To the Editor of the "NowrH-Cnta Daty News."
Sim.—The stirring events of the last few days give rise to the hope eternal that at last the time may be opportune for friends of Chin: [Chinese and foreign—to make an! effort in the direction of reconcilia-[tion of Notth and South and the ordered control of the country a8 a There would be many difficulties, and doubtless certain irreconciliable elements would have to be eliminat= not an effort be made unison party" to work for these ends?
If it were possible to group the various contending factions into two North and South, part tzekiang and pledged to mai peace for a period of years it would be a big step in the right direction, Neutral areas would have to be created around and embracing main Treaty Ports such as Canton, Shanghai, Hankow, and Tientsin: fall Customs revenues collected would have to be paid into a common fand for the benefit of the two groups.
This suggestion implies the employment of a neutral body for the collection of taxes and Customs revenues and this could be an ox-tension of the present Customs service, In view of-the interdependence of the main ports the suggestion of pooling Customs revenue should have a lot to recommend it, arf would at once remove a cause for strife and automatically foster the growth of trade, increasing me dentally the income of one group.
sought at any rate at the begin-For assistance should be ning: this may on first thought Jar the National pride of "Young China," but second thoughts should suffice' to show that it is-not only desirable but just in view of the foreign interests involved at Treaty Ports and the debt that such ports owe to the foreigner in the direction of development and the example of law and order.
Upon "Young China's" shoulders rests the future of this great country and it is time that they put childish things away—the shouting. of slogans and passing irrational and vindictive resolutions will get them nowhere—and took up the burden of sane and constructive work: the brains are there and the desire for is there and on the foreign side there is the desire assist, Why not accept this help?
The writer feels that suggestions are perforce vague and nebulous but he also feels that if some man of weight would courageously step forward and work for this end snee cess might attend him. It is worth the attempt.
Tam, ote.
Shanghai. Dee, 17, 1927.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.