1919年5月,“五四”运动的风云正席卷全国,北京的报刊掀起了一场关于五四示威游行事件涉及的法律和道德问题的辩论。争论的各方都没有对游行示威本身提出异议。他们都受过现代思想的熏陶,深知现代公民的基本权利之一,是拥有言论、集会和结社的自由。他们完全有权通过口头、书面 In May 1919, the “May 4th” campaign was sweeping across the country. The Beijing press set off a debate on the legal and moral issues involved in the May Fourth demonstrations. None of the parties to the dispute challenged the demonstration itself. They are all influenced by modern thought and understood that one of the basic rights of modern citizens is freedom to have speech, assembly and association. They have the full right to speak orally and in writing