Mr. Shields said that he might be forced to close all the post offices offices in Shanghai and Sungkiang districts, which are under the jurisdiction of Gen. Ho. China's standing og a member of the International Postal Union will, thinks Mr. Shields, be greatly impaired if Gen. Ho forces his will upon the postal authorities here.
"This is the first blot on our splendid record," said Mr. Shields "but we have not given in although we may be compelled to later. Never before has the postal service been interfered with. During the Boxer troubles, during the Revolution and internal warfare, the postal service has been carried on and has remained in civil, nonpolitical hands. We have always gone on in spite of the petty jealousies of political parties. And to think that this action is inet when the foreign post offices
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