To the Exlitor of thie "Noxta-Cava Day News."
Sin,—Please allow me to express my humble opinion of the Boycott to my jivllow-countrymen in your valuable columns Of course we do not like to soe or hear of our breti: ven being ill-treated by any nation, and if it is in our power, we must do something to prevent or stop them from doing so, but we must t} ink well 8 to what is the best plan.
compelling the American Government to goskith est te the present movement cancel the American Exclusion Treaty by Boycott, I should say that the Boycott is not a good remedy.
America is one of our best friends through the late John Hay $13,000,000 gold from the indemnity was returned to China, and there are many good things they have done for us, but Ido not like to say too much, it may be thought that perhaps some American has asked me to write, but it is traly my own conclusion, I quite agree with what Mr. Edward 8. Ling of the Foochow College has done as appeared in your issue of the 22nd inst He, on behalf of the students in the College, wrote and sent a very nice tition to the President and Secretary of the United States for the modification of the Exclusion Treaty.
T hope the Chairman of the Committes in charge of matters relating to the American Boycott will follow the example of Mr. Edward 8. Ling and write a petition to the Government of the United States and also memorialise the Throne through some one in Peking that we the people are not willing to lave our Government sign any steh un reasonable and disgraceful treaty.
Lest our Government correspond with that of the Cuited States, and 1 feel sure they will come to better terms, but to boycott Awerican goods, I think is not a good remedy.
Tam, ete, A Cnivese, 28th July.
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