May 23rd, 1948.Dear Miss Turner;
Your airmail dated May 1st came to me. I do not remember Miss Alice Blood but I do know her name very well. How I would just love to be with you on this trip to New Hampshire. Your trips make me very homesick for America. Just now I cannot recall if I know this beautiful flower arbutus. The name is familiar to me but I cannot picture to myself the flower. This means that I have been away from America very long _ 19 years.
Just now I am chairman of International Relief Committee. In the hopsital we have a big room with a staff of five people, one secretary and four workers. The International Relief Committee has work among refugees with no regard to race or religion. We try to help the needy people who are now in Tientsin. From Macnhuria [sic] came our people and Koreans. American boats have taken 3000 to South Korea and 4000 are in camp now. But more are coming. The estimate is there are between 30000 to 25000 Koreans who are anxious to settle in South Korea under American Control. I am afraid that Russia is playing the same trick in Korea asking American troops to withdraw and she can do her dirty trick to Koreans. This she has actually done in China. She made American marines go by making Chinese students to put up demonstrations. These youngsters did not know what was what. They believed all her propoganda. This is China's result. With so many poor people in China this is a good soil for her ism [sic] so is Korea. All these Koreans know they rather stay in South Korea under American control than to go to North Korea for some of their homes are in Northern Korea. These poor Koreans suffer more than Chinese refugees. By nature Koreans are more fierce in nature. Theirown [sic] Korean communists kill thierown [sic] people right and left. In China Chinese communists divide people's property and kill some. Their methods are also cruel but from what Korean refugees have told us_ Korean refugees suffer worse. There is no freedom whatever in communistic area. There is equality for every one must suffer hardship but no freedom of anything. This is a very fearful ism that the world must see fit to end. Russia has been very tricky in the last war. In Manchuria she has taken more than Japan ever did. All my friends sometimes laugh at me for being so good to both Japanese and Koreans for they have not been too good to us. But in place of fear, suspicion and hatred we must teach faith, hope and love. There are two things that our leader Generalissimo Chiang has done for China; one is humane treatment was given to Japanese at end of war. The Japanese never thought for one moment that we Chinese would be so good to them. There was no incident in any city. In this order our people have obeyed our government to 100 per cent. There is no opium in any city for sale now. The latter is all under government control. This is a very encouraging sign for our people. Because of war we do suffer tuberculosis but no longer one sees denegerates [sic] on streets during Japanese time. Japan encourages sale both of morphin [sic] and opium under her control to make Chinese degenrates. [sic] If in someway [sic] we can take our young people and change their psychology of life. They believe in Russian ways of thinking and outlook of life for they do not know waht [sic] is what. They want something new and they think they can make earth heaven by these upheavals. I do believe in the right kind of education so we early learn to have right selection ourselves instead of following any ism.
I do hope to come to America fall of 1949 and I would like to go to Scaritt College for Christian Workers. There is medical school at Nashville and I would want to study something of Rural Public Health. There is a rural center in connection with Scaritt College. When I was a student we had many cases of trachoma. Now students all undertsand [sic] this disease and are getting rid of it by hygienic measures. Just now we are getting T. B. minded. Tuberculosis is the fearful disease after war. This is true of European countries also. Now in all colleges our students must subject themsleves [sic] to X ray of chest before admission. Prevention is the most important branch of modern medicine. This time I want to visit southern American states and particularly rural districts. My nephew Dennis his wife is a public health nurse. I think with her help our hospital ought to start rural public health work in surrounding idstricts [sic] of Tientsin city. Then I also to put down a few important evants [sic] of my life for my nephews and nieces so they would life [sic] useful and happy lives with thier [sic] training. We all owe a debt to our future generation. I was happy to know our Bishop has kindly mailed my little package to you. I am so happy to think that Yuch Ming is finishing this year. You have been so kind to her in everyway and we do appreciate everything. If time is good we certainly wish to have you visit us. Travelling is so difficult although air travel is easy here. But the rate is so high that is out of pocket of ordinary people.
Just today I got an invitation to be vice president of United Charities to Tientsin. I do not think that I can do it for I have already too many irons on oven. Some get too hot and others do not get enough heat. I often joke with people that I am poor in time instead of money. Everybody says there is high cost of living. I have many people to help me in all organizations but I must have a plan for every project. Medical work keeps me busy also. I do want Dennis and his wife to come home for they have been away too long. I am afraid they would not know our condition and our need.
The picture you saw of children with bags of beans are school children. They are refugee children. International Relief Committe[e] has a number of free half day schools for these children[.] We have altogether about 900 children in school white they are waiting for betters [sic] days. This picture is a free school. International Relief Committe[e] gives out beans ( soy beans) for additiona[l] nourishment to these poor children. In all charity work I try to give schooling to children, work to adults, medical aid to all, plus shelter, food and clothing. Work keeps me very busy. But I am happy that I can be of little service to myown [sic] people and other nationalities as well.
This is rather late and night and I would say good night to you now. With much love.
Yours lovingly,
Me_iung Ting.