Aug. 6, We are not going to try to tell what the Germans think of favour of the Germans rather|to be on top with the right to! than against them, but that the|bully others. They cannot apinstinctive inclination to. take|preciate that their treatment of] advantage of and exploit the|the Bertram Rickmers is weak would eventually over-ride|breach of international courtesy, policy, so that if British prestige|to put it mildly, which England went down German standing|would resent if one of her ships automatically go still were xo done by, in an American lower in the long run.
He felt|port or which would elicit he that/ed protests from Italy, let us larly German who encouraged the|say, if an Italian ship were 80 Chinese in, assaults upon thelarbitrarily and unreasonably position of* the in|held in a French or a British China was working towards his|port.
The incident appeals to own complete elimination, andlus as a fair sample of what we that if a German had to make|may expect if we ever voluntarily, jo public statement of his posi-put ourselves in Germany's position he ran less risk in being|tion, and we think that Germans} [frankly pro-foreign than in de- wi see in it the inevitable rejing pro-"Nationalist" the|sult not only of their own sur-sake of temporary profit or im-render of rights but also of the munity from persecution. breakdown of Occidental prest-'These opinions are, we believe,|ige generally. In the circum: fairly typical of one large school|stances we certainly not} of German thought, and they|relish seeing the Maritime Cus-have been brought unobtrusively, toms being forced into the role but forcefully to our attention|of an impiiment of the outlaw) lover and over again.
Directly|Nanking administration in this opposed to them, is|imposition and we strongly feel ca other school that is" passion-that the Inspectorate-General ately in favour of cultivating|should should take the goodwill of the Oriental peo-steps to disassociate the Customs ples and in championing their from it.
We urge further that] they|the several Chambers of Com-come in conflict with imperi- {merce here owe it not only to rights or foreign vest-jthe Germans but to their own With some there|interests as well to adopt these! is a little of the soreness of oldjviews and endorse then in war wounds in this feeling. With|al representations to the Cus-) Jothers there is none, but there|toms Inspectorate and to the is a very strong conviction that diplomatic people.
Jare also known to all who ca [}mow. Many of the members of} both distinguished groups are the same. Now the "understand between the Council and these ments which should have been announced long ago, and which ought} now to be announced, is that if the opposition, to the increased rates, blackmail within the Settlement, and the kidnapping of prominent residents are not Lrought to an abrupt fend within 48 hours, these persons will be subject to arrest within the Settlement and their properties here will be closed and picketed.—Tt seems to us further that the Chi-inese ratepayers who have had the Hhonesty and courage to pay their taxes at the risk of persecution are themselves entitled to such Jeszential step towards their protec-If the Council will not do this much for them they certainly have better reason for resisting taxation than any which the agitators have put forward.
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