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Against employing such measures,

On the other hand, it seems equally certain that without some very general measure of disarmament thoroughly carried out, nothing effective can be done towards the suppression of piracy.

Under these circumstances, que faire? To leave things as they are, in a state of laissez-faire policy, is to accept all the consequences of evil which, if not suppressed, ramp up a perpetual tendency to increase.

It constitutes a danger which, left to itself, already touches the safety of Foreign vessels and commerce on the Coast, and, to a limited extent, the Chinese Authorities alone may render the Chinese seas utterly unnavigable at no distant period.

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Against employing such measures, On the other hand, it seems equally certain that without some very general measure of disarmament thoroughly carried out, nothing effective can be done towards the suppression of piracy. Under these circumstances, que faire? To leave things as they are, in a state of laissez-faire policy, is to accept all the consequences of evil which, if not suppressed, ramp up a perpetual tendency to increase. It constitutes a danger which, left to itself, already touches the safety of Foreign vessels and commerce on the Coast, and, to a limited extent, the Chinese Authorities alone may render the Chinese seas utterly unnavigable at no distant period. Page 386
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