Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-08-31 | Page 1 | Boycott a Failure

BOYCOTT A FAILURE Movement Meets No Success at New Chwang. WASHINGTON. Aug. 30 Consul-General Fnmmons. nt New Chwanc. has reported to the Etato department an follows In regard to tho progress of tho nntl-Amorlcan boycott In China: , . "In rezard to the attempt made hero to arouse a feeling of hostility to American goods. I have tho honor nnd pleasure to roport that the movement has been a failure. Several Sev-eral attempts have been made to organize tho anll-Amcrlcan sentiment, but each meeting resulted In stronger declarations In opposition to Interfering with the sale of American goods. A number of lending Chlneso merchants as-Kurod as-Kurod me that they would have nothing to do with a movement to boycott American goods, i and they advised their friends to refrain from ngltatlng the subject."