It was only to be expected that a protest would be raised over the alleged action of a foreigner wh> made a motor ear trip from Shanghai to the nearest point on the battle front and for a time worked a maximegun, The incident may or may not be true, but it forms the basis for pointing a moral. There is in Shanghai an ex-army aviator who. is currently reported to have received un offer from one side of, $1,000 a month to work an aern~ plane for them, and a bonus of $10,000 if they prove successful. A foreigner was said to be_pilotin: the machine that flow over Shanghai Inst week and there have been many reports of foreign aviators and artilleryman engaged on either side. It is not to be denied that foreign armies when engaged in war fa Lave employed men of other nationalities. "For instance, Lord Kitchener fought with the' French against the Prussians and a famous Ameri rhed with Lord Roberts's column against the
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