"The anti japanese movement which commenced in China in connexion with the negotiations at Paris concerning the Shantung question has not yet subsided.
"The government have from time to time given instructions to the Minister at Peking and the consuls at various places to discuss the matter with the Central Government and the local authorities respectively with a view to the suppression of this unwelcome development, and of late further representations have been made to the Peking Government. The Chinese Government have given us the assurance that they will take all possible fneasures looking to the control of the movement and, as it is believed that they are using their best endeavours to give effect to their assurance, the Japanese Government are now vigilantly watching the result of the steps taken by them.
"TI feel persuaded that the calmness with which our nation has faced this anti-Japanese movement and the patience with which our people are waiting for the Chinese people to reflect will be certain to have commended itself to the general approbation of the world.
in, in spite of the persecution to which our countrymen are subjected at the hands of the Chinese and in spite also of the boycotting of Japanese goods in China, we do not shut our eyes to China's difficulties as she faces them to-day in consequence of the distressing conditions of her finance which, if left alone, might threaten the existence of her government.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.