2 the Editor of the "Norra-Cuina Dairy News."
Sin,—I believe many of your readers besides myself will regret to see your heading "The Dry Fanatic" over the paragraph refer-ving to_a world prohibition campaign. Sensational and spectacular "campaigns" make but little appeal to many of us, yet we cannot feel any elation that our premier news-1 Paper should resort to "gutter-press" phraseology in describing what is undoubtedly a well-meant effort at moral reform, however much the methods may be questioned. It may be quibbled that the word "fanatic" is not necessarily objectionable, but as commonly used it denotes disparagement, and a paper with the proud motto "Impartial" might at least refrain from using—uncomplimentary names, especially if applied to only one party in a debateable subject. Why not give us the news unspiced, and let every reader add his own comment, unprejudiced by any catchpenny phrase at the start?
I am, ete., I. Mason.
Shanghai, Jan. 10.
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