To the Editor of the "Nonmu-Cuawa. Day News"
Su—May 1, through your columns, vole my.endorsement of all that has been said by Discusres? Permit me, too, to call your attention to the Monday's editorial of the Shanghai Evening Post, especially to the fol-Towing, the concluding, passage: spain wih Yertnkan we balers "Tememor tat wi though the Japenese ave indeed occupied Ianding" them ever {the ofelen areas bythe method
fender mercies of "martial" law "ae Generally, anything that can cast doubt on the prestige and: competence of the foreign authorities Here is met with outbursts of indignation through the local columns, Whatever. the original intentions, "your suggestion fo. hand to the Japanese authorities those who are guilty, ot breaches of the peace with the use of military weapons, and even those in' mere Possession of such weapons, "can easily be interpreted as an admission of the SIC, ig face.of terrorism. The. Wisdom the. original proclamation Counc to hand over those. report sible for activities directed agains; the Japanese forces. had been ques tioned when it, was lasted; but that spilled mille now. That your prev, suggestion has not. been severely huked by your forelyn readers is di cult to understand, The only planation that 1 can' give is fears undesired effects that publicity migh,
jought to be done to-interpret it as. eeler" from the £/S.M.C. and to press the issue to Fegrettable conclusion, All" thee who have their personal interests Jand, incidentally, the -adminlstratis Integrity. of the SMC, "at heat should rally to show that' they are. behind the Council in the determin; ton not to yield anther inch of vested rights toa: display "of fore, a aa aaeehen ae Shar cal or imaginary. gonsidertion et what you wauls Being human and tittle above
"sordid expedients," I° am primarily concerned. with my personal' safe fand Would Welcome any drastic met. sures to cope with "the prose abnormal conditions, even {they *e Would mean only the lifting of the curfew or. other ineonventent reste T agree with the "Evening Post" in not; pinning: the direct guilt on the Japanese authorities for''the murder of: Dr, Herman Liu' and the bombing outrages perpetrated on the foreign: owned. Chines fon in North China even Eefore the current hostilities shoul, however, "have taught us what expect in canes of eriney which instated, "or even only "roqueded with no favour, bythe. Japanese Your suggestion if acted upon weal have an effect which you would Pros ably be the frst one to regret. Any gee sntnt ona ena or terrors With "the Tawless elements"
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Japanese to: ensure pertck impunity othe. Yapanese, on the other hand, any *pland™ army on mavens 'Whom "they "want to getinte the lurches "Armed. crimes" would Seme ao. prevalent that, many of ts will? one day" take home. With, nat say bullet or', fragment of a Botatormasher,. lodged In" some' part 'The British are reputed to thrive fon outspoken criticisms, 'You, as an enlightened editor of a great' British paper would, T believe, be ready to support my views, if T could convince you with the logic of my arguments Which I am trying to do here {nat lunceremonial' way, Discuste0 Too.
Shanghai, July 15,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.