The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-13

sympathizers here. We had thought of
japan for q summer vacation, but we
feel now as though we never wanted to
see It againl artistic Japan" Roman
tic Japan" all originally imported from
China. We foreigners" are realizing
more and more every day we live here
the secret scorn of the Japanese and
the admiration of the Chinese for Ameri-
can ideals and traditions
No Anti-Forsign Feeling.
The g,sl students. too, are in the Stu
dent Federation here. On the last day
before they were to go they invited us
foreign teachers to n mass meeting at
the school. 1t really was wonderful.
had no idea we were so close to them.
They began with their national anthem
(tune, "America') and had prayers and
addresses. Even the nom Christian Com
mittee began with prayer, and one girl
said In her address II the Christians
couldn't pray they could at least go
of quietly and think before they under
took any violent step" There's a fine
moderation for you that Western stu
dents might do we'll to copyl
Now this huge strike is on in town,
started by the Students to get the bad
officials out of Office. The shopkeep-
ers, factory managers, &C.. have Joined
It and things are thrilling Through all
there Is no anti-foreisn Telling. The
Chinese. thank fortune. feel that we are
their friends and they have worked with
us and through US in trying to keep
order. 1t Is the most amazing strike
I've ever seen-the students In bands
parading the city with Chinese banners
(white with black characters) and
wearing insignia saying do no vio-
lence." AS said, they are dead against
the Japanese and everything to do with
them and the Japs here are staying
under cover quite carefully.
The s. v. C. Shanghai Volunteer
Corps) has been ordered out several
times lately to patrol and keep down
mobs. &c. 1t was an anxious time the
first time that they went in, but I'm get
ting my second wind and trying to re-
member that I'm a SOLDIERS wife" Yes
terday they patrolled the city again, but
owing to the students being so marvel
lously sensible no trouble occurred, al
though the S. v. c. was ordered to tear
down signs and take regalia Off students
AS a matter Of fact the students d.
vested themselves.
The federation includes many Chinese
students returned from America and
they have as counsellors Chinese lawyers
who have studied in our law schools at
home.
Situation bad in North.
Sunday we heard that the strike was
to be made general" so every one ran
tubs of water and rushed to town for
provisions No taxis are running, but
the trans and trains are still hanging
on. All depends on to-day TUESDAY.
June 1o) what happens. We are eagerly
waiting for news from Pekin and we
hear the hateful Tsao Ju-lin Gone of the
Pekin traitors) has resigned. but don't
know whether to believe It One or two
foreign police have had close scrambles
with the crowds. but fred into the air
and scared the mob.
Up north the jap situation Is bad.
The Japanese have closed American
schools in Tsing-tao and Tsinan-fu and
are getting very highhanded. 1t looks
as though American interference must
come sooner or later. Then the English
in the settlement here have such a SUI
perior bearing to the Chinese. 1t makes
us Americans mad The whole business,
combined with an unusually hot wave
and the general uncertainty. as to ice.
| food and water, makes quite a thrilling
| situation. OF course Shanghai, being an
International settlement, is the safest
place imaginable. The Chinese can't
pull or anything serious in its bounds.
And there are always the gunboats In
the river. But II they were called in II
! would mean landing Japs as well as
English. Americans, French and Italians.
so trust that will never be needed. for
the Chinese are ready to spring on the
Japs.
OF course there are always interest
ing "upheavals'' here. But we hope this
will be the last for a while and that
things will settle down. We are going
on with plans for school next fall as
usual and have cabled for more teachers.
So 1t looks as though we were going to
keep right on implanting American ideas,
even II our peace policies are threaten
ing to blast them so far as the Chinese
are concerned They still seem to trust
us here and to believe that America is
at heart the friend Of China.
We hear the 8. v. C. is to be called
out again to-day I hope not for the
sun is bllstering. In the interim Of
excitement we go to baseball matches
and play tennis.
On Saturday night there was a huge
excitement here. We had just gone to
bed when we heard a rustling sort of
row. and called down to ask "Sa z'tu?'
('"What business?') We were told
that two men had been caught in the
Chinese kids One was a Jap, of course,
and the other a Chinese in his pay. The
mob chased them: the Jap escaped. the
| Chinese lodged into our gate house.
The Waterman shut the gates and the
mob howled outside. The students
rushed down, harangued the mob. as
| usual urging mo violence" The
faculty dashed around, and telephoned
the police station two miles away.
Finally the Chinese rascal was escorted
through the village by about ten for
eigners, while a crowd of students
| cleared the way. Once out Of the vii
lage he was turned over to the police.
His bag was examined and had in It
caramels wrapped in paper and a bottle
Of bichloride of mercuryl So there is
| no tellingl The Chinese, of course are
/ fearfully scary and superstitious and
there are quantities of reports of the
Japs poisoning the water, the Chinese,
tea, &C., and they would be capable OF It.
| They are husky little Prussians in their
ways! I'm afraid we're all developing
| a healthy hatred of them out here No
one is buying Japanese things. Why,
I'm even afraid to open my Japanese
parasol on the compound for fear of
| hurting the students feelings, or MAX
| ing them think l am pro-JapI
/ wish we had some ''real" cruisers
and men within range. All the Amer
lean organizations here have cabled the
President what our opinion is. and we
hear 1t is getting his serious consid-
| Grafton" No one at home seems to
realize how overbearing the Japs are
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