The terse, recent visit to Haichow by one of our up-country correspondents which we publish today contains much food for thought. The writer was amazed at the fortifications and scheme of defence against brigands which the district finds it necessary to maintain, Also, for fear of the outlaws, the missionaries dare not rebuild their ruined homes, to do which would probably tempt another incursion, Of the destruction done in 1927 to the properties of these innocent foreigners, who came to China with the sole desire to do good to her people, our correspondent gives a moving description. This wicked, wanton devastation was, unfortunately, far from being confined to North Kiang-sit. And the writer, who was at one time inclined to the view that no compensation should be required, confesses that he is now wholly of the other opinion.
In missionary circles there is, a sharp division on this ques-jon of compensation and the decision of the Boards interest ed in. the ruined mission property at Nanking that 10-claim should be Taade, was much resented by some' workers." Th latter are ju no sense to be dismissed as imperialists and die-
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