Evening star., 1923-12-27
Student Agitators, Tanning
Bitterness, Ask Expulsion
of Foreign Citizens.
SITUATION SEEN
IN CANTON CUSTOMS ROW
United States Naval Demonstration
Serves to Allay Outburst
of Resentment.
BY JUNIUS b. WOOD.
o' 'apie 70 Ihe star and the Chicago Dali

by Gable to The Star and the Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1923.
CANTON. December 27.-Anti-Amer-
lean feeling in South China, famed
by China's tradition hatred for
foreign devils" is spreading rapidly
as result of the controversy over
the distribution Of Canton customs
receipts. The American naval dem
onstration on the Pearl river has had
far-reaching effects and. even though
the oriental resentment has not vet
passed the demonstration stage, the
situation is view with alarm by
foreign observers.
Efforts to arouse the Chinese anti
foreign resentment have thus far
been centered against the United
states. with feeling also running
nigh against Great Britain France
Japan, Portugal and italy. signs on
telegraph poles and cotton streamers
across the streets bear Chinese ideo-
graphs urging the natives to crush
the militarist movement and fight
Tor the Canton customs surplus. ORR
entails are urged to boycott American
and British goods and, while the
merchants have thus far remained
unresponsive to the frantic efforts to
fan the flames of an anti-American
boycott, they foresee future troubles
unless heed Is paid to the present
clamor.
Students Lead Movement.
Students, good proportion Of
whom have been educated in Amer
lea through the United States eener-
osity in devoting a share of these
same customs receipts. are leading
the anti-American move. Coolies are
ready to fight.
The powerful artisans guild has
thus far avoided the general move
ment because Of financial embarrass-
ment. while the seamen's union is in
volved in an internal fight and hesi-
tates to take action against the for
eign powers.
There are indications that Chinese
cigarette manufacturers are quietly
encouraging the boycott on foreign
goods, and the various -proclamations
OF DR.: Sun Yat-Sen and Eugene Chen,
his chief secretary, while not mem
tlonins directly the proposed boycott,
added countenance to the movement
Urge Foreisner.' Expulsion.
Unbridled speakers at student and
coolie mass meetings have urged the
expulsion of all foreigners in China.
the forcible seizure of the customs
receipts and the destruction OF
Shameen British and; French conces-
sions.
Thus far the orientals have not at
tempted to destroy American made
while sacking stores
carrying foreign goods. However
Chinese merchants realize the possi-
bility Of such developments. and are
refusing to purchase American and
British goods for the time being.
The anti-American feeling is due
almost entirely to the previous set
tied conviction of Chinese officials
and civilians that America would re-
fuse to participate in the allied debt
collecting demonstration. The State
at Washington and the
American legation at Peking main
tained the usual secrecy instead of
frankly announcing what policy
would be followed should an attempt
be made to seize the customs surplus.
Even the local consular and naval
officials. responsible for handling the
situation, which is now rapidly ap-
crisis, have not taken
their own governments into their con-
fidence.
silence Aroused Chinese.
washington's silence lulled the
Chinese officials into the belief that
America as we'll as Japan would not
participate in the forceful move to
uphold the treaties When both ma
tions joined the movement the re-
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