| Show TROUBLE IS INTERNAL Chinese Want to Overturn the Man Manchurian Manchurian Manchurian Dynasty Los Angeles Cal C l Feb U Edwin H Conger Concer for tor many year rears United States State minister to China and aM who J i S staying at for tor the winter Is le quoted in an Interview on the present agi agitation ag tation In China as ss follows The United States should warn China Chin asai st a repetition of ot the terrible riots 1101 of a few ago agoA agoA HA A show of Or warships should bo be made to Impress upon the government of 01 China that the troubles must mUt not bo be repeated and will not be tolerated I am satisfied that serious rious trouble will come but do not expect that It will be specially the United States but will b ha be against t the reigning Manchu dynasty d Foreigners hi In II Danger The n are re insignificant iu lu 1 numbers and the th present uprising is for tor forthe forthe the purpose of establishing a new dynasty L and not to oust foreigners fo l ers continued Mr Conger ong r The most mast violent Disturbances will be In the southern provinces p and will endanger all aU foreign interests Americans within the zone aone zone of rebellion I are liable to be hurt before they can get gt out ou and that Is why the United States should let China know that it will not for tor an instant in tant anything inimical to the tho interests ts Jf Gt f its it citizens HIt If the nie Chinese can oan be bs impressed that we are re on the alert and that we mean business busino s our interests will wUl be secure If is permitted to think that th t it itcan itcan Itcan can Ignore our Interests something ter tar terrible terrible will happen Trouble Brewing for Years The trouble now will b be a 8 great r at struggle struggle struggle gle within the empire a battle of the popular majority against the dynastic minority It has been brewing for tor many years and has now apparently reached a climax I believe the boycott on American goods is now beginning to operate against the Chinese themselves elves Chinese mer merchants merchants chants chanta long lone before this boycott was wu In Instituted instituted stocked their establishments with goods from the United States When the boycott was declared these the merchants could not or dared not sell their goods We Ve learned a lesson in 1900 and China learned one oneS too Our experience should compel c us a and d will Wm to take every pre precaution caution In the future it would be the part of o wisdom to have hav our warships and troops ready nady r ady If It only for the purpose of ot China know that we are watching he ht |
