To the Editor of the "Nonru-Cuaxa Dary News"
Sm—In the "North-China Daily News" issue of yesterday, on page 40, in an article entitled "In the Russian colony," and under the heading! "Conditions in Chili." there appears an information which I see myself! forced to rectify in the most energetic manner.
This information is the following:
order to get a visa for Chili, the sum of $2,000 must be presented, Since I took charge of this Consulate General, in October 1935, 1 have never charged a fee which was' not stipulated in the Consular Tariff, Anyone, at any time, can consult this: of "the nations be Tot ale Once tet, fee eof uns "at ce tobe cles tha sat is Seman Ser lat Sam pacts Beat Serr lal teens dace conception of justice and peace? In America there are 3,000,000 Germans Agent dis Nhat weep not See er wT oda ares aha nttony fork nationals in the United States, just as she is today demanding the return of Czech lands peopled by her Sudeten Germans, if the precedent is now created in Europe? The Abbot in his query that "Have the Czechs proved themselves able and willing to assimilate the different nationalities living within their borders these twenty years?" and in his concluding innuendo that Europe will be plunged into a holocaust it the' Czechs are allowed (to "perpetuate a state of things," which proves: his tllogicat mind—in apposition to the principles Justice and fairplay which Wvocates, In. conclusion, well may T conclude with Chaucer's line from the "Canterbury Tale "Venus lovett yot and dispense Muss. Cimistiax Cztet, Shanghai, Sept, 20, Not Acclimated Yet Nobody, absolutely nobody, has the right to assert that this Consulate has collected money or "fees" other then those stipulated in the above mentioned Consular Tariff, fees. which are the property of the Chilean Treasury.
In Professor Strelkov's case (he had a Chinese rt), the foe was USS. $7.14, which he paid in Chinese currency at the exchange rate of May' 12, 1937. I cannot understand how Professor Strelkov could write in his letter about having to pay $2,000 "im order to get a visa for Chill." T believe this information is due to bad translation from Russian into English or to the fact that Professor Strelkov failed to express himself clearly enough in his letter.
These are the facts in Professor Strelkov's case: As a result of the economic crisis which hit many countries, and Chile as well, my Government was forced to restrain the immigration in Chile. This is why, in order to enter Chile, one must awalt the decision of the office in charge, each different case being considered separately, Those who are allowed fu the country (because they are efficient in an industry which does not yet exist in Chile or which is scarcely developed, or because they fare not likely to take work away' from persons in need) must transfer to Chile a capital sufficient for their needs, capital which is not specified, being' liferent, for each case as it depends upon the number of persons comprising a family, the kind work Interested in, ete, The office above-mentioned decides for each case, and it is our duty, as Consuls, to verify the capital each person Intends to transfer to Chile.
To the Editor of the "Nonru-Cutwa Day News"
Sm=It is said: the insane has no doubt of his own sanity, but regards the world as insane, Perhaps Abbot Chao Kung being 'a recent. arrival from Venus, the abode of the erotic Goddess of Love, has not yet attained the equilibrium and peace of mind so necessary to a proper understanding of the logic in use here, may be excused for falling to comprehend the logic in Miss Cuins> axe Czeci's letter Miss Czecnt is quite right in maining anonymous. Her letter is Jopen and honest and perfectly sensible; she is not being cowardly by hiding something dis honourable behind her anonymity.
As most of the Abbot's questions should have been addressed to such Jauthorities as Hitler, Mussolini, etc. the peace-loving leaders of peace: loving countries, and the rest are not even sensible, is It surprising that Mass Caxcu should have ignored answering them?
Dao Kuxe is an illustrious name and T hope he will, in future, use it gently, The Chinese certainly do of care to see such an historical name being misused, or shall I soy abused, by being attached to mis-loading and destructive statements.
Shanghai, Sept. 21.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.