Oct. 14.
Ir would be interesting to know how many of the Ministers, to whom the Waichiaopu made the statements which Reuter reports to-day, took the trouble to point out their manifold inconsistent cies. Probably they did not think it worth while to argue. But as these stotments have now been made public, they cannot go unchallenged. They have a certain speciousness which might deceive those who hare not the time to think carefull and in dealings with Peking it important to remember that the illegality which is allowed to pass uncorrected to-day will be assumed next week to have received explicit approval.
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