To the Editor of the "Nortz:-Ciuna Dany News."
Sin,—I do not call myself a man. of letters, although it is my wish to it my duty to act not as an ambassador of false good-will, but as a fearless soldier fighting for the cause of freedom and truth. 1 can neither call black white, nor a club ade; I must say what I feel] strongly in my own heart, regard less of the opinions of the world, I not sell truth for so much goodwill, even if it were the good-will of the mightiest man in China!
Who are the present—rebels against the Nanking regime? But yesterday they were a part of Nanking—veterans of the party, champions of nationalism, all beloved brothers of the present rulers of] Nanking. At one time, were we not repeatedly assured by Nanking itself that these are men whose sincerity and unselfishness is beyond question? "They would fight Chiang, if the latter choose to take an unjust cause." And this seems precisely the yy they are fighting Chiang. "Stability" is right as far as these worthy men.—worthy according to Nanking but} little while ago—are concerned; Dut what inconsistency to charge mas rebels because of their stand on principle—their very rit of daring to disagree with the mightiest man in Chinal With the advent of Nanking has come incessant war and chaos, rigid press censorship and ever-spreading Communist devastation. f Nanking. were blameless in all this who should then be held responsible? A government which has yet to defend its very existence has no right to give sweet promises to deceive the people, As far as we know, the Primary cause of all this trouble is Nanking's misgovernment. Even Communism is a poor scapegoat. In other countries Communism is tolerated, nay, even represented in the parliament. Nanking itself has brought Communism into China. Of Jail the Communist crimes, Nanking] must bear a large share of the blame at the very least.
But to "Stability," there is no such thing as corruption and bribery at Nanking. In his two years' constant touch with officialdom at Nan-
King, he thinks what characterizes the men in charge is their personal unselfishness, The leaders, again, work very long hours and live the simplest of lives, all this is no wonder to us, the Chinese proverd says: "When one stays long enough in a shop selling salt fish, one no longer feels its unpleasant smell' Perhaps two years' constant touch may be considered long enough!
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.