893.00/6794: Telegram
The Minister in China (MacMurray) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 30—4:25 p.m.]
508. My 502, November 28, 6 p.m., paragraph 4.37
1. On November 28th some thousands of students and workmen without interference from police or Feng’s soldiers held demonstrations and destroyed property in the residences of the Minister[s] of Finance and Education and elsewhere. The demonstrators attempted for 3 hours to enter Chief Executive’s residence but soldiers prevented this.
2. Among mass of leaflets and cartoons distributed were some issued under name of Chinese Communist Society but more under Kuomintang. Following is portion of a typical leaflet:
“Recover unconditionally the right of customs autonomy. Cancel all unequal treaties. The people want real and actual independence in assembling meetings, forming societies, in speech and in publications. Expel the representatives of the various powers at the Customs Conference. Release all fighters arrested in demonstrating against imperialism. Establish the military strength of the masses. Overthrow imperialism. Support the people’s Military Government of Canton. Expel Tuan Chi-jui; execute Chu Shen (former chief of police); assemble a people’s conference truly representative of the people.”
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