1932 Christmas, Si Nuo and helen foster snow (1907- 1997) got married at the American embassy in Tokyo, and then went to Japan, Southeast Asia and the coastal areas of China. 1spring of 933, settled in Beiping, with the address of Jiachang Hutong in Dongcheng 13. At the beginning of 1934, Si Nuo, as a correspondent of The New York Journal in China, was invited to be a lecturer in the journalism department of yenching university. For the convenience of teaching, he bought a house in No.4 Hospital of Haidian Town Military Department. Located at the southwest gate of Peking University today, facing west and east, there is a black iron gate. This used to be a banker's home with a combination of Chinese and western styles. There are fruit trees, bamboo and a spacious yard. Because it is located at Haidian Terrace, you can overlook the Summer Palace and the Western Hills. Si Nuo and his wife like the beautiful scenery of yenching university very much. They said, "Part of it occupies the old site of Yuanmingyuan and retains the original scenery, including the lovely small lake (unnamed lake) in the center of the campus, just like a garden."
Si Nuo loves China and Haidian. He studied Chinese hard and invited an old Manchu gentleman to guide him. He believes that "Haidian residents have a complex composition, but they all speak beautiful Beijing dialect, so it is an ideal place for foreigners to learn to speak Chinese". Before coming to Peiping, he accepted Lu Xun's suggestion and compiled China's collection of modern short stories, Living China, with the aim of revealing the reality of China to the west through novels. After arriving at Yanda University, he asked Xiao Gan, who was studying in the journalism department, and Yang Bin (Gang), an English student, to edit it together. In the editor's preface, he thinks that the New Literature and Art Movement in China is neither an ivory tower nor a relic after a meal, but is closely related to the people's political and social life and the people's struggle for democracy and freedom. This book was published in 1936. 1On July 7th, 937, the July 7th Incident broke out, and Si Nuo witnessed the beginning of the Sino-Japanese War in Beiyuan. At the press conference held by the Japanese army, he asked loudly: "Why do you want to conduct military exercises on the territory of China? Why use soldiers on the pretext that they are missing? Why didn't the invaders withdraw their troops back to the camp, but instead asked China's defenders to withdraw from Wanping? " Si Nuo's series of questions made the Japanese news spokesman flustered and unable to answer directly, so he hastily announced the end of the press conference.
At the end of September, Si Nuo witnessed the August 13th Incident in Shanghai. In the report, Si Nuo praised the war as a "great performance", and the courage and military skills demonstrated by the people of China were unexpected.
Then, Si Nuo went to Hankou, Chongqing, Xi and Yan 'an, and wrote a series of news reports along the front line of the Japanese invaders and all over the country. In Hankou, he lamented the destruction of China's industry: "The most frustrating thing is that China made the same mistake everywhere, that is, it did not rectify and retreat industrial enterprises and skilled workers, and did not make great efforts to prevent Nanjing and Hankou from becoming enemy war bases before giving up two strategic cities. Japan used plundered resources and factories to push aggression further inland. "
He was surprised to find that although the Japanese won all the major battles, they never won political decisions and never successfully ended the war. Whoever is willing to admit defeat will inevitably be opposed by the people, and the people will not recognize his authority. Wang Jingwei became a traitor to the enemy and the head of the puppet government in Nanjing. People spit on him and his influence disappeared. The same thing will happen if Chiang Kai-shek surrenders.
He praised the New Fourth Army: perhaps his greatest wealth is his revolutionary tradition, that is, organized methods, indomitable spirit and combat tactics. He praised the Eighth Route Army: it has become a heroic legend. This legend in its record of10,000 battles symbolizes that everyone who takes part in the battle must believe in its fighting qualities: patience, agility, courage, command genius, perseverance, and perhaps most importantly, invincible spirit. All these conclusions show Si Nuo's keen insight as a progressive journalist. They are all included in his book "Fighting for Asia" published by 194 1. Si Nuo is an upright American who loves peace and upholds justice. He is very concerned about the fate of China and enthusiastically supports and protects students' patriotic enthusiasm. 1June, 935, Si Nuo was hired as a special correspondent for British Daily Herald, and soon moved back to 13 Dongcheng Armor Factory.
On the eve of the December 9th Movement, yenching university was an important position for the Communist Party of China (CPC) to lead the student movement. Si Nuo took an active part in the activities of the Journalism Society of Yanda University, and their home is also frequented by many patriotic and progressive students. Yenching university's Wang Ruhai (Huang Hua) and Chen Hanbo, Tsinghua University's Yao Keguang (Yao Yilin) and Peking University's Yu Qiwei (Huang Jing) are all frequent visitors to his home. The underground party member discussed the concrete steps of the "December 9th" movement at Si Nuo's home, and informed the Si Nuo couple of the routes and meeting places of the two parades (1935) on February 9th and 6th. On the eve of the parade, Mr. and Mrs. Si Nuo translated the Declaration of Students' Self-government Association of BeipingNo. 10 into English overnight and distributed it to foreign journalists in Beiping, asking them to send a telegram to go abroad, and contacted many foreign journalists in Beiping at that time for interviews.
On the day of the parade, Mr. and Mrs. Si Nuo and other foreign journalists followed the parade, and carefully reported the real situation of students besieging Xizhimen and being blocked by Xuanwu Gate. He sent an exclusive newsletter to The Sun in new york, where he left many written materials and photos about the "1February 9th" movement. Si Nuo also suggested that the Student Autonomy Association of Yan University hold a foreign press conference, and the students once again showed the great significance of the December 9th Movement to the west.
After the fall of Peiping, Si Nuo sheltered many progressive students in his residence and helped them leave the dead city of Peiping to join the anti-Japanese guerrillas or go to Yan 'an. 1June, 936, under the arrangement of Soong Ching Ling, Si Nuo visited the Shensi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region for the first time and visited many people in the Communist Party of China (CPC). When he was in Yan 'an, he told Comrade Mao Zedong what he had seen with his own eyes.
/kloc-at the end of 0/0, after Si Nuo returned to Beiping, he published a large number of communication reports, enthusiastically introducing the experiences of northern Shaanxi to young students from Peking University, Tsinghua University and Yanda University. On March 5th and 22nd, 1937, taking advantage of the meeting of the University Journalism Society and the History Society, he showed his films, slides and photos reflecting the life in the Soviet area in Linhuxuan, so that the young people in the Kuomintang-controlled areas could see the images of Red Army leaders such as China under the red flag.
1937 On the eve of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, Si Nuo finished the writing of Red Star over China. Red Star over China (Red Star over China) was published in London on June+10 in 5438, which caused a great sensation among progressive readers at home and abroad. 1938 In February, the Chinese translation was published in Shanghai, which made more people see the true image of China and the Red Army.
In order to obtain more detailed first-hand information, Si Nuo's wife, helen snow, broke through the obstruction of Kuomintang military police and secret agents in April 1937, visited Yan 'an through Xi and Yunyang, interviewed a large number of senior * * personnel of the Eighth Route Army and China, and wrote works such as "Inside the Red Zone" (continued "Red Star over China" and "Miscellanies of the Communist Party of China (CPC)").
1939, Si Nuo visited Yan 'an again.
When Si Nuo 1928 arrived in Shanghai, he gave himself a Chinese name: Xerox, which has been used ever since. Later, when Mr. Hu Yuzhi translated Red Star over China, he translated it into "Si Nuo" because he didn't know he had such a Chinese name, and it has been used ever since. help others
After the July 7th Incident, the Japanese invaders occupied Beiping. The Japanese army swept and persecuted the anti-Japanese patriots and revolutionary youths in China. At that time, Si Nuo participated in the social groups of foreigners (Europe and America) aiding China in Peiping, and actively protected and helped China patriots from being killed by the Japanese army. His apartment became a refuge for anti-Japanese patriots, and Si Nuo enthusiastically helped these refugees who disguised as beggars, coolies and vendors to escape from Beiping.
Si Nuo's family still retains some properties left by China people, from private cars to gold, jewels and jade articles that the guerrillas recaptured from the Japanese. On one occasion, Xishan Anti-Japanese Guerrilla sent a liaison to Si Nuo, asking him to help sell the jewels and gold recovered from the Japanese army, so as to solve the urgent need for guerrillas to buy guns and ammunition, and offered Si Nuo a high rebate. Si Nuo said, "I don't want money. But I suggest you release some Italian monks who are being held in a temple in the western hills. " He said to the guerrillas, "Maybe this will damage your anti-Japanese cause and won't get international sympathy." "I thought of China." Si Nuo said: "You can only fight one enemy at a time. Don't make too many enemies."
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The guerrillas accepted Si Nuo's suggestion and released the Italian monks. Si Nuo also found people who were willing to help the guerrillas sell jewelry and gold.
In the underground of Si Nuo Garden, patriotic students buried many progressive books and periodicals banned by the Japanese army. Si Nuo even agreed to set up a secret radio station in his home. Si Nuo is busy with news interviews and reports on the Sino-Japanese war situation, and is also busy supporting many asylum seekers every day.
At that time, western countries remained neutral in the Sino-Japanese War, and Japanese occupation troops dared not openly invade Europeans and Americans in Peiping. Si Nuo said: "My residence soon became some kind of underground work headquarters, and I am definitely no longer a' neutral'."
Cover out of danger
Si Nuo's cover for Deng's escape from Peiping is legendary. At the time of the July 7th Incident, Deng was being treated in Beiping. In order to leave the war-torn area as soon as possible, Deng Ying Chao found Si Nuo with the help of Epstein and asked Si Nuo to take her out. In order to cope with the Japanese interrogation along the way, Deng disguised himself as a "nanny". Leave Beiping by train with Si Nuo. When the train arrived at Tianjin Railway Station, the Japanese army inspected all China passengers on the platform, and anything they thought suspicious would be taken away. "I am an American, an American journalist. She is my domestic nanny. " Si Nuo told Japanese inspectors. Japanese inspectors waved Si Nuo out of the station with them. After arriving in Tianjin, Si Nuo entrusted Deng Ying Chao to his good friend, New Zealand journalist Jim Bett Lun, and asked him to take Deng Ying Chao through the blockade. Surprisingly, Si Nuo didn't know that the person he helped was Deng. In fact, it has become a common practice for Si Nuo to help the people of China.