ABSTRACT
Mr. Sun Yatsen’s revolutionary spirit has been respected and admired not only by the Chinese people, but also by all the oppressed popular masses of the whole world. Only the ruling classes who oppress the people in various countries, namely the imperialists and warlords, detest him. When Soviet Russia was just undergoing her revolution, and the imperialist countries colluded with the white Russian counterrevolutionaries such as Denikin, Wrangel, and Kolchak to invade and attack Russia from all sides, the desperate situation there was similar to that of Guangdong two months ago. At that time, Mr. Sun telegraphed Lenin a message of encouragement. According to Borodin, 1 the Russian representative who spoke at the reception banquet of the American Alliance on November 22, Lenin and other leaders were deeply grateful to Mr. Sun Yatsen for his telegram, which they received at that crucial moment and in which he encouraged their struggle. So when Mr. Sun sought shelter in Shanghai from Chen Jiongming’s betrayal, Soviet Russia dispatched her representative, Joffe, 2 to Shanghai to greet Mr. Sun, though at the time Sun’s force was quite weak. The message Joffe transmitted was that Soviet Russia hoped to cooperate with Sun in overthrowing imperialism. That was the origin of the great alliance of China and Russia, and so on. Indeed today, the only formidable enemy of the oppressed popular masses 285of the whole world is imperialism. And to overthrow imperialism, the revolutionary forces of all countries must unite as one so that they can avert defeat during the decisive battles. This is why China needs Soviet Russia, and Soviet Russia needs China too. A group of high-level intellectuals in Beijing, Shanghai, and several other places are in an uproar against the alliance with Russia. This attitude is caused by their blindness to the present international situation in which struggle is engaged between the two sides of revolution and counterrevolution, and by their blindness to the significance of the revolutionary tactics of the Guomindang as well. The foundation of Sun Yatsen University in Moscow shows the Russian people’s respect and admiration for Mr. Sun’s revolutionary spirit. The university aims at enrolling those revolutionary young people from China who believe in Mr. Sun’s doctrine to undertake thorough research, thus training them to become qualified leaders of the Chinese national revolution. A letter from Moscow says that Mr. Sun’s two monumental works, The Three People’s Principles and Fundamentals of National Reconstruction, have been translated into Russian by Russian scholars. Sun Yatsen University is being actively prepared, and according to its current progress it will certainly achieve very gratifying successes in the future. Famed Dr. Joffe, the former Russian representative to China, chairs its board of directors. The directors are Radek, 3 the university president; Bukharin, 4 the editor in chief of Pravda; Madame Krupskaya; 5 M. Tomsky, the president of the Trade Union Executive, and other distinguished personages. As donations from many organizations and individuals in both China and Russia have been very numerous, the university has fairly sufficient funds. According to President Radek, the goal of the university is to foster talented leaders for society. The major courses, he says, are Trends in Modern Economic Thought, Modern World History, the History and Significance of the Russian Revolution and, in particular, a special course concerning the Chinese national revolutionary movement. In general, the teaching method in each of these courses will emphasize research; students will be encouraged to carry out independent study of political, economic, and other social problems, and to produce creative work. Moreover, their results of all kinds will be published in major newspapers and magazines. As for the number of students at Sun Yatsen University, we are told that the first year enrollment is 500, of which 150 are from the Guangdong area. Now the Central Political Council of the Guomindang has already selected 147 people from 1,030 candidates. Only those who got excellent marks in both written and oral examinations passed the test. Their names are listed below:
Liang Fuwen, Liang Ganqiao, Zhong Shutang, Huang Yongwei, Zhu Guozhen, Ou Jiuxian, Zou Shitian, Lin Yaohuan, Liu [X]zhu, Bai Yu, Guo 286Mingsheng, Zhu Rui, Xie Zhenhua, Long Qiguang, Chen Fu, Chen Biguang, Lin Aimin, Deng Gongwu, Miao Zhenheng, Zhong Jiben, Tang Xuehai, Liang Shaoqiang, Liu Ma’ou, Huang Gantang, Zheng Zhongmin, Lin Xia, Lin Xiewen, Ye Enpu, Zhou Xueliu, Liao Huaji, Shao Yechang, Wu Zhongliang, Huang Fa, Li Lin, Fang Tao, Nie Ganyu, Feng Degong, Zeng Renliang, Chen Zhengye, Xu Kang, Shen Yuanming, Feng Shengnan, Chen Zaoxin, Yang Huabo, Zhang Minquan, Zhai Rongji, Lin Shushan, Lin Daowen, Li Wenda, Zhen Zhaoquan, Dong Liangshi, Zheng Qi, Dong Zhengxing, Li Wenguan, Huang Dajun, Dong Yu, Han Liangjian, Zheng Jiemin, Yang Jiateng, Liang Zhenyang, Tang Juncui, Zhi Wenyi, Ma Weiyu, Liu Muqiang, Xu Ying, Li Huifang, Ruan Chi, Zhang Renquan, Huang Zhongli, Cen Yanzao, Zhang Shuan, Zeng Shang, Huang Yimin, Xiao Hao, Ye Junhao, Liu Dayuan, Li Yanliang, Huang Yonghong, Huang Ju, Huang Wenjie, Zhang Xing, Liu Fuxin, Fang Tan, Luo Ying, Wang Zhihong, Wu Lu, Zhang Yinlan, Lu Najie, Deng Hanzhong, Zheng Renbo, Ao Kai, Zhong Kunyu, Feng Jiefen, Wei Bihui, Liu Manshu, Huang Dingxin, Zhou Ai, Zhao Yu, Chen Daoshou, Lu Kuiwen, Huang Yibai, Xiao Aixian, Kang Ze, Luo Derong, Wu Su, Wang Guangyue, Wan Xuru, Zhang Yuanliang, Li Guanying, Zheng Guochen, Peng Wenchang, Wang Jueyuan, Chen Shengfu, Zhang Yuanyou, Deng Dunhou, Xu Junhu, Yu Guan, Yu Chufan, Li Kun, Peng Taogao, Yang Zhenxi, Yang Zhenzao, Hu Mingxun, Zhou Yongnan, Gao Yunshang, Cai Riqiu, Duan Shiyuan, Chen Haizhou, Pan Xinwei, Duan Ping, Wang Zuocai, Wu Guoqian, Wu Junshi, Chen Zhilu, Huang Changguang, Wen Shu, Lai Fanggeng, Chen Xianshang, Zhang Sinan, Liu Wukun
