The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-11-25
LETTER FROM CHINA

years has done missionary
work in Shanghai, China, gives
a true picture Of some of the
cowardly atrocities committed
by the Japanese, under the
guise of war, when they were
Fruthlessly killing, burning and
pillaging.
The Rev. Mr.. Hallock gives
some firsthand information
that did not get into the press
dispatches, and the pen-picture
he paints of the Japanese sold
Ter is not one of courage and
heroism, but the reverse. The
letter will be found one Of in
terest to our readers:
C. p. o. Box No. 1884,
Shanghai, China,
October II, 1882.
Dear Editor:
am enclosing a Chinese
Autograph of the late troubles
in Shangai, showing the art
lists conception of how the
Chinese soldiers rushed into
battle in defense of their coun-
try, how they threw bombs
knocking the Japs heller skel-
ter, and how Jap. airplanes
were shot. down. The center
circle shows enemy soldiers
moved down as they approach
the wire entanglements erect
ed by the 10Th Route Army.
The true story of January the
2Sth and the following weeks
is different from the picture.
The wild Japanese boards went
mad, that long and sadly to be
remembered midnight, rushing
along the narrow streets.
smashing doors and windows.
filling the Chinese with terror:
slaughtering men, women and
children. They were out on an
orgy of destruction, frightful-
ness and death. They we're
exceedingly brave when they
encountered unarmed men.
women and wee children, but
when they got through Chapel
to where the Chinese troops =
the 10Th Route Army-were on
guard they found a stone wall
OF soldiers. Their mad ad-
vance was stayed. Then they
were not SO brave, but were a
very angry, disappointed lot,
for they had expected to take
Shanghai at one stroke. Foil
ed in this they gave vent to
their spleen in larger destruc-
ton. They brought oil and
wood and built fires against or
in larger houses and started
huge confagations in many
places in the district thew
had occupied. AS people fed
from the burning houses thew
moved them down ruthlessly.
Over the district held by the
brave Chinese troops they sent
airplanes and dropped bombs
setting the r. r. station on fire.
as also the greatest printing
publishing plant in ali Asia
the Commercial Press. This
was spite-work. AS the DAYS
went by and the Chinese army
still held out the Japanese be-
came, if possible, more de-
structive and murderous. Since
they could not get at and GUST
the soldiers they became more
and more brutal to the inno-
cent civilians and common
people. Their brutality took
such horrible forms that I
simply dare not try to put it on
paper, 1t seemed as though
each Japanese were killing SO
as to be able to boast as to the
number he had killed and the
vileness of his method of kill
ing. They always tried to
justify themselves in this, say
ing they were doing it to pro-
tect their nationals. The Japs
are good at making excuses for
bad acts. The Chinese had
been very trying with their
apti-Japanese boycott and
propaganda, but were guilty of
nothing that would justify such
savagery from the Japanese.
We were all very greatly sur
prised at the way the Chinese
troops held their positions
against great odds for "a days
and we have been more than
surprised at the cowardice of
the Japanese troops and their