To the Editor of the "Nowr-Cuina Dany News"
Sm—I am amazed at reading' the objections raised by some of your correspondents to the proposed scheme for lightening the burden lof the tiny-tots engaged in factories fand elsewhere in Shanghai, I say "tiny" advisedly. It is generally known that a Chinese child reckone' itself two years older than its real age. For instance, a baby—born Jine this money—they and their poverty sivicken families are deprived of an approximate sum of] $1,300,000 per annum:
This Report says:
"The average, mom close are net ings workman of the greater than $1 sNerage cost of ving for. 3 class was generally. given as $10 8
These are the Commission' figures, not mine.
ow, it is certain that children employed im factories live. either fon the" last day of the Chinese upon, or very near indeed, to what year is two years old the is known as the "starvation line." morning. It has, according This grim Fact means it is of the Chinese reckoning, entered" the greatest urgency for tle wretched second year of its' existence. 1 families of which these children are therefore understand that whet the tunits—that the children's earnings, Commission is pleading for ix that [should help to fill the family rice children eight-nine years of age
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.