In 1842 it was "the day of small things." Then the rank of the Consul was made equal to that of Taotai. Times have changed. For years the Con-have been corresponding with the highest provincial officials, but since the Boxer movement, when Messrs, Warren and Goodnow dealt with: the Soochow Viceroys and Governors, Consul-Gonoral has risen to the po vernor. To be otherwise, Western Powers "Jose face." It is our opinion—and. Shanghai is not far from Soochow and their affairs are interlinked it may be expressed—that the great Consular body should deal with a Chinese official of least gubernatorial rank, and that if the "Taotai were replaced by an official like ex-Governor Nieh, formerly the. popular Taotai, the difficulties of the situation might be partially solved. If the Mixed Court is again to be opened would it not be well at the Eastern New York that the Ohinese judge have the rank of Taotai and the foreign Assessor be a full Consul Also, is it not wise to request the government to make the native city the seat of a prefecture, Sungkiang being reduced to a hsien? The influential Chinese would no doubt favour these changes. In this way firmer hands would hold in check " the lewd fellows of the baser sort " who surround the Conees-sion, and deportation a thousand miles be substituted for blows and chains.
The Boycott, Asin other places, except it seems in the sale of kerosene, the boycott is in full force. It is used by some Asiatic Britishers as an advertisement to introduce their goods instead of the American. The badge "Fight the Treaty" is prominent at the great meetings that are held. Temperate measures are advocated, but what is sown as the wind im Souchow may become "sue Whirlwind" in Lien-chou. is it not time for our American authorities to consider their relation to other nationalities, and that we may pass from the fury of the Boxer storm to the ground-swell of a gonoral anti-fore' movement in these days whepoys in. the" of the population of the. social, edues-midst of & great tial, and 9s we hope for a great re~ for tional, governs millions, also peso ut
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