The Archive · 1925

Little Hsu

from China prot inst the 1 ig high time that, some one entertainment of "Little" Hsu at. Home which is perhaps the most, l-considered piece of blundering of, which the diplomats who are sup-Fored to know so much about the fairs of China, have been guilty, "Little" Hsu set himself Shanghai as a freebooter, utilizing the security of the International Settlement asa cover for his Schemes and its neutrality in the wars of China as a guard for his rear. He concocted an outrageous little war of his-own on. the outskirts of the Settlement, endangering the lives and property of all its inhabitants. His conduct was so pernicious that for once the foreigners acted and with the eon-tent of the Legations deported him from the city. This had the unanimous approval of forelgnets and most of the responsible the city. "Little" Hon's career Previous to this enterprise was not of a dissimilar nature. In Peking, in Mongolia, wherever he had been, he disturbed the peace in interest. As was travel li from Shanghai to Europe, the. Government changed in Peking and his party, the Anfa Club, came into power. They immediately took steps to save his "steps which indicated their utter dis vogard of the public desires, "Little Hsu was welcomed in Italy, i France, by the League of Nation: ond_in Britain, where a dinner was liveli to him which was attended ty Sir John Jordan, who at least, tone would have thought, would have known better. In view of the fact that he was deported by foreign /nuthorities from China, for the wel fare of millions of Chinese as well es foreigners, it is almost incon ceivable that people of position at Home should thus lend themselves to playing-the Anfu game and slap {heir compatriots out here in the face,

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