Manifesto Issued to Nation by Preventive Force "Arm us with weapons so as to as" sist us in the suppression of smug-
This appeal is made by the Chinese staff of the Customs Preventive Force a manifesto issued to the entire country. The statement recalls the recent attacks on Customs aMficers in "We are the vanguards on the first line of economic defence," the message continues. However, though determined to perform their duties faithfully and efficiently, Customs of-cers are handicapped by the lack of weapons for self-defence.
"We cannot fight shameless and ferocious roughs—who are equipped with iron bars, daggers, and wooden slleks—with bare fists.
"NaC. Herald" Photo.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.