A Nurse's Complaint To the Editor of the "NonrH-CHiWA Dary. News"
Sim—It would be interesting to know that aí present not less than 110 young Chinese nurses are now Stranded in Hankow and Wuchang without means. It's true that some of them are still working with the Chinese Red Cross Society there, but they are all working against their will In response to the appeal made by the said Society in Shanghai, we gave up our steady. work and joined them so as to offer our services to the country and at the same time' do humanitarian work.
When we joined the Chinese Red Cross Society in Shanghai, it was With the understanding that the traveling expenses (to and from), food, salary and lodging will be paid by the said Society, and prior to our Dika departure, Dr. Wang Mingshien, did personally confirm to us, advices that if in case any difficulties arose, we Should refer the matter to the Nanking office, ete, We were then given $7 each, $5 for train ticket (for Nanking) and $2 for pocket money, Later $2 was deducted from our salary in November last by a Mr. Fung, the secretary, and had $6 to pay our food (to pay for our food). We protested without any result, On the 17th of November, the Red Cross Society gave us four hours notice to quit the service to leave for Hankow that very ey as the Metropolitan Hospital be taken over by the Military Medical Service. When we approached the officer in charge regarding our return travelling expenses, we were advised to refer the matter to of Japanese atrocities in and near Nanking continue to e joy wide circulation. These rumor; were garbed with unaccustomed dignity yesterday, as the result of your Editorial repeating and extending the anti. Japanese charges.
16 appears that you ao not place credence in the official Japanese declarations that the situation in Nankings has been restored to normality. Despite the obvious conclusion that your editorial indignation is rooted in one-sided and wildly exaggerated rumours, the "North-china Daily News" is not entirely to blame for there is a regrettable paucity of information.
This lack of trustworthy news forces all interested quarters, including you, to place r‹Wance upon Chinese reports, as if t! latter have rot been entirely depri ed of "face" by their continuous extravagant claims, such as the recent "recapture" of Hangchow, from: Japanese.
There are also a number of foreigners, who for sentimental, or venal, reasons are activ ҷy engaged in Shanghai in emb ering a mantle of semi-veracity en such baseless Chinese repo: ' must point out that actions s as yours may, therefore, easily lo "wer complications in he stern situation and thus obsti restoration of normality.
May 1 suggest, there, ins, stead of disseminating ation that aids no one but th king Government, by canni sting foreign support for its a nese campaign, you avail you—vf the aid of disinterested partie. in making a more thorough investigation of reports received by you?
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.