Show THE CHINESE BOYCOTT secret sri vice agent J B wilkle aa repeated iu portland ore the assertion that the chinese boycott against american goods Is a job put up by british and german traders in hongtong Hong kong and shanghai to injure our trade in china we are not entirely i convinced of the accuracy of Wll kles observation for there Is reason to believe that tha boycott was instigated b i he so called american asiatic As EW for the purpose of breaking down our exclusion laws doubtless the british and german traders in the chinese cities named have taken advantage 0 the matter and have help d along the agitation but it Is not probable they were primarily responsible tor the movement bu chilo there may be a doubt about the originators of the boycott h rr can be nono whatever about the 1 of its proving a boomerang to hose who instigated and lo 10 hose who arc abetting it for it Is inevitable haa it will have the effect mr bep describes of arousing hos against all western peoples llo uv says to the chinese tinder sanding all foreigners are devils and inflamed against y rt wrongs being inflicted upon their there may be instigated a serious rac war he jells ua that W being arkad up in china by the issuance of cartoons showing the alleged ill treatment of chinese in this country among which such misrepresentations as a moi chaslong a occur together with a call to avenge the sufferings of brothers if these appeals result in another as during the boxer uprising to exterminate all foreigners in china the desire for cheap coolie labor and a nasty short sight od commercialism will be held cespon bib for the result |