To the Editor of the "Norta-Cuina Datny News."
Sm,—Mr. Eugene Chen seems to think' that one cannot write politics without being a paid' propa-gaudist of some politician, It may shock him, therefore, to learn that I am not in the pay of Wu Pei-fu, ov any political party. Even in this mercenary world it is still possible to write to a newspaper as a disinterested observer.
I am obliged to your anonymous Chinese correspondent for pointing out Mr. Chen's misrepresentations. As regards the alleged "calculated attack on President Sun Yat-sen in the interests of Wu Pei-fu," 1 wish to say that if Sun Yat-sen wants to gain notoriety by calling himself the President of China, he must be prepared to face some criticism in the public press, but Mr. Chen may be assured that as an individual I have little interest in his President.
The interests of his patron would be better served if Mr. Chen would state categorically whether Tang Chi-yao was actually with Sun Wen at Kueilin at the time of his writing, namely, January 12; and whether also the being together with him argued continued faith on the part of Tang Chi-yao in "President" Sun, A certain class of lawyers is said to be in the practice of abusing their opponents whenever they fail to win a case for their clients. In referring to your editorial note, Mr. Chen would seem to have a tendency to follow that practice. I am, ete., For Cuta-tv. Peking, Jan. 18, 1922.
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