Before mentioning a possible solution to the problem, it would seem apropos to discuss what part Communism plays in student activities. T have seen a cop'of document pur-potting to be issued by the "Soviet Government of China," but postmarked from New York and sent to a student union in Hunan, the students to rl nese and to join against the Nanking Government, which, it aftrmed, has already betrayed the country to the Japanese. Copies of this paper were circulated in Peiping, from Europe as well as Int] from America, and they have probably been widely spread throughout the country.
Anti-Chiang Kai-shek and anti-Nanking handbills were circulated on Peiping streets; and on the bulletin boards of leading Peiping universities appeared posters reading: "A united front with the Communists against Japan and Chiang Kal-shek." Prof. Yung ¥i-kuei of the National Normal University has publicly declared and prepared to defend in court his amrmation that the Peiping Student Union is dominated by Reds and supporled by them, Disrogarding local rumours and official bulletins, these are the only facts showing "direct Communistic influence that came 'o my attention during a recent month's stay In North China.
While in complete sympathy with the aims of the Central Government in its campaign (o oust Communism from China, the suggestion is made that a distinction be drawn between Communist students and mere radicals who, though extremely patriotic, do not hesitate to criticize the present Government, Pertinent is the following quotation from the answer of Mr, Robert Hutchins, President of the' University of Chicago, to the jarge that his university was a thed of Communism:" "The way to make students Red is to suppress them. This policy has never yet failed to have. this effect. The vigorous and "intelligent student resents the suggestion that he is not capable of considering anything more important than fraternities and football. Most of the college Reds that T hive heard about have been pro-Jduced by the frightened and hysterial ulations of the colleges. They not Reds at all. they are in revolt against being treated like children."
In the light of the present policy of the Chinese Government towards:
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