"Maxim Gorky's" Role To the Editor of the jantu-Cutna Dany Niuws"
Sin—Allow me to endorse Cully the sentiments expressed by, you int tonday's Issue concerning the "Moscow Air Tragedy"
Tu addition, to the purposes for which "the "Maxim Gorky" was designated and which were enumerated by you, wish to add that when in Moscow T lot the "Me vag equipped with a printing shop, Fadi broadcasting stati ed apparatus for demonstrating fAlme, and a canvas tent Crathé Jo "circus ten) capable of seating 2,000 persons.
T was (old by the Russian ay: thorities that the plane was intended for flying to those cullying rural districts at great distances from the railway in order to bring the cultural benefits of our modern city civiliza on to the peasantry on their facts. To quote my informant, "We shall lieable to load the actors of the Moscow Art Theatre with their scenery and props so. that they ca perform Tehekov's Cherry Orchard for the farmers. By flying, the per-Jformances of the Theatre in Moscow this the farmers would have the opwould not be interfered with. And Moscow. performance."
This "Squadron" is, 1 think, the first designated for cultural advancoment in any country. The possibilities fof the use of ait-craft for a similar purpose in this country are enormous, Shanghai, May 20. whose policy has jedvance funds been grant over-dratls without the said silver clause, Tet him Inform your readers of the name of that Femarkable institution, On the other hand, I can state that, Jas far lack as in h December, 1933, T have contracts from local banks estate institutions specifying that the borrower shall ultimately refund the sums involved in the contract or overfdreft, whether the latter amounts to 1500 Dollars or to as much as 200,000 Dollars, with the provision that at the time of repayment the Dollars be refunded shall contain a certain minimum quantity of pure silver, Such are the facts and it is absurd beat the bush about them or to avoid the points at issue, T hold no brief for property owners in generat and whereas some of them have gracefully, or ungracefully, consented reduction of rents which, asa rule, are grossly exaggerated, while olliers continue to exact their pound fof flesh, T still maintain that one has be fair in the present circumstance and render unto Caesar what is due {to him even if he does not like it.
Shanghai, May 24,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.