Safely ensconced in the precincts of the French Concession, the National Students' Federation one day this week drew up a list of 11 topics for discussion at President Harding's forthcoming conference. It was an imposing list, and it was rather pleasing to find that the students had no objection to disarmament being discussed. Still that was only one of several questions, and not apparently of any greater moment than the other points which, as coming from them. the students apparently expect the world to take notice of. And all the time they are working on these matters they. are guilty of that flippancy to which Mr. Gramada made reference the other day. Under the protection of extraterritoriality they ask for its abolition. A very great weakness somewhere, for surely if they hold extraterritoriality in such abhorrence they should take care not to associate with it in any shape or form. Logic, however, is not the strong point of the students, and real courage occurs only in places. When the war dogs are off the leash in China they are generally seen to close up their pamphleteering, at which they work hard times of peace, and they then remain quiet, snug and safe where the hated extraterritoriality rales.
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