Arizona republican., 1905-08-30
The Worst is Now Believed
to be Over
MERCHANTS MOVEMENT
They Repented OF it and Desired
American Goods Again hut IL HAD
Passed out OF Their Control Int
That OF Agitatins Students.

Pekin, Aug. 29.-The American bov-
colt almost overshadows the peac. me-
goiations as a topic OF interest in
China. Accounts reaching P-k.n
from trading centers Indicate thar me
movement attained It's gr-tt,-zf
strength early in August and siuc.-
then has been decreasing. NaNh-r.
except in Shanghai has business r,--
ceiVed a sever blow. The hovearr
would have been equally successful a.
Tlen Tsin. which is a distributiuE
market for American goods second
only TO Shanghai. except FOR the de-
termined repression by Yuan Shiksi
who is almost the only Chimes. vie.-
roy really ruling his own province.
The Pekin government. in response
TO Minister Rockhilrs Representative.
issued instructions TO provincial OFF,
| cials which read Well. but which th-
officials construe with the belief that
the government sympzthizes with IN
sentiment for the exclusion OF Amerf-
can goods. although obliged formally
TO oppose the method OF its expression.
Several minor officials are implicated
/ IN the movement al Shanghai ana
its leader holds the rank of taotai
rThe government might punish them
by depriving them Of their honors. as
/ cording to the Chinese custom. II q
We're in earnest.
Many important merchants who eau-
/ barked in the boycott now repent ~
the scheme, but il has passed beyond
control into the hands OF agitators
the majority of whom are students
many recently returned from Iar,lu-
and some from America. who relat.
at meetings and in the newspapers
/ lurid stories OF outrages received 40
( the hands OF the American fmulersl-
/ ton officials The asitat0rs are a-tl,e
! principals in the central and southern
| cities. They have abandoned th..
| original demand that Chinese student
and merchants be admitted to Amer
/ lea as freely as those Of other ua -io.-.-
/ alitieS, and are now demanding th..
/ unrestricted entry Of all Chinese. They
/ argue that il this movement Sucr--.Iz
| the same coercion may be ernuIsVt-i
! against Canada. Australia. Java ANA
/ all countries in which they live. The
native newspapers. which have be-on-
4 influential only since the boxer uprls-
! ing, and the number whereof L. muI-
/ tplying. are powerful factor iu fam
1 ming the agitation.
The best informed foreigners btii-y-
| that the boycott has passed it's cIl-
! max and Will gradually subSide. THAI
| the cessation of orders FOR Amr-Ieru
! goods is merely temporary and that
a decrease OF orders now viii result ir
a corresponding increase later On tha
year The principal piece goods u-r-
| chants of Shanghai telegraphet %
! NicerOy Yuan Shakai proposing ta
have Tien Tsin consignments shipped
directly TO Tien Tsin. instead 20
! through Shanghai as heretofore. and
| requesting him TO take measures to
| stop the boycott thereof. and Yuaue
| civil administrator issued a prucIl-
nation accordingly.
| The end OF the Russell paness. .yE.kr
by the opening OF Manchuria would
| give great impetus to- American
[ trade. That country has been closed
TO imports throughout the war. Iarr-ris
because the armies mOnopolized all
/ means of transportation. Most Amer
lean products sold in China ar- hand
/ led by British and German nrms GA
| commission and the bulk OF the loss
es falls upon them What iS cousid-
! cred of the greatest significance. Ga tlf,.
! boycott is the possibility ~ Jhe use
| of this method of coercion II the first
/ attempt Succaa1S