The " Tsingtao Tungipao" of the 5th inst. contains a leader on the anti-"American boycott, in which the plans devised by the Tsingtao Chinese Board of Trade are given in oxtonso. Twelve points in the scheme are enumerated. The first states that the present agitation is not against the American Government, which tated is not anti-Chinese in its attitude, but rather against the American working man, who is really responsible for the ill-treatment of the. Chinese. The second point is to the effect that beginning with the 30th of August no contracts for American goods are to be made. All goods contracted for before this date, if there is indisputable evidence that they have bean so contracted for, are not to be, boycotted. Thirdly, all goods which are exempt from the boycott must have sfiixed to them a label issued by the Board of Trade: Nothing American that has not this label is to be-bought by the Chinese, Fourthly, the managers of the Gifferent hongs are requested to forward to the Board of Trade full particulars with reference to goods contracted for before the 30th of August; when investigation has been made, numbered labels, with dates affixed, will be supplied. Fifthly, when Treaty.
The second Treuy ten years later.
Vi. Minister Lisng's opposition to the Americ suggestions regarding another Treaty.
VIL. The grent disaster it would be to China if another Kxelusion Treaty were passed.
VILL. How the Chinese can suecessfully oppose the adoption of another Exclusion Treaty.
The temper of this sheet is most bitter, It recites the history of the development of the so-called American oppression of the Chinmse in " very dram tic way, avd strongly to the sentiment of retaliation, Its spirit mav be judged feom the following ons of many other extracts which might be made "Hesse of his industry and endurance one Chinese wis able to done work of Untee Amaticans. Being willing to work for half the wages, employe: s naturally preferred Chinese to Auteriown Inbour, his of cours~ aroused the jealousy of the American labourer."
You must remember that America and Chinn ace very unlike. In America the people have the supreme power. Its rulers are all-chosen by the people. But ninety per.cent of these people belong to the working class, which means that the will of the labouring class prevails."
"Under the first treaty any student who wished to go to America might gain admittance, immediately be presented a passport vised by an American Consul. Under the second treaty it was not so. Although you might be supplied with a Proper passport, you would not be permitted to land, but would be placed in a wooden shed, dark, dirty, and depressing.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.