To the Editor of the "Norri-Crina Dairy News"
Sim—I cannot agree -with Mr. Kao Kwok when he says that the il. effects of China's repeated internecine wars have been insignificant compared with the disaster caused by Com-
He seems to think that all China's woes are attributable to these sinister external forces. I think. differently, consider it cowardly to blame cthers before we blame ourselves. Communism is a doctrine which, while admittedly unsound and illeflted. to, China's conditions, is not without its mission on earth. China's farmers and labourers are undeniably In a terrible condition needing radical measures for relief and assistance, The very fact that many of China's intelligent young men are. attracted to Communism shows that Communism has ita good deal of truth. We may profit by Communism without being slaves to its ruthless ways, Communism should be a good lesson us, Ils quite unnecessary to brand Communism itself as a curse to our country.
Speaking of Japanese' Imperialism, have indeed good reason to resent ur neighbour's "aggressive and int satiable designs to undermine China's sovereignty, to seize our territory rovinee by province and to play one Chinese faction against another in an attempt to conquer China by China's own forces. But one must once more Say that it Is China's own chaos and disunity which Invites. foreign invasion. "The threat of - foreign fovasion in itself is not a curse, nay, may be a blessing in disguise, Smooth living degenerates a nation; while the presence of many dangers slumtates hero melon snd progress, The brave Chinese people should not be cowed by Japan's display of force. Once we have overcome our internal troubles, we shall be in a position to faceest Japan face to face.
My esteem for the Generalissimo rising with the passage of time, I quite agree that at present no other man can head the armies of the nation, But he must know how to ce-operate with other generals in the nation. He must be unselfish and supremely Kenerous; he must guard against all petly acts "which mi will be a great pity if such men as Li Tyung-jen and Pel Chung-hsi should be made exiles. May one hope the Generalissimo's sincerity and earnestness will win over these ir= Fecoreilables to China's cause just as he has won over General Feng-Yu-Hsiang before them?
The Generalissimo is undoubtedly rear soldier, But it is premature, to Say the least, to call him the greatest soldier of all time in the military annals of China, The Generalissimo's achievements, one must say, have eon very Hlitle when all things are taken into consideration. One can only hope that his great ability and undoubted patriotism will enable him, with the support of all China behind him, to do really great things for China in the days to come!
Lastly, on the question of mercenary soldiers, I have never advocated wholesale disbandment, as Mr. Kao Kwor seems to indicate. T have not in any way disparaged the Aghting of China's soldiers, But the with mercenary soldiers Is that they serve only the master who feeds them. This is at the root of that most regrettable but still prevailing system of personal militarism, Shanghai, July 20,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.