Show DEMANDS OF BANDITS To prevent the deaths of the cap captives tives in the hands of the bandits of Sucho Suchow it seems e that the demands of the outlaws s be met Troops In contact with the bandits must be withdrawn and a ransom paid After Aner meeting netting the terms and re restoring restoring restoring storing the murderers to the army a court martial should sentence the entire band to death The was wa's ways of the Chinese are pe peculiar cullar culiar That was said b by Bret Harte halt half a ago It is true tOda The I he Asiatic thinks and acts In a manner all his 0 own n How much of bluff and how bow much of or firm do- do termination do-termination termination to proceed stith a Ith their bloody th threats eats is to be found In Inthe inthe inthe the latest ultimatum of or the bandits can be determined only b bv those who know the Chinese mind At present the big thing is to get the foreigners out of the clutches of the marauders What Whatever ever er promises are necessary should be made and kept up to the point here here the bandits are arc free tree to go their Then way there should be a relentless pursuit until the last or orthe o othe othe the cutthroaTs are disposed or of o and the atmosphere Is cleared China is 15 about to suffer a Wa wase e of banditry If it the outlaws of Su Suchow Suchow Suchow chow are successful In exacting ransom and escape without suffer suffering ing to the last man for tor their crimes against civilization |