Yesterday and to-day, students monstrated here against the autonomous government in the North. Yesterday, the Central University led] the demonstrations: to-day, the versity of Nanking students led a. [procession of about 2,000, who march-'8d to the offices of the National Government and the Executive Yuan, the parade starting about 9 o'clock. The students spent about 45 minutes in front of the National Government) buildings, where they shouted: /"Oppase the autonomous government In the North!" "Oppose secret diplomacy!" "Down with Imperialism!" "Release the Peking student delegates!
The Government sent out soldiers with fixed bayonets and stationed them at the entrance to the Government buildings and along the street Where the students were massed, but there was no disorder, and, after three-quarters of an hour, the students Jmarched to the offices of the Executive Yuan. They poured through Jzates, and a tense situation developed,
Jot a representative of the Executive Which was relieved by the appearance Yuan, who addressed the students.
He assured them there had been no arrest of Peiping student delegates, Ihe said the Government was doing Us best to serve the country, and ne Jasked the students not to embarrass the Government in trying to deal with very difficult and dangerous situation, 'The students demanded an interview with Gen, Chiang Kal-shek [They were told the General would be' willling to meet representatives fof the students later in the week and to discuss matters with them. The students returned to their institutions about 3 o'clock in the after-sinment offices, and I was impressed the discipline and self-control both of the students and of the soldiers The situation ig tense, and the stud-is re determined to do their part in protesting against any separation of territory in the North from the Central Government, but thus far there have been no disorders and no bloodshed.
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