All this is assuming, of course, that they cannot be persuaded to back to their own country. There have been some very de finite statements that they cannot and will not return, but equally they cannot stay lore and become a permanent charge on Shanghai. It would be well, too, if we could secure some sort of guarantee against a further influx, for it is hard to make Shanghai responsible. The refugees are scattered all over China and it seems that sooner or later they all come to Shanghai, where it is hard enough at the time for experienced China hands to live.
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