To the Editor of the "Nowri-Cinxa Darcy News"
Su—When T opened the rst page of this morning's paper, 1 was mi surprised to read the "Public mand" of Abbot Chao Huns 1 seemed s0 full of spite.
His thoughts fre all contrary 10 the teachings of the Buddha who once said "The observancy of the law alone entitles 10 the right of belonging to my region." Another Buddhist teaching. what he should bear in mind is "Never in the world does hatred cease by hatred, "hatred "ceases "by Abbot Chao Kung is not a true Buddhist.
Shanghai, July 11, Politico-Religious Compound To the Baitor of the "Nonmu-Ciuxa Dany News" has always proved to be an explosive more dangerous than any high-powered dynamite that has ever been Prepared in any armament labora™ {ories, this being a fact which does not require any. proof, "Some two years ago the writer was a. guest at the Foreign YMCA. ata dinner given by the goodwill fenowship, wherein the most Revere end Chao Kung was' the guest of honour, and he spoke of the true Kindness inthe Buddhistic doctrine, Perhaps some of the audience are Bill in Shanghai, and remember the Proceedings of the evening, that the Most Reverend Abbot in the course of his speech on Buddhistic kindness, attacked almost all the existing regions. Only one of the guests replied to his attack on religion, by enumerating the moral, material and "entitle services of religion in general. rendered to. civilization, "and pointed out that if the Abbot did not Wish to appreciate those services, shuld at lat be Hind toward religion.
The writer is not a reader or supporter of "Oriental Affairs." nor is he the champion of the British Empire, to write in defence of their action in reference to Chao Kung in England.
"But if the Most Reverend Abbot is 'a religious man, he should forgive even England, and should follow his doctrine of kindness towards any offenders of his religious feelings But, on the contrary, if he be a poli-tie lan of the professional type, he should not mix religion with politics, fand_expose the innocent population the Bast and West (who are not fotiticians) to the deadliest explosion igious compound.
Shanghai, July 12.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.