Show all foreigners are injured by the agitation dec 27 the most conservative and best informed foreigners agree in expressing apprehension at the constantly growing irritation of the against foreigners which for nine months has been gar dually spreading through the country china for the chinese summarizes the objects of the movement among the chief promoters of which are male students educated abroad and newspapers conducted by chinese who have been educated in america and europe these papers are beginning to gain great influence the anti american boycott haa been followed by a discussion of cainas chinas wrongs at the hands of foreigners generally and a determination to redress them the hostility chown against americana has spread to all foreigners the chinese are pleased at the result of the boycott la producing conciliatory orders from president roosevelt but the boycott is in nowise ended and it is asserted here continues seriously to affect american trade in the canton and legions the chinese are so satisfied with the of the boycott that they contemplate using the boycott as a pernu nent weapon newspapers advocate the boycott of indian opium because of tho action of the british assessor of the mixed court at shanghai in ordering the imprisonment of chinese women in the municipal jail instead of the chinese prison which caused the recent disturbance one result of the present movement is to discourage concession bunting the chinese have adopted a policy of chinese control of railroads mines and adaller enterprises and refuse to grant new concessions and are trying lo 10 regain those previously granted while many foreigners sympathize with the objects of the agitation they realize the danger of inflammatory speeches and articles in the ers leading to mob uprising like that at shanghai and the recent aloa of missionaries at re the chang hal incident the ministers of the powers have practically decided that tho municipal officers exceeded their rights under the treaties and will direct them to recede from I 1 their position I 1 there Is no doubt the aggressive spirit of the chinese has been decidedly increased by he late war and the successful maneuvers of the chinese northern army in october japans victory has encouraged the chinese to believe that they could be equally successful cess ful foreigner Foi eigner living in cities where the government Is strong are assured of protection but the danger of the situation lies in the possible friction between foreigners and chinese where the officials are weak or indifferent leading to further outbreaks the proposed withdrawal of the remaining international troops from china in the spring has been meeting with opposition bince the shanghai riots |