In regard to the practice of law]
solutely oppose them to appear in by lorelen lawyers we would the Mixed Court after its rendition for the following reasons:
1, It is the inherent right of the Chinese Government to reject or] grant practice by a foreign lawyer its courts.
'2, Foreigners who do not enjoy} extraterritorial rights are admitted to practise in any Chinese court, but those who enjoy the protection of extraterritoriality ate not admitted by Chinese law to appear before the Chinese court because if they sould misbehave there is no way to administer proper discipline to them.
8, Foreigners are not allowed to) practise in the Chinese Court because they are ignorant of Chinese) customs and the Chinese language. The use of interpreters involves the ste of too much valuable time on part of the magistrates and sometimes leads to. misinterpretatons.
4, Foreign lawyers employ brokers, 1 aystem that has become & scandal Shanghai.
Action produces reaction. We, therefore, urge in order to preserve the good relationship between Chi-reso and foreigners that any dise lon calculated to occasion bad feeling and offend susceptibilities on either side should be avoided; the Setter course would be to leave the matter in the hands of those who have no direct personal concern in the question, but who on account of ts, will take a broader view in the best interest of China and the Treaty Powers.
'Shanghai Students' View The Shanghai Students Union on Monday issued a proclamation alleging secre: plots on part of the imperialistic nations to induce the foreign lawyers of Shanghai to raise protest against rendition of the Mixeq Court purposely in order that the Chinese people will feel satisfied withthe agreement "now being ited by the Chinese and foreign authorities. The prod ly urges the public to demand immediate publication of the whole negotiations and the unconditional rendition of the Mixed Court—Kuo Wen.
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