The Archive · 1927

The Navy Takes a Hand

Published by the chief Political Bureau of the Admiralty, "Dearly beloved people, We have! come to the second anniversary of the grievous Shameen tragedy. In thinking of this who can but wounded in heart? On May British Tmperialists at Shanghai, in the Nanking Row, killed mans' of our brothers, fully showing forth their barbarous and beastlike natures. After thin, when over }000 revolutionaries in procession had arrived at Shaki Road at 2.10 pan. they were fired on by Br Imperialist, in cunjunetion—with other Imperinlists, using big. guns Jand machine gus, sweeping into the crowd. At once 40 were killed ant Jover 200 wounded and blood Howes through the streets. What an effect this has had on us Chinese. Win and rain have wiped out the traces of the blood in Nanking Road, but the bloody clothes of the martyrs are atill before our eyes, reminding us of their spirit of sacrifice to re-Tease the people. The Shameen tragedy is past, but the souls of the patriots are with our party, directing us to join with them in valorous fight. If we do not join up and fight, if we do not prepare to sacrifice ourselves so as to ate twin our object of beating down Imperialism, we bring dishonour on the brave spirits in Heaven and the precious blood down here. Let us pery out al "Down with Imperialism!"

Abrogate unequal treaties!"

'May the Three Principles live' for ever!

Muy the release of the People live for ever!"

'The deliberate' misrepresentation of fuels in these excerpts will, of course deceive no well informed or intelligent Chinese, while the ili rate will not have access to them. It is obvious enough that the publishers of such shameless rubbish. fare serving no cause, are actuated by no patriotic motive, but are simply earning their official eub-

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