The Archive · 1926

LORD WILLINGDON'S OPINION

To the Editor of the Nowr-Cuiva Daty News"

SiR,—Yeur interviewer quotes! Lord Willingdon as saying he had not seen anything of the advertised anti-Briti following points strike one in connexion with this opin (1) Three days is not a long interval in which to study such a question.

(2) The people he has met and the places in which he has met_them were not the places in which he would see any signs of such feeling.

(3) There is not an agitator or rowdy in China but who would lick Lord Willirgdon's boots including the soles if they thought there was 'a chance of getting a finger on the] £14,000,000 gift he is reputed to be Finally there is very little antis British feeling in China except amongst illiterate students and paid rowdies and agitators. Une fortunately the respectable Chinese terrorized by these rowdies and fare afraid to come out in the open and express their views against} these rogues, Even the virulent Canton strike committee could be bought over and made cagerly pro-British if they could get their hands on the rich loot in sight.

To give the matter a test, let Lord Willingdon go incognito without any suspicion of the 14 million to Swatow, and Canton and advertise he is a Briton, He would probably change his opinion.

Tam, ete, EDWARD S, Lift.

Kahn, March 5, 1926.

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