To the Editor of the "Mobrh-Chihn Dany News"
Sm—I read wih much amusement the views of "CHINESE. CION" in reply to *SHANGHAILANDER" in your issue of Oct. 1.
With regard to the world-wide sentiments against aerial bombings by Japanese planes killing civilians, it must be remembered that this is War and that a large portion of the Western people consider War as barbarous and savage, yet all the influence of the Western World and the civilised people of this world are not able to prevent War. In recent years it has been tried, nations have endeavoured to prevent Italy from absorbing Abyssinia, tried to prevent the Spanish conflict and the bombings by aeroplanes of large cities, all to no avail. Not being able to prevent War, it must be obvious that the essential parts, such as bombing and other death-dealing devices, are only cogs in the machinery of War, and like a machine, ance started, all the equipment is necessary to function for its operation. And so it is with War. Stop the War, and you will have no more aerial bombings.
Aerial Warfare is an essential part of modern hostilities, and the bombing of objectives of Military value, such as fortifications of any kind
of any kind, even Yw tu urban lies, and bases of military operations of military operations or sup-
areas, must be expected. I would advise all patriotic Chinese to note these facts, and to refer same to their Military Leaders for observation and study. Now, I ask "Chimese Crrizen" whether or not the Chinese Military would likewise had they the number of Aeroplanes and competent Aviators that the Japanese have? If "CHINESE Crren" would say that the Chinese Militarists would instruct their Air Force otherwise, then I would ask him to refer to the casualties caused in Nanking and Thibet Roads and elsewhere in Shanghai by the dropping of bombs from Chinese Aeroplanes in an absolutely neutral zone and on non-combatants. In any case the Foreign Settlements in Shanghai are being extensively used by the Chinese' side politically, financially. and as a place of safety for "Cxmese Cimzes" and ihis patriotic friends. merchants and, bankers, ihe traders The Chinese lo want Peace: th
and the farmers. And as East is fighting East, why not arrange Peace? We have it on record, in the Foreign Press, from responsible Japanese members of the Tokyo Government, that Japan does not want fo subject the Chinese race and will consider Peace at no great loss of prestige or territory to China.
Foreign observers, Military and Naval, know of the strength and might of Japan. Foreign Statesmen and Diplomats know that this is a War of East against East, and as "CңrhEsE Cine" warns foreigners from attempting to write on the sub-Ject of the present hostilities, unless writings are exclusively on the Chinese side, then it would be just as well if all Foreign Powers refrain from meddling in bombing eti when East meets East. Should the Foreign Powers, including the United States of America, suddenly decide to evacuate from Shanghai, I ask "Cmr-NESE Citizen" and all his patriotic friends, where would they go to?
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.