To the Editor of the "Nonri-Citxa Datty News"
Sim—In your weekly issue of ug. 80, which has just come to hand T am smazed to find among, the leading articles one "An Impudent Myth'
Tt is such a biased and passionate article, evident under editorial sanction, that
such a statement prised to read journal of, such high character as North China Herald", and feel called upon to strongly, but courteously, 1 hope, vigorous protest. moral superiority over his persecutors, "T frankly confess, although it grieves me to say it, that I see in Mr. Gandhi the patient sufferer for the cause of righteousness and mercy, a truer representative of the crucified Savior, than the men who have thrown him into prison, and Yet call themselves by the name of A distinguished Hindu non-Christian said, "Gandhi has by his trial done something that the missionaries have not been able to do in fifty-years, namely, he has tumed the eyes of India to' Christ."
An Indian Moslem editor printed, "Gandhi Imost put the Cross into See "Builders of Modern "Nicol MacNicol. aatyagraya, movement cul: minating in the Punjab disturbances had alresay shown the "Mahatma'" to it, the Government, As ye aainthood, the iter prefers to stand by. the re-ite, Gandhi's pernicious and Sgitation and persistent india has diy murder of Mr Burke
fae beams severely commented, upon alldnpore, "Phe "circumstance though the length and breadth indic." Mr. Brocmifcld's dictum was the outs fet surrender to the hysteria. of, the foment. Sir Malcolm. Holley' emphasis on" the" distinction between asnetity and" sanity Kinder to Mr Gandhi trid more accurate." As for the remarks" of have been more understandable, but use such phrases as "dubious "impudent myth of sanctg, epprneed, andi, the millions of oppressed] ofthe ath tt Baatat Gap the mil ins of gporeertd inde othe beat among the merchants, who refrain production is absolutely Hecsssany. ious FFSs power, When the people of That. applied to. Mir- Gandhi puts, ad from contracting fr forward with purchases of spot, goods on a erie and "contented elves hund-to-mouth: basis, Furthermore, asa result of bumper crops of age: Galtural products, pecially rice, the prices of which were the lowest for many years past, the purchasing power of the farmers was consider bly reduced with. the result. that the" liliand-loom industry, which tually consumes the major portion of yarns manufactured by the mills, was hard hit. The very heavy ship: ments of Japanese cotton to the river ports, and the entire stoppage of exports of Chinese goods and yams to Manchuria since the establishment of Manchoukuo, were other disturbing factor spite of all" the adverse circumstances enumerated "above, our working during the first halt of the year showed very. satisfactory re~ sults. However, with the gradual Jesumption of "operations by the Japanese mills, the prices of yarns continued to decline, reducing the margin of profit'on the manufacturil profuets und, as the year pro-tressed, the profits completely van-hed giving place to losses on the working, This state of things cone tained throughout the second half of the period under review when, due to Yaty JRieh, prices of cotton, "both Jew prices of "yarns Wvoupht acy cly the entire Absence of demand m the consuming centres, the spinning Industry had to face on the most critical times in the annals of its history. Under the circumstances, it is hoped that, the result of the year's working will be considered @itisfactory by the shareholders.
'The prospects for the current yeas dia not appear bright, as, with' the prices of arn at the present low level, the textile industry cannot be expected to work on a profitable dasis, unless there is a revival of demand for the manufactured article and the new crop of Chinese cotton gen, be had at comparatively cheap Its with great regret that T have to refer here to the retirement from the Board of Mr. 8. ¥. Woo, who has been a director of this com? pany. for the past three years, during which period d Invaluable assistance by his capebte and sound advice and his close ea: operation with his colleagues, The following. resolutions " were proposed and passed unanimously:
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.