To the Editor of the "Nonri-Cutna Daly News"
Sim—It is to be regretted that a Domei news from Tokyo appears in your journal this morning "Schools Said Used By Military." The report is one-sided and, "of course, inaccurate, As to my Alma Mater, Chiao-tung University Shanghai, T can say that there never was any' use in any way by any Chinese military or semi-military authority or force. The Salvation Army, for instance, can testify to that fact. Whatever military marks one could see on or after October 1, 1937, were laid there by the French authorities when it was felt that a military invasion into or occupation of the university would endanger the French Concession and it was agreed. =internationally, that the French authorities should take protective measures accordingly as a part of the nouteal international defensive scheme, All this can be verified even now.
To the Baitor of the '"Nonmu-Cutxa Dany News"
Sin—Is it permissible to inquire: through your hospitable columns why the Shanghai Municipal Council, and for that matter the—Concession authorities as well, have seen fit not! to issue their medals to members of the Forces of the other administration? It is self-evident of course that not everyone should obtain ad. ditional medals, but in my humble opinion, deeds of bravery have bee performed during last year's host ties, which were definitely more outstanding than the services rendered by many a Volunteer or Special Does not the 1037 Emergency Medal constitute what is usually known as a souvenir rather than a decoration? If that is the case, why should not! certain officers and men of the Beginning with the larier part of September, 1937, refugees crowded towards the Settlement and Concession around the university, The university authorities were obliged to admit the refugees and gradually the refugees increased, over 15,000 crowd ing in all the buildings except the faculty residences and servant quarters, Early in January, 1038, they were forced 10 move out and by the end of February, the Japanese miliary occupied the university. Now there are the Japanese Tung Wen College and a Japanese military police force on the campus. If the univer= sity: Is to be destroyed, there can be no question of pretext, Shanghai, Sept. 24
French Concession, who may have done something outstanding towards Those Guerillas: the maintenance of peace and order in the Concession, be granted this The Brighter Reporting souvenir? Vice versa, why should not the French Municipal Council the Bar of te decorate with Municipal Medals those therm Sa Bh news members of the Shanghai Defence Force, who through their timely acsate flowing aken rom tion or bravery, have prevented one vote al Bee ata the other calamity? teat par tree of Sre1 Possibly both the Council and the Concession, feel that the other party: should mace the first step, but that Sree en a will get us nowhere. ieee ace ant wer It is a generally accepted fact that See tae OES the defence of the Settlement and the Concession can only be maintain vercigy ye ry. de a effective, as long as close co-opera tion between the authorities, i the Cee SI Petes Keynote. "This was demonstrated 1925, 1927, 1932 and last year and yet, More than 600 Japanese troops have in order' to repay Volunteers andi Ape one asi one Regulars on both sides, nothing has
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