'The Question of "Subsidy.'
To the Editor of the "Nonrit-Ciuxa Dany News"
Sim—A number of points might made' with reference to the letter published by you under the heading "A Reasonable Request: Defence of. Assassinations" and signed by TIL, As one of the foreigners threatened with arrest and deportation by the Nanking regime, T think T might fairly take exception both to the clear and open threat of Mlegal_ violence embodied in the closing, sentence of that letter and to your heading which appears to express approval of such sent ments. There is, however, a special personal obligation for me to deal With the reference ta the late Mr. Samuel Chang and Twill confine myself to that point, IT. saya that "Mr, Samuel Chang" himself received $9,000. a month from Chungking ax a subsidy for his "Ta Mei Pao."
It Is easy to slander the dead and TID, has done so skilfully, He does not say that the "Ta Mei Pao" received $9,000 a month, but that Mr, Chang received it, Mr. Chang was my employee and friend and neither I nor my associates Believe what Ti. says. His affairs Are In process of settlement reliable people who in due course Will give us definite assurance; att moment we can only express our faith in Mr, Chang. based on Tong Knowledge of him. and his widely-known high character.
Tam in position to state that neither the "Ta Mei Pao" itself, nor Wis sole owner the Post-Mercury Company, has ever accepted a subsidy from any source whatever.
As to TIL'S reference to the "Ta Mei Pao" ax his", i.e. Mr. Chang's, there Ig a record of public statements, and the clear testimony of the books: that "Ta Moi Pao" was never the property of any person or corpora-Hien other than the Post-Mercury Ca. Federal Me. U.S.A. Mr. Chang was a no time the owner of "Ta Met Pao." although he was director of the many which published both.
Evening Post" and the "Ta Met morning and evening papers.
true that publication of the: "ta Mel Pao" was discontinued shortly after Mr. Chang's death, The deci slon to close it had been made weeks: before, because it was running at a substantial monthly deficit. We might have delayed the action to avoid mis= understanding but chose not to do 0 because deaths, kidnappings and re~ sigmations had so reduced the number fof Chinese associates on whose good faith we could depend that we were Inereasingly anxious about our ability to closely control its contents.
'A few days ago a Chinese friend addressed (0 me an appeal not to Yet Mr, Chang's death affect the vigour of the "Post-Mercury"" pub-
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Bek Eat that your publication of THIS letter hae been Nir. "Chang's memory, damaging to] the Post-Mercury Company. and possibly harmful to others T must Ask you to print this letter for what isa. simple statement of facts, Conrtzus V. Stan, Shanghai, uy 29, X.C.D.N, Appree'
'A Reader's Suggestion To the alter of the "Soqn-cur Das News me Mopeeiation ant that. a that -afay The permit to express of several friends, an the ccelert Braaents into nae of Denney inch ie. re Wien Stecd's talks very: Friday Might over the B.B.C. Sora "Amtatrs, East nights all on the, weeles events in Europe were now "edifying and 1 feel sure that foch and everyone here in this Cosmopolitan town would be intrest= is views. Can It be done? Basia Fave shanghai. July 29.
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