To the Editor of the "Nontu-Cina Dairy News" concerned only in trying to ascertain Gauses of" the "next. war, bul Twas the rau 7 out of that happy" and eomplacen lad n0 desire to frighten anyone
frame of mind which regards "bus ness a usual" as their aim and oh: Jeet, nor to disturb those happy Te-Higionists whose faith permit them lay all their diMicutien ina bundle on the shoulders of their Maker, who, nevertheless, maintain, is) "not sponsible." Both of these blind alescences seem to me to savour of the children's game of "ats. pro: tena" or the Habito te ostrich when Someone has called me a defeats bandit has been stated on two occa Sslons that to discuss. war is to. aid bringing Ht nearer, My answer to those charges is fo say Tam a defeats With "millions. of other similarly helpless people, to "the extent believing that war will bring with It nothing but logs and untold misery A the same Ume fully believing that my country will Aight Just as well riy other, and be equally proficient the use of shot andi shell, poison fs, liquid lame, and all and any other unholy" instruments of desteuce tion' that others use. 1. would. also remind my critics that. there are. number "of Peace Societies founded for" the purpose. of discussing wat and striving (o avert it, Untortunatethey "are all as impotent. a9. 9 sollary votee crying inthe wildor= hess andi foreed to. remain spectators Of un ever-intensified and. feverish reparation at gigantic cost, and that ese armaments are being bull or tse, and that 30
To be called a defeatist, however, fs nothing. Tam personally on line not therefore in reason blame China for similar refusals.
1 The stationing of British, French fand German consuls in Chengtu in 1912 and of the Japanese consul 1916 had_no legal justification what soever. They had come unauthorized because they thought It convenient to be near the seat of the pravind government. If mere convenience Is egal Justifeation then there would bbe chaos. Chengiu is not a treaty ort and they had no business there. The sufferance of their presence there temporarily by the Chinese Government does not commit that government to bind herself to suffer the continuance of their presence In per= Petuallty. It must not be forgotten that the consular representation Japan as been withdrawn in 1932. Ie they had any right in Chengtu, the continuity. of that right has. been broken. if it is desired to re-establish that Tight the legal process must be tone through again.
'As Japan has followed the steps of other' Powers in the establishment of consular representation in Chengtu in 1916 lot her now follow the staps of the other Powers in their withdrawal their respective consular representtives. This Is the only. honorable, Feasonable and friendly solution of the problem.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.