Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-10-27

improvements have 40 an times
cyinced singular disposition to have
their own way. Ncycr in IN. course
of their history have They been known
tameiy 90 submit a. an imperial de-
cree which was distasteful e. them.
or which thcv coucsi yed 60 bee sub
yersl,e of their indcp, ndcnce.
In way. they nave displayed a
truly o., markablo democra. spirit
quit, ~, reverse from what The cas-
ual reader or the superficial o0s' rver
~ close range would naturally be led
20 expect even an imperial decree
has not infrrqueutly been made utterly
imperative by the quict, passive op-
position OF the jewellers ln "A city. or
the peasants of district. ana repeat
rdly that democrats spirit has vcrgcd
upon rebellion when the people have
declared I'VE win not have this man
Ca rule over M
Tim. and again. officials sent from
Poking bearing Imperial commissions.
oven vlcrfoys of tho highest rank,
have been compelled % ask for trans
Ter when by word OF deed ihey haya
incurred the dlsfHVor - the people
they Vrrr sent 20 govern. and rarely
has this exhibition Of dissatisfaction
boon calmly or violently ignored.
There is nothing surprising In the
present signs 0f internal trouble 10
thu Chinese empire. those who have
watched events carefully have been
rather astonishcd that IL has not come
sooner. There are now 80 many news
papers published In china. and facil-
tiles for sending them 10 every nook
ana corner OF the realm are now 80
adequate, that the power Nhich comes
with knowledg" has attained proper
lions that surprise Chinese leaders
themselves. and would amaze all for
etgncrs who Wcr. accustomed 10 con
ditions ut score ~ years ago.
The experiment OF provincial AZ
scmblies Was rot failure. simply u
was lnsufiicicntly carried out, the de-
sire for these Is growing stronger all
the time and is likely 20 win the day
Thus {, comes that there seems 90
be- NO Chinese line from which a.
choose an emperor. Il the necessity
for doing so should arrive. and this
fact makes the situation all the more
grave should there come peaceful
uprising and downfall 81 the Man
chus "a successor would 81 necessity
either be chosen by the officials of
people. or someone would soise thu
throne through success or Intrigue
but the latter alternative precludes.
almost the possibility of peaceful
change.
u would be almost Inevitable that
such q revolution h 20 be- bloody
one and therefore n s. not surpris-
ms that when q dynastir change is
mentioned the best Chinese look grave
and are Inclined 90 indorse the opin-
Ion 81 Chang Chin .Tung. China
greatest ,iceroy," himself o true CHE
nese, who stands flrmly FOR the aup-
port OF the relRnlnR dynasty
But should the choice Of new
line be the expression Of the popular
wish, what Is that hut "a form OF re-
public And Tor such government.
~ she most enthusiasts OF china \
friends are NOT yet prepared. while
the suggestion Itself comes from those
only who are stamped as oyerxealous
by natives and foreigners alike.
imperialism IN China has almost
been more name than reality. and
not one of the dynasiic changes has
been accomplished without the shed.
ding Of rivers of blood. and the lead
ing Chinese urs now strongly tor In
ternal peace External peace. then.
thov musi nave fpr many years 20
come, " ne faint track toward ma
t,nai progress which has been mere
~ blazcd out becomes broad road
.oud.ng 20 a newer form OF greatness
Tran chlna has ever before attained
but one which Individually, her past
record has shown N. II shoroushly
competent 20 trend