We have been asked by a number of the moderate rection of the Students' Federation to insert the fol-
Towing statement:
"Whilst it must be admitted that some members of the Students' Fed-€ration are inclined to be radical ard to present. certain. impossible demands, we ask the public to note that there are still some others whose aims are more moderate. The shooting affair in Nanking Road is leatly to be deplored and, whilst tre are strongly of the belief that the police were in the wrong in not ing'a sterner warfing, such as firing a volley into the air, we pre-for not to g9 into the pros and cons of the affair at this time but to Jawait. the judgement of more matured minds.
"It has been popularly reported Jthat the Students' Federation is a Bolshevik organization with antiforeign and anti-Christian aims, but we desire once and for all to pudiate this as strongly as possible. To the best of our knowledge the Federation is not and never was Bolshevik and. it is untrue and-un-
{cir to suggest the contrary, more jc: pecially that we are receiving financial support from the Soviet (Government. This Federation 3s not sufi-foreign and never was and it is only such afte wnking Road incident which would appear place on us an anti-foreign comtion. As' to being anti-Christian, statement may be taken for worth, but suffice St to fay that not @ few members of this! Federation are followers of Christ.
'The Students' Federation has been and is still doing its best to urge its members to maintain peace jond to observe the law and instruc tions have been sent out to the different members to this effect. Whilst. cot tempting to the best of our ability to do this, the fact cannot be avoided that certain undesirable clements are taking advantage of the situation an@ using the good name of students to further their ends. This is extremely unfortunate, but we hereby desire to announce that we [disassociate ourselves with such persons and their action:
"As tothe strike, we forbear from any eritisiem other than to state again that it is neither Bolshe-yik or unti-foreign, but a patriotic
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