Everyone Against Boycott but Entire Populace and Police Intimidated Peking, Mur. 20, The latest, reports from Foochow indicate that, despite the efforts which are being made an the one hand by Mr. F. L. Mayer, First Secretary of the American Legation, (who has been investigating the dried fish boycott in Foochow) and the local American Consul, and on the other by Mr. Lo Chang, who was sent down to represent the Wi jehiaopu, the question reinaing unsettled.
Public opinion in Foochow is said to be against the action of the students in instituting the boycott, but apparently a group of about 26 youths has succeeded in intimidate ing the entire populace, including the local police authorit In other respects the situation at both Foochow and Swatow is reported to be comparatively quiet—Reuter's Pacific Service,
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