To the Editor of the "Nomru-Cama Daly News."
Sim—After reading "Handi Twoem's" letter in your correspondence columns to-day, I absolutely fail to see why foreign residents in China should behave differently from the way in which foreigners Jare expected to behave in Europe and America.
First of all it must be borne in mind that China is the land of the Chinese and foreigners are guests whom the Chinese have allowed to come and live in their midst. All treaties to this effect have only been means to obtain such permission from China.
Secondly " the chaotic internal conditions in 1a (whose historic cal significance only a few foreigners have hitherto grasped), like similar conditions that have existed at different times in other countries, furnish no just ground for foreign fers to intervene and encroach upo! the Tights of the afflicted country. The fact that foreign trade is ham-ered by civil war or political un-Fest does not entitle foreigners, have the choice to leave or to remain, to meddle with the internal affairs of a country.
While losses in life and property suffered by foreigners during times fof civil warfare and. commotion China are much regretted by the whole Chinese nation, friendly pow fers should treat cases of this nature in the same way as they do in Europe or America. I venture to challenge any one to show me that in_an area equal in size and population anywhere in Europe, foreigners have not suffered more both in number and intensity than they do in China. Yet no foreiga-cers there have been foolish enough \dvocate such things as extraterand allied institutions. correspondent kind between nations making war and individuals engaged in a fight T do not see wherein the "Great War," which was waged for gait of one kind or another, causing suf-forings not known in China and rendering the whole of Europe infinitely more unhappy than it was before, was more honourable tha a war between selfish militarists in China who also claim that they are fighting for peace and justice. Europe is nearly as large as China; the fact that it is hopelessly divided in nationality and aspiration gives no justification to the Euro-can countries to make among themselves wars of an offensive or defensive nature.
As to the question of giving hospitality to refugees, it has little to do with the causes of suffering, but it does call forth the exercise of the native human instinct and chivalry or giving help to those who in distress, which should be-done among decent people without the despicable desire to take advantage lof other people's misfortune.
If the majority of the people in Europe were not believers in the solution of problems by brutal force and were capable of forestalling dangers and effectively control the situation, the horrors of 1914 to 1918 and their consequences would have never occurred.
A similar in this one respect, namely at prevent the Chisese people have not ther peace, harmony and unity are first established here or in Europe.
Unity in Europe is hopeless, har-many very remote; consequently Peace has never reigned throughout that continent at any time as it had done in China again and og However, I would never consider it right for China, were she prosperous and powerful, fo force herself upon 'a distracted country or continent any time against the wishes of the native people.
I remember during the Sinn Fein revolt in Ireland soon after the outbreak of the "Great War," merciless fighting and bombardment took place in the' Irish capital causing great alarm and losses to natives and foreigners alike; but I
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