Genzral Wen, the last. president, was of course a Fengtien oticer, so a Nationalized Peking was safe place for him ard (ye has disappeared, but' the non-political board har "been given no official reason to believe that it docs not still function although Nanking has made a characteristic effort to suggest in a communication to the American Minister that the nonpolitical board had ceased to exist. About two months ago Mr.
Murray received a communication asking him to accept an appointment toa new board,.which he of course refused, taking advantage of the opportunity to assume that the non-political board still functioned and was proving itself very efficient and useful. Since then no member of the board has been advised of any changes, but it is to be assumed that the educational authorities in Nanking are busy laying their plans to oust the present directors, and rerhope the budget to the taste of the students and their appointees, and that the arrival of this Mr. Lo Chia-luan, whom the students believe to he' their champion, will bring matters to a head.
one who can speak—with authority is prepared to conjecture what will happen if a serious attempt is made to "nationalize" Tsinghua. Probably nothing much can be done. The income froth the endowment fond can probably be disposed of by the appointees of the recognized Nanking Government, but the release of the indemnity instalments to the directors and the college depends upon the unanimous action of the American Minister and the Minister and Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs and, if the American' Government chooses. to Fesent the conversion of its educa ational scheme into a typical Nationalist muddle, it is possible that it can play an obstructionist. part and.prove that American opinion is still entitled to some respect where the use of the remit. ed indemnity is concerned.
The China Foundation Money Another indemnity. problem has arisen as a result of the Nationalist, Government's effort to meddle with the China Foundation. This Foun. dation is supported by the second portion of the remitted American indemnity and fortunately, in this instance, the indemnity proceeds were not remitted to the Chinese Government but to a committee, virtually appointed by the American Government and certainly depen-its support upon America's approval. This, of course, has of prevented the Nanking Government from attempting to assert
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