Were there any man able to speak for the whole of China to-ay the wisest thing he could say to the Japanese would be: "Give us your lowest terms and we will accept them." It should be emphasized that the day for bargaining and haggling is past. Southern Chinese seem to think that the Boycott will be the same effective weapon as it once proved to be. But they are overlooking the fact that a Boycott is a weapon of peace while they are facing an actual state of war. Imagine how much it would hive availed any of the European powers to declare a Boycott against the Central Powers, once, the latter's armies were actually crossing there frontiers, Every demonstration of wild orators, every organization for Boycott of Japanese goods, is just another argument for the Japanese to continue their occupation and consolidate their position.
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