From the commencement, your' party have had ample evidence to show that the root of the trouble has been Soviet influence in China, and unless our Chinese friends ould be brought to sce that such was the ease no improvement could the looked for, and conditions must from bad to worse. With this in view, the first thing to do was enlighten the Chinese themselves pointing out the abyss into which they were falling. "At the same time it was realized that when the reaction came the loss of life might be appalling, but nothing to what it would be should the Communist rabble obtain control.
After obtaining the necessary assurances from our Chinese friends that the seeds of reaction had been well sown, it was deemed not only advisable but most urgent that some direct appeal to the officials, both Chinese and foreign, should be made, and the appeal was cir~ ulated for signature. The response from many thousands of all nationalities was proof positive that the community of Shanghai had at Vast" awakened to its common danger.. Tho strong articles appearing in the public press in sup. port of strong action being taken fre deserving of every praise, and doubt helped to a great extent.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.