The Soochow District Kuomintang. have capitulated and agreed to withdraw their censors from the various newspaper offices of that city, with the result that the 11 Journals which suspended public tion on July 3 appeared as usual on July 5, The 31 newspapers in question, it will be recalled, protested very vigorously against what they deemed to be unnecessary. censorship and the press by the Kuomintang military and police authorities at decided to suspend publication unt such a time as a guarantee was that the censors would be withdrawn and that their staffs would not be interfered with. This I demand was granted by the Kuomintang.
On July 4, the Aifti-Censor: ship Committee, compr presentatives of the papers, neid a meeting when it was announced that letters had been received from the authorities requesting. them to resume publication settlement of the matter.
"request" was refused and the Kuomintang sent representatives to nieet the members of the committee.
Alter considerable bargaining, during which the committee remained adamant, the Kuomintang representatives lowered their colours and promised to withdraw their censors. This was not considered sufficient by the committee, who insisted that! they should be riven a promise that! the newspaper stairs would not be interfered with in future, This demand likewise was granted, but. not before strong arguments had been put by the Kuomintang delegates, The Committee then passed. the following resolution That the 11 newspapers shall be issued as usual on July 5 in accordance with the wishes of the publics That no newspapers shall submit themselves. to censorship. for the time being.
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