he Chambers of Commerce of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, as well 20 other representative commer-lal and industrial organizations, have signed a resolution which will be: nessed this evening at the Pub-Iie Hall here, The resolution takes the Nanking Government to task for its failures to make satisfactory amends for the outrages at Nanking and Hankow and protests against the various surtaxes levied on imported goods.
The resolution enumerates in most emphatic terms the proposed high tariff effective from September 1 as 1 barrier to international trade and the production tax as a crusher of foreign enterprises in China, Both acts, itis charged, are in contravene tion' of treaty' obligations and. will moan the destruction, of international friendship, The ropolution concludes by pointing out that, if the Powers take no further action than merely. presenting a paper protest, they will invite the contempt of the Nanking Government and make the position of foreigners in China untenable. 'The situation is already unbearable, it says, and the Governntnt should take' immodinte steps to protect commercial interests, if possible, jointly with other Powers, "and, if not, Japan should act independently.
Later, The meeting of "The League for the Protection of Commercial Right in China" at the Public Hall thi evening was attended by thousands of citizens and by a number of per-ons representing the various Chambers of Commerce and other bodies which sponsored the meeting.
'The local newspapers are giving enthusiastic "support in' their editorial columns as well as from the rostrum.
The speeches were generally dlignifed and not of an inflammatory -natude, but when the speakers urged action the audience invariably, gave "ta whole-tearted support.
"The grave consequences" of the proposed tirlft and the: produstjon tax were driven home, hut the hope vias expressed: that' the Nanking Goversiment would withdraw the "yraposed measures before September
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