Patriotic Demonstrations Become Involved: Wesley Middle School's 50th Anniversary Prest Oon Own Wuchang, Jan. 31.
The chief interest In Wuchang dur-Ing the last month has been the otriotic movement of the students. Tt began about December 14, when student delegates from a number of the schools met to consider how they could rouse the public to pay more attention to happenings in the North fof China, Ata second meeting a few days later there were representa tives from all the middle schools and universities in Wuchang; they decided to have a demonstration In the: streets, protesting against any partitioning of China and demanding that the Government give a statement of iis policy.
The demonstration was made on December 19. The authorities of the schools did not try to oppose this expression of patriotic feeling, so the Parade began in an orderly fashion with 3,000 students taking part, After marching round the principal streets, the students were something at a loss what to do, and a small number began to. shout more dangerous slogans; they received only a litle Support but there wax no active opposition so it was easy for this small group to urge that the whole body should eross to Hankow.
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