To the Editor of the "Nonrit-Cita Dat News." sin, -agree with you that Bolshevism is the real problem of the moment, The make-believe egotiaticns with foreign governments for the cliquishment of extraterritorial rights are out of time, to say the least; while the never-ending war between the north and the south, even if it comes to: fan end, can hardly be expected to change' fundamentally the conditions of things in China Bolshevism alone, potent-and unknown may de-tide the future of China, Bolshevjam can no longer be east out by ye mnunciations; it is a grim renlitys it is rising rapidly in our midst, Is it not time that we give this vital problem our move eaveful study so that we may determine what proper attitude we should take towards it?
The prevalent attitude towards one of absurd inconsistency and dismal, ignorance. The oficial attitude of the "goves ment" type is to denounce it thoroughly, but to take no action against it, The word "Bolshevism"
made" use of to sling mud against one's opponents, One's enemies ave either Bolshevists league with Bolshevists; the full of Changsha is immediately seized by both the south and the north to pour abuse on the other side, The north Is supposed to instigate, and: the south to wink at, commu This much is certain; neither under the present cireumat will take any positive action against the spread of the communists, The poor suitoring people have indeed every reason to fear the terrible communists, But whom should they hate the more: the Dandits themselves or the rich officials who should have protected them from the bandit incursions? Thotisandy'> of Chinese" merchants fare said to have ben killed oF robbed of everything by the com munists at Chany vith lens of Chi Starved to death in the northern provinees through the sheer sulshheaa and incompetence of Tenders and. their subordinates?
The ofcialy call-on us to support them and to hate the. communists polamous anaes. "And yet they do "nothing, but. raggle" atone theninelves for. power and. wealth Under such circumstances, Nemmed in" by. enemen on both side, the people are perfectly helpless!"
T neither welcome, nor Nite, comntnism,, "Tes rapidly sing power clearly. indicates that it. hot without. a particle of truth. The rich men re mostly heartless; the poor and weak ate. oppressed fverywherg; and it it the avowed pine ple of the communists to Champion the cause ofthe latter againat the enerorehment of the former. The majority of the pre: sent communists are mere oppor-uriists; they. are rascals and pundits; but no one can be so bold tas to say that there are not men among them who are sincere in their purpose. These are brave men perhaps as good men as any among us. They are driven by the force circumstances to commit violence: They can show no merey to others, only tccause others are showing "no merey to them. To fight such men as these it is worse than useless to employ no other weapon than brutal fore.
Whether communism succeeds or Is, it should have a salutary China in either ease. In 19 government will be able which does not recognize the rights of the poor suffering mass. The weakness of communism is evident: it gives mere promise and no real performance, that the poor people will live any happier under its regime is probable a mere illusion. Communism in China may yet be defeated if only the responsible government. will immediately take steps t> relieve the conditions of the suffering people. Failing this, one ces no. alternative but that the Chinese people may even welcome commun-fern and give it a chance to show how it works.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.