A Student in Peking

By 1935—36 the various armies which had marched to Yenan from the south were united. It was at this time that James Bertram arrived in China. While at Peking University studying literature and philosophy he became aware of the student movements against the Japanese. Chiang Kai Shek, now involved with the large problem of the Communists, could not thwart the movement as he had been able to in the past, and the cry came out to fight the invading Japanese. The Communists had already declared war on the Japanese while Chiang Kai Shek had been "pussy-footing around". From the middle of the situation Bertram saw that the cry of all students and patriots was to fight the Japanese. The Communists were doing this but the Nationalists were not.