In the following article Mr. aurvey.of the present state of Rodney Gilbert gives a masterly anti-foreign feeling deliberately incited by Chinese officials and how is due to nothing but futi us, the ridiculous delusion of pretending-that China 18 a Government, and the pusillanimous failure to defend their nationals from outrage and their lawful rights from studied violation, whick has been the dist tinguishing feature of the Great Powers' policy to China ever since the war.
Peking, July 19.
There is much confidence expressed in political circles here that, in spite of some opposition in Parliament carefully fostered by political rivals, Dr. W. W. Yen will be the next Premier and that his appoint ment will soon have Parliamentary support. The Parliamentarians are not inclined to-do anything for nothing these days, however, and quite apart from political opposition there is said to be a large group of legislators who are holding up the ratification of the Premier's appointment until they know what they are going to get out of it. It is explained in banking circles that the Gold Frane question in on the verge of settlement and that this too will be held up by Parliament unless the Government is prepared to do something for the Parliamentarians. One large group Vion loan and will obstruct both Dr.
Yen's appointment and the Gold Frane settlement until the Government promises to put these bonds fon such a footing that the 1 makers can turn over a handsome profit on their—investment.
The Chinese bankers believe thing will be done to obstructionists, that Dr. then come in as Premier and that the Gold Frane question will then be settled immediately, after which will come France's ratification of the "Nine Power Agreement, then within three months the tariff con ference and then the Customs in-ways ind it depends solely upon how far thinks he can go and what he can get away with," as to how freely and frankly he expresses this feeling and as to how far he [translates violent thoughts into acts Jof violence. Nothing but a lack of Jeonfidence or a fear of retribution keeps this anti-foreignism in check or ever will keep it in check, and the movement which is now afoot against the foreigner in China is much more determined one and more dangerous one than the Boxer movement because it is founded upon a much more general belief that the Occidental in this country has lost his morale, is on the run and can be put in his place at last. through united and vigorous action.
logan that has gone forth now] nothing, pay nothing, every obligation, but demand everything." Every sugges. tion of weakness, or of a spirit of fairness even, at such a time as {this means a multiplication of these showings of anti-foreign feeling which are already so frequent.
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