as to whether the Powers had administrative funetis whether the legal Consuls had been outrun by events which necessarily formed a diplomatic issue, and so forth. That was the reason foi ast_ week's inactivity.
Even now I understand that some of the Governments have not responded to the request for instructions.
Some of the diplomats see the the Shanghai affair and therefore should be supported by the people ud that the other organizations [should be boycotted.
Onsorvers say that the conferences abroad have brought the Chinese down from the pedestal of jubilation which they were perched after the French Bfinister's resignation [from the diplomatic committee of wezotiation. At any rate, Chinese writers nsw are expressing doubts jas to whether the solidarity of the "Powers really has been punctured.
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