To the Editor of the "Nonru-Cuna Dany News"
Su—I have read with Interest, the letter of September 15 signed, JAxoruex Peace Leven, The statement about your morning Jcontemporary is incorrect, Inasmuch las the News Commentator is referred to as "he," it must be taken for Jgranted that Axomms Peace Leven is referring to the News Commentator Jot Radio Station XMHA, This news commentary {s not sponsored by one "Road Hogging" by Holders To the Editor of the "Norrn-Cunwa Dany. News'
Sm—The "Special" motor car Ucense plates issued by the S31C. Presumably afford certain privileges [denied to the ordinary motorist, One wonders, however, if these include the right of blasting a path through trafic by the continued use of the horn; of driving to the com= mon danger; and of hurling abuse fat the drivers of other cars who may! not be. in a position to permit of overtaking, In short, do they entitle the drivers of cars so adorned, to act the utter road-hog?
Foreign motorists using the areas North of the Creek are getting a customed to these tactics, which they must perforce endure, It would be unfortunate, however," if the ex-eerable road manners there displayed Jare to be permitted on this side.
If this should meet the eye of the European "gentleman" driving a high-powered car with a "Special" icense, and with his national flag in front, on one of the Western District roads at about 5,30 p.m, yesterday, lhe may recognize' himself, Gus Shanghai, Sept. 17, What is Justice Jews and Sudetens To the Editor of the "Norrit-Cuma Dany News"
Sin—After reading your today's editorial regarding hospitality of your paper to correspondents I decided to Jenter the present correspondence in your paper on the subject of justice and fair play. The subject provides some very interesting reading as it demonstrates that there are still people left who believe that justice should be the guiding principle of gatling alt outstanding disputes in {this world we are living in, But what strikes me as being very funny is that some nations who now claim justice for their nationals, find fit quite fit to persecute others at the same time, Can one compare the hardship of Sudeten-Germans in the hands of Czechs with the lot of Jews! Jin Germany? I quite agree that if the" Sudeten-Germans, who were separated from their homeland by {ore and against their own wishes, }do want to be returned to their homeland, they should be allowed to do so, especially now when the world talks of justice. "It should be done leven if it is only for the sake of preventing the turning of Europe into another slaughter-house in which probably more than 3,500,000 would be slaughtered and as in the last war, achieving nothing but hardship and' suffering for many years after.
The point is, however, what right has Germany to talk of justice when judging by what they have done and fare still doing to the Jews in their own country, it seems that they haven't the slightest idea of what is justice? They certainly made a mot-{to out of "Might is Right" and apply it to the full extent for their own benefit. No nation may claim to be civilized and clamour for justice for their own nationals while doing such injustice, persecution and brutality to the weak and defenceless within their own midst.
Tt is useless to mention here all that the Jews in Germany suffer as it is well known to everyone, therefore say that the Sudeten-Germans are in a paradise on earth when compared with the way Germany treats Jews. The latest news to come out of Germany is that Jews cannot leave their country; they must stay at Home probably' to go into the front line incase of war.
/Shanghai, Sept. 17.
Simpue Jack. lot your contemporaries but is an expensive service bought' and pald for by Radio Station XMITA,. If the commentary Is as alive and vivid stated, "the News Commentator to be congratulated rather than feritieized. AS for bringing women listeners 40 hysterics, this Is ridiculous statement and one tha should bring resentment from the level headed type of women Shanghai and China have been so proud during the troublesome times we have Tam sure that any radio station tu Shanghai would be glad to import a British Broadcasting Company' commentator from London or a Lowell Thomas from New York i¢ AXoTIER
Peace Loren would pay the expense, T happen to know that at least ons radio station In Shanghai XMHA, has a large monthly deficit, " Regardless of this fact, they try to give the listening public, programmes com-arable to those put on the alr in England or the United States, How Tong this philanthropy will continue is a question, but in the meantime let us encourage rather than dlscourage this radio station, Shanghai, Sept, 18, From Venus:
The Perplexed Pilgrim To the Editor of the "Nonru-Cunxa Date News'
Sim—Pardon me for my intrusion: I have but recently arrived on this earth from my abode, which, I have learnt since Tam here, you call "Planet Venus," and I see and hear many things I do not understand; nor could I get an intelligent answer from all these many people from whom sought enlightenment; thus, T- make fan appeal, to you and/or' to your readers to help me in my perplexity What is all this row! about amon you on this earth? Why do you want fight, twenty years after the Great" Slaughter? Have you settled any of the points at issue then (1914-1918) by your wholesale Killings?
Tf so why all this unrest, hatred, chaos ever since?
TE not, why do you fight or want to fight now?
Do you hope that wholesale kilim will be more effective now than in 1914-1918?
What would the average Briton, Frenchman, American think, say and do if his country were situated where Germany is now and his compatriots had been and would be treatell as the Czechs have treated the Sudeten-Germans these twenty years?
Can the nations, the nationalities Europe, having distinct and well-marked frontiers which separate them, can they, or do they live in peace and concord, with one another?
not, why have you in 1019 created, this hybrid state Czechoslovakia consisting of Ave different discordant nationalities?
Would it not be wise and just to acknowledge your mistake, your many mistakes in 1919, done under intoxication of hatred and revenge, and undo them? Do you really think. that trying to cover them up by and. with "empty slogans, meaningless, formulas" will remedy the great' wrongs you have then committed?
'What is it you want: Peace or War you really want Peace, why don't you create such conditions which will assure peace, instead of provoking living forces' against untenable con~ ditions? Have only some of you and not all the nations, races, living on this earth the right to' means of livelihood, to freedom and indepen dence? Must, or can, some of the nations be enslaved by*others Have only the Czechs, but not the Sudetens, not the Hungarians the Fight to '"Self-determination"?
Why?
What does France men by the reiterated declaration that she. must and will honour her signature?
Was her signature given, will it be continued to be given, for the cruel oppression of three and halt millions of Sudetens, one million of "Hungaang, Poles and some millions Have the Czechs proved themselves able and willing to assimilate the different nationalities living within their borders these twenty years? If 50, why all this unrest, fighting, deter: mination to beale away from them? Tt not, will you rush Burope and the whole' world into a holocaust Just 10 enable the Czechs to perpetuate such a state of things? T have a great many other questions, but if you will kindly "answer these few intelligently I shall be satisfied and perhaps, perhaps, sanity, justice and truth will help you to find Peace, as sanity, justice and truth has enabled "Venus" to have enduring Peace.
Shanghai, Sept. 16
Ciro Huse,
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