I can conceive of no more effective way of making affairs in the island worse than they are at'present, than by changing the two or three higher officials. years of Japanese adn island we have had three men, but each bringing for ideas and putting them into execution to the detriment of the Chinese, who were so constantly subjected to changes of system, the imposition of new regulations, etc., that they knew not where they stood, and trade was thrown into confusion. I believe that the Chinese would have no opposition toa little mild oppression were they allowed to carry on their usual vocations without. official interference. But the Japanese, with the best of intentions, desire jive them the extent of freedom and equality enjoyed upon the mainland, and accordingly introduce them to the intricacies of law and a mass of regulations, a great number of which are, of course, absolutely n But the Chinese whose experience with officials in their own land has been far from pleasant place all' Japanese officials in the same category, and the sight of a policeman with note book very nearly throws them into hysterics, It is this dread of everything official that makes it so often difficult to inflict punishment upon guilty parties, when the Chinese are the victim As an example; afew weeks ago Japanese coolie was arrested for beating a Chinese. The Chinese in question was told to follow to the Prefectural Police Office, which he did. "But after his arrival he was in such a great funk that it was necessary to postpone the examination until the Chinese could make a plain statement. This was explained to him fully, but no sooner was he released than he' fled and'has not again been seen there to this day.
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