"Englishmen and Dogs"

A short time ago a Chinese soldier by the name of Li entered the legation quarter at Peking and walloped one A. K. Campbell, British commercial traveler. Li was arrested by a U. S. soldier and held prisoner until the Chinese Government could be induced to promise that he would be tried before foreign witnesses and that treaty stipulations excluding the Chinese from the legation quarter would be enforced.

The detention of Li provoked an anti-foreign demonstration aimed at the British. A mass meeting adopted the following resolutions :

1) That the British Minister tender an apology to the Chinese for his action in refusing for several 'days to surrender the Chinese soldier to the Chinese authorities, which is a grave insult to China.

2) That all famous places in the British concessions in China be thrown open to Chinese.

3) That the British Minister undertake to offer no similar insult to China in the future.

4) That the Government should not defer to the wishes of the British Minister to inflict unduly severe punishment on the soldier.

5) That a telegram be addressed to the British Government in the name of Parliament and those present at this meeting, demanding the recall of the British Minister.

6) That a circular telegram be sent to the country, setting forth the many cases where England has browbeaten China in the past, so that the Chinese people may realize the iniquity of the British.

7) That the Foreign Office be required to demand surrender of the Britishers who fought with the Chinese soldier and that the same punishment be meted out to them as to the soldier.

8) That in case the above demand fail of attainment, the Chinese Government should put up the signboard, "Englishmen and dogs not allowed," at various places of historical and scenic interest.