The Archive · 1921

The Professor Among the Bolshevists

A Fantastic Chinese Story

According to the Chinese Press, a certain professor (who shall be nameless), formerly of Peking University, has returned from extensive travels and is now en+ gaged in Bolshevist propaganda among his countrymen. As the agent of a Russian organization, the circulation of pamphlets and he is engaged in superintending,

circulars advocating Communism. In Shanghai, his particular pitch is said to be in the. neighbourhood: of Ferry Road, where it is hoped to enrol a number of members from among the factory workers. Operations ave also being conducted among the employees of the Shanghai-Nanking, the Tientsin-Pukow, and the Peking-Hankow Railways, and the reporter learns that 300,000 men have been induced to join the movement.

Meanwhile, the professor is said to have journeyed to Canton for the purpose of enlisting the sympathy "of Sun Yat-sen. Incidentally, he will endeavour obtain "a large sum" for cireulation among the workers during the holiday.

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