To the Editor of the "Norri-Curxa Dany News"
Sm—Although I am rather too [busy to engage in the correspondence columns of your paper, nevertheless with reference to the recent insertion re Chao Kung and more lespeciaily in connection with this gentleman's advertisement appearing in your to-day's issue, T feel that 1 shall be doing a slight' public service by directing this letter to Chao Kung.
T have much pleasure in informing Chao Kung just exactly as I informed him in D think) 1930 that he is come-what puerile, He has evidenced this very much to-day by his ridiculous advertisement and Chao Kung ought to know that Governments do not send missionaries to China neither do they maintain "them. This is taken care of purely by religious bodies His outburst against the European countries for refusing him permizcion to enter is typical of this gentleman's Feaction to well-deserved. treatment"
If Chao Kung wil remember, was refused permission to travel beyond Suiru'sn NI think) 1930 and was very much annoyed with the Szechuenese General Liu Hsiang for refusing nim this permission. General 'Liu Hsiang of course, no doubt, felt that Chao Kung's' presence' in Western Szechuen or on the borders of Tibet was not conducive to the well-being of hus own territory, there must be something really' the matter with Chao Kung's activities.
Chao Kung may further remember discussing wits me the futility of fall civilization, He will also. remember that I asked Sim why he did not die since everything was 30 futile to him. Chao Kung, of course, informed me that it was against his Buddhist teachings, to commit suicide. This was and still is. unfortunate. know nothing whatsoever about Buddhism but 1 am given to understand from what I hear from time fo time that" it is more or less a philosophical doctrine—a doctrine of peace and so on.
once told Chao Kung that the only happiness and peace a unman being could ever get out of this world was what he put into it—Chao Kung's past is his misfortune. hold no brief for any religion but Thold a very solid Brief in preserving International relationships and, moreover, ko any normal men I believe a few fundamentals such as family, rationality and s0 on.
Chao Kung has forfeited all these things, even his own family rights and still he rails against the treatment meted out by nationalities who fare endeavouring to preserve the fundai@ntals for the betterment of mankind.
Tt gives me great pleasure to conclude by stating that there is room for Chao Kung in the world scheme of well-ordered progress. He can retire—not gracefully—but secure in the knowledge that he his contributed nothing good, nothing constructive to his aay.
Shanghai, July 12.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.