Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-20
THE SITUATION
At SHANGHAI.
The Deadlock Growing Out Of the
Mixed Court Dispute Con.
tinues.
WARSHIPS REMAIN ON DUTY.
The Tao Tai still Insists on its De.
mand for Dismissal of the Brit
lsh Assessor.

Shanghai. Dec. 20.-All Is quiet IN the
town today Business has been re-
sumed. but the volunteers and sailors
landed by the warshps in port re.
main on duty as precaution against A
renewal of the rioting. The Cnitei
States gunboat Villa Lobos has arrlceI
TO reinforce the Baltimore and the
British cruiser Andromeda is expected
TO reinforce the LADEN.
The deadlock growing out Of the
mixed court dispute continues. The
tao tai adheres to its demand for the
dismissal of the British assessor and
police inspectors, while the British con-
sui refuses to yield. The foreign resi-
dents support the consul's attitude.
CAUSE OF TROUBLES
Che Foo, Dec. 20, 10 p. ma proml-
nent European official who is visiting
Che Foo, crystallizing the opinions of
persons thoroughly acquainted In China
and with the present disorders, states
that the Shanghai troubles were the d.
rect result Of the American boycott. He
thinks the American officials at Wash
lngton should have opposed the Chinese
demands for a revision of the exclusion
laws and insisted upon the immediate
suppression Of the boycott. He char
acterizes the boycott movement as an
excuse for an exhibition of anti.forejpn
feeling resulting from an innammatory
propaganda carried on throughout CHI
ma since the commencement of the
Russo-Ian,nsse war
WINE 'he ooyco't III iseil IN hurth-
less" continues the official quoted, 1T
has been used by the revolutionary an
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uio'eis' ia''ioi' Vi '''e N'"nese " pie-
cipitate repetition Of the Boxer trou-
bss. though II Is prA fble that the ex-
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.'"D'' 30 e''u ','e No''''
OF the real cohspirators ana caused
premature demonstrations"
."Irnless tho wasbineton outhori.iee
'ahe lrhHeu'"te anu s''ohs measures W
suppress the agitation in Shanghai,
concluded the official quoted, troubles
which are not merely local will spread
The failure OF the boycott agitation
appears In Che Foo to be due, undoubt-
eddy, to the stern demand OF American
Consul Fowler that the Chinese refrain
from holding meetings or Issuing IN
flammatory placards, resulting In the
inability Of the dangerous Chinese ele-
ment to successfully prosecute their
agitation.
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NE
Washington, Dec. 20.--The state de-
partment has received a cabegram
from Shanghai announcing the arrival |
there last evening OF the men from the |
Baltimore.
The state department advices Of this |
morning are 10 The effect that the Brit |
ish were preparing for large demon |
stration by both army and navy. Ger |
man. Japanese and Austrian cruisers |
were on their way 10 Shanghai Quiet |
prevailed yesterday, but only because |
OF the armed force controlling the city. |
The mixed court was still closed. The |
Chinese authorities were trying to eff |
feet a compromise but demanded a re- |
moval of the British assessor, which |
demand was refused. There was no
report of trouble at the outposts. but |
the missionaries were becoming alarm |
ed and many were arriving In Shang- |