It is to be hoped that the students who are agitating against the northern autonomy movement will be fully apprised of the significance of the ite telegram which General Chiang SeeuaueReEs BREE SeEsEy ESSINS BsREREEAEE Kal-shek has sent to Dr. Li Teng-hui president of the Futan University. The.sympathy which General Chiang, feels for the students will be understood by all who have watched recent happenings in the north, but there are occasions when such proper enthusiasms, a that which dominate the young agaltators, may have an effect completely different from that which they anticipate. That is the reason why General Chiang suggests that the young people should return to their studies, in order to relieve him of anxlely on their behalf. Their opinions he accepted, the nation was not yet past its critical stage, and emphasized that he was actuated with the same spirit of patriotism as they were. Up to the present the [demonstrators have behaved with admirable restraint, and a certain amount of discipline all of which has tended to remove much danger of disorder, but it is necessary that they and their leaders should realize that such movements as this present one always give opportunities for sub-ver sive elements to create incidents which may prove exceedingly em-Darrassing to the authorities. Having now evinced their displeasure at the way In which things are moving in the north, and shown how completely they are behind the government, would be wise of them to return to
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