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Show CHINA DISTRUSTS THE FOREIGNERS I . . 1 Washington. July 2G.-Some light on the nature of the opposition in China to the SROUO.OOO toreign loan tor the construction of the Szu-Chuan pud Canton Hankow railways has reached the stute department through niticles in the Chinese papers of I Hankow. Hupeh province. These ar-! ar-! tides were printed, it is understood, with otficial consent. "The merchants of Hupeh urge the people to take shares in the Sze-Cnuan Sze-Cnuan and the Canton Hankow rai!-ways. rai!-ways. We (China) are in a sad plight. "Why are we so poor that everyone every-one wishes to come to your nid. You say you have plenty of money.' but you are unwilling to part with it. I You also say you have money to loan. then why don't you use your own ' ncney to construct these lines. If ' you do not the foreigners will come ' i.nder false pretenses and destroy j ! your nationality and cut off your sup-'i plies. Kngland has used this dlabol- ! ical system to obliterate Egypt, otbor- vise how could she have got It?" Just about the time China was to .close negotiations with Fnglrind. i France, Germany and America lor j the loau of money to build tne roads. protests from .the. provinces caused a delay In the completion of the loan. I Recently the forelen government.? Joined in a note asking for early ac-j. ac-j. lion for China |