Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-16
State Department Issues Two Reports from
Representatives on Subject,
NO IMPROVEMENT IN SOUTH CHIN,
If Attack is Called OFF at Once Its Effects
Will Long Remain.
MERCHANTS UNWILLING INSTRUMENTS
student Class and Guilds, Encouraged
by Chinese I'm America, Force
Them 20 boycott Amer
lean Goods.


reports received by the state department
from its representatives in the east relative
to the ti-American boycott, it's extent,
the prospects of its continuance and the
amount of injury II has inflicted on Ameri-
trade, two. selected at random, from
the north and 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 1903.
At that date the boycott movement had
beer nearly all talk in the principal
cities, says the correspondent. who adds:
The student class, as the willing workers
of the boycott ofga .iZation, has done lts
lest to keep the issue alive, and to some
extent has succeeded much against the
wishes of the merchants, who have had
enough and never want TO see another boy
colt. But this talk and undercurrent OF
extent in the business AFFAIRS related to
, American products. There has been TIM
idty in buying and in some instances can.
collation. of orders under the spur OF
threats. but despite denials from some
Americans, 1t is well known to the ma
jorty that such conduct the part OF
the Chinese buyers has not been the rule
This statement, however does not apply
to the product of the STANDARD on COM
pany, which has been opposed in many
places outside of the principal cities IN
northern China: As to that condition. II
tion will prove that trade competition has
as much to do with 1t as Chinese an
tayonism. That underhand methods have
been employed against the Standard OIL
company and the British American Tobacco
company is becoming plaitnher ths every t cam. GSS.
panies Is apparently centered IN ana around
Hankow. where obscene circulars have ap-
reared and also many evidences OF un-
friendly intent.
Merchants Unwilling to Participate.
But. at Soochow. Chinkiang. Changchow,
Wuhu, Kiukiang and many other places
tributary to and on the Sangtse mere r ina mas
Tine merchants are against the boycott,
but under the lash of the guilds that must
give q half hearted acquiescence, at least
N the officials desire they can squelch
the recrudescence of the movement in this
section, and by so doing Will gam the sup
port of the merchants. But. again. there is
the now powerful student class, whlch,
under Chinese The Of ns otes
friendly to American interests wnere they
eena;etreSith their own has .deyeieped 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 situation that trade is badly at
fected in most lines. and there is little or
no business outside the small European
trade. An American sewing machine COM
= pants reports that Chinese are afraid to go
into It's places. Altnousn SOIHS WOulu
to buy hut dare not have machine in
their possession. still the authorities claim
there is, no recognition Of the boycott
here
The report concludes:
II the boycott is called of tomorrow it
will take many years to remove the i'll ef-
feet from the injury done; AZ Penang
can goods in their godowns and Chinese
refused to take the goods which they had
already ordered.
British Gunboats for Canton.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 15.-The officers
OF the Doric bring the news of the dispatch
=. of two British gunboats to Canton just be-
fore their departure from the Orient. The
y vessels were the gunboats Moorhen and
Sandpiper. which were lying at Samshui,
and steamed up to Canton under secret
orders. Just before the Doric left Shang-
hal IL was reported that there had been an
uprising i'm the Stunning district near Can
ton, and that the magistrate and many peo-
ple had been killed. II was stated that
rebels had gathered in force and were
, marching ON Summing City. The inhabitants
y of the district were fleeing to Macao.
In Canton the boycott is most rigid.
There messages from San Francisco urg-
ing n continuance of the boycott are pasted
on the walls In addition to the anti-for-
dynastic movement. The officers OF the
Doric learned that in Canton Human braves
were being drilled. with "A view OF taking
part In an uprising against the present
dynasty.
missionaries Uneasy.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. l5.-The execu-
tive committee of the Board OF Foreign
Missions OF the Presbyterian church of
the United states. through its secretary,
DIR. 3. II. Chester of this city, today ca
bied it's missionaries in China cautioning
them in regard TO the uprisings in that
country and authorizing them to draw on
the mission fund for any amounts required
60 meet all possible emergencies.
The church has sevonty-eight missionaries
in China and much uneasiness is felt I'm
regard TO their safety. especially those in
the north Kiangsu mission, stationed at
Hsuchou Fu, Hwain Flu. Su Chic and
Using Kiang Pu none of which is treaty
port.
Foreign Mission Attacked.
LONDON, Feb. 15.--The correspondent at
shanghai of tho Standard, telegraphs as
follows: News has reached here of another
attack on a foreign mission at Nanking
province OF Nganhwel tho left bank
Of the Yangtsekisng river No loss Of life
is reported
Yesterday an attempt was made here by
trusted Chinese servant To murder the
secretary of the French municipal council
while he was asleep. The attempt was
frustrated and tho assailant was arrested
Many OF the great provincial viceroys arc
displaying a marked anti-foreign attitude
\ which they would hardly dare to so openly
assume unless they thought that Peking
approved their conduct In the foreign
settlements OF treaty ports efforts are be-
ing made privately TO recover privileges
granted to foreigners.
In some quarters Japan is believed to
view the possibility of armed Intervention
being necessary with equanimity since il
would provide II with occasion 10 obtain
from China what IL failed TO exact from
q Russia.
I In Shanghai two additional companies OF
lCoutinued on Second PaxeN