To the Editor of the "Norrs-Cuina Day News."
Sim,—Many fail to realize that the China of to-day is not the China of a few years ago: a great mental transformation has taken place. Unless this fact of the most vital importance is grasped by foreigners we shall be guilty of serious breaches of conduct which will re-act against us.
is always a good plan to endeavour to get the other. fellow's point of view and certainly it is highly necessary for us to study the opinions and ideals of Chinese people among whom our lot is case It_is a fact that since the days of Li Hung-chang the Chinese have developed a national coherence and ideas of patriotism which were then non-existent. They are now conscious of an amour propre and regard for their country which must be reckoned with by all foreigners who have any re gard for their future well-being in China, We have reached a crisis in our Municipal life which has been pre cipitated by the unwise taxation action of the last Ratepayers' Meet ing.
Sur Chinese fellow ratepayers demand recognition and are entitled to be satisfied. A threat has been made, not to pay the spring taxes unless some concession be granted, The question is, there—fore, one of urgency.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.