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He professes tobe' a seer of truth simply ridiculous, but Re"persistentiy" evades facts. Must he. be "told that' facts make" truth? Whenever he is forced to Tnce facts ho bly, woes backs to hig ald idealism Slivine ways of love and justice, et T can point, out a dozen more fallacies F.DLZ's" letters but T have not the srry, Se dee, a BIE Aas pas sir porter your Sista ie' wall oat person who writes as "Mentor," and on August 20 "A Chinese" got the fauawing dion ota "Ideals and Realities'
To hear "Mentor" talk, one would think we are. li potential Moses', Teaiahs, Shakes ions, Line not, Genius T'give the above quotations to your readers from the recent letters fA. Chinese" marder. that, Siready said, cultured and under Standing Chinese gentlemen may rot feel hurt at the remarks made Concerning: this egregious "F.D.Z." For months past now he has been extended remarkable consideration {nthe columns. of. this leading British journal in China" and been allowed fee rein to dnfluen ther" foolish" people like himself. Personally, I should have' closed down on "F-D.2." long ago because T do not suffer fools gladly. Had he been a foreigner T'believe the Paper would have done Your correspondent "3" hit the nail on the hend over date August 9, when he wrote!
Twepes that "FD.2: e" lettre ape inlets bevepndued tthe aa foreign: presaf England and America toate Ue*aade aut of gsinat c." migulted "ant Nona cerine GTovcgw an" thoosh they ce iee"You "wil obeerve™ that eve Tae fact never es aren stern et Sao to invite "F.D.Z" to use the columns of another newspaper other than a British one for his anti foreign propaganda: he might try. the "China Courier" as more suited to the canting rubbish he writes.
It is clear that I have followed him closely, and the only occasion have "sone into print over him hitherto was on August 10 when I pointed out that his stuff had con sumed and evoked seven columns of newsprint in nine days, a trifle over four yards one foot. For my part have been watching, feeling sure if given enough rope he would hang himself, and I submit that his letter on "The Three Principles" and on, "MLK." is such a glaring proof of insincerity, his over-woening vanity, and his utter ignorance, that he could well be excluded from the use of these columns for the future, Tolerance for other people's views is a good thing, but tolerance for insincerity, intellectual dishonesty. {and cowardice, and tolerance for vanity and ignorance is a very bad thing, and I consider the limit has been reached for showing any furs ther consideration to "I.D.Z." of any kind whatever, in the public the supreme interest, T am, ete
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