Nov, 28.
We publish to-day @ very important letter which, as a call to all British residents in the Far East to organize themselves! against Bolshevism, means no} whit less than what it says, The writer for the purposes of this letter is obliged to remain anonymous, but he is ready to give his name to all those who fare interested and we know that he is very much in earnest. He etui to emphasize that he anything in the way of armed force": there is no idea of a "Jameson raid" or such-like perhaps gallant, but, certainly very forlorn hope.. He wants propaganda on a large scale, organized, united and effective, and that is indeed the only weapon with which to counter Bolshevik intrigue. He admits frankly that it will cost a lot of money: but as he justly says "we must either pay now or become paupers before very long." We have reason to believe that other people, Americans as well as British, ing on the lines he sung there must certainly deal of force, actual or which might be co-ordinated most invaluably. But this, be it emphasized, is a matter for private initiative, Governments will do nothing.
'The danger against which our correspondent issues his appeal cannot be exaggerated. Amid Tuchuns' wars, banditry and student ebulliti menace is paramount. There is, no manifestation of in China to-day in which the influence of Moscow might not be traced. And because even now, still more 80 time goes on, the concern of Chinese in this matter is far greater than that of foreigners, we believe that the overwhelming majority of the Chinese would welcome the lead given the organization our correspondent suggests. For the moment Great Britain is the peculiar object of Moscow's enmity, But the ultimate aims of Bolshevism are limited by no race or country. It seeks throughout the world to destroy all property, intellect religion and the middle and upper classes. To say this is no mere piece of bias and prejudice. It is only to apore what has been said again and again by a hundred Bolshevist speakers and publications.
Already Moscow has her claws €eep in China at three points: in northern manchuria; Mongolia; in Kuangtung; and the anarchical, divided state of China is exactly suited to the furtherance of her designs. Of this Chinese of the intellectual class are becoming daily more aware and they are stirring to action, although as yet they hardly see what they can do. The one point which may here be drawn to their attention is that there is no question at issue between themselves and any or all other Western Powers comparable to the very real quarrel they have with Moscow. If the Bolshevist were out of the way, all the questions on which Ching
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