CHINA AND BRITISH TRADE
• [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR].
SIR,—I enclose a copy of a letter I have addressed to Mr. George Lansbury, M.P., with reference to his reported state- ment—" No English need remain in China ; they can come
away if they want am, Sir &e.,
RONALD MACD3NAI.D.
Mr. George Lansbury, M.P., t■-• 39 Bow Row, London, E. 3.
Sts,--I wrote you, two weeks ago, with reference to your reported statement—" No English need remain in China ; they can COWL, away if they want to." By remaining in China I was, last week, able to sell 195 eases of British manufactured handkerchiefs
for shipment to China, during November/December/January. Consider the work thus provided in producing, from the yarn, hemming, boxing and shipping, seeing that each case is to contain 200 boxes, and each box one dozen handkerchiefs. Now, Sir, 1
ask you, as an honourable man, to do the straightforward thing. and inform your hearers how foolish you were to make so misleading a statement, seeing it has now been clearly shown to you the con- nexion there is between' the English remaining in China, and the providing of employment for the workers in Great Britain.
I am, Sir, Yours faithfully,
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SHANGHAI, August nth, 1925.
RONALD MACDONA
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