To the Baditor of the "Noxrii-Cimva Dary News"
'Sin—Some weeks ago, noting that the refugees who were' supposed to be helped by the Refugee Lottery had been disbanded, T wrote a letter to the French Municipal Couneit call-{ng attention to the evil of the lottery, as being a gambling Institution and expressing the hope that now. that there wore no refugees, the Refugee Lottery would be discontinued, But the public has been advised that it fs stil to operate.
A lottery is a school of gambling. It'is outlawed as a erlininal. institu: tion urder the laws of England, China and the United States of America, Tt incites all to gamble, It collects the money of the many and gives out fame of it to the very few. "Most of those who spend their maney for ticket after tie let never get anything ju return, But they are led on by the iMlusive hope of some day getting 4 large prize, perhaps the first prize. Perhaps' the large majority of those who buy lottery tickets are the poorer Teople, No man who is a gambler a good citizen, If he was former-a trusted employee, now having Recome a gambler he can no longer be trusted. With crime rampant. Shanghai an iretitution that depraves and demoralizes is being fostered bY the French Municipal Council, In your Issue of August 6, 1940, you carry nows article headed, "Nantao Gamblers Fall Out." Many Fights Cause Com:
Under this Is told about "free. for-all fights." and. that "recent res Ports indicate that. Nantag Is quiets displacing the. "bad. lands! Int the sweater dart im Importance tu that Fespect" 'The: article further rate. ST'Ge alleged "thatthe "Wah Wel lottery gambling prevalent in the newisvopened' "West" Garden Ball Toor gambling house Toeated Chang Hwa Road: "The: manager of the "establishment sould not allow Snail Wah Wel establishments to run tele business preferring to have. a Syndicate of his own. This attempted {monopoly has caused" "many Nats when small ings have retwed to be What is the difference between the Wal Wet lottery gambling and. the Nollerie, de. Bienatscanee™ pour es Refugies" gambling? Should not the French Munieipat, Counelt "and the French, people of Shanghai "be, {erested to elevate the morats of the Deople of Shona, and' not fosters Eambling natitation that destoye the Morale of the. people? To destroy Deople in order 40 ket money Is ive Sha base, "Brides, it endangers he welfare of the entire ely. especial manner. {places the ives of
Stety ofthe people, in arent Jeopardy ai pote abi rane a the And what kind o¢ Cheistan charities they thats are willing to accent cheques" 19° ividing the it-gotten fame and. sharing the polls of 3 {rambling Institution outlawed. under the laws of their owen eotnrios? earnestly hoped that the French Municipal Counci wilt recon: der their recent aeon. authoring -|this gating instttlon to: continue.
that they will forthe public wel fave Fequire it Yo cease its operations.
Ccias. W. Rawr Shanghai, Aug. 12.
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