The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-29

tomorrow or Friday The great en-.
thusiasm which the Chinese are man
ifesting today in their preparations
for receiving the fleet is an evidence
that China, slowly but surely. as be-
fits the greater magnitude, is follow
ing In the footsteps of Japan. For
years the lcaven has been at work.
ami under the surface of things ORR.
tental may now be perceived the
growth of the Occidental spirit of
progress.
Several thousand years ago China
had its era of barbarism and war.
but now 1t is peaceful and civilized, ="
once declared Wu Tingfang. now
Chinese minister to the Unittd
States. The Chimes, have been taught
by the war with Japan. the Boxer
uprising. the looting of their cities
and temples by the Christians" and
the forcing upon them of the opium
traffic by civilized England, that 1t
is again necessary to be prepared
for war, II their nation is not to be
dismembered and looted by the whites
The old martial spirit is slowly ris.
ing under the dictate of stern neces-
sity and the tribute the Chinese will
pay to the American fleet is not so
much actuated by love for the Unit
ed States as It is a national outburst
of this new worship of the God of
War.
| Old Isl An, who rules China
with a despotism that is withal wise
and just, was one OF the first TO
realize that the integrity OF China
developing the arts of wholesale mur.
der. Long looked upon as reaction
: airy. she is now intensely progressive
and her spirit Is reflected among the
millions of her pig-tailed subjects.
Even should China develop the
greatest army and navy on earth-as
is quite possible-it would probably
!
some folk imagine On the contrary
It is more than likely that China un-
der wise government, would use her
power to preserve peace. not only
in the Orient, but throughout the
world. The peace tribunal may some
time be removed from The Hague to
Pekin. and what is looked upon as a
peril" become the preserver OF the
peace.
More hopeful for the future of
China than the development of the
war spirit is the general interest in
the constitutional government which
will succeed the present despotic sys.
TEN. The constitution granted by the
emperor will not become fully effec
= tive for nine years. but in the mean
time the people are being led, steI
70 by step. to preparation for the eXer
else of the right of sovereigns.
The constitution in great many
n respects follows that of Japan. Some
\ of it's most prominent features are
here given:
I'VE look TO our Empress Dowagel
and Emperor TO see that they take
the measure of heaven and earth as
their measure and the heart of tn,
people as their heart, The officials
and people within the wide seas are
reverently grateful
: THE establishment of constitution
al government in China has been by
the imperial will. 1t must be care
fully prepared for: the beginning ant
the end must both be carefully plan
ned; there must be no empty VERDI
| age without real substance.
The people should earnestly ful
rlll all the duties without selfish res
, eryations, which would hinder th'
a public welfare, and without rash i'm
r patience, which would confuse tn
G regulation, not looking upon the mat
@ ter as too easy, so that the delibera
y tions become empty wrangling, no
l. falling to understand the Limitation
s. OF powers SO as to make laws whic
u overstep authority"
= tine sovereign has absolute power
which he exercises in constitutions
. forms"
= In regard to the preparation 10 b
. made for opening Parliament, II /
like building house-workmen an
material must be gathered The
y house may then be planned and WORK
W, ed out. The work must be watche
-, day and night without intermissiol
= from the beginning to the end, an
. so It may reach completion. Or 1t /
:, like making a journey. Clothing, food