Peiping, June 16.
Statements in the semi-official press and by highly-placed Japanese make it increasingly clear that even complete British capitulation by handing over the four Chinese wanted in connection with the murder of Mr. Cheng Shi-kang, Customs Commissioner, would not solve the Tientsin problem.
It is openly stated here that the present campaign is to bring Great Britain to heel and to secure her cooperation in the Japanese plan to create a new order in East Asia.
The Heinmenhi, local Sino-Japanese political party, is playing a prominent Part in a public campaign against the British, The Japanese objectives are indicated in the slogans of this campaign, which include:
Aan Chinese should leave the British Concession, "Do not deal with British shops and
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