Demand Banning of "Mixed Walking"
Canton, July 11, Following the suppression of mixed bathing, leaders of the "purity" eameign in Canton are seeking an oftcial ban on "mixed walking"
'A petition submitted to the Southwest Political Council by a number of officials advocates the restoration of the old virtues, It declares that the practice of young men and women walking "together in the streets is "Justas undesirable mixed swimming and should, in the interest of social welfare, be imme: diately restricted"
'The petition points out that, in ancient times, the law required' that men and women "must walk opposite sides of the street—men on the right and women the left, and that mixed walking and mixed riding (in cars) were regarded as acts immorality.
'The petition particularly deplores the practice of men and women walking arm in arm, and. it" urges the authorities to' "prohibit every available means, It emphasizes hat "morality on land ig. as. portant as morality in the water and that, since mixed bathing has been banned there 1s no reason why mixed walking. should be allowed, Among those signing the petition Mr, Cheng Jih-tung, director of "Transportation Bureau,
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