Nanking, Aug. 5.
'That all employees of Government organs in the country should ite. required to wear clothing made. of native material as an example to the people is urged by the Kiangsu and Chekiang Silk Merchants' Association in a petition to the Ministry of Interior.
The telegram points out that it is the policy of every country nowadays to encourage its nationals to use native goods, as for example in England, Japan, India and Turkey where the Government authorities have taken the lead in boosting the native-goods campaign.
Despite repeated Government orders to promote the use of native commodities, the people have paid Tittle heed and are still buying for-ign goods. In order to obtain fective results, therefore, Government. officials must be enjoined strictly to observe the order under Tenalty of punishment, so that the present economic depression may be greatly relieved—Kuo Min,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.