That the terrorists, despite reports to the contrary, have not yet left Shanghai is proved by the incident which occurred early yesterday morning in the building of the "Shanghai Evening Post & Mercury." The throwing of a bomb at such an early hour is to be taken as some sort of demonstration, against whom, however, it is not at present clear. If the man responsible sought to terrify any of the journalists who might have been involved, had the throwing Occurred at a later hour in the day, he has most certainly wasted his time, for it is not at all likely that any of them would be by such means induced to make any change in the opinions they might hold. Terrorism rarely succeeds in achieving the ends for which it is designed. Indeed it is quite likely to have exactly the reverse effect, for the indignation aroused is all the more real and is calculated to confirm the intended victim, or victims in his, or their views. When due consideration is given to all aspects of terrorism such as is being perpetrated now, it should be apparent to everyone that those responsible for conducting it have a wrong sense of psychology on the one hand and a perverted idea of duty to the Chinese cause on the other. A continuance of such practices as have been going on for some weeks past renders no service to China. On the contrary it is calculated to alienate the very real sympathy which is felt for this country in the misfortunes she is enduring. This was not a case of a terroristic act against Japanese interests, which might be perfectly comprehensible, if even then to be strongly reprobated, but a demonstration against foreign neutrals and indicates a criminal irresponsibility which must do China's cause harm in the eyes of the world. That will undoubtedly be the reaction abroad, and China's friends will regret most deeply that actions such as this cannot possibly have any other effect.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.