To the Editor of the "Nonrm-Cutna Dany News"
Sir—Mr. A. W. Beaumont has in the past months made great play of his Belgian—nationality. We wish to assure the community generally that Mr. Beaumont, whether in his electioneering ambitions or in his journalistic activities, not w title of support of the un community. Apart Jsympathy from the members of
from giving you, Sir, our eighteen separate names, And in all this there, is a deep lesson for 'China. and. the Chinese manufacturing industries." What idealism hag. China at present. in her' industrial system? And without, such. idealism as that referred to hero I venture to state that all educational and other endeavours will prove more or less abortive. By all means let us go forward with any and every endeavour to promote. the welfare of the industries and of those working in them; bat at the same time, as early as ever Dossible, do let us commission such institute as Chiao-Tung University or some other. similar institstion to develop and hold up. some ideal of what. industry should he. Along this line lies a permanent and developing success; along any' other line, possibly some temporary We subscribe ourselves, 18 Betcraxs, Shanghai, Mar, 26. success, but in the final issue failure, remember many years ago a lecture being given at Leeds University on the poetry of William Morris. After the recitation of certain of his works a member of the audience rose and simply said "Wil-Ham Morris, the Craftsman, but Lewis Morris, the Poet!" The Craftsman is remembered and still a living influence; the Poet is forgotten, Auprep F. Barker.
Shanghai, Mar. 2f0.) sik
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