More Criticism of Chinese To the Editor of the "Nowti-Cunwa Dary News"
Sim—The letter appearing in your issue of today from Jog Toc Toaue, dealing with the: conduct "of certain highly placed Chinese in the present disaster which has befallen this, country. will, T am sure, find hearty endorsement' from many of your readers. He has, I venture to suggest. given expression to sentiments which have long been held by. unbiassed people who have followed with disgust the Wend of polities in this unhappy and militarily ridden country for so. long. While T hate the Japanese militarists, and strongly condemn many things they have done in this campaign, T agree with your correspondent that China day is reaping the harvest of the sted sown in days past, and especially Under the present regime, Like Jor Toc Tave, I recall some of the events which took place on the advent from Canton of Chiang Ka\- shek's army in 1927—the murders committed and the ravaging of missionary women by his army Nanking; of the high-handed attitude of many of his colleagues in the so-called government of later days, Including the Minister for Foreign 'Affairs, C. T. Wang, who in his arrogance denounced the foreign 'Powers, and announced the intention of his government to abolish extra territorial rights within' a few months: and' many—high-handed actions of this group which soon became known as the Sung dynasty. Japan undoubtedly has been pro-yoked in many ways, and if today China is suffering, her allegedly "Christian" leaders' must find comfort in the thought that "whata soever a nation sows, so shall it also In' high places in this country—I am not sure the word "high" is cor. rectly used in this eonnection—there has been far tog much humbug and "hypocrisy, and under the mask Christianity and "New Life" movements foreign missionaries have been misled into believing that things were well, when common sense should have led them to see that such was not the case, When we hear of appeals broadcast abroad for help for "our dear soldiers at the front," and find that the billionaires have not stripped themselves of their wealth to help their distressed. brothers and sisters; when we read of orders being issued to troops at the front "not to yield an inch of ground," and find leaders. sheltering Under the protection of extra-terri-tonalities, who can wonder that thinking men should express disgust. 'And when, in face of this, we have missionary' bishop, who! has now retired from his labours and gone to a botter land describing a certain person as one of the grent leaders of the world, and a Shanghai Oxford Grouper, writing in your columns, a few days ago, referring to his wife fay one of the great women of the world, one is led to the belief that certain type of sentimentalism has liven place to yeason in the minds fof people who give little time to think or who are (oe obsessed with the idea of "bringing to the fold" converts, Irrespective of the shrafing they will ultimately yet when the deeds that have been done in the flesh and the fortunes that have been amassed at the expense of others are examined.
Yours for further criticism, Shaaghal, June In Defence of the Chinese fo the Editor of the "Nonrit-Cinna Daty News'
Sin—It_ will not be without considerable disgust that many will have read the ignorant effusion from Jor Toc Toque which disgraced your correspondence columns June 14. 'The niter disregard on his part for Chinese susceptibilities, particularly at a time when the nation is being bereaved of hundreds of thousands (and my statements are facts, not ignorant fancies) of its sons' and daughters, bespeaks stupidity, if not a callousness, that appeals.
The illogicality of his confused thinking, which permeates every paragraph, is deserving of the dis~ missal of his letter with contempt, His attack is upon the National Government of this country; a Government which his own country has recognized for the past ten years and still recognizes; a Government in Fespect of whose administration all reputable foreign authority has paid a tribute that-no Chinese Government has enjoyed since the decadence of the Manchu Dynasty set in. In that tribute have joined all foreign Chambers of Commerce in China, not excepting the Japanese, leading journals, and representative foreigners from all walks of life.
'Space does not permit of the reputation of the many false suggestions Jcarelessly splashed about by Jor: Toc Toque. 'The treatment of a few: will demonstrate the justice of my' indignation. First, the Government is blamed for having built roads, because the Japanese military are using them! "Then follows a totally unfounded, suggestion regarding the misuse of airplane funds. Has he looked up the China Year Book?
There follows a contemptuous reference to Chinese unity and patriot ism—at atime when all provinces are furnishing their men for the Dattle front! The "Reformed Govern ment," which he offers as proof of the absence of national spirit, stinks in the nostrils of every decent Chinese, and I challenge his assertion that it is composed of "influential" Chinese.
In refutation of his charge that General Chiang caused the war, T would refer him to the self-conviction that has come from the mouths of Japanese Ambassadors Ariyoshi and Kawagoe, Messrs, Arita, Honda, Sato, Yuki, Yoshida, and others, who have clearly indicated Japanese civilian Aisapproval of Japanese military policy in China.
The letter which I protest is full and why that. and we Know." But Jor Toc Toque's Ignorance of the answers ig no proof that they do not exist. He appears to be of that inconsistent kind that, finding everything decadent in ola China, pours scorn upon every honest endeavour of China's modern government to overcome the terrible deadweight of the past, We have the old story resurrected about the 19th Route Army's designs fon the Foreign Settlement. And he would connect their presence here with the abolition of extrality, the writer was really anxious for the truth, it could be refuted once again (as It has been done several times in} your columns), but it is obvious he is one of those whom the "N.C.D.N." once described as "inveterate di-believers" in anything good about Chinese governing circles, His gross discourtesy in referring to General Chiang is matched by his) ignorance of Chinese psychology. of which he pretends to have know-edge. Tt is insufferable that should indulge in cheap tall: about "multi-billionaires" in connection with General Chiang, Offer your proofs, Jor Toc Toavr, or admit that your letter has been penned in ignorant ill-taste.
Shanghai, June 16, A Chinese View To the Editor of the "Nonri-Ciaxa Dany News Sm—In your correspondence column of today, I discovered an article written by Jor Toc Teave severely criticizing the Chinese Government. T do not say that our Government is ood in every respect, ut the few instances which Joe Toc Toque ave in his letter are far from ruth. For instance, he said that the highways which our "Government has built are only for the enjoyment Of those wealthy classes possessing, motor cars, As a matter of fact, the reality is far different from that. Perhaps he will be surprised to know that those troops who resisted the Japanese in Shanghai area last autumn rushed to the front most by motor roads. Had we not posse sed those highways, which in fact facilitate greatly the transportation of troops, we should not have been able to.hold our position as long as three months. So Jor Toc Teave: will now see the use of highways: Which are described in his letter as nothing, but a tool of enjoyment for the wealthy class.
Secondly, he said that the unity and patriotism of our people is not fa true fact. He gave the success Japanese Militarists. in getting several "influential" Chinese to form the puppet government evidence, T was to seo the word do not know, in using it, what does the writer really mean. In fact, in the eyes of Chinese, those people who participate in the puppet government are no other than traitors. They are willing to be made use of by the Japanese only because they can receive a certain amount of money a month. They can hardly be expected to know what does patriotism mean. T dare say that except those few people, who know nothing but money, 99 per cent. of our people have patriotic zeal. You will see that although we have suffered 50) much as a result of the Japanese' invasion, we will never ask our: Government to put an end to the resent hostilities. On the contrary, We support our Government to fight to the last all the same. We love our country above anything else. I will advise Jor Toc Toaue that China of today is not the
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