The Mote and the Beam To, the Editor of the NoRTH-CHINA DAILY News."
Sir, Anent the seizure of the Customs funds by the so-called Manehakuo Government. Why. all this blather about the heinousness of the present occupants and their advisers? Is it not all to the good that Manchuria—sick as she assuredly has been during the last two [decades owing. to the extortions of [the then reigning vampires id ow ie placed under 'a. steady Government either controlled or] advised by a country like Japan?
From now on. the bondholders] (6) land other their "dues and. the _Deop benefit by a steady currency and a freedom "Som excessive taxation, extorted for nothing other than ferry on further warfare, tothe Sltimate benefit of a body who have itherte done nothing' les. than fexereise a spirit of squanderman 'The Minister' of Finance. endes: our, make, capital out ofthe fexpested loss and' greatly fears a collapse. Before this fear arose did give any dea of carrying" out the 'Chinese' Governments solemn promise to place the Tentsin-Pukow Bonds asia frst cost on the Customs revenue ae soon og likin was aboli shed? Not at all' and why" should Seeing that. bondholders, Ing tent. their money, ate now spent fore, spent th tore way TE i generally believed that the TaindPu receipts for a long period, owed of ina mnysteriout way. Ty with many others, would Meleome any power tht engaged, 0
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