The Archive · 1931

Students Flock to Nanking

Nanking Asked to State When War Will Start With all curricular activities. at standstill, over 3,000 students left here for Nanking on Monday in thros. special trains. at 8 p.m,, 10 p.m, and 12 pan, This is the second batch of Shanghai students to go to the capital to demand a satisfactory reply as to when war will be declared "and how the lost territory will be recovered.

In their que students mins the "The Government has. promised that in face of Japan's. furth invasion, the Government will de clare war and that the lost territory will soon be recovered. Now that most of Manchuria is inthe hands of Japanese, wil the Govern ment declare war?' What is Govern ment's conception of further Yvasion'? And what are the Govern: ment. measures to recover" the lost ground?"

"The Government is further asked whether the Minister of Foreign [Affairs will be responsible for. dereliction of duty if such a the ease fin Government's foreign affairs; How to" deal ith he case conor who has been instructed to recover: ing Marshal" Chang "Hsueh-liang,

the lost territory but who has. had troops; when will be considered ime to. supply" the students who wre under military training with farms and ammunition and. ithe Government's plans in dealing, with the Northeastern situation

mote than 8000 students in Shange 1 was "reported yertrday? that thai are receiving. military' training, JO' national salvation troop has. also been organized by various. workers Jand members of the Kuomintang.

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