New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15
CENTRAL CHINA NOTES

rrror, IN occss,onal Correspondent Of Trfbune.1
Hankow Sept 9.-The finally determining
the sale of the concession for the railway from
Hankow to Canton, from the Chinese Development
Company to the Chinese government was Fecg tTsi
regret by the Americans AZ Eric nSnf By IN
capital would have meant large purchases OF I ma
would have added much to the prestige Of the
United States in China The Chine5e are fuS
and an American railway would have meant large
sufcient to meet expenses. It might be quoted
that it is everywhere understood tnat the IdIl"aS
open for its entire length only short time; Is al
ready meeting all cost OF operation anu AA0O
charges
To give an example OF the ease with which the
Chinese accept stories and rumors. 1t might Dc
stated that a story has been extant for about ten
days the effect that because of the boycott the
thirty thousand Chinese who are in the United
States Chinese with even an amount OF , LoLe!sI1
into the missions, the large business places ana 10
me nS9aSeI Tt r a e vVhen thew were as
sured that it was not, and that such ruInoE was
lated late run q INC 9'4' S''''''' INV" 49,
The boycott Is still strong, perhaps more 80 ID
the outports and the country than in the coast
cities, whore perhaps it has to a certain extent
spent itself. An idea OF its origin can easily De
taken from the fact that in all the outports the
leaders Of the so-caled agitation society are
socalled reformers or Tevolqtion1stsS a6aeheG 70
1t little attention. ii the movement Is az
cbaTacter Of it is exposed it viii soon inter
fered with by the Picking government; Ihere IS
q large number OF TeVoIutlonlsts VINO I4se On
subscriptions given by members OF 5abed end
suppressed wherever possible by me, me ma .: I
and officials. but good excuse ike the ca any, NJ
work of these societies. reformer VINO was
employed as an editor o for TeaIon ncid
ing that of pubshing TeyoIuIlonaTy a IC6er
the protection Of the British government and the
article such to be an infringemen{ OF tne
China and Great Britain. The Chinese government
articles Isespe''
This editor went to Shanghai. and in a meeting
of the so-called "anti-American society made
violent SPEECH in T h6 sa ne State pro hG1 ed
visng that the boycott be conducted Tess IaIsniy:
II to the utterInost. There was chorus Of
cheers from his reyolutionist frlenqs S4cn . Ht fr
there is hardly a SUFFICIENT number OF Chinese
man to live without working And Of course. he
is fac above actual work IN emma oagS he nav
have Very little money And as the he ,edi{Gr OF
he would be the No i, and would have number
of satellites who would do all me VOTE T AMI ss
airy and do practically nothing In addition to that
he he % So1d n the neghborhood FOR principal
source of revenue of chinese newspaper. wen vel
rected blackmail.
The Germans and the French have done everything
nossibIs 20 take advantage of the anu-An1erican
bovcott The Germans, who are having great
struggle in the Far East to secure business. and
everything else that they can lay their hands on,
have everywhere encouraged the Chinese to night
for their rights. to stand together as they have
never stood BEFORE" and especially 10 purchase
German goods instead OF American. Kerosene Oil
handled by the Germans has been brought into
CHINA i'm much larger quantities than ever, in hopes
of a much increased demand. but success has not
heen great. The boycott construed as not to
affect cargoes already In hand, and with regard to
kerosene Il has seemed that the dealer John China
man has never got out of the cargo on hand. The
fact is that American OIL although more expensive.
is so much less smoky and bad smelling. and gives
SO much better light, that the Chinese who have
had it want it again. boycott or no boycott.
French house doing business in most or the large
ports had hundreds OF copies OF the boycott crcu-
lars printed and sent home TO all their French
manufacturers and dealers, inducement TO
tben to make special effort to the American
trade All this effort for what? The newspapers
ssv for per cent of China's import trade, sup
nosedly all that America receives, and for ) per
cent OF the export trade OF the United States sup
nosedly all that China purchases II these figures
be true It goes to show the possibilities OF the
United States for trade in China are better real
lied by its competitors than by itself. when they
are anxious TO secure its trade