Denouncing St. John's Univ sity as a "hotbed of counter-revo~ lutionaries," the Shanghai District Kuomintang is proposing to file a petition with the Ministry of Eduation in Nanking for the suppress Sion of this well-known institution, according to Chinese press reports.
The Kuomintang alleges that St. John's has, for several years past, been made the headquarters of a band of counter-revolutionary sti dents and professors. It has for~ gotten its duties institution of public learning, fessors give instruction in react ary principl and disseminate antinational propaganda which is dotrimental to both the Kuomintang and the National Government and furthermore, is not in accordance with the Three People's Principles, says the report. Investigations have been going on for some tung by the Third Sectional Branch District Party.
According to the Third Sectional Branch's report, the _Imperialists and Communists have for many: years past been employing three different tactics to invade China fand to make their position more secure, viz, political, economical and educational, The first two are temporary, but their educational tactics have a lasting effect on future generations, because they have organized schools and teach religion and to distort. the minds of the young Chinese." St. John's University, being one of these, should be suppressed, the port continues.
Although the Ministry of Edu: cation is attempting to standardize China's educational affairs, John's, says the report, have refs od to ce-operate by registering with the Ministry. Further, St. John's has made it a practice of conferring, freely, honorary degrees upon ich merchants and high officials. 1 this practice continues, it is said, one need not go to college to work for a degree. Therefore, the report concludes, it is necessary that the District Kuomintang should file a petition with the Ministry of Bducation to suppress St. John's and conficate its properties and reorganize it and place its affairs in the hands of those who are sympathetic towards the Kuomintang, the National Government and the Chinese people.
'A petition to this effect is being' prepared.
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