According to persons in touch with the protesting group, one of the reasons_at the bottom of the agitation is that the foreign selection committe: repose opening all the cases thut re supposed to contain the Palac treasures removed from Peking to Shanghai, whereas the Chinese vie is that this will take too much time: and trouble. If this is correct, at would seem to be a matter easily adjusted by some compromise, The agitation against Professor Pelliot's inclusion in the selection committee seems to be completely Irrelevant to the whole matter. The only reason for the objection to his presence is that he was associated with Sir Aurel Stein in his work 41 Central Asia, and the latter is accused of taking out of the country, some 25 years ago, without official permis sion, some Buddhist classics he had Found, Professor Pelliot has visitee Peking several times since then That a personal attack of this kina included in the maffifesto must awaken grave doubts as to its sincer-by, To the ordinary person it) wall of be clear what Professor Pelliot presence on the selection committe? hag got to-do with the question o: the safety of the Palace treasures.
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