The Archive · 1926

PROHIBITIONIST LOGIC

FAIRPLAY Taiyuanfu, Shansi, May 21, 1926

To the Editor of the "NonrH-CuINA Datty News"

Si,—In a conversation this morn. ing, I asked "Is the Editor of a your correspondent Muter the case. The anti-Christian mould public opinion?" The reply over [eeaa cooled' Bice

activity that sprang up after the was "he is expected to shape it." Shunghai incident last year, has T asked, because, in looking over almost entirely died down. As far the morning papers I saw, in the fas the writer's information.goes, largest type that the North China missionaries in all parts of Shansi News indulges, the headlines of a are at present able to carry on their paragraph "Some more evils of Pro-_ work without let or hindrance. hibition," and in smaller type "Cana Then with regard to the agitation dian customs revenue defrauded of against a returned student from huge sums of merey." I saw at 'America who had to resign his po-once how the Canadian Government tition-as Teacher of Englich in The ts had done this evil by enacting an Piret Middle iret Middle School School lis sua' "Excise Law, which prohibited the Perse' Sy caealted to give an [tee of Individual and personal incorrect, impression, That thit incorrect impression. TI thie] Sate "And. one could also understand only, one factor amongst others. the desire of any editor to educate, And it would be more correct to say, F8blic opinion concerning. the evils that he left Taiyapfu because be of such Inwe.

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