Piotest Against Japanese Repair of Fengtien War Vessels Taunsoay, May 19.
Considerable agitation is now going on amongst several local organizations against the alleged action of the Japanese in assisting the Fengtien militarists by repairing several men-of-war of the Tsingtao squadron at the dock yards in Port Arthur, mass meeting attended by about 300 members of the Shanghai Special District Kuomintang was held at West Gate on Tuesday: afternoon at which several speakers denounced the Japan penalists, saying that this action shows that the spirit which animate ed the Japanese when they present the 21 demands was still in existence. The Chinese people should be careful of the actions of the Japanese. After several speak-endorsed these views, the ins, were adoptlegraph a. protest ald be cent about "the 4. That a circular telegram be sent. to. various, heoughout "the "world That an organization to be called the Shanghat Cltize port Society should be formed to dear Leith the ease.
When the meeting dispersed the members marched away shouting the following slogany:—"Overthrow the Japanese impenalists and the Fengtien and Shantung militarists;" "Let us break through the united front of ¢he imperialists and militarists;" "The imperialists have always been the supporters of the militarists;" "The Japanese Government is the sole im-Perialist power of the Far East;"' "Let us restore Port Arthur and Dalny;" "Abrogate the unequal treaties between China and Japan; Japan ¢o-operate'
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