Dr, Hu draws attention to the fact that no such restrictions are imposed, nor is any such ill-treat-mont inflicted, upon Europeans oF Japanote passengers bound from Shanghai to America. He suggests. that, in order to uphold the prestige of the Chinese people, a protest should be tedged and a demand made for the cancellation of the order. According to international usage, he continues, foreign ships in Chinese waters shoultl obey the orders of the Gkineso Government. Now the American Government has appointed oticers to enforce its discourteous orders in Chinese territory, thus encroaching on China's sovereign rights.
Though the cerebra-5 ing itis epidemic was prevalent. in Shanghai recently, the memorandum says, it has now been effectively sup-prossed through drastic measures taken by the Chinese health authorities, The American Govern ment, who are paying so much attention to the spread of contagious dis eases in countries other than their own, must already have known of the non-existence of this disease ing, Dr. Hu says that the health officer does not conduct his examination in accordance: with proper scientific methods and people of non-Chinese nationality me tending to enter the United States are exempted from this examination, It is apparent; therefore, he says, that the United States Government, is harbouring ulterior motives, through the issuance of this order.
Measures Suggested remedy the situation, Dr. Hu Suggests (1) that a strong protest should be lodged with the American ba: authorities against the order and that a demand be made for its can-collation: (2) that offices should be established immediately at various. ports for the: investigation and ex:
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