Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-15
THAT BOYCOTT Government Gets Two
 Reports. .NOHINT OF VIOLENCE
Movement Has Been Nearly All Talk 'Tis Said, Although Stu, dents Try to Keep the
 Agitation Alive.

Washington, Feb 15.-From the many reports received by the state de partment from it's representatives ir the east relative to the anti-American boycott, two selected at random from the north and the south have been made public. In neither is there any hint of violence and the movement, it is stated, is confined strictly to trade limits.
 The report from north China brings the history of events up to the close of 1895. At that date the boycott move ment had been nearly all talk" in the principal cities, says the correspondent, who adds:
 "The student class, as the willing workers of the boycott organization, has done its best to keep the issue alive and to some extent has succeeded much against the wishes of the mer- chants, who have had enough ana never want to see another boycott. But this talk and undercurrent of agi- tation has not been shown to any great extent in the business affairs related to American products. There has been timidity in buying and some instances cancellation of orders under the spur of threats, but despite denials from some Americans, it is well known to the majority that such conduct on the part of Chinese buyers has not been the rule. This statement. however, does not apply to the product of the Standard Oil Co, which has been op- posed in many places outside of the ,,..;n atf 1c \ that condition, it can only be said that thorough investigation will prove that trade competition has as much to do with it as Chinese antagonism. That underhanded methods have been em- ployed against the Standard Oil Co and the Brltish-American Tobacco Co is becoming plainer every day. At pres ent the attack on these two companies is apparently centered in and around Hankow, where obscene circulars have appeared and also many evidences of unfriendly intent. But at Soochow. Chinkiang, Changchow. Wuhu, Kiu- kiang and many other places tributary to and on the Yangtse there has been more or less antagonism of late. The merchants are against the boycott, but under the lash of the guilds they must give a half-hearted acquiescence at least If the officials so desire they con squelch the recrddescence of tle movement in this section and by st doing will gain the support of the mer- chants. But again, there is the now powerful student class, which under the teachings of foreign educated Chi nese and perhaps others not friendly to American interests where they con- fiict with their own, has developed an influence recognized by officials, guilds. merchants and laborers."
 From south China and, In fact, clear down to the Straits Settlements. comes the report that there is no improvement in the boycott situations: that trade is badly affected in most lines and there is little or no business outside the small European trade. An American sewing machine company reports that Chinese are afraid to go into it's places, although some would like to buy, but dare not have a machine in their possession. still the authorities claim there is no recognition here.'
 The report concludes: If the boy colt is called off tomorrow it will take many years to remove the i'll effect from the injury done. At Penang American firms could not move any American goods in their godowns and Chinese refused to take the goods which they had already ordered"