Acceptance of Compassionate Grant Criticized The dignity of the Chinese nation has been impaired by the families of the victims of the May 30 incident, through their accepting the Shanghai Municipal Council's compassionate grant of $150,000. Thus say eleven members of the Oth District Kuomintang, and at a meeting they passed 'a resolution "that the local Kuomintang Headquarters be requested to take mon sures against the families of the May 0 victims who have accepted the gratuity from the S.M.C. thereby impairing the dignity of the Chinese nation."
The compassionate grant seems to have stirred up a fair amount of adverse criticism. The original offer, made some years ago, was not accepted, Then, through the kind offices of Mr. Vu Ya-ching, chi man of the San Peh Steamship Company and a member of the Shanghai Municipal Council, the committee representing the families of the victims accepted a new offer by the S.M.C., of $150,000 instead of the $75,000 originally offered. The incident was then considered closed, Instead of this, however, charges against the committee were made in the vernacular press, alleging, unfair distribution of the money, Two of the injured, for example, are alleged to have received $5,000 each, while the rest only got $500. Now a new attack is made on this subject, on the ground of "China's dignity," and it will be interesting to hear if there any further developments, on this work in an admirable fashion. For this reason, if for no other, the Y.M.C, A. deserves the best of interest and support.
Immediately following the dinner, Col. Birks, accompanied by his secretary, Mr. Nelson, and Dr. Yui, went on board the str. Loong Wo bound for the Wuhan cities where he is to spend several days visiting Uthe ¥.M.C.As.
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