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of which he was then a member. Shanghai was looked upen me the principal intermediate objective between Canton and Peking. The plans to be put into operation on the arrival of the Nationalist forces here were formulated in the view that Shanghai is the great stronghold of foreigners in China, and that any successful mosmares talon here, from the Chinese

standpoint, would be found to have their due effect.

el gewiera.

It is sometimes difficult when talking about

anti-foreignim te Chineze to get them te differentiate clearly between foreigners generally and the British

in particular. In this case, however, it would seem that notwithstanding the feeling manifested by the

Chinese in Canton and dongkong for the last seventem

months being purely anti-British, the Nationalist

zevésent as a whole, of which the Cantonese are the

militant champions at this time, is aimed equally

at the treaty privileges of all foreigners without

distinction as to country of origin.

What the Nationalists might endeavour to de

here is indicated to some extent by what they have

already done in Canten, ilunan and Hupsh where, according

to latest reports, conditions are gradually becoming

What they actually plan to do, according to my informant, is to bring about a oœplete paralysis of

local trade and industry. This is to be zocomplished by intensive picketing, boycotts and strikes among all classes of labour, in the expectation that in due time

the