Manifesto by Peking Professors—Laws Which Must be Annulled—The Principles of Freedom By G. Gramada The following memorial has been drawn up by a group of Peking National University professors, for the purpose of defending their personal liberties against militeristic aggressions, The following professors signed the memorial: Suh Hu, Chang Mon-lin, Tao Lu-kung, Wang Cheng, Chang Tsu-shun, Li Ta-chao and Kao Yi-yeh.
The Peking National University has constantly and bitterly fought for academic freedom. The dis missal of the Chancellor, Tsai Yuan-pei, precipitated the Student Movement last year, and several of the professors have since been arrested for what the Peking Government has liked to call Bolshevik In their meniorial against tment, the professors of this University have kept themselves entirely aloof from politics and have tried to influence public opinion through their writings and publications, A group of professors together with educationalists from other parts of China, have recently been meeting in Shanghai with a view to finding a workable method for calling the Citizens' Convention and the memoria} which is given below, was one of the dominant influences in these meetings Prixciptes or Liserty.
"Why have the militarists and politicians dared to overrun the country according to their own wishes during the past few years? It is because the people have little spirit to fight for freedom of thought and freedom of speech. We, therefore, now maintain that there are a few fundamental principles of liberty which make for the life of society. We take this opportunity to indicate these principles to the public for its serious consideration.
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