To the Editor of the "Norra-Cuma Day News"
Sm—The complaints of profiteering made by foreigners against food compradores are justified, and are answered by a suggestion for the establishment of a foreign-controlled co-Gperative society who would estabolish its own supply connections, both here and abroad. The idea Would be, of cditrse, to furnish the Society's members with their requirements at actual cost plus operating expense. Profiteering would thus be avoided either at times like these, or at any time, food bills would be reduced, supplies would be assured and tot subject to the whims of private enterprise, and that pernicious racket of the domestic which goes on unchecked eradicated. should be very pleased to get the thing started if your readers consider the proposal worthy of support DISTNTERESTED.
Shanghai, Sept. 21
"Norrn-Cuma Dany News"
Sir—I quite agree with Mr. H. Kevora's suggestion that we help one another in these more than strenuous times irrespective of nationality or social position. May I through your columns hold my car available to any evacuees from beyond the creek who may need transportation and who cannot afford to pay for same. I do not wish to give my name but perhaps you will be good enough to let any applicant have my telephone number and address.
I thoroughly commend Mr. Lrrrze's letter to you of this morning. Shanghai has very courageously borne these last six weeks of hell on earth. Even were the actual fighting over there would be the work of reconstruction to follow. Extremely kind and noble deeds have been done in the past, but that is not sufficient. More still will be necessary in the future and it is up to everyone of us to give a helping hand whenever we can.
It 3s indeed sorrowful to note that a certain section of the community sre profiting by other's. misfortunes. I suppose it is human to try and make money when "the going is good." To me the procedure is despicable and if public opinion can be roused against such attempts it would be for the ultimate benefit of this city. Traders, bankers, landlords and all those who "have" should be prepared to make sacrifices and thus help towards a speedy recovery of those who have been so unfortunate as to be hit by conditions which are none of their making. Generally the small man is the one who suffers in all upheavals. It is high time that such a situation be altered and humanity be paid more than lip-service.
Shanghai, Sept, 21.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.