May 19.
Enough evidence has been produced in the foreign press Shanghai since the beginning of the year to prove beyond all cavil that the Provisional Court} jis such @ gross misfit in this [Settlement that it _operates directly agai et the maintenance Jof peace and order at every turn land is a positive obstruction to ithe administration of the Settlement by the one and only legal governing body, the Municipal [Council How long this is going to be tolerated we are very] anxious to learn.
The police isk the lives to bring crimininto court, conspirators, against the peace of the community and anti-foreign agents Jed on Monday by Mr. Chen Teh ching, the Kuomintang leader, when Mr. Loo Hing-yun took office'as Chief Justice of the Provisional Court. After emphasizing the fact that Mr. Loo had always been a faithful fol lower of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Mr. Chen said: "Now that the Government has appointed him to this important post, we have no doubt whatever in our minds but that he will do his utmost to uphold the doctrines and tradi~ tions of the Kuomintang in the administration of justice according to the law." We are not accustomed inthe Occident to confuse panty doctrines and platforms" with the. administra. tion, of justice; and we fail to see how Mr. Loo can honestly use a law court to forward the interests of a party and at the same administer what we cal fluential people abroad, whom highly articulate and persuasive! Chinese are convincing that we in China are a breed of ruthless, all-devouring ogres. The in dividual Chinese is an extremely' likeable person; the common people have splendid qualities which the most bitterly prejudiced are forced to recognize; and.the Chinese friend is a very) true and loyal friend. These unimpeachable facts have been affection; but in view of what} hundreds of our people have been through during the _past few months and the flat refusal of all our Governments to discharge their responsibilities to] us because of the dissemination of euch nonsense. abroad, it can only appeal to us as particularly; insidious propaganda.
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