The Archive · 1920

The Student Strike Failure

Government's Seeming Victory—Students on New Lines A Force not to be Suppressed From @ Student Corresponcent 'The students' strike is finished. In some cities, in most cities students are still out of school. But they will return before many days and the commencement exercises will be held as usual. Ap parently the Government has won a signal victory. The strike, which was ill-timed and without dramatic appeal, was scotched. The French officials have sealed the doors of the union in Shanghai. The Government has asserted the principle that the masses have no right to meddle with political and diplomatic affairs and it has vindicated its position by a complete victory. In the democratic republic of China, it now to be understood that only officials may discuss questions con-corning the country. The masses must be quiescent, silent, uninquisitive. How long can such a situation last?

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