Confirmation Comes from Japan that the real Bolshevik propaganda in China was to come from north. We have already had the manifesto of the Russian students, which may or may not be considered a piece of Bolshevik literature, and now we have another manifesto issued at Vladivostok to the whole Chinese people. This, as a matter of fact, does not contain much that is new, merely repeating to China the promises made to restore the Chinese Eastern Railway, and to cancel all sorts of concessions. But perhaps of the greatest interest is the call it makes for the abolition of secret diplomacy, and in attacking this point it aims at a fundamental principle of the present system of Chinese government. The politicians of China are adepts at secret diplomacy, in fact the whole country, North and South, is undermined by subterranean channels. If we thought that a dose of Bolshevism would purge China and her politicians of all their secret agreements, pacts. compromises and the like we Tight recommend her to take the cine. But unfortunately Bolshevism is no more free from secret dealings than is any other fashion of thinking. as witness the Red efforts in Turkey. the United States and the unofficial efforts in China, To add int to their latest appeal the joylet asks China to embrace Bolshevism as an antidote to becoming another Korea or India. It might. however, be pointed out that neither Korea nor India has had such a thoroughly bad time as Russia has had since it went Bolshevik-
A new Chinese shipping company, having its object the maintenance of a service between China and South America vid Panama, will be shortly established, according to information from the Japanese Consul at Panama. This shipping company is being promoted by the Chinese merchants in Peru and Chile. The Chunghua Steamship Company is the name of the new concern.
A few days ago a clash took place between the President and the students of the Technical and Engineering College in Peking, with the result that the President received injuries to his head. In addition the students did much damage to his household effects, and turned him out of the school. The President reported the matter to the Ministry of Education, at the same time requesting the police authorities to have the students turned out and the college closed. This was done and the college taken possession of by the- Educational authorities,
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