To the Editor of the Norta-Cuiwa Datty News."
Sir,—I was pleased to read: your editorial in yesterday's issue,—because it seemed to me that you had. given undue prominence ious day, to the -high-sounding, but none less traitorous manifesto signed by Wang Ching-wei, Chen Kung-po, and. others.
Just as you say in your nothing' is to be gained for anyone by these spasmodic outbursts and] uprisings against the government—but much may be lost through, them. There are undoubtedly faults to be found with: this government, as there are with any government, anywhere. And. there certainly is not a government anywhere else in the world, with the difficulties to overcome that face this government, of China. In. spite of all the obstructions arid opposition, from jin and from without the country, in the short time that it has been in power, it has accomplished things that the most optimistic hardly expected.
It is the obstruction and antagonism from within, more than the scheming and opposition from abroad, that makes successful government in China so difficult. It fs earnestly to be hoped that thi new uprising will speedily be put down, and the leaders punished—as traitors are punished in other countries. When such. disgruntled generals and politicians come to realize that the taking up of arms: against their government may. mean the loss of their heads, they will be less ready to resort to armed opposition. It seems to me that one of the worst weaknesses in the government of China has been in the lax and weak-kneed treatment of these people, who for their own petty and selfish reasons endeavour, to overthrow the highest authority, in the land.
Foreign opposition is more difficult to-eliminate, but. strong measures could and' should be taken, thoroughly to suppress these internal movements against the government, and. adequatel} to punish the leaders, And when this has been done, it" will likely found that foreign opposition has, vanished also.
Tam, ete, A FRIEND 70. Cuina,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.