To the Editor of the "Norrn-Ciina Datty News."
Sin—In reading your paper of Monday, September 22, 1 came across an article written by TH. Pearce in which he stated that none of the correspondents at present covering the field on the Kiangstt ide of the lines had interviewed Marshal Chi, Quoting from Mr. Poarce's article he says:
"5... No one ever saw it One hardy' fellow "indeed claimed to Rave, done so—but he was in "Ameri In view of the fact that he definite ly stated that no one had ever seen Marshal Chi insofar as an interview was concerned, his following, remark that "one party indeed claimed to have seen him—but that he was an American" can have Dut one meaning, and as an Ameri~ can reader of the "North-China Daily News" I think it only fair to ask for a public apology and withdrawal of this insulting, slurring. fand uncalled-for remark.
As an American I can consider the source and let it go, but know= ting that this paper is read) by Chinese with whom the American people are doing business, the remark contained in the above article can certainly do no good to the moral standing of the "American community in China, Unfortunate ly there are a few Americans in China whose moral integrity is not beyond reproach, but it is certainly safe to say' tha} the proportion is no larger than for the same class of Britons, It is move than likely that this article was published before being passed by the Editor and that does not truly picture the attitude of the N.C. D.sN. re Americans, 1d consequently I feel certain you Publish the necessary apology in order to put to right any mise apprehension which your: Chinese readers may have arrived at in, re-gars to the integrity of American merchants ig China, Tam, ete,"
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.