'WNotH-CHINA Datty News."
Sir.—We are frequently told by the Chinese that the present ill-
Japanese. No foreigner is deluded bby stich statements, and no foreigner fs flattered by being exempted from the alleged blame in the present af-{air in which they all feel alike. The pretence at singling out certain: rations is a crude attempt at imiing the old Chinese diplomatic! off one nation} or any injur nani errata tt ey Peking have perpetrated is right Py Baas opportunities of resenting and re-already had frequent grotting the lack of discipline Interest in the political event amongst students and if they at their own country is natural present uphold the students in their should be the hope for the eventual attitude they will in years to come salvation of this vast but disorderly reap the whirlwind, country, but that they ould grow "Cy iron should not be allowed to hysterical is regrettable and a bad play with matches.
Sporadic fires omen for the time when they, ai have already broken out and reach~ men, are to shoulder the burdens of] eq such dimensions that the stu-manhood and citizenship ents themselves can no longer put them out, If not subdued in time THE TRUTH OF MAY 30 these sporadic fires may grow into It is thus easy enough to sympa-lq raging conflagration similar to thie with the body of students who] that of 1900 with results as deplor-fon Saturday May' 30 came to de- able, monstrate against the arrests Tam, ete, their fellow students.
Had it end-fed in a mere demonstration no
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