The Archive · 1925

The June 1 Affair

Extract from Mixed Court Register for Tuesday, *June 9, 1925.

Asscesor, Mr. Jacobs. Magistrate, Mr. Kwan, (First hearing—Tuesday, June 2, 1925.)

Tsang Zai Ching Servant Aged 24! YuiChaMing Cook "23 Sung Ding Tsoong Servant "30 Sung Ping Fung Coolie "20 Yue Tung Yih Shop Assistant Exmmrt No. 8, Pranslation of a letter found at the Shanghai University addressed to Wah Kwen ce Zee Mei Zung, Purchasing Department, Commer: cial Press, Paoshan Road.

Brother Wah Kwen, I thank you for your kind regards. The following are a few of may opinions:- (1) Shopkeepers Strike. Although this brings great loss to business foreign businers has received a rear blow. The people aho have greatly affected, The ce. currence is very deplorable and the strike of the shopkeepers is necessary in order to express their sympathy. For several thousand of yearn the Chinese have only kno about their family relations. a have not paid attention to rac! questions Int at this time the whole of the Chineve nation is united.

42) Shopherp: rs and Labourers Strike, This is the next important wop to be taken in racial revolution, Although the shopk have gone on strike, the aa foreign employ have not. joined in. The third step ix to overthrow the militarist (those who carry sins and bullets) but this seems impossible as w have military knowledge.

Chinese Army ly too weak to pres vent foreign invasion and there is no other way except we should start a students' army.—China thas not paid attention to military education in schools. The second step has been realised and good results will be obtained, at: least} we can get compensation. As to the retrocession of the Foreign Settlement it may not, be possible.

(8) The whole Nation has pressed Ite Sympathy.—"Vhis is Also a necessary step. A citizens Mass Meeting "way held to-day attended by "30,000. men_ mostly students and it was decided, (a) To send telegrams throughout the whole world.

(b). "To send telegrams to the British people. is will arouse a racial Revelution throughout the whole workd, Of you have time please call on me atthe school. (Not at my residence.) This letter cannot prose all T wish to say but I will con nieate with you Inter.

(Signed) Tong. ong. June

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