To the Editor of the "Nonm-Cutva, Dany News"
Sin-—Buttox, in his letter dated October 17, appears to misread my suggestion that the S.M.C, (or the Consular body) should, "in con-Junction with "the real authorities (the Japanese) "of the "outside areas," thrash out a scheme whereby the existing impasse be ended in favour of one ruling body which would "provide, everywhere and for everybody, Jaw and order," This was not a "counsel of despair," it was an attempt to face facts, T am entirely unmoved by Barron's statistics, whose accuracy is indeed questionable, The existence of the Nanking and of the Peking Govern. ments, as well as of the widespread anti-British movement, "dogs. not point to the predominance of Chiang Kai-shek, But Tam not in a posi sion to generalize about 400 millions of Chinese; my "point really was that the majority of Chinese in and around Shanghai are very definitely of keen enough on General Chiang to ght for him and for what he stands for, That this is true is only oe obvious; but I advise Bntrow to read the October "Oriental Affairs" wherein he will Shanghai has become the haven of some hundreds of thousands of comfortably off if not well-to-do Chinese who have simply taken their abode here to protect and it possible add to their fortunes. There are few Foreigners who can name a single Chinese of their acquaintance who has offered his Services to his country, or made any serious sacrifices for its wel-Tare, True, this article refers to: Shang: hal; but s0 did 1. The mass of local Chinese is not, patently s0, loyal Chiang Kal-shek; IE It were) why has it not Jong ago gone to fight for him? Instead, Toco! Chinese acquiesce in, and actively aid, General Chiang's opponents, Who, then, are we foreigners to set ourselves upholders of a regime local Chinese do not bank? Why not collaborate with the regime they apparently acquiesce In and collaborate with? Bniro had no need to drag in the question of foreign. loyalties to the Settlement; 1 was not referring all to the Settlement; the "outside" fare a very different' problem, Not Tong ago there was put forward a scheme to establish for the "outside" areas a special Police Force, with a foreign. clement, Including Japanese, its personnel, Why not revive this scheme—and quickly?
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