To the Editor of the "Nonru-Ciixa Daly News."
Sin,—I my letter on Fri pointed out to. you th ment to the effec Report had its tion by the Institu 2 ations of the need of obtaining some lof verdict on certain points w inaccurate. In publishing my let you, however, add a postscript which fe equally misleading, namely, that, the birth of the idea was in Kyoto.
As the persons who were responible for bringing Judge Feetham here are still in Shanghai, strange that you should not have taken the trouble to verify your! facts before making this further misstatement.
Tu 1928 and 1929 the Members of the Council, a Leading Members of the Community, being alarmed at the policy of drift and lack of support from the Diplomatic Body, and, fearing that this would result sooner later in an incident which might develop into a major issue—as has} now actually occurred—decided to send someone to Great Britain, io lorder to make representations' to Members of the Cabinet and of the JOpposition, A'. memorandum carefully drawn up from the archi ives. of the Council; a umber of public-spirited individuals: subserib-Jed the necessary funds and Mr. 'Huntley Davidson was sent to Eng-Tand with this memorandum. I do not need to enumerate the large Jnumber of important individuals whom he had interviews, of the attempts made' by idem and, more especially, the permanent officials of the Foreign. Office, to discredit "him. I" may) mention, however, that the reports fof all these interviews are in. my, including the report of his interview with Mr. Ramsay Bfac-Donald in August, 1929. The i [pression given was that_Skangh was one of the most difficult problems the Chancelleries of the ya riots Governments had had to' deal with—that they fore "welcome Shanghai to ass: of the problem, and it the best means of doing so. On his way back to China Mr. Huntley Davidson proceeded to Washington, where he' met Mr. Feséenden who had been in close touch with the State Depart: ment, where this idea was welcomed.
Davidson returned to Saanchai in Sentember, 1929.
'The Kyoto' Conference was then about to meet. Tt was "probable that the future of Shanghai would discussed and it was therefore:
'The International Settlement has not risen. from any ill balanced! ideas' of theorists, Jingoes, defeatists, Bolsheviks or other gisturbists but' froma well-planned, well organized, reasonable, uncorrupt Gov fernment carried on by sane. bus lineas men of varying attainments, inspired by devotion to the welfare lof Chinese and Foreigners alike. indeed they deserve well of Shanghai, if interdependence means any thing of the World.
This Community has been disturbed recently by' a conflict which, strictly "speaking, is outside the sphere of Municipal Administration, bat out of which loom already many questions of rave diicuty that wil Rave to be cived. We have. Arst remember, however, the great heritage of Shanghai in our hands, fand to. strive for the' continuance of its ood Government. The sense truth and fairplay of the members of this Community will con-donn the mischief makers and the Let us remember that this International. Settlement has been "able develop under its, present status, with the special privileges contain Jed therein, with full immunity from outside interference ether. political Jor military, "providing above all security for life and property, entirely lacking in areas under Chi nese control.
There is no time in the long riod I have lived here when was more necessary. than now to: have the best and strongest councillors for 'Shanghai that we have ever possessed, for matters of profound importance and great difhculty await. them, may 1 humbly' beg as T have done on one or two previous occasions, that the Rate-
Principles governing the charter of Dayers remember the fundamental the Settlement and to refrain from voting for anyone who is not pled-fred to maintain the integrity' and {inviolability. of Shanghai or "who Will not combat with all his might the efforts of the sentimentalists, the suave officials here and abroad, and the interference of those of any. party colour or race who-seek 10 Undermine those (principles.
A mass of mischief making perature is appearing at present weighted ty sophistry, rhetoric, self-interest and. deliberate false hood, but the common sense and experience of ratepayers will not bey deceived as to subversive plang intentions, On the other hand T think we ican promise the elected Councillors fur trust, sympathy and support. No friend to Shanghai can possibly approve of embarrassing claims, hin-france or frivolous irritation bel added to the labours which await
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.