Show BOYCOTT OF JAPANESE GOODS B BY BYS CHINESE BE PROW PROVING VERY EFFECTIVE S Japan Seeking Aid of Great Britain to Put a Stop to the Em Embargo bargo Situation Somewhat Serious Pekin May 1 It was understood to today tolay lay day by Chinese officials that the pur purpose purpose purpose pose of the Washington authorities in dividing tho the American battleship fleet into two squadrons Is to enable the vessels to visit Japan and China simul elmul simultaneously simultaneously and the feeling of disappointment disappointment has in n a measure been les lea lessened lessened The Impression prevails among amon the Chinese however that what they f f call the definite purposes of the fleets presence in Asiatic waters have been foiled by an attempt to neutralize the political interpretation that has been given Jo 10 o the fleets movements in the far fur east particularly at this time when Chinas difficulties are Increasing Menaces s Japanese Trade Japan is facing a serious situation as asa asa asa a result of the boycott arising from the Tatsu atsu Maru incident Admiral haiti of the Japanese navy whose cruiser squadron is now anchored off Taku was received in IJ audience by the em emperor emperor emperor and empress dowager Coincident Coincident Coincident dent with this occurrence Japan is seeping the tho support su ort of Great Britain to put Dut a stop to the boycott by Joint representations to China The boycott bocott la Iii increasing and Japan Is not satis fled with Chinas efforts to put an end to iU it itt t The Japanese authorities here attribute attribute attribute bute the growth of the movement to the thc native press which Is without control and which has been conducting a campaign to make generally known the Chinese side of the Incident They claim that the matter has been mis misrepresented misrepresented misrepresented represented and hold the viceroy of Canton chiefly chi ell responsible because of the enormous commercial influence of the Cantonese Opinion of Defendants The diplomatic representatives of the powers hero here arp arft ar of the opinion that or organized organized organized movements In China are a common thing and they now recognize that the powers should have interfered to put Dutan an end to the Chinese boycott of 1905 on American goods They feel the same way with regard to the Japanese boycott al although although a though on account of the policy she has pursued on the mainland Japan has few tew if any sympathizers sympathizer China by means of a n campaign in inthe Inthe inthe the foreign and native press is making an Intelligent and consistent c effort to bring western influence to bear on Japan but Japan It is said here re regards regards gards this course as hostile and con connects connects connects it with what th t Japanese call the American championing of Chinas China Independence and the agitation of Englishmen in the far tar east cast against the alliance |