To the Editor of the "Nonmu-Cinxa Dany News"
Sin—Some time ago you effective: ly disposed of the fallacious argument that foreigners came to China because they could not get en.ployment in their own countries, Another argument equally fallicious is contained in the article ap-Pearing to-day concerning Munteipat economies in the statement that "the total offest of the money thus saved would be negligible and would not relieve the ratepayer of any appre~ cable portion of the burden." The argument has been' used at council meetings concerning the expense of the Orchestra and could be applied in many other cases.
It was not used when the economies effected by the Council wore report ed about a year ago nor when the Fecent economies were effected in the Fire Brigade, The argument might have been used inthe saving fected by dispensing with the services of one of the Aremen. the individual ratepayer came slong with "a. similar argument to the Revenue Department his view might not be appreciated.
Reductions are not always. econ ical, particularly. those which are Unjust to employees, but collectively savings however small have. their value and mount up Just as revenue mounts up from the collection of rates, sale of dally newspapers. and the collection of copper fares on the tram and bus.
G. L. Tonner Shanghol, Ju
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