Local Bodies Indignant at the Despatch of Soldiers Weowesoay, June 8.
For the second time within a month the ire of the Chinese has Deen raised against the despatching of Japanese troops into Shantung' Yor the protection of Japanese life and property. On Monday and' yesterday several meetings of Jocal bodies, under the! auspices of the Kuomintang, have been held in an attempt to work up the masses, About 800 Tepresentatives of the offs public Hodis, leading. the howls and clleges, chambers. commerce, and street unions held 8 meeting at the Shanghai Special District Kuomintang headquarters at the West Gate, Representatives of 21 local bodies were appointed to! form a committee to deal with the aggression of the Japanese, following the heated speeches by radicals, During the Gatter part of the meeting the representatives started pass resolutions for the despatch of telegrams to the people of China, to Japan, and to the world protest ing against the action of the Fapanese, The following telegram was dv to be sent to the people throughout China:—
"On seeing the repented victories of the anti-Northern expedition and the perilous situation of Chang Ta0- lin and Chang Chung-chang, the Japanese have despatched soldier Into Shantung. So far several thousands of Japanese soldiers have been landed at "Tsingtao and denionstrative processions have been conducted. This is a serious disgrace to our country. We desire, even at the cost of our lives to protest against this state of affairs and we shall not give up until our object is attained, All the Chinese People should join us in this movement."
Representatives of this meeting and several members of the Shang: hai Students' Union met later the headquarters of the. Shanghe Students! Union in the Native City snd parsed the following. rexd (1) That a manifesto explaining. the reraon for the Chinese position to the Japanese troop entering Shantung should be issued; (2) that the Japanese Minister should be notified that the Chinese People are seriously alarmed over the decision to despatch troops into Shantung; (3) that an advertisement should be published in all the Papers of the foreign press explaining the opposition of the Chinese people to the Japanese entering Shantung.
Tt was also decided to send a propagandist committee into Japan to awaken the Japanese people to the plight of their Eastern brethren and to address another document throughout China as to sever all econo Japan,
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