Leadership Wanted, To the Editor of the "Noari-Cinwa Dany News'
Sim—Dr, Read left Shanghai last week for short leave. Two days before he sailed T had a conversation with him and he told me about the Chromium Plating report. It was his Job to present the facts, which he has one, but he sincerely hoped that thi Shanghai community would do som: thing to remedy the terrible condi-ions of work for these youths. Hence L heartily endorse the last two sentences of your editorial:
Dr, Read and his colleagues have rendered a great public service, It how the duty of the community to Hee that ft has not been rendered Voin—not. merely on humanitarian Erounds, but for the sake of the good ame of Shanghai.
Is it. too much to hope for, that the Read Report and Mr, Timperley's etter may Jead to a campaign to do something 10 remedy this situation and help. these many unfortunate fellow citizens?. These two docu ments plus your editorial and the Fematks made by Mr, Bruce give us Quite a Jot of facts and appeals for the community to assume some responsibility. in this terrible situation. Your correspondence columns fave' full when. there is a question Of the sale of the Cathedral lawn or the merits of "Lysistrata" or some other local problem that affects some part of the community. Here we ave a situation that already is affect~ ing. a large section of the—populace and matters are getting worse. Hence T'venture to hope that the Press and the public will continue to keep this problem prominently before the Buthorites and the community in the Succeeding weeks, There is an administrative side which must look to and plan for the future, Dut there is also an immediate problem of providing some club work for these young workers. If some of our. public-spirited organizations ike the Rotary Club, Chinese and Foreign Y.M, C.A., Community Church Committee on Social Tssues, Y's Men's Clubs, ete, could get together and plan joint effort, 1 am sure we could Secure personnel and finance to make beginning along the lines suggested by Mr, Timperley, Shanghai citizens may sometimes be apathetic, but if Teadership is provided T am' certain the heart and conscience of the community will respond. Let us rise 10 meet the challenge presented by our new citizen, Mr. Timperley, and by the Read Report.
Joun S. Bonn.
Shanghai, May 5.
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