To the Editor of the "Nowru-Cunxa Dany News" nese, How long does it take 'a Chiese to learn his own language to some valuable extent? Moreover some people learn languages easily; most of Us never master one properly.
"And now I would draw Mr, Kao Swm—Judging by tenor of Ma. Kao Kwor's letter July 24, it would appear that he himself had' just been favoured by the visit of a tax collector! His enlightenment' upon the following questions would interest the writer, and doubtless many others also.
(1) JI the Russian community say, Tientsin being subjected to, the ihe form of pressure as that Shanguait 10 not, why, not? It) s0, are the. funds." thereby" acquired EsFbroushe fute fins with the Russian tation of, Hompiewt 4 Fesigentst it by, Siplomatie {he'auid tax, which after all can only us stem, be Galewlatea "on salaries, and' to" ery small on investments, a sie' one' to the Chinese people" tu No one can deny China the moral or legal right to raise revenue by any means so long as justly applied, The slops taken recently against the needy Russian population, appear a singular. ly despicable mode of collecting what in view of the first paragraph of Mr, Kao. Kwox's letter, is best termed "protection-money". However there 48 an axiom which holds good not merely of China, but the world in Kwor's attention to the style In which hhis own countrymen are treated in the Netherland East Indies. I suppose Mr. Kao Kwox Is well aware of the fact that there are some millions of them living happily there, And the Government has special officials dealing with their affairs. OMcial papers concerning them are printed Chinese language and in Chinese characters, The courts have special advisers for Chinese affairs and in general. conversation with those who not speak the Dutch language (the majority) Malay is used, which is far easier to learn than Chinese.
When one belongs to a nationality whose language is not spoken gener ally, one has to make allowances, T personally know many foreigners (and not only Chinese) who lived in the NEL. for a lifetime without being able to earn the language and. in many. instances Malay, English, French or German has to be used as an. intermediary, Ships entering the ports may. ceive the landing reports they All in in five different languages viz: Dutch, English, French, German or Malay, "The presence of forelmmers is ap~ predated and. they are met, not snarled at, in their language difieulties and T think a little more tolerance should well sult Mr. Kao Kwox in this respect.
Shanghai, July 26, "When a man is down, kick him"!
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.