Te the Editor of the "Nortt-Cina Dany News"
Sm—One can't quite understand the particular need of an Anglo-Saxon Mbrarian as long as a man of Mr. Avshalamoff's abilities and obligingness is In charge. T am an Anglo-Saxon, neither whitewashed nor even of recent vintage, accustomed through. long life 0 look up things for myself without help from anybody. Once last year in a futile search for. 4 bit of abstruse, rather unimportant information, and not getting on with at all, Mr, Avshalamoff, happening to pass the desk, asked it he could be of assistance. I explained what was looking for and in five minutes the had the required matter laid before me. have been a subscriber to the SMC. Library for many years and have "seen the system and accom: modation continually improved. 'Thera fare of course many things stil to be desired, but all in good time. If the readers "do not yet. the new books they would prefer, it is probably because the cost is' prohibitive. On the main desk at the library large book in which subscribers fare asked to note down any book they would like to have" ordered. What more can be done?
But do not Jet us trouble ourselves with trifles. The horizon ig clouded, with menace, the consequences of which are clearly visible in the growing armaments of Golligerents. AL Horerut may eve that this "war machinery is being built for mere amusement, but Tam inclined to the more prosdle view that it will serve the purpose for which it is Intended, Lo, to decide. once again who is master. Fortunately" there definite limits to and these limits are reached precisely at the moment. when the "appeasers" are called upon to give up something of their own. That day is apparently with already, and I find little dif culty in predicting the outcome, Tam not particularly impressed by An. Horerut's sad tale of the Red. bear laying prone across Europe and dipping its red paws in the waters of the Channel, It will be remembered that Poland has recently found it necessary to strengthen her relations with the USSR. Roumania is doing likewise. There are three possible reasons for this development: first, perhaps Poland and Roumania are going Red; second, perhaps the two countries are afraid of the red paws of the Red bear; the third possibility I leave to the' imagination of ALL Horzru, and his friends, confident that they wi get the distasteful answer first time.
Shanghai, Dec. 6.
Shanghai, Dee. 10.
Nor Horsrut
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