Mr, B, Newton's, Letter to Me.
Eugene Chen on Withdrawing Hankow, May 18, The British diplomatic representative, Mr. Basil Newton, leaves tonight by the Kung! Wo—Reuter, Taunspay, May 19.
The following communication was handed to Eugene Chen in Hankow on Tuesday by Mr. B.C, Newton, H. M, representative there. The letter, appended, speaks for itself:
representative of His Britannic Majesty's Minister, acting, in fulfilment of instructions received from His Majesty's Government, Tam directed to make to you the following communication, The Authorities in Hankow for whom you act as spokesman have freely announced their intention and claimed their ability to assume the full responsibilities of a modern, government, Actually since they appreciate the ideals of Chinese People and are anxious not to dis-" regard any regime which might eventually substantiate a claim to speak either on behalf of the Chinese nation or of an important tion thereof, His Majesty's Government have gone out of their way to meet the aspirations which you claimed to voice and they hoped for a response in a spirit of sincerity and statesmanship. With the full authority of His Majesty's Government, His Majesty's Minister tered' into frank and friendly discussions with you at Hankow on hhis arrival in China and subsequent ly dispatched a personal representa tive to Hankow in order to maintain contact. Yet within a month of His Majesty's Minister's departure from Hankow the British Concoswas overrun and the Southern troops, admitted for the purpose of restoring order, remain there in unjustified possession. Neverthelest in order to give still further evidence of willingness on their side to do their utmost to put their relate with all sections of the Chin people on a satisfactory footing His Majesty's Government made an Jagrcement surrendering the greater part of the safeguards hitherto maintained for British nationals in sion and placing the ultimate responsibility for the proper administration of the area in the hands of the Southern On January 27 His Government once more communicated generous and far-reaching proposals to you through Mr. O'Malley offering "to waive a number of British "Treaty Rights" by their own unilateral act. continuous proof of sin and goodwill given by H. M, Government in these and many) other ways, conditions for British subjects in the areas then controlled; from. Hankow grew woree and). worse, and the campaign of, Ted ait Beitah peo pace, pee
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