To the Editor of the "Norta-Cumva Dany News"
Sm—As a Chinese resident in Shanghai, I would like to answer! Suancuar Boan's question that should the Foreign Powers suddenly decide to evacuate from Shanghai, where would Chinese citizen and his friends go. Personally I should stay in Shanghai as long as the Chinese soldiers are around here, and I hope I have a very long time to stay yet. T by any chance the Chinese soldiers should fall back from Shanghai I would go to the interior where I can trust my protection to my own government and soldiers, no matter how incompetent SHANGHAI Born thinks they are.
I would like to extend SmANGHAI
Born's supposition a little further. Should there be no settlement in Shanghai, where would the Japanese soldiers be? Judging from their effort to land in Pootung, up to this very day they would still be rocking in their "Cradles of the Deep".
One of the reasons why "East is fighting East", is that the Japanese have underestimated our patriotism, moral sense and fighting spirit. By underestimating our fighting spirit, for two months, the Japanese cannot claim success in Shanghai in spite lot using halt of their navy, greater part of their air force, the world recognized superior armament and 156,000 soldiers. By underestimating. our patriotism and moral sense, "the responsible Japanese member of Tokyo Government" would issue such absurd statement as "Japan does not want to subject the Chinese race and will consider peace at no great loss of prestige or territory to China". Could they subject the Chinese race even if they wanted to? Would China accept peace with any loss of prestige or territory? Evidently "the responsible Japanese Members" have intentionally neglected to notice General Chiang's proclamation of "Peace with Honour" "Fight to the bitter end" and "Fight till the last enemy soldier has left Chinese soil" to their own good purpose.
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