To the Editor of the "Mobrh-Curma Dany News"
Sm—The current Sino-Japanese controversy is deplorable indeed from the point of view of the peace of the world.
The indirect and immediate causes of the outbreak may differ according to the angle by which the incident is viewed and therefore it cannot be arbitrarily decided which of the parties is to blame. Suffice it to say that the matter should be judged that Japan has been the aggressor, on the ground that the Japanese troops landed on Chinese sot. apa attacked Chinese forces.
And it is only natural that the world in general, which is not, well-versed in the history and recent] conditions in the Far East, should aggressor, ce as she is carrying on hostilities overseas.
This, however, is a shallow misconception and has been the source of much misunderstanding.
Taking advantage of this misconception, China is attracting the sympathy of the world to herself. On the other hand, Japan is being branded an aggressor because she has allowed this ived propaganda to go abroad unchecked, As for those mations with vested. interests in China, they are all in the same position. Every nation, as a result of treaty nights, has the privilege of stationing troops in Tientsin or Shanghai for the protection of their nationals and interests, There is no exception to this rule.
If, for example, the British Garrison in Shanghai were surrounded and challenged by a large Chinese force, it would be natural for them to resist, by force if necessary, and to ask their home government for reinforcements.
During the past years, Shanghai has many times been subjected to such circumstances and the memory of such action on the part of the British in 1927, is still fresh, If the Chinese attacked the French forces, the latter would certainly retaliate and the same is true if the Italians were attacked, Indeed, any nation has the right to protect her interests in China.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.