893.00/6–447: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 5—3:45 a.m.]
1212. Upon query from Embassy, Peiping Consulate confirmed that Dr. Hu Shih37 in May 19 statement to correspondent of Nanking Hsin Min Pao had branded as “very unfair” President Chiang’s charge that current student demonstrations were engineered by Communists. Hu further stated that given two conditions, namely dissatisfaction with Government and absence of representative organs to express and implement dissatisfaction burden invariably falls on students to interfere and agitate for reforms. Cited example Chin, Han, Sung, Ming and Ching dynasties.
Department has doubtless seen report Dr. Hu interview with AP correspondent John Roderick which appeared a few days ago and which quoted Hu to same general effect.
- Chancellor of Peking National University (Peita), former Chinese Ambassador in the United States.↩