Dec. 1.
In must be confessed that argument with Chinese readers fon their country's relations with foreigners becomes somewhat disheartening, although we always welcome their letters, even when we think them altogether fat fault, But the letter received to-day "from Mr. 8. K, Lee of Tayeh breathes a spirit which we would gladly see more of in [Sino-foreign dealings and, long as it is, it will be read with me terest. "His recollection of English history, by the way, needs brushing up, when he compares ithe Cavaliers with Chinese stud-lents. The Cavaliers fought for their King to the last ditch. Hundreds were killed in battle, lethers were beheaded, other: with all. their property coi fiscated, fled over seas and lived, in many cases died, in exile and ithe direst poverty as witness to their loyalty. There is not much analogy to be drawn between them and the students of to-day. For the rest, Mr. Leo's reading lof the past few years of China's history is naturally influenced by his national and Southern sympathies, but not more than is easily understood or in such wise as to suggest that he would not give a fair hearing to another point of view.
Thus on the subject of loans China since 1917 we think {that he takes rather a dangerous attitude when he argues that "war-provoking loans" can and [should be repudiated. The question at once arises, What is a war-provoking loan? Let it be understood that we are not defending the orgy of Anfu bor-
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