Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-30
HOW CHINA IS GOVERNED.

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was formally adopted as a child of one of III dead and gone emperors and the
two women settled down to govern China as they pleased. In 1851 The Older
O the oempresesd died. leaving the present dowager to ssum authority.
In 1883 Tsa'en. the present gu rehead emperor. came of age. formally
took charge of the empire, and married his cousin. But nevertheless the old
dowager has eve really rennn4ished LEI power. Fol- 40 wears he has been
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rim for instance, who wishes to consult with hsi imperial master must leave
his palace at midnight or thereabouts, carried probably in a sedan
chair, and surrounded by a bowling m off followers. At the entrance of III
Purple or Forbidden City the great man, n matter how exalted his rank.
he walk in an attitude OF Humility. The usual hot in which audiences
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Of affairs for he second time she DanlSned these tutors from TIT empire and
set a rice OIL heir heads
The whole Chinese empire is divided In o 1s provinces each ruled by a
governor general who is responsible directly to tn emperor for the entire d
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umr III sub-commissioner, and the literary chancellor Each province Is
divided intod departments ruled by rejects, and each department into dis
tricts. with a district euler ovr each. Each town and village as also its
separate government, with a Omplet set OF ome1aks so that the neehoIding
class in China is large n extremely HhhuenuaL
The eradatons of n among Chinese officials are cearly defined. aRde each
mar is directyr responsible only to his immediate superior, Thus tn village
governor reports to the district ruler n he in turn to the governor Of the
Genartment he departmental COVER nr reports to thu governor general of
tn province h may renove him at will Or eve nut off his head. The whole
dminstrato therefore,, hinges oil the eighteen provincial governor gener-
ais or viceroys, ad those positions are in the greatest demand. A village
odical W h wishes to keep his place finds it a good plan to make large gifts
o h district rule, n therefore lves large taxes o the people,. The
district ruler ads 1t good policy to hand oyer most of what he gets this
wav tn te departmen CHIEF, n he latter passes it n to the governor gen
eml of he province. To be appointed governor general Of a Chinese province
o. me ayar1ce of tn viceroyin power. A wise Chnaman greatly prefers to
Der Of tn grand or privy council the "perqmsites' of which positions ar
small.
This form Of administration makes It clear why the body of Chinese Officials
is the most corrupt and INSCRIPTIONS In the world.