To the Editor of the "NontH-Cursa Dany News."
Sut,—Your correspondent "Ajax" nisunderstands me when he says that I have any animosity against the foreigners. I entertain envy and spite towards none; a Chinese a9 Tam, my position throughout is that of a disinterested critic, trying. to seo things as they really' are, The feelings expressed in third letter on the unequal status, fare supposed to be the feelings entertained by the Chinese farmers. speak for them, not for myself; T am bot their spokesman: I may' not have interpreted their hearts as faithfully as T can desire; but at least it is time for us to learn something about these hearts of theirs, the simple, silent, but no less true and well-defined hearts of the vast majority of men in China, Neither the government nor the students have any right to represent China; if anybody's voice should be counted in China, it is the mute but all-pervading voice of the peaceful tillers of Chinese land, Woe to him who does not listen to euch a voice! It is an all powerful, conquering woiee; it is sure to be. heard and obeyed sooner Tater; but it takes time to express itself, To express what is as yet unexpressed, to read into the hearts of these simple souls: that has been my. attempt.
have said-the Chinese: farmers begin to hate the foreigners, because of the latters' unequal status. "Were the sons of princes to violate law, they should be punished as if they were no more than common subjects." That is the spirit of justice and equality in China. Abuses are abundant; but the law remains in force, binding alike on the high and the tow. Not the richest and most powerful are free to kill or to rob: such has been the tradition in China, In China there is no hereditary nobility; and the common people fare always given the first consideration by all wise rulers. "The wishes fof the people are the wishes of God" says one of the classics. Inferior to none, and freedom 1 ing, the Chinese farmers are always velfereliant and proud. They take no part in the government; indeed, they would have nothing to do with the government, if possible. But they expect from the government good. rule, justice and equal troatment. When these fail, they first murmur, then ery for redress and in: that'ery the tyrant invariably The unequal statue places the foreigners in a position. beyond the reach of the Chinese lew. As. far as the Chinese. law is concerned, their persons are sacred. Nay worse, for the foreigners have their protege: and through their influence these also enjoy a special privilege before the Chinese law. A crime is committed, but the expected punishment does not follow. The foreigner has been in the way of Chines justice! The foreigner is always in the way of Chinese justice. Hence the foreigners are undesirable, 'The Farmers' Influence China is not the only country where war end disturbance occurs.
This la not the first occasion when China is engaged in a civil The farmers come to regal 1 necessary evil; they endure it the hope that better years will ce soon with peace and prosperity They- are innocent sufferers; and yet, between the contending parties, they exert an undeniable influence. Without their support no militarist can achieve permanent success; but with their support a leader goes a long way in winning his victory.
The foreigners with their unequal status are not molested by some militarists who oppress the people. My interpretation is, this fact will make the farmers hate the foreigners all the more; but the foreigners are apparently in league with those very militarists. A tree friend will save them by crushing the militar. ists; a comrade. will: suffer. with he who is recognized by the militarists as a power and yet will not use that power to fight the militarists: what can he be but an accomplice to the enemy—an-enemy himself?
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.