Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28
ALARMED BY cHlNA's BOYCOTT
v. 8. Consul Reports the Situation as
DANGEROUS.

U. s. Consul Reports the Situation a
Dangerous.
A copy Of the circular sent broad
cast through the Chinese Empire ask
ing the natives to boycott American
products has been received at th'
state department from United States
Consul Gracey at Fuchau. says {
Washington dispatch to the New
York Sun. The circular was issue(
by the "Jeng Ching" or Man Mirror,
literary society Of Shanghai. The
bit Of paper covered with compli
Gated Chinese characters Is only 81,
inches square, while the translation
Of the document which has caused
such great troubles covers five type
written pages.
The circular Is really a report Of
the meeting of the Fukien and Ku'
ang Tung Merchant Guilds of Shang
hal on May 16. when the boycott
movement was instituted. The reso'
lutions adopted at the meeting and
the steps which were proposed are
introduced in full. as we'll as syn
opsis of the speeches Of number
of those present.
In an accompanying note Mr.. Gracey
indicates, that the Chinese mind IL
greatly excited by the movement, and
the stories which are being spread
among the uneducated by those be-
hind the movement are creating 9
dangerous situation. He says that al
sorts Of rumors are in circulation
and are credited by the ignorant
Chinese. One Of the most recent was
that 200 Chinese coolies in America
had been beheaded. Gracey says thai
this rumor gained wide circulation
and credence. He adds that the con.
sulate Is doing all that 1t can to dis
pei the erroneous ideas which are
rapidly gaining ground.
The circular which was sent out
shows that the Chinese are greatly In
earnest In furthering the movement
and elaborate plans have been made
to force the merchants to help or
the boycott. Those who may secretly
continue to deal in American products
will be practically ostracized. In the
circular such merchants are ch rae
terized as the ''wickeds." Plans are
made for the friends of the move
ment to renounce such tradesmer
and to refuse to allow their children
to marry those of the "wickeds."
At the conclusion Of the meeting
nearly all those present signed ar
agreement to carry out the following
plans:
~. To investigate all about Ameri-
can goods in general imported into
China.
"2. To investigate sales of Ameri-
can kerosene oil In China.
49, To use efforts to secure support
Of impartial and reasonable editors In
the United States.
~. To establish a public room fol-
exposition Of American goods.
IS. To investigate American cloth
sent to China.
"6. To use efforts with American
missions which are In favor OF JUS
~. To use efforts with local gov.
ernment for cancellation Of said
treaty.
"S. To investigate American goods
which are sent to China by the
most powerful laboring party.
80. To investigate what treaty
ports of China at which American
ships are usually anchored and
through which American goods are
usually landed.
40. To advise laboring classes al
wharves to demand more wages when
they are hired to discharge Ameri-
can cargoes. ...,
III. To find out wicked native
secretly deal in American goods.
"12. To investigate who have been
dealing in American goods and also
names of such 'hongs.
"13. To persuade people not to
make acquaintance with or to marry
their children to those dealers In
American goods. The proposer him.
self has decided to cease friendly re-
lations with those who after his at
tention has been called to this reso.
luton may again be dealing In Amer
lean goods, and he also promises not
to marry his children to the wickeds
IA. To carry out the above reso-
lutions whenever he can seize an
opportunity"
1t was decided also to seek the aid
of literary persons in China, who
would be asked to write essays and
articles for the papers on the sub
ject: What steps should be taken
against the extradition laws Of the
United States"
In the circular 1t Is pointed out
that there is no danger to the indi-
vidual in entering into the boycott
the point being taken In the reso-
luton that the matter is not an af'
fair between two governments. The
resolutions passed are as follows:
~. To stop consuming American
goods.
"2. To stop ordering American
goods or withdraw orders for same.
"3. II American goods are stopped
native products will have consider
ably increased demand in the market
-. Merchants and common people
have perfect rights to make above
resolution. This is not matter be.
tween two governments.
"5. A resolution which forbids
Chinese to employ Americans may be
temporarily withdrawn lest 1t give
rise to discussion between the two
governments.
"6. Native servants in employ OF
Americans In China shall demand
more wages.
~. After action being taken, we
expect to withdraw the privilege:
that have been blindly given tc
He Hsing company for railway build
ing.
"S. The action to be taken may
be what the whole world Is eagerly
engaged in watching-a center a.
which all lines shall meet. This
greatly concerns the power of oui
nation, and we must. therefore, en-
gage ourselves faithfully from be-
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