"The discontent of the many Chinese unofficial representatives in Washington was now rapidly mounting to fever heat. They saw all their hopes being strangled by ted tape and Fabian tactics as well as by complete misreading the Chinese internal situation. Hitherto content to maintain a passive attitude, they now adopted vigorous tactics which were largely responsible for a general stiffening in China's representations.
November 23 the immediate application of the 12} per cent. Mackay Tariff was brought up, but became buried in a sub-committee presided over by Senator Underwood. Extraterritoriality, foreign post offices, foreign police and foreign garrisons were also successively dealt with by the Committee process, China being allowed not one single statement in the plenary sessions although hours were devoted in these to superfluous speeches regarding the European situation,
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