To the Editor of the i "Nonmi-Cumwa Dany News"
Sm—I may be wrong but...
This morning proved quite' a Ute to me and I felt for the first time several wacks, signs of being proud that I'am en American, For six weeks T've been up and down the coast of California, crossed the Paeifl, journeyed through Japan, stopping at all the better Hotels, and thence to Shanghai, and every: single place that I've been so far ait the general disturbance, selfishness, rudeness and vulgarity was displayed by my own countrymen and women. So for over a month T have been crawling further Into my skin, 50 10 speak, and hed the most. impelling desire to speak with a brogue an pretend 1 was a Russian or Polish ut never no never an American, But this morning tells a different story. T went to. church. Not ordinary church where the minister did he mention heaven as being royal palace built of gold and marble ind having Jewelled harps, but he diet speak with sincerity about our fellow men and of hearts "Inspiring Iner=
The Chaplain, F, R, Hamilton, of the Fourth Marines, lett a message in your hearts that seemed very Por= sonally "yours. An inspiration start all over and cross out all fall tures of the past and count them as precious stepping-siones of experi= nee enabling you {0 profit by them and. to face the future undaunted, unafraid and with courage and determination, 'Seeing' the Band Boys coming on to the huge platform brought, tears to my eyes. They were such lovely specimens of the real true "American with such good clean-looking, countenances and splendid. physique, and to think that my son would soon be one of "The Band." one of "Them thrilled my soul with gratitude and a A Manwe: Mornen.
Shanghai, Feb. 7,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.