To the Editor of the '"Nonru-Cuia Dany News"
Sim—Your—sub-leader yesterday entitied "Dignity in Defeat" excellent example of the Impartiality and Integrity of true journalism, His "Majesty, Emperor Halle Selassie of Ethopla had fought va-Hanily" but was' defeated by the superior armaments. of his adver-sales. Effective ald from. the League of Nations which he had counted on and. which he hada Tight to expect was half-heartedly given and proved to be ineffectual. His armies had tenaciously contest ed every inch of the ground until their supplies were exhausted, Ho had done his best and no. discredit could possibly be attached to. his defeat, which was a forego clusion and speaks well of his courage and undaunted spirit, The discredit is rather to his aggrossers who had wantonly destroyed to satisfy their egoism, and who, although they had no urgent need of land, had taken it from those in ire need of it, Just to show their ability of conquest. It is certainly credit to fight for a cause of self-aggrandisement nor to win through better implements of war and through the employment "of questionable and ruthless tactless, The rowdyism in the Assembly of the League of Nations as the Ethiop-Jan sovereign was about to make his address makes the more apparent the. calibre of the perpefraters of the disturbance, as well that of their inspirer." A poor loser 1s bad enough but a poor and ungracious winner is infinitely worse, 'The world's sense of justice is not wanting and' universal and unani-ruinous. condemnation followed immediately. The disturbance proved to be a boomerang and served by contrast to accentuate the calm and gentlemanly behaviour" of the African potentate ashe waited quietly. and unperturbed for the disorder (subside before making his. address, His address, although it contain-indictment of the League, was versed in dignified and inoffensive terms and was very, well recei and" wildly applauded by the representatives of the nations composing the League. His points were well made and the glaring omissions could not very well be dented.
'The day will come and must come soon' when the word "might" shall no longer be a synonym of the word <"right™ practically us it is only theorically now. The epic struggle of the Emperor of Ethiopia and his Toyal subjects, though it failed to maintain the independence of their country, had done much to colorate the coming of the day. Their sacrifice had not been made in vain, although they do not reap the fruits of their labours. A new era, that of equity and justice, is on the horizon and Emperor Haile Selassie may be justly proud of his part In ushering it forth, Kao Kwor, Shanghai, July 8,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.