The sun., 1919-07-23
CHINESE TO HIRE
A COTTON EXPERT
Mill Owners Arrange to Bring
an American to Marking
University.
NEWS FROM THE ORIENT
Germans Fight Deportation
From Australia, Pleading
Marriage Ties.
Special Service to the Far Easter
Section Of THE Sun.

Special Service to the Far Eastern
Section Of THE Sun.
SHANGHAI. July 1.-The Cotton Mill
Owners Association of China and the
Shanghai Cotton Anti-Adulteration As
ISOLATION have guaranteed Jointly the
sum Of Mex $4,000 per annum for three
years for the purpose of securing an
American cotton expert, who will be at
tached to the University of Marking to
work in conjunction with them In i'm
proving cotton culture In China
The following officers and executive
committee were elected at the annual
meeting Of the American Chamber Of
Commerce of China held at the Ameri-
can Club. Shanghai. on June s: Presi-
dent, ]. Harold Dollar, Robert Dollar
Company; vice-president, w. C. Sprague,
Standard Oil Company OF New York (;
treasurer, E. o. Baker. Connell Broth
ers Company: secretary, J. B. Powell.
Executive Committee-H. H. Arnold.
Andersen Meyer & Co.; e. o. Baker,
Connell Brothers Company; ~ Harold
Dollar, Robert Dollar Company; Stew
art P. Elliott, Grace China Company J.
w. Gallagher, United States Steel Prod
ucts Company A. r. Hager, Interna-
tional Correspondence Schools L. Jacob.
China and Java Export Company: J. j.
Keegan, CASTOR. Williams & Wigmore
w. A. B. Nichols, Fearon Daniel & Co. ;
B. Atwood Robinson. Chinese-American
Company; N. 7. Saunders. Carter Macy
Co.; w. c. Sprague, Standard Oil
Company of New York.
Reports reaching here from various
sections of China indicate that the jap
anese boycott is spreading. At Canton
a mob on the East Bund made a. bon
fire of Japanese straw hats and in
sisted on the principal Chinese depart
ment stores disseminating the sale Of
japanese goods.
"Dry" Campaign in China
At a meeting of the moral welfare
division of the China continuation COM
mittee held on June 1t was voted To
| begin at once a publicity campaign in
favor of nationwide prohibition IN
| China. 1t is understood that the Amer
lean Anti-Saloon League will assist In
financing the enterprise. D. NJ. Can
der. representing the Anti-Salooi
| League Of America. explained his plans
for the campaign which is being con-
| Quoted in Japan this summer. He stated
| that the menace of the liquor interests
| in Japan to China was very real. He
| also stated that certain American liquor
| interests have representatives in China
and that there was possibility oil
| American and Japanese liquor interests
combining for the exploitation of China
The educational campaign in China will
probably take the form of text hoax,
for use In Chinese schools.
| Americas plant research work ir
| China which was brought to an enc
last year with the drowning in the
| 90 MI
| Department of Agricultural explorer, 1.
to be resumed again by ]. B. Norton
another departmental explorer, who has
arrived in Shanghai.
| HARBIN-The characterization here
is improving as a result of the prelimin-
airy steps toward the acknowledgment
Of the Omsk Government The Chinese
merchants are beginning to accept ST.
berian bank notes but still at a con-
siderable discount.
| PEKIN-On behalf Of the British
American, French. italian and japanese
| governments, Sir John Jordan. the dear
of the diplomatic body. has presented e
President Hsu Shin Chang at Pekin al
address hoping an end would be mad,
to Chinese internal difficulties that tn,
peace conference would be resumed an(
brought TO successful conclusion a!
| soon as possible, and, in the mean
while, that military measures would no
be resumed.
President Hsu Shih-Chang and tn,
| whole Chinese Cabinet have tendere,
their designations. and the An Flu Clu'
is endeavoring to secure the election o
Cki-Jui as President. The diplomatic
body at Pekin requested President HIS,
to remain in office.
Chinese Educator Seized.
Chen To-Hsu, until recently dean O
the College OF Letters OF the Peki
Government University. was arrested OIL
June 10 at the New World. an amuse
ment resort outside OF Chienmen, o.
the charge of circulating incendiary lit
erature. The police refuse all informa
ton regarding the matter. stating tina
II is a purely Chinese case and not tn
concern Of the foreign press representa-
tives
The circular distributed by Mr.. Che
was issued in both Chinese and English
The document presents Ave demands {
be supported by the people and says tina
II the Government will not yield to tn
demands the people should take radics
measures to obtain recognition for then
The demands are:
That the Government shall not sig
any agreement that gives to Japa
China's economic rights in Shantung.
That Hau Shu-Cheng, Tsao Ju-LiI
Chang Chung Hsiang. Lu Chung-Yl
Tuan Chi-Kuen and Wang Huai-Chln
be dismissed from Office and banishe
from Pekin at once.
That thhe Yamens OF the precautior
airy forces and the Metropolitan ger
darmerie be abolished
That the Pao An or citizens constat
ulary be forthwith organized. by tn
citizens.
That the citizens OF China shall hav
absolute freedom Of speech. publicatio
and assembly.
Germans Cling to Australia.
MELBOURNE-Most of the prom
nent Germans who were domiciled