To the Editor of the NortH-Ohta Dai News."
Sin.—I wish to endorse and cons gratulate your correspondent "Gambling in Shanghai" for signing himself "Citizen," This simple word, so applied, not only serves adequate apology for the bed to, but in it the nature of the letter, He is one of those numerous self-appointed individuals who feel that their mission in life is to regulate the morals of mankind.
We are informed that wealthy Chinese are gambling in Frenchtown. Incidentally there are wealthy Chinese gambling in Nan in Chungking, in Paris, in New York; in fact wherever there fare wealthy Chinese, and, unless these people radically change their views on propagation, there always will be, Just wherein this characteristic affects your correspondent, tone would be at a loss to under stand except for the signature, Has not Shanghai had enough of this nuisance, of these exponents of intolerance who, presuming to rid the world of vice, only succeed in making virtue unattractive; who by, their attempts to subject people to laws and moral standards consistent with human nature, only lessen respect for law and serve to deprive mankind of a moral standard? Is this world in general and Shanghai in particular not seriously suffering from a great many people's inability to continue their attention to matters which concern them? Isn't it about time that a great many people learned that they see but an infinitesimal seder of a great many circles that they don't know anything about, and that, so long as these cides don't overlap their own, it is non of their business anyway:
woman unfamiliar with Shanghai overpays a ricsha coolie who, scouting a golden opportunity, tempts to extort more by forcible intimidation, a Sikh policeman appears and uses his stick offectis ly. "Citizen" witnesses the latter performance and informs the world of a brutality. Mrs. X wants a new dress—her husband, a man of moderate means, produces $50 but the dress she wants cannot be had for less than $100: she decides to go to the wheel and double her money, fortune frowns, she losses and bursts into tears over her dilemma; the manager of the est lishment, learning of her trouble, res her the following: "Madam, this place is only for. people who can afford to lose. Here is your This boy will escort you to the doorman who has instructions not to admit you again. "Citizen" sees the woman leaving in tears and the world is informed of the inhuman suffering caused by this den of iniquity.
And of such is the kingdom of citizens. If Jack Spratt could eat no fat, why did he permit his wife to buy meat that contained fat? And if his wife could eat no lean, why did she serve meat that contained lean? Then, instead of thal simple rhyme, we might have had 4 modern novel, You have just concluded a lengthy controversy on whether girls should appear in public without stockings, although it seems obvious that some should and some should not, as in the ease of wearing green or red of yellow, aside from which consideration just why should it be anybody's: business?
Mr, A went to the dog races on Saturday night and lost $100, Me. B was sem in the Palace lounge on Monday morning hours. Mr. C was seen in ear yesterday afternoon with a. woman who was not his wife. Mr, D got himself very successfully drunk last night, Possibly Me. AL
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