the Editor of the Si—More than two years have ow passed since the International Mixed Court of Shanghai—whieh, by no means perfect in its tune tioning, nevertheless gave relative satisfaction to all concerned—vas "surrendered" to that handful of Chinese politicians before whom the foreign nations have not corsed to abdicate all dignity: The result fof such a grotesque policy, which hae done more harms tothe saner endure? advancing ud always vising flood of anarchy Which threatens the whole of the Asiatic continent, there are 2 few havens or islets where a semblance cof order continues to reign, for example" Hongkong and Shanghai Only the most ceaseless vigilance will prevent them from being swamped in the stream of disorder in the manner Hankow was. It is for the foreign colony here, many of whose past _members now sleep Jast sleep here, the real make to say whether tallow itself to clement among the Chinese than Fe led meekly to fo the foreigners themselves, is] Ly incompetent In March Plainly visible. to-day. By simply] 1827 it was the energy Jeferring to the chronicle of the adopted Ly this colony w Provisional Court as appearing in ed the City to be defended against he columns of the leading Shang: the "red" invasion led by Chiang ai papers itis easy. to. perceive Kai-shek, for foreign diplomacy—that "that institution, in its work- and the secret is an open one—was ines, constitutes a, daily repeated once again prepared to beat a Te-insult to all good sense and common treat and. renew in the case of dignity.
Shanghai another senseless Chen-
Court relicts would not be tolerate The'atate of afuirs which such a O'Malley gesture, 60 Saran stant in any country, ne Te Chen. ce sereigne This city will not know security
rot even"
Mexico Guait" such time keeping Republics, and one may a8 Win ole iN tenon xeavon how long the representatives is" declared "and itis constituted of the foreign Governments will j: to a Free City. Meanwhile a halt Mow their patience to be exercised jruet ye called to ihe: performances Or will continue to endure the con- r that farce al Institution, the eries of that so-called "Judges" in the Jay of the Nanking politicos and So-called native "lawyers" of whom its functioning to the Mixed Court may. Ue safely stated that not at Alexandria should be created tone in {en has $0 much as taken a with foreign and native lawyers, curse in Law or passed an examine each justifying of his nomination ation worthy of the name. by the possession of a degree from A Spectacle of Anarchy tone of the recognized universities; Since the day on which, all eases, both civil and criminal access of inconceivable weakness should be submitted to the jurise and with the most complete. dite tion and control of a Mixed tribunal Fegard for Chinese psychology of not one wholly Chinese in com-the teachings of the past, certain position, And finally, the absolute gentlemen, no doubt animated with eviction' of all elements foreign to the best of intentions, resolved to the proper administration of Shang-submit to the threats' and insult hai must obtain, coupled with com Boroplete freedom from extraneous. invsheks, Feng Yus tervention. In the strictest adhere hhsinngs and. their consorts and to ence to the programme as set out deliver into their hands and. those above lies the only method of saving Shanghai from anarchy which has of the essential organ of a city like made it in many respects the Shanghai, i.c., the administration of laughing-stock of the entire world Justice, the Provisional Court has and an object of ridicule.
Provided a spectacle of the most Absurd anarchy, fulfilling thuswise Lam, ete, all expectations, By their action Rex. hose well-intentioned gentlemen have incurred the gravest responsi Vilities. Warnings were not want-
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