To the Editor of the "NontH-CHINA DalLy News Sir—The mail has just brought in two press cuttings from your paper, one dated November 28 and the other of a later date signed by Dr. Hodgkin, The first refers te what Tam supposed to have said to the Hull Rotary Club, Will you permit me to tell you what 'As soon as I got to this county [was asked by various gramps 10 speak on factory conditions in Ching, and during the autumn have been doing this in various centres, and in some places have spoken' to the Rotary Clubs. these meetings T have told people what Esaw in China, supporting my remarks by reading extracts from the Child Labour Report, and in care T have pointed out that h people are responsible for some of these conditions.
Tu Hull T referred to Article 23 in the Covenant, which lays down that "Members of the League will endeavour to secure and maintain fair and humane conditions of In-hour for mien, women, and children, both in their own countries and in to which their commer-and industrial relations extend,' and went on to say that When nations disregarded this prinple you had a root cause of war. This T imagine the Press interpreted ax referring to the present War in China. How could any one think [should give utterance to such a futile statement?
Then with regard to the second point—a Chinese woman speaking In America ast year, referring to the industrial situation amongst other things, said that this system Had come ta China from the West, Drinwing its wonderful mechanical device and invention, but somehow fall that had been learnt about the treatment of the people in Industry seemed to have been dropped over hoard on the way. I repeated this.
apeaking over here 1am ing no move than T did in China, but when 20 minutes, of at the most half an hour, Is the time dixpoaih, you will realize how liicalt"it ix to say all one would with. [can only way [try to give fan all gonnd view of the ease, twinge something of the dificult hat lic before the Council in dleutinge with the Child Labour Re-pore and veeing the plea in its last paragraph for the "moral and active support" of the residents in. the Settlement, 1 felt it would help if the attention of various groups in thix country were drawn tthe matter too.
the eave of the Rotary Clubs messages have been sent to th Shanghai Club urging it to do all in ite power to help the Council in waking theta recommendations The International Confer~ Prague of the various Assuciutions for Inbour Legislation salvo dealt with the matter, and T Telieve hus communicated with Shangh be glad if you can see your way to publishing this letter. Tam, ete, of young children is not to' be applied to British-owned factories only Bus' all tectorien situated, within the Setilement boundaries. A'stady the report wil al show thatthe fork in the power-driven, factory Felt ie Hong "hourm, monotony, Tabu' to cedent, "atmospheric and sanitary conditions is probably far worse for children "than [ployment at their homes or in agri-any progress, is to be made at beginning mast be made aometrhere'knd ie for the Interna: Tea settlement to take the Brat op'und to otet the way to the new SkZngha aigtrict and to the country Senetally.. Such w step com now be Ester we enn procure the adoption Srthe recommendations of Pare IIT the Report of the Commission.
Miss larigon's leer allows can not the individual Beitah em-Hoyer' whom she held to. be ren IRecible forthe position in Chin atthe British people generally, and tne appears to have referred both to duty of members of the League Nations of securing Humane Conations of bout in countries with which they have industrial Fi Mons (which duty ie surely far fveaier "when these. nations, coutel frc"conditions in an International Seulement) and" secondly"to. the fact thet whereas we have Me teodueed into China all our test I mechanical devices we have Tal far Tass izes on the progress we have trate in' dealing' withthe workers 'Finally with regard to your parting shots Bas Husrion' has shows how the talks she hat fiver may Influence: the electorate at' Shanghai, who at the mornment oid the hey to progress. "Efforts also being mide, v0 to educate public option in China as to fell Tite the adoption: throughout. the ountrye of these fundamental principles retarding child about in'day of rent working hours and te [Sateguaeding ofthe health and limbs the worker, al of which have adopted Vs the West and which jete recommended by Ube Commission. fihore ea crying need that all those [who come out to China for Mission or other philanthropic work, and for business too, should understand the tions here and have some know. Tedge of industrial history and welfare work at home. Har-Fison may Lo doing far more than you think to change the ideas of the Chinese.
Tam, ete,
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