Leaders Attacked by Shanghai Union Members of the Shanghai Students Union propose to call a National Students Convention" in Shanghai on August 20 and a special preparatory committee has been appointed to make necessary acvougements. The following circular has been issued to the Kuomintang, and student organizations throughout the eountry:—
"in accordance with the constitution of the National Students Union, a National Convention should be held once a year. More than a year has now passed since the 9th Convention so we must call the 10th in order to elect a new committee to replace the old members, More over, a China has been undergoing radical changes in political and economical respects and as many sigzniproblems have arisen from the new situation, the students, who present and constitute the chief actors in the Nationalist movement, and in patriotic activities, should take the opportunity to gather together in order more effectively to work for China's welfare and support our diplomats in their negotiations with the foreign Powers.
"It in abundantly clear that there no excuse for not calling the 10th Convention, The Shanghai Union, on the basis of these reasons, has repeatedly urged the National Union to call this Convention but those who have monopolized that Union, owing to various reasons are re" instant to do so, fearing perhaps fishness may be exposed to the genal public.
"Since the occurrence of the d plorable Tsinan Affair, the National Union hay been adopting every means to prevent patriotic activities and patriotic movements by. student organizations in various places. They have deceived the Central Government into paying them a huge fand amounting to. $80,000 s0 that they may appoint and send three delegates to the World's Youn. People's Peace Conference which was instituted and called by the Amperialists, They ate apparently indifferent and cold-hearted to th students movement for the caus of the country and they are interested in and wish to uphold foreign Imperialism, "Being aware of the importance and the urgency of preserving the good reputation of the students movement in this country and not desirous of becoming discouraged or of giving away to a few unscrupulous and corrupt members of the National Union, we, the Shanghai Ger eral Students Union, hereby undertake the responsibility of calling this very significant National Students Convention and hereby name the time and place as August 20 at Shanghai, "All student organizations are cordially invited to send ropresentatives to the Convention, which will be of immense value and will be a. huge contribution to the future destiny of our country.
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