The sun., 1919-08-06
AUSTRALIAN WALL
TO BAR US. GOODS
Differential Duties viii Give
Whole Market to Great
Britain.

Britain.
Special Despatch to the Far Eastern
s' Section Of TEE SUS. -"
Sam FRANCISCO. Aug. 5.--Sydney mer-
chants who arrived in San Franoisco re-
Gently from Australia say that their
country 10 preparing to increase the duty
on merchandise now imported from the
United States. with q differential In
favor of Great Britain which whom put
into effect practically win eliminate the
expectation Of American commodities TO
Australia
Charles Terry. importer Of steel and
machinery, said the effect on American
goods will be disastrous. Benjamin Far
bestein, manufacturer Of womens gar
ments, said the change In only proposed
as yet that there was general opposition.
but nothing would change the policy Of
the present Government unless a yigor-
Gus protest Is made in this country. He
added:
THE general policy OF the Australian
Government seems to be that OF working
in harmony with the British Government
Australia needs more money. ana instead
of raising Il by general taxation It has
been decided to increase tho import
duties. One of the reasons for this is
that there 10 q general. desire TO cut out
Japanese merchandise.
Pekin-The TibetAn uprising is caus-
ing the Pekin Government considerable
| anxiety. An appeal has been made to
| Tibstan leaders requesting good onices
| in arranging q settlement with the
tribemen. A Fertilization Commission
| will be appointed and sent 70 lfoet py
| the Government to investigate the situa-
ton. Reports received from Tibet are
scanty and confusing.
President Hsu, who has consistently
worked for reforms In Chlna's legal.
| financial and civil service systems. has
lust issued a mandate providing for the
establishment of new law courts and
prison wards. The mandate was issued
as a result of q joint memorandum sub
mitted to the President by the Ministers
of Finance and Justice and takes
strong stand for judicial reform.
The President says that the independ-
enoe OF the judiciary Is one Of the most
Important features OF the legal systems
| time when the matter Of abolishing
| extra-territoriality is under discussion
It is Of the greatest importance that
China should take steps to Introduce
| this same system without which there
can be no such thing as an impartial
| judiciary.
Unite Against Opium.
The Chinese Government has requested
the Russians to suppress the poppy In
regions bordering on China The Rus
sians have replied, welcoming the pro-
posal and trusting that China will SINH
| larly suppress the cultivation Of the
poppy plant particularly In the north
west from which large quantities OF
| opium reach tho interior of China.
The Chtwei Club parliamentarians
| have introduced a bill impeaching Ii
| Shentoh, and in retaliation the Anfu
| Club members have taken the same
course toward Pao-Shien.
There is much adverse criticism OF
Chang Shu-Ling. director of the bureau
| for the Government sale Of tobacco and
wine, because he allotted certain funds
| Of the tobacco and wine revenue TO the
use Of the Chiwel Club, There IL a
movement to force his resignation.
A delegation OF Students from tho In
dustriai tchooi o. INT Fehin NoIina' NoI-
lege' VINO visited tne cAp'tAl Of ne pro-
ganizng workers In that region TO sup
port the boycott, ran against an inter-
| esting situation among the cotton work
| ers or inc district rouho lhs towh:
The nnaoltants OF tnls ai,tr,et ave
organized INTO one enormous InuustrIa'
Gullo, the eehue OF "hleh 10 AZ NaoSahs,
town tnirty miles from ra0tihs.u, ana
the miodle OIL the cotton "eHV,hs alstriel,
In this gulld are unl.ea Al aNisions o.
the cotton clotn unue' from me sVock
joboers. VINO nahoie mdlNioue'y inc
made cloth ana VINO FORM cIAss Oh very
wealthy merchahls a. the lop vi IanS
down throusn .ne cotton sro~ers' IN tne
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