Peking, Feb. 23, 'The Poking papers have not yet commented on the Hankow agreement but the' "Peking and. Tients Times" in an editorial on the agreement says, "We are sceptical of its virtue and disappointed by the terms tand conditions "under which it was!
The editorial goes on to quote pamphlet issued" by the Political Department of the Revolotionary Army headquarters. The pamphlet says, The Chinese revolutionary fmasien at Hankow and Kiakiang have made an end of British concessions in the two ports. By sanction. jing this act and thus placing itself fat the head of the revolutionary faction the Goternment only did its duty.
ing' and Tientsin Times" says, "The agreement signed seems) to confirm this statement.—The terms do not refer to the return of the concession, Ina country where "face" counts for so much"the unconditional return of the concession whether for three weeks or one week should have been a sine qua. pos.
"The concession has been forcibly and treacherously seized with the sanction of the Nationalist Government and to forego its return is to condone an, act of violence which, according to the political depart: ment's pamphlet, will be repeated We are told that the annoaneement was received with the greatest satisfaction in Hankow. By whom? Ifthe British community derives satisfaction from the" agreement it must' be similar fo that-of the eon-emued criminal who learns that hi is death sentence has been commuted to. one of penal servitude for life.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.