"If we could get on our feet and produce our own goods, so much the better," remarked a leading tobacico merchant, "and it is my_ sincere Ihope that such goods can be produced in China, but I fear that by lboyeotting others we are not going to gain much. I fear that we will lhe the greatest sufferers ourselves in the end. This is a time when na-lions us well as individuals must co-Joperate. China needs the sympathy' jand cooperation of other nations Jand if we boycott friendly countries ure not going to do much good. We must work for better internanal relations.and be careful that' in boycotting others we do not bite cur own tail and be boycotted ourselves by others."
"Can we successfully carry on a lboscott against Great Britain and Japan? This is a question which we must think it over very carefully, before taking any radical or drastic jection." said another merchant, "because if we are not in such a po-
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