The Nationalist Government, through Mr. Eugene Chen, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, to-day, wired the following official Note to the American Secretary of State, Mr. Frank B. Kellogg, at Washington:—"My Government learn that it is the intention of the U. 8.
Government to agree to' the British proposal regarding the immediate enforcement of the so-called Washington surtaxes and the Payment of the proceeds to the local authorities at the ports of collection.
"In spite of the elaborately-worded sentiments in the British Declaration ithe real meaning of the proposal is that two-thirds of the new revenue will go to our political enemies, who, with their war-chests replenished, will be able to continue the civil ar that bless the nation and delays the liberation of China from the present regime of international control known es foreign Im-
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