The Archive · 1937

Imperial Seal Held by Tribesmen

Delegation Asks Nanking to Issue New One are struggling miserably to find their dally food, "These Monchus—better known as "chi min* banner people—are them selves to blame for their present Plight because at the height of their Blory they never made any attempt fo get an education or to learn a trade on which they could make their own independent living.

Their forefathers depended on the prestige and wealth of the imperial circle and lived a lazy, and luxulous life, The new generation inherited all" the defects Of the previous one until the collapse of the dynasty in The exact number of banner men Nanking, Mar, 11, left in the country, has not been Although the Chinese Republic has ascertained but it is known that they a history of 27 years, the official seal one scattered in far sections of the of Mr. Yan Chieh-chin, the political land. "When the Manchus came into and religious leader of' the Teh Fan power in Peking they were suspicious Tribe in east Kansu is still the one of every "Han" or Chinese, granted about 100 years ago by Em-In order to prevent any possible peror "Hsun Chih of the Ching uprising of "dangerous thought" from Dynasty. poisoning the minds of the people, "This was revealed by Mr, An-Yun-Cha-Sha, representative of the Teh ners, each Fan Tribe Chieftain, who is now here fon a goodwill visit and also to petition family and who were to keep a close the Central Government for a new fand watchful eye on the Chinese, official seal, The Teh Fan Tribe, according to Rapla Decline the tribal delegate, came to the Chi-'The fall of the Imperial dynasty nese Government fold early In the Tang Dynasty. Its chieftain—ws witnessed the rapid decline of the given the title. of 'Chin-Chuch-Ku Gannermen, who. were not only Shih. Later' Emperor Hsun Chih bankrupted because they "had conferred on the tribal chiefs the rank savings,. but also could not find any of Hu-Kuo-Chueh-Shih Hu-Tw-Keh= employment because they were not Tu, [which the present leader stil faceustomed to work, Many wandered retains, around the country begging for a Mr, An-yun-Cha-Sha and other two ving.

1917 and 1918 General Feng Kuo-cheng, then tuchun of Kiangsu, opened a Chi Min Livelihood bureau fat Nanking. Each "bannerman ceived a monthly allowance for month" party ale tang an shek—Central News interview with Ge food and clothing. Following the establishment of the National Government in Nanking in 1027, the bureau was abolished, and. the work was taken over by the bureau of social

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