Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-15
DAP GOODS is BOYCOTTEDI
CHINESE STUDENTS RISE
IN PATRIOTIC FERVOR
Eldc1 Now Being Dragged Along In
Wake OF Ifnthuslnsni OF
Young.
nY JOsIsrII TIMMONs.

III JOSEPfI TlnhOSS.
SHANGHAI. Feb. 14.-China. divided
~ the split between Southern consti-
utionaiists and Northern militarists
yith nearly half OF the provinces in
'evolt against the Picking government
united By the student movement"
There is no north, no south. III the
tnti.Japancsc boycott. The students OF
lie Northern provinces are in full ac-
ord with those OF the provinces of
he south. Everywhere they ar g af-
iliatcd with the one national Students
Union.
In a sense. that unity is much more
fundamental than is the division that
'as muddled Chinese national and in
mental for tho reason that the young
generation is the real China Of tod1y.
ma the elders. they Of the futile d.
fision that neither restores nor brushes
epubiican!sin. are being dragged along
the wake OF the national enthusiasm
III the youth OF China in spite OF them
selves.
boycott Only Weapon.
ne sole weapon of the students is1
he boycott. Their entire effort is to
4icfcnd China against Japanese aGgrcE-
fions In Shantung, In Fukicn. in Tlen-
sin-~hcrever Japanese aggression APP
pears. since that aggression shows its
most sinister form at pclsing. in com
fellinS or br!bing corrupt officials TO
10 the Japanese bidding, this student
isc Of the boycott goes to the corrcc..
on Of that evil also. In this phase OF
ts manifestation, the Pekiny rulers
ave no north back OF them rse stu
tents of their own provinces are ready
0 tear them from their seats OF au-
nority If they are caught traiiicking
"!th the Japanese in the sovereign
shts or natural resources Of China.
Wise men here of all foreign nation
iitics arc freely predicting that either
he student movement Will force the
'clsing government finally into break
ns away from japanese dominance or
here Will be a revolution III which tho
'cking government will be changed ny
orcc OF "A national uprising.
Camping Down Liz.
Having gained experience in the boy
OFT originating last spring and main
aimed since though not very effectively,
md having In the interval extended
md perfected their organizations the
camping on the boycott now In man
her tina, Indicates that il is here to
'ay. There is every reason to believe
hat IL pancsc trade with China Is done
or tin such time. II ever. as Japan
makes right about face in it's policy
oward China.
MI up and down the coast, and a.
ar Inland az foreign trade reaches.
he students have their organizations.
GLOWING the Foochow riot. in which
Japanese and i'ormosans killed two
,hinesc students and severely wound
FL a number OF others. in every one
RI these cities the students held pa
AIDES and mass meetings Of enormous
-ze. of ten. fifteen. twenty thousand
Jersons.
Hundreds Of thousands OF these stu
fonts--more than 25.oo0 in Shanghai
sionc. for illustration-havc by ;wos
tflI tnrCeS gone INTO al! quarters ana
iarangucd the people.
Dainty Girls Aid Move.
Daintily dressed girls have clam,
,nd appeaied 70 crowds Of cart Coolies
md shop !aborerS. Schooiboys OF the
pest families have talked 20 the
ienry. heard a boy OF twelve speak
ng 10 crowd that filled i, narrow
.trect in the natiyys CITY here. CIV.
University OF Michigan graduate,
Xho with inisrnrcfn1 The
BOY talked.
The crowd listened eagerly TO the
sh:nsung; that they realize that their
lroihcrs had been killed at Foochow
IS the Japanese intrudc-s. who plan
ned 10 do in Fuk!en as they had done
II Shaniung. and that ;hcy pledge
themselves not 10 buy or use anything
II Japanese make until China had re-
hat the boy spoke cloqucnt!y. and
nat he had the crowd with him.
Paradcs. massmce,ing. and harann-
ding the mutitudcs made UP another
phase OF the campaign. still another
mas been the device of pledge which
signed These pledges are posted in
he windows of the signers. The MGR
liant takes a solemn pledge not 20
buy nor sell Japanese goods. lie
picdgcs hiinsei: tina, il he violates his
obligation he viii MAKE resistance
20 the destruction OF such goods and
|s!n Voluntarily pay heavy fine.
= the youthful orators. have signed
,its Of yellow paper pledges distrib-
i,cd among them and have burned the
lips. that the oath might ascend 10
icaVen.
Merchants will, suffer losses, by liv-
iapahese stuff. 5nt as Intelligent Jap
= ,ncse they sympa,hize with the move
he students vino have the masses with
Refuse Work I'm Jap Mills.
The boycott is assuming other forms I
han refusal TO buy Japanese goods. /.
iere in shanghai japanese company
;orers viii not work for it and it has
rad 10 bring over Japanese coolies for |
construction work. Chinese girls and
Japan cannot stand the boycott
sanst her goods Ths1s e,s can an DE mo
prosperity on which TO base economic |
SPECIFICATION of China unless she has |
What viii She do about it? That is
|py.ere apprehension is felt about the |
uture, for one thing. only is certain.
going to give UP readily their program
" national ACKNOWLEDGMENT Just be-
.ause 'thc boycott is choking Japan:
trhey will seek :, means to stop the
Certainly if there IS revolution over
he eSgGo hers Will be rs
nina. and Japan will rush her navy |
md army here in force. Probably she
will come out OF II with more provinces
IF China PROSTATE under her heels,
ventaality! What VIZ pS %ilS America aG IA do?
These are grave questions which the
ations may have to decide. Nothing |
nay come Of the tense situation. The
boycott may die down to Ineffective
= less. But the belief of the best in
ormed foreigners here is that things |
r+china are making toward crisis. |