The popular resistance to loans of any kind to the Chinese Gov ernment, which has been noted in our columns from time to time, finds a counterpart among Chinese in America, The following copy of 'a resolution passed at the Chinese Convention held in San Francisco in June is worth noting. Whether the attitude here shown might be modified by the more recent meeting in New York of the New Consortium we do not know. But as China goes to-day we think it unlikely.
Resolution adopted by the Convention of the North American Chinese people held at San Francisco, State of California, Urited States of America, on the 24th day of June, 1920.
Whereas the internal political situation of the Republic of China is in di: order due to the lack of a central government capable of commanding the confidence and support of the people; and Whereas there is no parliament now existing in China which is truly representative of the people and constitutionally elected; and Whereas loans made to at the governments) now existing in China have been used in the past and will be used in the future only for military purposes, which benefit neither the people nor the country, now therefore be it Resolved that we, the Chinese people of America, hereby place ourselves on record that' it is our. sense of duty of the gravest importance to our country and its people and to the world at large to discourage any foreign loans, private or official, made to any govern: ment in China, provincial or national, now in power and Resolved that we are of the opinion that any loans made to any government in China now in power without the sanction of a constitutionally elected parliament as provided for by the Constitution of the Republic of China is illegal and void and not binding on the Republic of China; and be it further Resolved. that a copy of these resolutions be transmitted to the Governmert of every motion and to organizations and individuals to whom these resolutions may be of interest.
This is to certify that the above is a correct and true copy of the Resolution unanimously adopted at the Convention of the North American Chinese people held at San Francisco, State of California. United States of America, on the 24th day of Tune. 1920.
(Sgd.) Eowr G. Doxa, Secretary of the Convention.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.