Reroats reach us that the elder generation of Chinese merjehants are attempting tu devise some form of compromise which would put an end to present dis lorders and save the face of both {students and Council. Very Ibroadly, we believe the idea that the students should withdraw their. pickets, declare peace, and that the matter should then be referred to Peking for adjustment. rently with this, our Pek respondent tells us that the Ws [ehiaopn.is preparing to make representations to the. Powers. As regards this, if there are any representations.to be made} they Hheuld be from the Powers the Waichiaopa—repreexstation jon the outrageous behaviour of be intimidated into surrendering the students who assailed the the government, they very little police, are doing their utmost understand the temper of the to foment public riot and have men with whom they Rave to Published both locally and to deal. At the present time a all Chinese a black lie about'deliberate challenge has been Saturday's encounter, saying thrown down to government. in that the police came upon then Shanghai, it matters not whether when they were holding a by raw students, by labourers, peaceful meeting and shot them by professional' agitators,, or down in cold blood. If there professional politicians. is to be any interference at the result is li any ease the same, present juncture by the Wai-'—a vicious effort to overthrow chiaopy, it should be directed authority, if not to bring the towards the students, after the place to anarchy and chaos, at fashion of the order recently any vote to assert that Chinese issued in Peking, ordering ard not the Council govern them to go back to' their daas Shanghai. If, in the face of this rooms, and attend to the things challenge, the Council gave which properly belong to their way by so much as a hair's callow age.
As for the mer- breadth, there would be an end, chants of Shanghai, we appre- oF at least the beginning of the ciate their efforts to restore end, of all peace, security and peace, but, as these efforts are prosperity in this grea: and apparently being directed at important town, We cannot tell present, we tell them frankly how long the disorder may la they are wasting their time, not impossibly the situation may There is only one way in which become much worse before it is peace can be brought back and, better, But whatever "nhaypy that is by the unconditional sur-development may ensue, the render of the students and other Council, conscious of its agitators. [sponsibility for the lives and The Chinese of Shanghai gen- property of hundreds of thou-erally speaking do not at all sands of' peaceably minded na-appear to understand the situa-, tive as well as foreign residents, tion. May we remind them of Will not shrink from any mea: few facts? Shanghai was ori-, sure that may be necessary to ginially given to the foreigners, subdue the powers of revolution, asa place of residence, not at! It is typical of the folly of all with the idea of making them Chinese extremists that, they valuable concession, but rather Should choose this moment to with that of restricting their|launch their attack when one movements as had been done in of the sons of King George has the factories of Canton, and as, been staying in Shanghai and has been done in other localities. when the Powers are preparing For centuries Shanghai had to hold the Tariff Revision remained what the Chinese city Conference so ardently desired and Chapel are to-day.
But by by the Chinese Government. Intelligence, energy and, above How excellent an example of the all, probity and rectitude, the sweetness, the civilization of foreigners have built up Shang-, theit country are not the studhai to be among the lead: ens giving to the world? cities of the world, In all th eighty odd years of its exist-/
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