To the Editor of the Nowtt-Cuuna DaiLy News Sit,—Sometime ago, an anonym ous correspondent, employing the pseudonym of "One Hundred. Per ent," made a personal attack on the present. writer because of the opinions I ventured to express in these columns. anc rights and safega
my opinions; rather did the gentle.
He did not disprove of. dispute man choose, under the shelter of anonymity," to launch a. personal attack (riy: initials not. concealing my identity), questioning my right 'As an individual to speak at allo the subject. Furthermore, he dog matically laid it down, without adducing a title of proof in support thereof, that at any rate the' point the attention of the world "the ow famous. five basic. principle, Japan haw done in getting. to the Nonni Bridge, and in spreading her of view 1 Something fike which 1 urged the ge, and by spreading ber] presaeeens proper authorities in Japan aff, Seupation all) ere. These young men" are not Procisim last year in @ magazine article. enterprise was undertaken to fur-Prepared, to, take, at gospel {he out. gentleman's personal attack could make no differ-'Some Occidentals are still in the ther Groak up the normnenta. of the finde mee er; fence to one who, a British, subject habit' of accusing the Japanese government forces, to make bandits by' birth, remains one by education, military. A word must be said in of them, and to thus help justify, the face of the earth. They do. not Inelination and conviction, nee and. knowledges Alefence, There was "time, when before the League, the continuation Japan most caustically critict military operations Doth are essential to 'To-day write to invite the The Yapancse "military. for their For, the same reason we gentleman's attention to the forma: tion—at long last, it is true—ot the "Japanese military for tele Seq the present trouble in Tientsi Shanghai British' Residents' As the downfall of Germany, Japanese Fortunately this uprising was ciation, with a strong. committes the downfall of Germany Toswon- Ped in the bud, and the result ts] [composed of the leading British Jerson] ether' g credit to the government] Siberian and Tainan expedition forcen, than'a disredi, og war an-Fesidents, having for, its avowed sobriety and moderation. So we Pap leeeed ce may say that there! do not believe that there is any|'* Ro proof that Japanese interests recent "N.-C. D. N." article headed The ing, culled from the! aim the very object which the pre-Sent writer advocated and strove to obtain publicity for in these "Japanese militarism" so vicious a8 feere, Geeks of the Tientsin: attered Setter Mi Pats isa timely columns in the past, and to imagined. und portrayed by certain Perhaps not, as yet, but there dengite the Tact that the at- meccemition of the fect, that fncit- resolution on, extraterritoriality recognition of the fact that inclu-anti japanese foreigners. At ate, all Japanese are one in cession, and. tack came from the Japanese con- bers is indispensable P'the Britian Pas Oy Tate ady nda lash the trouble makers Community. is; nots, 8. you your attic to. the recent Manchurian case, asmuch as the latter involves a were armed with Japanese mausers, Ife. und. death problem to, Japan. ea. see! to accept the report nally may 1 point out the, fact that "some" of the that the League is nota judicial organ to arbitrate "like a court under municipal 1av, The Lea precious to us, not because it more convincing if it told just how [absolute authority to settle many have left, and how entangled problems in dictatorial main, and gave the desti tuanner, but because it has redemp-the dey cops. tive power to lift the contending their departure help matters, if the parties out of dilemma by pers eave behind them puppet govern tion, tact and conciliation. Japan' ment, and advisers" who continue has been a steadfast adherent to Tapanese control? the League principles and procedure: for many "years. She fs Toast lieved, the Japanese reports inclined, therefore, to. sever her explanations to the relations with, been nothing but subterfuge and Covenant of which untruths. see why the IE isnot, dificult or me! preamble "a, scrupulous resi should be astonished. It ie diffeul however, for me to understand the] of organised peoples, wit eat butions inthe Sther.®. Is it not rather ridiculous attitude that you express.
'The whole object of Japan's fany respect for the Sing-Japane then that China who ha 2 tempted wholesale inti idation of treaties since the birth of Nasking'
China, is to force out of her at on fell swoop, carte hi jin Geneva to justify all her legal would be doing her utmost anti-foreign actions in this part. of the world? Certainly it seems we fave Yo. need of a Far Rastern before the Branch of the League of Nations, Chinese people have never accoy ague, The in order to keep the whole world in that was fore-tthe pistol" every situation here. "I was present close touch with the realities of Gta round table discussion of the eink fo ever sas signed, and the washington Conference agreement Institute of the Pacific Relations the never could have been subscribed to other day when this very phase by Japan, without her admitting Brought out for our attention. One thereby, that her "Twenty One English delegate admitted that it Deraands" were a dead letter. would be unthinkable, if ever Japan It is truly a serious situation fo and China tried the case of Aleac all concerned, and one that can not Lorrain in Shanghai and ord much longer' be met by side-t 's, Nothing could be more far-fetched, Kesnce to" abide by. their decision. ping, The time hi come Yor plain 'Speaking and for action, the None' could "be more these government will not -con-wary forces in Man: outlawed. If
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