Will You Side with Rebellion?
While there were fewer acts of open disorder yesterday, the strike movement was more effective, Chinese are already feeling the discomfort of that strike. The shops closed by agitators are losing hundreds of thousands of dollars laily. Telephones have been reduced. By-and-bye, perhaps, electric light will go, and transport; food may become scarce and dear; the poor in particular will suffer, Who are the men to Dbl: Shanghai men, but come Anhui, Szechuan, They care Shanghai Chinese.
And abet disbanded soldiers and armed ment. lame for this? m distant provi They are not inces—Hunan, nothing for wh: becomes of mut them is a floating mob of robbers, ready for any devil-
Will not you Chinese tempted remember this when you are to condemn the police for firing on Saturday?
For the police are responsible for the safety of all of you. What would have happened if the mob had overcome the police and broken out, looting and burning? At such moments no one kn jows what ill always do the 4 mob will do, except that it worst, We know, by long years of fri lendly association with you, that you do not sympathy agitators, ize with the rioters and strike The printers, builders and mechanics left their work yesterday 8 of all kinds who did so only because they were compelled. Alone, they were afraid what would hai tht have stood firm, but they ippen to th while they were at work. And that it wives and children fear everyone can respect.
But if the Council shows you, can put down rebellion and protect not you in return show that you Just and peaceful administrati ion you about your business as usual and know to be the fact, that you have unfruitful works of anarchy and as it will show, that it Sooner or Lai be beaten, ter the rioters and strike agitators will Until they are, life will Chinese or foreigner.
But that will not deter their fellow-countrymen frot their utmost to crush revolt government. not be pleasant for anyone, the foreign authorities and standing firm and doing and restore order and good How long this threat to Your safety is to last depends our peace, your welfare and youl lar rely on you,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.