The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-10-28


people as their heart. The officials
and the 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 and
the end must both be carefully plan
ned; there must be no empty VERDI
age without real substance
"The people should earnestly fulfill
all the duties without selfish reserva-
tions, which would hinder the public
! welfare, and without rash Impotence
which would confuse the regulation.
not looking upon the matter as too
easy, so that the deliberations become
empty wrangling, not failing to I'M
derstand the Limitation of powers. SO
as to make laws which overstep au-
thority."
THE sovereign has absolute power.
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forms"
"In regard to the preparation to be
made for opening Parliament, it is
like building a house-workmen and
material must be gathered. The house
may then be planned and worked out
The work must be watched by day and
night without intermission from the
beginning to the end. and so it may
reach completion. Or it is like max
ing journey. Clothing. food boats
and carts must be got ready and the
traveller must press on day after day
without stopping to rest, and so he
will reach his destination
The trainers of the constitution are
apprehensive, and "beg, as the condi-
ton of the country is perilous. and
the hearts of the people are uneasy,
trouble within and calamity from
without, danger threatening, and no
Parliament at hand to investigate
matters, that urgent measures may be
taken to overcome half-heartedness
and representation; that there may
be peace above and completion be-
low"
I'VE have therefore laid down the
general principles of the constitution
and the program for the work of get
ting everything in readiness in nine
years. These may not be changed in
the least particular"
There will be boundless daily i'm
provements. May the 'silken sounds
descend to inform the empire and fix
the road for ten thousand years, COM
forting the hopes of the myriads who
long for peace"
Fourteen laws are submitted. enti-
tiled as follows:
"The Ia Ching Emperor will rule
supreme over the Ia Ching Empire
for one thousand generations in sue
cession, and be honored forever" Ma
jesty of the sovereign; right of pro-
mitigating laws; convocation, suspen-
sion, extension. and dissolution of
Parliament appointment, payment,
promotion, degradation of officials;
command over army and navy; power
to make war, peace, treaties; to re-
ceive and appoint Ambassadors; mar
tial law; rewards and pardons; right
over Judges and the administration of
the laws; injunction; right of rails
ing funds when Parliament is not in
session; right of fixing the expenses
of the imperial households; respecting
authority over the imperial clan.
1t is then set forth that on the dis
solution of Parliament the people
shall be called on to elect new Par
lament.
Mercy is from above" the docu-
ment goes on, Officials, below, may
not arrogate it to themselves"
"Officers and people who keep with
in the law will have freedom of
speech, of the press, and of assembly;
they shall not be liable to arrest on
restrictions of punishments except as
prescribed by law; they shall not be
disturbed without cause in their pos
session of property, nor interferred
with in their dwellings; and they
have the obligation to pay taxes and
render military service and the duty