The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-18

heard, the cadets who were at the
Shaki entrance had not even dispers-
ed so as to prepare for action. This
clearly attests the fact that the cadets
had no intention to create trouble be-
forehand and it was only after they
heard the news of the unforeseen dis
aster to the paraders that they thus
proceeded to the rescue.
Cadets Drove of Foreigners.
Fourth, according. to reports of the
students of the various schools, after
the machine guns from Shameen had
swept the dense crowd, they saw
some foreign soldiers: with arms in
hand as tho to open gates of the
bridge so as to make charge against
the demonstrators.
Fortunately The cadets arrived in
time and the foreign soldiers then
closed the gates, and drew back. But
for the rescue and protection of the
cadets, the casualties of the demon
strators would not be the present
number only. How can any one ac-
cuse the cadets to be the first to open
fire? So
"All the above mentioned facts are
the reports collected from the boy
and girl students who were eye-wit-
nesses of the tragedy, and Judging
from these evidences there is no
doubt that firing was started first in
Shameen. Moreover Shameen fired
heavily with machine guns using bull
let's of an unusual type so that large
openings were made in the wounds
of the victims. This is a grosser
crime against humanity.
Foreign Lives Protected.
"Altho such a heavy blow has been
received, yet the government assures
full protection to the foreigners. With
reference to the former letters of the
British and French -consuls asking for
the protection of foreign lives and
property, l, the secretary for foreign
affairs, have already made reply.
After the massacre, l, the civil gov
ernor on the very same night, in
reply to the letters of the German and
American consuls and others, declar-
ed that foreign lives and property
would be duly protected.
81 have likewise proclaimed to the
people to strive for the abolition of
the unequal treaties by peaceful and
appropriate method and not by a mar
row-minded policy of revenge.
IF the foreign military forces are
increasing, the minimum effect will
be to excite the people, making it
hard for the government to pacify
them, while the maximum effect will
be to induce this government to hold
that the French and British desire
to continue the attack against Can
ton as in the previous case. There
fore, we request you. the British and
French consuls, to declare, first, that
the forces will not be increased, that
is not to despatch more troops and
men-of-war so as to facilitate the ne
gotiation Of this case. This outrage
Gus massacre of our Chinese citizens
is absolutely against humanity and
universal principle.
Demand Control Of Shameen.
I'VE hereby present the following
demands: sctf s
81. All the nations concerned
should appoint high officials to tender
apology to the Kwangtung govern
ment.
o. To punish the authorities con-
cerned.
49, All the men-of-war of the ma
tons concerned to be withdrawn, ex-
cept two boats designed for convey
ance Of messages.
4. Rendition of Shameen to
Kwangtung governments control.
B. Compensate the Chinese who
were killed and wounded.
1.-THE British and French consuls
should be requested to transmit these
five demands to their ministers in
Pekin and to their foreign affairs de-
partments for consideration and reply
and also request them to advise us
how they propose to deal with this
despatch when they relieve it,"