The prosperity or rain of a country depends upon the income received from its taxes, Since China opened her doors tw foreign countries, considerable amounts of four money: have been taken away by. foreign merchants in exchange for foreign goods. This in due to the fact that our import duties are low. Foreigners take advantage of this by dumping theft goods on the Chinese and by oppressing by means. of economic strategy. According, to estimate of the International Famine Relief Association, there are some 2,000,000 famine sufferers North China, who are destitute and who are sufferings from cold and the lack of food and clothing, Our Government has long realized the {sufferings of the people so they have unified the country, muck to the gladness of the people. To our further pleasure, January 1, 1929, was the date fixed for China's taritt autonomy, It was our hope that by means of tariff autonomy, the {sufferings of the: people would' be relieved, bat not ao, beenaxe we now understand that the date hag been postponed, and a temporary measure substituted, We exrneatly Hope that you will continue to fight for im-[mediate autonomy with dhuntlers spirit 30 that the people may Beneft, Purther telegrams recommend the abolition of likin and {egal taxes,
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