Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-18
EXCLUSION LAW DECLARED TO Be CRUEL
Natives Who Buy American Goods sheuld
Be Avoided by otherL
JAPANESE INFLUENCE IS MANIFEST
Agents Of Island House Take Advantage
Of the Trouble.
TECHNICAL EDUCATION IS FAVORED
Appeal TO Natives Declares that sal
walton Of china Depends Upon
Development Of People
Along Practical Lines.


PEKING. Nov Especial POSTERS
widely circulated here and in the provinces
give promise Of inaugurntng a new literh-
ture Of revolt-one circular is issued by
the warm-hearted people Of lpoh. 1t is
passionate protest against the cruel laws
made by America against the Chinese aud
IL calls on the people to maintain the boy
colt Of American goods. It points to the
success OF the boycott, and asserts that 1t
Is carried on in such "a civilized manner
that no excuse can be found for its sup
preston"
"The foreigners have characterized US
chinese as being without patriotism and
without unity" It says. 1T is our duty
to prove that this is not true. Mr.. Chang
"a wealthy merchant of Shanghai, left his
great fortune uncared for in order to start
the boycott Mr.. Fung, a young man of
great talents, sacrificed his life for the pur-
pose of encouraging his countymen. Mr..
Liam. Chinese minister at Washington,
fought for the cancellation Of the cruel
exclusion laws at the risk Of losing his ap-
polntm6nt
Wealth, honor and life are things we all
care for But these three gentlemen were
quite ready to give them all up In order
that they should help their own country
men. Ought VIC not to respect their mo-
lives and avoid the disgrace of being called
'cOid-blooded creatures Boycott. Boy
eottl
Ostracize Friends Of America.
There are cold-blooded creatures OF the
lowest order who still buy American goods.
DO not argue with them Let ali Chinese
with warm blood flowing in their veins
apply to these low beings the same method
The circular concludes with details of
the marks on American goods, that all
. can know them.
Another circular is much graver, because
III plainly shows Japanese influence. When
the boycott Of American goods started In
China last year, many foreigners declared
that it Was begun ana secretly engineered
by the Japanese, This charge was made,
not because OF any direct proof but be-
iause OF the almost universal suspicion OF
Japanese policy and intentions felt by
white people IN the far east.
Careful inquiry has demonstrated that
this charge Is unfounded. The American
boycott was Of Chinese origin and under
Chinese control. But It is true that ce~-
tain Japanese agents of the Japanese gov
ernment monopoly and others utilized the
boycott and encouraged II in order to ex-
tend thelr own trade
a poster from HaniSow gives good proof
of this. The heading is: Hasten 70 read
this patriotic gentlemen"
Avoid American Cigarettes.
The poster is an appeal to boycott Amer
ica1 cigarettes and buy Japanese. Amer
leans are composed of wicked minds, pols-
onous as acid" it asserts They have
told tho British that they sell cigarettes
in order to injUre Chinese and ruin their
lives To ask for one Of their cigarettes
is 70 ask for the death of a Chinese. II
you do this, your heart is as fierce as a
wolf. Are you not afraid that the thunder
will strike your"
The Rnal paragraph Of this poster re-
veals it's source OF origin. Should YOU
wish 10 smoke cigarettes. smoke the
Dragon OF Phoenix brands. manufactured
by the Japanese Government Tobacco
( Bureau, whose agents are the Mitsui Bus
san Kaisha.
The third piece OF literature Is "A small
\ pamphlet that was issued and circulated
in immense quantities in the province Of
Hohan. This province was up TO quite re-
Gently the most bitterly anti.foreign pa
of Chipa, and was noted for its bad treat
ment OF white missionaries and travellers
Honan has been caught in the wave OF re-
form and II mending its ways.
The pamphlet is written In the most
familiar colloquial Chinese in order to ap-
peal TO the common man. II is logical and
able, and what we should call q mastery
political appeal. II points out that China
today Is surrounded by many nations
Japan to the east. Russia 10 the north
England, France, Germany. America 20 The
west. All Of these are stronger than China
aud they have all determined to steal
Chinese territory. II a nations land il
zone that nation is ruined, What can hs
done 70 stop themg
some Good Advice
First. the Chinese must learn There Z.
not foreigner who does not give twenty
years 20 study. The women Of foreigner.
carry books about with them. so that eyi
IDENTIFY even they can read These foreign,
ers study not the classics. but practica
things, Technical education is theh
strength. Let China have technical educa.
tlua.
The Chinese woman must abandon fon
binding, and the Chinese man must put hi,
opium pipe on one side. China must d,
united. So long as there Is no cohesion
China cannot stand The writer uses IN,
familiar illustration of tine bundle OF
sticks TO enforce this point. The Chimes.
must show increased mutual love for on,
another, each helping the other
Following the German example OF las
year Italy has broken of commercia
treaty negotiations with China. The nsv
chinese policy forbids The smallest attemp
10 meet the foreigners half way. aud II h
regarded as unlikely that either of IN,
remaining tresty powers Win open sinUa,
nogouat tons Article VIII Of the NacLs,
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