Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04
Party sf Moderate Progress Will Have
Contest Over New Constitution.
NO REFORM IN THE FOREIGN OFFICE
Removal Of Prince Ching Imperative il
Country is to Develop.
CHINESE EDITORS SHOW GREAT ABILITY
with Practically No Previous ExBe-
rienee They Are HavinE Great
influence Upon People In
Present Evolution.

PEKINCS Nov. 2-CSpecisl Cablegrsm 10
The Bee.)-The conferences on the
constitution continue ana are still eagerly
discussed outside. All indications point to
a sharp division between the party OF mod
crate progress, represented by the Vieeroy
Yuan shh-kai and the conservative elder
statesmen, many Of whom are Manchus'
whose prerogatives are threatened Inc
situation is fun of interest because Of the
position OF the Viceroy Yuan shih-kai' who
controls the only effective army, and who,
welding a power rarely attained by a
chinese official. has for the first time In
history entrusted many Of the most lu-
cratlve and responsible posts in the metro
politan province to Cantonese educated
abroad, while every high provincial au-
thority who owes his position to the IN
fuence Of Yuan Shih-kai has a Cantonese
attached to his staff. In view OF the re-
marlxable clannishness and cohesion OF the
Cantonese, the question naturally arises
to what extent are Yuan Shih-kais pro-
teges to be identified with the political ac-
tivities OF their fellow provincisls in slnga-
pore. America, Japan and elsewhere
abroad whose avowed policy is the expul-
sion of the Manchus and the exclusion OF
foreign influence.
Foreign once No BETTER.
While these important conferences are
continuing, and while the outspoKen press
is clamoring for every conceivable reform
from compulsory education, the establish
ment OF a Parliament and the abolition of
racial distinctions to the suppression Of
domestic slavery and eunuchs. and even TO
the alteration OF dress. no attempt is be-
ing made to improve the condition OF the
Wai-wu-pu the Chinese foreign Office.
Broadly speaking, every internal change
called for by the press is I'm the right dt-
rectlon, but the methods are crude and
the achievement so far is inconsiderable
Most satisfactory is the continued exten-
sion OF western education, for ignorance is
the chief danger In China Greater
knowledge must bring greater security foI
the foreigner and a greater demand fol
foreign things. Thus every power is will
ing to assist the spread of education, yet
every powor is confronted with the diff
ncuIty OF dealing with China in the pres.
ent condition of the Wai-wu-pu. The re-
moval Of Prince Ching from the post ol
president l. a pressing necessity. The
prince never attends the ONCE but
dwelllne on higher plane. grants rar,
audiences to foreign ministers at his pri
vate residence. nores dispatches and il
absorbed in aTaS ling wealth.
GrOwtSneYf journalism.
To anyone who, $ witnessed and studied
the rise OF Chiiiese journalism the re
markable talent and enterprise displaye'
ny the Chinese in editing and conducting
their vernacular press casnot fail to con
vey a sense of admiration Similarly &
their general capacity for handling tn
latest inventions OF mechanical age, suc
as the motor in all its forms, and emulatini
many Of the methods of modern civilization
they have acquired the art Of journalism
In the most natural way. With no IN
herited qualifications or experience to guild
them, Handicapped as they have been 81
recently by an ignorant and meagre eli
entele and by the hostility Of the onicia
classes Of all degrees. the fact that the
have succeeded In producing organs whic
are having an enormous influence on th
evolution OF the new China Is anothe
proof OF the untiring patience persevei
ence and Industry of the Chinese. Whe
one remembers that only ten years ag
i, there was hardly a Chinece newspspS
" IN China. and that the one or two trumper
sheets which then did exist had a eli
culation OF a few hundreds only, It Is
truth wonderful 10 know that there al
now organs whose circulation runs int
hundreds OF thousands and whose statt
Il such that not only do the local foreis
papers quote largely from them. but 10
eigners Of standing contribute to the
and read them
EKtra. a.TerritOriaIity Advantages.
II IL equally OF interest TO remember th'
this remarkable progress is In a great mea
ure due 10 the comprehensive liberty
the subject Of individual OF any race
nationality whatsoever which Is AFFORD,
~ the treaty ports OF China under aes
Of that extra-territoriaiity which at prese
forms such a prominent factor in the rel
tlons existing between the foreigner al
the Chinese. Under the British nag
Canton and Hong Kong, I'm the intern
tional settlement OF Shanghai and the &C
mopolitan concession OF Tientsin TO 81
nothing OF tra-territOrlal communiti
scattered along the seaboard OF the c
tsstial empire, the writ of the Chinese 60
ernment does not run.
One OF the most significant out OF L
nlumberless Indications Of the great al
escent upheaval and revolution that is goi
on al round Ia China Is furnished by I
postomce, In 1871 there were 16s DO,
onices and agencies scattered througho
the country, and they handled 10. 500,
articles. AZ the end Of 1895 there we're H.
p1stofhoes open IN China and during IA
yS4 they handled 76,O000o0 articles