly mis-educated "by his Bolshevized So with a hungry mind ere enthusiasm, he is, as putty fessed master who will come along and teach him something new. Any one who tried to buy his convictions would run a tremendous risk, while the ingratiating person wins hig confidence and gratitude. The Russians have studied the field too well not to know all this, so their tactics are radically different from what most persons suppose.
300 Bogus Students In Peking Red agitators have hired, man by man, over 300 bogus students who they have entered in the various schools.
Over 100 of these are in the Peking University. These men are trained as pro-almost a child, for the "eum putting a light toa hayrick. T of a million facts that point to a recent past so terrible that, contrasted with the present, the mind is led to say: "Surely Christ has come to the world again."
Perhaps He has, I do not know, but of this Tam assured, that the world of England to-day, despite its supposed irreligion the "emptying of our churches, more permeated than it ever has been by the spirit of clemency and justice, by the hatred of cruelty and oppression, and the determination, all events among the. masses, that: there shall be equal rights £05 SHOE weave st oe of pagandists, but being salaried Jagents are given no discretion in ithe character of their preachings. JAs each occasion arises the character of the student slogans, the nature of the writings that are to appear on their leaflets and bannere, the time and hour for an outbres and the character which it is to take, are prepared and instilled into the $00 salaried agents. Again, each of these men makes himself re. sponsible for the recruiting of feertain number of poor coolies and ruffians, who are pledged to create any sort of a disturbance and yell [themselves hoarse over any issu 0 much a head. In last Saturdi edifying demonstration, the price fixed was 50 cents each and when [some of the money was misap-[propriated by the agents, the 'University itself narrowly escaped Jwhat might be called a "counterrevolution.'
These make-believe students in Russian pay never attend lectures, fof course. They are too busy else: where. It is their duty to live among the students and take the lead in, all political discussions fnjecting into each such propaganda as the Soviet Embassy finds politic the moment, When the time comes for action, they get together, form a "Dare-to-Die" Corps, pro-fens a frenzy of patriotism and call for the rest to follow them. Lil sheep a certain number of ardent, ignorant, silly youngsters fall in line. The brave industrial proletanans, at 50 cents a head, join]
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