To the Baitor of the "Norm-Ciaxa Dany News"
Sin—Onee again, as has been done fu October for the last three years, the British Chamber of Commerce and the China Association make their appeal through your columns for }donations to their Unemployment Fund. Unfortunately the evidence for the need for a continuance of this fund is only too clear, There are very many who through no fault of their "own, but due to the long period of commercial depression, are in need of work, and for whom no veeaneies are to be found. These men snd women and those dependent on them are once more face to face with the hardship and distress which the approaching winter means for them, and it is for them that the shove organizations appeal to the onerosity of those in happier elrcumstances.
A Cemimittes thas been formed as past years to receive donations: Jand subscriptions, and the precedent distribution " through "National charitable societies and organizations he names of which appear below) will be followed this "season: The 'Anzac Society, British Women's As-Service Board), to 'Canadian Club, Charity Organization Committee of King's Daughters' So-lory, Royal Society of St. George, Salvation Army (Employment Bu react), Mrs, J, Burton Sayer's Wark Party, Si. "Andrew's Society, St David's Society, St. Patrick's Society, United Services Association.
The appeals made in previous years mel" with a very" generous Tesponse, and the Committee hopes that not'only former subscribers but many new ones will show their practical sympathy by 2 donation or Temuneration might be unjust onthe: tone hand, and_on the other tnefec: tive from the point anything ko" the of view of rleng revenue requ for the suggested expansion, For some time 1 have withdrawn from arguing matters of public interest in your' columns because I came to realize, that throwing peas at a brick wall was, after all, poor sport.
Nevertheless, 1 am glad that the opinions I expressed more than four years ayo, are now shared by the [Japanese Community and by other correspondents who have written to you and T am particularly gratified that your own views have also under gone modification in so far as they seem to admit that, at least, the [Public should know' "why" salaries which, for our elreumstanices, may described as of—super-dimensions, should continue to be pald and why, {for instance a Secretary-General $42,000 per annum isa necessity, without which the machinery of the Jadministration would cease to function or, at the very least, be seriously handicapped.
On March 22, 1935, you were good enough to publish a loiter of mine on subject affiliated to the one I dealing with now. Your title to this etter was."A Prophecy" and, in order present communication fo a close, I may as well quote that which I said in' the "last few lines There are, at last, igns of an awakening, but T am almost afraid that it Is) (oe tate, "unless, reading the sis of the times aright, 10 Which they have, <0" the "man in the street" has a chance.
make his voice heard, Shanghai, Oct, 25.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.