and then he ordered pickets. to Safeguard the interests of Chintse merchants, His methods have made him popular with merchants, But the boycott, now that it has boon' started, is being conducted thoroughly, Students volunteered to Inspect all the shops in Peking and Tientsin and' other cities, and. warn merchants that. sales of Jap-nese goods must stop. They have put sechs on such goods, and marked rach shop which has been inspected and "passed."
Marshal Chang has requested Japanese. and Korean residents not wear Chinese clothes at this time, as he says itis more dificult to pro-ict Japanese dressed like Chinese. Remarkably good protection has been given to Japanese residents in North China since the dispute started, with only. few scattered incidents, none fatal.
The boycott was started in central central government is definitely hostile to Japan, whereas other government groups are more reasonable, The fect that the boycott was 20 Jong delayed in the north gives sup-Port to the view that anti-Japanese evements are not spontaneous, but take place only with official support, the north, where oficial support was definitely withheld for several [ocks, there was no movement at all. The Japanens claim that the Nan; the movement in central China.
ing authorities could have st
least for the same length of time if they had wanted to.
But there is no doubt that it popular, for the movements, has been growing, end that the Chinese, except those' whose livelihood directly concerned, are willing, to back the boycott. Intelligent Chin. ese know that war with Japan would be fatal at this time, because their mies could not stand up against Japanese armies. They feel that the boycott is a powerful weapon, which may serve the place of armies.
Nov. 5.
Some friction is reported to have developed locally over the anti-Japanese agitation between the AntiJapanese Association and_ the Peking" General Chamber of Commerce.
The Association has been advocating for some time that Japan-fe. goods found in Chinese shops should be, sold by auction anda resolution to this "effect has been moved. The delegates of the Chamber of Commeres who were present opposed this plan and favoured the {goods being merely sealed up and Kept in stock without being sold.
An amendment introduced by the Jdelegates of the Chamber to the above effect was rejected and. they.
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