The Archive · 1940

J. 8. Kenyon

Essential Point Missed the Editor of the "Nonmi-Ciuwa Dany News"

Sm—Your ex cathedra pronounce ments of yesterday and today on the candidature of Mr. Ranato MeDonaty for the Municipal Council entirely miss the essential point and might do harm, but fortunately for the community two of your corret= pondents grasp it Amy.

Vortex correctly states that. the resent Council and, he might have added, their "pivot-boys" have Tost the sympathy of many of the rat payers for the reasons which he and legitimate course for the British electorate to follow, which Is to vote for the two American, the five official British candidates and Min, MeDowato, and for no others, Shanghai, Apr, 4, Promises to Refugees the Editor of the "Nonti-Cutna Dany News"

Sm—I understand that the Japanese have been going among the emigrants making them all sorts of promises of good times to come, to say nothing about helping their relatives out of Germany, " This with a view to getting their patronage for the coming Election.

Those gentlemen know, of course, to what miserable conditions they have been reduced as the result of aggression. Tt Is do almost anything for the sake of their loved ones, yot it nevertheless would seem that. these emigrants have had—enough promises dictators and aggressors, and believe they will not be misled by any further assurances from such people, Shanghai, Apr. 4, "Tripe" and Twaddle To the Ealitor of the take "No" for an answer). MeDoNaLa Fevives once more the old claptrap about those mysterious entities cribed by him as "vested interest Can you, Sir, or anyone else, including Ma. Rana (W.T.NE.A, A,) MeDoxatn tell me who these s0- called vested interests are, and how many votes they represent? enquiries up to the present have all but satisfied me that It is just "tripe" and woddie, and merely a catch phrase largely used by political extremists and left wing " labour Shanghai, Apr, 4.

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