Show VICEROY ENTERTAINS TAFT PARTY Result Resul of the Visit of the Secretary to Canton China Will Probably Probably Probably ably Have the Effect of Lifting the American Boycott Boycott I 1 I I Sept 4 The Taft H 11 party Varty partY arrived at Canton this morn morning mornIng ing and proceeded to the Amen Ameri American can consulate where hee its members were met by a battalion of the viceroys guards After a reception at the con consulate consulate consulate I the party panty part became beme guests of or the tho now new no Canton railway covering Its Is en entire enI enI I tire distance I tre At 1 the visitors were enter entertained entertained tamed at luncheon by b invitation of ot the viceroy who however was waa Ill m and unable to be present present His Hi H representative re tive made a speech referring re to the friendly frendly relations between China and America Secretary Taft in lila his response said that by direction of the president he hi was pleased to note the friendly re relations r lations of the two countries The I United States did not want one foot fooL or one acre of the soil soi of China The I secretary said he thought the boycott l of American goods gO dS was a an unreason unreasonable able violation of treaty rights and conditions between the two countries and declared that he was as glad the viceroy had ordered the boycott stopped The fhe part s trip to Canton has had an Immense effect and it i is believed that within two weeks the boycott will 1 end The viceroy on Monday londa morning gave j notice that he had ordered the boy boycott boycott cott cot to be declared oft off of and an all al of ot its it leaders to be arrested ted and leader arro punished ho I Old residents of Canton Canton say that they the believe beleve the agitators are using the boycott bycott as an m excuse for a n demonstration I tion ton against all aU foreigners During the stay in Canton a few members of the tite Taft party visited viste the theold thE theold I old city They made many man purchases and were treated with wih great gret respect rop t I there being no evidence of III Ill I feeling The entire entre party returned to Hong kong late tonight I |