New-York tribune., 1907-01-08
THE CHINESE BOYCOTT.
Contradictory Reports ReceiUed by
the State Department.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau. 7

lFronn The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE State Department is
In receipt OF some strangely contradictory evi-
dence as to the progress OF the recently renewed
boycott on American goods in China. Accord
ing to a report from Consul General Leo Allen
Berghol1 at Canton. the commercial war
was nipped In the bud by the native authorities
and did not amount to anything at all from
business point OF view. It started by some
Chinese residents OF Oakland. he says who wrote
to friends in Canton informing them that. as
President Roosevelt had said nothing about miti-
eating the severity OF the Chinese exclusion law
In his annual message. the only recourse their
countrymen had in the premises was to boycott
American goods. This would bring the Anneri-
can Congress to terms. the Oakland correspond
ents asserted. and few OF their friends IN Can
ton started the movement that advice.
A communication just received from San Fran
cisco leaves the impression that the boycott Is
still alive. II is in the form OF q translation
from Chinese paper. '-The New Era" and
while 1t contains some quaint liberties with the
English language IT also shows that the move
ment IS moro widespread than Consul General
Bergholz seemed to believe. This is tho trans
lation:
Revival OF boycott on American goods.
On the fourth day Of the tenth month telegram
from Peking m an stating o that I'VE hear in different
where exhortihg the people to revive the boycott
Peh issued a public notice urging upon the people
the necessity of taking OF our national stand
ing; that because OF tho Chinese people being op
pressed under the severe laws of exclusion OF the
United States all OF US Chinese who have heart
at all should have our patriotism energized and
completely boycott American goods 1t says fur
THE revival OF this boycott is right and just
and tho government has not the right to prevent
it, Foreigners constantly speak OF US having
patriotism and care OF our national standing; we
should therefore show them that we do possess
these qualities, and thus prevent the foreigners
words from coming true in the least
There is wealthy merchant in Shanghai. named
Mr.. Tseng, who has given all his property for the
accomplishment of this one end: There is also
Yung Yeung Ming "a highly gifted scholar). who
has stirred up the people to the end that the
boycott might be rendered operative again. even
to the extent of thinking lightly OF life
Minister Liang at the American capital has been
vigorously opposing the law prohibiting Chinese
he has in his heart for Is great that he came
near not TO mind his official position.
1t is, therefore, clear that riches and nfe which
men universally esteem highly. these three gentle
efforts they have been putting forth on behalf Of
the people. What manner OF men are we IT. though
being only common people, We care more for our
physical being and fail to be IN earnest. thus ex
posing us the ridicule OF men? They say that we
have warm blood in our veins. We should now
show that do have warm blood IN our veins by
putting into effect a complete boycott of their
goods, which Is indeed most important measure.
There recently published IN Hankow circu-
lar the contents OF which most provoking IL
made evident the fact that the Japanese are maxi
ing Of the Chinese because OF the boycott mat
ter, for which this circular vigorously ex-
horted Chinese to buy only Japanese cigarettesl
that, moreover. Japanese cigarettes were better
is poison nclosed in American cigarettes that CHI
nese should not by all means buy or use Them